Wallasey A.C. are always rushing about from place to place competing in all types of events. The cross-country season is now behind us and we are locking forward to an extended track season because competitions have started about a month earlier due to the new Merseyside Track and Field League.
The idea of his league was one of Carl Gee's, the club coach, who is for this year the acting secretary.
It is hoped that next season these leagues will be on a national basis, the winners from each area competing in a grand final match to find the best teams in the country.
The second in the series of meetings was held in what could only be described as perfect conditions at Kirkby Stadium on Saturday. Wallasey A.C. managed to tie for 1st place with Liverpool Harriers - 114 points each. Wallasey athletes scored as below:-
TRACK EVENTS
Senior Ladies
Inter-Ladies - 880 yards; 3rd, B. Walton, 2 min. 45.8 sec, 100 yards; 4th, B. Walton, 13.3 sec., 6th C. Huston 13.5 sec., 150 yards; 4th, B. Walton, 20.0 sec.,6th, C. Huston, 21.4 sec.
Junior Girls
880 yards; 4th, C. Huston, 2 mins. 50.3 sec., 150 yards: 'A' race 4th, K. Kelly, 20.5 sec., 'B' race, 4th, J. Parsons, 22.2 sec.
Senior Men
One mile: 2nd, B. Smith, 4 min. 28.2 sec., 3rd, J. Jones, 4 min. 30.3 sec., 100 yards: 'A' race, 2nd, A. Kin, 10.8 sec., 'B' race, 5th, M. Teahan, 11.4 sec. 440 yards: 'A' race, 4th, A. Kin, 52.9 sec., 'B' race, 1st, B. Smith, 56.3 sec, 4 x 110 yards relay: 5th, 48.6 sec.
Juniors
880 yards: 4th, I. Wilson, 2 min. 3.2 sec., 7th, P. Lewis, 2 min. 10.2
sec., 2,000 metres Steeplechase: 1st, D. Lockley, 6 min. 13.4 sec. 220 yards: 'A' race, 3rd, I. Wilson, 24.2 sec., 'B' race: 3rd, P. King, 26.6 sec:
Youths
One mile: 'A' race, 1st, R. Warburton, 4 min, 48.3 sec., 'B' race, 1st, R. Brimage, 4 min. 58.6 sec. 100 yards: 'A' race, 4th, G. Davies, 11.2 sec., 'B' race 4th, T. Fleming, 11.0 sec, 440 yards: 3rd, G. Davies, 56.8 sec., 5th C. Reiners, 59.3 sec. 4 x 110 yards; 1st, This was a walk-over.
FIELD EVENTS
Junior
Javelin: 'A' event, 4th, P King, 111ft; 9in.; 'B' event, 1st, I. Wilson, 45ft. 11in: Shot: 'A' event, 2nd, I. Wilson, 33ft. 6½in.; 'B' event, 1st, P. King, 29ft: 5½in
Youths
Shot: 'A' event, 1st, T. Fleming, 41ft, 10in,; 'B' event, 1st, T. Leach,
34ft. 9½in. Long jump: 'A' event, 3rd, T. Leach 16ft. 0½in.;'B' event, 1st, I. Martindale.
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Source - Wallasey News - Friday, 26/04/1968
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