Edinburgh vs Glasgow 25/07/1939

Edinburgh 56	25 July 1939
Glasgow 27	ACU Northern Cup
Edinburgh 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T B 1. George Greenwood 3 3 3 3 12  M 2. Bill Birtwell 0 2' 1 1 4 1 3. Oliver Hart 3 3 3 3 12 M 4. Jack Hyland 2' 2' 2' 3 9 3 P 5. Laurie Packer 3 f 1 ef 4 1 6. Jack Chapman 2' 3 3 3 11 1 P 7. Wilf Plant 1 1 2 8. Leo Lungo 1 1 2 Glasgow 1. Gruff Garland 1' 0 0 3 4 1 2. Harold Jackson 2 1 2 2 7 3. Will Lowther 1 2 2 2 7 4. Joe Crowther 0 0 f 0 0 5. Bob Wells 1 1 0 2 4 6. Fred Belliveau 0 0 1 0 1 7. Gilbert Craven 2 2' 4 1 8. Elwood Stilwood 0 0 0
Heat 1 Greenwood, Jackson, Garland, Birtwell 1min 21.2 3 3 3 3 Heat 2 Hart, Hyland, Lowther, Crowther 1min 20.8 5 1 8 4 Heat 3 Packer, Chapman, Wells, Belliveau 1min 23.4 5 1 13 5 Heat 4 Greenwood, Craven, Plant, Crowther 1min 23.6 4 2 17 7 Heat 5 Hart, Hyland, Jackson, Garland 1min 20.2 5 1 22 8 Heat 6 Chapman, Lowther (frmtd), Packer (f), Crowther (f)1min 23.4 3 2 25 10 Heat 7 Greenwood, Birtwell, Wells, Belliveau 1min 23.8 5 1 30 11 Heat 8 Hart, Lowther, Lungo, Stilwell 1min 21.6 4 2 34 13 Heat 9 Chapman, Jackson, Packer, Garland 1min 23 4 2 38 15 Ht10 Greenwood, Lowther, Birtwell, Crowther 1min 22.8 4 2 42 17 Ht11 Hart, Hyland, Belliveau, Wells 1min 22.2 5 1 47 18 Ht12 Garland, Craven, Lungo, Packer (EF) 1min 23.8 1 5 48 23 Ht13 Hyland, Wells, Plant, Stilwell 1min 22.8 4 2 52 25 Ht14 Chapman, Jackson, Birtwell, Belliveau 1min 22.2 4 2 56 27 Reserves Race Gilbert Craven Bill Nisbet Dick Dennie Norrie Isbister (EF) 1min 27 Scottish Silver Torch  Heat 1 George Greenwood Bob Wells Harold Jackson Jack Chapman (EF) 1min 23.2 Heat 2 Jack Hyland Will Lowther Gruff Garland Laurie Packer 1min 21.6 Heat 3 Oliver Hart Bill Birtwell Fred Belliveau Joe Crowther 1min 21.2 Final: Oliver Hart George Greenwood Jack Hyland Will Lowther 1min 21.8
In their second ACU Northern Cup match on 25 July the Edinburgh team defeated Glasgow by 29 points. This big win was due to the splendid riding of George Greenwood and the crafty team riding of Hart and Hyland. Edinburgh seemed to have no real opposition at all, Glasgow only recording one win. In the first heat Edinburgh’s new captain, Greenwood, finished in splendid style but the Edinburgh second man was left. The home side took the lead in heat 2, Hart and Hyland finishing first and second respectively. The new captain again increased Edinburgh’s lead in heat 4 and the score then stood Edinburgh 17 Glasgow 7. A serious looking crash occurred in heat 6 when Packer, trying to head Lowther on the bottom bend, crashed into the Glasgow man. Another rider, Crowther, in trying to avoid the two fallen men, crashed into the fence and also came off. Lowther remounted and finished second. At the 7th heat Edinburgh were leading by 21 points, Hart and Greenwood having completed their hat tricks. A thrilling race was run in heat 9 when the Edinburgh pair, Chapman and Packer, were left at the start. Fighting hard and manoeuvring cleverly, Chapman held on to the leader and skilfully gained a well deserved victory. Greenwood’s win in heat 10 and Hart’s win in heat 11 saw them both complete maximum points and at the same time gave Glasgow no chance of drawing level. The remaining heats were all won by Edinburgh and the home team finished their first ACU Cup win with the splendid score of Edinburgh 56 points, Glasgow 27 points. The opening heats of the Scottish Silver Torch were quite uneventful. Greenwood, Hyland and Hart having easy runs to qualify for the final. Greenwood was quickly away but Hart fought his way through the field and, cornering with magnificent skill, he forced his way to the lead and held on, to win the best race of the night.