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SPORTS REPORTS & TALKS AUTHORITATIVE :CHATTY :INFORMATIVE WEEKLY ATHLETIC NOTES BY JOE BINKS Unrivalled World-wide Reputation 60 Years of Athletics Ex-Holder Mile Record AND DOUG WILSON THE BEST SURVEY OF ALL SPORTS Sales exceed 8,000,000 copies per issue MAKE SURE OF YOUR COPY. If you are not already a regular reader or a subscriber to this magazine and yet you share our desire for the promotion and development of Amateur Athletics, you should fill in this form immediately and link up in this great work. DO IT TO-DAY 1 The free receipt of this Magazine is an invitation to become o subscriber. Our SUBSCRIPTION RATES are 6 months—3/9 (post free) ; 12 months—7/0 (post free). SCOTLAND S MARATHON " BIG THREE." Charlie RobertsonRobert™ (Dundee T.). Paicraon (Polytechnic H.). To "THE SCOTS ATHLETE." Jack and Harry Howard (Shcttlerton H.). 69 ST. VINCENT STREET. GLASGOW. C.2. Please send "THE SCOTS ATHLETE" starting with issue. Name SCOTTISH BEST Club (if any), PERFORMANCES TRACK COMMENT AND RANKING LISTS Address GET TO YOUR MARKS NO HARM IN TRYING HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN RACE DETAILS Ienclose...............being 6 months/12 months' subscription. f\ « I m.i... I n._ 1(1 c. "(----- c............f < THE EDINBURGH MARATHON THE SCOTS ATHLETE TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN SCOTTISH AND WORLD ATHLETICS "Nothing groat wn ever achieved without enthusiasm." EDITED BY - WALTER J ROSS Editorial Orricis—69 St. Vincent Street. Glasgow. C.2 Tel.-CENtral 8443 November. 1951. Volume 6. Nos. 6 & 7. Annual Subscription. 7/- (US.A.. IS). Comment On The 1951 Track Season "MY" SCOTTISH RANKING. QNE of our young readers, who prefers (Wc can't agree with the first part. —wrongly we think, though wc must Take joint world-record holder McDonald allow for shyness- to be anonymous, has Bailey away, and Jack and McWhirter shown great enthusiasm and considerable ARE of British standard. Surely 1st and interest by compiling " My Scottish 2nd placing* In the Triangular Interna¬ Ranking " Everyone who has prepared tional and also A A.A. finalists they come rankings knows that its preparation is not into this category. We believe, too. that a simple matter—especially when the McLaughlan on his day. could have made finished work is to go before the public the British 100 yards final line-up (he and thus we conclude our reader has did not compete).—Editor.] done a splendid Job Our overseas 440 6 880.—Hillary and Hatnck show readers, most of them active athletes or promise in the longer event and young officials to whom wc Scots are grateful of Cumming looks good. their patronage, can have a fair estimate |Our "440" men seem generally no of our leading men (refer also to our better or poorer than in recent times or " Best Performances "). whilst our home over a period We do lack a stand-out readers have much to ponder over—and like Eric Liddcll or Ron. Wylde. argue about. Meanwhile we smilingly sit Collectively, we sec improvement in the back waiting for the protests, but if these " half " but with Tom Begg dropping out spread more light they'll be gladly (The Doc.'s too busy I) and Stewart received. Our youthful contributor may Petty, whom we still claim ns our greatest be shy. but he's not thin-skinned. He prospect, knocked-out for an appendix would like to see the lists improved upon operation, we lacked the " top " class. —if possible ! We didn't sec the best of Jim Hamilton As an introductory he has made some either, with a proper preparation he can brief comments on the past season and menace Britain's best. here and there we have interjected; not H. A. Cumming doesn't just " look " because we claim our view to be the good. He is good as our home standard correct one. but as the impression of one goes, though, particularly after his heroic PWi by C. S Barlwr whose close association with the sport effort but severe drubbing in the British dates back 18 years, and actively inter¬ Junior championships, we very much (Top L) Close together at 10 miles the leaders include (6) J. W. WinBeld ested much longer, as against the post¬ doubt it being a wise policy in having (Derby County A C.) : (50) F. O'Kcll (Liverpool C.R.A.C). J. Thomson war student of our game. him hncd-up with Arthur Wint and Sprints.— if any improve¬ invitation " half " (Carlisle Borders H.) ; Jack Patcrson; Harry Howard; C. D. Robertson ; J. W. There is little Roscoc Brown in the in Editor.) Stone (Dorking St. Paul's). (R.) At five miles we see (35) Alex. Kidd (Garscubc ment the senior ranks. Jack and at the Edinburgh Games. are only bright sparks 1 Is a —general uptrend H.) and J. E. Farrell (Maryhlll H.) followed by A. Brown (Motherwell Y.M.) McWhirtcr the Mile. There and even they do not reach British The— youngsters took the show and Kelly (Bellahouston H.). here. J. standard. But with juniors like Sander¬ however. Lcnnic impressed by his com¬ paratively (Bottom L.) J. W. Stone finishes n good runner-up to (R.) Charlie Robertson son. Dunbar. Carlisle and McLeod coming easy win in the champion¬ the I would in possibly his greatest victory. along, there is some prospect for ships. believe Bannon improve future. if he did less C.C. racing. 4 THE SCOTS ATHLETE THE SCOTS ATHLETE S IWe fail to note the uptrend generally. there are only about half a dozen real 440 Yards.— 7. W Piper. Maryhill H. though we acknowledge Hendry and hurdlers in Scotland how can one expect I. D. K. Grace. Glasgow Un. A.C 8. J. Payne. Victoria Park A.AC. Finlayson as exceptional schoolboys. good results. 2. O Hardmeier. Edinburgh SH. 9. R. R. Robertson. LA A.C. Having seen pre-war Riddell. 4m. 15s. (Quite so. but rarely events for 3. W. H. Orphan. Watsonian AC 10 J. L. Hamilton West of S.H. and Bobby Graham 4m. 12s„ and jack hurdlers gives little encouragement. Clubs 4. J. S. Hamilton. Victoria Park AA.C II. G. Turner. Victoria Park A.A.C Gilford and Jackie Laidlaw clocking and promoters can do something here. 5. J. Crowe, Edinburgh S.H. 12. M. K. Lawson, College of Art., Ed. round 4m. 20s. regularly, our present Editor.) — 6. G. Sorblc. Hamilton H Long Jump. utllers as a class give little enthusiasm. 440 Yards Hurdles. Scotland has never 7. W. Mcsscr, Edinburgh N.H. — " I. S. O Williams. Glasgow Un. AC. The liannon reference Is unnecess¬ known four so good as 440 hurdlers 8. R. J. Stark. Edinburgh E.H. 2. W. M. Clcphan, Watsonian AC. ary just as it is u reflection of mediocre Grade. Stewart. Hart and Clephan. 9 R. Mill. Victoria Park A.A.C. 3. J. L. Hunter. Edinburgh Un. AC. present day orthodoxy. Mere abstract Their performances point out a real 10. D. McDonald. Garscube H. theory and then quite olf balance. 4 W. N. Laing. St. Andrews Un. AC. revelation. II. J. D. Clarke. Victoria Park A.A.C. 5. W. Ferguson. Glasgow Un. AC. We'll agree Eddie is capable of better The Medley Relays provided great J. ex¬ 12. IF.Cordial. Edinburgh Un. A.C. 6. P. McArthur. Edinburgh S.H. mileing and will do it when he puts his citement year and good teams fought this Stewart. Edinburgh Un mind to it. It may be that he'd get for supremacy. 8S0 Yards.— 7. D. A. AC. 1. H. Hatrick. Glasgow Un. AC. 8. G. L. Mackie. relatively better results at six miles—or |What amazes us. is that in 1951 we J.T.C.A.C H. Maryhill H. 9. N. G. Gregor. Hcrnc Hill H. is that abstract theory too! Editor.) still find this a championship event. 2. M Dove. True. 3. Hamilton H. J Miles. 6 Miles. 2 Miles St chase.— proportionate team merit it can never G. Sorbic. Hop, Step and Jump. 4. Hamilton. Victoria Park A.A C. — The strength in numbers is very poor in measure. Exciting races, sometimes, yes. J. S. I. W. N. Lalng, St. Andrews Un. AC. Edinburgh these events. But let us consider that Thrills often, yes, but it's many moons 5. W. Mcsser. Northern H. 2. H. K. Lawson. College of Art, Ed Hillary. Edinburgh there is only one proper steeplechase since we acclaimed the better title 6. C. D Un. AC. 3. R. M. Stephen, Shettleston H. S race in Scotland per year. There are " Muddlcy Relay.",- -Editor.) 7. J. Smart. Edinburgh H. 4. R. M. Smith. St. Luke's College. Hamilton H. few 3 mile races. There are few inter-club and F.P. 8. B. Hendry. 5. A. S. Lindsay. Atalanta. 9. H. A. Cumming. Heriot'j A.C. High Jump.—With six doing six feet meetings in the West. This could be 6. S. O. Williams. Glasgow Un. AC. and over we realise how great is the rectified. In Edinburgh the F.P. Clubs 10. F. W. Sime. Victoria Park A.AC. 7. R. R. Epton. Edinburgh H. 11. R. Spcirs. Shettleston H. improvement. Before the war such an have done great work towards the further¬ 8. D. A. Stewart. Edinburgh Un. A.C. 12. McCrimmon. Vale of Leven AC. achievement could hardly have been ing of athletics. J. 9. J. L. Hunter. Edinburgh Un AC. imagined. (Hear! Hear! We keep advocating 1 Mik.- 10. A. Smith. Glasgow Un. AC. Pole Vault.—Another miracle has taken this. Most chibs- not all.