GLASGOW POLICE SPORTS (Under S.A.A.A.. S.C.U. and S.A.W.A. Laws) AT IBROX STADIUM (Kindly Granted by Rangers Football Club) ON SATURDAY, 13th JUNE, 1953 BRITAIN'S PREMIER OPEN Photo by H. W. Neale. SPORTS MEETING A pleasant Mody of the famoai Scottish athlete. Dr. EWAN C. K. DOUGLAS (Atalanta). He has represented Gt. Britain in the two poM-war Olympic* at Throwing the Hammer. ENTRIES CLOSE, SATURDAY, 30th MAY, 1953. AT 5.0 P.M. T. D. McKIE, lion. Sports Secy., Marine Police Office, OHN EMMET FARRELL'S Glasgow, W.l. RUNNING COMMENTARY. SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIPS REVIEWED MELVIN WHITFIELD. BEST PERFORMANCES. ACTION PHOTOS. SPORTS PUBLICITY. Publiihed by Walter |. Rom. 69 St. V.oeent Street. GUiflow. C.2. r SCOTTISH AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION THE SCOTS ATHLETE TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN SCOTTISH AND WORLD ATHLETICS SIXTY-FIRST ANNUAL "Nothing great wa» ovor achieved without enthuaiasm " SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS EDITED BY - WALTER J ROSS AT NEW MEADOWBANK, EDINBURGH Editorial Orncis-69 St. Vincent Street. Glasgow. C.2 Til.-CENtral 8443 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MAY. 1953. Vol. 8. No. I. Annual Subscription. 7/- (US.A.. IS). 26th and 27th JUNE, 1953 FRIDAY. 7 P.M. SATURDAY. 2.30 P.M. JOHN EMMET EVENTS:—100 Yds.. 220 Yds.. 440 Yds.. 880 Yds.. One Mile. FARRELL'S Three Miles, Six Miles, Two Miles Steeplechase, 120 Yds. Hurdles, 440 Yds. Hurdles, High Jump, Long Jump. Hop, Step & Jump, Pole Vault. Discus, Javelin. Hammer (Wire Handle). Weight. Marathon. Tug-of-War (Catch Wt.). Tug-of War (100 Stones) Junior Relays 4 x 110 yds. and j Mile Medley. ENTRIES tor these Events dose first post SATURDAY. 13th JUNE, 1953, with C. M. RAINBIRD, lion. ED. Secretory, 19 Craiglockhart Loan, Edinburgh. II. from whom further Entry Forms can be obtained. AND AFTER a most exhilarating cross¬ Birchficld in the last lap put in great ANNUAL JUNIOR YOUTHS' country season here we are right runs, but the classic proved to be the into ihc summci season without it I'iric-Olncy duel in the 7th leg of CHAMPIONSHIPS seems even the formality of a close approximate 6 miles. Piric took off season. a couple of yards in front of OIncy AT WESTERLANDS, GLASGOW Those rugged distance runners seem and hared off to such good purpose that to thrive on those toad relays and dist¬ he smashed the course ON SATURDAY, 4th 1953, at 2.0 p.m. record but OIncy JULY, ance races which span the winter and hounded him and would not be shaken summer programmes, off with the result that they finished as Magnificent l.otulun Brighton Relay. EVENTS:—100 Yds., 220 Yds., 440 Yds., 880 Yds.. they started both being tinted at 29 nuns. JUNIOR After what can only be termed a magni¬ 5 sees, or 13 seconds inside Jim Peter's old Hurdles, One Mile. 120 Yds. 200 Yds. Hurdles. High Jump, ficent race, Thames Valley Harriers beat record of 29 mins. 18 sees. Not even a Long Jump, Hop. Step and Jump. Weight. Hammer (12 lbs.), Birchficld Harriers—the new National Piric at his best could put daylight between Javelin. Discus. Pole Vault. Cross-Country Champions by some 150 himself and his shadow. yards. The Scots" nominees did not set YOUTHS' EVENTS:—100 Yds., 880 Yds.. Long Jump. the heather on fire on this occasion, Bright running at Bolton Floodlight. Victoria Park finishing 7th (still a Local favourite Fred SENIOR RELAYS:—! Mile Medley and 4 x 110 Yds. Relay. useful Norm made a performance) against their great 3rd of a gallant attempt to beat Eaton's 1936 10 year ago, while Shcttleston Harriers without miles British Record of 50 mins. 30.8 sees. of ENTRIES for these Events dose first post SATURDAY, 20th JUNE, 1953, with the services Eddie Bannon brought up by clocking 51 mins. 39.8 sees, breaking D. McL. WRIGHT. Hon. W.D. Secretary. 17 Polwarth Gardens. Glasgow, the rear of the 20 competing teams. the tape some 50 yards in front of Walter Frank Sando in the first lap. massive Heskcth who showed improving W.2. (Telephone i Western 6557), from whom further Entry Forms can be form. obtained. Australian milcr. Don MacMillan running Norris passed the 7 miles stage in 35.21 for Poly in the 2nd and Fred Green for which is 5 seconds inside the British record, THE SCOTS ATHLETE 4 THE SCOTS ATHLETE but he then stitched and failed to sustain show by finishing 8th in Ihr. 55 m. 20 s. his advantage. just behindTom Richards in this mammoth field of 159 starters. Close Iinpire. British and Native Records runner-up to fall to Piric. Charlie Robertson in last year's Scottish Marathon championship J. Duffy As if to demonstrate that his lapse in of Had- the International Cross-Country Champion¬ Icigh finished 16th in I hr. 57 m. 56 s. ship was just an off-day Gordon Piric Record Boston Marathon. put up an amazing run in winning the Japanese runner Kcizo Yamada won the Southern 6 miles championship in 28 ntins. classic Boston Marathon in 2 hrs. 18 nuns. 47.4 seconds which will constitute a new 51 sees, with V. Karvonen of Finland British Empire, British All-Comers British second and K. Lcandcrssonof Sweden 3rd. National and English Native Record. His The winner's time is not only a Boston times at 4 and 5 miles, respectively 19 mins. record but a world best ever faster than 4 sees, and 23 mins. 56.2 sees, arc new Jim Peter's fantastic 1952 Marathon of English Native records. Jim Peters of 2 hrs. 20 mins. 42.2 sees. But there have marathon fame also put up great figures always been doubts as to the bona fides of this as full-fledged to finish 2nd in 29 mins. 1.8 sees, his course a marathon be¬ ' - ÿ best ever at this distance. He was inci¬ cause of us suspected shortness and its dentally the only runner in the field who downhill nature. Yet there can be no mm was not lapped. Charlie Smart—44 year doubt of the intrinsic brilliance of the old Bclgravc veteran ran well to finish 4th Jap's feat with his fast time and defeat of in 30 mins. 16 sees. such classic contenders. Carrying on in real Zatopek style, at "Some" Schoolboys •'Some" Records this early stage Piric has subsequently re¬ The L.A.C. School-boys championships turned 4 mins. 16 sees, for a club mile and were productive some amazing of 1953 of With a more even pace Bannister could be at Mcadowbank on June 27th should be on another date with 8 m. 56 s. he was just athletic feats of which many seniors would the first 4 minute miler of all time. Among a most engrossing affair! .4 sees, outside Chris Chataways great 2 be proud to equal. There were a crop others in the running for this honour arc Can Willie Jack retain sprints. mil record. In process Pirie had among of records and those our grand Lueg of Germany, Reiff of Belgium, Last year Willie Jack put in a special covered Ij miles in the new English record young Scots hammer thrower takes a Eriksson and Aberg of Sweden, Boyscn of preparation in view of possible Olympic time of 6 mins. 39 sees. What will he proud place. Ian Bain of Fettes retained Norway-the two McMillans, of U.S.A. Games selection and was consequently out have done by the seasons end ? his hammer title with a prodigious 171 ft. and Australia. Landy of Australia who has on his own in the sprints. Even without 6) ins. record. Great Running by R. McMinni*. impressed with sensational miles in 4 mins. this extra effort he has the claw to retain Some knowledgeable critics consider that Perhaps we have another Douglas or 2.1 sees, and 4 mins. 2. 8sccs. and last but both sprints. In the hundred classy con¬ Clark, or even Ncmcthor Strandli? Jim Peters will be seriously challenged in another not least Barthel of Luxemburg reigning tenders should be the consistent veteran were Wheeler's the big Marathon events by Stan Cox who Other records M. K. 1,500 metres champion, for whom 1 have John McLachlan of Maryhill lust year's 440 yards has set his heart on defeating his rival and in 50 sees. M. Martin's 880 the greatest respect and admiration. runner-up, ex-junior champion A. S, Dun¬ friend, but R. McMinnis by his brilliant yards in I min. 58.5 sees. R. Dunklcy's bar of Stranraer now a colleague of Jack's defeat of Olympians Iden and Cox in the Mile in 4 mins. 21.8 sees. G. Schmidt's Scottish Track Prospects. and Robin Ward of Glasgow University Finchlcy " 20." in which he took nearly 12 ft. pole-vault. E. L. Carr's shot-putt Ithink that we can look forward to an who arc both running very well indeed. of 49 ft. 9 ins ;and almost as good 2 minutes off Peter's course record must though extremely high standard of athletic en¬ In the furlong K. A. Robertson of Edin¬ not records were 20 ft. be reckoned with. Iden and Cox were S. Orman's 1 ins. deavour not only over the border but also burgh Varsity may be feared most. jump also inside these figures. Despite a slight long and P. Brimon's really high here in Scotland. Grade should retain Quarter title. discrepancy in the course it appears that jump of 6 ft. 2 ins ! On the one hand it may be argued that Versatile Olympian David Grade can McMinnis's time represents faster running Bannister Smashes Wooderson's British there is bound to be a reaction following retain his 440 yards flat title provided than last years record.