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T. BOYD BOYD ~TD. 74/75, WATLING STREET, LONDON, E.C.4 Telephone: CITy +411 TABLE TENNIS NEWS official Official Journal of the English Table Tennis Associati,on TRAVEL AGENTS Edited by GEORGE YATES to the E.T.T.A. Consult us for all your business No.6. MARCH, 1967. .Price 1/ and holiday travel ENGLISH OPEN by George R. Yates THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROLL Men's Singles Women's Singles JAROSLAV STANEK MARY WRIGHT (Czechoslovakia) (Surrey) [MARY WRIGHT TRIUMPHS Men's Doubles Women's Doubles ll;men~s shortcoming~ MARIA ALEXANDRU and MAKING ample for her in last season's MADE TO FIGHT VLADIMIR MIKO and European ChampIOnshIps at Wembly, Mary Wnght deservedly won Both in her penultimate set and JAROSLAV STANEK ELEONORA'MIHALCA (Rumania) the women's single title of the English Open at Brighton on March 2-4 in the final, Mary Wright stood 2-1 (Czechoslovakia) and in so doing gladdened Eng'tish hearts with a fighting display. down against the resolute "push Mixed Doubles '~e VLADIMIR 'MIKO and MARTA LUZOVA M.ary's was. to the only senior title to be witheld from a strong ing" of European champion, Mrs. (Czechoslovakia) foreIgn entry 10 WhICh Jaroslav Stanek of Czechoslovakia cruised his way Alexandru, and Eva Koczian. But to success in the men's singles, last won by a compatriot in season determination carried the English TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1946-7 when Tereba succeeded Bo Vana. champion through to success, first Men Women It was Stanek, again with Vladimir Miko, who retained the men's against the Ruman<ian, who led 5-1 CZECHOSLOVAKIA HUNGARY doubles with a further Czech retenNon in the mixed by Miko and Marta in the fourth game only to create Girls' Singles Luzova. the spur for Mary to come back Boys' Singles MIRJANA RESLER By ~er marriag17 to West Germany's Eberhard Scholer, the partnership with nine successive points! KEITH LAWRENCE (Yugoslavia) of DI Rowe WIth Mary Shannon-Wright was dissolved and the Again in the final Hungary's Eva (Essex) Junior Mixed Doubles undefended women's doubles title was won by Maria Alexandru and Koczian led 13-11 in the fourth Boys' Doubles KEITH LAWRENCE Eleonora Mihalca of Rumania. oaly for Mary to counter with a PAUL JUDD and and IJINDA HENWOOD .Englan~ r~ained the junior boys' singles-last won by Brian Hill of run of seven points DEREK MUNT (Essex) L1Ocolnshrre In 1961-62-when Keith Lawrence got a tight verdict over Not to be overlooked, in this (Warwickshire) Girls' Doubles Trevor Taylor aofter the challenge from Australia and Ireland had been star-spangled event, were the deeds MIRJANA RESLER and MARJORIE WALKER withstood. of 16-year-old Karenza Sinith- (Yugoslavia) (Middlesex) In the boys' doubles another home victory ensued, for Paul Judd and surely to be destined for stardom Veteran Men's Veteran Women's Derek Munt, as it did in the mixed event for Lawrence and Linda herself-who started out with two HARRY VENNER MARJORIE CUMBERBATCH Henwood. 3-stra-ight wins over Linda Hen- (Surrey) (Staffordshire) The presence of Yugoslavia's 14-year-old Mirjana Resler boded ill wood and Gloria Sayer. The pattern ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~i:n~t~h:e~g~i~rl:~~~:n~~~es~e:v:~~t~,~w~~~'~~~S~~~~~il~~,~~~~~q~re~ed~~thW -: Marjorie Walker who, with Miss round but this time it was Eleonora Resler romped to a girls' doubles Mihalca who was ousted success. What then, however, are the English Open Team Championships by Laurie Landry Harry Venner took leave of his prospects of Judy Heaps who, in young Australian charges long the semi-finals of the girls' singles, enough to retain his men's veteran accounted for Karenza 19 and 17? HUNGARIANS & CZECHS TAKE HONOURS title--1or the third consecutive time Both Judy and Karenza fell to just took the second whilst Koc- Semi-finals -but a new name in Marjorie Eva Koczian in successive rounds 'J'O start with the women, in the zianjJurik relaxed and caught up HUNGARY 3, England I 2; Cumberbatch went into the record of the women's and it was also the first round Wales lost to the from 15-19 in the third CZECHOSLOVAKIA 3, West book for the women's counterpart Hungarian No.1 who knocked out young Australian team and Eng Now a big disappointment as Koc- Germany 2. event. the holder, Marta Luzova. land II scored a nice win over zian, who never beats Mary, re Consolation singles were won by West Germany's holder of the Netherlands. covered from a game down and Final Yugoslavia's Z. Cordas and Miss men's title, "Ebby" Scholer, suffered Round two saw Karenza Smith 14-17, to take the second to 18 and HUNGARY 3, Czechoslovakia 1. Resler. rrContinued on back page) score perhaps her most important ~~114 ~ry~a~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=~~~~~~~~~=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - ··_·wfii-.-'XgaiiiSC' Rumania, Mary Wright lost the first to a vastly r~~1i:~£~~~~dl~it!~~~t~~::~! ~jI~'II.tM IJ~~· ·~M·~~_=-w==::=.·,·· improved Mihalca and trailed most --- . w-c*· rt of the way in the second, but a a row three-setter that she lost ~ ~ ~ couple of courageous hits took it. 17-21. Karenza again put up a If""'. " At 2-7 down in the third, we feared wonderful show against Juirk but the worst but Mary kept fighting to the defender was phenomenal and 15-all and a couple of quick hits turned winning hits into tricky and Mihalca was broken. Karenza situations. played a gallant but losing game Hungary went through the form against Alexandru and oh! what ality of winning the final and even a disaster as we lost the doubles. Luzova lost to Koczian. Mary then comfortably beat Alex andru after letting the second slip, Now to the men, where Warren and left Karenza to play the game and Gibbs were not unduly of her life. Losing the first but then troubled by Australia and England moving Mihalca about, dropping II won 3-0, only to lose convinc and hitting to go 18-12 in the third. ingly to Czechoslovakia in the next It became 18-16 but we won at 17. round. England I beat Nigeria 3-0 Karenza can go far ! and Hungary beat the much fancied Yugoslavs 3-2 from 0-2 In the meantime, England II lost down. Hungary had previously to Czechoslovakia 1-3 with Luzova beaten Scotland 3-0. In the semis, dominant. Pauline Hemmings Czechoslovakia were extended by played excellently to beat Pauk West Germany where surprisingly nerova. Ness beat Stanek and Germany So to the semis, where Czecho won the doubles, whilst Hungary slovakia rather surprisingly beat beat England I 3-1. England won West Germany with Di (Rowe) only the doubles but what a differ Scholer winning the only one. ent story it might have been had England lost to Hungary 2-3 but Chester Barnes not lost to Rozsas what an incredible match with 4 out of 5 going to three. Karenza in the third. fell to the experience of Koczian Czechoslovakia won the final and Mary all but lost to Jurik. It with Stanek brilliant and Miko seemed that our girls would be poor. worn down in the doubles but we MEN Round 1 ENGLAND II 3, Australia 0; REQUEST GRANTED HUNGARY 3, Scotland O. J\1[i\Y I please use your Round 2 columns to express the CZECHOSLOVAKIA 3, Eng sincere thanks of my wife land II 0; WEST GERMANY 3, and I to the many officials Wales 0; ENGLAND I 3, Nigeria and players who got together o; HUNGARY 3, Yugoslavia 2. at Brighton to make such a Semi-finals MARY SHANNON-WRIGHT generous presentation to us CZECHOSLOVAKIA 3, West on the occasion of our Silver Germany 2; HUNGARY 3, Eng YOU can own a Wedding anniversary and of land I 1. Mary Shannon-Wright bat just my 50th birthday. Final like the one she used to win the English Open. It was a really wonderful CZECHOSLOVAKIA 3, Hun gesture and we appreciate it gary 2. very much. ,WOMEN Ask your sports deale~ for the Jaques range of Round 1 The English .Open usually puts years on me but on this AUSTRALIA 3, Wales 1; world class bats desig·nedby Mary ·Shannon~Wright, occasion I returned home ENGLAND II. 3, Netherlands O. feeling ten years younger. Round 2 . , . Denis Neale and Brian Wright. ., TOM BLUNN HUNGARY 3,· Australia 0; ENGLAND ,I 3, Rumania 2; Hon. Treasurer WESr GERMANY 3, Scotland 0; E.T.T.A. CZECHOSLOVAKIA 3, England JOHN. JAQUES" SON LYD., Thornton Heath, Surrey, Ill. 2 TABLE TENNIS NEWS MARCH, 1'J(} f Tobie Tennis News Published on the 10th of eaeh month. INTERNATIONAL ROUND-UP October to May inclusive. Postal sub scriptions lOs. for eight issues post free. Advertisements: Ken Mathews, II. By CONRAD JASCHKE South Norwood Hill. London, S.E.25. Telephone LiVingstone 1918. Hon. International Secretary of the E.T.T.A. Circu'lation Manager: Louis Hoffman, 180, Brick Lane. London, E.!. Tele AT the recent meeting of the Home Country Associations at the Municipal phone SHOrediteh 1391 The programme is: Buildings in Preston there was much discussion about the future of the Editorial: George R. Yates, 43, March 18-24 The Scottish Association will be looking after the New Knowsley Road, Smithills, Bolton, Quadrangular International Tournament It is very likely that this event will Zealanders Lanes. Telephone Bolton 42223. be partially duplicated by a regional division of the new European League. However, it was decided to hold the Quadrangular once more, and it will be 25-27 Par~cipation in the N.orth-East of England Open Champion Ireland's tum to stage the event next season.