W/E JULY 13TH 1974

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Phil Crump and John Boulger

Inside Front

Wimbledon team photo

Inside Rear

Swindon team photo

Rear

British Final action

News

• John Louis retain the Golden Helmet after beating Malcolm Simmons 2-0 in a decider at Hackney. Louis' next challenger will be Hackney number one, Dag Lovaas
• Hull fail in a bid to bring New Zealand legend Ronnie Moore back to the UK
• Bradford prmoter Alan Knapkin threatens to close down the club if the BSPA refuse his request for a racing licence to strengthen the Barons' side
• Oxford racer Rick Timmo breaks a thigh in a sidecar grasstrack spill
• Boston look to sign Australian international Peter Thompson from Exeter

Tour Match

England Div II 48 v 60 Poland II

Carl Glover/Terry Jones (12)..Frantisek Stach (15)

England Div II 53 v 54 Poland II

Carl Glover (14)...Marek Cieslak (17)

Big Wins

Coatbridge 50 v 28 Long Eaton

Dave Gifford (11)...Alan Molyneux (10)

Workington 55 v 22 Teesside

Bernie Hornby (12)...Dave Durham/Russ Hodgson/Roger Wright (5)

King's Lynn 51 v 27 Newport

Terry Betts (12)...Phil Crump (11)

Eastbourne 54 v 24 Crewe

Paul Gachet (11)...Dave Morton (9)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.61
• Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 11.24
• Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.22
• Dag Lovaas (Hackney) 10.64
• Phil Crump (Newport) 10.57

League 2

• Phil Herne (Birmingham) 10.75
• Carl Glover (Boston) 10.27
• Arthur Browning (Birmingham) 10.17
• Bruce Forrester (Teesside) 10.03
• Bobby McNeil (Eastbourne) 10.00

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• King's Lynn..16..11..0..5..22
• Belle Vue..12..10..0..2..20
• Halifax..18..9..2..7..20
• Hackney..14..9..1..4..19
• Exeter..13..9..1..3..19

League 1 Bottom 5

• Leicester..14..5..1..8..11
• Wimbledon..16..5..1..10..11
• Oxford..15..4..0..11..8
• Hull..12..3..0..9..6
• Coventry..13..3..0..10..6

League 2 Top 5

• Boston..20..14..0..6..28
• Barrow..20..11..1..8..23
• Eastbourne..15..10..2..3..22
• Birmingham..15..10..1..4..21
• Bradford..19..10..1..8..21

League 2 Bottom 5

• Rye House..13..5..0..8..10
• Weymouth..15..4..0..11..8
• Scunthorpe..16..3..1..12..7
• Sunderland..19..3..0..16..6
• Ellesmere Port..14..2..1..11..5