The Wallasey Athletic Club held their second annual meeting in the Fairhaven Institute, Liscard, on Friday evening. Mr. A. G. Nicholson (captain) was in the chair, and from the hon. Secretary and treasurer's (Mr. H. R. Scoins) report, it appeared the club was slowly increasing in numbers.
Last season they competed with Liverpool, Boundary, Pembroke, Ravenhead and North Liverpool Harriers, and in every case were victorious. (Applause.) They had had a number of club fixtures at home, in which the keenest interest was taken. They had gained second place in the L. & D. C. C. Championships, the same as last year, and hoped that the third try next season would mean first place (Hear, hear.) In the Northern Cross-Country Association they were eighteenth amongst forty-four. Most of their runs last year had been "home" ones, and it was suggested that in the coming season Southport and St. Helens would be included amongst their outings to give a larger variety of country. He mentioned the success that accompanied their social fixtures in the winter, and urged members to bring new runners to the club, for in a district such as Wallasey, there were surely more than thirty-five "running men." Cordial thanks were expressed by the Chairman and Mr. C. H. Spence for the admirable way in which the hon. secretary carried out his duties. With reference to the holding of summer sports it was decided to leave the matter in the hands of a sub-committee, and the same decision was arrived at with regard to the holding of an open meeting in September next. In connection with the unfortunate split between the "A.A.A." and the "N.C.U.", it was resolved that the Wallasey Athletic Club should, in the interests of athletics, support the "A.A.A.", but at same time they were entirely in sympathy with the "N.C.U." The proposal was made to organise a junior section, and it was left in the hands of the secretary to communicate with headmasters in various schools in the district to nominate two boys, who would be made free members of the club for one year, and who would be allowed to run about three miles at a time; always in charge of an experienced runners, and so prevented from straining themselves in any way.
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Source - Wallasey News - Saturday, 30/04/1910
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