WIGAN Updated Update Friday 2 nd May 1952 Woodhouse Lane Stadium, Wigan Wigan Panthers 50 Stoke Potters 33 (Challenge)

WIGAN 1952

Updated 16.3.2017

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Friday 2

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May 1952 Woodhouse Lane Stadium, Wigan

Wigan Panthers 50 Stoke Potters 33 (Challenge)

Wigan Archie Windmill 1’ 2 1 X Fred Brand 2 0 3 2’ 7 1 Alf Webster 2 1 1 0 4 George Newton F 2’ 3 3 9 1 Dick Harris 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3 Bruce Semmens 3 3 3 3 12 Ron Hart 1 2 3 Bill Bridgett 3 E 3 Stoke Peter Orpwood 3 E 1’ 4 1 Ken Adams 0 E 1 0 1 John Fitzpatrick 3 3 3 0 9 Gil Blake E 1 1 2 4 Les Jenkins 1 2 2 3 8 Ron Peace 0 0 0 1 1 Ray Harris 1 1 1’ 3 1 Derek Braithwaite 2’ 2 X 4 1

Ht1 Oepwood, Brand, Windmill, Adams 66.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Fitzpatrick, Webster, Newton (f), Blake (ef) 71.4 2 3 5 6

Ht3 Semmens, D.Harris, Jenkins, Peace 71.6 5 1 10 7

Ht4 Bridgett, Newton, R.Harris, Orpwood (ef) 70.4 5 1 15 8

Ht5 Fitzpatrick, Windmill, Blake, Brand 74.0 2 4 17 12

Ht6 Newton, Jenkins, Webster, Peace 73.4 4 2 21 14

Ht7 Semmens, D.Harris, R.Harris, Adams (ef) 75.2 5 1 26 15

Ht8 Fitzpatrick, Braithwaite, Webster, Bridgett (ef) 78.6 1 5 27 20

Ht9 Brand, Jenkins, Hart, Peace (p?) 70.0 4 2 31 22

Ht10 Newton, Braithwaite, Adams, Webster (ef) 72.8 3 3 34 25

Ht11 Semmens, D.Harris, Blake, Fitzpatrick 69.0 5 1 39 26

Ht12 Jenkins, Hart, Windmill (ef), Braithwaite (x) 73.4 3 3 42 29

Ht13 D.Harris, Blake, R.Harris, Bridgett (ns) 73.4 3 3 45 32

Ht14 Semmens, Brand, Peace, Adams 72.8 5 1 50 33

Novices Scratch Race

Reg Wilson, Frank Briggs, Bill Bennett, Sid Dickinson (ns) “ “ no space for recording time

Special Match Race

Ht1 George Newton bt Dick Harris 72.2

Ht2 Bruce Semmens v Peter Robinson not staged

Ht3 Fred Brand bt Peter Robinson 71.6

The Woodhouse Scramble

Ht1 Webster, Fitzpatrick, Windmill, Orpwood 73.6 Ht2 Braithwaite, R.Harris, Hart (ef), Bridgett (ns) 71.0 Ht3 Adams, D.Harris, Semmens, Blake (ef) awarded

Ht4 [ Brand, Newton, Jenkins, Peace ?

Friday 9

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Wigan Panthers 46 Liverpool Chads 38 (Challenge)

Wigan Les Sellers 0 F 0 Eric Liddell 1 1 1 0 3 Alf Webster 3 3 2 2 10 George Newton 2’ 3 1’ 1 7 2 Dick Harris 3 1’ 3 3 10 1 Bruce Semmens 1 2 X 3 6 Ron Hart 1 F 1 Bill Bridgett 3 1’ 3 2’ 9 2 Liverpool Len Read 2’ 2 0 4 1 Peter Robinson 3 3 3 2 11 Reg Duval 1 E 0 2 3 Eric Smith 0 2 1’ 3 1 Tommy Allott 0 0 1’ 1 1 Harry Welch 2 2 2’ 1’ 7 2 Val Morton 0 1 1 Bill Griffiths 3 3 2 X 8

Ht1 Robinson, Read, Liddell, Sellers 65.0 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Webster, Newton, Duval, Smith 66.4 5 1 6 6

Ht3 Harris, Welch, Semmens, Allott 68.2 4 2 10 8

Ht4 Newton, Read, Hart, Morton 68.6 4 2 14 10

Ht5 Bridgett, Smith, Liddell, Duval (efch) 69.8 4 2 18 12

Ht6 Webster, Welch,Newton, Allott 68.6 4 2 22 14

Ht7 Robinson, Semmens, Harris, Read 69.4 3 3 25 17

Ht8 Griffiths, Webster, Bridgett, Duval 69.4 3 3 28 20

Ht9 Griffiths, Welch, Liddell, Sellers 69.8 1 5 29 25

Ht10 Robinson, Webster, Newton, Read 69.0 3 3 32 28

Ht11 Harris, Duval, Smith, Semmens (exc) 72.4 3 3 35 31

Ht12 Bridgett, Griffiths, Allott, Hart (f) 72.0 3 3 38 34

Ht13 Harris, Bridgett, Morton, Griffiths (exc) 72.2 5 1 43 35

Ht14 Semmens, Robinson, Welch, Liddell 71.2 3 3 46 38

Novices Scratch Sace

P.Craven, Reg Wilson, Bert Duncalf, Frank Briggs 74.0 Special Match Race

Peter Robinson v Bruce Semmens (cancelled no bike) The Wigan Scurry

Ht1 Robinson, Read, Liddell (ef), Bill Bennett (exc) 78.6

Ht2 Newton, Webster, Smith, Duval 71.6

Ht3 Harris, Allott, Semmens (exc), Welch (ns) 74.2 Ht4 Bridgett, R.Hart (ef), V.Morton (exc), Griffiths (ns) 76.8 Final Robinson, Newton, Harris, Bridgett ^

^ race stopped all but Robinson crashed – safety fence demolished No rerun

Friday 16

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May 1952 Woodhouse Lane Stadium, Wigan

Best Pairs

Goog Hoskin 2 3 8

Don Hardy X 2 3 2 3 3 13

Total 21

Alf Webster 3 3 2 2 1 3 14 Total 17 Bruce Semmens 3 3 2 3 3 2 16 Eric Liddell 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 Total 20 Archie Windmill 3 2 1 1 1 0 8 Trevor Redmond 2 3 2 3 3 2 15 Total 23 Bill Bridgett 0 2 1 1 2 1 7 Eric Williams 1 3 3 3 3 3 16 Total 23 Dick Harris 1 2 2 2 2 3 12 Bob Sharpe 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Total 13 Cyril Cooper 1 1 0 2 2 2 8 Ron Hart 0 X 1 0 1 0 2 Total 10

Frank Malouf (Newton) 1 1

Frank Malouf (Hoskin) 1 0 1 1 3

Ht1 Windmill, Redmond, Cooper, Hart 67.4

Ht2 Webster, Hoskin, Malouf, Hardy 66.4

Ht3 Redmond, Windmill, Harris, Sharp 68.4

Ht4 Semmens, Liddell, Cooper, Hart 68.0

Ht5 Hoskin, Hardy, Williams, Bridgett 68.0

Ht6 Webster, Harris, Sharp, Newton 67.0

Ht7 Semmens, Redmond, Windmill, Liddell 67.2

Ht8 Williams, Bridgett, Hart, Cooper 66.8

Ht9 Hardy, Harris, Malouf, Sharp 67.8

Ht10 Redmond, Webster, Windmill, Newton 66.8

Ht11 Williams, Semmens, Bridgett, Liddell 67.4

Ht12 Redmond, Hardy, Windmill, Malouf 67.2

Ht13 Semmens, Webster, Liddell, Newton 67.4

Ht14 Williams, harris, Bridgett, Sharp 67.4

Ht15 Hardy, Cooper, Malouf, Hart 67.0

Ht16 Semmens, Harris, Liddell, Sharp 67.2

Ht17 Williams, Bridgett, Webster, Newton 67.2

Ht18 Harris, Cooper, Hart, Sharp 68.2

Ht19 Hardy, Semmens, Malouf, Liddell 67.0

Ht20 Webster, Cooper, Newton, Hart 68.0

Ht21 Williams, Redmond, Bridgett, Windmill 68.8 Run Off Redmond, Williams, Windmill, Bridgett 69.6

Friday 23

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May 1952 Woodhouse Lane Stadium, Wigan

Wigan Panthers 46 Long Eaton Archers 37 (Challenge)

Wigan Archie Windmill 3 3 2 E 8 Jack Dawson 1 1 F 1 3 Alf Webster 3 3 3 3 12 George Newton 0 2’ 0 1 3 1 Dick Harris 0 1 1 3 5 Peter Robinson 3 3 3 3 12 Bill Bridgett 3 X 3 Reg Wilson 0 0 0 Long Eaton Fred Siggins F 1 0 0 1 Peter Moore 2 2 2 2 8

Bill Harris 1’ 0 2 2 5 1 Wilf Plant 2 2 0 2 6 Jack Winstanley 1’ 1’ 3 2’ 7 3 Cyril Page 2 2 1 0 5 Johnny Jones 0 1’ 1 1 Eric Mason 1’ 3 4 1

Ht1 Windmill, Moore, Dawson, Siggins (f) 68.6 4 2 4 2

Hr2 Webster, Plant, B.Harris, Newton 67.6 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Robinson, Page, Winstanley, D.Harris 68.0 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Bridgett, Newton, Siggins, Jones 69.4 5 1 15 9

Ht5 Windmill, Plant, Dawson, B.Harris 69.0 4 2 19 11

Ht6 Webster, Page, Winstanley, Newton 67.6 3 3 22 14

Ht7 Robinson, Moore, D.Harris, Siggins 68.6 4 2 26 16

Ht8 Webster, B.Harris, Mason, Wilson 67.6 3 3 29 19

Ht9 Winstanley, Windmill, Page, Dawson (f) 69.8 2 4 31 23

Ht10 Webster, Moore, Newton, Siggins 67.4 4 2 35 25

Ht11 Robinson, B.Harris, D.Harris, Plant 67.8 4 2 39 27

Ht12 Mason, Winstanley, Windmill (ef), Bridgett (exc) 69.4 0 5 39 32

Ht13 D.Harris, Plant, Jones, Wilson 68.6 3 3 42 35

Ht14 Robsinson, Moore, Dawson, Page 67.6 4 2 46 37

Novice Race

Ht1 Bert Duncalf, Cliff Hundle, Bill Bennett (f), Frank Briggs (ns) 71.2 Ht2 Harry Hughes, Dave Lewis, Bert Rawlinson, Bob Chew 71.4

Final Hughes, Lewis, Duncalf, Hindle 70.2

Friday 30th May 1952 Woodhouse Lane Stadium, Wigan

Wigan Panthers 41 Glasgow Tigers 43 (Challenge)

Wigan Archie Windmill 2 2 1 3 8 Jack Dawson 0 0 0 2’ 2 1 Alf Webster 2 3 3 2 10 George Newton F E 0 Dick Harris 0 0 1 2’ 3 1 Bruce Semmens 2 1 3 3 9 Bill Bridgett 2 0 2’ 4 1 Ron Hart 2’ X 3 5 1 Glasgow Junior Bainbridge 3 3 3 3 12 Jack Hodgson 1 2’ 3 1 Tommy Miller 3 3 X 2 8 Jim Russell 1 1 0 F 2 Ken McKInlay 3 1’ 3 1 8 1 Don Wilkinson 1 2 2’ 1 6 Stuart Irvine 1 1 1 3 Red Monteith 1 0 0 1

Ht1 Bainbridge, Windmill, Hodgson, Dawson 66.2 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Miller, Webster, Russell, Newton (f) 66.0 2 4 4 8

Ht3 McKinlay, Semmens, Wilkinson, Harris 66.4 2 4 6 12

Ht4 Bainbridge, Bridgett, Irvine, Newton (ef) 67.2 2 4 8 16

Ht5 Miller, Windmill, Russell, Dawson 66.4 2 4 10 20

Ht6 Webster, Wilkinson, McKinlay, Bridgett 66.0 3 3 13 23

Ht7 Bainbridge, Hodgson, Semmens, Harris 66.8 1 5 14 28

Ht8 Webster, Hart, Monteith, Miller (exc) 67.0 5 1 19 29

Ht9 McKinlay, Wilkinson, Windmill, Dawson 65.8 1 5 20 34

Ht11 Semmens, Miller, Harris, Russell 66.6 4 2 26 40

Ht12 Windmill, Bridgett, McKinlay, Monteith 67.4 5 1 31 41

Ht13 Hart, Harris, Irvine, Russell (f) 69.0 5 1 36 42

Ht14 Semmens, Dawson, Wilkinson, Hodgson 69.0 5 1 41 43

Novice Race

Ht1 Duncalf, Bennett, Reg Wilson, Hindle (exc) 69.4

Ht2 Horne, Lewis, Briggs, Elly Baker 71.2

Ht3 Szurowski, Bluey Mitchell, Rawlinson, Peacock 71.0

Ht4 Chew, Mackay, Sudbury, O’Neill(exc) 72.0

Final Horne, Szurowski, Duncalf, Chew 71.0

Monday 2

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June 1952 Woodhouse Lane Stadium, Wigan

Wigan Panthers 43 Ashfield Giants 41 (Challenge)

WIGAN Fred.Siggins 0 3 - - - - 3 Bob Duckworth 0 3 0 - - - 3 Alf Webster 2 3 3 1' - - 9 1 George .Stringer 1' 0 0 - - - 1 1 Dick Harris 0 1 1 0 - - 2 Tommy Miller 3 3 3 3 - - 12 Bill Bridgett 1 1 2' 1 - - 5 1 Ron Hart 3 1 2 2 - - 8 ASHFIELD Bruce Semmens 3 3 2 3 - - 11 Cyril Cooper 2' 0 0 2 - - 4 1 Willie Wilson 3 1' 0 2 - - 6 1 Dick Howard E 2 0 1 - - 3 Ron Phillips 2 1' 0 0 - - 3 1 Larry Lazarus 1' 2 1 1' - - 5 2 Don Gray 2' 3 - - - - 5 2 Jim Blythe 2 2 - - - - 4

Ht 1 Semmens, Cooper, Bridgett, Duckworth 69.4 1 5 1 5

Ht 2 Wilson, Webster, Stringer, Howard (ef) 67.6 3 3 4 8

Ht 3 Miller, Phillips, Lazarus, Harris 68.8 3 3 7 11

Ht 4 Semmens, Gray, Bridgett, Stringer 69.8 1 5 8 16

Ht 5 Hart, Howard, Wilson, Siggins 70.0 3 3 11 19

Ht 6 Webster, Lazarus, Phillips, Stringer 69.0 3 3 14 22

Ht 7 Miller, Semmens, Harris, Cooper 69.0 4 2 18 24

Ht 8 Webster, Blythe, Hart, Wilson 68.8 4 2 22 26

Ht 9 Duckworth, Bridgett, Lazarus, Phillips 72.0 5 1 27 27

Ht 10 Semmens, Hart, Webster, Cooper 69.6 3 3 30 30

Ht 11 Miller, Wilson, Harris, Howard 71.6 4 2 34 32

Ht 12 Siggins, Blythe, Bridgett, Phillips 71.6 4 2 38 34

Ht 13 Gray, Hart, Howard, Harris 70.6 2 4 40 38

Ht 14 Miller, Cooper, Lazarus, Duckworth 69.4 3 3 43 41

Match Race

Bruce Semmens bt Tommy Miller 70.8

Novice Races

Ht1 Duncalf, Hindle (ef), Corry (f) 72.6

Ht2 Horne, Lewis, Briggs, Elly Baker 74.6

Ht3 Peacock, Rawlinson, Bluey Mitchell (f) Szurowski 76.2

Ht4 MacKay, Sudbury, Chew, O’Neill (f) ?

Final [ Duncalf, Horne, Peacock, MacKay ?

Friday 6

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June 1952 Woodhouse Lane, Wigan

Wigan Panthers 44 Exeter Falcons 40 (Challenge)

Wigan

Archie Windmill 2 2’ 0 4 1

Alf Webster 2 3 3 1 9 Ron Hart F 2 F 0 3 Dick Harris 2’ 2’ 1 3 8 2 Peter Robinson 3 3 3 1 10 Eric Liddell 1’ 3 4 1 Ralph Horne 1 1 1 3 Exeter Goog Hoskin 3 3 F 2’ 8 1 Jack Geran 1 1 3 2’ 7 1 Don Hardy 3 1 2 2 8 Johnny Sargeant 1 0 0 2 3 Ron Barrett 1 1’ 2’ 3 7 2 Vic Gent 0 2 3 2 7 Ron Swaine 0 0 0 Maurice Barnett 0 0 0

Ht1 Hoskin, Windmill, Geran, Welch 69.0 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Hardy, Webster, Sargeant, Hart (f) 69.6 2 4 4 8

Ht3 Robinson, Harris, Barrett, Gent 69.6 5 1 9 9

Ht4 Hoskin, Hart, Liddell, Swaine 69.4 3 3 12 12

Ht5 Welch, Windmill, Hardy, Sargeant 70.8 5 1 17 13

Ht6 Webster, Gent, Barratt, Hart (f) 69.2 3 3 20 16

Ht7 Robinson, Harris, Geran, Hoskin (f) 68.2 5 1 25 17

Ht8 Webster, Hardy, Horne, Barnett 68.2 4 2 29 19

Ht9 Gent, Barratt, Welch, Windmill 69.8 1 5 30 24

Ht10 Geran, Hoskin, Webster, Hart 69.0 1 5 31 29

Ht11 Robinson, Hardy, Harris, Sargeant 67.8 4 2 35 31

Ht12 Liddell, Gent, Horne, Barnett 71.6 4 2 39 33

Ht13 Harris, Sargeant, Horne, Swaine 70.0 4 2 43 35

Ht14 Barrett, Geran, Robinson, Welch 68.4 1 5 44 40

Special Match Race

Bill Griffiths bt Alf Webster 68.0

Novice Races

Ht1 MacKay, Briggs, Jack Morris, E.Baker 74.6 Ht2 Mitchell, Szurowski, Duncalf, Bill Bennett 73.6 Final Szurowski, MacKay, Brigs, Mitchell 73.4

Friday 13

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_{June 1952 Woodhouse Lane, Wigan}

Wigan Panthers v Liverpool Chads (Challenge) Rained Off

Friday 20

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June 1952 1952 Woodhouse Lane Stadium, Wigan

Wigan Panthers 43 New Zealand 41 (Challenge)

Wigan Jim Boyd 2 0 3 1 6 Cyril Cooper 0 3 2’ 1’ 6 2 Alf Webster 3 3 2’ 1 9 1 Ron Hart 0 2 F 0 2 Dick Harris 2 0 2’ F 4 1 Bruce Semmens 3 1 3 2 9 Eric Liddell 1’ 0 1 1 George Newton 3 3 6 New Zealand Ronnie Moore 3 3 3 3 12 Geoff Mardon 1 2’ 2’ 3 8 2 Frank Boyle 1’ 1 1

Kevin Hayden 2 1’ 1 1’ 5 2

Mick Holland 1 2 1 3 7

Brian McKeown X 1 0 0 1

Aston Quin 0 0 0 0

Barry Briggs 2 1 2’ 2 7 1

Ht1 Moore, Boyd, Mardon, Cooper 64.0 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Webster, Hayden, Boyle, Hart 67.4 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Semmens, Harris, Holland, McKeown (fexc) 66.8 5 1 10 8

Ht4 Moore, Hart, Liddell, Quin 65.0 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Cooper, Briggs, Hayden, Boyd 67.0 3 3 16 14

Ht6 Webster, Holland, McKeown, Hart (f) 66.6 3 3 19 17

Ht7 Moore, Mardon, Semmens, Harris 65.8 1 5 20 22

Ht8 Newton, Webster, Briggs, Quin 67.6 5 1 25 23

Ht9 Boyd, Cooper, Holland, McKeown 66.8 5 1 30 24

Ht10 Moore, Mardon, Webster, Hart 66.6 1 5 31 29

Ht11 Semmens, Harris, Hayden, Quin 67.4 5 1 36 30

Ht12 Holland, Briggs, Boyd, Liddell 67.4 1 5 37 35

Ht13 Newton, Briggs, Hayden, Harris (f) 66.4 3 3 40 38

Ht14 Mardon, Semmens, Cooper, McKeown 65.6 3 3 43 41

Novice Race

Ht1 Horne, Frank Briggs, Sudbury, Jim Courtney (f) 71.4 Ht2 Mackay, Horst Szurowski, Duncalf, Bluey Mitchell 70.2 Final Horne, Mackay, F.Briggs, Szurowski 69.8 Reserves Race

Newton, Briggs, Quin Whitby 66.6

No place in programme to record other finishers

Friday 26

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June 1952 Woodhouse Lane Stadium, Wigan

Wigan Panthers 57 Liverpool Chads 26 (Challenge)

Wigan Jim Boyd 3 2 2’ 2’ 9 2 Alf Webster 2’ 1’ 3 2’ 8 3 Ron Hart 1 2’ 3 0 6 1 Dick Harris 3 3 3 2 11 Vic Gent 2’ 2 2 1’ 7 2 Don Hardy 3 1’ 1’ 3 8 2 George Newton 1 3 4 Jack Wright 2’ 2 4 1 Liverpool Bill Griffiths F 2 3 3 8 Val Morton F 0 1 1 2 Eric Smith 0 0 1 0 1 Don Potter 2 3 3 3 11 Dyson Harper 0 0 1 1 2 Andy McKay 1 1 0 0 2 Tommy Murphy 0 0 0 Jack Jones E F 0

Ht1 Boyd, Webster, Griffiths (f), Morton (f) 68.8 5 0 5 0

Ht2 Harris, Potter Hart, Smith 67.6 4 2 9 2

Ht3 Hardy, Gent, McKay, Harper 70.0 5 1 14 3

Ht4 Harris, Griffiths, Newton, Murphy 67.4 4 2 18 5

Ht5 Potter, Boyd, Webster, Smith 67.4 3 3 21 8

Ht6 Harris, Hart, McKay, Harper 68.8 5 1 26 9

Ht8 Hart, Wright, Smith, Jones (ef) 69.2 5 1 34 13

Ht9 Webster, Boyd, Harper, McKay 67.8 5 1 39 14

Ht10 Griffiths, Harris, Morton, Hart 67.8 2 4 41 18

Ht11 Potter, Gent, Hardy, Smith 67.6 3 3 44 21

Ht12 Newton, Boyd, Harper, Jones (f) 68.0 5 1 49 22

Ht13 Potter, Wright, Gent, Murphy 67.4 3 3 52 25

Ht14 Hardy, Webster, Morton, McKay 68.6 5 1 57 26

Novice Race

Ht1 Frank Briggs, Jack Morris, Jim Courtney, Les Sellers (f) 73.6 Ht2 McKay, Horst Szurowski, Bluey Mitchell, Duncalf (f) 71.2

Final McKay, Briggs, Szurowski, Morris 70.0

Reserves Race

Newton, V.Morton Eric Smith, Jack Wright 67.8

Friday 4

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_{July 1952 Woodhouse Lane Stadium, Wigan}

Wigan Panthers 55 Aldershot Shots 28 (Challenge)

Wigan Jim Boyd 3 3 2 3 11 Archie Windmill 2’ 2’ 1’ 2 7 3 Ron Hart 2 2 3 3 10 Dick Harris X 3 1’ 2’ 6 2 Alf Webster 1 3 2’ 3 9 1 George Newton 3 2’ 3 0 8 1 Jim Courtney 0 0 0 Ralph Horne 2’ 2’ 4 2 Aldershot Charlie Frenzel 1 2 1 1 5 Ivor Powell 0 0 0 0 Basil Harris X 1 1 0 2 Bill Grimes 3 0 1 0 4 Ron Burnett 0 0 1’ 1 1 Doug Papworth 2 3 3 3 11 Frank Briggs 1’ 1 2 1 John Dore 0 0 2 1 3

Ht1 Boyd, Windmill, Frenzel, Powell 68.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Grimes, Hart, D.Harris (exc), B.Harris (exc) 70.8 2 3 7 4

Ht3 Newton, Papworth, Webster, Burnett 67.8 4 2 11 6

Ht4 D.Harris, Frenzel, Reid, Courtney 70.2 3 3 14 9

Ht5 Boyd, Windmill, B.Harris, Grimes 69.6 5 1 19 10

Ht6 Papworth, Hart, D.Harris, Dore 69.6 3 3 22 13

Ht7 Webster, Newton, Frenzel, Powell 69.2 5 1 27 14

Ht8 Hart, Horne, B.Harris, Dore 69.8 5 1 32 15

Ht9 Papworth, Boyd, Windmill, Burnett 68.4 3 3 35 18

Ht10 Hart, D.Harris, Frenzel, Powell 69.6 5 1 40 19

Ht11 Newton, Webster, Grimes, B.Harris 68.8 5 1 45 20

Ht12 Boyd, Dore, Burnett, Courtney 69.4 3 3 48 23

Ht13 Webster, Horne, Reid, Grimes 70.8 5 1 53 24

Ht14 Papworth, Windmill, Dore, Newton 68.2 2 4 55 28

Novice Race

Ht1 Briggs, Courtney, Morris, McQuaid (nf) 73.6 Ht2 MacKay, Duncalf, Bluey Mitchell (nf), Hindle (ns) 73.6

Final MacKay, Briggs, Duncalf, Courtney 72.2

Horne, Dore, Frenzel, Courtney (nf) 71.0

Friday 11

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July 1952 Woodhouse Lane Stadium, Wigan

Peggy’s Selected 34 Alf’s Selected 42 (Challenge)

Peggy’s Bert Duncalf 1’ 2’ 2’ 3 8 3 Andy Mackay 2 3 3 2 10 Bill Bennett DNR Reg Wilson 0 1 1 Dave Lewis 1’ X 3 2 6 1 Jim O’Neil 2 2 2’ 0 6 1 Les Sellars DNR Jack Morris 2 0 0 2 Alf’s Bob Chew 0 1 2’ 3 1 Ralph Horne 3 3 3 1 10 Bert Rawlinson 1 0 2’ 1 4 1 Cliff Hindle 3 1 0 3 7 Water Sudbury 0 2’ 0 2 4 1 Frank Briggs 3 3 1 3 10 Jim Courtney DNR Bluey Mitchell 3 1’ 4 1

Ht1 Horne, Mackay, Duncalf. Chew 70.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Hindle, Morris, Rawlinson, Wilson 75.2 2 4 5 7

Ht3 Briggs, O’Neil, Lewis, Sudbury 72.0 3 3 8 10

Ht4 {Sellars (finj), Wilson (ns), Chew, Courtney} declared no race 8 10

Ht5 Mackay, Duncalf, Hindle, Rawlinson 71.6 5 1 13 11

Ht6 Briggs, Sudbury, Wilson, Bennett (ns) 71.2 1 5 14 16

Ht7 Horne, O’Neil, Chew, Lewis (exc) 71.2 2 4 16 20

Ht8 Mitchell, Rawlinson, Chew (?) (exc), Bennett (ns)74.4 0 5 16 25

Ht9 Mackay, Duncalf, Briggs, Sudbury 70.2 5 1 21 26

Ht10 Horne, Chew, Wilson, Morris 71.2 1 5 22 31

Ht11 Lewis, O’Neil, Rawlinson, Hindle 71.8 5 1 27 32

Ht12 Duncalf, Sudbury, Mitchell, Morris 70.4 3 3 30 35

Ht13 Hindle, Lewis, Courtney (nf), Morris (ns) 70.2 2 3 32 38

Ht14 Briggs, Mackay, Horne, O’Neil 70.4 2 4 34 42

Special Match Races

Ht1 George Newton bt Alf Webster 68.8

Ht2 Ron Hart bt Frank Maloney 71.0

Final Newton v Hart Raced ? Nominated Riders Heat

Duncalf, Mackay, Horne, Briggs 70.4

Extra Race

Hart, Chew, Sudbury, Newton 68.4

Friday 18

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July 1952 Woodhouse Lane Stadium, Wigan

Wigan Panthers 53 Sheffield Tigers 31 (Challenge)

Wigan 53 Ron Hart 2.3.1.3 - 9 Jimmy Clay 1*.1.0.2*. - 4+2 Frank Malouf 2*.3.3.3. - 11+1 Ralph Horne 3.3.2*.1. - 9+1 Bert Duncalf 0.1.2*.3 - 6+1

Arch Windmill 3.3.3.3. - 12 Frank Biggs 0.2*. - 2+1 Jim Courtney 0.0. - 0 Sheffield 31 Eric Mason 3.2.2.2. - 9 Bob Mayer 0.0.0.0. - 0 Stuart Hickman 1.2.2.1. - 6 Tommy Worrell 0.0.0.1*. - 1+1 Les Howe 2.1.3.0. - 6 Cliff Hindle 1*.0.2*.1 - 4+2 Walter Sudbury 1*.2. - 3+1 Bob Chew 1*.1. - 2+1 Ht 1. Mason.Hart.Clay.Mayer. 3-3 69.0 Ht 2. Horne.Malouf.Hickman.Worrall. 5-1 8-4 69.6 Ht 3. Windmill.Howe.Hindle.Duncalf. 3-3 11-7 69.6 Ht 4. Horne.Mason.Sudbury.Biggs. 3-3 14-10 70.2 Ht 5. Hart.Hickman.Clay.Worrall. 4-2 18-12 70.2 Ht 6. Malouf.Horne.Howe.Hindle. 5-1 23-13 69.6 Ht 7. Windmill.Mason.Duncalf.Mayer. 4-2 27-15 68.2 Ht 8. Malouf.Hickman.Chew.Courtney. 3-3 30-18 70.2 Ht 9. Howe.Hindle.Hart.Clay. 1-5 31-23 69.8 Ht 10. Malouf.Mason.Horne.Mayer. 4-2 35-25 68.8 Ht 11. Windmill.Duncalf.Hickman.Worrall. 5-1 40-26 68.0 Ht 12. Hart.Biggs.Chew.Howe. 5-1 45-27 69.6 Ht 13. Duncalf.Sudbury.Worrell.Courtney. 3-3 48-30 71.2 Ht 14. Windmill.Clay.Hindle.Mayer. 5-1 53-31 68.0 Novice Race

Ht 1. Dave Lewis.Andy MacKay,Brian Mitchell. Cooper ( no first name) 71.2

Ht 2. Frank Biggs.Walter Sudbury.No 3rd or 4th finish recorded Bob Chew, Semmons. 72.6 Final Andy MacKay,Frank Biggs.Walter Sudbury.Dave Lewis. 70.4

Top Scorers Match Race

Eric Mason beat Frank Malouf 68.5

Friday 25 July 1952 Woodhouse Lane Stadium, Wigan

WIGAN PANTHERS 35 SWINDON ROBINS 49 (Challenge)

WIGAN Jim Boyd 3 2 3 3 - - - 11 Ralph Horne 1 1* 1 1 - - - 4 (1) Jimmy Clay 0 F 2 0 - - - 2 Alf Webster 3 2 3 2 - - - 10 Frank Malouf (C) 3 1 1 3 - - - 8 Andy Mackay 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 Frank Briggs 0 X - - - 0 Jim Courtney R F - - - 0 SWINDON Bob Jones (C) 2 3 2* 3 - - - 10 (1) Bob Wells 0 3 1 3 - - - 7 Ian Williams 2 3 3 2* - - - 10 (1) Ray Ellis 1* 0 3 2 - - - 6 (1) Reg Lambourne 2 2 R 2 - - - 6 Frank Evans 1* 1* 2 2* - - - 6 (3) Ken Wiggins 1 1* - - - 2 (1) Mick Hard 1 1* - - - 2 (1)

Ht 1: Boyd, Jones, Horne, Wells, 67.2 (4-2)

Ht 2: Webster, Williams, Ellis, Clay, 68.0 (7-5)

Ht 3: Malouf, Lambourne, Evans, Mackay, 70.0 (10-8)

Ht 4: Jones, Webster, Wiggins, Briggs, 67.8 (12-12)

Ht 5: Williams, Boyd, Horne, Ellis, 68.0 (15-15)

Ht 6: Webster, Lambourne, Evans, Clay (fell), 69.2 (18-18)

Ht 7: Wells, Jones, Malouf, Mackay, 68.0 (19-23)

Ht 8: Williams, Clay, Hard, Courtney (ret), 68.2 (21-27)

Ht 9: Boyd, Evans, Horne, Lambourne (ret), 69.0 (25-29)

Ht 10: Jones, Webster, Wells, Clay, 67.6 (27-33)

Ht 11: Ellis, Williams, Malouf, Mackay, 69.8 (28-38)

Ht 12: Boyd, Lambourne, Hard, Briggs (f, ex), 68.0 (31-41)

Ht 13: Malouf, Ellis, Wiggins, Courtney (fell), 68.8 (34-44)

Ht 14: Wells, Evans, Horne, Mackay, 68.0 (35-49)

Novice Race

Ht1 Duncalf, Lewis, O’Neil, Morris 71.0 72.2

Ht2 Ivor Brown, Swift, Jim Weller (nf), Sudbury (nf) 73.0 73.2 Reserves Race

Hard, Wiggins, Briggs, Courtney (ns) 69.6 69.8

Final Briggs, Duncalf, Lewis, Brown (ns) 70.8

Friday 1

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August 1952 Woodhouse Lane Stadium, Wigan

Wigan Panthers 45 Overseas 38 (Challenge)

Wigan Ralph Horne 1 1 1 2 5 Jim Boyd 3 3 3 3 12 Bill Bridgett 2 2 3 E 7 Fred Briggs 0 2 1’ F 3 1 Jimmy Clay 0 0 2’ 2 4 1 Alf Webster 3 3 3 2’ 11 1 Ivor Brown 1’ 1 1 John Weller 1 1’ 0 2 1 Overseas Frank Malouf X 3 2 2’ 7 1 Frank Boyle 2 1’ 3 1 7 1 Bert Duncalf 1 0 2 0 3 Bill Harris 3 2 1 3 9 Peter Moore 2 3 2 3 10 Dave Lewis 1’ F 0 Jim Courtney 0 1 1 Bob Duckworth 0 0

Ht1Boyd , Boyle, Horne, Malouf (ex), 67.4 4 2 4 2

Ht2Harris, Bridgett, Duncalf, Briggs 68.6 2 4 6 6

Ht3 Webster, Moore, Lewis, Clay 66.6 3 3 9 9

Ht4 Malouf, Briggs, Brown, Courtney 69.6 3 3 12 12

Ht5Boyd, Bill Harris, Horne, Duncalf 66.6 4 2 16 14

Ht6 Moore, Bridgett, Briggs, Lewis (f) 66.6 3 3 19 17

Ht7Webster, Malouf, Boyle, Clay 67.4 3 3 22 20

Ht8 Bridgett, Duncalf, Weller, Duckworth 69.6 4 2 26 22

Ht9Boyd, Moore, Horne, Lewis 66.2 4 2 30 24

Ht10Boyle, Malouf, Bridgett(ef), Briggs (f) 68.2 0 5 30 29

Ht11Webster, Clay, Harris, Duncalf 68.6 5 1 35 30

Ht13 Harris, Clay, Courtney, Weller 69.4 2 4 40 37

Ht14 Boyd, Webster, Boyle, Lewis 66.8 5 1 45 38

Novice Race

Ht1 Clay, Duncalf, Lewis, Jack Morris 67.6

Ht2 [Jimmy Clay, Jack Morris, Bill Bennett, Reg Wilson Not raced Final Not Raced

Reserves Race

[J.Clay, Weller, Courtney, Duckworth Not Raced Match Race not programmed

Jim Boyd bt Alf Webster 66.2

WIGAN 1952 Needs in BOLD

02/05/52 WIGAN STOKE CHALLENGE 50-33 Det Ht4 & Fin Woodhouse Scr

09/05/52 WIGAN LIVERPOOL CHALLENGE 46-38

Friday 30th May 1952 Woodhouse Lane Wigan Panthers 41 Glasgow Tigers 43 (Ch)

Monday 2nd _{June 1952 Woodhouse Lane Wigan Panthers 43 Ashfield Giants 41 (Ch) SH}

06/06/52 WIGAN EXETER y CHALLENGE 44-40

20/06/52 WIGAN NEW ZEALAND CHALLENGE 43-41

Friday 4th _{July 1952 Woodhouse Lane Stadium, Wigan Panthers 55 Aldershot Shots 28 (Ch)}

11/07/52 WIGAN PEGGY SEL V ALF SEL CHGE 34-42

18/07/52 WIGAN SHEFFIELD CHALLENGE 53-31

Friday 25 July 1952 Woodhouse Lane WIGAN PANTHERS 35 SWINDON ROBINS 49 (Ch) Friday 1st _{August 1952 Woodhouse Lane Wigan Panthers 45 Overseas 38 (Ch)}