W/E JULY 28TH 1973

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Norway's Reidar Eide in action

Inside Front

Bob Valentine of Sheffield

Inside Rear

Track action from John Boulger, Ray Wilson and Mick Bell

Rear

Carl Glover of Boston

News

• John Louis threatens to quit riding for England following omission from match against Rest of the World at Wembley
• Coventry fans collect £175 each for the badly injured Les Owen and John Harrhy. Owen has recently come round from his lengthy coma following their crash at Brandon
• Wimbledon planning to use rider replacement to cover Tommy Jansson as he starts a nine-month stint in the Swedish army
• Poole have to lend three riders to visitors Coatbridge as almost half their team fails to arrive
• The Pirates release veteran Norman Strachan
• Poland name a squad of Jancarz, Mucha, Plech, Waloszek and Glucklich for their World Team Cup Eastern European round in Balakavo USSR
• Several clubs are tracking Ulf Lovaas
• Exeter have a bid of £1,000 rejected for Oxford number 8 John Davis

Big Wins

Crewe 53 v 25 Long Eaton

John Jackson (12)..Roger Mills (7)

Barrow 60 v 18 Scunthorpe

Tom Owen/Terry Kelly/Mike Sampson (10)..Rod Haynes/Ian Hindle (5)

Birmingham 56 v 22 Barrow

Malc Corradine/Phil Herne (12)..Joe Owen (8)

King's Lynn 54 v 24 Wimbledon

Malcolm Simmons (15)...Trevor Hedge (10)

Belle Vue 57 v 21 Halifax

Peter Collins (15)...Eric Boocock (7)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.89
• Anders Michanek (Reading) 11.63
• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.04
• Eric Boocock (Halifax) 10.82
• Chris Pusey (Belle Vue) 10.24

League 2

• Lou Sansom (Workington) 11.14
• Arthur Price (Boston) 10.11
• Alan Knapkin (Bradford) 10.04
• Jack Millen (Sunderland) 10.00
• Ken McKinlay (Scunthorpe) 9.66

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Wolves..20..11..0..9..22
• Belle Vue..14..10..0..4..20
• Sheffield..16..9..2..5..20
• Leicester..16..10..0..6..20
• Halifax..14..9..1..4..19

League 1 Bottom 5

• Oxford..16..5..2..9..12
• Wimbledon..13..6..0..7..12
• Coatbridge..17..5..1..11..11
• Poole..12..4..2..6..10
• Hackney..17..4..1..12..9

League 2 Top 5

• Workington..18..13..1..4..27
• Boston..15..13..0..2..26
• Peterborough..20..12..1..7..25
• Hull..18..10..2..6..22
• Bradford..16..10..0..6..20

League 2 Bottom 5

• Canterbury..15..6..1..8..13
• Birmingham..14..6..0..8..12
• Scunthorpe..21..5..1..15..11
• Ellesmere Port..19..5..0..14..10
• Berwick..18..5..0..13..10