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Cairns Wins Championship Double at St Mark's Club Meet
John Cairns clinched a double victory in a grueling St Mark's Amateur Athletic Club event with a 50 yard lead at halfway and a final margin of 200 yards over Fred Davey who battled a heavy cold. Les Coulson held third as Syd Cox and Merv Petherick trailed. Final placings: Cairns, Davey, Coulson, Cox, Petherick, Jones, McDonnell. Junior two mile crowned Cliff Noble after tight chase with Gordon Noble, Nightingale, Robertson and Obertson following. Jim Gaylor Jr excels in walking with 11th in Victorian Five Mile. St Mark's head to Chelsea for the V.A.A.A. Chelsea Brighton Relay. journey details noted.
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Les Coulson
Don McDonnell
Inter Syd Cox
Cairns
Fred Davey
Davey
Coulson
Cox
Merv
Petherick
J. Cairnaist
L. Coulson
S. Cox
M. Petherick
W. Jones
D. McDonnell
J. Cairns
F. Davey
Cliff Noble
Gordon
Jack Nightingale
Romising
Brian Obertson
Reg Pascoe
St. Mark's
C. Noble
G. Noble
J. Nightingale
Jim Gaylor Jnr
Jim
Victoria
Chelsea
Brighton
Sunshine
Flinders Street