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1937-1938

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    18 September 1937

    Cross-Country

    The first, of the season's preliminary cross-country runs was held by Wallasey Athletic Club last Saturday from the Festival Pavilion in Leasowe-road.

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    09 October 1937

    Wallasey Successes

    The Liverpool & District Cross-Country Union's Annual " Monster Meet" was held last Saturday, the organisers being Liverpool Harriers & A.C., whose headquarters are situated in Gateacre.

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    23 October 1937

    Cross Country Running

    A party of runners from Liverpool University visited Wallasey Athletic Club last Saturday and ran with the club over a 6½ miles course.

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    30 October 1937

    Wallasey v. Liverpool Pembroke

    At the request of their visitors Wallasey A.C. ran last Saturday's match over a 4½ miles road course and the home club's cross-country runners were defeated by a team which included an internat

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    06 November 1937

    Relay Race Declared Void.

    The Liverpool & District Cross-Country Union's 20 miles road relay race around Sefton Park was declared void after all the teams had finished the course and the race is now provisionally rearrange

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    13 November 1937

    Liverpool Harriers Versus Wallasey

    With a very depleted team Wallasey Athletic Club fulfilled the fixture with Liverpool H. & A.C. at Gateacre last Saturday. Only Edwards of the Club's best team six was available and indeed he was

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    27 November 1937

    Wallasey A.C's Novice Championship

    The Novice Championship of Wallasey Athletic Club was decided last Saturday, 13 runners facing the starter, Mr. W. S. Brookes, on a day which was ideal for cross-country running.

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    18 December 1937

    Christmas Handicap to-day

    The match between Wirral A.C. and Wallasey A.C. due to take place last Saturday, was cancelled owing to the dangerous state of the ground. This came as a disappointment to many who had been looking fo

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    25 December 1937

    Christmas Handicap

    The President, Mr. A. G. Nicholson, and four Vice-Presidents were present when Wallasey Athletic Club held their Christmas Handicap last Saturday.

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    08 January 1938

    Wallasey Harriers

    A large muster of runners started the New Year in a most energetic fashion last Saturday, when Wallasey A. C. held a training run from their Leasowe Road headquarters, P. Watson made a welcome reappea

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    08 January 1938

    A Short Review of 1937

    It was pleasing to note Councillor Reakes's reference in his "Looking Around" column, to S. C. Wooderson's great achievement in making the new world of 4 mins. 6 two-fifth seconds for the mile.

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    08 January 1938

    Alan Pennington

    Alan Pennington the well-known runner, son. of Ald. Pennington, who has the unusual distinction of holding three university presidencies simultaneously.

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    15 January 1938

    Cross-Country Notes

    The Mayor (Alderman A. W. Vicary Scoins), has consented to become a patron of the Wallasey Athletic Club. Such a practical demonstration of his interest in local sport and athletics is very encouragin

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    22 January 1938

    Cross-Country Running

    Owing to bad weather conditions last Saturday, Wallasey Athletic Club's New Year Handicap was again postponed. In addition to the difficulty of racing into the gale, it was not certain which parts of

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    29 January 1938

    The Harriers

    Last Saturday, Wallasey A.C. visited Aintree for their fixture with North Liverpool Gymnasium and Boundary Harriers.

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    05 February 1938

    West Lancs. Championships To-day

    The Liverpool & District Cross-Country Union Six Miles Handicap held at Aintree last Saturday attracted 50 starters, representing seven clubs, The race was won by T. G. Downes, Sefton's Junior Cha

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    12 February 1938

    West Lancashire Championships

    Wallasey had a dismal afternoon in the West Lancashire Championships at Newton-le-Willows last Saturday, and they failed to gain a place in any of the races.

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    19 February 1938

    Club course record broken

    J. Edwards, Wallasey A. C. champion, gave one of the best performances of his career when running in the New Year Handicap last Saturday, he broke the 6½ mile course record.

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    05 March 1938

    The Northern Championships

    Salford Harriers regained the Senior team title in the Northern Cross-Country Championships held at Stockton last Saturday. Jack Potts, the English international, retained the individual honour, follo

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    26 March 1938

    Wallasey Athletic Club Championship

    There was much disappointment at Wallasey A.C. headquarters last Saturday when it was learned that K. Westmore the Liverpool University captain and club member, had decided not to compete in the champ

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    02 April 1938

    Athletics

    In view of the road relay race next week, Wallasey A.C. held their Consolation Handicap and Youth's Championship in conjunction over a 4½ miles road course at Leasowe last Saturday.

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    16 April 1938

    Marathon Relay Race

    One of the finest meeting the Liverpool & District Cross-Country Union has ever staged was held in Sefton Park last Saturday when the marathon road relay race open to Merseyside teams weas re-run

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    25 June 1938

    Liverpool Police Sports

    The Liverpool Police sports, held at Fairfield last Saturday, again proved a great attraction for spectators and athletics alike. A fine exhibition of horsemanship was given by members of the mounted

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    02 July 1938

    A Fine Wallasey Miler

    N. I. Marples, of Wallasey Athletic Club, has astounded the athletic world by winning the open mile handicap at Liverpool Police Sports and then again a week later at U.G.B. (St. Helens) Sports last S

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    16 July 1938

    Gala Sports Reviewed

    Owing to a hastily arranged sports meeting on the Liverpool side last Thursday and Friday, many prominent athletes who had entered the Hospital Gala Sports last Wednesday were forced to withdraw. Howe

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    23 July 1938

    Famous sprinter now BA

    Mr. Alan Pennington son of Alderman and Mrs. John Pennington, of Groveland Road, Wallasey, and a former student of Wallasey Grammar School has secured his B.A. (Law) degree with first class honours.

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