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NEWS HEADLINES FROM 1952 (in date order) Page 1 of 1:-

(1) SURREY MEN'S CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, OXTED, 5TH JANUARY 1952. CLEAR VICTORY IN SENIOR MEN RACE FOR GORDON PIRIE. Gordon Pirie (SLH) was 2½ minutes ahead of the 2nd finisher Charlie Walker (Belgrave). In the Junior Men race Chris Chataway (Walton) was the clear winner. RESULTS - SM (complete) & JM ((top 15 individuals) & TEAM SCORES	(2) SURREY WOMEN'S CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, BANSTEAD, 12TH JANUARY 1952. CLEAR VICTORY IN SENIOR MEN RACE FOR GORDON PIRIE. RESULTS - SW (1st 3 only) & TEAM SCORES IF YOU HAVE MORE INFORMATION THEN PLEASE SEND TO WEBMASTER
(3) CAU INTER-COUNTY CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, YORK, 19TH JANUARY 1952. RUN AWAY VICTORY FOR GORDON PIRIE. Gordon Pirie (SLH) was 1 minute ahead of the 2nd placer to (as stated in Athletics Weekly) establish himself as England's No. 1 cross-country runner. Surrey finished 5th in the team placings. SURREY INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES & TEAM SCORES LISTING OF SURREY TEAM PERFORMANCES AT CAU (NATIONAL) INTER-COUNTY BY YEAR	(4) SOUTHERN WOMEN INTER-COUNTY CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, COULSDON, 26TH JANUARY 1952. H Hennesey (Epsom & Ewell) was the first Surrey finisher in 3rd place. The Surrey team were placed third. SURREY INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES & TEAM SCORES LISTING OF SURREY TEAM PERFORMANCES AT SOUTHERN INTER-COUNTY BY YEAR
(5) SURREY 10 MILE ROAD WALKING CHAMPIONSHIPS, MITCHAM, 1ST MARCH 1952. RESULTS (1st 3) & TEAM SCORES	(6) NATIONAL (MEN) CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, BIRMINGHAM, 8TH MARCH 1952. Gordon Pirie (SLH) 2nd in Senior race. PERFORMANCES BY SURREY ATHLETES FINISHING IN THE THE FIRST 50 IN EACH OF THE 3 RACES
(7) WAAA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS, WHITE CITY, LONDON, 14TH JUNE 1952 VICTORIES FOR VALERIE BALL (Spartan) IN THE 440 YARDS, DOROTHY TYLER (Mitcham) IN THE HIGH JUMP AND SHIRLEY CAWLEY (Spartan) IN THE LONG JUMP. SURREY MEDAL WINNERS.	(8) AAA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS, WHITE CITY, LONDON, 20TH/21ST JUNE 1952 GORDON PIRIE SETS BRITISH ALL-COMERS, NATIONAL & ENGLISH NATIVE RECORDS WHEN WINNING THE 6 MILES TITLE VICTORIES ALSO FOR BILL NANKEVILLE (Walton) IN THE MILE AND CHRIS CHATAWAY (Walton) IN THE 3 MILES. SURREY MEDAL WINNERS.
(9) ENGLISH SCHOOLS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS, HORSFALL, BRADFORD, 11TH/12TH JULY 1952 VICTORIES FOR JOSIE BROCKLEHURST (Selsonia) IN THE INTER GIRLS DISCUS AND JOHN JONES (John Ruskin School) IN THE INTER BOYS SHOT. SURREY MEDAL WINNERS. The report of the meeting in Athletics Weekly contained the following: "... the results must be considered in the light of the conditions which prevailed during the weekend. We were warned to expect high winds which are a prevailing feature of this track situated in its elevated position above Bradford. We certainly got them."	(10) OLYMPIC GAMES, HELSINKI, FINLAND, 20/27TH JULY 1952 SILVER MEDAL FOR FOR SHEILA LERWILL (Spartan) IN THE HIGH JUMP AND BRONZE MEDAL FOR SHIRLEY CAWLEY (Croydon) IN THE LONG JUMP. PERFORMANCES BY SURREY ATHLETES AT THIS MEETING PERFORMANCES BY SURREY ATHLETES IN ALL OLYMPIC GAMES
(11) AAA JUNIOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MOTSPUR PARK, 26TH JULY 1952 SURREY MEDAL WINNERS.

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