ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
A.B. (Wellineton): R. E. Walker was a South African runner; In 1908 at the age ot 18 he won the 100 metres Olympic championship.' fie -turned professional " after that, McLennan (Christchurch) is ; the only professional runner ofany ability m New Zealand no\y. professionalism liefe is at a very low.iebb. Baiiner and Schultz.are the prominent . Australian ' professionals. Both are sprinters. ■ There are few professional matches m the United States and ■professipnals "there ; are mostly . classed as such because ' they are paid -coaches.
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NZ Truth, Issue 1061, 25 March 1926, Page 15
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84ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. NZ Truth, Issue 1061, 25 March 1926, Page 15
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