Leslie's Forte

NZ Truth, Issue 1216, 21 March 1929, Page 17

Leslie's Forte

WALK into the Wellington Town Hall " and gaze upon a spick and span gentleman wearing a distinctive uniform and a military ;moustache and it is 'a thousand to one that your eyes are resting on the best starter of —^ -?*w^. athletics m New /^T^-^V Zealand. ' }' ' \ Theodore W. tridges off at athletic meetings m t, y/J Leslie.' Wellington for more than twenty years. , His fame ( is far-flung — George Krogness, Jackson Scholz, Maui'ice Kirksey, of America, and other invading athletes have all paid him compliments on his * control of the unruly runner. • . ■ ( "Dorrie" is keeping a watchful eye on the Town Hall and as an old "pro walker he can get up and down those stairs like the chaihpion he was m days now gone. His latest activities have extended to dirt track motor cycling where he is official starter.