, • . ST. GEORGE DISTRICT f\Mf\TEUR f\THLETIC CLUB .
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.' 14 T H AN N UA L RE FO RT AND B A L A NCE SHEET
FOR THE YEAR EN DING 26TH FEBRUARY 19)5 •
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For Year i:nding 28th February 1935
PATRON; J .T Wal sh PR:l:SIDENT: Ii, i,. Taylor
SENIOR VIGE-PRESIDEtlTS: Ald. 5. Binder, Vi. Button, A. Gains ford
VI CE--PRESIDENTS , .J. A, Harris, G. Hasler, \'/, Tov;nsand, Snr., F. '.tillia.-ns , E, 3he.imy
HON HANDICAPPERS: Sprints: H, Bannett Di r.;tanca : B, C, But tor1 Field Ga.'!le s: -1, To1-,n3 er.d , S llr.
DELEGATES TC! A, L A, of N, S , :I. : M. J, Moroney U!ld H. Bennett
CAP'TAINS: VICE- CAP'l'.AINS: HOil. AUDI'rOR3: Track: ·.v. Macken.zie H, Bennett Ald . S. Binder Di stance: B. C. Button A. Gains.for d J., A. HarriD
TIME TAKERS: JUDGES; M. J. Moroney, F. Willia~c , ~:1. rr·o,.,n~erv!, H. Llewellyn,, G. Gould W.. Ahern , F. Keep 1 SnP,, ;;;1, Sims
POWT SCORERS: STARTERS1 t Track: E. Giles Starter: A. Gainsf'cr d • Dist anco: W, s. Brooke Deputy Starte1•: H. Be i,nott LOCAL SEGR!l:TARY: E. J. Brooke
LIFE M~IBillRS 1
A. Gainsford, A, Gainsford W. J . Hasler.
HON TREASURER: E. E. Giles
HON. SECRETARY: To Decembe r. 1934: w. J . Hasler To February. 1935: B, c. Button ,
!3'1 . GEORGE ~ISTRIC.:T AMAI'EUR ATHLET I C CT,UB
ANN UAL M E E T I N G
18th March 1935
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l. P,[i nutes of previous Annual l/lee ting.
• 2. Correspondence .
,J . New members. 4. Accounts. 5. Presentation of Annual Report. 6. Elect ion of Officers. 7 . General Business.
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• FOURTEE~~H ANlilJAt REPCRT
Pra5ented to members of the St. George !li3trict Amateur Athletic Glut,, at Colvin's Ha~l !iurs'bi.lle. 18th llilrch, 1935
GENTLEl.IEN:
In presenting the Fourteenth Annual llepor and Bak.nee Shoot f<>r t,ho yenr ending the 28th February. 1935, I am Quito confident ir. saying that 'Ne can foe: o. sense of great 3atiefaction when "'0 revia1·• our pr3gross ovor the past twolvo months. Briefly, we he.vo rega:rned our supre,aacy in the long dis- tanco ~eason after o. la.pee of Ci vo yaar·o, whilat our individual 11orformonces on the track and field havs boon outstandinll· In fact I hc.ve no hesitation in sayine that apart from tho \7estarn Suburbs Athletic Club, we can re~rd our c:ub an the second strongest in New South W~los, taking 3u=er and ,11nt3r • season in·~o consideration,
The dietancG season WtLS one gr eat win after o.nother, anci the three main nents of the yenr, viz., the Junior 10,000 Metres :i.nd 10 MilaB cross country cha.,npionshipe, were annexed by cur tea."Ja, whi lat in t,he 15 lli lee tlodified liarathon, bad wo only etur'l,ed one mon can an The track season, 1s in previous ye:.:..rs, showed more variation. Individut1l perfonnances •11ara excell9nt, but !l.e a te91'l we were not ac, cood, althour;h in more than cne inter-club match in the "A" grade coi:ipetition, the ~argin was axtre=ly narrow, :i.:1d bu• fer or.e or t~o absentees ~ould hQvo been in our fnvour. Wo etill lack first- claee aprint.e-,.ia s11r! are also below standnrd in certain other events, ouch ae vro.lking, hurdling and pole vuulting, but I am pleased tn say that we t1ppenr t o ho.ve a particularly promioing number of junior athletes who may eve71tual:y help to patch up our weaknesoao, If \10 can do this, it will mean the difforenco 1>etv1een being 11.t th;; top of the ladder • and being almost there. as we are now . < .. NOTABLE INDIVIDUAL PERFO?.MANCESi A. GAINSF'ORD - Those who thought that Alleyn Gainsfcrd wo.s a declining star had a rudo awakening v;hen they witnessed hi B splendid porformn.ncee in the big r 1tct>S, To finish sixth in the 10,000 metres, second in the 1C ?r.ilee and first ir. the 15 miles modified r.iaraihon championships w~s exceptional runnin6 for hit1 years, and when we also consider tht1t he annexed 9.ll the club' o lonr; distance championships from 5 to 15 miles, vie begin to realise the ~,onderful co,nebA.ck that he mo.do. Perhaps the most satisfying raco tc himself arid •his supporters was tha modified c:ar~thon in which he defeated his old rival R. l!atema,: of South Sydney. 'c'hi e made Alleyn's fi~h win in this ever popular event, 'Uld who knowe, perhap& 1935 ooy see yet another win added to tilis numbor. !i. JAACKr:HZIE - Dunn Shield and U S, ','/. titles have bean annexed by tilie - 3 - star athlete during the year, and we m9.y well feel proud to number him aLJongst our ranks llacKenzia defeated his old rival Plwcner of Botany in the Dunn Shield Shot Putt, stretching the tape to 41' lo½", but the tables were reversed in the State Charapion&hips, when Plummer etruc k a purple patch and MacKo nr.io 11<,d to bo oatiofiod with eooond plo.co l'utting 40' ?," . Nr one could come within feet of him in the discus, however, and he won the Dunn Shield and State titles. Later with the asei stance of J. Mumford, he created Ii ne,1 discus record ir. the State Relay Chaopionships. He •Nas selected to ropreser.t Australia in the Centenary Gan:es in Melbourne and finished secor.d to u. Sippa:a the chru:ipicn Finn in the shot p•itt and also in the di scue. !.:acKentie also established four new Club records as will be seer. le.tar in the report, and so after tr.king all these feats into consideration, ha ha.a on,ioye::l an outstnnding sea.son. B. DICKII.SCK - Here we have anotl:~r thanoc:enal athlete, and one thst perhaps • shows more prci.ise than any other in J,.ustralia at the present time. Cnl:; in his teens, Di ckinson holds Dunn Shiel:!, N. S . W. and Auotralian titles, in addition being runner-up i n the Centenary Ca.~es Hop, Step~ Jump event. It was here that he cleared 49' 11f" , ,J nly 5" behind J. Metcalfe, who eetablislied a new Auatral~an record . Perhaps ,,nly a few know that five <'Ut of six of i>ickin3on's jumps were over 49' 6", whereas Lletcalfe cnly made or.e good jump, which, noodleo to say, was a suprem3 effort. In ,he Dunn Shield, Dickinson defeated Metcalfe in both the broad jump and hop , step and jurr.p, although in the State Ch?.mpionehips Metcalfe reversed the tablos in the latter -.vent. The broad jump was a diffe!"ent story, and with a remarkable leap of 24' o¾" Dickin;;on became ll. S. W. champion and only fai~ed to break tbs l.u3tr&liai: reeor;! by -1/' . t.ssisted by H. Lle••sllyn he helped St. Ceorge to win both the broad nne1 hop, step 9.nd jump events in the !;t.A•A ilelay t.hampicr:ships, and th:is furthored tlie claims of expertG that he will soon be wall in the running for a trip overseas . B. -:1. SHEILES - Perhaps this athhte has not met with such outstanding • s,;cc11e• this year, but on axaminati,n we fir.d that he hau oy ~n r:eane been ovar~har\0·,7ed , particularly when it is remembered th,d fer :-om;; .:eeks he ·i;as unde!" ·~reatment for muscular troubl3. Metcalfe proved a snag, but had Sheiles bean th1·owing up to hie old form, his second places would have turned to firsts. Nevert.)',i,less, t he State selectors had a high enough opinion of him t,o select him tc rBpre3ent lf. S. W. in the interstate contest in Melbourne, and incider.tally Dickinson was aleo in the State side . en a::-ri\•al .:here Sile ile5 ;,as a~.~d tc compete in the Australian team in the Centenary ,;-=as, nnd finished second to M. 6ippala. , hie throw being 163 ' 3-3/5". So it will be seen that St. George had three men in the Auatralian team ar,d thereby gained the distinction of having more repnsentati ves than any other club in New Scuth "il'a!as. REVIE\'1 CF DISTAi.CE SEhSCN sr. GECRGE CPEN HANDICAP : Held at ~urstville on June 6th, thi~ avont attracted a fins field of 99 runners, and as ~he 4 miles course led c"n:petitors twice through the n:ain streets , i 't created a great deal cf interest. Unfortuna,ely the:-e 'ft~ some confusion at on~ nf ~he turnir.g points which rasultad in the - 4 - first t hree men being disqualified so that ac'tually the race was ,/on by L , Blyth of South Sydney, allowance 1 m. 50 sacs,, actual time 23m. 16s. ! A. Morgan of tho same club was second from scratch clocking fastest time of 21m. 19s,, whilst our own club man v7, Lawren ce occupied third po5ition, his time being 23m. 12s. 5 MILES CLUB NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIP; Held at Brighton-le-Sands c,n June 30t h under gruelling conditions, this race developed into a sterling struggle between R, Sleigh and J, Townsend. The coursa was unfortunately well over the distance which accounts for the slow tiina , but Sleigh eventually prevail.ad over Townsend at the finish and v,on by the nan·o,11 margin of ll seconds, his time being 34m , 24s. To1Vnsend' s time was 34m. 325, , and over a r,ti.m:te elapsed before the third man J, Bennett crossed the line in 35m, 43n , N. S, :;r. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP: Held at Kensington Racecourse on July 7th . After a lapse of four years v,e regained t he team' s championship in this • important fixture, although in 1932 and 1933 we were runnera-up. J, Townsend (3), R. Sleigh (5), C. Stark (14) and A. Flood (21) formed the m.nning com bination and of these J. Townsend ran the best race of his caree·r to finish third in the actual race only 5 seconds behind the winner G, ii, Pont of Waratah Mayfiald Club, It was a thrilling race at the finish, with five men practi cally together at the top of the straight and Tcvmsend' a time was 29m , 24s. with Sleigh's 29m, 30s. 83 competitors started, 10,000 METRES CHAMPIONSHIP OF N, S. W. 3 Held at Randwick F.aoecourse on August 4th, Repeating our 1933 success, the St. George tee>.m narrowly defeated Wa stern Suburbs for the team• s race by 5 points. Our men packed togethe.r excellently and led by Alleyn Ga.insford the six St, Gaorge runners finished 3rd, 7th, 9th, 11th, 13·~h and 15th in the team's rac<>; Lhel,· nameu being A. Cainsford, H. Gibbons, w. Lawrence, G. A. Keep, S, Oainsford and G, Gosling respectively, To finish 10th in the actual race, Harry Gibbons ran particulo.rly well, whilst G. Keep in 17th position v,as a trifle disappoint- ing, although nevertheless a handy man in the team. We also won tha "B" • Grade team's race with S, Hillman 1, B. c. Button 4, W. S, Brooke 5 and E. Johnston 6. Our own Club Championship v1as combined with this fixture and was wall won by A, G.-i.insford in 36m. 12s,, with H, Gibbons, 35m, 43s,, 2nd and W. La.wronce, 37m . 6sc, 3rd. 10 !.!IL.ES CHAMPIONSHIP OF N, S. \'I.: Hald at Randwick Racecourse on Augus t 18th, Out of 72 nominations 52 faced the starter, and ortco again i t was a triumph for the St , George team, who repeated their 1933 success and defeated our old riva.ls Western Suburbs by only 4 points. J. Patterson was the individual winner and proved j ust a littla too good for A. Gainsford who nevertheless made a brilliant showing to finish second, His time 56m. 15s, v,as 16 seconds slower than the winner, but the fact that the next man, H. Gibbons of St, Gaorge, was 44 seconds further back indicates the pace of tha first two. Gibbons ran remarkably wall, however, and to be placed in a senior champion- ship of' this nature is no mean feat. The winning St, ~or ge toam was A, Gainsford 2, H. Gibbons 3, s. Ga.insford 6, W, Lawrence 11, B. C, Button 12 and E. Johnston 13. It is interesting to note that three of these men, viz . , A. Gains ford, s. Gai nsford and B. C. Button ware in the 1928 winning team, and - 5 - club men will remember that this was the year when St. Oeo r go won 8'1Grf dis tance championship. 15 !!ILES JJODIF'lED MARATHON and N ,S.W. CHP.11PIONSHIP1 Held at Manly on Sept, 8th Thio has alway& proved a ra~e of surprises, a.~d although those in closo contact vnth A. Oaineford thought that he would be assured of a place, the general opinion was that. R, Bat•mau of Oouth Sydney would continue his series of vins Strangely enough Bateman was not in the picture •.llith five niles to go and it was J. Patterson of Botany who fought out the last few miles fti th 1,, G:iinsford. The St . Geo rge runner held a bit in reserve however, and on entering the arena draw awny to wir, his firth Modified l.larathon in fine style, his time being 1hr , 26m, 35s. E. Johnston proved the surprise of t he race in finishing 3rd and also won the sealed handicap. Stan Gainsford was 10th and • had we fielded another man, even though he finished last, we should have won t he tearo' o race and the Proud Cup for g,od. CLUB 10 arid 15 MILES CHAMPIONSHIPS: These were held in conjunction with the State Cha.~pionships, and as already intimated were both won by A. Oainsford. Detailed results •11ere as under, - 10 fill.ES 15 MILES 1st • A, Go.i nsford, 56m , 15a. 1st - A, Oainsford, 1hr. 26rn. 3Se. 2nd - H. Gibbon3 , 56m. 59s. 2nd - E, Johnston, 1hr, 32m. 15a. 3rd - s. Cains ford, 58m. 38s, 3rd - s. Cainsford, 1hr, 35m. 20s, "Efforts are always succesee s. It is a greater thing to t ry without succeeding than to succeed without trying", G, K. CHESTERTON. TRACK SEASON GEN£RAL COMJ.!Et.'TS1 It is only necessary to observe the list of new club recorda that have been establishec' since the 1933 report to uee the rapid strides we have been l:lakinl.' on thE track and field, particularly the lat.tar Brilliant individuals ouch as \7. !JacKonzia, B. Dickinson and n. 'i{, Sheiles havo been to a great deal responsible for this, but we also have youngsters such as J. IJwnford, J. Chesher, R. Ashdowna , R. Atkinson, H, Goi..ld and B. Wallace who are making their presence Celt, Four "A" grade Dunn Shield titles, 2 eenior and 3 junior State titles were aroongst our lot, whilst in the State Relay Championships we ,on four events. \?e still experionce diffi- culty in mustering full teams at :nter-club and championship fixtures, which in my opinion, is in no small way due to the di stance that the g1·ounds are erway and the expense involved. It would be a great blessing if the Associa- tion ~ould evolve some scheme to ~educa admission charges to actual competitors, particularly on occasi or.s when the Club already riays some entry fee for their tsama. Club nights at Hurst villa oval we~e Yery well supported, a."ld the scheme of trophy races introduced by H. Ben-iett was perhaps one of the f eaturos respon sible for interest being maintain,d right up to the last week, Let ~s, however, briefly survey each of the main fixtures during the Tr-;.ck Season. • 6 • INTER-CWB COJ.IPETITION: We were elated when we commenced by defeating Northern Suburbs in "A" Grade, but during the following \ DUNN SHI~ CONTEST: The most pleasing fea"tures were the double wine or both B. Dickinson in the broad and hop, step and jump, and \';. l!o.cKenzie in the - shot putt nritl discus, the latter defeating his old rival \7. Plummer of Botany, Dickinson' :i jumps were 23' 1{·" in the broad, and 48' a½" in tho hop, i,tep and jump, whilst J.!acKenzie putt the shot 41' 10f' and threw tbe discus 121' 7{·". Jack !iunford was 4th in the "B" division discus throw and created a new Junior State record of 101' 7", which he has since broken. G. Keep ran rather well to finish 2nd to Sheaves in tho "A" division mile, whilst G. Hamilton won the "C" division hop, step and jump, clearing 43' 2". STATE CHA1iPIONSHIPS1 On the opening day rl. llacKenzie was rather bel01,• form, and in the ohot putt had to be satisfied with second place '7i th 40' 4", but in tho broad jump B. Dickinson mth a mighty effort cleured 24' Of', which won the event, u.nd as already mentioned was only -/,-" below the Australian reoo rd. J. Llumford r:in a creditable third in the 220 yards junior championship. On the second day W. !JacKenzie found no difficulty in Winning the disc;,s with a throw of 120' 11½", but in ,he hop, step and jump, e. Dicl:inacn appeared rather uneasy, and was well below his ant!cipa·~ud furn, , finiehing "econd to !.!otoo.lfo with a loap of 48' 11¾". Metcalfe also dofeated B. Sheilea in the javelin throw, our representative's disto.nca being 161' 1", only 2 ' 311 inferior to the winner, th•.1s gaining second place . Sheilee was obviously below forn, after hie rocent muocular trouble. The mo,n pleasing feature was tho comfortable win scored by our team in the Junior Modley Relay Championship The indivi due.la concerned woro R. Atkinson (880 yards), J . Mumford ( 440 yard a) (}, Hamilton and J. Chesher (220 yards}. In the concluding day J. Mumfor d won the Junior Discu$ Ch,unpionship easily, his best throw being 97' 1¾", and he also firished second to ,i. D, Angus (N.S.) in the junior 440 yards, H, Could nearly scored a double in the junior broad and hop, stop and jumps, but had to be satisfied with 2nd plo.co in the former event clearing 21 ' 2" , an inch inferior to the "inner. In the hop, step and jump, Could• s winning effort was 44' 6". R. Atkinson finished third in the Jun~or Hile Championship. RELAY CHAMPIONSH1 PS1 But for absentees, we would have bad every chance of displacinr; Eastern Suburbs i'or second place, but of courso, 1001, alibio always seem to be available, and we had to content ourselves with 3rd position, which considering that 8 clubs ware competing, was most creditable. B. Dickinson and H, Llewellyn won both the broad jump and hep, step and jump; their combined efforts being 41' 3" o.nd 44' 6" respectivel y. 1/1. MacKenzie and l,i. Moore wore the winning shot putt combination, t heir total putts being 73' 6" . While·~ J . Mumford and W. !.!acKeozie found no difficulty in winning the discus throv,, - 7 - their combined sffort being 233', creating a new State record Mumfor g ' s throw of 108' 11" also established a new Junior State record, outdistancing his previous effor ts. In the 4 x 880 yards, our team ran second, 4th in the 4 x 1 mile , 4th in t he 2 x 880 walk, and tbird in the high jump, Basil Dickin son clearing 5' 9'f'. The finishing points were Western Suburbs 4$ , lat; Eastern Subur bs 43, 2nd and St. George 30, 3rd. CENTENARY G.>\MES1 Three St, George athletes had the distinction of represent ing Australia at thes,i Games which were l;,eld in Melbourne just prior to the interstate fixture. Bill MacKenzie finished s econd to M. Sippala of Finland in the shot putt and discus, his efforts being 41' o¾" and 126 ' 6-}" respectively as compar ed with t he Finn' s 42' 8-f' and 144' -ij-11 (Australian record). Basil Dickinson was second to Jack Metcalfe in t he hop, step and jump, clearing 49' 11f" , only 5" below Metcalfe's winning jump of 50 ' 4i", which oraated a new Aust ralian record. Bert Shei'l:es found the Finn, Sippala, a phenomenal performer in the javelin throw, anc his best throw of 163' 3-3/5" gained second .. place, tho Finn's winning effort being 217 ' 1-3/5" • INTERSTATb ATHLETIC CONTEST - N. S, W. v. VICTORIA: Two St. George athletes were selected , viz., B. W. Sh.Biles and B. Dickinson. Conditions were against record performances, but Dickinson once again reversed the tables on Metcalfe in the hop , step and jump and won the event by clearing 49' o~•. Jack Metcalfe proved too good again for Sheil es in the javelin throw, and with a throw of 168 ' 5" the St. George man occupied second place. CHALLl!."""'NGE MATCHES: Five clubs, viz, Eastern Suburbs, Western Suburbs, Y,M .C.A. Sydney and No rtham Suburbs visited Hurstville Oval, and asshted by members of the St. George Cycling Club, we provided some vary interesting sport which considerably increaeed our local fellowing, Western Subur bs retained the Huretville Chamber of Commerce Cup by 56 points to 21, whilst we draw with Eastern Suburbs and defeated both Y.M.C ,A. and Sydney. These fixtures seem very popular, and together with the occasions that special trophy races are held, we should be able to provide plenty of first- class nights for our athletes in the future . FIRST ANNUAL ATHLETIC & CYCLING CAHNIVAL: Held at Hurst vill e Oval, February 12th. Despite dismal 11eather conditions, right up to the time t he meoting was due to start, approximately 2,000 parsons paid for admissiori, and a splendid programme of athletics and cycling was witnessed, also a push ball match between Brighton and Ramsgate Life Saving Clubs, novelty events,et c. The N. S, W. Police band was i n attendance and it Y1as generally voted a first-clase evening, which but for the inclement weather conditions would have attracted the best part of 6 ,000 spectators. The 100 yards opsn handicap for the J, J. Walsh Cup attracted a splendid field of 64 competitors and was won by E. M. Howe of South Sydney, with B. C. Dickinson 3rd. Mr. Mark Shanny donated the cups for the cycling races which both provided close exciting finishes. The proceeds were donated to the N. s. w. Institution for the Dea£, Dumb and Blind, who benefited by over £.20 . CLUB CHAJJPlONSHIPS : It would take too much space to review the various events, but in passing I l!l'Jst mention that perhaps the most exciting races - 8 - vrera the half-miles. In the senior race it was a great battle between Gordon Keep and Albert Blyth, the former just prevailing en t h e t apa , whiiat in t h e junior event R. A. Aahdovme just defeated R. Atkinson by a chest, the timo being 2m, ~Is., a new club record. RESULTS,- Event \2rinl: 2r Juni or 100 yard 3: • • E. Carey, 10-il13ecs. J. Mumford, 11 secs. 220 yards1 .. A. Robinson, 23 sacs. J. Mumford, 24-1/5 secs. 440 yards: A. Blyth, 54½- secs. J. Mumford, 54/i- secs, 880 yards: G. Keep, 2m. 3-4/5 s. R. Ashdowne, 2m . ~} s ecs. 1 mile: G. Keep, 4m, 36 secs. R. At kin son, 4rn. 59 secs. 3 n:iles: c. Stark, 18JJ. 55- 3/ss. 120 hurdles: B, Sheile s , 17 $ 8CS• High Jump: , • a. Di ckinsori, 5' 6J " H. Gould, 5' 2" Broad Jump: • • B. Dickinsor , 21 ' 8½'' H. Gould, 19' 9" 1.l;1 Hop, step and jump: H. Llewellyn, 44 ' 5" 8. Gould, 441 2 Shot Putt , 16-lbs,: w. ll.acKenzie, 40' 11" J. Mumford, 3'1 ' Discus throw: w. MacKenzie, 129' 10f' J. Mumford , 108 ' 5" Javelin throw: B. Sheil as, 156' H>½" NEl/1 CLUB RECORDS and BEST ON RECORD PERFORMANCES: Sines the 1933 report, in which these were printed in det ail, numerous changes have been made, and to enabl e members to bring their records to date, the various changes a r e recorded below. NEW CLUB RECORDS 1 - 100 yards junior - D. Pegrum, 10-7/100. 120 hurdlos sen"i or - 1l.5h,,-ilos, 16-2/5s. 220 " " J,Mumford, 23-4/5s. 220 " " B. Sheiles,27-3/5s. 440 " " J,Mumford, 54½ s . High Jump senior - B,Dickinson, 5 ' 61'' 880 " II R.Ashdowne, 2m . !t-12,. " II junior - B.Uallace, 5' Sf' Di 6CUS, senior - VI .MacKenzie, 129' 1o½" Shot putt II J.Mumford, 37 I II junior - J,11umford , 108 ' 511 Pole Vault senior - A. Croll, 9' 3" Shot Putt senior - W.MacKenzie, 40' 1111 NEW BEST ON RECORD PERFORMANCES:- 100 yds. junior - D.Pegrum, 10-7/lOs. Shot putt junior - J ,Mt;mfortl, 37' 220 II II J,Mumford , 23-4/Ss . " II senior W, MacKenzie , 43' 4" 880 II I I R.Ashdowne, 2m. \l½s . H. S. & Jump,sen~ B.Dickinson,49 ' llt" 120 hdles, senior B .,,v .Sheil as, 16- 2/Si;. Broad Jump, senlor B,Dickinson,24'0i}" 220 II II B,W . Sheiles, 27-3/Ss. Discus, s enior W,Mackenzia,129 'lo½" Po le Vault, " A. Croll, 9' 3 11 " junior J,MUJ)lford, 97' 1¾" MAITLAND TRIP, Twenty-se ven athle~es under the managemsnt of Mr . H, Bennett travelled to East Maitland on February 16t h for the week-end, Fifteen travelled by t rain a nd twelve had the unique opportunity of flying t here and beck in the "Southern Cross" piloted by Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith. They also took part in the formation flight out over t ho ha r bour to drop a wreath in the memory of the late Charles Ulm. It is the first time in Nevr South Wales - 9 - that a team of athletes has ever travelled by ' plane. At l(s.itland the local officials provided a splendid week-end for our oembers, Alld their thi~d visit to this district wa5 probably the oost enjoyable to date , RESIGNATION OF !.!R , ..,,. J . HASLER1 At the usual monthly meeting on De cember 13th I.Ir. 'J. J. Hasler, who had held office as the Club's Socr etary for approximately 10 year•, L•nuerod hi" ro.,ignat.iott O"'ing to businos• rmtsnns, necessitating his t r ansfer to the ~ewcastle district. A large gathering WllS preoent and farwell speeches exemplifying his work during his period of office were mads by ~r. H Taylor and A. Gainsford , and supported by Alderman S. Binder, Messrs. Walsh, Giles, llacKenzie, Harris, Moroney, Bennett and Button. A presentation of a hnndsome canteen of stainless cutlory was then made to Mr . Hasler, who suitabl y replied emphasining the fa.ct that as a li:f'o mamber, he would always be one of ,he Club, and extoll its parformances wher ever he was . In passing I wou ld ~lso like to record the departure of Mr. Ge or ge Gosling for Hobart, where this popular athlete has beon transferred to an improved business position. We wieh him every success and happiness, and to our ex- secretary and his wife the same sentiments are extended, !llY.BERSHIP: Serious consideration should be given to our financial member ship which has dropped from 76 i n 1933 to 50 in 1934 to 48 this year. Adding non-financial members and those under 16 v1ho pay no subscriptions the total membership reaches just over 70, but I consider that in next t r ack season we must devise eome scheme of obtaining new members, and also of retaining them afterwards. SOCIAL AC1'1VITIES: Messr s . Ahern and Gibbons have worked quietly and efficiently on various conjunction dances, and the St. George party at the Association Ball was commented on as being easily the most representative. Neverthel~" " Yl tJ stlll havo plenty 0£ ooopo in soeinl e.etivit5 "'" • nnd a com mitteo of throe are about t o meet to discuss possible £unctions fer the future. The week -end trip to the Hydro !.!aiestic in the winter season was a great aucceas, and ou r annual cricket match with Eastern Suburbo at Prince Edward Par k, '.'loronora River was enjoyed by all. BALANCE SHEET: As will be seen from the balance sheet, the Club ' s finances are in a satisfactory position, b~t in past years exper ience has taught us that healthy credits soon shrink cnless carefully watched, and due care should be tnken in conoidering all our financial commi t menh. We cannot speak too highly of the Efficient way in which our Honorary Tr easurer, Mr. E. Giles, has carried out his duties, and ocr sincere thanks are due to J..ldorman S. Binder and Mr . J, A, Harris for the very capable way in which t he audit of t he Club' s books wee conducted. DONATIONS : We sincerely appreciLte donations tho.t have been received during ths year f rom Messrs. J. J. Vialsh, !.I. Sh'lnny, J. Eisen, G, Hasler, ii. wilding, W, Button, H. Bennett, W. Pearce , C. Wilcoxson, \7 . Hasler, A. Gaineford, A. Flood, F. Boll, W, S. and E. J . Brooks, CONCLUDING R@,IARKS: In conclusion I mu st thank all members fo r their assistance during the year, also our officials, The latter gentleoen are - 10 - often hard pressed, but their services are greatly appreciated. 'i/o need more officials of the type of Messrs. W. Townsend, F , Williams, \7. Ahern , F. Ball, !.!. l!oroney and H. Bennett, as no matter how good the athletes arc, thair eventJ must be wall co:,trolled, I do trust that members will give every consideration to the ~election of officers for the forthcoming yoo.r. Bo sure the parsons nominated are in a position to carry out the duties of their office, and thus avoid having mon elected who have no intention of taking their salecUons seriously. I am confirlant that we have plenty of talent available in the St. George District, and we a r e also favoured with a strong local following wbo, I am sure, wculd be just as pleased and pn•ud as members themselves tc see t he Cl ub continue to advance in the athletic world, and yet still retain that wonder ful apiri t that is often commented upon by so many New South Hales sportsmen. FOR AND ON BEHALF OF 1'HE S'f. GEORGE DISTRICT ATHLETIC CLUB, 3 T O P P R E S S J L, GLICK SHIELD; This is symbolic of all--round cross country and track supremacy snd ',iestarn Suburbs are to be congratulated on once more gaining; tM s distinction with ?.5 points. 17 poin•ts thus repeatini; thei.r 1934 performance, whilst Botany scored 10 points, Eastern 51.,burbs 9, South Sydney s, Universii;y 5 , Randwick- Kansingtcn 3 and Lyer Park (Newcastle) 1. Our performance can be regarded as most meritorious,, and with further impro~rement on the trac1c our prospecta of occupying the leading position shc,ld be bright. ----- :o Oa;----- • 11 - ST, GEORGE DI STRJCT AMATEUR ATHLETTC CLUB Bnlance Sheet for Financial Year Ending 28th February, 1935 RECEIPTS EXPillNDITUlE TO Cash ill hand 1/3/3.4 50 8 3 BY Expenses at H' vqlo Oval 19 11 6 Annual Subscriptions 9 17 6 Rant of Hulls for lf.eetinga 4 1 6 Race Subscriptions 27 ASSETS LIABILITIES Cash in hand 37 3 11 I Out"t Actual Credit Balance, i.e., Total Cash Assets £ 49 9 11 LESS O\ltstanding Drde r a 20 1 9 £29 8 2 4th March, 1935, ERNEST E. GILES Audited B.!'ld found correct 3!:'d Alareh 1935 Ho n, Treasure!:' S. H, BINDER J A. HARRIS