ATHLETICS.
MR C. M. WALDEN RETIRES. 'For over eight years a very successful athletic coach and trainer, Mr C. M. W aid on has decided to give up hia active connexion with tho sport of running. In futuro he will be a (spectator. Mr Walden achieved considerable success himself as a sprinter. With the resump. tioa of amateur athletics after the war ho won the Canterbury 220 yards championship and ran second to the Olympic representative, George I'avidsoD, of Auckland, in the New Zealand 220 yards championship, when Davidson established a New Zealand record. As a trainer Mr Walden's greatest success was with Don McLennan, who outclassed any other cash runner in New Zealand off the same mark. Later Mr Walden and McLennan went to Australia seeking the world's sprint title, but although McLennan did well, sickness spoilt his chances. Many other cash' and amateur runners have dona well under the care of Mr Walden. His success has been mostly due to unlimited patience and tho confidence he was able to fnjtUi iato his trainees.
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20027, 8 September 1930, Page 6
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