W/E OCTOBER 6TH 1973

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Top Division II man Lou Sansom in action

Inside Front

Barrow's Mike Sampson

Inside Rear

Coatbridge team photo

Rear

Bobby McNeil of Eastbourne

News

• Milan Spinka wins Czech Golden Helmet meeting at Pardubice from Ole Olsen and Ivan Mauger
• Ipswich's Sandor Levai contemplates retirement at the end of the season
• Scunthorpe's use of Quibell Park is under threat from complaints by the athletics club that share the facility
• Stan Stevens leaves Chesterton just one match after joining
• Eastbourne team-manager Arthur Nutley is fined £100 for his team's walk-out at Long Eaton
• King's Lynn are waiting on the outcome of an application to Poland for the use of Zenon Plech for the rest of the season
• Reading finalise plans for their last ever meeting at Tilehurst

Division II International Series

England 54 v 53 Sweden

Frank Auffret (13)..Leif Enecrona (15)

Big Wins

Reading 54 v 24 Wimbledon

Geoff Curtis/Dag Lovaas (12)..Norman Hunter(G)(8)

Birmingham 56 v 22 Scunthorpe

Malcolm Corradine (12)..Ian Hindle (12)

Leicester 51 v 27 Poole

John Boulger (12)...Pete Smith (11)

Leicester 51 v 27 King's Lynn

Dave Jessup (12)...Malcolm Simmons (13)

Barrow 55 v 23 Boston

Mike Sampson/Terry Kelly/Tom Owen (10)..Carl Glover (11)

Peterborough 51 v 27 Canterbury

Frank Smith (12)...Trevor Jones (15)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Anders Michanek (Reading) 11.61
• Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.37
• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 10.99
• Eric Boocock(Halifax) 10.52
• Malcolm Simmons (King's Lynn) 10.48

League 2

• Lou Sansom (Workington) 10.72
• Alan Knapkin (Bradford) 10.04
• Jack Millen (Sunderland) 9.81
• Ken McKinlay 9scunthorpe) 9.75
• Dave Mills (Hull) 9.47

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Reading..32..24..1..7..49
• Sheffield..30..20..2..8..42
• King's Lynn..30..19..3..8..41
• Ipswich..30..17..2..11..36
• Leicester..31..18..0..13..36

League 1 Bottom 5

• Poole..27..11..2..14..24
• Hackney..30..11..2..17..24
• Wimbledon..29..11..0..18..22
• Coatbridge..32..10..1..21..21
• Cradley..28..7..3..18..17

League 2 Top 5

• Boston..30..25..0..5..50
• Workington..31..20..2..9..42
• Eastbourne..32..19..2..11..40
• Peterborough..32..19..1..12..39
• Crewe..34..17..1..16..35

League 2 Bottom 5

• Ellesmere Port..32..13..0..19..26
• Scunthorpe..32..12..1..19..25
• Chesterton..29..12..1..17..25
• Berwick..32..11..1..20..23
• Rayleigh..32..9..2..21..20