W/E MAY 5TH 1973

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Poole's Pete Smith and Brian Collins read the programme at Hackney

Inside Front

Rick Woods of Newport

Inside Rear

Birmingham team picture

Rear

Swindon's Sumner McKnight

News

• Barney Kennett signs for Hackney
• Birmingham number one Arthur Browning injures a leg
• Coatbridge snap up German star Egon Muller
• Bob Young takes over as Rayleigh skipper
• Coventry sign unknown Swede Soren Karlsson to replace Rick France
• King's Lynn want Sverre Harrfeldt
• American trio, Woods, McKnight and Autrey refused permission to ride in UK World Championship qualifying rounds
• Peterborough sign Jack Walker on loan from Reading

Big Wins

Scunthorpe 19 v 59 Peterborough

Chris Emery (6)...Brian Clark/Richard Greer/John Davis (12)

Birmingham 52 v 26 Crewe

Roger Mills (15)...Robin Adlington (11)

Long Eaton 54 v 24 Bradford

Chris Emery (6)...Robin Adlington (11)

Teesside 57 v 21 Berwick

Bruce Forrester (11)...Doug Templeton (11)

Newport 52 v 26 Wimbledon

Reidar Eide/Graham Plant (12)...Trevor Hedge (8)

Workington 53 v 25 Birmingham

Mitch Graham (12)...Phil Herne (9)

Peterborough 58 v 20 Rayleigh

Roy Carter/Richard Greer (10)...Bob Young (6)

Canterbury 50 v 28 Crewe

Graham Banks (10)...John Jackson (13)

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Leicester..9..7..0..2..14
• Cradley United..8..5..1..2..11
• Belle Vue..4..4..0..0..8
• Wolves..7..4..0..3..8
• Newport..5..3..0..2..6

League 1 Bottom 5

• Coatbridge..4..1..0..3..2
• Hackney..4..1..0..3..2
• Poole..1..0..1..0..1
• Exeter..6..0..1..5..1
• Oxford..6..0..1..5..1

League 2 Top 5

• Workington..5..5..0..0..10
• Peterborough..4..3..0..1..6
• Boston..3..3..0..0..6
• Barrow..4..3..0..1..6
• Bradford..4..3..0..1..6

League 2 Bottom 5

• Hull..1..0..0..1..0
• Canterbury..1..0..0..1..0
• Ellesemere Port..5..0..0..5..0
• Eastbourne..2..0..0..2..0
• Scunthorpe..5..0..0..5..0