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    20 September 1947

    Wallasey Athletic Club

    The annual meeting of one of Wallasey's oldest sporting clubs, Wallasey Athletic Club, takes place next Friday, September 26th, at the Punch & Judy Café, 39 Seaview Road, commencing 7-45 p.

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    27 September 1947

    Johnston's brilliant running

    Sutton Harriers, National Cross-Country Champions, won the Birkenhead Silver Linings 24 miles road relay last Saturday after a great race with Salford Harriers, who finished only 26 seconds behind wit

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    04 October 1947

    Athletics

    A number of changes in the administration of Wallasey Athletic Club resulted from the elections at the A.G.M. held in the Punch & Judy Café last Friday. New officers are hon. treasurer, A D

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    11 October 1947

    Important event at Wallasey to-day

    What is believed to be one of the biggest athletic gatherings seen in Wallasey will take place at Leasowe Road to-day (Saturday), when Wallasey Athletic Club is organising the Liverpool & District

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    18 October 1947

    Athletics

    Fine weather combined with excellent organisation provided the Liverpool & District Country Union with one of then most successful "Monstre Meets," when the opening run of the cross-country season

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    01 November 1947

    Athletics

    With the approach of winter, cross-country running takes its place as one of the foremost English sports, being soundly administered and having a big following of active participants.

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    08 November 1947

    Olympic Dream

    In this country easily the greatest number of athletes fall into the long distance category.

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    29 November 1947

    Foster's best form

    Eric Foster, former Wallasey Grammar School cross-country champion and Victor Ludorum winner, now vice-captain of Wallasey Athletic Club won the club's novice cross-country championship over a 5&frac3

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    13 December 1947

    Wallasey AC out of form

    Wallasey A.C. sustained an unexpected reverse last Saturday at Preston when the 'A' team could not finish better than 4th place out of 15 in the annual West Lancashire Novice Team Championship.

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Race on Leasowe Road 1947 Club Christmas Handicap written on the back but Centenary research says 1946 - far left is John Edwards, farthest left spectator is Frank Ledward. Spectator with hat and spectacles is Geroge Mason. Runners on the right are Dennis Dickinson, Tony Dickinson and Denis Kelly
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    20 December 1947

    Christmas Handicap at Leasowe Road

    One of the most popular events in the calendar takes place at Leasowe Road this Saturday, when Wallasey Athletic Club stages its annual Christmas Handicap over a 4½ miles course of road, path a

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    10 January 1948

    Triangular contest at Leasowe

    Outstanding feature of the Liverpool Harriers, Wirral A.C. and Wallasey Athletic Club fixture at Leasowe last Saturday was the performance of R. Johnston, the Wallasey A.C. youth captain in spreadeagl

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    17 January 1948

    Athletics

    Provisionally chosen for the English Olympic Team next August, A. B. Parker, of Liverpool University, turned out over his own course of seven miles against Wallasey Athletic Club last Saturday at Wync

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    07 February 1948

    Ten medals for Wallasey runners

    Wallasey Athletic Club teams were placed in each category, youths, junior and senior when the Liverpool & District Cross-Country Championships were decided at Woolton last Saturday. It was the mos

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    10 April 1948

    Prospects of good race at Leasowe

    There are prospects of a good race at Leasowe this Saturday when Wallasey Athletic Club run off their club Consolation Handicap over a 4½ miles course of road and shore.

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    17 April 1948

    Athletics

    P. Beattie, who finished 7th In the Schools' Championship three weeks earlier, easily won Wallasey Athletic Club's Consolation Handicap over a 4¾ miles course at Leasowe last Saturday.

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    01 May 1948

    Track Season Opens

    On Liverpool University's athletic ground at Wyncote last Wednesday, evening the Liverpool & District Committee of the N.C.A.A. held trials as a preliminary to the selection of the Lancashire and

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    08 May 1948

    Wallasey's county representatives

    B. O. Kivlin (formerly Wallasey Athletic Club's track secretary) and John Abbott have been selected to represent Cheshire in the hop, step and jump, and discus events respectively, at the Inter-Counti

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    29 May 1948

    County Championships

    At Port Sunlight Athletic Ground this Saturday the first Cheshire County Athletic Championships will be contested.

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    05 June 1948

    Three titles for Kivlin

    Wallasey Athletic Club's track star Barney Kivlin, added three county titles to his long series of successes by winning the hop, step and jump, the 440 yards hurdles and the 120 yards hurdles in a dec

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    12 June 1948

    Dickinson wins open mile

    Last Saturday at Liverpool Transport Sports, Denis Dickinson, of Wallasey Athletic Club, achieved a well-deserved success by winning the open mile event off the 165 yard mark in 4 mins. 16 secs.

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    19 June 1948

    Wallasey Athletes' Successes

    At the Northern Counties A.A. championships meeting at Stockton-on-Tees, last Saturday, Barney Kivlin, of Wallasey Athletic Club, again put up a good all round performance to gain 4th place in the hop

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    03 July 1948

    Dickinson wins again

    Wallasey Athletic Club members again put up good performances last week in track and field and weight-lifting events. At St. Helens Police Sports last Saturday, a final desperate burst to break the ta

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    17 July 1948

    Athletics

    Next Saturday at the Oval, Bebington, there will be held the athletic event of the season for club men; a match between Liverpool H. & A.C., Liverpool Pembroke H. & A.C., Wirral A.C., Port Sun

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    24 July 1948

    Wallasey Club Championships

    At the Tower Athletic Ground next Monday, July 26, the first Wallasey Athletic Club championship will be held. An award will be made to the best all-round athlete; performance will be judged on the de

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    14 August 1948

    Wallasey Athletic Club

    Training for the track season at New Brighton Tower Athletic Grounds has now ceased, and the club has taken up its winter headquarters at the Girl Guides huts in Leasowe Road. The cross-country season

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    21 August 1948

    Athletics

    The final fixture of the track season will be a triangular match between Wallasey Athletic Club, Sale Harriers and Winnington Park Running Club at Winnington Park, Northwich, next Saturday, August 28t

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