Ta Ie Tennis Official Magazine of the English Table Tennis Association Edited by W. HARRISON EDWARDS Published by Walthamstow Press. Ltd.• Guardian House, 644 Forest Road. London, E.17

Vol. 19 Decenlber, 1960 No.3

Strong Overseas ~hallenge for English ~~Open"

~N Ian Harrison won the men's singles at He has already won his own national title the English "Open" last season it marked the against opposition which included a strong English end of 36 years overseas. domination of the title. team. Now as the championships come round again the Then there will also be entries from West Ger­ big question is, can the title be kept at home? many to bolster up the international atmosphere. The English "Open" finals, are being staged at Whether or not the titles stay at home, the in­ the Royal Albert Hall, London, on January 7, terest of the English "Open" is the opportunity with the preceding rounds at Greenwich Baths, to see the Continental stars in action over here. starting January 2. We see' all too little of them outside this meeting The indications are that they will be a return which is the high spot of the home season. to their old international glory with the promise For the home players this can mean more than of at least four Continental countries being just the English titles. It is their opportunity to represented. stake claims for places in the team for the World, Spearheading the invaders will be the Hun­ Championships in Peking next March. garians with an expected team of Zoltan Berczik Greenwich Baths is a new venue for the earlier and Eva (Koczian) Foldi, the European singles rounds and offers better playing conditions than champions, and that old favourite former world Manor Place Baths, which has been used for the champion Ferenc Sido. past few years. In the face of such a challenge it A wider hall, it offers more room to move. would lo'ok as th,ough it will be " exp10rt Kent is a progressive county table tennis-wise and by taking the championships into their area it only" f1o,r the major titles onc,e again. is hoped they will be better supported. Meanwhile, a big drive is going ahead to bring KING OF EUROPE back the dwindling fans to the finals night at the Berczik, who won the English "Open" in 1957, Royal Albert Hall. It promises the biggest night has left little doubt this season as to his position of table tennis since the Japanese last visited here, of Table Tennis King of Europe. and there should be no lack of thrills. As will be seen from reports in this issue he has already won the Austrian and Hungarian titles Party rates this season and he is going to take a lot of stopping. Prices range from 6s. 6d. to 21s. and there are We can therefore have little optimism of Har­ specially reduced rates for parties or 12 or more. rison or Bryan Merrett, our top two, keeping the These are as follows: 21s. for 17s. 6d.; 17s. 6d. title at home. for ISs.; ISs. for 12s. 6d.; 12s. 6d. for lOs. 6d.; Sweden plan on sending Hans Alser, winner lOs. 6d. for 8s. 6d.; and 8s. 6d. for 68. 6d. They of the recent Sussex "Open," Tony Larsson and can be obtained by applying direct to the Bjorne Mellstrom, while Markovic II will be a E.T.T.A. at 652 Grand Buildings, Trafalgar­ dangerous challenger from Yugoslavia. square, London, W.C.2.

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,BELL (Essex). Non-Playing Captain: BRIAN BRUMWELL (Essex). () fmlF III (II I Yugoslavian Championships (Mar­ County Secretaries' Conference. ganise parties Now to save disap­ ibor Nov. 18-20): IAN HARRISON The conference of County Secretaries pointment. (Glos.), STAN JACOBSON (Middx..), JEFF and Representatives, repol1ted last INGBER (Lane's.), ALAN RHODES The earlier rounds of ithe Cham­ (Middx.), DIANE ROWE (Middx.), JEAN month in these columns, has now pionships will be played in the been arranged for Salturday, Decem­ HARROWER (Middx.), Non-playing cap­ Grand Hall, Greenwich Public Baths, tain: PETER LOWEN (Middx.). ber 10, 1960, at the Royal Common­ Trafalgar Road, London, S.E., with wealith Society (No. 1 Committee Ithe Finals being staged at the Royal Scandinavi'an Championships (Hel­ Room), Northumberland Avenue, Albert Hall on January 7, beginning inborg Nov. 27-29): IAN HARRISON London, W.C.2, commencing at 10.15 at 7.30 p.m. (Glos.), BRYAN MERRElT (Glos.), a.m. and continuing until 4 p.m. All DIANE ROWE (Middx.), Non-playing Counties have been asked :to send to It is felt desirable to advertise the captain LEN ADAMS (Mid

Page Four DECEMBER - 1960 TABLE TENNIS NEWS FROM THE NEW RANKINGS RHODESIA by GERRY THOMPSON NO CHANGE AT THE TOP URRENTLY very much in the IT'S as you were at the top of the Michael Thornhill is omitted for C news is the controvelisial Federa­ revised English Ranking Lists, lack of evidence. tion of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. with Ian Harrison and Bryan Merrett Jacobson, Shead and Buist have Reader.s may be interested (not to say sharing the No.1 position among the all received recognition following snrpTised) to know that amid the men, and Diane Rowe still the leader their greatly improved form this swikels, riots, governm,ent-appOlinted of the women. season. A further honour came com,missions and Afri'can nationalist Jacobson's way when he was picked movern,ents, taJble tennis itS a thriving There have, however, been several for the Yugoslavian championships. sport. changes in the lower positions. Stan Among his successes this season De'spite being r.ather an "island" Jacobson (6), Peter Shead (8) and are two victories each over Harrison as far as international compeHtilon is Henry Buist (joint 12) enter the men's and Merrett. concerned., Rhodesian table tennis has list for the first time, while Panl Mortimer (4), Jill 'Mills (6) and Mar­ MEN r'eached a reasonably high standard 1 Ian Harrison (Glos) (1) and Bryan wilthin quite a short time. This is garet Fry (9) make a welcome return Merrett (Glos) (1). mainly due to the e'fforts of two ex­ to the women's rankings where the 3 Jeff Ingber (Lanes) (4). British .playelis - for mer Scottish only newcomer is Mrs. P. Clarke, of 4 Derek Burridge (Middx) (3). junior international John Fachie and Northumberland, at joint 10. 5 Alan Rhodes (Middx) (5). the old Wembley player, Wally Long overdue promotion comes to 6 Stan Jacobson (Middx) (-). 7 Josef Somogyi (Surrey) (6). Franklin. Jean Harrower who moves up from 8 Peter IShead (Sussex) (-). Wally represented Wemhley for No. 7 to No.2, while Jean McCree 9 Tony Piddock (Kent) (9). eight years and had much to do with jumps a place to No.3. 10 Alan Lindsay (Middx) (10). the coa;ching olf the Middliesex players Peggy Piper (8) and Shelagh Hes­ 11 Ken Craigie (Surrey) (10). Alan Rhodes and Lauri,e Landry. He sion (10) have switched places while 12 Henry Buist (Kent) (-) ,and Laurie arrived in Southern Rhodesia in 1957 Elsie Carrington has slipped one to Landry (Middx) (8). at the ripe (table tennis) age of 34 No. 7 to make room for Mrs. Mills. WOMEN and in his fi:r.s:t sea'son here, won all 1 Diane Rowe (Middx) (1). the country's major tourna,ments, Kathie Best, No. 2 in the old list, 2 Jean Harrower (Middx) (7). cul,minating in the Rhode'slian "Open" anti Sheila Foster, who was No.9, 3 Jean McCree (Essex) (4). singles. . are not ranked because of insufficient 4 Pam Mortimer (Warwicks) (-). He still plays l,eague table tenn(]:s evidence, while Betty Bird, previously 5 Joyce Fielder (Kent) (5). No.3, has temporarily retired. 6 Jill Mills (Middx) (-). and devotes much of his time to 7 Elsie Carrington (Essex) (6). coa,ching and encouraging the young·er Jeff Ingber jumps a place to edge 8 Peggy Piper (Surrey) (10). enthusiasts. Derek Burridge out of the No. 3 spot, 9 Margaret Fry (Middx) (-). The current Rhodesian champion is while making way for the newcomers 10 Shelagb Hession (Essex) (8) and P. 27-year-old Paul Davis, who played Josef Somogyi drops to No.7, Ken Clarke (Northumberland) (-). for Oxford Universi'ty in 1957, was Craigie to 11 and Laurie Landry to (Figures' in parentheses denot,e positron University title-holder 1956-57 and 12. in previous ranking' list). represented Oxfordshire in 1958. He emigrated to Rhodesia the following year and won the Rhodesian "Open" at his first attempt. The Rhodes1ian Table Ten n i s Union, still finding its feet financially, is doing much to expand th~ sport. An extensive league and tournament programme attracts heavy player entI'1ies, 'together with a r,easonably large spectator a t ten da n c e. It shouldn't be too long before Rhode­ sian players ar,e in a posi1ti.on to compete on the international s!cene.

SUSSEX NOTES ETER Shead and Joan Woodford, P the leading County players, main­ tained their recent good form to reach the singles semi-finals in the Sussex Open at Hastings. Shead was narrowly beaten at 19 in the third by Ian Harrison. Mrs. Wood­ ford gained a great win over Mrs. Betty Bird by 21-16, 21-10 before eventually being defeated. A week later Mrs. Woodford gained The Mayor of Hastings, Alderman C. Barfoot, J.P., and Victor B'arna exam,ine the new a revenge win over Judy Williams in a bat used by Ha,n,s Aiser, of Sweden, winner of the Sussex "Open." Pierre Juliens, of County match against Hertfordshire. Belgium, looks on.

Page Five TABLE TENNIS DECEMBER - 1960 THECHALLENGEFORSCOTLAND by Jack Hilltnan

EADERS hear little or -nothing Mr. Hillman is Chairman of are dressing rooms and a lounge R about Table Tennis in Scotland. the Scottish T.T.A. and President furnished even to a televislion slet. Of course, up here we are snlall in of the West of Scotland League. In :the small~r hall, clubs without numbers, too lazy, or too busy per­ adequate facilities of their own may haps, to air our views or send our hire a tablre for league lllatches. FrO'm news. Maybe it's hecause we have whi'ch raised £800 for a Building Fund. A similar sum w,as paid back Mondays to Thursdays it is r,eserved such a small Association that we feel for matches only. that the happenings here may not to the clUlbs, in commission, to help have nluch general appeal. improve conditions, etc., in their own The other hall is op,en for general Our trouble is that we always seem clubrooms. pra,ctice on these evenings, and the to be just "beginning "-we've been A year ago, a di:sus:ed Army drill whol,e premises are availabl,e for this saying that since the foundin.g of the hall becamie available for letting and purpose on Friday evelllings and f]}om Scottish Table Tennis Association wa,s tak'en over by Mr. Mitchell 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturdays and Currie, a professional Lawn Tennis Sundays. The club is open aU the some 25 years ago. We have not year round. grown as w,e feel we should; we player, as an Indoor Sports Centre, cannot seem to increase the numbers with the accent on Lawn Tennis. Every member of the League is of affiliated members and, of course, He offered the West of Scotland automatically a member, paying an we suffer from that seemingly in­ League part of the premises at a increased £1 per year on their regis­ curable T.T. diseas'e, lack of finance. rental of £350 per annum and, after tration fee, which has been increased And how we suffer from that! many meetings and a great deal of to 25s. This including the 2s. 6d. Our larg,est league is the West of thought, they accepted. affiliation fee to the Scottish T.T.A. Scotland, form,ed from clubs :in and The plac.e was a shambles, filthy, NaturaUy, ther,e was opposlition to around the Glasgow area and has no heating and very poor lighting. the extra £1, but it was passed by a some 500 registered players (last Now it has been completely trans­ substanNal majority at an extr.a­ s'eason's count). In its first 20 years formed at the lreague's expense. ordinary gener.al meeting. There is its financial standing increased from no ques'tion that members are getting nil to about £200, and from then on Walls were knocked do-wn, rrewiring wonderful value for their money. each season's results produc,ed a loss carried out, wall heating installed and ~he special lighting designed. club was opened last February until now the funds are exceedingly by Victor Barna, who delighted us low. Today there are :two halls, one with with an exhibition match against our A few years ago the League five "Barna" match tabl,es" and the O'WD Helen Elliot. He charmed us launched a Football Sweep's,take, other with three. In addition there not only by hli,s skill, but by his impece,able dresls sense and his advice and encouragement. Lots of players are now practirsing as they never did before, revelling in the conditions and fine atmo'slphe're LOOKING FOR of the club. Handicap tournaments take place once a month on the Golf Club Monthly M,edal principle and, of course, the League has to hand XMAS GIFTS? facilities for running off cup finals, representative matches and trialis. Why not send a subscription to Table Tennis? Food for Thought For only lOs. your friend can have a constant reminder I hope that those who read this, -find it of inteveSit. I,t may give some of your gift. of you much f.ood for thought. I feel that this sport of ours is too often reckoned to he "the poor man's If he is already a subscriber, don't worry. The extra sport," and that this label ha,s stuck too long. subscription will be added to run from date of expiry. Too, many players seem to be educated 'to the idea that Table T'ennis should only cost them a few We will send a greetings card to say who has sent shillings. Ye,t the sam e people willingly pay large sums to play Golf the gift. or La.wn Tennis, or think little of paying 30s. for a gramophone record! Isn't it high time we all took a more ,Subscription Dept., Table Tennis, Walthamstow realisltic view? Press Ltd., Guardian House, Forest Rd., London, E.l7. Lelt us not just wait and hope for some action on 1Jhe Wolfenden Report . . . it may ne,ver happen.

Page Six DECEMBER - 1960 TABLE TENNIS SPONGE HAS KILLED TIlE GAME 12 Years old forecast comes true by ERNIE POWER I HAVE watched and played tahle Daw'es, ,a burly over-40-year-old, beat tennis f.or 25 y,ears and my Ernie Power is a member of the fiv,e English Internationals wi.th a Fallowfteld Club, playing in Division opinion is that sponge and sandwich I of the Manchester League. monstrosity of a bat, wood on one bats have killed the game from a side and sponge orr the other. (These spectator's point of view. The only w,ere the days when one c,ould play peopl1e that watch the g.ame nowadays true and round. It doe'sn't seem to with anything for a bat.) ar'e players or relations of players. ma1tter any m,ore.) In the afternoon, he comple'tely However, wiith the visit of the I can remember, as a boy of 15, me'sm'erised into defeat Ron Crayden, U.S.S.R. team to play England at watching Barna, B,ellak, Vana and Ron Sharman and Jackie Head in the Manchester'ls Kings Hall, I thought it Bergmann p,laying [n a packed Kings semi-final. In the final he beat Hymie may be worth watching, so I arranged Hall wilth the crowd a pp~recia ting Lurie and Les Cohen. Benny Casofsky to go. Mter a rush [home from work every minute of a thrill--packed even­ was the only one to beat him. and a quick tea, my team-mate, Ron ing, long aftler the last bus,e's home It is my opinion that using a nlbber Allcock, and his wif,e, Tina, were at had g,one. bat Charlie Dawes would not have the gate wi.th the car. I know that TV keeps people at reached double figures with any of We were a little late and Ron made home these ev,enings, but I do not these players, and I am sure he would the re:mark rthat he didn't want to think that this is the sole reason for agree, because later he told me while miss the pr1eliminarie:s as these were their abs,ence from table tennis he got a lot of pleasure from playing quHe a part of any International Inatches. with THAT bat, he hoped that match. These f.our great players gave a younger players would not copy it as student ,of the game everything he it would only ruin the game! Rubbish could wish for, the wonderful artistry This was quite an understat~ment Sponge has now become common of Victor Barna, the incredihle antics place and the game is much faster becaus1e after the exchange of pen­ of Bellak, Vana',s whip-like for,ehand nant's, lintroductiou of players and the and more difficult to play, but is this and Richard Bergm,ann wirth his good? Na1tional Anthems, I feel that what amazing retrieving. followed was a load of rubbish. A m10dern player would probably As We Were It w,as best summ,ed up in one dis\miss ;this as "exhibition stuff," but We had Sol Schiff with his amazing sentence by an ex-international player I also rememher Benny Casofsky, just finger spin services. lit was decided and coach who, said, "This 'match before the war beating Bergmann, that he was ruining the game so finger should have been played somewhere then champion of the world, in the spin was banned. Players s:till did in a private room." North of England Open, with a dis­ queer services so the open-hand I couldn't agree more. It should play of hitting that I will never service cam,e into being. Now, with never have be,en offered to the public; forget. s.ponge we' are back where we started it could only do th,e game more harm All this, I must agree, would not be with the' service being all important. than good. possible with sponge or sandwich as Brian Kennedy, when asked once It was simply a repetition of vicious neither player has ilJhe same hall on TV what he liked about s:ponge, kicking serves, plenty of pushing, control. said, "Why take ten or 12 smashes occasional "8at hits" and a ball that My first introduction to sponge to win a point when one with this all the evening had to be treated with came in 1948 when I was rese'rve to will achieve the sa.me result." the greatest respect. the Manches'ter team of Casofsky, I can only reflect that when the The sight of the Kings Hall less Lurie and Cohen, when :they won the making of str,oke's becomes a bore than half full for such a match, was Wilmott Cup. That day I saw Charlie why do we play the game at aH. a sad reminder of the way the game has lost its drawing power. It is greatly to the credit of the prom,oter, B,enny CasOif.sky, that he made a profit NEW INTERNATIONALS WIN f.or a wOf,thy chartity. My views s,eem,ed to be shared by DESPITE "fielding" thre1e new inter­ Wrigbt, who played the fi~st match, most of my friends who played before nationals, England juniors con­ looked a little nervous but neverthe­ the war and ar'e still managing to vincingly defeated their French coun­ lesls ,managed to win both his s,ingles stagger to a table, but I do not think terparts by 7-1 at the SIt. Luke'S Youth in tihre'e games. that rthe tournament typels of the Club on November 7th. Unfor.tunately the Frendh side con­ pr,esent day were inclined to agree Maurice Billington, B~ian Wright tained only one girl MIle M. Lebras, with me. and 13-years-old Lesley Bell bore 3Jnd she was weB below our standards They apparently saw quite a lot to their new respons!rhiLities surprisingly losing to Miss Bell 21-14, 21-6 and enthuse about. One friend of mine, well and gave some polJis'hed perform­ Mary Shannon, the only experienced re,oently in the n.ational ranking list, anc'es. member of England's team, by 21-10, made my night complete when he BiUington WlaIs ,the only one to 21-11. suffer defeat. After beating rthe de­ INDVIDUAL SCORES said, " Victor Barna would never B. Billington (Warwickshire) bt B. have lived with these chaps because termined B. Hoppenot he went d()'wn Hoppenot 21-12, 21-11; lost Ito J. Coupry he knew just what the ball was goin.g to the fjorceful but sometimes erratic, 2!1-19, 20-22, 10-21. B. Wright (Mi,ddlesex) bt Hoppenot 21-15, 13-21, 21-11; bt Coupry to do. These days 1Jhere is so much J. Coupry. 21-15, 7-21, 21-6. on the baH thatit does amazing But he had a good chlance of victory. Billington/Wright bt Coupry/Hoppenot things with this sponge." (Thi~ Tra'iling 13-20 in the second game he 14-21, 21-17, 21-8. probably explains why, f.or a few pruned up to duece burt l'osrt the next Billington/M. Shannon (Surrey) bt po~nts Coupry/M. Lebras 21-15, 21-12. year.s, I have never seen a play~r tJwto and eventually the match M. Shannon bt 'M. Lebras 21-10, 21-11. in a match query whether a ball was by 21-19, 20-22, 10-21. J... Bell (Essex) bt Lebras 21-14, 21-6. DECEMBER - 1960 TAB LET E N,N I S

European Union Sanctions NEW CLUB TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP by NANCY EVANS (E.T.T.U. Secretary) THE big news from the European ranking§ should be issued within three is likely that the Chinese Association Union Meeting in Vienna, on months of the European Champion­ will request all participants to raise November 6, is that the European ships. their own tickets to Peking, and that Club Team Championship is to start The recent U.S.A. paper on their they will then give return tickets for this season. Entries are due by expedite rule was also discussed, and the number stipulated in their offer. D~cenlber 15. associations are recommended to give The meeting was most enthusiastic­ Despite the unfortunate experience it a trial. ally attended by the majority of the of the Europe Cup several of the There is to be a meetIng of juniors, committee members, who were guests Central European Countries were for a tournament and for other of the Austrian Association, and it anxious that the new club team pro­ activities, at Bad Blankenburg in West was felt that a great deal of useful p::>sal should be given a trial on the Germany, from July 5 to 10, 1961. work was accomplished. If there is score that the football inter-club The meeting discussed efforts to a quorum of five present at Peking, competition started in a small way, arrange a charter flight for the World a further meeting will be held there. and now clubs in all countries were Championships in Peking, but this If not, the next meeting is to take clamouring to get into it. would seem to be impracticable. It place in Prague, later in 1961. Each country will be allowed only one club team, duly sponsored by the national association, who will be re­ AUSTRIAN, "OPEN" sponsible for all action of the club and its players in matters of finance and discipline. Improving Youngsters It will be for teams of three, THE most ,interesting ~hing about Ljungstrom, one of the two Swedish playing on Swathling Cup lines. The 'the Austliian IlliternJa!t10ooi Cham­ lads w1ho had reioently r'etum'ed fvom club match on the Friday or Saturday, pionships in Vienna on November a three weeks tour of China. will be followed by a match against 5-6, was the improvement of the Larsson reached the final with a a national side on the following day. younger players, paliticularly from straight gam,es s.emrj-final win ove:r The Home Club will be responsible West and East Germany, Czechos,lo­ Schnieder (East Germany), wlho in the for all accommodation for two days, vakia and Austri1l. It will not be long and half the visitors travel expenses, before they are springing surprises, limited to second class rail and writes Naney Evans. steamer. In addition, the visitors are Eva (Koczian) Foldi the European to get half the net profit of the second champion, was taken to five glaimes in match, or a minimum of at least £10, every mlatch afte'f the first round be­ to give further help towards their fore eventually beating Agnes Simon, expenses. now of West Germany, 21-14, 18-21, Obviously only the experience of 21-14, 16-21, 21-15, in a dlOur final of playing these matches which will fluotuatiing fortunes. throw up snags likely to occur, and Mrs. Foldli was 'held ito 18-:::dl in the it may well be that some closer fifith by 17-years-old Kunz, of East examination will prove necessary. Ger,many, and trailed one game to tWiO againslt Steermalrk (Ausltl1ia). In At Least Six the serllli-final she beat Kerekes (Hun­ Nevertheless, at least six national gary) 21-18, 20-22, 21-19, 10-21, 21-15. clubs are ready to give the tourna­ Kerekes had earlier been taken to ment a trial. As most of these are a fi£th game by Kruse, another E1 sl1 situated fairly close together it should German youngster. be easier to organise. Mrs. Simon beat Kroupova and The first round should see clubs Rozeanu on her way to the final. fro m France, Hungary, Czecho­ The m'en's singles, won by Zoltan slovakia, Austria and West and East Bel1czik (Hungary), the European Germany in opposition. The general champion, proved iI1iteresting from the feeling is that this event will prove first round. so popular that in the following Berczik had to hit more than usual EVA FOLDI season there will be a much larger in the final to get the better of Lar­ entry. sson (Sweden), the defemUng cbamp­ previous round had a thI1iUing win The entry fee is £1 ~ plus a guaran­ ion, who had beate'D him in two over Sldo at 19 in the fifrth. tee fee of £5 to be lodged with the recent matcbes. There was little to BeTczik gained second tirtle in the Union. choose between them, but Berczik just men's doubles wilth Sido. They beat The Meeting discussed European had the edge and ran out winner Stanek and Posejpail (Czedh) 21-18, rankings and it was decided not to 21-17, 22-20, 21-19. 21-14, 20-22, 21-14. issue an individual list this season as On his way to tihe finat BerclJik Stanek and Posejpa1, who created too long had elapsed since Zagreb. beat Zezula (Austria), in ~he quarter­ a surprise by beating Larson and It was agreed, however, that in final, and Foldi in the semi-final. Ljungst]101ffi, are two of the four future both team and indivdu~l Zezu~a sicored a shock win over (Continued on page 10)

Page Nine TABLE TENNIS I DECEMBER - 1960 BABY FOR • BETTY

ANNOYING TV illustrations of this stroke and a few HAVE watched television of table details of the Stan Jacobson "Super I tennis events on both channels, and Top Spin" meiliods. feel that coverage is far too infrequent. Players Like myself, who never get the It appears to be the invariable rule of chance to see top line ptayers, rely the B.B.C. to show a maximum of 15 completely on TABLE 'TENNIS for such minutes play in approximately three news and find it quite frustrating to spells of half a game each time. read that "Super Top Spin" promises In the recent Russia match the pro­ to be the death-knell of defenders and gramme commenced part way through y'et ,oannot develop Ithese strokes as we Merrett's first game and ended with the don't really know whalt "Super Top score 1-1. The second instalment con­ Spin" lis. sisted of part of Harrison's first game. BERT POWIS It was indeed generous of the B.B.C. (Dorchester). to stay with T.T. until the completion of the game. In comparison lTV have, in the past, televised T.T. for as much as N contraSit to Mr. Blano (postbag, 45 minutes in one programme. Inter­ I November ..issue), the dis,f,egard and ruptions for advertisements proving lack of spaoe given to home tournaments much less exasperating than the returns is ,more JikeJy to make readers in this to Coleman (on the B.B.C.) and his area think ,twice about (renewing their endless repetitive football progress subs:cdpmon !than the overdoses of reports. £oreign matter now lappearing. I would suggest that the strongest How luany readers care two hoots possible protest be sent to the B.B.C. whether the final of rthe AustraHan at the manner in which they handle doubles went Ito Ithree games or not? T.T. events. Only Mr. Blano! TED BAKER Circulation ,will be gained when the (Peterborough) bounnaments 'are reported more fully and more space is given rto county and local notes and Ito conrtriburtors such as Laurie Landry. FOREIGN TECHNIQUES JOHN WOODFORD EFERENCE Mr. B. Bla;no's letter tEastbourne). R in the November issue. Mrs. Betty Bird, England's No. It is not news of National Tourna­ 3 player at the beginning of the ments from China and Japan that we season, has gone into temporary retire­ thirst for, burt news of foreign tech­ AUSTRALIAN LEITER ment. She is expecting a baby in niques like rthe "loop drive." FROM C'LEM GRUBER the Spring. Could w,e ihave deltails and drawn Mrs. Bird, who already has a two­ The following team will represent year-old daughter, Lesley, plans a Australia in the World Championship return to the tournament scene next AUSTRIAN "OPEN" in Peking: G. JENNINGS (N.S.W.), C. season • • • providing husband Ron is M cD 0 N A L D (N.S.W.), S. MORGAN agreeable to continue in his role of (Continued trom page 9) (S.A.), M. WILCOX (N.S.W.), Women: baby sitter • • • young pl(aye~s on whom the Czech's Although living at Chelmsford, Essex, N. BUCKLAND (Vic.), L. COHEN (Vic.), Mrs. Bird has retained her loyalties are pla10ing high hopes. L. MURPHY (Q'land). with Surrey. 11he women's doubles was won by The team will be accompanied by Mrs. F'Oldi and Mathe in a close KEITH BOWLER (non-playing-captain), matc\h with Kroupova (Czech) and A. COOPER (Manager) and R. JONES Kerekes (Hungary) 21-19,21-19, 17-21, (I.T.T.F. delegate). 21-17. Mrs. Suzy Javor, It!he Australian In an all-West German final Gab dhamp'ion, declined nominlart~ilO'n. PUTNEY INTERNATIONAL and Kruse beat Sdho:lar and Simon The Au&1.raHans will be joined on Table Tennis Club 22-20, 22-20, 24-22 for the rnlixed their trip to Pek'ing by amen's and COACHING CLUB AND doubles. wo'men':g team jjrom Ne1w Zealand. * B,erczik and Foldi fell to Soholar Victor Hh~SiOh and Suzy Javor won * TOURNAMENT FACILITIES and Simon lin the s,emlioofinal, while Gab the singles ti'tles in the M elboume New Members Welcomed and Kruse had wins ov,er Pleuse and MetTlopoHtan Oha;mpions!hips. Apply: Kunz, land Sido and Kerekes. Two years ago a NatlioTIIM Umpires "Ruskie Hall" Men's singles: BERCZIK (Hungary) bt scheme was iIlJt~odruced in Australia 63 UPPER RICHMOND RD., S.W.15 IJa~s:son (Sweden) 21-17, 22-20, 2:1-19. in o~der to provide a, higher qualifi­ (VANDYKE 1243) Women's Singles: FOLDI (Hungary) bt catlion for StaJ1:e Umpi'res-tJhe equiv­ Simon (W. Germany) 2:1-14, 18-21, 21-14, Secretary and Coach 16-211, 21-15. alent to BngHsh county srt:atus-with Men's Doubles: BERCZIKlSIDO (Hungary) a minimum of three years aJdtive ser­ bt StJane,k/Posejpiai (Czech) 21-18, 21-14, vice. HARRY VENNER 20-22, 21-14. (England and Surrey) Women's Doubles: FOLDI/MATHE (Hun­ So far only four hlaIVe passed the gary) bt Kroupova (Czech) /K:erekes (Hun­ sea:~ching praC'ti'oa[ and wr-iJtten tests. 86 SARSFELD ROAD, BALHAM, ~ary) 21-1.9, 21-19, 17-21, 21-17. Mixed Doubles: GAB/KRUSE (W. Germ­ Th'ey are: G. BrallldJi'S (N.S.W.), R. LONDON, S.W.12 any) bt Scholar/Simon W. Germany) 2~-20, Hutson (V'ilc.), C. Gruber (V1ic.) and (BALHAM 9808) 22-20, 2'4-22. C. Gadd (Vic.).

Page Ten DECEMBER - 1960 TABLE TENNIS THE EXPEDITE RULE or ALTERNATIVE METHOD by NORMAN L. KIRKPATRICK, Jnr.

FOR many years, the United States While (the "time-limit" takes the NORMAN KIRKPATRICK'S article, Table Tennis Association has not written on behalf of the United negative approach of merely cutting used the internartionally known "time­ States T.T.A., and circulated to all short a dull match, Ithe "expedite limit" rule in any of its tournamellits. countries, comes- at a time when the rule" is more positive. It atltempts, game in this country appears to have Instead, the I.T.T.F.'s less well­ slumped into a defensive groove. in a way that is fair to !the player, known "alternative method," or as English tournaments have been to improve the ma/tch. we call it, the "expedite rule," is used ruined by long defensive matches on Outside' the United Staltes, the "al­ whenever it is necessary to limit long which even the "time limit" rule ternative method" has had limited, makes no impression. Perhaps the drawn out maJtches. "expedite rule" could be the answer. but successful use. In 1949 it was We should, therefore, like to re­ The European Union at the recent used ito good effect in the' English meeting in Vienna have recommended "Open." Canada regularly used it view our experience, with !the ·'alrterna­ that all association,s give it a trial. tive method" and explain why we and repolit that, as in the Unirted use it. EDITOR. States, it results in the development The form of the rule used in the of comprehensive styles of play, so United States is as follows: that the rule seldom has Ito be em­ to which we owe the existence of any ployed. Whenever in any game the style of sort of limiting rule, come about as Since the "expedi1te rule" seems to play is considered uninteresting to the the result of a number of situartions. hav,e worked OUlt well in the countries spectators, or threatens to upset the They can occur when both players, thalt have used it, we would like to schedule of other matches, in the lacking knowledge of each other's l1:aCitics, become over-cautious; when know what others. think of the rule opinion of the umpire, referee, or re­ as compared to Ithe "time-limif' and feree's committee, it shall be the duty players have become so exhausted thalt no effont is made to force the if they would be interested in carry­ of the umpire to call a let and to ing out experiments, in eilther tourna­ notify the players before the next game; when defences are superior to attack and the players setrtle down to ments or internaltionals. serve that that particular game shall We should be pleased to answer proceed under the following rules: a boring duel of endless points. We find ;the "alrternative rule" offers any questions that may arise. (a) The server shall be permitted a better solution to the problem than Leaving the applica1ion of the to hit the ball 13 times including the "time-limit" to the spectators, tourna­ "al1ternative me1thod" to an umpire's serve stroke, and if all such strokes ment officials and perhaps the players discretion can lead Ito charges of un­ are safely returned by the opponent themselves. fairness. A way to avoid this would one point shall be scored by the op­ be to apply the rule after a given ponent. STRONGER INCENTIVE time and remove all discretionary (b) The serve shall alternate after powers. This would combine the es­ ealch point when the rule is in force. Indirectly 1t offers a far stronger sence of the "time-limit" with the The umpire shall declare the rule in incentive for players to take the ini­ "expedite" principle. effect automatically after 15 minutes' rtiartive. The pressure is on both We do remove all discreltionary players alternately throughout the powers but only af,ter 15 minutes play in anyone game. Ti,me-outs, as have elapsed. Then the rule is man­ defined in Law 16, shall not be con­ game. sidered as part of the 15 minutes' Under ,the "time-limit" there ap­ datory. pears liittle incentive for a player to The mandatory applica1tion after, playing time. risk a forcing short as such scores of say, 15 minutes with no period of (Note: In the U.S., Law 16 de­ 5-4 will attest. Then if one player is discretionary power would perhaps fines a "time-out" as a period inter­ several points ahead he can be con­ be especially suited to international rupted because of injury, damage to Itent to let his opponent take the risks matches. equipment, lighting failure, etc.). and make the errors. In this form we have found the The general effect of the "expedite ELASrrIC IN U.S. rule" is to force each player alter­ "alternative method" ito be very satis­ As the rule is used in Ithe U.S., if factory in a number of ways. na1tely to atJtack; thus presenting the spectators with a much more interest­ an i11lteresting game has lasted, say, ing style of play. ten minutes, rthere is no reason for MORE LIVELY Our experience is that the "e:xpedite the application of the rule. On the rule" has a beneficial effect on the other hand we should consider using Its application generally succeeds types of game our players develop it very much earlier in a dull, almost in changing dull, defensive marathons even before they enter toUn13Dlents,. scoreless, "chiselling" match. into rather more lively play, featuring They make sure they develop attack­ It could be argued that a high­ both attack and defence by both ing strokes in addition to their de­ calibre match between an excellent at­ players. The very knowledge that this fensive game. tacking player and a similarly good rule might be applied to a long, un­ Unlike Ithe "time-limit" rule, the defender could las!t longer than 15 enterprising defensive match en­ application of the "aLternative minutes per game and yet be of ab­ courages players to develop all-round method" does not result in the ar­ sorbing initeresrt to the spectators. games, rather than purely defensive bitrary cessaltion of play at a low While this is quite true, the "time­ strokes. score, possibly in the n1iddle of a limit" rule restriots play in subse­ Finally Jthe use of rthis rule results point. While it does somewhat limit quent games Ito only ten minutes, so in each game ending at the seemingly the length of a game, ilt is a more that the match would be further cur­ more "natural" score of 21-something gradual process, and allows the game tailed. Thus we feel the alternative or higher. to be played out to its more natural method offers a better compromise. Long drawn-out defensive matches, conclusion. (Continued on page 12)

Page Eleven TABLE TENNIS DECEMBER - 1960 VICTOR BARNA RECALLS "The Match I shall never Forget" WHENEVER I am asked which but as I wellll for the kill the bat question of sltalling. In any case only match sltands out in my memory fell from my hand without even a fool would let a "sitter" go ait 18­ I immediately think back to that touching the ball. J;lending down to all. I had. cramp and could not hold nightmare world final of 1935, the pick up the bat I found I could not the bat. lasrt: /time I won the singles. hold it. I had no use in nlY fingers. I had to switch to the forehand after recovering, for it was just im­ 1 was p~aying nlY old friend and After a spot of massage I tried a few back hand swings, but my hand possible for me to play back-hand. rival Mike Szabados at the Empire lit had broken down under the Pool, Wembley. The huge arena was Sltrain of eight days play, bult the packed to capacity with ten thou­ main damage was caused by a 60 sand spectaltors, the then largest minutes' long semi-final the same crowd to wa1tch 'the world champion­ evening against Alex Ehrlich, whose ships. defence was so stubborn that I had That was memorable enough, but to ward him off wi,th back-hand play. the drama of ithe final game, when As long as I live I shall never for­ J all bUJt lost my title through cramp, get rthat final, or indeed the 1935 is what makes it stick in my memory. world championships. They were my We had shared the first four games greatest ev,er, for Szabados and I and when I changed ends leading 10-4 teamed up to win the men's doubles then increased my lead to 16-8, it and I also won !the mixed wiith Anna looked an over bar the shouting. Sipos. Then I felt the strength going from my arm and Mike gradually crept up to 18-all. GLOUCESTERSHIRE SNIPPETS At this stage he put up a "sitter," HE County "Closed" tournament T was onc·e again held in Bristol at EXPEDITE RULE Wills Hall, Bedminste1". 'JIhe results are (Continued from page 11) as follows :­ Men'ls Singles: DAVID GRIFFITHS Of course, it can be said thalt any (Cheltenham) bt Roy Morley (Gloucester) 21-17, 21-18. Women's Singles: Mrs. E. rule limi1ting Ithe length of a match SPOKES (Bristol) bt J. Gollier (Bristol) is unfair to certain players, and that 24-22, 21-15. we should first of all prortec1t the right Men's Doubles: TONY DIMAMBRO/ ROGER HAYDON (Bristol) bt Roy Morley of a player to play in the way he (Glouces~.er) desires. While Ithis may sound good /Kevin Edwards (Cheltenham) , VICTOR BARNA 21-18, 17-211 21-17. Mixed Doubles: K. in theory, it has been found that spec­ ED"TARDS (Cheltenham) /JOAN COLLIER taltor interest and overall schedule are (Br.iJstol) bt David Beven (G1ollcest!er) /~t the main factors that necessiltatte some immediately seized up again. I Ta.ylOT (Cheltenham) 21-19, 21-23, 2'1-41. \Vomcll's Doubles: E. SPOKES/J. COLLIER kind of limit. The historical origin realised 1 could no longer use my (Bristol) bt Mrs. J. Wrutts/Mrs. J. Pickett of the tt:ime limit rule makes it quite back-hand. (Bristol) 21-4, 21-9. clear thait limiting rules serve a defi­ Junior Singles: PETER BROOKS (Bristol) The problem was to keep this fact bt Martin White (Cheltenham) 21-12, 20-22, nite purpose and are absolultely neces­ from Mike, and I decided to gamble 21-11. Junior Doubles: PETER BROOKS/ sary. Thus rthe praotical question is every,thing on the forehand. BARRY BRADY (Bristol) bt Martin White/ not whether a limiting rule should be P. Stribling (Cheltenham) 22-20, 21-23, applied, but rather what form that rule I was serving and immediately 21-17. should take. Since this is the prob­ crashed Mike's re:turn with the fore­ Veterans Singles: HARRY WHITE hand. He was so surprised lthat he (Bristol) bt J. Mower (Cheltenham) 15-21, lem we felt we should be doing a 23-21, 22-20. service Ito dissenlina:te this informa­ never looked at the ball. We were 19-all. David Griffiths was awarded his tion abouit the "alternative method." County badge and shirt shortl'Y after the In conclusion we recognise that I followed up my nexlt service with commencement of tlhe season; David's different conditions in other countries another successful forehand. . . sister, Sheila, has also pliayed for the might suggest that the Hal1ternative 20-19, match point. I repeated the Oounty in two Premier Division matches method" be am,ended somewhat from tactics yet again and it was all over. this season. the version used in ithe U.S. In any Three shock forehands had given In the Bristol and District League case, we feel rthat it would be worth match, exdtem:ent has recently been me rt:he !title for the fifth time. caused by the fact (that a team which while, fronl the sitandpoint of better Mike left the table crestfallen as has not IOslt a lleague match since Decem­ evaluating the relative merilts of the the cheering crowds swarmed on to ber, 1954, has ait last been defeated. The two rules, for associations of the the arena and chaired me away. team with such a fine record is Alfred I.T.T.F. to provide for at least ex­ Sports "A" who, for ten consecutive perimental use of the allternative Later, when the cheers had died seasons, have been champions of Divi­ method. down, some people began to accuse sion I of the Bristol and District Table me of gamesmanship, saying how Tennis League. They were defeated 7-2 The reactions of different areas to by Central "A" in their first meeting in this experimentation might also give clever I was to have delayed matiters to 18-all and put off my opponent. the new Premier Division. Aubrey some insighrt into the factors govern­ Simons recorded a fine "two-straight" ing the different styles \the world over. That was an insullt. There was no possible for Central.

Page Twelve DECEMBER - 1960 TABLE TENNIS Ann Haydon Deeides IT'S LAWN TENNIS by LANCE TINGAY of liThe Daily Telegraph"

THREE issues ago I wrote of Ann natural talent plus the infinite capacity If the Brazilian MarJa Esther Haydon's a,chi,evements in lawn for taking pains. Roy Wilson, for Bueno con-tipnes to fulfil her high tennis, sinc'e towards the end of last instanoe, could be British Amateur natural g!enius in the events that year 'she made "the decilsion to devote Squash Rackets Champion but at the ma.tter then neither Miss Haydon nor herself whol,eheartedly to that game. same time his lawn tennis could not anyone else wlill sutip1lant her in the M 0 r e recently she cOfmple,ted a get further than about the sixth place next few years. But Mi81s Haydon has s,eason's· schedule in lawn tennis more in the Surrley County team. already done enough to justify the wide and complete than any I can At the preslent time D,ennis Hughes highest a,mbitions. recall being undertaken by any other is one of the best squash players in She has been a Wimbledon singles British woman player. s.emi-finalist and that is an achieve­ More pertinently so far as table ment of no mean ovder. The best tennis enthusiasts arle concerned she thing she did-ilt c.ame after my pr,evi­ made the personal decis,ion which, in ous articl'e about her-was to win the effect, means she has forslWorn table Pa,oific South West women's singles tennis for good. tiHe in Los Angeles, an achieve-ment La'wn tennis was giv;en a year's trial in pn~stige just after the acquisition and it has worked out well enough to of the more famous national titles. justify continuance. So table tennis wiH knO'w the re­ WONDERFUL RECORD doubtable Miss Haydon no longer. Miss Haydon play'ed in a total of That will, I anl sure, be much to the 71 events in individual lawn tennis lo&s of the British game but, vi,e'wing tournaments. In 58 of these events the lnatter from a greater distance, the she got to the final. Half OIf thel8e 108s to table tennis will, I am sur,e, finals-29-she won. That is a very redound to the benefit of British impressive percentage of success since lawn tennis. the overwhelming majori:ty of her One of the factors influencing Miss oompetition was in a world standard Haydon's de,oision is almost cerrtainly field. In singles ev,ents she reached that she f,eells she is unlikely to the final 26 tim,es out of 30 and was progress further in table tennis than succ,essful in 14. her past achievem'ents. In the other So 1960 was a, pretty good year fO'r game it is a diff,erent matter. Mis:s Haydon in lawn tennis. Itwas In my w,orld lawn tennis ranking such that her decision to give up table List r,ecently I had occasion to grade tennis was more or less ineviltable. I Miss Haydon as rthe sixth bes't per­ am sure table tennis, while regretful, rorm;er. That, given normal develop­ will wish her all1Jhe luck in the world ment, she will better that pOrsi tion in in the other game. 12 months tim,e I anl quite certain. ANN HAYDON INEVITABLE "DAILY HERALD" PICTURE The de'ciStion was, I think, inevitable. At the level of ordinary mortals it is the country. In lawn tennis he make's INlERNAllONAl possibLe, of cours,e, ,to combine table the grade as a Wimbl,edon player, but tennis with Lawn tennis and, indeed, only just. In the ,same way Rita NEWS writh half a dozen other sports as well. BenHey is ranked in the lawn tennis Many play,eTs frequently do, and top ten and contrives to be a stalwart NATIONAL CHAMPIONS ITALY: Men's Bingles: Winderling. those lucky enough to be bl,eslsed with of England's wom,en's international Women's Singles: Colombo. Men's Doubles: tha.t easy co-ordination of limb and hockey side. .~ Moretti/Mugnoz. Women's Doubles: C.olom­ eye that make,s for sporting skill can, All thes,e are nOitable examples of bo/Mugnoz. Mixed Doubles: Mugnoz! and do, reach happy standards at any dual sporting achievem,ent. But to Mugnoz. SOUTH AFRICA BOARD: Men's Singles: ga'me they car,e to take up. be right at the top of one ganle and Moola. Women's Singles: Barry. Men's The sup'er expert-and those who comhine it with a similar position at Doubles: Valjee/Moola. Women's Doubles: climb to world ranking standards are the top of another is a virtual impos­ Meye/Marry. Mixed Doubles: Peer/Pemadh. necessarily super experts-is in a dif­ '&ibiJilty, unless it be in sports l'ike real GHANA: Men's Singles: Quaye. Women's ferent category. It is not only a tennis and real rackets where the Singles: Moukarzel. Men's Doubles: Allo­ tey/Frant. Women's Doubles: Akuetteh/ matter of physical demands but the standards have belen kept at what I Akuetteh. Mixed Doubles: Quaye/Aketteh. mental concentration involved that may term a thoroughly a,mateur level. debars, generally speaking, the cham­ Miss Haydon aim,ed at world P. Haldankor, of India, won the pion of one sport becoming a supreima,cy in table tennis and just singles and the doubles with I champion at another. mislsed. Will she achieve it in lawn Prakash in the Invitation Champion­ TheT,e is no such thing as the tennis? I think she could but, as ils ships at Katmandu. They then universal g,enius in sport, if only for always the case, she will have to have played as India to beat Nepal 4-1 in the veason that genius in sport is a little luck. the international.

Page Thirteen TABLE TENNIS DECEMBER· 1960 Hungarian and Yugoslavian Tour by PETER LOWEN (non-playing Captain)

lost to PignitzkyjKerekes -13, -17, -13. In lthe evening England met Yugo­ IT was a cold, damp morning as Rowe/Wegrath bt Peterfy/Balatoni 17, 17, Diane Rowe, Jean Harrower and 14; bt Miko/Schwarczova -16, 14, 17, slavia in an international. I felt we I left London Airport for the Hun­ -17, 16; lost to Sido/Mossoczy 18, -18, had a good chance of winning, but garian Championships in Budapest. 17, -20, -9 (quarter-final) . the result was quite staggering. We We travelled via Amsterdam and Before the finals we were taken on won 5-1. Vienna and on our arrival were taken a sight-seeing tour and to the football Rhodes, who had Ito withstand a to the Palace Hotel by the Hungarian international in which Hungary beat great deal of gamesmanship and time.. official to join ithe' other foreign com­ Poland 4-1. wasting, beart Markovic I. Then petitors. The following morning we left on Ingber, now playing with his own The following day we went to the a three-and-a-half hours journey Ito gear, astonished us all by beating the Sports Palace, an indoor stadium Miscolz, a ltown to rthe north-east of younger Markovic, who was lart:er to rather like Wembley, but about a Budapest. After more sight-seeing we win the singles in the Yugoslavian fifth the size. Conditions were ideal. played a friendly match against Mis­ championship. The girls entered for the singles colz and won 4-1. Harrison, playing ten points better and doubles and the mixed doubles England 4, Miscolz 1: Detailed Results: than usual, made it 3-0 by beating Rowe bt Grigassy 19, 14; bt Weisz 9, 11. in which Diane paired with Wegrath Harrower bt Weisz 11, -19, 12; lost to Teran. 0,0 this form Harrison could (Austria) and Jean with Sedelmayer Grigassy -18, 18, -17. Rowe/Harrower be one of the best players in Europe. (Austria). bt Klimont/Adorjan 19, 7. Markovic II registered Yugoslavia's There were also representatives only win when he beat Rhodes two from Rumania, Czechoslovakia, Ger· straight, in a match of contrasrt:ing many (D.D.R.) and Yugoslavia, and styles. from the look of the draw ilt appeared we were in for a hard and energetic There is no doubt that the Yugo­ tournament. slavs had not expected such a rout and it was a greaJt thrill to have cap­ Diane and Jean both reached the tained this team. quarter-finals of the singles, where they were beaten by Mossoczy (Hun­ Yugoslavia 1, England 5. gary), and Kunz (Germany) respec­ Detailed results: Markovic I lost to tively. Rhodes -11, 12, -18; lost to Harrison -15, -14; Markovic II lost to Ingber Miss Harrower, with Sedelmayer -13, 12, -17; bt Rhodes 9, 7. Teran lost lost in Ithe first round of the mixed to Harrison 15, -11, -13; lost to Ingber doubles, burt Miss Rowe, wilth Weg­ -16, -13. rath reached the quarter-finals before YUGOSLAVIAN "OPEN" FINALS falling to Sido and Mossoczy, the RESULTS Men's Singles: MARKOVIC II bt Rozsas eventual winners. 17, 18, -16, 14. It was in the women's doubles Women's Singles: ROZEANU bt Rowe where our two-girl team fared best, 16, 15, -15, 10. reaching the final, where they ap" Men's Doubles: TERAN/KERN bt F'ahazi peared to lose their confidence and /Horscar -19, 17, 15, 16. were beaten in straight games by Women's Doubles: ROWE/HARROWER Alexandru and Pitica. bt Rozeanu/Streifer -18, 17, 12, 12. Mixed Doubles: MARKOVIC 11/ HUNGARIAN "OPEN" RESUL,TS BOZEANU bt Harrison/Rowe 19, 15, 20. Men's Singles: Semi-Finals: FOLDI bt Sido 19, 15, -19, 16. BERCZIK bt Rozsas ENGLISH RESULTS 20, 13, -18, 9. Me,Q.'s Singles: Harrison bt Korpa 16, 13, Final: BERCZIK bt Foldi 14, 8, 19. 10; bt Pavasovic 17, 9, 8; bt Kern -18, ZOLTAN BERCZIK -19, 11, 14, 19; bt Fahazi -16, 14, -15, Women's Singles: Final: ALEXANDRU 14; lost to Roszas -16, -17, -16 (semi­ bt Kerekes 20, 20, 12. final). Men's Doubles: Final: BERCZIK/SIDO We returned lto Budapest and had Ingber lost to Franjic -15 17, -21, bt Teran/Kern -13, 11, 11, 16. a day of rest before' travelling to the -13. Yugoslavian Championships at Mari­ Rhodes bt Rehar 8, -16, 17, 17; bt Women's Doubles: F'inal: ALEXANDRU/ Tomazic 18, 1'7, 19; bt T'omc -16, -15, PITICA bt Rowe/Harrower 14, 15, 14. bor, a journey of nearly 15 hours. 15, 21, 12; lost to Roszas -16, -12, -7. Mixed Doubles: Final: SIDO/MOSSOCZY There we were joined by Ian Har­ Jacobson bt Jamsek 4, 16, 11; bt Os­ bt Vieberg/Kunz 19, -15, 20, 16. managic 14, 5, -20, 15; lost to Gab -19, rison, Jeff Ingber, Alan Rhodes and -17, -18. ENGLISH RESUL,TS Stan Jacobson, who had travelled Women's Singles: J. Harrower bt Toke direct ffoom London. By some mis­ ENGLISH RESULTS 13, 12, -13, 16; bt Kroupova 19, 14, -16, chance Ingber's baggage had been Women's Singles: D. Rowe bt Lampret -19, 15; lost to Kunz -7, -10, -17 6, 9, 6; bt Dauphin 13, 6, 12; bt Nikolic (quarter-final)• left at London Airpont and he had 10, 5, 11; bt Alber 12, 10, 9; lost to D. Rowe bt Marosvolgyi -17, 7, 14, 13; to make do with kit borrowed from Rozeanu -16, -15, 15, -10 (Final). bt Balatoni 7, 15, 11; lost to Mossoczy -20, 15, -12, -12 (quarter-final). the other players. It was not surpris­ J. Harrower bt Cadez 8, 9, 17; lost to ing he was unceI1tain in his first maltch Rozeanu -9, -15, 17, -15. Women's Doubles: Rowe/Harrower bt Folea/Hollman 20, 18, 10; bt Schwarozova/ and was beaten. He was the only Men's Doubles. Ingber/Jacobson bt Mathe 18. 15, -21, -14, 19; lost to Alex­ one to fail on this day, which found Rehar/FreUh 9, 20, 16; bt Biscan/S.tencl andru/Pitica -14, -15, -14 (final). -13, 11, 8, 12; bt Kos/Zupancic 15, 15, the men playing one round and the 15; lost to Teran/Kern -15, -16, -20 Mixed Doubles: Harrower/Sedelmayer women two. (Semi-Final) •

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Harrison/Rhodes bt Apostolovic/Rampo­ came in 'the women's doubles when Ingber and Miss Harrower also sek 15, 16, 15; bt Melegi/Granic 16, 15, 15; lost to Poszas/Gab 18, -20, -18, -20. Diane and Jean carried off the title, fell to the same pair, but it was a Mixed Doubles: Harrison/Rowe bt Ber­ beating Rozeanu and Streifer in the close thing for they won the third ger/Dauphin 17, 15, 10; bt FRhazi/Heirits final. game and got within an ace of win­ 16, 18, -14, 14; bt Wegrath/Scharfegger In both the Hungarian and Yugo­ ning the fourth. . 20, 13, 19; lost to Markovic II/Rozeanu -19, -15, -20 (Final). slavian championships our two girls One impression I retained from Ingber/llarrower bt Sedelmayer/Hais­ combined well when they were al­ both championships was the spark­ leitner 14, -9, -19, 23, 19; lost to Mar­ lowed to attack but lost a little of ling good play which I sincerely hope kovic II/Rozeanu -17, -14, 13, -18. will be repearted in the forthcoming Jacobson/Cadez lost to Wegrath/Schar­ the rhythm if a game was taken from fegger -16, -13, -18. them. FOfltunately Rozeanu and English "Open." Women's Doubles: Rowe/Harrower bt Streifer were on the defensive for There are many fine attacking Cadez/Pyke 13, 16, 20; bt Nikolic/Plut mos\t of the /time. players on :the Continent. Although -10, 15, 5, 18; bt Rozeanu/Streifer -18, We came near to another titIe when they may be defensive in their initial 17, 12, 12 (Final). Harrison and Miss Rowe reached the approach, they have the ability Ito hit Back to 'the Championships in final of the mixed doubles, only to the ball hard when the openings are which Harrison was outstanding fail against Markovic II and Rozeanu. made. amongslt our boys and reached the semi-final only to lose to the young Hungarian "\top spinner" Rozsas, three straight. Ian just did nOlt find the answer to the top spin bUlt, I feel, ITHE CIRCULATION DRIVE by Geoff Harrower I learned a lot from this match and is now determined to overcome this IT is difficult to prepare "League being made in Plymouth. new type of shot from the "back­ Tables" so early in the season, Colin Deaton's work is now paying sided" sandwich bait. when we are dealing with only two off, and Derby should be well in at In (the quarter-final he disposed of months' sales. For example, there the finish. the other young Hungarian player may be a few returns from some Cornwall will be hard put to it to Fahazi in a thrilling five-set affair counties, which will affect, adversely, keep their figures up, as they have which showed how well Ian was play­ their totals. On the other hand some already finished their home County ing. He defended as we all know counties are still gathering in sub­ programme for the season. More he can defend, but, anything slightly scriptions. Then sales at big events news next month. Now for the first loose was sent on its way either fore­ have not yet had time to level them­ tables of the season. Figures in hand or backhand with such speed selves out. Middlesex will no doubt brackets indicate the percentage that few came back. rise over the 100 per cent. after the shown at the end of last season in our May issue: Alan Rhodes also played well and Middlesex" Open" in December. reached the quarter-final before he Although Gloucestershire may lose THE "OVER 100" COUNTIES a little of their 161 per cent., swelled too, lost ~o Roszas. He had a most Per cent. exci1ting third round match wiith as it is by sales at the England/ HERTFORDSHIRE (151) 251 Tomc, losing the first two games then Russia match at Bristol, Miss Wilkin­ BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (242) 161 storming back to win the next rthree. son is determined to keep it very well GLOUCESTERSHIRE (74) 161 above the 100 per cent. NORFOLK (126) 134 Stan Jacobson on his first repre­ Another county to make vast ESSEX (115) 126 sentative tour reached the third strides since last year is Kent, where KENT (68) 103 round, where he lost to Gab of Ger­ Jimn1Y Mannooch has taken on the SURREY (77) 102 many. Magazine Secretaryship (once again !) HAMPSHIRE (79) 101 Rozeanu T'oor Strong and he will be battHng to keep over WARWICKSHIRE (126) 98 that magical 100 per cent. nlark. MIDDLESEX (128) 92 Diane R.owe swept through to the Clear leaders in the" big counties" DURHAM (65) 80 women's singles final with straight table are Hertfordshire, which speaks LANCASHIRE (50) 55 games victories, only to find Rozeanu, volumes for the work put in by Bill SUSSEX (81) 55 the former world champion, too good Williams. He has got all but one LINCOLNSHIRE (50) 45 for her. Diane played well and there of the Leagues in membership selling YORKSHIRE (40) 32 were many exciting exchanges, but copies each month-and he is cover­ STAFFORDSHIRE (31) 22 she fell away in the fourth game. ing the defaulting league himself in CHESHIRE (17) 19 Rozeanu also beat Jean Harrower his drive to keep Hertfordshire above in the second round, her greaJter ex­ rthe 250 per cent. mark. THE "UNDER 100" COUNTIES perience being the deciding factor Hampshire and Surrey are two Per cent. after Jean had won the third game counties just with their "nose in CAMBRIDGESHIRE (412) 292 and threatened to win the fourth. front" of the 100 per cent. mark. WILTSHIRE (243) 245 This represents quite a jump for SUFFOLK (260) 193 Ingber and Jacobson were more Surrey, who can thank the enthu­ DEVON (97) 173 successful than Harrison and Rhodes siasm of Peggy Piper, plus the support DERBYSHIRE (83) 136 in the men's doubles, reaching the of four leagues and Harry Venner's CORN\VALL (22) 115 sen1i-final where the young Yugoslavs Putney Club. In contrast, apart from OXFORD (105) 100 Teran and Kern won in straight Willesdyn and Wembley, Bill Milden­ NORTHUMBERLAND (38) 78 games. Teran and Kern, who created hall is unable to stimulate interest for NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (30) 43 a big impression as the runners-up in the Magazine amongst the Middlesex BEDFORDSHIRE (34) 34 Budapeslt went on to win the tide. Leagues. LEICESTERSHIRE (78) 30 Harrison and Rhodes ran into Among the smaller counties, Cam­ NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (7) 28 trouble against Roszas and Gab, los­ bridgeshire, as expected, have a good WORCESTERSHIRE (12) 25 ing over four games, but two of them league, but I know that several other SOMERSET (44) 22 were 22-20 affairs. Roszas's top spin counties plan surprises for CalTlbs. SHROPSHIRE (4) 18 was the deciding factor. ...c\. very big jump in sales down in BERKSHIRE (73) 15 Our one success of the tournament Devon, entirely due to the efforts DORSET (9) 8

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THE English selectors having ordered a steamroller to crack three hard little nuts at Cardiff on December 2-3,'it would indeed be a "turn up for the book" if England failed to make a clean sweep of the honours in the Quadrangular Inter­ national Tournament, as they did at Belfast last year. Indeed, I cannot remembe'r a single occasion since the war when either Scotland, Wales or Ireland have really extended England. Now I have gone on record many times, and still believe, that when playing against a foreign ,country, we should always choose our strongest available teanl, irrespective of any other consideration. Only when it is a question of choice between two players of equal m'erit should the younger man be given preference for But in my view, to select our top men and women straight from the current ranking list to oppose Scot­ land, Wales and Ireland is not only liable to kill all future interest in the Quadrangular Tournament, but is wasting a first-class opportunity to " blood" some of our young " hopes." Suppose David Creamer, Tony Piddock and Mary Shannon were given places in this tournament? All three are already so near in 'class to their England rivals that the England team would still, in my view, gain a comfortable victory. The crowd would have the opportunity of seeing TONY PIDDOCK exciting new personalities in inter­ Quadrangular. D ian e Rowe, Ian would go to younger players with a national a,ction for the fir.st time, and Harr~son and Bryan Merrett could more obvious future. I have in mind these youngsters themselves would get barely have time for a change of the recent Yugoslav "Open", for just the encouragem,ent they ne,ed at clothes and a quick cup of tea, on which Merrett and Burridge were not this time to lift their game to still returning from their exhausting repre­ available---1to my ,mind this was the greater heights. sentative engagement in Sweden, be­ ideal opportunity to "blood" Creamer Our best players get all too few fore boarding the train for Cardiff, or Piddock. opportunities to play representative It could be argued Ithat a rest would table tennis, and I think that there is do them more good than another And here's anothe'r point. The idea a serious danger that they will los,e journey for a one-sided event. of calling a selectors' meeting at the their enthusiasm and, in some cases, venue of an important "Open" turn their ability to other sports. This whole question of interna­ Championship, as in the case of the Jill Rook, neglected for so long, has tionals needs looking into, and I am reGent English "Closed" and Sussex already turned most of her attention not sure that we should not follow "Open," is much to be com'mended towards lawn tennis, and but for her the example of football and classify since in theory it gives the selectors recent much-delayed re,cognition Jean the matches according to their im­ a chance to check-up on up-to-the­ Harrower might easily have been portance. In other words, there would minute form. allowed to drift away from our game be a special badge for representing However, I agree with players that in which she should have a big future. your country in the Swaythling Cup the actual s,ele,ctors' meeting should One thing that one must say for the (as there is at present) which would not be held in a backroom while play England selectors this season is that rate absolute" tops," an' " A" badge is in progress, but at the conclusion they have been consistent in their for matches agains,t foreign countries, of the championships. A good policy of always choosing the best and a "B" for home internationals. example was provided at Hastings based on the results of the "Top This would mean that players like when, possibly at the very moment Ten." tfll Stan Jacobson and Tony Miller Alan Rhodes was being picked to go But if e'ver the selectors had an ex­ could receive well-deserved recogni­ to Yugoslavia, in the hall adjoining cuse to depart from a predetermined tion in home internationals, and the Ineeting room Creamer was beat­ policy they had it in the case of the vacant places in overseas engagements ing Rhodes in convincing style!

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TOURNAMENT TALKING POINTS Conducted by LAURIE LANDRY No UlUpire ProblelUs at Dull

SUSSEX "OPEN" "'Open" Dournament oond~tions in the ran a total of about four hours la1f.e, THE Silver Jubilee Sussex "Open" oountry. T'he organisation also, apart and thalt the finals were not stlaged. was a great success. The invita­ frlOm the oocasional lapse in the flow Talking to various players, it seems vion of Swedish player Hans Ailser of umpires, was also weB up to stan­ thalt hardly any of the'm could clearly and the Belg'ian, JuHens, was a most dard. hear the loud-speaker syste:m. This popular move amongst the players. led to the ine\T.irtlable long de1lays which It would be a good idea if more such BIRMINGHAM "OPEN" were charalcte~istic of this tournament. invitations could be made by other There are pre'cious few tournaments One must rememher that no mattelf tournaments. in the Midlands and the numher has how willing land hard-working the HULL "OPEN" been reduced by the absence of the oO<01mittee ,t!here is no surhslttirtute for a Peterborough "Open" in ,this year's foolproof system. The Hull "Open" Tournament was oalendar. Tournlaments held in the very well organised. The main thing Midlands are the best meeting places HANDICAPS that impressed was the way the £or players from all oVler the country. Mr. W. George, the ohairman of umpires' problem was dealt with. SOlme travel all over, but it is alt a the local Hastings As'SO'ciaition, talked Perhaps it was because Hull have the Midlands tourna,ment thalt players to me alt the Sussex "Open" on the Yorkshire Umpires' Secretary in their from the North and South meet in subJect of Handi1caps. He slays that the midst that they were able to supply lla'rge numbers. It is therefore, with local leJa,gue have t~ied every known a quota of officials and not leave the some regret ,~hart I report on the Birm­ method of Handicapping and that re­ task entirely to willing players. ingham "Open" Thurnament. The fa'ot cently they have decided thart one sys­ Nevertheless, players in the North that the M,ixed Doubles Event was tem is the best. They wOfik on a scale seem to be far more willing to umpire unfinished lis self-explanaIDory-----

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Miss BATES bt George Evans/Miss Phillips 11-21, 25-23, 21-11. WELSH CORNER Boy's Singles: IAN GIBSON bt John Mansfield 21-15, 21-15. Glamorgan have won their opening EMECZ MAKES THE GRADE two matches in the Midland Division OR some years now Hungarian Certainly some of these players can­ of the National Counties Championship F refugee, Emil Emecz, a student at not hope to win their way .back into - the first not too convincingly against Aberystwyth University, has hitch-hiked the county and national sides so it Leicestershire and the second fairly com­ his way around the various We1sh is to players like Emecz and Bull that fortably against Bedfordshire. tournaments in search of better form. we must now turn. Now his tremendous enthusiasm is The women's event was no better. beginning to pay dividends. Last season There was one good game, the semi­ he reached the semi-finals of the Gwent final in which Audrey Bates beat Gretta " Open" and Welsh "Closed," but the Dimascio, but the final won by Betty recent Swansea "Open" brought him Gray was deplorable. NORFOLI('S right into the limelight. The boys' event provided some com­ He conquered George Evans in the pensation and the Welsh youngsters are first round, then Jack Price, Glyn to be congratulated on resisting a SAD LOSS Morgan in the quarter-final, and Alan strong Bristol challenge. Ian Gibson, EREHAM, particularly, and in Thomas in the semi-final. after a shaky start, displayed good D Norfolk generally, have lost one of Unfortunately Emecz's great effort form to beat diminutive John Mans­ their best friends with the recent death seemed spent when he reached the field, of Abergavenny, and take the title. of Mr. Floering. A former president, final where he was beaten 21-18, There were some quite good games in Mr. Floering was very interested in 21-15 by Ron Davies. the doubles and in the men's, Bull Table Tennis and would do anything to For another player, too, the tourna­ formed a successful partnership with promote the interests of the game. ment brought success. Ken Bull, the Alan Thomas. The old 4-6 bogy is still with Norfolk. Cardiff youngster, has promised well An improved Margaret Phillips, who That was once again the score against but never secured any good results until had led Audrey Bates in the deciding Bucks, although our hopes were raised the Swansea "Open" where he reached game of a first round singles, figured when, in the final match, Less Holdom the semi-final and took a game from in two doubles finals, but was narrowly and Dave Jones were 19-all in the third. Ron Davies before admitting defeat. beaten in both. Alas, Jones won the next two points. Without wishing to detract from the RESULTS On the same day Norfolk learned they undoubted improvement of such as l\Ien',s Singles: RON DAVIES bt Emil were losing their county umpires secre­ Emecz and Bull, one can only regret Emecz 21-18" 21-15. Wdmen's Singles: tary. Perhaps it was a coincidence as that the form of our acknowledged top BETTY GRAY bt Audrey Bates 21-6, 21-11. Ron Giles is moving to Buckingham­ players is still deplorably bad. The Men's Doubles: ALAN THOMAS/KEN BULL bt Stan Jones/Bernard Dimascio shire. Swansea "Open" left no doubts about 16-21, 21-14, 23-21. WomenJs Doubles: Mardlers Veterans (Fourth Division, this. In fact, rarely has a tournament BATES/MARGARET DIMASCIO bt. Mar­ Norwick League) claim that they are the seemed so lacking in the atmosphere of garet Jones/Margaret Phillips 21-8, 9-21, oldest playing teaol, with an avera~e real endeavour. 21-18. Mixed Doubles: GLYN MORGAN/ age of 52! years. County secretary, Enc Fairhead, has been persuaded to take out his bat again after eight years in retirement. Another county official comes into the news, Bill Minors, the county coaching secretary, became a proud father again. A gift of a son, Michael John. Entries were up for the Norfolk EMBROIDERED "Closed" Championships at the Norwich Lads Club on Saturday November 12, but it was most discouraging to see such poor support for the junior events. BADGES Obvious a drive on juniors must be made thoughout the county. NEW CHAMPION On any material, any L. Holdom won the men's singles after last year's champion A. Wickens had design, any quantity, been beaten 21-17, 22-20 in an early round by Bob Perry, a newcomer to maximum delivery time Norwich. Perry failed to survive the next round three weeks. against John Ewles, who was in turn beaten by Holdom. Holdom, who beat A. Arther 21-11, 21-16, in the final, had his narrowest ,,~~~~~~~~~..,~ squeak in the third round, where he survived two match points against him to overcome club mate R. Syder at 22-20 ! MECH SWISS EMBROIDERY in the third. I Men's Singles: L. HOLDOM bt A. Arche1' 21-11, 21-16. Women's Singles: M. , LIMITED ~ TURNER bt Mrs. H. Ewles 16-21, 17-21, 1:6-21. Men's Doubles: A. HARVEY/A. FO~ bt L~ ~ ~~ ~~~ A. Arche,r/G. Smith 21-18, 21-14. Women's ...... Doubles: Mrs. EWLES/Mrs. Allen bt Mrs. Harrison/Turner 18-21, 21-5, 21-15. Mixed Doubles: J. EWLE'S/Mrs. EWLE:S bt YNIS-HIR · PORTH · GLAMORGAN Holdom/Mrs. Ragan 21-16, 19-21, 21-11­ Youth Singles: A. COOPER bt R. Meadows 21-1,6, 21-17. Girls' Singles: P. WADE bt S. Mayhew. Veterans Singles: J. MALONOWSKI bt R. Giles 2'1-16, 21-18.

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YORKSHIRE NOTES on November 13 and another Ipswich player, David Halliday, won the event. This new style tournament has caught on with the leading players and, when HUDDERSFIELD AFTER TREBLE a few teething troubles have been UDDERSFIELD are (this year aim­ "White Rose Annual" .(cop,ies from obviated, there is every prospect of these H ing for the big J1:reble~he men's, Walter Mitton, 16, The Wmns, Newby, twin competitions developing into a wom'ell's and youths' linter-league crowns, Scarborough, .1s. 10d., inc. post) is, if glamour event. and a.re oonfident rth,ey can be the first an)'lthing, better Ithan e,ver. Iits 90 pages The Marks Table in each competition to achieve this since Leeds in 1951. are packed with information about are as follows: The men, reigning champ,ions, began leagues land per,sooolirties in the county. "Top TEN": 1 D. Halliday 18; 2 P. by thflashing H,alifax 9-1; rtihe youths Cole 15; 3 R. Purnell 13; 4 H. Osborne Yo,rkshire's Division Two match 101; 5 H. Fleck 9; 6 K. Perry 8i; 7 (David Hirst, Dav,id Stanley, Pelter againSl1: Nor.thumberland marked a Clowes and Malcolm Mear) won their change of sle1ection policy. In the past Mrs. P. Rogers 81; 8 G. Eagle 6; 9 T. first two matohes ; and the women, the second team has ,consaSited of sen,10r Williams 4i; 10 Miss V. Martin 2t. strengthened by the "transfer" from players in the fringe of Ithe Premier "LEADING LADIES": 1 Mrs. P. Rogers Dewsbury of Pam Morlton, beat f1ancied Division side but tthis Itime, w,itih an eye 18l; 2 Miss V. Martin 12}; 3 Miss A. Barnslley 7-3. to the future, the selleotors pm in Doug Baldry 6i; 4 Mrs. D. Fox 61; 5 Mrs. Pam is now playing ,for Brighouse in McGarry (24) and four ,teentagers-David A. Pearson 6-}; 6 Mrs. J. Jefferies 5i ~ tJhe HuddeTSfield League's First Division, Lamb, David Stanr},e,y, Pam Morton and 7 Miss K. Powell 31; 8 Miss H. where newcomlers Brook Motors (Stuart Cynthia BI:ackSioow. Barnard 2i. Sykes, Ray Howland land F'rank J'ack­ Malcolm Hartley In the E.A.L. First division Ipswich son) sped to the top with five wins run­ were off the mark with a fine win against filing. Yarmouth by 9-1 and Lowestoft beat the Barnsley women became the first to champions, Norwich, by 8-2. In the defeat Leeds ,since 1953-4. Having lost 2nd division Lowestoft "B," after beat­ their top, Ithree players, Leeds are now ing Yarmouth "B" 8-2 lost at Ipswich rdYling on Molly Browning, Linda Gor­ UNIQUE by 3-7 and the Ipswich "B" team don, Doreen Stones and Lilian Nisbet, followed up with a 10-0 win at Wymond­ the new county executive minutes secre­ TOU R'NAMENIT ham. tary, who won two of Leeds three. RECON County Youth In the S.I.T.L. (senior division) Stow­ Barnsley men surprised Bradford­ market won 9-1 at Sudbury but their s'econd llast yerar---'in an exciting draw. B Service staged a new and junior team was beaten 8-1 at Lowes­ Doug McGarry beat Pitts 21-17 in the novel form of table tennis toft. third, ithen with Brian Starkie overcame tournament at the Brecon In the Junior Division of the N.C.C. PittsjForreSJt in st'flaight games. Secondary Modern School in Suffolk won its first point for two Pitts 'and Forrest, usually a strong November with a championship seasons by drawing with Surrey-Halli­ oombination, also f.ell 00 Lofthouse/ based on points scored in knock­ day and Osborne taking the five ties Ba,rrett lin a draw against Leeds. Maurice out competitions for boys singles between them. P1tts pipped Mike Barretlt 25-23 in the and doubles and mixed doubles. These two players each got a brace third from 18-20. Each win in the k.o. events in the senior match against Buckingham­ Although young Harvey Co1ward and gained a point towards the shire-a fine send off in the seniors Derek Marples ,succumbed 11:0 HuI;I's ex­ championship, eventually won by initial match of the season. Peter Cole perienced Eddie Beed1le--Coward 28-26 Gilwem Youth Club. was acting as captain for the first tim.e tn the de'oider-Sheffi'eld won 8-2. In the and must have been very pleased, not w·omen'sclash Hull took a 9-1 revenge. The premier award - a frosted only with his own form but with that silver statuette - was keenly of his colleagues. RECORD GOES contested right to the last match, Donoaster's young women's team beat the boys doubles, in which A.E.D. Yark 8-2, 13-year--old Pa.t ,Dailllty taking Gerald Williams and Philip two in strah~ht games; bUJt in the Saunders (Gilwem) beat Wynd­ youths' le,ague Doncasrte,r lost dleh rsrt ham Jones and Gerald Davies m'aJtoh £Of rthree ye'ars at DeiWsbury. (Builth Wells) 21-13, 18-21, 21-11. ESSEX NOTES Geoff Kidd was fee'Ling ifueful after Williams, promising 17-year-old H!ali~ax Y.M.C.A's 5-4 defea,t in the ~oulIld Welsh League player, also won ESSEX teams are lucky-they never fins1t of the county club champion­ the singles, defeating club-mate ship to Bradford Nomads. He ,lost to Malcolm Muggeridge 21-16, 21-19. play 'without home support! Eric Murgatnoyd 20-22, 20-22, and to Wherevelf they play, be it Yorkshire, K'eiJth Pollard 21-23 an rtJhe third ganle. Barrie Davies and Diane Jones Gloucestershire or nearer home, you will Dennis Norburn won three fo.r Halifax won the mixed doubles beating always find they have numerous without dropping a ~ame. Brian Jones and Mairwen Davies supporters. ALan Mlruntindale (He'worth), unbeaten (Llangammarch Wells) 21-14, No other county has such a grand last season in the York League, soon 21-19. bunch of supporters, who include George ~1ipped this time. His oonquerO;f was Other Youth Clubs taking part Eagle, Harry Walker, Keith Low, George Findlay (N.A.L.G.O. "B "). were Cefncoed, Brynmawr, Cwm­ Werllham, Dick FiTOSIt, Harry Spraggs The Castleford and Pontefract League and Ray Moodie. -which at one time had about 60 giedd and Penderyn. It will take a good team to beat Essex teams-has had to wind up after 29 juniors (average age 14), the only 100 years. The Pontefract "Open" on per cent. team in the Junior Division January 21, however, will not be affected. (South). They have already 'beaten Kent SUFFOLK NEWSREEL 6-4, Sussex 9-1, away from home. Essex have yet to win this division­ PART from the splendid 10-0 win but they will! !-If not this year then A of the senior team against Bucks., next! CLUB BADGES the spotlight for late October and Attractive cloth badges can now Senior rankings: MEN: 1 B. Bromwell; be supplied In any quantity trom November has played on the new Suffolk 2 R. Stevens; 3 R. Raybould; 4 A. six upwards at low prices and with Invitation Tournament with its twin Condon; 5 (equal) I. Jones, R. McCree, quick delivery. Made entirely to competitions, "Top Ten " and " Leading P. Pudney and L. Sawyer; 9 K. your own design and suitable for Ladies." Beamish; lOP. Curtis. wear on blazers or sweaters, etc. The first event of "Leading Ladies" WOMEN: 1 Mrs. J. McCree; 2 Mrs. Free assistance given in designing E. Carrington; 3 S. Hession; 4 Mrs. I. your badge if required. Detalls trom made its debut at Lowestoft's Ashlea S. A. CORY AND COMPANY, Boys' Club when Pam Rogers won and Sawyer; 5 L. Bell; 6 Mrs. M. Jones; ZO St. John's Wll, LONDON, S.W.Il leads in the Table with 18i marks. 7 B. Bassett. "Iop"Ien."",.,follawed_.at..,the..same v.enue Frank Bateman.

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COUNTY CHAMPIONSHI'PS ROUND UP by CON:RAD JASCHKE

Yorkshire and Middlesex lead

YORKSHIRE kept the Northern beat Peggy Piper -18, 17, 20. She past victories over his opponent, challenge alive with a polished also partnered Miss Rowe Ito win the smashing away at everything, and 9-1 away win over Cheshire at women's doubles against Mrs. Bar­ Merrett retrieving as only he can. In Macclesfield. Stuart Dyson gave the bara Andrews and Mary Shannon. the end M,erretJt's class patid drividends. visitors a good start with a straight Miss Harrower's county appear­ Tony Piddock put up a good fight win oveT Eric Johnson, but D'erek ances have been shared between against Harrison, but Ian always had Schofield, Cheshire's No.1, levelled junior and senior matches and it is something in reserve. matters by defeating Maurice Simp­ indeed an aSltonishing record to have Kent "skated" the women's son. completed the half-century before she doubles, and Joyce Fielder had little It looked as if Cheshire might take is 18. difficulty in the singles. Gloucester­ the lead when Vincent Hankey put Surrey's only win wals scored by shire, however, "stopped the rot" by up a spirited battle against Ray Michael Maclaren and Miss Piper winning the men's doubles, and then Hinchliff, but he was narrowly beaten. when they won ithe mixed doubles Merrett put them further ahead by against Thornhill and Miss Rowe, winning a dreary, 34-minute-long In the last match of the evening, but by this time Middlesex were pushing match against the outclassed Hinchliff was again hard pressed be­ already 7-0 up. Gazley. fore beating Schofield 20-22, 21-15, As expected, Kent had little diffi­ 24-22. The visit of Gloucestel"sbire to culty in winning the mixed doubles, Hinchliff, Yorkshire's new No.1, Sittingbourne saw the end of Kent's the new pair, George Elliott/Joan has now won five singles out of six unbeaten run. Gloucestershire, helped Beadle beating the brother and sister for his county, losing only to Ian by Ian Harrison and Bryan Merrett, combination, David and Sheila Harrison. who took four singles and the Griffiths. Then Piddock accounted doubles, winning 6-4. for Griffiths to make the score 4-5. Middlesex joined Yorkshire as The match was really settled in the However, Harrison was never p ,r em i e r Division leaders, When very first encounter of the evening, troflllb led in the final matah agains1t they slammed Surrey 9-1 a:t Totten­ when Gloll'ce'Slterslhke's D a. v i d Buist, and so Gloucestershire kept ham. Lt was their biggest ever win Griffi1ths beat "new-boy" A[an Gazley alive their challenge for the premier over Surrey, and not even [he most by 21-19 in the third. This was a win title. optimistic Middlesex supporter could Kent knew they needed, and the only have suspected such a resuLt. other chance of a point appeared to Racey the Star Jean Harrower, making her 51 Sit rest on the next clash, between Henry "Glamorgan took the lead in the appearance for Middlesex, took over Buist and Bryan Merrett. Division II (Midland) table with a 7-3 the singles from Diane Rowe, and This was the best match of the away win over Bedfofdshire at Luton. after a shaky start settled down to evening, with Buist, who had scored However, it was Bedfordshire's young No.1, Paul Racey, a former England junior, who was the star of the match, COUNTY DIARY defeating Alan Thomas 22-20, 22-20, Ron Davies 21-16, 21-19, and also PREMIER DIVISION December 3 Yorkshire v. Essex. Mechanics Institute, Bridge street, helping D. White to win the men's Bradford. 7 p.m. doubles. Surrey v. Kent. International Table Tennis Club, Putney. 7 p.m. December 15 Esse!X v. Middlesex. Rotary House Canteen, West Horndon, Leicestershire held Staffordshire to Essex. 7 p.m. a 5-5 draw, with Philip Reid shining SECOND DIVISION NORTH for the home side, scoring victories December 3 Lincolnshire v. Yorkshire. Centenary Methodist Church Hall, Red Lion Street', Boston. 7.15 p.m. over M. Evans and former England Northumberland v Derbyshire. Youth Centre, Y.M.C.A., No. 1 junior, D,erek Backhouse. C". Church Way, North Shields. 7.15 p.m. Jacques and E. McLeish each contri­ SECOND DIVISION SOUTH December 3 Hampshire v. Kent. Working Men's Club, Shirley Warren, buted one singles to the Leicestershire Southampton. 6.30 p.m. total, and Jacques helped John Hampshire v. Berkshire. Burraston to another men's doubles SECOND DIVISION WEST De,cember 3 Someirset v. Cornwall. Y.M.C.A., St. James Street, win-these two must be one of the Taunton. 7.15 p.m. most formidable pairs in the Mid­ SECOND DIVISf~~se~;Df:~~'B.D.H. Canteen, West Quay Road, Poole 3 p.m. lands. De,cember 3 Staffordshire v. Warwickshire. Shelton Iron & Steel, It is already clear that the Lincoln­ Etrulia, S!toke,-on-Trent. 7 p.m. shire v. Durham match on February Dece,mber 10 Leice,stershire v. Bedfordshire. MIDLAND DIVISION 25 is going to decide who challenges Dece,mber 10 Nottinghamshire v. Staffordshire. for, promotion from Division II SOUTHERN DIVISION (North). December 2 Cambridgeshire v. Norfolk. Impington Village RaIl, Although Durham beat Northum­ Riston, Gam'bs. 7.30 p.m. NORTH JUNIOR DIVISION berland by 7-3, Lincolnshire just kept De'ce,mlbe1r 14 Cheshire ¥. Lancashire. fractionally ahead of thenl in the SOUTH JUNIOR DIVISION table by beating Derbyshire 8-2 at ~:',~:~~~~ 1~ ~~~~~;: '~~:t~~ 4 p.m. .. Higgs & Hill Ltd., Canteen Vaux,hall. Burton-on-Trent December 17 Suffolk v Sussex. Hampshire jump into the lead in

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Division II (South) with a 7-3 win sealson. In 1Jhe women's doubles Hamp­ Oxfordshire took their first ever over Berkshire at Reading. It was a shire pUit i'O- the Holes twins, Chris­ point in the Midliand DiV1ision by strange looking Hampshire side with­ tine and Pauline, and though they did drawing with NO:btingrhamshlire, but out George Stevens and Brian James, not have matters- aU their own way w,ere then unlucky ,to lose 4-6 to but they had the 'measure of the home they duly won 21-11 ,in the third Staffiordshire II---4Jhe1ir new No. 1 ex­ team with the exception of Brian aga,i,nslt Miss M. Upton and Mrs. J. Kent player Alf Dav,ie1s, going down Barnes, who was concerned in all Woodley. 21-23 in the ~hird game of the last three Berkshire successes. He beat Pelter Shead ma,intJained his one match. However, againslt Warwick­ Ray Henderson and Fred Bradley, and hundred per cent. singles reoord with shire II, D l3'Vies made no mi'stake, took the men's doubles with indes­ w'lns over Terry Densham and John winning two singles and the men's tructible Percy Morecroft. Hunt in the 5-5 draw "between Sussex doubles (wi;Vh G. Oolillins), to help his W. Draper made a sUICicesisful singles and H,entfordshilr'e 'a1t Bnighton. oounty to a 6-4 succ.es'S. debut :5or Hampshire, beaiDing J. Ven­ This fine Sussex player, who got a Oxfordslhire alre now well pla,ced for ablels and A. Releves, while Sheilla mucb d,e,served Engl'and ranking in the plflon10tion anter completing their first Foster maintained her unbeaten re'c­ latest list, is leading a gre,at Sussex half progrtl!mlme. ord In singles and doubles so Dalf this revival, and with Ann Woodford, who Suffolk giving their beslt perform­ beat Judy Williams 21-9, 21-18 in this ance for some time soored a smashing m,atcb, adding much needed strength 10-0 viatory ov,e1r Buckinghamshire at in the women's section, Sussex should Lpswich, and a continuation of this DIV.ISIONAL TABLES be challenging for promotion in the :eorm will soon s'ee them bllick in the PREMIER DIVISION not too distant future. seoond division. P. w. D. L. F. A. P. Yorkshire ...... 3 2 1 o 20 10 5 Hunt and Densrhlln1 won the m'en's Lanoashi:re took a big sltep tOMlrds Gioucestershire 3 1 2 o 16 14 4 dOllJblels and nook one singl'es each, as retaining 1Jheir North Junior cham­ Middlesex 3 2 1 o 24 6 5 did Brian Barr, who also annexed the pionship with away wins over York­ Kent ...... 3 1 1 1 16 14 3 Essex ...... 1 1 0 0 8 2 2 mixed double'S iln pafltnership wirth shire (5-3) and Durham (6-2).

Surrey •••••• 0 ••••••••••• 2 0 1 1 6 15 1 Mis,s WiUiams. It is deve10ping ,inlto a three "!horse" Lancashire 1 0 0 1 4 6 0 race in the South Junior D'ivi8ion, be­ Cheshire ...... 4 0 0 4 6 34 0 One Ahead tween Mididle1s,ex (the champions), DIV. II MIDLAND Worcestevshire pulled ahead in Hefltfordsihire and Essex. Glamorgan 2 2 0 o 13 7 4 Div1ision II (West) by defealving Oom­ Bob Raotliffe, after disappointing WarWickshire 1 1 0 0 9 1 2 Staffordshire 1 0 1 0 5 5 1 waN 7-3, however they wil!l hlalVe to staDt agfalinst Suffolk, has now played Leicestershire ...... 2 0 1 1 9 11 1 watoh Somers,e!t who started off witih S[X singiles in suc1cesistion for Hertfolfd­ Bedfvrdshire 2 0 0 2 4 16 0 a 6-4 win over Devon at Exeter. slhire without defieait, aocounti'llg for DIV. II NORTH Wihshire pulled away from t!he Brian Wright and Dav!id Offenbach Lincolnshire 2 2 0 o 17 3 4 danger zone Wli'uh a 6-4 win over Dor­ (Middllesex), R. McKe'won and B. Durham ...... 2 2 0 o 16 4 4 set at Swlindon, but the result was in Smith (Surrey) and Derek Basden and Yorkshire II ...... 1 1 0 0 8 2 2 Derbyshire 2 0 0 2 3 17 0 doubt until the very last mlinute. With Clive Bloy (Kent). Northumberland 3 0 0 3 6 24 0 the match soore 5-4 to W~lltsihire, C. DlaJVid Garner and Les1ey Bell, who Bush, "ohe Dorest No.1, led A. Alex­ at 13 is already troubling the h~ading DIV. II SOUTH Hampshire 2 2 0 o 13 7 4 ander 19-16 in the third bUit then loslt s,elllior pl'ayers, are undefeated in Kent II ...... 1 1 0 0 7 3 2 the nexlt five po:,nts. s,ingles so far for Essex. Hertfordshire ...... 1 0 1 0 5 5 1 Sussex ...... 2 0 1 1 9 11 1 Berlr.sh:re ...... 2 0 0 2 6 14 0 DIV. II \VEST DETAILED RESULTS Worcestershire 3 2 1 o 21 9 5 Cornwall ...... 3 1 1 1 14 16 3 PREMIER DIVISION Mrs. B. Andrews/Miss M. Shannon 20, 17. vViltshire ...... 3 1 1 1 12 18 3 Kent 4, Gloucestershiro 6 Thornhill/Miss Rowe lost to Maclaren/Miss Somerset ...... 1 1 0 0 6 4 2 Piper 11, -21, -10. Devon ...... 2 0 1 1 9 11 1 A. Gazley lost to D. Griffiths 18 --':20, Dorset ...... 2 0 0 2 8 12 0 -19; loslt to B. Merrett -10, -7. H. Buist DIVISION II (MIDLAND) lost to Me~rett -10, 17, -13; lost to Bedfordshire 3, Glamorgan 7. MIDLAND DIV. 1. Harrison -18, -14. T. Piddock lost to Leicestershire 5, Staffordshire 5. Oxfordshire 3 1 1 1 15 15 3 Harrison, -19, -15; bt Griffiths 9, 5. Staffordshire II 1 1 0 0 6 4 2 BUistjPiddock lost to Harrison/Merrett DIVISION II (NORTH) Nottinghamshire 2 0 2 o 10 10 2 -16, -18. Miss J. Fielder bt Miss J. Yorkshire II 8, Northumberland 2. Warwickshire II ...... 2 0 1 1 9 11 1 Collier 11, 14. Miss Fielder/Mrs. J. Beadle Derbyshire 2, Lincolnsh.ire 8. bt Miss Collie,r/Miss S. Gri'ffilths 9, 10. G. Durham 7, Northumberland 3. SOUTHERN DIV. Elliott/Mrs. Beadle bt Griffiths/M iss Suffolk ...... 1 1 0 o 10 0 2 Griffiths 9, 10. DVISION II (SOUTH) Buckinghamshire 2 1 0 1 4 16 2 Devon 4, Somerset 6. Norfolk ...... 1 0 0 1 4 6 0 Cheshire 1, Yorkshire 9 .Wiltshire 6, Dorset 4. Cambridgeshire ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cornwall 3, l\brcestershire 7. Hertfordslhire II ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E. Johnson lost to S. Dyson -12, -11; lost to M. SimpiEon -17, -17. D. S.chofield MIDLAND DIVISION MIDLAND JUNIOR bt Simpson 12, 18; lost to R. Hinchliff Warwickshire II 4, Oxfordshire 6. Warwickshire ...... 1 1 0 0 6 4 2 20. -15, -22. V. Hankey lost to Hinchliff Oxfordshire ...... 2 1 0 1 14 6 2 -14, 11, -17; lost to Dyson -12, -20. SOUTHERN DIVISION Staffordshire 1 0 0 1 o 10 0 8chofield/Hankey lost to Hinchliff/8impson Suffolk 10, Buckinghamshiro O. ·-18, -13. 'Miss D. Ridgeway lost to Miss NORTH JUNIOR K. Best -10, -8. Miss Ridgeway/Miss D. NORTH JUNIOR DIVISION Lancashire 2 2 0 o 11 5 4 Wright lost to Mi!ss Best/Miss L. Hamilton Yorkshire 8, Cheshire O. Yorkshire ...... 2 1 0 1 11 5 2 -13, -18. Johnson/Miss Wright lost to Yorkshire 3, Lancashire 5. Durham ...... 2 1 0 1 8 8 2 Dyson/Miss Hamilton 17, -18, -15. Durham 2, Lancashire 6. Cheshire ...... 2 0 0 2 2 14 0 nurham 6, Cheshiro 2. SOUTH JUNIOR Middlesex 9, Surrey 1 MIDLAND JUNIOR DIVISION Hertfordfhire ...... 4 3 1 o 27 13 7 L. Landry bt M. Maclaren 18, -19, 17; l'Varwickshire 6, Oxford,shire 4. Middlesex 3 2 1 o 23 7 5 bt A. Miner -16, 20, 13. A. Rhodes bt Essex ...... 2 2 0 o 15 5 4 Miller 16, 11; bt K. Craigie 15, 18. M. SOUTH JUNIOR DIVISION Kent ...... 4 1 0 3 12 28 2 Thornhill bt Craigie 15, 8; bt Maclaren 9, l\fiddlesex 9, Kent l. Suffolk ...... 2 0 1 1 8 12 1 9. Landry/Rhodes bt Craigie/Miller 8, 16. Sussex 1, Essex 9 • Surrey ...... 3 0 1 2 13 17 1 Miss J. Harrower bt Miss M. Piper -18, Hertfordshire 6, SURey 4 • Sussex ...... 2 0 0 2 2 18 0 17, 20. Miss D. Rowe/Miss Harrower bt Kent 1, Hertfordshire 9 •

Page Twenty-one TABLE TENNIS DECEMBER· 1960 UMPIRE.S' CORNE.R FIXTURE ENGAGEMENTS ,CURIOUS "LAWS," In the "Open" Tournaments below, events shown in the column are additional to M.S., W.S., M.D., W.O. and X.D. in every By Colin Clemett case. Tournaments marked (A) are approved. The closing date WAS very interested to read in last for entries is shown in parenthesis after the title. Suitable entries I month's magazine the account by are inserted in this diary without charge but all organisers should Iris Moss of the Stoke Mandeville table send information to the Editor at the earliest date possible. tennis tournament, and of the special "Laws" that are applied to these games. It reminds me that in spite of the Date Title and Ven'Ut; Extra Events Organisung Secretar1l adoption of so-called uniform Laws throughout the country there are many Dec. 4 Newbury "Open" (A) A. A. J. Mosson, players who still recognise local varia­ Corn Exchange, 29 Croft Road, tions which they are convinced are Newbury. Newbury, Berks. correct. 10 Yorkshire Junior "Open" K. Park, The best-known of these is probably (Nov. 29) 7 Moss Rise, the "vertical service" law. This was Leeds, 17. amended some seven seasons ago, yet 10 Cardiff "Open" I am sur,e most County Umpires' Secre­ taries win agree that the questions on 10-11 Middlesex "Open" J.B.S. Miss I. Moss, this subject in the current C.U. Test HanwellCommunity Centre, J.G.S. 49 Okehampton Road, Paper is frequently answered incorrectly Westcott Crescent, London, N.W.10. by candidates. Hanwell, W.7. This is possibly due to out-of-date 17 "'-est of England "Open" R. J. Nicholls, copies of the Laws which are still in (Dec. 3) J.B.S. 27 Palmerston Street, circulation. H.M.S. Thunderer, J.G.S. Stoke, Plymouth. There are several other "Local rules" Royal Naval Engineering J.D. that cannot claim even this much College, authority. One of these is the contention Crownhill, Plymouth. that a point is lost by a player whose 1961 return goes above the lights. Jao. Z.7 ENGLISH "OPEN" J.B.S. E.T.T.A., Admittedly, it is often difficult for the Lo~don" J.G.S. 652 Grand Building.'i, umpire to follow the movement of the J.D.B. Trafalgar Square, ball in these circumstances, but the Law I.D.G. London, W.C.2. states quite clearly that the ball is in I.X.D. play until it touches some. part of the V.S. surroundings. 13-14 WELSH "OPEN" J.B..S. Mrs. N. Roy Evans, There is no limit to the height to Drill Hall, J.G.S. 1, Llwyn-Y-Grant Road, which it may travel during a rest. Dunfries Place, Cyncord, A rather more curious "Law" some­ Cardiff. Cardiff. times encountered is the one that says that if the score reaches II-love the 14 Lancashire "Open" (Jan. 4) J.B.S. A. Howcroft, game is ended at that point, presumably De Havilland Propellers Ltd., I.G.S. 94 Bradford Street, to spare the losing plaYler further Lostock, Bolton. v.& Farnworth, Bolton. punishment! As far as I know there 21 Pontefract "Open" (A) T. Horrocks, is no foundation for this idea and no (Jan. 10) . J.B.S. 2 W,eeland Terrace, game is complete until one player has Assembly Rooms & Town Hall, Pontefract. scored at least 21 points, unless, of Pontefract I.G.S. course, the time-limit rule has been V.S. applied. J.B.S. Under the alternative method of 21 Bath "OpeD" (Jan. 9) J. A. Butcher, controlling pushing play, the Expedite Drill Hall (Lower Bristol Road), 1 South View Road, rule, even this exception is excluded and St. Peter's Hall, Bath. no game ends with both scores under 21. Dorset Street, Bath. Finally on my list is the "Law" that 28 Gloucester Junior "Open" G. G. O'Brien, awards a point against a player who Gloucester Baths, 4 Barrington Drive, serves three successive net-cord services. Barton Street, Hucclecote, There is no limit to the number of such Gloucester. Gloucester. services that may be made in succession 28·29 Kent "Open" (Jan. 11) Y.S.B. H. Stamp, without penalty. Marine Gardens Pavilion, YS.G. 48 Foard Road, There must be other "Laws" of the Folkestone. Folkestone, Kent. type I have mentioned that other umpires have met, and I should be Feb. 11 Midland "Open" (Feb. 1) J.S.B. M. Goldstein, interested to hear of any new versions. Priends Institute, J.S.G. 415 Moseley Road, 220 Moseley Road, J.B.D. Birmingham, 12. One thing I have discovered is that Birmingham, 12. V.S. the devotees will not hear any suggestion that they are wrong or out-of-date, and 11 South Yorkshire "Open" I find that the best way to deal with 17-19 South of England "Open" (A) C. T. Dean, any argument is to take the war into I.C.T. Ltd., 67 Osmond Gardens, the enemy's camp by handing them a Aurelia Road, C'roydon. Wallington, Surrey. copy of the Laws and asking them to show you the paragraph which supports 18 Grimsby "Open" (Feb. 11) J.s.B. H. G. Vincent, their point of view. Augusta 81. Barracks, 4 Orby Grove, With a little persuasion you may be Grimsby. Grimsby. able to get them interested enough to 18 Gweot "Open" read the Laws, perhaps for the first time, and, who knows, you may end up by 18-19 BELGIUM "OPEN" recruiting a new County Umpire! 25-26 GERMAN "OPEN"

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SUSSEX "OPEN" Beu$/iASHM! MAIN interest in the Sussex "Open" at Hastings on October 29-30 was the appearance of the two foreign entrants Hans Alser~ of Sweden, and P. Juliens, of Belgium. Alser gave our boys a sound drubbing in the European Cup. match against Sweden last year, so it was hardly surprising when he easily carried, off the singles title, beating Ian Harrison 21-8, 21-14 in the final. with a It is difficult to see how Harrison could have won for there was a noticeable differ,ence in class between the two, just as there was in the semi-final when the JEAN HARROWER Swede beat Bryan Merrett 21-7, 17-16 (tim,e-limit). The surprises of the championships were the -20, 19, 15, defeat of ne'w international Stan Jacobson by David table tennis Offenbach, the fine victory of another young Middlesex player David Creamer over Alan Rhodes, and the amazing 7 and 9 thrashing of Harry Venner by Arun bat! Khanna. Peter Shead took full advantage of the situation to beat Offenbach (10, 15) and Khanna (6, 16) to r'each the semi-final, where he narrowly lost at 19 in the third to Harrison. Until then Harrison had a relatively easy time in disposing of Lindsay, Leach and Landry. Merrett also had little trouble in getting to the same stage with a 9 and 5 win over Somogyi, who had previously accounted for Juliens. Diane Rowe found herself in trouble for the first time this season in her semi-final match with Jean McCree. She scraped home by the narrowest of margins then went on to beat a back-to-form Pam Mortimer 21-18, 21-13 for the title. Ask your local dealer to show Pam reached the final via Joyce Fielder and Jill you this wonderful table tennis (Rook) Mills, who earlier brought about the surprise made from the finest selected downfall of Jean Harrower. materials, and used by Jean Harrower Defending champion Betty Bird lost her title when the brilliant young International she fell to the Sussex No. 1 Joan Woodford. This is just one of Grays Harrison and Merrett gained some revenge for their unsurpassed range of table tennis singles defeats when they teamed up to beat Alser and bats used by champions all the Juliens in the men's doubles final 19-21, 21-19, 21-19. world over. In fa,ct most of Grays Alser gained a second title, winning the mixed doubles table tennis bats have actually with Margaret Fry. They beat Landry and Betty been designed and autographed by Bird in the final 21-19, 21-14. our top International players, Diane Rowe and Jill Mills took the women~s doubles with prices ranging from 15/- for \vithout loss of a game, beating Joyce Fielder and Betty the Jean Harrower autograph bat Birri. 21-12, 21-9 in the final. to the Grays special club Men;s Singles: Semi-finals: H. ALSER (Sweden) bt B. Merrett model at 5/6d. Grays make (GllOs.)- 21-7, 17-16 (T.L.), 1. HARRISON (Olos.) bt P. Shead thes'e bats to suit your style, ('SUiSISiror) 18-21, 21-14, 21-19. and to suit your pocket Final: ~SER bt Harrison 21-8, 21-14. too! Women's Slngles: Semi-finals: D. ROWE (Miiddx.) bit J. McOree (E:sS'ex) 21-11, 17-2:1, 23-21. P. MORTIMER (Wa:rwic.ks.) bit A. A fine range of tournament tables, balls, nets and Woodford (SuSisiex) 21-18, 21-8. Final: ROWE ht Mor1timer 21-18, 21-13. spares are also available. Men's Doubles: Semi-finals: HARRISON/MERRETT ht M. Try them yourself-you'll know why great players go for Maclaren/H. Venner 25-23, 20-22, 21-14. ALSER/JULIENS bt B. Brumwellil/S. Ja,cOIbslOn 21-1i2, 21-16. Final: HARRISON/MERRETT' bt Alser/Juliens 19-21, 21-19, 2t-19. Women's Doubles: Semi-finals: ROWE/J. MILL,S bit G. Robin­ son/J. Williamson 21-18, 2'1-111. B. BIRD/J. FIELDE,R ht L. Bel!lj J. Plill:flold 21-17, 21-15. Final: ROWE/~IILLS bt Bird/Fie'lider 21-12, 21-9. Mixed Doubles. Semi-finaLs: ALSER/Miss M. F'ry bt Juliens/ Mlisls H. kngel 21-16, 21-,17. L. LANDRY/M~s. BIRD bt K. Beamli,sh/Miisis S. Hesslion 21-15, 21-16. -the only certain thing in table tennis Final: ALSER/FRY bt Landry/Bird 21-19, 21-14. Veterans Singles: Semi-finals: R. MARKWE.LL (Essex) bt A. H. J. GRAY Sf SONS LTD., MUirphy (Suss:ex) 21-15, 21-14. E. MARSH (Mliddx.) bt D. Playfair Works, Cambridge. HlatJhli1ra:m.inli (Ghana) 16-21, 21-7, 21-14. Final: ~IARKWELL ht Mlarsh 21-14, 21-14.

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A. PIDDOOK (Kent) bt Lindsiay/L. Landry (Middx) 21-15, KENT JUNIOR "OPEN" by FRANK BATEMAN Miss Shannon had previously beaten Martine BIRMINGHAM "OPEN" 21-19. Lebras (France) and Judy Williams (Herts). Finarl: SHEA.n/SIMONS bt Buist/Piddock 21-15, 21-16. Brian Hill and Ian Giles were surprise winner of Women's Double,s. Semi-finals: PIPEIR/P. MORTIMER the under 17's boys doubles, beating Brian Wright (Warwick,s') bt FryIS. He,s'sion (Es,s'eoc) 21-12, 19-211, 21-14; McOREE/ E. O~RRiINGTON (:Es's,ex) bt D. Griffiths/B. Oarless and David Offenbach 18-21 12-19, 22-20 in the final. Title for Shead (Warwicks) 21-9, 21-12. Boost for Girls Another good final was the under 17's mixed doubles If'inal: PIPER/MORTIMER bt McCree/Ca,rr:ington 21-15, 2:3-2'1. Mixed Doubles: .Evenlt unfinished. THOSE who think the ladies gam,e is gradually fading where the unseeded Offenbach and Susan Thomas pETER SHEAD, who slipped into the new English Intermediwte (Under 21) Singles. Semi-ftnalls: PIDDOCK bt away should have been at the Kent Junior "Open" (Kent) beat the strongly fancied Hertfordshire pair of ranking list at No. 12, won the men's singles title J. Keogh (Lanes) 21-19, 2:1-17;J. BASSEITT (Cornwall) bt K. Bob Ractcliffe and Judy Williams 19-21, 21-13, 24-22. Forshaw (Lanes) 2:1-17, 20-22, 21-1'6. at Folkestone on November 5-6. The girls entry was in the Birmingham "Open" on November 19, with a Final: PIDDOCK bt Ba;ssetit 21-8, 2:2,-20. almost equal to that of the boys, which goes to prove Mary Shannon and Miss Williams were easy winners comfortable 21-18, 21-12 win over Kent's Henry Buist. Bays' Singles. Semi-finals: B. HILL (Lines) bt M. Mordecai that given equal facilities the number of women of the girls doubles in this age group. Shead, solid and steady, swept through to the final (.01008) 21-12, 22-20; M. BILLINGTON bt B. Wright 21-17, 23-2,1. players would increase rapidly. Lesley Bell dominated the under 15's group beating at the expense of Pitts, Livesey, Simons and Ivor Jones. Final: HILL 'bt Bill:ington 2'6-24, 2:3-25, 2'1-19. Gloria Sayer (Essex) in the girls singles final then Girls' Singles. Semi-finalsM. SHANNON (Surre,y) bt D. Too few leagues run a women's division to help ,M, The tournament lived up to its reputation for Filtzge,rald ('Lanes) 21-18, 22'-20; L. PROUDLOOK (Yorks) bt partnering Jackie Canham to win the girls doubles, producing surprises and two of the four seeded players C. Bl,acksiha!w (YoTks) 21-8, 2,1-18. young girls start competitive play. and Chester Barnes to win the mixed. Final: SHANNON bt Proudlock 21-16, 2'1-17. fell before the semi-final stage-Tony Piddock going Junior Doubles. Semi-finals: B. WRIGHT/D. OFFENBACH The opposition from abroad was not so strong as in Peter Williams (Herts) and David Holland (Glos.) out to Les Sawyer and Laurie Landry losing to the bt D. Allen/M. BilUngton (Warwi,cks) 21-13, 19-21, 24-22; previous years, and popular little Okine Quaye (Ghana) had a good win over Okine Quaye and Ken Clark lowly-ranked Sussex player, Baker. H. COWARD/D. Srr'ANL,EY (Yorks) bt Hill/N. Ive (Middx) was the only overseas visitor to win a title when he beat (Kent) in the boys doubles. 21-11, 21-16. Terry Densham's bid to win the title for the third Final: WRIGHT/OFFENBACH bit Coward/Stanley 21-10, promising Chester Barnes (Essex) in the boys' under It was good to see young Stuart Seaholme (Herts) time was crushed by Maurice Pitts who won their 11-21, 21-15.. 15's singles final. playing again after his long illness. He did well to battle by 21-14 in the third. Veterans' Singles. Semi-finals: H. SPIERS (Warwicks) bt D. reach the under 13's final, won by John Blackman Hathiramini (Ghana) 21-13, 21-1.5; J. KENNEIRLEiY (Che,shire) The boys under 17's singles went much as expected Shead completed a sound performance by taking the bt F. SmHh (Warwick'S) 21-14, 21-15. (Essex). Promising Surrey girl J. Harrison took the men's doubles with Aubrey Simons and remaining in F'inal: SPIERS bt Kenner:ley 21-9, 21-16. girls singles and is a youngster of obvious promise. the unfinished mixed event. A remarkable high standard was set in the girls under Alma Taft starred in the women's singles although MERSEYSIDE "OPEN" 11 singles, retained by Linda Henwood (Essex). being beaten in the final by Jean McCree. Alma Under 17's, Boys' Singles: M. BILLINGTON (Warwicks) bt B. Wright (Middx) 14-21, 21-12, 21-1.8. Girls' Singles: reached her second women's singles final in two weeks M. SHANNON (Surrey) bt J. Oa;nham (Herts) 21-10, 21-14. by beating England's ranked players, Mrs. Elsie Boys' Doubles: I. GILES (Middx) /B. IDLL (Lines) bt D. Carrington, Shelagh Hession and Margaret Fry. Miss Surprise Champions Offenbach/Wright (Middx) 18-21, 21-19, 2:2-20. Girls' Doubles: SHANNON/J. WILLIAMS (Herts) bt L. BeH (Esse,x) /Canham Fry had earlier eliminated Pam Mortimer. 21-14, 21-10. Mixed Doubles: OFFENBACH/S. THO~IAS (Kent) In the junior events Brian Hill upset the rankings by NORTHERNERS, Jack Clayton and Pam Morton bt R. Ractcliffe/Williams (Herts) 19-21, 21-13, 2'4-22. beating the No.1 Maurice Billington in a close, exciting were the surprise singles winners in the Merseyside Under 15'IS, Boys' Singles: O. QUAYE (Ghana) bt G. Barnes (Ess'ex) 18-21, 21-19, 21-8. Girls' Singles: BELL bt G. Bayer final. "Open" at Liverpool on November 12. (Essex) 211-14, 2'1-11. The "find" of the Intermediate tournament was Clayton, giving a consistent display, again beat Laurie Boys' Doubles: P. WILLIAMS (Herts)/lD. Holland (Glos) bt definitely John Bassett from Cornwall who beat Landry, although extended to three games this time, Quaye/K. Clark (Kent) 21-10, 21-23, 21-19. Girls' Doubles: i Cornish (conqueror of Livesey) and Forshaw before and then, in the final, defeated Ron Crayden, at the BELL/CANHAM bt K. Stoke,s (Kent) /B. Hi.nley (W,a;les ) 21-10, 21-8. Mixed Doubles: BARNES/BELL btt Quay,e/Sayer 19-21, going down to Piddock in the final. tournament in his capacity as selector, by 20-22, 21-6, 21-18. 21-7. 21-17. Under 13's, Boys' Singles: J. BLACKMAN (Ess,ex) bt S. Men's Singles. Semi-finals: P. SHEIAD bt 1. Jones (Essex) It was not a happy tournament for Ireland's Tommy Seaholme (Herts) 21-14, 21-17. Girls~ Singles: J. HARRISON 21-9, 21-13; H. BUIST (Kent) bt A. Linds1ay (Middx) 10-21, (Surrey) bt M. Campibell (Kent) 21-16, 17-21, 21-16. 21-18, 21-9. Caffrey. After being eliminated from the boys' singles Boys' Doubles: D. BROWN (Essex) /D. CORBE,TT (Kent) InnaJ: SHEAD bt Buist 21-1,8, 2,1-12. by Maurice Billington he lost a fast and furious battle bt J. Blackman/P. Harmer (Beds) 2'1-10, 21-17. Girls' Doubles: Women's Singles. Semi-finals: J. McCREE (Essex) bt P. Piper against Terry Densham in the senior event. L. HENWOOD (Essex) /HARRISON bt S. Be:aney (Kent) /E. (Surrey) 21-10, 2,1-13; A. TAFT (Herts) bt M. Fry (Middx) Canham (Herts) 21-6, 21-16. 1.3-21, 21-19, 21-18. Miss Morton, dethroned the reigning champion, Pam Under II's Boys Singles: HARMER bt J. Ma,rtin (Glos) Ii'lnal: McCREE bt Tan 21-12, 19-21, 21-19.. Mortimer by 21-19 in the third, then had a tough, 21-8, 21-16. Girls' Singles: HENWOOD bt L. Thompson Men's Doubles. Semi-finals: SHEAD/A. 8IMON:S (GIns) bt (Rants) 21-13, 21-1'3. close match with Alma Taft in the final. K. Edwards/R. Griffin (Glos) 2:1-14, 20-2'2, 2'1-,14; BUIST/ In the deciding game Miss Morton trailed 9-16 but steadied up her play to snatch the title by 21-14, HULL "OPEN" 17-21, 23-21. Landry and Densham were easy winners of the men's Okine Quaye, the 13-year-old Ghana champion, seen here with his doubles, while Miss Mortimer and Miss Griffiths took brother, E. A. Quaye, and coach, D. G. Hathiramani (centre). They are in England for a coaching course the women's title. In the mixed event Miss Mortimer CREAMER WINS SECOND "OPEN" and Densham collected their second titles by beating DAVID CREAMER won his second "Open" Men's RESULTS Ron Alcock and Connie Spencer in the final. with No. 1 seed Maurice Billington beating Brian Singles titl,e when he bea!t Uau11ie Landry rather oon­ Men's Singles: Semi-finals: D. OREAMER (Middx.) bt J. Men's Singles: Semi-Finals: J. CLAYTON (Lancashire) bt. L. Wright (Middx.) in the final 14-21, 21-12, 21-18, to Clayton (L,aIllCs,.) 21-7, 2:1-12. L. LANDIRY (Middx.) bit G. Liv­ Landry (Middlesex) 13-21, 21-18, 21-11; R. CRAYDEN (Surrey) confirm his England ranking. vincingly in the fina1 of the Hull tournament. esey (Danc:s.) 211-11, 21-14. ht. T. Densham (Hertfordshire) 21-17, 21-17. In fa1clt, David was Jiarther oonVlinoing aU the way t"'inal: CREAMER bt ILandry 21-11, 21-16. Final: CLAYTON bt. Crayden 20-22, 21-6, 21-17. Both Billington, whose most troublesome game was Vhrough, bealting Ja,ok 'C'layrton 7 and 12. The only time Women's Singles: Semi-finals: D. WRIGHT (Ohelsihli're) bt L. Women's Singles: Semi-Finals: P. MORTON (Yorkshire) bt. Gordon (Yorks.) 21-12, 21-11. M. LEiliGH (Lanes.) bt M. Dyson D. Fitzgerald (Lancashire) 21-18, 21-15; A. TAFT (Hertford­ against Brian Hill (Lincs), and Wright reached the final that C1rea!me:r was wOJ'ried wa's in the special Intermediia:te (Yorks) 13-21, 21-14, 21-17. shire) bt. M. Dyson (Yorkshire) 18-21, 21-18, 21-15. without dropping a game. Tournament held in conjunction with the "Open" when F'lnal: WRIGHT bit Le,iglh 11-21, 21-14, 21-10. Final: MORTON bt. Taft 21-14, 17-21, 23-21. he lost to Barker in the group. However, he beat him in Men's Doubles: Semi-finals: CR:EAM.ER/LANDRY bit C. Clad­ Men's Doubles: Semi-Finals: DENSHAM/LANDRY bt. R. Wright, who had the toughest draw beat Allen W1a1J.~der/D. Sitanl1,8IY 21-15,21-116. W. BARKER/E. TAYLOR bt R. Allcock/D. Cartwright (Lancashire) 21-18, 21-12; R. GUNNION/ (Warwicks), Gamer (Essex). Basden (Kent), the un­ the final pool. Orushlam/K. Flor;shaw 20-2'2, 21-15, 21-14. W. PIERCE (Lancashire) bt. M. Pitts/G. Carrigill (Yorkshire) orthodox Ogundipe (Sussex) and Ian Giles, who had The Women's Sing1le:s went to ~oung Diane Wright. F"'lnal: CREAMER/LANDRY bit Barker/Taylor 21-13, 22-20. 21-16, 21-17. Women's Doubles: Semi-finals: DYSON/P. MORTON bit L. Final: DENSHAM/LANDRY bt. Gunnion/Pierce 21-14, 21-7. wins over his Middlesex colleague Nigel Ive and T. She beat Uaill!oastrian Mary Leigh in the final after hav­ Women's Doubles: Semi-Finals: P. MORTIMER/D. GRIF­ Pa~m Gordon/L. Hami11tJoin 21-11, 21-19. WRIGHT/D.RIDGEWAY b't Coupry (France). ing dealt with Morton and Lil'lias Hamliliton. I. MJ.soiPP/A. Johinlson 21-12, 21-16. FITHS (Warwickshire) bt. D. Fitzgerald/C. Spencer (Lan­ Creamer aliSO won Ithe doubles in paIitner'slhap wilth Final: DYSON/MORTON bit Wr1irght/Rldogewa.y 21-13, 15-21, cashire) 16-21, 21-18, 21-19; V. LAMBERT (Ireland) IS. PRIOR The biggest surprise in the girls Under 17's singles 21-19. (Surrey) bt. C. Blackshaw/L. Proudlock (Yorkshire) 21-8, 21-14. Landry. lIbi'S event was comple1tely diolmiinlated by youth, Final: MORTIMER/GRIFFITHS bit. Lambert/Prior 21-19, was the defeat of new Essex international Lesley Bell, and ilt is amazing to 1Jhink that of the eight players in­ Mixed Doubles: Semi-finals: DYSON/MORTON bit M. Simpsoni by Jackie Canham (Herts). Jackie, who fought back C. MIoran 18-21, 2,1-14, 22-20. W. MORAN/LE]GH bt G. S:vaJnJey/ 21-19. Vlollved in ,tJhe Men's Doubles se1mi-finals, 21-year-old W. Eanelr 21-12, 21-16. Mixed Doubles: Final: DENSHAM/Miss MORTIMER bt. 1 Allcock/Miss Spencer 7-21, 21-17, 21-19. from 6-10 in the third to gain a thoroughly deserved Landry WlalS t!he oldesrt by 2 years! Final: DYSON/MORTON bit M~mn/Leig:h 21-12, 2'1-15. (Yo~k.s) Boys' Singles: Semi-Finals: M. BILLINGTON (Warwickshire) victory 21-18, 13-21, 21-12, then went on to beat Tihe Yorklsrhire pa1ir of Mavis Dyson and Pam Morton Boys' Singles: Semi-finals: STANLEY bt D. Hirst Cynthia Blackshaw (Yorks) 16-21, 21-19, 21-19 in the 21-12, 14-:21, 21-14. K. WHITTINGHAM (Durham) bt C. Gray bt. T. Caffrey (Ireland) 21-11, 15-21, 21-17; C. CADWALLADER won the Women's Doubl,es, but we:re hard pfless:ed in the (Yorks) 21-10, 2,1-16. (Warwickshire) bt. G. Beardsworth (Lancashire) 21-11, 21-16. semi-final. Final: STANLEY bt WihiJ1Jtinghiam 21-15, 23-2,5, 21-16. Final: BILLINGTON bt. Cadwallader 11-21, 21-19, 21-8. final by the Cheshire pair Wright and Ridgeway. Morton Girls' Singles: Semi-Finals: FITZGERALD bt. Blackshaw ~he Girls' Singles: Semi-finals: L. PROUDLOOK liYorks) bt 1. However Jackie appeared nervous in the final, where alslO took Mdxed DoublelS tide with Stuart Dyson. Allon (Yorks.) 21-19, 21-8. A. BROWN (Yor,ks) bt P. Humphries 18-21, 21-17, 21-17; PROUDLOCK bt. J. Crafter (Lancashire) Mary Shannon (Surrey) had little difficulty in retaining 1!he junior evenlts went to ,~he ~orkshire players David (Yorks) 2'1-17, 21-7. 21-9, 21-11­ her title with a score of 21-10, 21-14. Stan1ley and Lesley P.voudlock. Final: PROUDLOCK bt Br.~n 2,1-16, 17-21, 21-18. Final: FITZGERALD bt. Proudlock 21-8, 21-16.

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HERTFORDSHIRE NOTES beat Bath, also with the loss of only Hellberg first played for Kent at the one match. age of 18 when he was considered the HE County Senior Team made a Bath gained consolation for this defeat best prospect in the county, but at 20 T poor start in their bid to win the when, for the first time in many years he retired from top class play to con­ Second Division South title in their they surprisingly beat Bristol by 5-4. centrate on studies. opening match with Sussex at Brighton, Cheltenham, fielding their youngest Now the table tennis bug has struck they were held to a draw. ever team, were beaten 2-7 by Bristol him again, and in his first season since The Juniors gave their best ever in the women's division. Pat Taylor, 1954, as a regular contestant in the performance drawing with the cham­ played well for Cheltenham scoring their Kent League he has already beaten pions, Middlesex at Hendon. Credit for only two victories. several ranked Kent players. What is this fine performance goes mainly to the Grove Motlow more, he has shown he has lost none boys and in particular, Brian Sykes and of his old skill. Bob Ractliffe the captain. OXFORDSHIRE NOTES So the Kent selectors have jumped Our youngsters continue to do well in in to have a look at this "new Hell­ open tournaments, the County being XFORDSHIRE, too k maximum berg" . . . the player who as a boy represented in no less than seven finals O points for the first time since enter­ always had the measure of Henry Buist, at the Kent Junior Open. Here Miss ing the Midland Division of the National his contemporary, who has now risen Jacqueline Canhan (un-ranked) reached County Championships in 1958, when to England No. 12. the final of the Junior Girls' Singles beating Warwickshire by 6-4 at Birming­ after wins over Miss Lesley Bell and ham. A notable feature of the match Cynthia Blackshaw ranked England's was the prevalence of attacking play MIDDLESEX NOTES number 2 and 4 respectively. which produced a thrilling encounter St. Albans began defence of the Senior from start to finish. IDDLESEX juniors suffered a Inter-League Competition in fine style Ali Davies was again in excellent when they defeated Hatfield/Welwyn 9-1. form, winning both his singles, while M surprising setback when they drew John Briant made a welcome re-appear­ Gerald Collins also played extremely with Herts. to drop their first point ance for the "twin towns" and registered well to score two vital wins for Oxford­ in the County Championship for nearly their only success. shire. These two then paired up and four years. On this occasion, Judy Williams who made certain that Oxfordshire could not Nevertheless, the County still have has not reached her form of last season lose by taking the men's doubles. high hopes of winning the JuniOir fell to both Alma Taft and Gwen Oxfordshire Juniors were unable to Division title for the sixth year running. Robinson. copy the Senior's success going down Barnet II and Acton III have with­ The meeting of St. Albans and Wat­ 4.6 against Warwickshire at Birmingham. drawn from the Third Division of the ford in the second round of the Wilmott Stanley Hahn played particularly well to Middlesex Inter-League Competition. Cup should produce a grand battle, win both his singles for Oxfordshire. both leagues being in a position to field Oxfordshire will be staging one of Willesden made a good start in the complete teams of county players. the England v. Germany DBR Junior First Division by beating both North G. P. H. 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