Guest Posted March 4, 2022 On 3/3/2022 at 3:45 PM, chunky said: For a start... Roger, Peter, and Alan Johns Jamie and Jeremy Luckhurst Tommy and Bo Jansson Bob and Eric Dugard Kelvin and Neville Tatum In the 1950s rider Cyril Brine's brother Ted (?) was involved in team management. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 7, 2022 South African rider Keith Harvey rode for Wimbledon in the mid-1930s. Have any other South Africans ridden for the Dons? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,094 Posted March 8, 2022 On 3/4/2022 at 6:36 PM, JohnHyam said: In the 1950s rider Cyril Brine's brother Ted (?) was involved in team management. Yes, Ted was team manager, but you asked how many "rode" for Wimbledon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,990 Posted April 7, 2022 Just looking through some old programmes, and one from the poor 1937 season is intriguing Ronnie Greene's first at Plough Lane got off to a disastrous start with the Dons rooted to the bottom of the league. It mentions that he turned to Max Grosskreutz for help !!! Max had retired the previous season and i think was managing Norwich at the time. No mention as far as i can see in any of the books n the Dons. I wonder what sort of assistance Max was giving the team ? Mechanical help is my first thought, as i think he was fairly good at least in some aspects . Anyone know ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,990 Posted April 7, 2022 (edited) Another question I see there was a Jack Hobbs Trophy meeting Now i have never heard of him, not being a cricket fan. So looked him up and he was one of the greatest ever in that sport. Seems like he lived locally. Clapham Common etc. Just wondering if this meeting was a one off or whether it was held on a few ocassions ? Second thoughts. Took a look on speedway researcher and guess it was a one off Edited April 7, 2022 by iris123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,094 Posted April 7, 2022 1 hour ago, iris123 said: Another question I see there was a Jack Hobbs Trophy meeting Now i have never heard of him, not being a cricket fan. So looked him up and he was one of the greatest ever in that sport. Seems like he lived locally. Clapham Common etc. Just wondering if this meeting was a one off or whether it was held on a few ocassions ? Second thoughts. Took a look on speedway researcher and guess it was a one off Must admit, I'd never heard of that! I looked, and it's mentioned here... http://www.guskuhn.net/GKuhn/Wimbledon/WimbledonSpeedway.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midland Red 2,383 Posted April 12, 2022 On 4/7/2022 at 6:03 PM, chunky said: Must admit, I'd never heard of that! I looked, and it's mentioned here... http://www.guskuhn.net/GKuhn/Wimbledon/WimbledonSpeedway.htm Browsing the newspaper archive, there are several Jack Hobbs Trophies - greyhound racing (throughout the 1930s), cricket (of course), and the Wimbledon Speedway Championship in 1935. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,990 Posted April 12, 2022 8 hours ago, Midland Red said: Browsing the newspaper archive, there are several Jack Hobbs Trophies - greyhound racing (throughout the 1930s), cricket (of course), and the Wimbledon Speedway Championship in 1935. Would the Greyhound meetings also be at Wimbledon ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midland Red 2,383 Posted April 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, iris123 said: Would the Greyhound meetings also be at Wimbledon ? Yes they were! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 13, 2022 Wal Morton rode for Wimbledon pre- and post war. Did any other rider also do this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, JohnHyam said: Wal Morton rode for Wimbledon pre- and post war. Did any other rider also do this? Not Wimbledon related but besides his pre- and post-war Wimbledon stints Wal Morton also rode more than twice in various seasons for West Ham and Norwich pre- and post-war. Edited April 13, 2022 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,094 Posted April 13, 2022 59 minutes ago, JohnHyam said: Wal Morton rode for Wimbledon pre- and post war. Did any other rider also do this? You asked that question last month, and nobody knows of any... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Stadia 1,071 Posted April 13, 2022 21 minutes ago, chunky said: You asked that question last month, and nobody knows of any... Could be because the fans have all snuffed it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Stadia 1,071 Posted April 13, 2022 18 hours ago, iris123 said: Would the Greyhound meetings also be at Wimbledon ? But not around the tennis courts! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,990 Posted April 13, 2022 24 minutes ago, Ray Stadia said: But not around the tennis courts! No and i don't suppose the cricket was held there or at the speedway stadium Share this post Link to post Share on other sites