iris123 Posted May 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 Although I also have a preview from 29 September 1933 San Diego Loyola Lions v Long Beach Pirates San Diego team Miny Waln, Mark Porter (C), Byrd McKinney, Rusty Roberts Mark being a San Diego boy was a unanimous choice as captain The Pirates have won 3 in a row v Loyola at home and hope to make it 4 I guess this might be a US style that the home team is listed last ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, iris123 said: Although I also have a preview from 29 September 1933 San Diego Loyola Lions v Long Beach Pirates San Diego team Miny Waln, Mark Porter (C), Byrd McKinney, Rusty Roberts Mark being a San Diego boy was a unanimous choice as captain The Pirates have won 3 in a row v Loyola at home and hope to make it 4 I guess this might be a US style that the home team is listed last ? That sounds about right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 Looks like I have an apology to make. Seems like they DID keep scores in some meetings, although that may just be in Championship meetings. I still don't suppose many Americans were ardent scorekeepers and statisticians like we anoraks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 11 minutes ago, chunky said: Looks like I have an apology to make. Seems like they DID keep scores in some meetings, although that may just be in Championship meetings. I still don't suppose many Americans were ardent scorekeepers and statisticians like we anoraks... No apology needed. I do also have one. San Diego won 41-Loyola 28 and Long Beach 5 pts from October 1933 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 On 5/28/2020 at 7:34 AM, waiheke1 said: Because Chunky wasn't doing anything that needed to be stopped Sid. He made reasonable points, and you have posted aggressively in response. We all respect you as a poster who speaks his mind and knows his speedway, but on this thread - in my view - it is you who is in the wrong in the interaction with Chunky. Not on opinions - we all have different ones of those- but in the way you have posted. THANKS . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 On 5/28/2020 at 7:34 AM, waiheke1 said: Because Chunky wasn't doing anything that needed to be stopped Sid. He made reasonable points, and you have posted aggressively in response. We all respect you as a poster who speaks his mind and knows his speedway, but on this thread - in my view - it is you who is in the wrong in the interaction with Chunky. Not on opinions - we all have different ones of those- but in the way you have posted. Unless you are a total fool and i know you are not, noboldies fool, Waike). Chunky is clever for me I don't really care either way my way of posting is no worse than his his posting against Gustix/ right/ Wrong.Over a period he has been unpleasant nasty .at times and that is my honest opinion he gets AWAY wth it myself i don't believe i. would get a way with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 We've moved on, why can't you ? Just let us get on with the topic. If you have nothing to contribute, go to another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 1 minute ago, iris123 said: We've moved on, why can't you ? Just let us get on with the topic. If you have nothing to contribute, go to another 1 minute ago, iris123 said: We've moved on, why can't you ? Just let us get on with the topic. If you have nothing to contribute, go to another Thanks Iris good old Iris , you do a great job to contribute.BUT if you don't like what i say YOU go on to another thread, Why don't you f.... yourself and move on ??!!! Don't EVER preach to to me is that clear anough .!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said: Thanks Iris good old Iris , you do a great job to contribute.BUT if you don't like what i say YOU go on to another thread, Why don't you f.... yourself and move on ??!!! Don't EVER preach to to me is that clear anough .!!!!! I was being polite.Not sure why you bring this back up after days have gone by. If you want a barney, I think Norbold started a thread just for us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 1 minute ago, iris123 said: I was being polite.Not sure why you bring this back up after days have gone by. If you want a barney, I think Norbold started a thread just for us Really do you ever replyi that Politely??.Norbold is a nobody to me now shame really liked him but we move on eh!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said: Really do you ever replyi that Politely??.Norbold is a nobody to me now shame really liked him but we move on eh!! You've let yourself down badly over the past week Sid. I said to Steve Roberts I thought you should stay, after the last problem, but you just don't let things go. Enough from me Sid. You can stay or go, but I am not getting into another debate with you Edited May 29, 2020 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) 54 minutes ago, iris123 said: You've let yourself down badly over the past week Sid. I said to Steve I thought you should stay, after the last problem, but you just don't let things go. Enough from me Sid. You can stay or go, but I am not getting into another debate with you GREAT STUFF Iris, you and good old STEVE can lick each other''s behinds for ever .For me personally don't give a F.... about you two you can keep rocking and rolling for ever .Norbold really hurts me to say it but hey that that is life Edited May 29, 2020 by Sidney the robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Sidney the robin said: Chunky is clever for me I don't really care either way my way of posting is no worse than his his posting against Gustix/ right/ Wrong.Over a period he has been unpleasant nasty .at times and that is my honest opinion he gets AWAY wth it myself You make false accusations and you resort to name-calling, and you claim that I am the nasty one? 2 hours ago, Sidney the robin said: Thanks Iris good old Iris , you do a great job to contribute.BUT if you don't like what i say YOU go on to another thread, Why don't you f.... yourself and move on ??!!! Don't EVER preach to to me is that clear anough .!!!!! So it's okay for YOU to preach to others? Why should iris move on to another thread? This is HIS thread, so I don't see why he should abandon it just because you have got yourself into a pother and have hijacked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Sidney the robin said: GREAT STUFF Iris, you and good old STEVE can lick each other''s behinds for ever .For me personally don't give a F.... about you two you can keep rocking and rolling for ever .Norbold really hurts me to say it but hey that that is life Iris and I have had our issues in the past - quite heated, in fact - but we are both mature enough to move on without bearing grudges. And PLEASE, don't say anything about norbold; the situation between you two is ENTIRELY of your own doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 I know this is from 1940, but you said that was fine. This is from the Madeira Tribune, dated 18 July, 1940. Glendale Ghost Will Augment Rider's Ranks "Heavy traffic and competition of 1935 and 1936 when the short track motorcycle racing jockeys drew top crowds of between 5000 and 6000 fans to the Fresno State college stadium is in store for the fifth consecutive week on the quarter mile track here Saturday night beginning at 8 o'clock. Promoters of the weekly flat track sports announced today Earl Farrand, the well known Glendale Ghost who used to make sport in springing upsets over Lammy Lamoreaux, Corfu and Jack Milne and others, is being sought to augment the ranks of the scratch riders this week. The races, booked for an 8 p.m. starting time, consume approximately two hours running time." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, chunky said: I know this is from 1940, but you said that was fine. This is from the Madeira Tribune, dated 18 July, 1940. Glendale Ghost Will Augment Rider's Ranks "Heavy traffic and competition of 1935 and 1936 when the short track motorcycle racing jockeys drew top crowds of between 5000 and 6000 fans to the Fresno State college stadium is in store for the fifth consecutive week on the quarter mile track here Saturday night beginning at 8 o'clock. Promoters of the weekly flat track sports announced today Earl Farrand, the well known Glendale Ghost who used to make sport in springing upsets over Lammy Lamoreaux, Corfu and Jack Milne and others, is being sought to augment the ranks of the scratch riders this week. The races, booked for an 8 p.m. starting time, consume approximately two hours running time." Great stuff . I did a few days ago come across a speedway meeting in Fresno in the 80s. But it was in Selland Arena on ice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 1 minute ago, iris123 said: Great stuff . I did a few days ago come across a speedway meeting in Fresno in the 80s. But it was in Selland Arena on ice Well, over the last 30 or 40 years, there have been a lot of indoor ice meetings around the US (I've been to several), but information is a lot harder to find that when outdoor meetings were advertised in the papers back in the 30's. Until now, I never realised that Fresno was such a hotbed of activity back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Just now, chunky said: Well, over the last 30 or 40 years, there have been a lot of indoor ice meetings around the US (I've been to several), but information is a lot harder to find that when outdoor meetings were advertised in the papers back in the 30's. Until now, I never realised that Fresno was such a hotbed of activity back then. Home of Sprouts Elder. But when I looked on wiki for the famous sons and daughters of Fresno, his name wasn't amongst them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) There's an accepted reason for the demise of major USA speedway activity from the late 1930s. Edited May 29, 2020 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Now, here is an interesting one! I know this is a little later, but this was from "The Billboard" magazine! They apparently had a regular "Speedway Round-Up" feature, with nearly everything about cars (mostly midgets), but there was this, from November 23, 1946. "LOS ANGELES - Wilbur (Lammy) Lamoreaux, Glendale, Calif., won the night speedway national motorcycle title by capturing four straight races at Lincoln Park Stadium here Sunday (3) before 3,000 fans. He edged out Jack Milne, of Pasadena, 20 points to 19. Jimmy Gibb, of Hollywood, was third with 17; Byrd McKinney, Pasadena, 17 (lost in run-off with Gibb); Earl Farrand, Glendale, 14; Burton Albrecht, Monterey Park, 14." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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