1947 Tamworth Second Half details wanted

[fastaway 0]

Can anyone help me with the following second half details if possible lease

All details of events wanted:

Home: v Eastbourne (4 June, 30 July, 5 November), Southampton (11 June, 6 August), Wombwell (18 June, 17 September), Stoke (2 July, 1 October)

                                   Cradley Heath (4 August, 8 October), Plymouth (27 August ), Midlands (9 July), The Rest (24 September).

Away: v Wombwell (9 May, 13 June, 25 July, 21 August, 26 September), Southampton (10 June, 3 August), Cradley Heath (4 August), Stoke (2 October). 

 

 

Edited April 25, 2020 by fastaway

[moomin man 76 171]

I will dig out my Cradley programmes from 1947 to see what I can find for you.

[fastaway 0]

Thank you my friend 

[moomin man 76 171]

On 4/22/2020 at 12:01 PM, fastaway said:

Thank you my friend 

Tamworth v Cradley 4th August - 2nd half results according to my copy of the programme;

Heat 17: Reserve Scratch Race - Jack Baxter (R), Jack Ladd (B), Phil Malpass (W), Alan Hunt (Y/B) - result Baxter, Ladd, Hunt, Malpass - 80.6s

Heat 18: Junior Match Race - Bill Dalton (R), T. Gibson (B) - replacing Fred Yates - result Dalton, Gibson - 80.6s

Heat 19: Highest Point Scorers - Arthur Payne (R), Bill Harris (B), Jim Wright (W), Les Beaumont (Y/B) - result Harris, Beaumont, Payne, Wright - 78s

Heat 20: Runners Up: - Jack Baxter (R), G. Dates (B), Geoff Bennett (W), Alan Hunt (Y/B) - result Bennett, Dates, Hunt, Baxter - no time indicated.

I don't have a copy of the meeting from 8th October.

 

Cradley v Tamworth 4th August

2nd Half Details:

Heat 1 - Alan Hunt (R), Phil Malpass (B), Jack Baxter (W), Jack Ladd (Y/B) - result Hunt, Baxter, Ladd - 84.6s

Heat 2 - Les Beaumont (R), Jimmy Wright (B), Steve Langton (W), Cyril Page (Y/B) - result Beaumont, Wright, Page - 81.8s

Heat 3 - Geoff Bennett (R), Frank Evans (B), Bill Harris (W), Charlie Oates (Y/B) - result Harris, Evans, Oates, Bennett - 80.2s

Heat 4 - Eric Irons (R), Ray Beaumont (B), Arthur Payne (W), Fred Yates (Y/B) - result Beaumont, Irons, Yates (Payne excluded) - 81.6s

Final - Alan Hunt (R), Les Beaumont (B), Bill Harris (W), Ray Beaumont (Y/B) - result Ray Beaumont, Hunt (seemingly only two finishers) - 81.8

[BOBBATH 467]

I was interested to see these Tamworth second half results from way back in1947- wow 73 years ago. I was particularly interested to see Arthur Payne-our now oldest surviving World Finalist was one of the competitors-amazing. Also Alan Hunt just starting out. Does anyone know if the old Tamworth Stadium is still there-or if not what replaced it. I remember the old second halves as part of a night's speedway racing-long gone I guess.

[fastaway 0]

Moomin man 76, Thank you very much for your help, first class mate.

  As for the track Bobbath, it is now under Drayton Manor park, I'm sorry to say,