W/E OCTOBER 12TH 1974

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Terry Betts leads Bob Valentine and Jimmy McMillan

Inside Front

Richard May

Inside Rear

Joe Owen

Rear

Ian Cartwright chases Bruce Forrester and Russ Hodgson

News

• Sheffield beat Ipswich home and away to secure a convincing Division I KOC Final victory
• Cradley's John Boulger is named as the first challenger to new Golden Helmet holder, Phil Crump

Big Wins

Birmingham 58 v 20 Workington

Phil Herne (12)...Alan Cowland (11)

Crewe 52 v 26 Bradford

Dave Morton (12)..Tony Featherstone (9)

Oxford 50 v 28 Swindon

Ulf Lovaas (11)..Martin Ashby (12)

Stoke 50 v 28 Weymouth

Brian Woodward (11)..Geoff Swindells (12)

Workington 58 v 20 Bradford

Mitch Graham/Steve Watson (12)..Tony Featherstone (8)

Berwick 51 v 27 Stoke

Graham Jones/Dave Trownson (12)..Andy Cusworth (10)

Coatbridge 55 v 23 Peterborough

Brian Collins (11)...Ken Matthews/Mike Cake (6)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 11.34
• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.32
• Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.27
• John Louis (Ipswich) 10.78
• Phil Crump (Newport) 10.76

League 2

• Phil Herne (Birmingham) 10.89
• Carl Glover (Boston) 10.38
• Arthur Browning (Birmingham) 10.15
• Mitch Graham (Workington) 10.11
• John Jackson (Crewe) 9.94

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Exeter..29..22..1..6..45
• Ipswich..30..20..1..9..41
• Belle Vue..24..20..0..4..40
• King's Lynn..31..19..1..11..39
• Sheffield..27..17..0..10..34

League 1 Bottom 5

• Poole..29..12..1..16..25
• Cradley..29..12..0..17..24
• Oxford..31..11..0..20..22
• Coventry..30..10..0..20..20
• Hull..31..8..0..23..16

League 2 Top 5

• Birmingham..31..24..3..4..51
• Eastbourne..34..22..3..9..47
• Boston..34..21..2..11..44
• Workington..33..20..3..10..43
• Crewe..32..20..0..12..40

League 2 Bottom 5

• Rye House..30..13..0..17..26
• Ellesmere Port..31..10..3..18..23
• Sunderland..36..11..0..25..22
• Scunthorpe..36..9..2..25..20
• Weymouth..34..10..0..24..20