With only a scratch team Wallasey Athletic Club competed at Sale last week and surprised the cynics with many fine performances, despite the poor weather conditions. Most notable were Barrie Smith's half-mile, and Sylvia Brimage's debut at the same event. Full results:
Final team result: 1, Sale, 109 points; 2, Wallasey, 57; 3, Oldham and Royton, 32.
Senior hammer: 1, C. Gee, 107 feet.
Girls' 880 yards: 1, S. Brimage, 2m 42s.
Senior 880 yards: 2, B. Smith, 1m 57.8s; 6, J. Jones, 2m 1s 8, D. Hanna, 2m 2.2s.
Junior 880 yards: 1, P. Lewis 2m 7s; 3, D. Peberdy, 2m 14s.
Youths' 880 yards: 2, R. Warburton, 2m 7.4s.
Junior 120 yards hurdles: 2, I. Wilson, 10.5s.
Girls' 100 yards: B. Walton, 12.2s (only competitor).
Pole vault: 2, C. Gee, 7 feet. 2,000 metres steeplechase: 1, D. Lockley, 6m 7.4s.
1000 metres steeplechase: 2, G. Fair, 3m 12.8s.
Senior javelin: 1, E. Taylor, 173 feet 7 ins; 3, C. Gee, 171 ft.
Junior javelin: 1, E. Taylor.
Junior 440 yards: 1, I. Wilson, 52.9s.
Junior 220 yards: 1, I. Wilson, 23.9s; 3, P. Lewis, 24.9s.
Senior 220 yards: 3, D. Hanna, 24.7s.
Two miles: Equal 5, D. Lockley, J. Jones, B. Smith, 9m 49s.
Senior discus: 1, C. Gee, 112 feet 2 inches.
Junior and Senior relays
(combined): 1, Wallasey, 49.6s.
(Lewis, Jones, Wealthy, Wilson).
High jump: 2, C. Gee, 5 feet.
Senior mile: 6, M. Teahan,
4m 39s; 8, P. Wealthy, 4m 43s.
Youths' mile: 5, R. Brimage, 5m 9s.
Junior high jump: Equal 1, P Lewis, I. Wilson, 4 feet.
Wallasey A.C. will compete in two meetings at Oldham on July 6th and August 10th. Interested athletes should see Carl Gee.
The club will be hosts to Oldershaw Grammar School on Monday next, at 7.30 p.m., when a colour film of the 1966 Commonwealth Games will be shown.
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Source - Wallasey News - Friday, 28/06/1968 by JAY
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