Wimbledon Memories

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28 minutes ago, iris123 said:

No and i don't suppose the cricket was held there or at the speedway stadium 

In 1936-37 Wimbledon Sadium staged baseball.

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4 minutes ago, JohnHyam said:

In 1936-37 Wimbledon Sadium staged baseball.

But that is not the point. The point was, i doubt the Jack Hobbs Trophy for cricket was played at Plough Lane speedway stadium. Or doyou know different ? And i doubt Jack Hobbs put up a baseball trophy either. Or do you know different ?

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31 minutes ago, iris123 said:

But that is not the point. The point was, i doubt the Jack Hobbs Trophy for cricket was played at Plough Lane speedway stadium. Or doyou know different ? And i doubt Jack Hobbs put up a baseball trophy either. Or do you know different ?

I agree. Jack Hobbs had nothing to do with the baseball matches played at Wimbledon Stadium in 1936 and 1937. 

 

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38 minutes ago, JohnHyam said:

I agree. Jack Hobbs had nothing to do with the baseball matches played at Wimbledon Stadium in 1936 and 1937. 

 

Wonderful

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7 hours ago, iris123 said:

But that is not the point. The point was, i doubt the Jack Hobbs Trophy for cricket was played at Plough Lane speedway stadium. Or doyou know different ? And i doubt Jack Hobbs put up a baseball trophy either. Or do you know different ?

I agree. Jack Hobbs had nothing to do with the baseball matches played at Wimbledon Stadium IN 1936 and 1937. 

 

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When there is so much debate on this thread about the many great riders who have been associated with Wimbledon over the years two names that appear to be ignored: Jimmy Gibb and Alec Statham circa 1950s. Does anyone remember them?

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A "Wimbledon character":- 

Al Holliday, a junior rider at the old California-in-England track  in 1954-55 and at Rayleigh in 1963 has just celebrated his 95th birthday.Over the years he had many guises in the sport. In the early !950s he was a track raker and later a starting gate marshall at Wimbledon, then in 1954-55 was a junior rider at California. After that he was the pit marshal at Eastbourne for several seasons.In 1956 he appeared in the World Final at Wembley - as one of  the start area marshals.

For some years Holliday was spanner-man for Maury McDermott. It was during McDermott's 1963 promotional spell at Rayleigh that Holliday made a few appearances in junior races. Al also told me that he still holds a Full driving licence and regularly uses his car. 

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 George Frederick Bernard "Nosher" Powell, stuntman and boxer, born 15 August 1928; died 20 April 2013

Along with his wife, he ran a pub ext door to the stadium. I wonder if anyone knows if he ever popped over the road to watch the Dons ?

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4 minutes ago, iris123 said:

 George Frederick Bernard "Nosher" Powell, stuntman and boxer, born 15 August 1928; died 20 April 2013

Along with his wife, he ran a pub ext door to the stadium. I wonder if anyone knows if he ever popped over the road to watch the Dons ?

I thought his pub was in a different local area and not actually one of the two opposite the  stadium? BUT I AM PREPARED TO BE PROVED WRONG - yet again!

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Jimmy Gibb and Alec Statham were Wimbledon riders circa 1950s. Does anyone remember them?

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6 minutes ago, JohnHyam said:

I thought his pub was in a different local area and not actually one of the two opposite the  stadium? BUT I AM PREPARED TO BE PROVED WRONG - yet again!

https://www.closedpubs.co.uk/london/sw17_tooting_princeofwales.html

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19 minutes ago, JohnHyam said:

Jimmy Gibb and Alec Statham were Wimbledon riders circa 1950s. Does anyone remember them?

Nae... I wasnae born then...

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21 minutes ago, JohnHyam said:

Jimmy Gibb and Alec Statham were Wimbledon riders circa 1950s. Does anyone remember them?

I don't remember them, but i do remember Barry Briggs. he used to have a record shop on Garratt Lane. Apparently a star of the time Tommy Steele was at the opening . Does anyone remember the shop ? maybe bought a 45 there. Maybe even from Tommy Steele . Apparently Briggo also opened up a driving school next door as well. A little empire started

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2 minutes ago, iris123 said:

I don't remember them, but i do remember Barry Briggs. he used to have a record shop on Garratt Lane. Apparently a star of the time Tommy Steele was at the opening . Does anyone remember the shop ? maybe bought a 45 there. Maybe even from Tommy Steele . Apparently Briggo also opened up a driving school next door as well. A little empire started

When I were a lad, we actually went down to Southampton and spent the weekend at Barry and June's...

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1 hour ago, JohnHyam said:

Jimmy Gibb and Alec Statham were Wimbledon riders circa 1950s. Does anyone remember them?

 

1 hour ago, iris123 said:

I don't remember them, but i do remember Barry Briggs. he used to have a record shop on Garratt Lane. Apparently a star of the time Tommy Steele was at the opening . Does anyone remember the shop ? maybe bought a 45 there. Maybe even from Tommy Steele . Apparently Briggo also opened up a driving school next door as well. A little empire started

Link re Jimmy Gibb: 

http://www.canadianspeedway.com/halloffame/jimgibb.htm

Link re Alec Statham:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_Statham

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