 At the 1974 European Indoor Championships he again jumped 2.20 metres, but this time it was only enough for a silver medal behind Soviet's Kęstutis Šapka.At the 1974 European Championships he took his second fourth place in a row, losing the bronze medal to Vladimír Malý on countback.At the 1975 European Indoor Championships, Major only managed an eighth place, jumping 2.16 metres.