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Post by mrsgustix on Aug 9, 2009 10:43:35 GMT
Dave Anderson was a second-half rider at West Ham in 1946 and later rode for Stoke and Wigan. He started before the war about 1938 at Dagenham and I wonder if he was a regular member of the Daggers squad.
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Post by tungate on Aug 9, 2009 20:22:55 GMT
I remember Dave Anderson mainly as skipper of the first Stoke Potters side when Division Three started in the 1940s after the War. He was a member of the team with Gil Blake the top scorer. His speedway suffered from illnesses he suffered from what I remember. I had a feeling Dave rode for Crystal Palace at one time pre-war Dave was also one of Don Potters men during his Wigan revival around 1959 or 1960 where he rode with the Rylance brothers,
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Post by tungate on Aug 10, 2009 17:18:02 GMT
I have today found Dave Anderson ...................... 1951 second half and Reserve for Belle Vue in early season results on Speedway Researcher. Hope this is some good to you
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Post by Administrator on Aug 23, 2009 10:09:56 GMT
According to Tom Morgan's "Who's Who in Speedway" (1949), Dave Anderson started at Dagenham in the late 1930s - as a raker. In 1939 he and Benny King bought a bike between them and had trials with New Cross. In 1946, Anderson was at West Ham in the second-half and broke a wrist which was in plaster for five months. He went on to become captain of Stoke in the National League Division Three in 1947. An error in the write-up says that Anderson's son Guy rides for Sheffield (ie 1949). Obviously this should have been referred to in the previous item which was about Tommy Allott, who had a spell at Harringay in the mid-1930s and at the time of the 'Who's Who' was with Sheffield.
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Post by thebaldeagle1932 on Aug 27, 2009 14:33:14 GMT
Dave Anderson was also a talented table tennis player and appeared in a pantomime in Stoke in the later part of the 1940s. He was a close friend of those colourful characters Dicky Howard of Poole and Bruce Semmens of Sheffield and Wimbledon.
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Post by Johnnie Spey on Oct 5, 2009 12:27:09 GMT
Dave Anderson was also a talented table tennis player and appeared in a pantomime in Stoke in the later part of the 1940s. He was a close friend of those colourful characters Dicky Howard of Poole and Bruce Semmens[/b] of Sheffield and Wimbledon.[/quote] I remember Bruce Semmens had a spell at Belle Vue in the early 50s [not sure of the dates]. He was quite a useful lad but, sadly, fell foul of the law and became a guest of Her Majesty. I don't think he returned to the sport on his release.
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Post by thebaldeagle1932 on Oct 5, 2009 14:08:51 GMT
Dave Anderson was also a talented table tennis player and appeared in a pantomime in Stoke in the later part of the 1940s. He was a close friend of those colourful characters Dicky Howard of Poole and Bruce Semmens[/b] of Sheffield and Wimbledon.[/quote] I remember Bruce Semmens had a spell at Belle Vue in the early 50s [not sure of the dates]. He was quite a useful lad but, sadly, fell foul of the law and became a guest of Her Majesty. I don't think he returned to the sport on his release.[/quote] Yes, I seem to remember this. Wasn't it reported in some depth in the 'Speedway Gazette', maybe late in 1952. Bruce of course also had a short spell with Wimbledon.
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Post by tungate on Oct 5, 2009 22:13:38 GMT
Most of Bruce's time in speedway was with the Sheffield Tigers team in Division Two in the 1940;s. After Wimbledon I think he rode for Glasgow Ashfield Giants team with Ron Phillips. He was a rider who had a reputation of being a "hard bloke to pass" when he was in the mood. Whilst at Sheffield he would have had Len & Stan Williams, Tommy Allott, Jack D White & Jack Bibby as his team-mates
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