The first visible sign of this endeavour was the club’s victory in the first ever Medley Race Championships in 1919, which they dominated for most of the next decade. George Dallas won various titles in the early 20s (including the Scottish A.A.A. 440 yards Scottish National title in 1920) and in 1921 became Secretary of the Scottish Cross Country Union, a role which he held for 39 years.
George was influential in securing publicity for athletics, ensuring newspapers received press releases for all events and was appointed athletics correspondent for the Glasgow Herald, a position which he held until the mid-sixties.
During the 1920s the club’s performances continued to improve and in 1927 they won the first of six consecutive victories in the Scottish Cross Country Championships, with Dunky Wright taking the individual title in 1927 (the year he joined Maryhill). Dunky also ran the marathon in the 1928 Olympic Games.
The reason for this supremacy lay in the calibre of runners the club could call upon. Athletes like Dunky Wright, Donald McNab Robertson, Walter Calderwood, David Muir, Tom Blakely and Donald McLean – every one a Champion or National Record Holder.
