N.Z. NURMI

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 12, 17 May 1939, Page 3

N.Z. NURMI

- BRILLIANT PRO. RUNNER The view that on his Australian performances Albert Gilmore. 27 year old North Auckland farmer and professional mile runner, is capable of covering the mile in 4 minutes 12 is expressed by Australian critics. Gilmore has latel3' been; running in Australia, and the Melbourne Sporting Globe reports: ''Gilmore stirred the huge crowd at Stawell by his astounding running in the Federation Handicap (1 mile), which he won from the 40 yards mark by 25 yards, easing up, in, the amazingtime of 4.8 4-5 seconds. Gilmore has been termed the Nurmi of New Zealand. Old-timers agree that be is the greatest distance runner ever seen on the Stawell track..'' Gilmore, like that other great New Zealand miler, Randolph Rose is a big main, standing over six feet. His method in running in handicaps is to make a dash to gather up the front men, then he reserves himself lor a strong dash home. ALL BLACK AT TENNIS \ T. G. Morrison, South Canterbury winger, who has a "leg in v for the trip to Africa next year has an unusual distinction—he has while still active as a player, been made a life member of his club.. The club is Star of Timaru. Morrison is a South Canterbury representative at lawn tennis ns well as football, and would be a better tennis player stin if he could curb hi.-: hurricane hitting.