After the first round, Limerick's Donal Fitzgibbon had a comprehensive lead with 23 votes, with Clare's Robert Frost, Walsh and Cork's Jim Forbes trailing behind. Forbes was duly eliminated, with Walsh securing most of his transfers, causing Frost to be eliminated at the next count. And again Walsh won most of his transfers, thus pipping Fitzgibbon by 27 votes to 25. If he does as fine a job as Charlton did, Walsh will be doing well.

RING, LYNCH AND THE SPIRIT OF THE GLEN It was good to see a few weeks ago a daily newspaper circulate copies of Val Dorgan's fine biography of Christy Ring. Now, there's another publication of Ring's legendary teammate, Jack Lynch, and another book on their club available for posterity. 'The Spirit of the Glen', first published in 1977, and the beautifully-illustrated 'Jack Lynch:

Where He Sported and Played', released 23 years later, have been hard to track down in recent years.

However, that other great Glen stalwart, Liam � Tuama, who was the editor of both books, informs us that both books are now available on the club's website. Anecdotes abound. Like how Lynch dived into a river to retrieve a ball and allow a game to continue, and how, with 10 minutes to go in the 1950 Munster championship clash with Tipperary, it was Lynch who again ensured the game finished by appealing to the Cork supporters who had encroached onto the field to move back, before he proceeded to score a point with his boot having lost his hurley, and then score a third goal.

Tipp might have won that epic game by three points but Lynch showed that day just why he was a winner.

If you want to know more about Lynch, Ring and their beloved Glen, then check out the website of the Glen, at www. glenroverscork. com.