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 RumanMary 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. ships 28-29 Matches against Yorkshire at Doncaster (28th) and North The National Council have already decided to enter an England team in Ormsby the Premier Division of the European League next season, and Wales have THE LATECOMER decided to enter the relevant Regional Division. Both Ireland and Scotland Organiser: W. Mitton, 16 The Whins, Newby, Scarborough would like to enter but cannot yet come to a firm decision because of Yorks FAR on in the period of time insufficient finance. Should they be able to overcome this problem, then it is 30 Match against Lancashire at Bolton Y.M.C.A. between the distribution of very likely that a Regional Division would be formed consisting of Ireland, Organiser: G. Campbell, 1 Winslow Road, Hunger Hill Bolton entry forms and the commence­ Scotland and Wales, plus probably Belgium and Netherlands. Jersey and Guernsey would 'also be eligible for such a region, but again finance would April 1-2 Partici.pation in Cambridgeshire Open Championships ment of a tournament a knock at be the problem. Orgamser: Mrs. M. A. Cornwell 28" Harding Way the door, a ring of the phone bell, All these questions will be fully discussed when the European Table Cambridge ' or a letter, will herald the late­ Tennis Union have a meeting in Stockholm during the World Chilmpionships. 3 Match in Leicester comer's application. 4 Men's match in Loughborough As often as not the request is BELGIUM EXCHANGE VISITS Women's match in Melton Mowbray Organiser: P. Reid, 47 New Fields Avenue, Braunstone held back until the day itself and Entry in the European League does not mean that we have to forego Leicester the organiser's attention is encounters with our friends in countries who have not achieved a place in 5 Match in London the Premier Division. On the contrary, if European V~ague matches bring craftily drawn to the fact that the extra income which is anticipated, it shOUld enable us to extend our Organiser: K. Mathews, 11 South Norwood Hill, S.E.25 such-and-such a person will not be programme and give more and more young players an opportunity to represent 6 Match against Buckinghamshire coming or that so-and-so would England in matches against the not quite so strong European Associations. Organiser: Leo Thompson, "Auchmead," The Avenue not mind foregoing the bye for We have already accepted an invitation to play Belgium during the British Sunnymeads, Wraysbury, Bucks week in Brussells in October 1967. A sponsor has heen found and no costs 7 Match against Kent the sake of having a preliminary will fall on the E.T.T.A or first round warm-up. Organiser: G. Murray, 6 Claremont Road, Bickley, Ken We, on our part, have invited the 'Belgians to visit us in March 1968 and 8-9 Participation in Stevenage Open All manner of excuses are playa match at Ashford (Kent) on the occasion of the 21st Anniversary of Organiser: B. A. English, 64 Baldock Road, Letchworth trotted out as to why the closing the local league. Herts date was disregraded and these. We have also accepted an invitation-all expenses paid-to playa series DIANE WINS GERMAN TITLE duly referenced in handbook of matches in Germany (D.T.T.B.) early n.ext season. form, could well be quoted as the Following the success-financial and otherwise-of the Czech wur of Ebby and Diane Scholer are. the. new Mixed Doubles Champions of basis for negotiation without pre­ England early this season, we shall try to arrange a similar tour of a top Germany D.T.T.B. They won the title m the German Closed Championships continental side in October or early November of this year. Many applications which were held recently in front of 2,000 spectators. The other ne'W amble. to such matches are already on hand. champions are Scholer in the Men's Singles; Agnes Simon in the Women's Should such an application be Singles; Edit Buchholz/Agnes Simon in the Women's Doubles' and Peter re'fused then, dh dear me, what a ANYONE FOR BULGAmA? Stahle/Martin Ness in the Men's Doubles. ' "shower" the organising secretary A Bulgarian Table Tennis club would like to arrange exGhange visits is! Never again would the appli­ with an English club, on the basis that each team pay their own travelling National Team Competitions cant remotely consider gracing the expenses, with the home team paying hospitality expenses for several days. by Leslie Davis The Bulgarians are interested in an all ladies side, and they would like the tournament and last season's first match to be this summer. affair left a great deal to be A journey to Bulgaria would 'be a very interesting experience, but it is GLOUCESTER V L.C.S. TIE TO desired I likely to be costly. However, It may be possible to arrange exhibitions which Oh yes, like AI 'Read, you have could recover some of the expenses. If any club in England is interested in PROVIDE THE WINNERS met 'em, and although their num­ this proposition they may write direct to:­ bers are not legion they are of The club is:­ Miss Nadya Ivanova ~ Wilmott Cup quarter-finalists Quarter.final Draw F. D... Levsky " Sofia 12 have a familiar look. Bolton, sufficient strength to warrant an Cul-;Rakovsky "68 Lagera, LeI F.K.S. I Bolton v Birmingham Manchester, Gloucester and Willesden Manchester v Luton appendix to the aforementioned Sofia BULGARIA have all been there 'before! handbook Brighton v Willesden BULGARIA Bllt who are these interlopers who. Gloucester v London C.S. Granted there are times when Final details would have to be sanctioned by the Bulgarian and the now up with the leaders. were knocked reasons afforded are valid and a English Table Tennis Associations, but this is a formality in this particular out in the first round last season? ROSE BOWL sympathetic ear is given, but case. Their team comprises 'Buist. Gibbs and Piddock and they represent Lond·:m Round B. A. Foster Miss C. E. Johnson 19, I see that Pam Mortimer is still Birmingham '" 6 Middlesbrough 0 M. L. Dunn Miss D. L. Wade winning. Againt Staines she helped North Herts ... 6 Plymouth 3 Make a resolution, there and H. J. Waterhouse Miss Y. M. Fogarty Plymouth into the quarter-finals by East London ,., 5 Slough .. " 4 then, to note well the closing date T. J. O'Carroll capturing three sets, Semi-final Draw of the next and act well in Sutton ladies went to town with * ALAN TOMLINSON, it will be recalled, is the player who made such an Bolton v ,Birmingham advance of it. The organisers impact on the English tournament circuit in 1962 and his 21-16, 21-9 defeat their opponents. 12 was the highest have, so why not you score gained against them. This team North Hens v East London r of Ralph Gunnion in the Birmingham Open was one of the highlights. of Mrs, Head, Mrs. Wright and Mrs, Bird look very strong, BROMFIELD 'IROPHY Carter Cup-East London, the Quarter-final Results holders, only narrowly defeated Liverpool ",... 4 Ipswich ,.. '" 5 ALEC BROOK FOR THE BEST T.T. EQUIPMENT Slough. Both Lawrence and F. Watford 4 Birmingham 5 Kennedy had to work hard to beat Taunton .. 3 Slough .", " 6 •Stag' shirts have been adopted by many leagues and Slough's team spearheaded by Michael SHIRTS Waldo This season's Birmingham team Eas't London w.o, Newbury Internationally .•. NINE colours ... 19/6 each of Judd, Munt, Glynn and Clarke look (scratched) T.T. TABLES Alec Brook International Tournament Model very good and will need some beating. Semi-final Draw (You cannot get a better table) ... £48.10.0 Bromfield Trophy-I was informed Ipswich v Birmingham Jaques Tournament .,. £54.100 that the Watford v Birmingham East London v Slough encounter was most enjoyable. The Dunlop Barna ... £55.16.0 result card certainly supports this view All matches are to be played before t" Match table ... £28.10.0 as the match was not won until the March 19. (Up to £10 allowed on your old table). eighth set, when Miss Hassan just managed to beat Miss Unsworth in the ••••••••••••••••••• RUBBER Finest Jap. sandwich. Approv. J,T.T.F. third. Reversed or Normal 5/- a piece. Congratulations to the young OCTOBER ISSUE WANTED Pimpled rubber. Fast, Medium, Slow. 1/3 a piece. Taunton girls who, although losing to Alan P. F. Cook, of 132 NET/POSTS Super-imported-finest ever, Special automatic Slough, have put up some very Wilthorpe Road, Barnsley, clamping. Complete 58/6 a set. promising performances. Yorks, missed the first issue of Senior quarter-final and junior semi­ Table Tennis News and is most SHOES Blue T.T. Shoes 19/6 a pair. final draws together with the previous desirous of obtaining a copy. round results : Alan is the Hon. Secretary of the Barnsley North End Table COR DU BUY BATS 45/-" also Barnes, Harrison, Barna, etc. WILMOIT CUP Track Suits, Holdalls, Bat ,Covers, etc. BADGES & TIES. Tennis Club and the ex­ Round 4 Chairman of the Yorkshire Two Special Offers-Barna Book-T.T. Today 15/- reduced to 7/6. Chesterfield ... 3 Bolton , 6 Association. He has every Stamps-Set of 12-Peking World Champs 1959 10/­ Northum'land 2 Manchester 7 copy of Table Tennis dating' back to No.1 which was issued Ust ••• send Norwich 1 Luton 8 Write for Also please postage. Oxford 1 Birmingham 8 prior to the War and is 124 EUSTON ROAD Woolwich 0 Willesden 9 desperately anxious not to have ALEC· BROOK (SPORTS EQUIPMENT) LONDON. N.W.I London C.S. R Acton I a gap in his collection. LTD. 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MIDLAND OPEN SOUTH YORKSHIRE OrEN SYMONDS BACK ON TARGET SIXTH TITLE FOR MAUREEN pLAYED at the Edmund Road Drill Worn en's Doubles - final: MAIN surprise at the Midland Open, Veteran Singles - semi-finals: R. Final: COLE/KEATES bt Bowles/ Hall, Sheffield on Feb 4, the DUNCOMBE/pROUDLOCK bt B. played at Solihull, Birmingham 011 ETHERiDGE (Kent) bt H. Spiers Mansfield 15, 18. South Yorks Open attracted a much Cassell/M. Leigh (Lanes) 15, 19. Febru~ry II, was the defeat of Lesley (Warwicks) 17, 15; L. HEPPELL Boys' Singles - semi - finals: stronger entry than at P-ontefract the Mixed Doubles - final: HYDES / Radiord by Maureen Heppell, ranked (Northumb) bt L. Hoffman (Middx) TAYLOR bt D. Munt (Warwicks) 18, pntvious weekend. DUNCOMBE bt Duncombe / Proud­ three places below her. It was 15, -10, 13. 17; LAWRENCE bt B. Mitchell Through to the final again Brian lock -18, II, 10. Maureen's sixth women's singles title (Lanes) -17, 11, 16. Burn, after seeing off once more hi, Boys' Singles - semi-finals: D. of the season. Final: ETHERIDGE bt Heppell county colleague Stuart Lennie, just MUNT (Warwicks) bt A. Fletcher -19,22, 8. Final: TAYLOR bt Lawrence 15, (Yorks) 9, 15; B. MITCHELL (Lanes) Trevor Taylor was outstanding in 16. failed to make it in a titanic struggle with Mike Symonds. bt A. Clayton (Yorks) 21, -17,14. the men's events getting to the semi­ Junior Doubles - semi-finals: M. of the singles with wins over Keith Girls' Singles - semi - finals: Final: MUNT bt Mitchell 15, 12. Lawrence and Roger Hampson. Trevor COLE/B. KEATES (Staffs) bt P. HEPPELL bt L. Forkes (Yorks) ll, 7; Derbyshire's Sandra Pegg also made 1. HEAPS (Ches) ht M. Walker good progress for the second Satur­ Girls' Singles-final: L. FORKES repeated the victory over Lawrence in Glynn Warwicks)/S. Heaps (Ches) 10, (Yorks) bt S. M. Lisle (Lancs) 15, 14. the boy-s' final, this time in straight 22; D. BOWLES (Essex){T. MANS­ (Middx) 15, 4. day running but her gallop this time games. was stopped by Yorkshire Count) FIELD bt G. Allen/S. Giles (War· Final: HEPPELL wark-over Heaps player Cynthia Duncombe who subse­ Lawrence was somewhat fortunate wicks) 15, 19. (Scra'lched). quently went under, in the final, t­ to come through from 18-20 down in Lesley Proudlock. CIVIL SERVICE CHAMPICNSHIPS the third with the help of an edge ball by G. A. Owen against unranked Michael Coles Having struck up an admirable (Staffs). Ralph Gunnion end e d KENT OPEN by Laurie Landry partnership with Alan Hydes, Burn Taylor's fine run in the semi whilst was there for the men's doubles and Taylor also accompanied his Junior Hydes later figured in a mixed title KENT I.MUNG TITlES Captain to the semi of the men's win with Mrs. Duncombe. doubles. Linda P.orkes won her second con­ 'J'ONY Piddock and Betty Landimore Young Players Dominate kept Kent among the titles in the Roger Chandler won the men's secutive junior girls' title adding the Civil Service Championships. Trny singles with a final win over equally YOUNG players certainly dominated Men's Doubles - semi - finals: scalp of Lancashire's Susan Lisle to made a -remarkable recovery after ranked Gunnion with the result that the two main singles finals at the JOHNS / WRIGHT bt R. Stevens that of Eileen Samson of the week changing ends 10-3 down to Stuart the equal ranking seemed to appear Kent Open played at Folkestone on (Essex) / Gibbs -21, 7, 13; M. .)efore. Gibbs in the third and Betty gainei justified. The holder, Roy Morley, January 28-29. The four players con- C~EAMER (Surrey)/M. SUGDEN Having to scratch himself from the the decision from that other multiple who had a tremendous win the cerned were Stuart Gibbs and Alan (Scotland) bt H. Buist (Kent)/Piddock Pontefract affair, Birmingham's Derek winner, Margaret Cherry, after a previous year, went out rather un­ Hydes, aged 19 and 18, and Karenza 18, 19. 1\1unt made amends -by taking the nervous start. gloriously to Lawrence who makes a Smith and Pauline Hemmings 16 and Final: CREAMER/SUGDEN bt junior boys with a good win over New to Senior titles were the Misses habit of beating him. 18-year-old respectively. Johns/Wright 19, 18. BoHon's Brian Mitchell. - Beaney and Oliver, who showed Chandler overcame, at last, his Hydes, after saving five match Women's Doubles---semi-finals: D. greatly improved form. fellow Dunlop employee Mike Johns points against Junior Captain, Laurie SIMPSON (Essex)/SMrrH bt S. Results: Results : to whom he has always lost this Landry, went through Kent players -Hession (Essex)/WilLi-ams 18, 12; Men's Singles - semi-finals: B. Men's Singles--semi-finals: A. R. season. Derek Basden and Tony Piddock in RADFORD/B. SAYER (Essex) bt J. 3URN (Northumb) bt S. Lennie PIDDOCK bt B. lBurn 14, 17; S. R. A great pity that Judy Heaps was straight games before losing to Gibbs Bmington (Berks) / E. Carrington (Northumb) -18, 23, 17; M. GliBBS bt H. S. Buist 13, 17. unable to stay for the final of the in a well fought final after Gibbs had (Essex) -19, 22, 18. SYMONDS (Yorks) bt P. C. Final: PIDDOCK bt Gibbs 16, -II, girl's singles against Miss Heppell to beaten Brian Wright in the semis. Final: SIMPSON / SMITH bt Duncombe (Yorks) -17, 7, 12. 19. whom she had to concede a walk-over. Results: Earlier surprise in the men's singles Radford/Sayer -20, 19, 14. Final: SYMONDS bt Sum -19, 16, Women's Singles: B. A. LANDI. was the defeat of No.7 ranked" Les" Mixed Doubles - semi-finals: T. 19. MORE bt M. H. Cherry -17,16,13. Men's Singles-quarter-finals: M. Haslam by Alan Ransome who then TAYLOR (Herts)/CARRINGTON bt Men's Doubles: L. G. ADAMS/ Women's Singles - semi-finals: C. GIBBS bt Burn/A. Warents 12, 16. Johns (lChes-) bt B. Meisel (Kent) 13, lost to Piddock. Hydes saved match Hydes/A. Taft (Middx) 16, -21, 15; DUNCOMBE (Yorks) bt S. Pegg 16; R. Chandler (Sussex) ht P. points against Barry Hill of Surrey in L. F. LANDRY (Middx)/SMITH bt (Derby) 15, 19; L. S. PROUDLOCK Women's Doubles: M. BEANEY/ Duncombe (Yorks) 13, -14, 21; R. the under-20 event and then went on Stevens/G. Sayer (Essex) 17,14. (Yorks) bt V. White (Yorks) 17, 17. C. A. OLIVER bt Cherry/J. A. Gunnion (Warwicks) bt K. IBaker to win it Gibbs had eliminated him­ Roberts 15, 11. (Kent) 7, 8; T. Taylor (Herts) bt K. self by contriving a loss to Ron Final: TAYWR / CARRINGTON Final: PROUDLOCK 'bt Duncombe Mixed Doubles: BUIST / OLIVER Lawrence ('Essex) -'19, 13, 13. Penfold who failed to progress beyond bt Landry/Smith -18,10,12. -13,18,17. bt Piddock/M. P. Know 13, 15. Semi-finals: CHANDLBR bl Johns the next round. Youth Singles (Boys)--semi.finals: 20, 19; GUNNION bt Taylor 16, 12. HYDES bt P. Williams (Sussex) 16, Men's Doubles - semi - finals: Intermediate Boys' : BURN bt. Karenza Smith won the women's 15; JOHNS bt Taylor -16,12,20. DUNCOMBE/J. KEDGE (Yorks) bt Petch 19, 13. Final: CHANDLER bt Gunnion singles beating Pauline Hemmings in A. Cornish (Kent)/Lennie 22, 20; Intennediate Girls' : B. BUTLET bt 0 19 Final: HYDES ht Johns -18, 16, 17. 16,-J, . the final. Pauline tried to rush things BURN/A. HYDES (YorKS) ht J. J. Epps 12, -19,6. Women's Singles--semi-finals: M. too much and fought a losing- battle. Youth Singles (Girls)--semi-finals: Clarke (Lancs) / A. Ran s 0 m e Junior Boys: BURN bt T. Graham HE P PEL L (Northumb) ht C. This was a pity as she had played very SMITH bt L. Henwood (Essex) 13, 7; (Northumb) -12, 14,21. 7, 6. Duncombe (Yorks) '1l, 15; L. well to defeat Lesley Radford for the SIMPSON bt C. Aldridge (Berks) 8,6. Final: BURN/HYDES bt Dun· Veteran Singles: Z. SCHRAMON RADFORD (Essex) ibt J. Bmington first time in the semi. Final: SMlm bt Simpson 12, 10. combe/Kedge 20, 17. bt Adams -19,14,17. (Berks) 12, 8. Surprising mixed doubles _finalists Final: HEPPELL 'bt Radford 18, ­ were Elsie Carrington and Trevor 14 Taylor who had beaten Brian Wright Men's Doubles - semi • finals: and Miss Hemmings and -Roy Morl.ey OHANDLER/R. MOR,LEY (Oloucs) and Pauline Martin. Their beaten bt L. Landry (Middx){Taylor 18, 17; opponents in the final Were also some­ R. HAMPSON (Ohes)/JOHNS bt B. what surprising as they were" partner Burn (Northumb)/A. Hydes (Yorks) wanted" applicants Landry and Miss 18, 25. Smith. They beat Ralph Gunnion and "As the-foremost ball Final: CHANDLER/MORLEY bt Mrs. Radford. in the business Hampson/Johns -18, 14, 15. Results: I can speak with authority Women's Doubles - semi-finals: Men's Singles - quarter-finals: S. RADFORD/D. SCHOFIELD (Ches) Gihbs (Essex) bt M. Johns (Ches) 14, when it comes to equipment, ht Billington/S. Hession (Essex) -15, 19; B. Wright (Middx) bt A. Lindsay I've been hit by everything. 15, 14; C. MOORE (Lancs){iD. ( -dd) 25 29 A P'dd k (K ) b JOHNSON (Ches) bl Duncombe/L. MI x , ; . I DC ent I Proudlock (Yorks) 14, 15. A. Ransome (Northumb) 15, 17; A. Hydes (Yorks) bt D. Basden (Kent) Try the Chester Barnes Bat. Final: RADFORD/SCHOFIELD bt 8,12. Boy 1what class. Moore/Johnson -20, 18,20. Semi-finals: GliBBS ht Wright 17, -IT really HAS the edge Mixed Doubles - semi - finals: 21; HYDES bt Piddock 17, 14. on all others. GUNNlON / RADFORD walk - over Final' GIBBS bt Hydes 18 17. Landry/Duncombe (Mrs. Duncomhe' , , :attack of cramp); HYDES/HEPPELL Women's Singles--semi-final~:. K. You now know My favourite bt M. Billington (Berks)/J. Billington SMITH (Middx) bt 1. Williams 17, 13. I(Sussex) 19, 18; P. HEMMINGS But the choice is between you Final: GUNNION/RADFORD:ht (Herts) bt L. Radford (Essex) 16, 19. and your dealer. Hydes!Heppell 9, -14, 14. Final: SMITH bt Hemmings 12,23. Spalding make 5 other models­ by BRISTOL CLOSED J. P. Rowe They're aM superific I it HOLDER DEFEATED WITH prizes augmented by Messrs. Junior Doubles: A. GREEN / P. W. D_ & H. O. Wills; Ltd., the EAmERlNGTON (17th Co. B.B.) bt Bristol and District T.T. Association 1. Rowe/C. Snowe (Railways) 16, 19. Closed Championships were brought Veteran Singles: W. HILL (South­ to a successful conclusion on Feb 18. mead) bt J. Yandell (BAC.) 8, 14. A feature of the championships was the big increase in the entries for the junior events and the defeat o-f men's WORCESTERSf'IRE CLOSED singles title holder B. Brady by Welsh­ CHAMPIONSffiPS man Graham Gear. Results: Malvern, Feb 18/19 Men's Singles: Semi-finals: B. Men's Singles: M. HAWKINS bt BRADY (Bristol Club) bt R. Bowles M. D. Yeates 16, 20. (Bristol Club) 19, 7; G. GEAR Women's Singles: MRS. J. LLOYD (Weston) bt. 1. Wise (Central) 11, 17. bt Mrs. D. Turberfield 20,7. Final: GEAR bt Brady 14, 18. Men's Doubles: S. A. H. LLOYD/ Women's Singles: PAT ROWE R. LUSH bt R. M. Good/Hawkins -20, (Page) bt Jean Golding (Central) 19, 19, 19. -II, 17. Women's Doubles: L LOY D / Men's Doubles: GEAR/A. KINSEY TURBERFIELD bt Mrs. A. (Weston) bt Bowles/Wise 16, 16. Lawrence/Mrs. M. Newcombe 9, 20. Worn en's Doubles: J 0 A N Mixed Doubles: K. FIRKINS / COLLIER (lBristol Club) / GOLDING TURBERFIELD bt Hawkins/Lloyd bt lBal'bara Bowles (Bristol Club)/ -22, 15, 13. June Watts (Failand) 9, 10. Boys' Singles: D. R. ASTON ht Mixed Doubles: A. JARREIT / P. L. Turberfield 25, 18. COLLIER bt Kinseyf.Bowles 10, 19. Girls' Singles: A. STALLARD bt Junior Boys': D. CLEMENTS A. Baker 12, 19. (Failand) ht D. Jeffries (Bristol Club) Junior Doubles: ASTON/TURBER. rI, -13, 10. FIELD bt C. J. Kendall/R. Nash 18, gives you the professional edge Junior Girls: LOR R A I NE 19. HILLARD (Page) bt Gloria Elson Veteran Singles: E. W. EDWARDS (Page) 14, 10. bt H. G. Spiers -17, 19, 12. 4 TABLE TENNIS NEWS MARCH, 1961

YORKSHIRE Final: RUDNOVA bt Jurik OPEN CZECH & EAST GERMAN OPENS by Mary Wright (Hungary). by Walter Mitton Men's Doubles: NEALiE/HARC­ ZAR (Hungary) bt Hasak/Hajak (Czecho) 15, 21, 20; lost to A1ser/ \MORiD SQUAD HARD PRESSED PRAGUE DOUBLE FOR SWEDES Johansson -17, 16, l{i, -18, -12. THE Yorkshire Open, played at the Final: ALSER/JOHANSSON bt THREE titles for Sweden. This was one at that! Alser and Eva Johansson team event success, but was shown Miko/Stanek (Czecho). York Railway Institute on Feb the most prominent feMure of the beat Lemke and Richter in the final who was boss by Hans Alser. 18, attracted an entry which was not Czechoslovakian Championships held who had previously upset the .. Connie" Warren, unfortunate to Women's Doubles: HEPPELL I only large but contained most of the in Prague from January 3()--,February Eur,opean Champions, Miko and be drawn against Kjell Johansson in WRIGHTbt 'Balaishite (U.S.S.R.)! ranked players including Sweden­ 1. Luzova in the quarters. the first round, gave a good account O'f Misen'kova (Czecho) -12, 22, 12, -10, bound Denis Neale, Stuart Gi'bhs, himself losing 3-1 and pulling up in 12; Q-F: lost to Buchholz/Simon 14, Mary Wright, Karenza Smilh and KjeJ.l Johansson won the men's Neale and Miss Heppell unfortun­ -g', -10, -16. ately had to play Miko and Luzova in the 4th game from 11-20 to 18-20. Maureen Heppell. singles for the third successive time Final: KARLIKOVA / LUZOVA In the early rounds it looked as if beating Jaroslav Stanek in the final Round 2 and Mary Wright, playing The final was a disappointing affair with Chnister Johansson of 'Sweden, with Alserchalking up a rare 3-1 win ,(Czecho) bt Geissler/Hovestadt (E. the wait for the announcement of the 3-0. Kunz of Czechoslova,kia was the Germany). teams for Stockholm was having its onlv man to extend Johansson to five also failed at this stage. over his teammate Johansson who had effect especially in the case of Neale games but Corbizan of Rumania Rather a disappointing tournament looked invincible in the semi when Mixed Doubles: C. JOHANSSON! who lost to Mike Dainty of Doncaster caused the biggest upset by beating for England, hut it e~posed weak­ disposing of Dorin Giurgiuca 17, 16 WRIGHTbt Vater/Geissler (E. -16, 19, -16 who eventually went out the No. 3 seed, Vladimir Miko, 3-1 nes'ses which can be worked on for the and 6! Germany) 13, 19, 14; lost to Dvora'k! to Tony Piddock in the quarters. in the second round. future. A second title for Rudnova in the Pauknerova -16, -13, -18. Gibb" after a somewhat shaky women's singles where she swept NEALE/HEPPELL bt Stipancic / A new face to the table tennis scene ERFURT through to the final wi thout losing a Gropova (Yugo) -19, 19, -18, II, 17; start, ,recovered to play some really was M. Beleznai of Hungary who good table tennis ousting such opposi­ SECOND TITLE FOR RUDNOVA game. En route she disposed of lost to Miko/Luzova -20, -10, -18. reached the semi-final before falling Heppell, Richter, Alexandm and Final: ALSER / JOHANSSON tion as George Livesey, Eri'c Hall, to Johansson. Sweden and Russia again took the Peter Williams and 'Brian Wright Calinska. Maureen had no answer to (Sweden) bt Lemke/Richter (E. singles titles in East Germany repeat­ Germany). before accounting for Piddock in the Denis Neale, our sole representative ing their Prague successes. A very the quick angled hitting of the final after three attempts in a row. in this event, had an easy win over well organised tournament was played Russian girl. Mary Wright won the women's Turay, a Czech, in Round 1 then lost in Arfurt from February 3-5 and was In the other half Mary Wnight came * * * title after Pauline Hemmings had to an on-form Antonin Dvorak, who rounded off with International through after surviving a 1st round EAST GERMAN taken the middle game and had readers may remember touring with matches England ve r sus East fright,being 2-0 down to an East previously beaten Miss Smith in the the Czech 'team last OctO'ber. German qualifier, Stiebner. Having Men's Singles: C. WARREN lost Germany. to K. Johansson -14, 19, -13, -18; semis. A much improved Diana In the women's singles, Zoya survived this she, in turn, beat Resler, Simpson beat Miss Heppell and The first day was -taken up with Strauss and Hovestadt (conqueror of NEALE bt Woznica (Poland) II, 16, Rudnova hit top form, and dropped team events. Due to unfor,tunate 18; lost to Amelin (U.S.S.R.) -15, -20, Beverley Sayer before falling to Mrs. only ,two games to \Min the tHle for the Eva Koczian) all 3-0. Wrigh:. circumstances ~an injury to Alser), -13. first time. After disposing of Vostova Sweden were robbed of an all Swedish Although Mary won the first game, and Karlikova, she played England's Final: ALSER bt Johansson 17, -10, Results: men's team final. Sweden's second in the final, she was always' struggling 18, 15. Men's Singles-semi-finals: S. R. Mary Wright in the quarter-final. team of C. Johansson and K. a'gains! the penetrating angled fore­ GIIBBS (Essex) bt B. D. Wright After Mary had won ,the first 'game at Bernhardt reached the final but lost hands of Rudnova. The second game Women's Singles: HiEPPBLL lost (Middlesex) 23, 14; A. R. PI>DDOCK deuce, Rudnova's devastating fore­ 3-0 to YugoslaVlia's ,Istvan Korpa and wt Warwick 20, 19; Barrie bt Fi'tzsimmons 9, 9; had lost ,in the team event ait Erfurt. Dow/Sugden lost to Caffrey/Langan -17, -19; Barrie/ Neale bt Negulescu -13, 19, 22; Hawkins 'hI FitxsimonsfWarwick -16, 13,6. Mary and Maureen won 2-0, both Stipancic Ibt Corbizan 17, 18; bt hitting well and playing very confi­ Negule,cu 18, ,17; Neale/Stipancic lost Scotland 9, Wales 1 dently. Mary then repeated her East to Guirguica/Negulescu -18, -17. Sugden bt Thomas 1'1, 14; bt Davies 13, 18; Kerr 'ht German Open success over Hovestadt Final: Spencer 16, 16; bt Thomas 16, ->13, 11; Kean lost to to win the match. Davties 17, ~19, -13; fbt Spencer 14, 17; Hawkins bt In the men's match Warren was YUGOSLAVIA 3, SWEDEN II 0 MOI'gan 21, 15; Barrie bt Phi.Jlips 12, 14; Kean/Sugden unlucky in his opening singles losing SURBEK 'ht Bernhardt 9, 19; Anticipating the fare at Atkinson Vehicles are (from bt Davies/Thomas 21,,17; Barrie/Hawkins bt Morgan/ 2-1 in a very hard40ught set to Wolf­ KORPA 'bt C. Johansson-19, 21, 18; left to I'ight) Clarence Moore (Irish Sec.), Jimmie Phillips 19, 16 gang Stein. .. Connie" had trouble in KORPA / SURBEK ht Bernhardt I McCormack (Scottish Sec.) and E.T.T.A. Chairman Ivor Ireland 7, Wales 3 dealing with Stein',s consistent left Johanss'on 14, 16. Eyles. Photograph by Walter Mitton Caffrey ht Davies 14, 17; lost to Thomas -10, -20; hand loop drive. Neale then had a Women Langanbt Thomas 17, 14; ht Spencer 17, 12; Thompson very close set with Siegfried Lemke, E. Scotland's Malcolm Sugden was the player to blot the German No.1. ENGLAND 3, BULGARIA 0 home country's otherwise clean sheet when he deservedly bl Spencer 15,9; bt Davies 14, -16. 16; Fitzsimons lost to Wri-ght bt Hristova IS, 9; Heppell ht deieated Cornelius Warren. Phillips -24,17, -20; Warwick bt Morgan 16, 17,; Caffrey/ After sharing the first two games, Ivanova 18, -20, 19; Heppell/iWright Ian Harrison too was fully stretched to prevent the Langan lost to Davies! Thomas 17 -19, -20; Fitzs:imons/ Neale led 10-8 in the 3rd but for some bt Hristova/lvanova 15, -16,21. same dedicated Scotsman from reaching his goal in a set Warwick bt MorganWhillips -19, 20,11. unaccounta,ble reason he lost the next 8 points to be 10-16 down. From then ENGLAND 2, EAST GERMANY 3 which rang down the curtain to the clamour' for an TABLE encorc. on, although fighting back, Lemke Wright bt Geissler 18, 14; bt ENGLAND 3 3 0 29 '1 6 kept his lead for the set. Sugden apart, it W3JS all very much plain sailing for Hovestadt -18, 18, 13; Heppell lost to Scotland 3 2' I 16 14 4 Though the boys teamed up well Hovestadt -16, -12; lost to Geissler England whose record in the series now stands at 235 3 1 2 11 19 2 set~ Ireland to win the doubles, Warren was never -14, -~'. for and 5 against with one further tournament Wales 3 0 3 4 26 tentatively arranged for Dublin next season. o happy in his second singles against the Heppell/Wright lost to Geissler/ Scotland will doubtless take heart at their prospects INDIVIDUAL RECORDS chops, floats and fantastic retrieving Hovestad! 16, -8, -13. of the agile Lemke. Final: RUMANIA bt Hungary 3-2. for the future for in Sugden they have a real star as well ENGLAND SCOTLAND as having, in BI'ian Kean - an ,anglo from Timperley, A wonderful reception after the C. Barnes 6-0 M. Sugden...... 5-1 matches rounded off a very pleasant Cheshire-another player with bright horizons. I. Harrison 6-0 B. Kean .. " 2-2 stay in Schmalkalden. * * * So too have Wales in Haydn Thomas who, at 14 years C. Warren 5.11 R. Kerr 2-2 INTERNATIONAL MATCHES of age has tremendous potential. Mary Wright 3-0 1. Dow " 0-2 IResults : Men Sadly it must be recorded that, on this occasion, Ireland Judy WilLiams ...... 3-0 T. McMichael 0-2 CZECH OPEN did not live up to the expectations of England's non­ ENGLAND I, EAST GERMANY 3 IRELAND Olive Hawkins , 2-1 Men's Singles: D. NEALE 'ht playing captain, Ron Crayden, nor indeed to their own. Lesley Barrie 2-1 Neale lost to Lemke -21, 19, -15; 1. Langan .. 3-3 Turay (Czech0) 16, 11, 7; lost to Both Jim Langan and Tommy Caffrey were bu't pale Dvorak (Czecho) -10, -20, -11. Warren lost to Stein -18, 21, -14; lost shadows of the substance they are known to be really C. llhompson . 3-3 to Lemke -IS, -13. . made of. T. Caffrey .. " .. 2-4 Final: K. JOHANSSON (Sweden) Neale//Warren ht Lemke/Stein -19, Joan Fitzsimons . 0-3 bt J. Stanek (Czecho). 17, 17. England 10, Wales 0 B. Warwick .. 1-2 Women's Singles: M. HEPPELL Women G. C. Barnes ht H, Thomas 19, 16; bt G. Davies 10, 19; WALES lost to Simakova (Czecho) 19, -20, C. J. Warren ht Davies 16, >13; bt J. Spencer 16, 15; G. Davies 1-5 -II, -13; M. WRIGHT bt Pauknerova ENGLAND 3, EAST GERMANY 1 I. O. Harrison bot Spencer 12; 7; bt Thomas 10, 8; M. H. Thomas 1-5 (Czecho) 15, IS, 19; bt Kishazi Wright bt Geissler 9, 13;bt Wright ht M. PhiUips 5, 14; 1. Williams bt S. Morgan J. Spencer , 0-6 (Hungary) 18, 12, -18, 14; Q-F: lost Hovestadt 19, 17; Heppell lost to 16,. 13; ~r!isoniWarren tbt Davies/Thomas -15, 117, 14; Sandra Morgan 0-3 to Rudnova (U.S.S;R.) 22, -11, -13, Hovestadt -7, -12; HeppellfWright bt Wnght/Wilhams bt Morgantphilli,ps 6, 14. M. Phillips 1-2 M. Sugden B. Kean -4. Geissler/Hovestadt 14, 1L ['>'lARCH, 1967 TABLE TENNIS NEWS 5

CONGBATULATIONS MANCHESTER CL~~ED ISROTLIGHT ON HABENZA & MAUBEEN Horryb~:;;e;~;/~;:;; ROY MORLEY BY PHILIP REID Netherlands on March 18. This means THE best news this month has been HARRY Jones. n{)w 60 years old the selection of two juniors, that Judy Heaps, Linda Henwood and SOME people are better known on amongst the spectacular ones at any Jill Shirley get this wonderful chance and a founder member of the tournament. When the" loop" stroke Karenza Smith and Maureen Heppell, Manchester & District League in 1926, the tournament circuit than for the World team for Stockholm. of playmg abroad for the fint time. others, but there can be very few who first came out Roy was not only one For Jill it is a first international, the again entered the Annual Event of the of the first to realise the value and Congratulations. Micr Closed Championships and took are seen at more tournaments than It is also good to note that recent three boys are Keith Lawrence, Gloucester's Roy Morley. potential of the stroke by fitting it Trevor Taylor and Derek Munt. part in the singles, doubles and veteran into his armoury but also to -spot the junior, Stuart Gibbs, is also in the events but without success. Roy was introduced to the game team. ­ about 1954 by Bryan Merrett at a club danger of it and he quickly adapted In view of the World selections, it ------_..-_-~ He has been Secretary of the which has produced so many fine hi, game to cope with other users of wa~ decided to rest Maureen and Fallowfield Club for 15 years and has players-The Gordon League. Merrett the stroke. Karenza fwm the fixture against The With the Juniors had two spells as Chairman of the was quick to spot the potential in For the last three seasons Gloucester M/cr League totalling nine years in Morley and six months later Roy have proved undisputed holders df BY LAURIE LANDRY all. made his deput in the Gloucester the Wilmott Cup and their team has NORTH BOURNEMOUTH Harry has been taking part as a League--in the first division! In the consisted of Ian Harrison, Bryan CLUB RESTRICTED OPEN competitor in fNery Closed Champion­ whole of his career he has never Merrett and Roy Morley. Although On the same weekend, there is the ships since the inception in the dim plaved in any division except the first for a long time he has been the usual trip to the Scottish Open with and distant past. He has represented in Gloucester. number three in this team (at one time an international match in Edinburgh Manchester, back in 1928-29 and is The Gloucestershire selectors were Harrison and Merrett were ranked Treble For Bender on the eve of the championships. For now a very valued member of the not slow to notice the new star in their joint number one in England) his con­ Brian Mitchell, Paul Harmer and League's Management CUlllluittee. midst and in his first season he played tribution has always been a big one. Brian Keates, this will also be a well AN excellent entry, which included for the County Senior team. Honours INVINCIBLE deserved first match for the England For the record, Harry called the were coming to Roy quickly but he players from a wide area, brought first meeting at the M/cr Y.M.C.A. in an outstanding performance from J. Juniors. showed a level head and an aptitude In the strong Midland Table Tennis 1926 when he -paid 5/- for the hire of to raise his game against stronger League Morley has proved invincible Bender of London who returned to Selections : a room and tells me he never got the the Metropolis with three prizes. opposition. This facility held him in over the pa-st six seasons when he has v NETHERLANDS, Middleburg money back. I tno was at that meet­ good stead - when, in his second been unbeaten. International Ralph Winner of the men's singles, Bender March 18, 1967 ing, with Mr. Bunbury in the Chair. had further successes in the doubles, season, he was capped for the England Gunnion has been beaten by Roy on Boys On vac;ltion from Southampton, JunIor team. He played against Wales, every occasion he has played him in with B. Petch and M. Walker. Local K. Lawrence (Essex) University, Cheshire county player, player Joyce Joyce Coop did well to Sweden and France. He turned in a this league. But despite his loyalty to T. Taylor (Herts) Roger Hamps-on won the men's singles succession of wins beating Malcolm Gloucester it is perhaps on the tourna­ win the women's singles beating 1. R. D. Munt (Warwi::ks) title beating the holder Kevin Forshaw Williams (Herts) in the final. Phillips (Wales), Gambier-still one of ment circuit that he is best-known. Girls in the final. A feature of the junior France's top players-and the whole VVhereas some players shine at Results : J. Heaps (Ches) final was the win obtained over of the Swedish Swaythling Cup team either singles or doubles, Roy seems Men's Singles: J. BENDER bt J. L. Henwood (Essex) 'Bolton's Brian Mitchell by Fallow­ which consisted of Larsson, Petterson to play equally well at either and has, Wise (Bristol) 9, 14. J. Shirley (Bu::ks) field', Tony Boasman. and Borg. in fact, had great success with various Women's Singles: J. COOP (!J3ourne­ Non-playing Captain: L. F. Landry Results: partners. Amongst his better wins has mouth) bt 1. R. Williams 15, -17, 17. (Middlesex). Men's Singles: R. HAMPSON METEORIC been the Men's Singles at the Irish Chaperone: Elsie Car r i n g ton (Gatley Y.M.e.A.) bt K. Forshaw Hi~ improvement wa-s meteoric and Open. His current Men's Doubles Men's Doubles: BENDER / B. (Essex) PETCH (London) bt A. Lewis/M. (M/,cr Y.M.C.A.) -18, 19, 19. it seemed nothing could stop him partner is the Sussex left-hander Rattue (Exeter) 15, 18. v SCOTLAND, Edinburgh Women's Singles: C. MOORE gaining an England cap at an early Roger Chandler and against this pair March 17, 1967 (Fallowfield) bt D. Schofield (Fallow­ age. Yet, inexplicably Roy decided to no combination in England can be Women's Doubles: C. DAVIES/A. retire from the game. From 1956 to sure of victory. It says much for his P. Judd (Warwicks) field) -j, -18, 9. MILLS (Southampton) bt P. Edwards/ B. Mit::hell (Lanes) 1960 Morley was lost to table tennis stamina that after a gruelling day e. Hockley (Southampton) 15,11. P. Harmer (Herts) Men's Doubles: J. K. CLARKE/J. and when he returned he found it was when he may have played a dozen Mixed Doubles: BENDER / M. B. L. Keates (Staffs) CLAYTON (M/cr YM.CA) bt D. not easy to get back in his stride. The sets or so he is able to turn on a great WALKER (London) bt P. Leckie/ Cartwright (St. Luke's)/Hampson 13, advent of sandwich had changed the display of footwork Doubles: -19, 19. Williams 14, 19. Judd/Harmer game completely. It says much for To his county Roy has been of Junior Singles: D. BOWLES Mitchell/ Keates Women's Doubles: MOO REI Morley, however, that he stuck at his inestimable value. He has always ( Lon don) bt !<. Summerfield Non-playing Captain: E. Reay SCHOFIELD bt M. Leigh/V. Overend task and gradually his results began to made himself available whenever he (Southampton) 10, 14. (Durham). (Glovers) 12, 7. improve. Indeed by the end of 1%2 has been required. He has helped he had shown himself completely back coach the youngsters (and Gloucester Mixe11 Doubles: FORSHAW / to top class and he nearly caused a have several on the way up). For dedi­ THE NEW DEPUTY CHAIRMAN by The Editor MOORE bt B. Casofsky (Water Park)/ sensation at the English Open when cation to the game of table tennis Leigh 12, 17. he took the famous HungariaR, Fahazi there can be few better examples than Junior Singles: A. BOASMAN to 21-18 in the fifth. Roy Morley - the man who retired (Fallowfield) bt B. Mitchell (M/cr Roy has always played ail attacking from the game but came back to reach ADDITIONAL ROLE FOR Y.M.C.A.) 17, 16. game and usually his games are even greater heights. ·-----CONRADJASCHKE­

SUCCEEDING Norman Reeve as Deputy Chairman of the E.T.T.A., NEWS OF THE WORLD the new occupant of what is becoming NATIONAL TABLE TENNIS COACHING SCHEME regarded as the "hot seat" of national officialdom, is Conrad Jasche, whose IN ASSOCIATION WITH election, following the resignation of the ~ut£ previous occupier, was announced on February 4. Already working with the determina­ BUTLIN HOLIDAY CAMPS tion of a fanatic in his capacity as Hon. HOLIDAYS International Secretary, one cannot but AND APPROVED BY THE admire the tremendous energy that has been put in this season by this naturalised TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATIONS OF ENGLAND • IRELAND • SCOTLAND AND WALES Englishman who was born in Vienna, 43 years ago, but has lived in this country all his adult life. THE TEAM OF INTERNATIONAL COACHES As the Export Manager of Linguaphone Institute, and a Corporate Member of UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JOHNNY LEACH (Twice World Champion) the Institute of Export, the former being a British public Company with world­ WILL PERSONALLY BE IN RESIDENCE AT THE FOLLOWING CAMPS wide ramifications, the new Deputy Chairman is widely travelled both in Europe and on the continent of America. THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER SEASON - MAY-OCTOBER 1967 Sports have figured prominently in his recreational pursuits. Football, tennis, cricket, swimming and mountain climbing have all been sampled to varying degrees although his family background is a musical one. Indeed an uncle was conductor at the Hamburg Opera in pre-Hitler days. MOSNEY AYI FILEY His interest in table tennis oommenced at the age of 11 when he started Yorkshire to play, as so many of Conrad's generation have done, on the dining room Ireland Scotland table. He became reasonably good -in his late teens and early twenties but ceased regular league play because of mounting administrative duties. He TOMMY CAFFREY LES GRESSWELL LESLEY PROUDLOCK plans to make II come-back in veteran events next season! England and Yorkshire Secretary, Chairman and now President of the North West Kent League, Ireland's No. I Player English International Conrad has done his share in bringing that league up to being the biggest in Kent from very small beginnings. Originally Kent Press Officer, then a spell of two years as County Secretary. Now in his ninth year as Kent Chairman with an ambition to MINEHIAD PWLLHELI BARRY make it ten before retiring. One of only three Kent Life Vice-Presidents-for South Wales exceptional service. Somerset North Wales With the exception of a one-year break, the Deputy Chairman has been a DENNIS HOLLAND member of the N.E.C./National Council of the E.T.T.A. since 1954 being GLORIA SAYER MALCOLM SUGDEN Press Officer in the late 1950's and of him Leslie Woollard onc:: wrote" he Scotland's No. I Player England and Gloucester built the E.T.T.A a bridge to Fleet Street." England and Essex . Has served on ~any sub-commit~ees, but is most interested in coaching bemg currently ChaIrman of the NatIonal Schools and Coaching Committee who have broken much new ground since his appointment two years ago. After his apP?intment as Organi~er of the European Championships at BOGNOR REGIS CLACTON SKEGNESS Wembley-for whIch work, along WIth Norman Reeve and Colin Clemett he was made an Hon. Life Member of the E.T.T.A.--Conrad negotiated th~ Sussex Essex Lincolnshire new arrangements which gave birth to TABLE TENNIS NEWS. His position as Han. International Secretary is one he would like to MIKE JOHNS CHESTER BARNES IAN BARCLAY retain being mindful of the added weight his new designation gives him in his deali;ilgs with foreign associations. The logic of this is apparent when one England and Cheshire England's No. I Player Twice Scottish Champion conSIders that he was the first ever to be elected to the Executive Committee of the European Union-and for a 4-year term. Undoubtedly Conrad Jaschke has a talent for hard work with punctuality and open mindedness figuring among his likes just as any kind of prejudice • Entry free to Butlin Holiday Camp residents. and people taking on jobs and then not doing the work they have undertaken • Valuable prizes including free holidays. incur his disfavour. Never one to inte1:J'ere in techpical details, his belief is in always getting • No matches-winners selected purely on potentiality. the best. !?!1n for eac~ ~ob and lettm~ the experts advise, meanwhile using his own abIlItIes as admmistrator/organIser/negotiator for the full benefit of the • Competitors must be under 17 years of age by July 1st, 1967. E.T.T.A. • Adult coaching facilities for those not eligible for competition. . ~o great l~ver of t~~ game itself, Brenda, his wife, who is employed as a CIVIl servant m the MInIstry of Defence being just as vivacious now as she • All Finals will be staged on Sept. 29th and 30th at Butlin's Holiday Camp Bognor Regis, Sussex. .was wh~n s~e married Co~rad 18 years ago, has been of great help to Conrad III meetmg hIS many commitments. NOTE:-The orian;lerl relerve the riiht to withdraw the coaches at any time or amend the rulel without notlc•• 6 TABLE TENNI~ NEWS MARCH, 1967

NORFOLK NOTES by J. Sf Penny CUMBERLAND COMMENT by Ion li99 A/ifJIJNIJ "Tapeworm" for "Clots" Cause for Satisfaction O.M.S. 'LOU HOFrFM'AN'S article from reaching the F.A. Cup Final. THE A L THO UGH beaten 6-4 by his Senior debut, 16-year-old Alan Wilcock had a really splendid match, -on "CLO'TS" in the Bloodstream ~n History repeated itself when Luton Durham at Sunderland, Cumber­ the February number of TABLE disposed of Norwich and District T.T. land had some cause for satisfaction gaining .a s:ingl'es win over George TENNIS NEWS raised a broad smile League in the Inter-Zone Fina.l of the CfJlJNTIEI in the fact that this was the Sharp and combining with Sylvia in NOR,FOLK! So much so, that it Willlilo,tt Cup Competition. The youngest-ever side fielded by the Rycraft in a history making mixed has been recorded on the portable IBeelfordshireCounty side of Bill county, and they could quite easily doubles success over Malcolm Corking tape recorder which is now in us'e to Astbury, Colin Crowe and Les have taken at least a point. Making and Miss Brown. This is th@ firs't popularis'e the game. and the Journa! Wooding made no mistake, and won mixed doubles victory ever recorded in deepest East Anglla. I\1artin Tidy, decisively 5-1. Neville Grav,er took by the COURty, and the two youngsters the Norfolk junior, became the first the one against Astbury. WESTON COUNTIES BULLETIN by Grove Mot/ow deserve every praise. pIayer to Hsten to the recording, and Norwich League will this season Ron Batty retained his Men's forthwith set the pace by subscrihiBg ,hold their Championships at the Singles title is tbe Whitehaven and to a Journal of his own ! No "'CLOT" Y.M.CA., and not at the iCentral for Weston District Closed Championships .ut he! Youth Hall. We remind Norfolk "Top Gear" had to fight much harder than he has We congratulate Martin on taking players.. <100, of ,theCambridgeshire had to do in recent years, beating Open. Let us make another strong ~S'JiON 'Still lead the Men's Thus sa far ,their sole defeat has Jimmy Earl at 17 in the decider. the iBoys' Singl'es, and Miss Pat Sutton been against Cheltenham who are ,on winning the IGlirls' event, alt the 'challenge on Apri11st and 2nd. section and with the ,acquisiHon Jimmy had a splendid tournament, To clos'e, we record that Dereham of Welsh internati0nal Graham Gear, close at hand to them and have yet to knocking out County players Alan Nor f ,01 k Education Committee's be beaten although each of their vic­ Youth Centre CliJ.a'mpionships alt League have held their very popular now living in the tewn, they have Dixon and Harry Bowman on his way Annual Dinner. We hope to see certainly strengthenetl their team 'tories have been close affairs. to the final. Batty and Bowman won AYiLSHA!M. Tidy teamed 'with Bass'ett Bristol whh (the same number of to secure the Boys' Doubles. Norfolk's Nonfaltk Past and Present at the which otherwise comprises Tony the Men's Doubles, and Wilcock and County Dinner at Brundall on Wed­ Russe, Tony KinSley and ,their brilliant points as Cheltenha.m have a much Bell the Junior doubles. Possibly the Juniors thus proved their superiority superior aggregate anti. the meeting of against a large entry. nesday, Maroh 1st. pen-holder Ray ,Philpott. only shock r,esult was the defeat of these two teams wiH have a decided Wilcock in the Junior Singles final by Full marks to Middlesex Juniors bearing on· the ,title. his county team mate Tom Lowrey. when they came to Norwich and just Newport have still to record a vic­ The Handicap Singles, a new event, won an excellent :match 6-4. The pen­ NORTHUMBERLAND NEWS by Arnold Warents tory but ,Cleve Judson has certainly was won by " Tinker" 'Bell. ultimate tie was the 'crucial ,one. It made his mark wi'th Plymouth, having looked as if Philip Tye, when he took lost only two sets, Kinsey of Weston Next season's Cumberland Open will the first game off Gibson,might 'make having lost one. EJeperimenting with be held at the Grammar School, it possihle for BasseH to bring the Maureen Provides Boost their team Bristol·II have called on no Workington, which the Cumberland final scores level. But Norfolk Juniors fewer than eight players. Education ,Committee are allowing to be used free of charge. did better ,than ever before. CONGRATULATIONS her credit, but she sUpped up against In the Women's section, Plymouth Another excellent match during are once again forging ahead having Maure'en Heppell ! Your selec­ Ron Allcock in the vitalIst Division Television Aid f~ebruary \vas the East Angljan tion for the World Championships Cha,mpionship clash with North won all their :matches with Bristol League clash bt:tween N,orwich and team is a tremendous boost to our Shields Y.M ..C.A-. Leading 20-17 in level-pegging on points 'but with one THE value of television advertising more 'match played. Bristol's one loss Lowestofit. The Youngs twins were County, and demonstrates the value the third Maureen squandered 5 has never been illustrated mere in sparkling form, and Alan Coby of competing in as 'many 'tournaments points in succession for defeat and her was 'to Plymouuh so the return encounter should finalise 'matters. fully than in a recent case involving clinched the nail for Lowestoft in a as possible. Certatinly Maureen's side, Westonians, w'ere beaten 9-3. the Cumberland County Associatien. brilliant display against David Skedge, record of 6 Open Women's titles plus But Maureen managed to emulate her For P.lymouth, Barbara Pearson has who improv'es each season. 6-4 father Len by defeating Joe McLeod, lost only one set land Nancy Holly­ Worried by the fact that his only numerous Girls' and Doubles suoces­ Junior girl was over the age limit for again! ses have stood her in good stead. while Frank Mitchinson gained hi~ wood 'two, whichcompensa:tes for the Soccer fans will remember that In local ,circles Maureen has wins best victory of the season over a only rare 'appearances made by Pam next season, County Secretary Ron Luton Town ,prevented Norwich City over most of N olith's ,top players to lethargic Bliian Burn. Stuart Lenni'e Mortinler. Rigg hit on the idea of an appeal on and Allcock captured three apiece, :nristol's Joan Collier has still to television for Junior girls to come whereas Alan Ransome, the West­ lose whilst June Watts has 10~t one forward for ,coaching. Wilthin two onians No.1, had a nightmare match and Jean Golding two. days of the bftoadcast 0;' the Border LEICESTERSHIRE NOTES by Philip leid and lost his ,three sets. MEN N,ews & Look Around programme, P W L F A Pts contact had been 'established wlth 18 Although the Inter-Town League is Weston 6 5 1 37 17 10 girls all under the junior age-l:imtit, running more smoothly now under the Bristol ...... 4 3 1 27 9 6 and all wilLing Ito take part in coach­ Trophy Regained eagle eye ,of Bill Hodgkins, there is Cheltenham 3 3 0 16 11 6 ing courses throughout the summer Plymouth 4 1 3 19 17 2 months. much speculation as to its future. At Bristol II ... 3 1 2 12 15 2 THE Leic'estershire C los e d titional.Clutsom & Kemp v Chapel a recent County Management m'eetJing Exeter ...... 5 1 4 10 34 2 Coaching has already started and Championships provided plenty Street Meths. a pr,oposal from Hexham to increase Newport 3 0 3 5 22 0 two of the girls, 15-year-old Carol of shocks but the prime title, the A tournament organised by the local tho number of divisions was discussed. WOMEN Wood and 13-year-old Iris Schwarzer, Boys' Clubs attracted an entry of over Men's Singles was won by Ernest 1t 'was generally felt that, by allow­ Bristol...... 6 5 1 41 13 10 appear to be real" finds." McLeish who r,egained the trophy he 60 and the winners were: Senior: Plymouth 5 5 o 33 10 10 D. Lewin (Blaby). Intermediates :R. ing areas to enter up ito 3 teams and Newport 6 3 3 26 2i 6 Sixteen of the girls attend White- lost last season. :Rita Beith, as encouraging new sides to ,compete, a 3 22 32 6 haven Grammar School and all credit expected ,retained the Ladies' Singles Zarins (Oadiby) and Juniors: S. Exeter 6 3 mor'e progrf':ssivp anrl interesting Swindcn 6 3 3 20 34 6 must be given to their sports mistress, a'nd partnered Jose Rogers to take the Hayes (~~ew Parks). League would be created. However, Weston 8 0 8 20 52 0 1 Mrs. Armstrong. Ladies' Doublestitie. Leicester Y.M.C.A. I have taken the lead in Division 1 of the Leicester & many clubs might oppose this Two titles 'each for " Chalky" District League following a fine win extension, in case it precipitated a White and Jose Rogers who played ovel' Barwell Constitutional. Ernest clash of fixtures with the Northumber­ KENT NOTES by Charles M. Wyles together in. the Mix'ed Doubles and McLeish, was undefeated and still land League. " Chalky" partnered Colin Truman to maintains his 100% average in the The Tyneside Closed tourn'liment, take the Men's Doubles. A change in league. Kin~ IRichard's Road W.M.C. held at Newcastle University, was the Veterans' Singles when Mike L6ng Threefold Congratulations (D,enis Smith, Derek Jones, Michael again well run by 'the students. Stuart defeated holder for the past three Granger) lead Divison 2A, while Lennie added the Men's Singl'es cup seasons, Brian Pearn, in the final. The THE County's congratulations are Closed Junior Championships, organ­ Division 3A is led by N azarenes where to his collection, avenging previous threefold this month - firs t to ised by the Woolwich Association at junior events had their share df shocks. Jimmy Mee is turning in some fine defeats by Bri'an Burn in the final. Ani! Sethi showed coolness and a our Chairman----:Conrad Jaschke-on Blackheath, brought the usual crop performances. Still 100% in 4A are Durham County player, Col i n his election to the post of National of shocks, and most titles changed sound defence to take the Junior Barwell ,Const. IV, who look certain Eltringham, who represents Wood­ Singles but Y.M.C.A. Tournament Deputy Chairman. hands. Bromley almost entirely of promotion. lands Park was in excellent form, and monopolised the boys ev,ents. winners Ivor B.illson & John subm~tted Secondly-to TonyPiddock on the Although there is no change in the in the semi..final to Burn announcement of his engagem,ent to BS: John Dabin. GS: ;Ruth Wilson. Oxbrough took the Junior Doubles Loughborough Lea g u e, w her e only after a tight 3-ender. Other win­ title. The Under 15 Singles provided Pauline Hemmings. Tony who has BD: Alan Norman/Jim Donnelly. Shepshed T.T.C. and Charnwood ners were: Women's Singles: Phil been in the forefront of Kent table GD: Margaret Waters/Moria Stevens. another shock where Alastair ,Binnie Foresters lead Divisions 1 and 2 by Clark, .Men's Doubles: Burn/Lennie, XD: Alan Norman/Ruth Wilson. beat Ivor Billson in a close final. tennis for so long, first at Folkestone, comfortable margins, there is a good Mixed Doubles: Lennie/Miss E. when he acquired a Junior Inter­ 15 GS and 13 OS: Paula Brenchley. Leicestershire Juniors concluded fight going on in the third division 'Chape. Consolation Singles: F. 15 GD and 13 GD Linda Chesson! when~ national badge and latterly on moving their Junior (Midland) fixtures with a Baxter Gate B.B. lead. M,itchinson. nearer London a Senior Badge. Bernadette McGrorty. 10-0 win over Oxfordshire. Tony Finally-to Derek .Basden and The s,electors announced a revised Branson fully justified his inclusion Christine Carter, who both regularly ranking list after the finals, in which with two very good wins. play in County teams, and are busy only four players will not be available In the Leicestershire Town's League LANCS & CHESHIRE NOTES by Geo.I. Yales preparing for their Mid-Summer for County selection next season. there w,ere two shocks. Leicester" B " wedding. After makimg every effort to There are high hopes of regaining the the league leaders lost to Lough­ regain his Premier team place, Derek divisional Championship next season borough "A" where Roger Morley Noble Response achieved this when the selectors with these quickly improving players. turned in a really top performance. recalled him to travel to Cheshire for The s'electors have introduced three Winners of the Junior Division since of the younger players into .senior RESPONDING nobly to the appeal over Bolton. Their joy was short their vital rnatch. company: Graham French, Derek it~ inception, Loughborough lost to There was considerable disappoint­ Hinckley 6-4 in a match which was for donations to purchase a lived however as they have since been Corbett and Ruth Wilson. Cpo~ ousted from the competition by ment when the Juniors failed to hold notable for some great defensive play "Norman Memorial Trophy," Bucks in their deciding County n1atch. Once again, Keith Clarke of Thanet by an unibeaten P. Jennings. the 'memlber leagues of both Associa­ Manchester who called up their But ,equally so, Bucks rightly deserved has swept the board .in a local tions' tog e the r with numerous' strength. in Kevin Forshaw, Jeff tournament. In the Hythe Restricted The Rose Johnson eup will this Ingber, Pete Walmsley and Connie the honour to represent the division individuals, have contributed a sum in the National play-off. ' Open he clearly beat all-comers in the season be contested by Leicester A knock-out competition for repre­ M,oore. \Bolton 4 Stockport 5, and men's singles and with ;Chris Laming \,4.M.C.A. and Barwell Constitutional now in ex'cess of £60. Manchester 7 Stockport 2 were the Imm,ediately following, the County (Canterbury) did so again in the men's and a close game is expected. The sentative league teams, comprising scores. In a tie between Barrow and doubles. Saracen Cup has three out-of-town three men and one woman, is now Blackpool, Lancashire County player SOUTH-EAST MIDLANDS teams in the last four. The draw is: under way and in the first round Deidre Burnett lost her set to a Mrs. Classified Advertisements Leicester Printers v Barwell Consti- Stockport gained a noteworthy win Pettifer, better known as Miss Dale LEAGUE Wood of Manchester and Lancashire fame. By Leslie Constable ACCOMMODATION TO LET GLOUCES.JERSHIRE NOTES by L.]. Smith England's selection of Brian Mitchell for the junior international SINICE writing n1Y notes in last TABLE TENNIS CLUB ROOM' avail­ against Scotland at Edinburgh on month's issue, North Herts have able Wednesday and Friday evenings. March 17, has given cause for asserted then1selves in all sections of Near Drury Lane.-Apply: EUSton Seven Passes at Bristol rejoicing within the county generally the league and can bring off a 3772. Alec Brook. and in Bolton in particular. Con­ creditable quartet of victories by ~ battle to avoid the second also vital. Monmouth have to win gratulations are hereby bestowed. ,gaining the championship title of each FOR SALE rel,egation place from the Premier 7-3 to pip Glamorgan on sets average Another date the Bolton S~S.S. division. Division will not be decided until the but will not have things all their own League have an interest in is Thurs­ They beat Northampton 7-3 in the CLOTH CLUB BADGES made to your final matches have been played on way as Gloucester will have John day, Marich 30, when Lancashire play Men's section and so disposed of the own design, in any quantity. Low prices, March 18. Gloucester's hopes are Charles back in ·a full-strength team. hosts to the New Zealand World champions in no uncertain manner quick delivery.-S. A. Cory & Company, high that they will be able to avoid Both ladies who have represented Championships tea'm who will be on but then they had somewhat of a set­ 35b, Tooting Bec Gardens, Streatham, the drop now that Ian Harrison has the county this season in the Premier tour of this country prior to 'their back when held to a draw by S.W.16. returned to his best form, although it Division have been beaten in the final departure for Sweden. Led by Alan Cambridge City. Even so I feel they EVERY COPY OF U TABLE TENNIS" might well depend upon s'ets average. of their own league's closed cham­ Tomlinson, who created such a stir on will win the division handsomely. The final Junior South-West Divi­ pionships. Pat Rowe lost to Jean the tournament circuit two seasons In the Ladies' section they are October, 1946-May, 1966 inclusive, plus sion match away to Monmouth is Golding at :Bristol, 19, -111, -17 and ago, the visitors should not lack for supreme and I cannot see any team U Table Tennis Review" 1947-55. Lesley Hawkins to last year's County want of an audience. stopping them with all challengers Offers.-G. S. H. V. C!oe, 7 Sochi Court, No. 1 Junior, Jenny Eatough, two , The Bolton match will be attended beaten. Edinburgh Place, Cheiltenham. strai~ht. ' FURNITURE CARPETS BEDDING by the Mayor, Alderman Mrs. J. N. Again in the Junior section, North WANTED FABRICS including HEALS & SANDERSONS Gloucestershire now have seven Vickers, J.P., and other civic digni­ Herts have become prominent having National Umpires following the recent taries, and tickets can be obtained beaten Cambridge City (the champions ALEC BROOK U SIPONGiE" BAT (not derek holden ltd. e~amin~tion held in Bristol, while from the Organising Secretary of the for the past three seasons), although Japanese Rubber).--Jlf available,please 383 UXBRIDGE RD., 131 THE BROADWAY, three players from Bristol have passed event-to be staged in the Y.M.C.A. Cambridge were without Ken Muhr forward stating price required, postage, HATCH END, MILL HILL, their County Umpires Test. They are Gymnasium-1Mr. Gordon Campbell, who was competing in the Hull Open. etc., to Mr. P. Applin, 30 Bradstock MIDDX. LONDON, N.W.7 Peter Sandford, Peter Bishop and 1 Winslow-road, Hunger Hill, Bolton. Veteranwise too, North Herts (with Close, Parkstone, Dorset. (Tel. Park­ HATCH END 5175 MIll Hill 3196 Fred Wiggins. Telephone: Westhoughton 2040. matches in hand) look favourites. stone 5265). MARCH, 1967 TABLE TENNIS NEWS 7 NOTES FROM THE WEST by Onlooker 'ROUND SUSSEX NOTES by John Woodford Hopes Dashed Congestion Causes Casualty LYMOUTH'S hopes of winning Exeter Junior Girls: V. Hellier ht THE CONGESTION of fixtures in Sussex The new county ranking lists are: P both the Men's and Ladies' divi­ A. Collier. sions of the Western League were Latest Marathon in the area, was has almost reached the stage MEN finally dashed when the men were during the first week-end in February CfJUNTIES where it is necessary to start a waiting 1. R. Chandler (Brighton) beaten by Weston-8uper-Mare 5-4. It when members of St. Barnabas Youth list for the services of the leading 2. S. Ogundipe (Brighton) was left to the ladies to redeem the Club in Plymouth played for 59 hours players. With Sussex fighting hard for 3. P. Williams (Eastbourne) 4. D. Holman (Brighton) town's honour by excellent victories to establish a new record. the right to challenge for the premier over Weston and Newport, both by 5. R. Pierce (Brighton) and division and the Brighton and East­ J. Beasley (Eastbourne) 7-2, and a fine win over Staines in the bourne Wilmott and Rose Bowl teams Rose Bowl 6-3. 7. R. Stace (Brighton) CAMBRIDGESHIRE NOTES by Leslie Constable (respectively) reaching the national 8. C. Monson (Eastbourne) The Exeter Junior Open was, as quarter-finals, not to mention Open usual, well supported and, thanks to 9. T. Riley (Crawley) tournaments nearly every week-end, 10. P. Metters (Worthing) the good organisation of. Kath something has had to go. First casualty LeMilliere, there were no hitches. 11. C. Hardy (Haywards Heath) is the Sussex inter-club event which 12. P. Yates (Brighton) Most of the events were dominated by Run Halted has been abandoned and a similar fate Plymouth players, and the preponder­ nearly met the Seaman and Nicholls WOMEN ance of bright red shirts in the finals N THE South - East Midlands Veteran Singles: A. C. Adams bt trophies for the top eight men and brought the comment "Even Mao's 1. Miss J. Williams (Eastbourne) I Leagoe, Cambridge City have had B. Adams 11, 14. women in the county. This may, how­ 2. Mrs. A. Woodford (Eastbourne) Red Guard has nothing on these." their .. ups and downs" including an Handicap Singles: D. Torkington bt ever, still be run in mid-April. Surprise packet of the whole tourna­ 3. Miss M. Beaney (Hastings) interesting match against North Herts S. Andrews 27, -29, 28. 4. Mrs. J. Sheppard (Hastings) ment was 9-year-old Keith James who, in which the Herts team were held to taking aclvantage of a good "draw" 5. Mrs. D. Barontini (Crawley) a draw, this being the first time they 6. Miss D. Gard (Eastbourne) fought his way to the semi-final of the have failed to win in the Men's under-17 event where he went under, HAMPSHIRE NOTES by Teddy Grant 7. Mrs. I. Gillett (Eastbourne) two straight, to Terry Parkins. The section. 8. Miss B. Tee (Bognor) other semi-final of this event was also The City juniors also forced the 9. Miss S. Franklin (Hastings) James v Parkins, where Bob Parkins, Herts juniors to a close result despite 10. Mrs. P. Wales (Worthing) Coaches Increase II. Miss J. Baynard (Brighton) a hot favourite to retain his crown, the absen~e -of Ken Muhr and Ruth 12. Mrs. G. Bailey (Bognor) got the better of his opponent after a Fitzjohn ACK CARJRINGTON returned to New to the tournament, an inter­ very shaky start. In the final, despite J Winchester with a follow-up mediate event was won by R. Meyer Results in various events suggest playing probably as well as he has Carol Chapman's form in all repre­ that Robin Pierce is fortunate to be sentative matches has been most Coaches Study mainly for Southamp­ against G. Harris. David and Christine ever done, Terry lost to brother Bob, ton student coaches and later con­ Davies retained their mixed title over retaining his No. 5 spot. The which meant that he had appeared in encouraging and she has. a 100% ducted a similar session at the new John Tibbles and June Williams. Worthing champion, Pat Metters, is three finals, without being able to record in County clashes. regarded as the most improved player Portsmouth centre at Wimbledon The match winning prowess of capture a title. There have been about 250 Park. The development of this centre in the county following a win over 14-years-old Stuart Tannahill received Ogundipe and he is unlucky to 'be as In the under-IS's, he lost to Dave youngsters to have gone through the has been mainly due to the combined a severe set-back when contested by d~s­ Cambs T.T.A... coaching school" the work of Eddy and Daphine Grey. low as No. 10. The Hastings James, in a three set battle, after Chris Shetler, the No. 4 seed, who champion, Margaret ,Beaney, has got playing some of -the ~st .counter hit­ most notable ones being Alan Southampton was the venue' for the ran out the surprise winner in straight Langford, Terry Mansfield, David ahead of her rival Joyce Sheppard and ting seen all day, whtle m the boys first meeting of Hants coaches which games. recently recorded her first win over doubles, he and James had to give Silk, David Tiplady, Keith White, provoked lively discussion under the Gerald Coteman and Ruth Fitzjohn. Trophies were presented by South­ the No.2, Ann Woodford, but Miss best to the holders, brother Bob and Chairmanship of County Team ampton and Welsh international Beaney is off to Australia for ten John Turner. In the girls events, Pat Manager Ray Yates. The number of centre-forward Ron Davies. months shortly. Williams seemed in a class of her own qualified coaches has risen from 2 in and carried off three titles, the singles Ponder Succeeds 1961, to 18 as of now. amd mixed doubles, which she had in Cambridge Closed MIDDLESEX NOTES by Laurie Landry held previously, and, finding a steady .l iFTER reaching the semi-final of SOUTHAMPTON OPEN partner in newcomer Diane Pentecost, ~E Senior County team will have sessions during the Summer will help the girls doubles as well. ft the men's singles for the past Don Cartridge, school teacher/coach towards -their improvement. four years, Alan Ponder succeeded in played Yorkshire by now but in The standard of play in the under­ of the Brook T.T. Centre, dominated any case a victory over Essex is desir­ In the County Inter-League Com­ winning the title at his fifth attempt this popular tournament for the fifth able. We hope that it may clinch the petition, Willesden have won five out IS girls was not particularly high, 'but by beating John Thurston who had the winner, Susan Wannell of Exeter, time and, with Tony Ward, also took title that was once regarded as our of five whilst all other Leagues have earlier figured in a gruelling encounter the men's doubles. property. lost at least one. In the Wilmott Cup, showed a good variation of shots. with Keith Chapman. In the Exeter Junior singles, held in The former Holes twins, Christine Our Junior team has done a lot our two remaining representatives, conjunction with the Open, more fine Carol Chapman annexed the Davies and P a u lin e Edwards, better than was ex,pected in taking Willesden and Civil Service, could th~ women's title with ease. Ruth Fitz­ recovered their doubles title from both Herts and Essex to 3-7. An meet one another in the national play was observed. Th.e final of john, her final opponent, was no match Angeline Mills and June Williams; improvement next season is proba'ble quarter4inals. This promises to be an boys' singles was partIcularly gooo. excellent match with Wright, Sugden The winner, Brian Puttland, gave a for Carol despite her having won the and Ray Yates, with his vicious pen­ as three members of the team are with Junior title and being concerned in holder attack retained the veteran us for the next two. It is also hoped and Landry opposing Gibbs, Piddock fine display of temperament. Finding singles title against R. Bell. that the weekly coaching and training and ,Buist. himself a game and 115-10 down, he four finals! refused to get rattled and'after taking Ron Nunn and Keith Chapman won' ======~=~======:::::::::::::::::==o= the second game, the issue was never the men's doubles for the fourth con­ in doubt. secutive year. RESULTS The championships were staged at DUNLOP BARNA Boys' Singles under~17 : R. Parkins the Cambridge Corn Exchange on (Plymouth) bt T. Parkins (P,lymouth). January 29 the results being: Boys' Singles under~15: D. James Men's Singles: A. Ponder bt J. A. -TOP BATMAN (plymouth) ht T. -Parkins Wlymouth). Thurston 18, IS. I Victor Barna designs and tests these top Girls' Singles under-17: P. Williams Women's Singles: C. Chapman bt (Plymouth) bot R. Pyne (Exmouth). R. Fitzjohn 13, 12. bats for Dunlop. And Victor has been World Girls' Singles unler-15 : S. Wannell Men's Doubles: K. Chapman/R. Champion 15 times. He ought to know what makes a (Exeter) ht S. Fearns (Sidmouth). Nunn bt J. Ashman/B. Jones 12, top bat. You needn't go any further than your local Boys' Doubles: R. Parkins / J. -15, 14. Dunlop Sports Shop to have the equipment the Turner (plymouth) bt D. James/T. Women's Doubles: C. Chapman/So champions play with. Parkins Wlymouth). Grainger bt R. Fitzjohn/S. Tiplady 16, Girls' Doubles: P. Williams/D. II. Barna Super Soft available with large blade Pentecost bt R. Pyne/D. Lockyer or small blade. (Exmouth). Mixed Doubles: Chapman/Chapman Mixed Doubles: P. Williams/J. bt G. Coteman/Fitzjohn 12, 14. Barna Super Fast available with large blade Turner (plymouth) bl M. Kyles/B. Junior Boys' : K. Muhr bt Coteman or small blade. Puttland (Exeter). 14, 16. Barna Super Dual large blade in 3 different Exeter Junior Boys: B. Purtland 'ht Junior Girls' : Fitzjohn bt C. Buckle A. Lewis. 14, II. combinations-soft/fast, soft/pimpled, fast/pimpled. Barna Standard Designed by Victor Barna. This world famous bat is made from specially WARWICKSHIRE NOTES by Roger Morris selected plywood, and has the specially-designed pimpled rubber playing surface. Available in .Semi-Finals Once Again standard size. Dunlop Sandwich A bat of medium speed }X>R the second year running clinch the championships. The county with good ball control. Small blade, medium weight. -- Birmingham have reached the second team are in a similar position semi-futals of ,both the :Bromfield in their last match at home to Alpha available in standard size, with Trophy and Carter Cup competitions: Lancashire II. pimpled rubber face, and choice of colours: The boys had a sweeping win over Due to a clash with two Junior brown, blue or green. Middlesbrough even though they were international matches on March 17-18 without the services of Paul Judd. the match against Staffordshire has YOU'LL DO BETTER WITH Roger Clarke ably deputised. Against had to be re-arranged as Brian Keates Watford the girls Jenny Cornock, is also engaged. Never before has the Yildez Hassan and Susan Clarke Midland area produced three junior produced another 5-4 win mainly due boys of international calibre in one. to Jenny who had a treble success season, and Pat Glynn too has been with one each from her colleagues. desperately unlucky to have missed The ooaching course held earlier in out. ­ the month at Lilleshall showed that we have a wealth of talent .among the WARWICKSHIRE junior girls and it should only be a TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION matter of two seasons before some of them reach the same high ranking as Inter-Town League the boys. Indeed, Miss Cornock should Leamington 2 S. Birmingham 7 be in this category next season. Stratford 1 N. Birmingham 8 The county are channelling a great E. Birmingham 5 W. 'Birmingham 4 deal of effort into the pr-oduction of W. Birminham 4 Leamington 5 top-class women players, a section of E. rBirmingham 4 Nuneaton 5 the game in which Warwicks have S. Birmingham 7 Stratford 2 always -been very strong. The girls Nuneaton ...... 6 W. Birmingham 3 have something to aim at to achieve E. Birmingham 0 N. Birmingham 9 the standard set by Ann Haydon Stratford ...... 3 Leamington 6 Jones, Doreen 'Griffiths, Barbara W. Birmingham 9 StraMord 0 Carless, Pam Mortimer and Jean N. Birmingham 8 Nuneaton 1 Mackay. S. Birmingham 6 E. 'Birmingham 3 Ralph Gunnion, Derek Backhouse P W L FA Pts and Paul Judd trounced Oxford 8-1 North Birmingham . 3302526 in the Wilmott but in the county the South Birmingham . 3 3 0 20 7 6 main interest now will -be in the final Leamington . 3 2 1 13 14 4 Nuneaton . 3 2 1 12 15 4: 1Wo _ matches against Staffordshire West Birmingham . 4 1 3 20 16 2 when the First and Junior teams meet, East Birmingham . 4 1 3 12 24 2: both needing no more than a draw to Stratford .. 4046300 ·8 TABLE TENNIS NEWS MARCH. 1967

have a club c a II e d "Mardlers WELSH CORNER From the Editor's Postbag Veterans," five members whose ages range from 50 to 62. Division V is about their mark now although all Widespread Support and travel expenses of those who are have played in Divisions I and II by Roy Evans selected for the final trials-a figure when younger. I feel sure there will be wide­ of approximately £100 borne by the spread support for the plea by Mr. ET.T.A. Most have held, and still hold office WITH the "Quadrangular" now a poorly in the final af.ter looking quite Mannooch (Table Tennis News, in the administration of the game in There is a considerable variation in Norfolk and NorWich, including the dismal memory, the Welsh dragon good. February), for an English Junior the playing standards in the regions, County S~cretary, a vice-president, bas more than a few wounds to lick. Haydn Thomas beat his rival Closed. as at present constituted, and the It's true we went to Preston with the Robert Bishop, 19 in the third, in the However, it may not be the wisest and umptres up to International weakest players nominated for area standard. wooden spoon in our possession and boys' final, whilst Shan Morgan bea·t policy to add a full range of junior trials are nowhere near the standard more than half an idea we would be Sandra Bale in a girls' final significant events to the existing Senior Closed We enjoy our weekly game, and required in a ranked junior. play it for the game's sake, but win carrying it back, but we did expect for the improvement in these two. championships, so I would suggest The junior selectors would also be when w~ can. We regret that Lytham, to do better than this. The month saw a further coaching that a separate tournament, incorpGr­ given an opportunity to assess doubles ating as many events as appropriate. Lancs., IS so far away. from Norwich, One might well ask what right we session for the best of the juniors merit, since the present system means we would very much hke to challenge had to suppose our results would be from the Pontypool, Merthyr and It should be hdd at the beginning of that ranking has to be determined each season, both to determine the St. Cuthbert's otherwise. Incidentally, better, for indeed the Welsh Closed Cardiff Sessions, and a visit to North largely on singles performance. we are not old, just middle aged. did little to suggest that our· men Wales by the coaching committee, English Junior champions, and to As mid-season amendments to the prepare the English ranking list. Finally, our name may puzzle some would be world beaters yet. On the when a very large numbet of ranking lists prepared in September of your readers, "Mardlers" really other hand, our women looked to be proJ!lising players were given a long The present trials system is cumber­ or October take into account open means "to mardle," to argue, an old in reasonable form, and with some seSSiOn. some, involving the time of officials tournament results as one of the chief Norfolk word. events from them against Ireland and factors for afterations, it seems logi:::al to use an English Junior Closed JACK CUTMORE Scotland, we might just scrape a few Hon. Secretary men's results to bring victory or at By COLIN CLEMETT championships as the main basis for Umpire's Corner the Junior ranking list. Mardlers T.T.C. worst a draw with either one or the 91 Gipsy Lane other. IAN R. CRICKMER Norwich, Norfolk Whilst one hesita:tes to criticise too 12 Cypress Street severely, it must be true to s'ay that Barbourne, Worcester neither Margaret Phillips nor Sandra "The Descending Ball" Over To You Morgan produced the form which DURING the English Closed championships the N.U.R.C. enlisted the help Plea From H Down Under" I agree with the temper of Norman would have given us a chance. of several players and umpires to carry out some experiments on the Isbell's letter, in the December 1966 Amongst the men, Jeff Spencer I would like to correspond with issue, in which he points out that a various proposals that have been made for modifying the service Law. someone in England who is a frequent played as well as he could, but at no Although the length of the experiments was limited by the commitments of great number of players never enter time did he look as if he had the tournament player, or follower, and tournaments and that after "Chester those taking part some extremely valuable results were achieved and we now has an interest in international measure of his opponents. have a clear indication of the most promising line to pursue. Barnes," names mean very little. mat:::hes. When the Association took over Graham Davies and Haydn Thomas The ideas examined included all those contained in the circular issued As the Public Relations Officer of played well. enough in patches to publication I looked forward to there by the I.T.T.F. at the beginning of the season, and the" descending ball" the Victorian TT. Association I like being an interesting T.T. magazine at suggest that at long last we've got real proposal that has since been proposed by several people. Of the original to appease the appetites of my readers. talent in these two. Admittedly they long last. However, it is the same old suggestions, it was found that tW;) were basically unsatisfactory in not allow­ in a weekly News Sheet, for overseas thing dressed up in larger pages. found the speed of the game faster ing clear and consistent interpretation. These were the requirements that the news. than they experience in Wales, and Given a choice between reading Table ball be projected vertically and that it be projected to shoulder height. The The former Table Tennis magazine TI'/mis News and reading the London admittedly they made mistakes, but it first of these was deleted from the service Law some seasons ago for the very was good and I rather like the new was more important that they made telephone directory, I reckon the great reason that it was not possible for an umpire to judg<: whether the projection format of Table Tennis News and majority of people would choose the mistakes playing really good table was exactly vertical, nor to specify clearly how much deviation from exactness will subscribe to it from now on. directory. tennis, and significant that our could be allowed. But more "friendly" items are No wonder circulation is poor! opponents, the English in particular, always welcome by the large number I sent you an article on timing but were impressed by the potential The second allows all sorts of interpretations of what is shoulder height; of English players out here and news which shoulder and is the height to be measured when the player is standing so far it has not appeared. The article aibility we had at last unearthed. concerning them would readily be is probably the most important ever Together in doubles they played erect or when he is crouched to serve and what happens if he raises his exchang,ed. shoulder level by standing up during service? Wc felt that both these require­ written respecting the matter of hitting extremely well, against Harrison and PETER MASCALL a ball with a bat. But it was ignored. Warren, to extend the English pa>ir, ments created additional problems for the umpire and did not give any real P.O. Box 35 advantage in controlling service. Similarly, the rather complicated proposal Instead, we have had articles about and against Caffrey and Langan, to Elwood, Victoria how to get fit. If people can't find out whilst Haydn Thomas's victory over that the racket aDd the hand projecting the ball move in opposite directions Australia was found almost impossible to interpret in a way that could be generally for themselves how to get fit, they Caffrey was the kind of debut most need articles about how to test brains players dream about. Graham Davies applied although this proposal more than any other is aimed specifically at Table Tenn,'s Marathons preventing the type of service which is currently causing most trouble. " " and where to go to have the tests did very well to beat Brian Kean, but done. In any case, when people can probably a better performance was a The various requirements for the ball and the free hand to be clearly 5.05 a.m. Sunday, February 5, com­ play well enough to stand a chance fhree game loss to the very difficult visible throughout the service action were found to be generally advantageous pleted a Marathon Record by Stoker~ of winning big tournaments they will Irish defender Thompson. and we thought that it would be simple to frame a Law containing such a Youth Club, Plymouth. They begar be sure to train. The idea that being clause which would be unambiguous and easy to apply. In conjunction with at 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 2 fit and having guts and determination No Women For World's a requirement for there to be clear space between the free hand and the ball and the four man team played stricti) will ensure good play is wrong. What at t~e moment of striking we consider that it would go a long way to over­ to the rules laid down by th, is wanted is really good instruction. On the basis of these matches, the commg the service problem, and you will remember that this was the basis of Marathon Committee. I do not knov I have attended a number of " instruc­ Welsh Selectors found themselves the N.U.R.C. proposals made earlier this season. yet how much was taken for charit) tion" sessions only to come away, as unable to recomlT'end the entering of nuwe~cr, from the tests at Crystal Palace we belk". ~hlit the simplest' or wha t sort of attendance they...ha: I feel sure did all the other pupils, as a women's team in the World single measure that could be taken to improve the service Law is the limita­ bu~.I have no doubt that they ~111 b . wise as I was before I went. We get Championships. tion that the ball may be struck only while it is descending. wntmg to you.-59 hours 5 m~nutes " formalised" training but no insight. Graham Davies and Haydn Thomas. .., The attempt by a group at Bnghtor It is equivalent to "keep your head were picked to go to Stockholm, and . ThIS pr~)Ve~ easy for .u~plres to apply m a way ~hich wa~ clearly con- reported in your January issue wa' down" in golf lessons. Keep your they will be joined by Robert Bishop, sistent and It VIrtually ehmmated the unplayable servIce that IS now made rejected by our committee as it wa head down as much as you like, but the Barry Junior with some first class bl throwing the ball rapidly across the face of the des:::ending racket There detrimental as a spectacle to the spor if you don't know the things you results to his credit this season. With is a possible objection in .that it may be considered to,? restricting, and we (984 strokes could have only beel should really be doing, you are an average age of well before 20, this hope to ~onduct .further tnals, before the World ChampIOnships team leaves, push play) and the rules they piaye, unlikely to improve. is the youngest side ever to represent to estabhsh the vIews of more top-ranked players and officials. Subject to this under were less severe than those 0 Also, we have had much space Wales. Brian Everson has been chosen reservation we think that a decision to introduc<: such a rule would put an their predecessors. I wrote to Mr devoted to Services. If the pot hunters as non-playing captain. end to the present confusion and discontent and would be welcomed by both Jefferson. won't keep to the spirit of the game, The .Welsh Clj:>sed, as expected,' players and umpires. Four man record now stands at don't hold the tournaments. To whose proved to be a field day for the older Finally this month, congratulations to six new National Umpires, L J. 59 hours 5 minutes.. . benefit is it to go to all the trouble to hands, mostly the holders. Smith. A. J. Ltttle and R. V. Milsted of Gloucestershire, L. A. Chatwin of Three man record IS still 60 hours stage them? But there you are. What Ron Davies retained his title with Derbyshire. J. Sykes of Warwickihire and A. R. Broadrick of Middlesex. The BRIAN T. WORTS does one expect of table tennis a hard and good day's play. He beat, inclusion of three members of one County is a tribute to the encouragement 36 Park Road players? I had an experience as amongst others, Robert Bishop, who and training given by their C.U. Secretary, Mrs. Pat Archdale, one of our only Exmouth, Devon follows: I handed out 20 booklets. is usual-ly a "bogey man," and, in two lady N.U.s. I am hoping in a later article to be able to reveal some of The receivers agreed either to send quite a good semi-final, Graham her coaching secrets, if I can persuade her to overcome her natural modesty! the booklet back or send a small sum Still Recovering of money. Of the 20 people, only one Davies In the final he registered. We are still recovering from our did as promised. Obviously, the great another win over rival George Evans. marathon effort which was a gieat majority are in the game for their own who just escaped defeat by Alan inspiration to Stokers' Open Youth personal fame and nothing else. Thomas in the semi-final, then wenl Club in which the youngest to the G. A. STARKE ~own, still making the pace, aga>ins ' oldest member took part. Ron. Full marks to George, basicall} 182 Morden Road Some acted as ball boys and girls, Merton Park, S.W.19 . a defender some years ago, for hi~ some as witnesses (with outside adults) persistent attack, and full marks, too. others on meals and refreshments. to Ron for his consistent form in a The balance sheet is not yet finalised Old Vellum long and strenuous day. as the gathering of donations still goes I have recently received a letter The doubles went to George and on. A copy will duly be forwarded from Ireland, the writer being in Graham Gear, beating the well, trie

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP by John Wright SPURS LOSEI A FIGURE who has been· seen at almost every tournament this season is London's Paul Beck, an THE STAGE NOW SET enthusiastic all-rounder whose game is quickly improving. This student, rather Limited in funds, hitch-hikes to ~E stage is now set for a grand­ PREMIER DIVISION I SECOND DIVISON (WEST) • every tournament. It says much for his stand finish to the 1966-67 Cheshire 6, Kent 3 Cornwall 9, Wiltshire 1 determination, not to mention his per­ Championships. Three teams share THE LESLIE FORREST suasive manner that he has never been the lead in the Premier Division with R. Ha,mpson lost to A. Piddock -22 A useful win by Cornwall parti­ s'cratched from a ·tournament for late 10 points. Yorkshire, despite their 14, -16; lost to K. :Baker 12, -18, -19: cularly as they had to reorganise in (or non) arrival. M. Johns lost to A. Piddock -19, 14, the women's' events. This revealed MEMORIAL AWARD, 1966-7 defeat by Middlesex, must still have Apart from his love for table tennis the edge as they can anticipate an easy -12; bt D. Basden -19,19, 11. B. Kean that although Sheila Rapsey is a No nominations were received bt K. Baker 16, -15, 22; bt D. Basden steady doubles player 'Sh~ is not yet by the due date, and the he is a keen Tottenham Hotspur w1in in their match ,against Herts. The .sIngle~. supporter. The lure to attend Open Middlesex-Essex match promis-es to be -19, 19,17. R. Hampson and M. Johns ready to take o.ver the Dick Awards Com mit tee has bt H. Bust and A. Piddock 19, 1~ qlode taken. III dunng h~s, first announced that they will con­ Tournaments, however, is greater than a nerve-tingler - no place for those ~nd ~Id sider any person in respect of the temptation to visit White Hart with poor nerves. .Poor Herts seem Miss J. Heaps bt Miss P. Martin -17, SIngles not play. hIS best: 18, 16. D. Schofield and Miss J. Heaps ~~~.r WI1tshl~e.- everythIng seems whom a properly completed Lane. doomed but who joins them? Choose nomination is submitted to the one -from Gloucs, Kent, Surrey 1 bt K. 'Baker and Miss P. Martin -1'6, agaInst them thIS season. Well done, here's to many more 16, 16. Dorset 1, Somerset 9 Secretary by 31st March. lifts and before long a prize or two ror your efforts ! Divisional Tables to 28.2.67 . Kent's desper~te gamble of .drop­ Worcestershire 7, Devon 3 J?IJ?g He!1ry (BUist from the SIngles 'rhe inconsistent Wores team on PREMIER faI~ed, repl~ce~ent ,B~sden PWD LFAPts WIth Derek top form, killing Devon's title hopes. twJce ~ beaten.. 'Bna!1 Kea~, Sl~g~es Mick Hawkins, R'ay Lush and John COUNTY DIARY replac~ment vtc~Jm Middlesex 6 5 0 1 37 17 10 for Influenza Pugh took six· sets,. and their women FIXTURES FOR MARCHIAPRIL 1967 Essex ... 6 5 0 1 34 20 10 Sc~{)field, Derek rose to the occasIon notched a good doubles win. Pam PREl\'lIER DIVISION Yorkshire 6'·· 5 0 1 34 20 10 a!1d Cheslre. are now safe fr?ffi p~s- Mortimer has, however, losJt little of March 11 ~:::~u:t Gloucs. Cheshunt Drill Hall, Turners Hill, 7.00 p.m. Cheshire 6 3 0 3 28 26 6 sl'ble relegation. T~e usual skIlful dIS­ her touch, and swiftly put an 'end to Surrey 6 2 0 4 25 29 4 play from !ony PI~dock, !but Roger Joyce Lloyd's unbeaten run. March 18 Gloucs v Cheshire, New Rambler's Hall, Podsmead Road 7.00 p.m. Kent ... 6 2 0 4 23 31 4 Giouceste~ Hampson stIll an enIgma. Gloucesters 5 1 0 4 17 28 2 Surrey v Kent, Crusader Sports Pavilion, Woodhatch, 7.00 p.m. Hertfords 5 0 0 5 9 36 0, Essex 7, Surrey 2 SOUTHERN DIVISION Reigate Yorks v Herts, Mechanics' Institute, Bradford 7.00 p.m. Remaining fixtures : C. Barnes bt C. Warren 11, -16, 17; Bucks II 6, Oxfords II 4 March 19 ~~~~1esex v Essex, Shoreditch Town Hall, Old Street, 7.00 p.m. March 11 Herts v Gloucs bt M. Creamer 13, 17. S. Gibbs bt Unexpectedly trailing 1-3 Bucks hit March 18 Gloucs v Cheshire C. Warren 17, 19; bt R. Penfold 12, back to maintain their 100% record. SECOND· ))IVISION SOUTH Surrey v Kent 9. H.. Stevens lost to M. Creamer -11, Michael Close again in command. March 18 Kent II v Bucks,Kings Park School, Eltham, S.E.9 2.30 p.m. Yorkshire v Herts Sussex v Surrey II, Lewes Boys' Club, Landport Road, 7.00 p.m. 7; bt R. Penfold -20, ]7, 16. C. Lewes March 19 Middlesex v Essex Barnes and S. Gibbs bt R. Penfold Hampshire n 8, Worcesters n 2 April 1 Herts IT v Bedfords, Provident Mutual Life Assurance 7.00 p.m. and C. W.arren -15, 19, 14. Mrs. L. With the visitors taking by narrow William Road, Walsworth, Hitch1n ' 2nd SOUTH SECOND DIVISION NORTH Radford lost to Mrs. M. Wright -13 margins two of the first three sets a March 18 Cheshire II v Durham, st. Andrew's Church Institute, 7.00 p.m. PWD LFAPts -13. R. Stevens and Mrs. L.'Radford a hard struggle promised. But despite Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, 19 Sussex... 5 5 0 o 39 11 10 bt M. Creanler and Mrs. M. Wright .four more sets needing the deciding Cwnberland v Northumberland, 14 M.U., R.A.F., Carlisle 6.30 p.m. Kent II ... 5 3 1 1 33 17 7 19, 11. game Wores could not maintain their Lancashire v Lincolnshire, C.W.S. Cabinet Works, Morris 7.00 p.m. Hampshire 6 2 2 2 35 25 6 Street, off Dumes Lane, Radcliffe, Manchester Essex kept their slim hopes alive early form. April 15 Lincolnshire v Cheshire 11, Y.M.C.A., Heneage Road, 7.30 p.m. Surrey II 5 3 0 2 26 24 6 Grimsby Buckinghams 5 2 0 3 22 28 4 w~th this convincing win, and Surrey I Hampshire II 6, Bucks II 4 SECON)) DIVISION MIULAND Hertfords II 5 1 1 3 16 34 3 WIll ~eed to beat Kent to st~y'O up. Trailing 0-3, Hants hit back and go March 11 Warwicks v Stallords, Friary YOuth Centre, Nuneaton 7.00 p.m. Bedfordshire 5 0 0 5 9 41 0 Co~nle Warren ~~emed rather diffident to the top of the division with this March 18 Derbys v Monnlouths, The Police Station, Chesterfield 7.00 P,1'l\ Sussex win Division St~Jart Glamorgan v Oxfords, Boys' Ctub, Treharris, Nr. 7.00 p:m. agaInst Gibbs but played very win. All -on the last match with John Merthyr \vell agalns.t Cheste~ Barnes. An Pothercary gaining an exciting win SECOND DIVISION WEST 2nd NORTH excellent w~n by MIchael Creamer over W. Barnett (who had earlier March 18 Somerset v Wiltshire, st. Peter's Church Hall Lower 7.15 p.m. PW DLFAPts over the ,fadIng Bobby Stevens. beaten the new Hants champion Bill Bristol Road, Bath ' 0 39 11 10 Worc.~ v Dorset, Cripplegate Pavilion,Tybridge street, 7.00 p.m. Lancashire 5 5 o Yorkshire 4, Middlesex 5 Moulding. Worcester North'land 5 4 o 1 36 14 8 March 25 Devon v Cornwall, The Prison Officers' Social Club 7.15 p.m. Lincolnshire 4 3 o 1 21 19 6 D. Neale bt B. Wright 15, 19; .bt L Oxfords II 1 Berkshire 9 Prince~own, Yelverton, near Plymouth ' 1 3 31 29 5 Yorkshire II 6 2 Haslam 13, 15. M. Symonds lost to IB . k h' , D ' ll . SOUTHERN DIVISION Cheshire II 4 1 1 2 19 21 3 B. Wright -16, 19, -16; lost to A er SIre s uncan Ca.mPl?e , I.n March 11 Berks v Hants II, Y.M.C.A., Reading 7.15 p.m. Durham ... 5 1 041.4362 Lindsay -14, -1'7. P. Duncombe bt L: fine form. at the. moment, InspIred hl~ Wores II v Bucks II, Cripplegate PaVilion, Tybridge 7.00 p.m. Cumberland 5 0 o 5 10 40 0 Haslam 16, -12, 11; lost to A. Lindsay ~~a.mst~ gIve th~lrl bes.t pe[~ormance ~f Street, Worcester n March 18 Bueks II v Berkshire -14, -13. D. Neale and M. Synlonds d e ble~sonh' My IWn the womenh·s Oxfords II v \Vorc.; II, SIt. Margaret's Hall, Poistead 6.30 p.m. 2nd MIDLAND bt L. Haslam and A. Lindsay 16, 20. ou e~,. were rs. .0 er~poon It Road, Oxford Warwickshire 5 5 0 0 36 14 10 Mrs. C. Duncombe lost to Miss K a few WInners at the nght hme, were t.;:\8,),}~RN DIVISION March ,1 Norfolk v SUffolk, C.E.Y.M.S. Rooms, Brigg Street, 6.45 p.m. Staffordshire 5 4 0 1 34 16 8 Smith -1 0 -16 A H d d M .C· Oxfords able to stop the one way Norwich Derbyshire 5 4 0 1 29 21 8 7, • •. y es an rs.. traffic 2 Duncombe lost to B. Wright and Miss . JUNIOR IHVISION SOUTH Monmouthshire 5 1 2 23 27 4 March 11 Berkshire v Surre~T, Reading Y.M.C.A., Parkside Road, 3.00 p.m. Oxfordshire 5 1 1 3 20 30 3 K. Smith -18, 19. '-' MIDLAND DIVISION Reading Nottinghams 6 1 0 5 18 42 2 A. magnificent match played (despite March 18 Hanlpshire v Sussex, Indoor Sports Centre, Wimbledon GlaJ!lQIg~n_~c, 5 0 1 4 20 30 1 its vita] irnporttance) in -excellenLs.picit Staffords n 7, Derbys II 3 Park, Southsea, Portsmouth and tn)o¥ed by a knowledgeable and Warwicks II 3, Lancashire II 7 JUNIOR -jjiVISIONN()RTIC 2nd WEST appreclatlve crowd. Denis Neale un­ . March 18 Cheshire v Durham, st. Andrew's Church Institute, 2.30 p.m. qra~a~ a~d Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, 19 Somerset 4 3 1 0 28 12 7 doubtedly the Yorkshire hero with two Defeats for BInney. Cumberland v Northumberland, 14 M.U., R.A.F., 3.00 p.m. Cornwall 4 2 1 1 27 13 5 singles wins and the men's doubles- Derek Baddeley at ....0 In the thIrd In Carlisle Devon 4 2 0 2 25 15 4 all in straight games. Middlesex trailed the first two 5et~ gave Lancs the edge Lancashire v Durham, Y.M.C.A., Bolton 7.00 p.m. 4 2 0 2 19 21 4 an~ JUNIOR DIVISION ~IIIJLAND Wiltshire 17-18 in the first game of the mixed lost. WarwIcks a draw. Young March 11 Staffords vWarwieks, Goodyear S. & S. Club, Stafford 7.00 p.m. Worcesters 4 2 0 2 17 23 4 but took the next four points in B.n.an ,Mlt~hell, surely r. ayor an In the other semi, Resler was too McAl'lister/S. O'Neill (Ireland) 18, ENGLISH OPEN 16, 12, 19; J. Borzsei (Hungary) bt ~au~ Pmkewlch provldmg most of good for Maureen Heppell who -18, 16; Judd/Munt bt C. Adams/p. (Continued from page 1) J. Langan (Ireland) 17, 14, 13; J. It. fre,:or, whose game up ~o t~e played very well and tried to play Brennan (Surrey) 13, 15. Stanek (Czecho) ht E. Vecko pre~ent .IS not based o~.a bIg hit, the right sort of game to win but Semi-finals: FRANKENBERG/ a shock first round defeat at the (Yugo) 10, 12, 17. whIch IS hardly su~pnsmg fo~ a was not quite consistent enough PINKEWJCH bt Harmer/ Lawrence hands of Brian Wright who sub­ Semi-finals: KORPA bt Rozsas .14 year-old~ found hImself 5 POl!1tS when it came to the hitting. In 21, 16; JUDD/MUNT bt Glynnl sequently bowed out in the next III arrears ~n the first. game bem,g the meantime, the consolation Taylor 17, 19. round to Johan Borzsei of Hungary. 19, 13, 18; STANEK bt Borzsei 18, unable to hIt through hIS opponent s events were continuing and both A second West German to go 12, 17. wonderful de~ence, so h~ set~led Resler and Heaps getting through Final: JUDD/MUNT bt Frank­ early was Martin Ness whose Final: STANEK bt Korpa -18, ?own to consistent to~-spm, plck- also to this final, had become very ellberg/Pinkewich 10, 14. conqueror was Stuart Gibbs but, 14, 19, 16. Illg out the ones to hIt and won tired. It seemed to affect Judy Girls' Doubles - Semi-finals like Wright, he failed in the very Women'sSingles-Quarter-finals: 21-17. rather more than Resler for she RESLER/M. WALKER (Middx) next round, to Korpa. M. Alexandru (Rumania) bt A. In the second, playing the same seemed unable to keep the ball bt M. Stevens (Kent)/Wilson 14, Saddest blow to England's cause, Simon (W. Germany) -14, 17, 22, sort of game, time wa~ ~alled ~t really short on service and get in 17; HEAPS/HENWOOD bt S. however, was struck by Ireland's -24, 18; M. Wright (Surrey) bt E. 15-12 to Trevor but hiS mexpen- first with the hit and thereby dic­ GOldsmith (Surrey)jHoward 17, Jim Langan who basked in the Jurik (Hungary) 16, -15, 16, 13; M. ence made him almost give.it away tate the run of play. When it came -18, 11. glory of a 3-straight win over Luzova (CzechO) bt S. Lukacs at 21-17, unde~ .the eX1?edlte rule, to angling deep down the forehand, Final: RESLER/WALKER bt Chester Barnes (Hungary) 12, 17, 14; E. Koczian for the remammg pomts. The wide of Resler's flashing hit this HeapsjHenwood 15, 12. enti~~ly un~er th~ But, alas, Langan suffered the tHungary) bt K. Smith (Middx) 16, third game, played invariably went off. So title Junior Mixed - Semi - finals: same fate as England's Wright and -16, 15, 11. the rule was really excltmg, WIth went to the Continent. LAWRENCE / HENWOOD b t Gibbs - out in the next round, Sew-finals: W RIG H T b t the server rarely winning his point. A short time later Judy again Taylor/Goldsmith -17, 16, 18; A. 3-straight to Borzsei. Alexandru 18, -12, -17, 18, 15; Paul had a couple of break- .'. KOCZlAN bt Luzova 16, 23, 12. throughs at 8-5 and again later in played Resler, m the cons~latlOn NORMAN (Kent)/WILSON bt Of England's World Champion­ Judd/Walker 18, -16, 16. ships team only Denis Neale Final: WRIGHT bt Koczian the game but otherwise it was level. fi~al, and lost very closely m the reached the quarters. His run was -14, 16, -14, 15, 12. Pinkewich led 20-19 and Trevor third. Fin a I: LAWRENCE / HEN­ achieved at the expense of Laurie Men's Doubles - Quarter-finals: 21-20 before the English boy came The Girls' doubles went to Mar- WOOD bt Norman/Wilson 19, Landry, Keith Lawrence and a Korpa/Vecko ht O. B. Haslam through at 23-21 jorie Walker and Mirjana Resler. -13, 17. .. Resler had taken Jill Shirley's place gripping win over Hungary's (Middx)/Langan 19, 11, -Ill, 14; Frank~nberg had qUIte. a go,?d in the draw as Jill had had her 1..------. Mathias Beleznai. Finalist Istvan oorzsei/ Rozsas bt S. Gibbs (Essex)/ game wIth. the fifth-r.anklllg Mlt- tonsils out. These two got the CLUB BADGES Korpa then struck down the L O. Harrison (Gloucs) -19, 16, -11, chell and I~ looked h~e. !1e~vou.s- better of the top seeds Heaps and • Allraelh. Clolh Badges. lDade to Tear Yorkshireman but even the Yugo­ 18, 9,' G. C. Barnes (Essex)/Neale I t M t h II the Illltiative III OWD d.,.lp,ln .BT ,oaoll"'. ness?s Ice Henwood. In the Junior Mixed • Sullabl. for Blaze..... Swealen. m: slav, of the tremendous fore-ann bt H. S. Buist (Kent)/J. T. Densham the thIrd game. the surprise was the defeat of Judd • LOW PRICES'" QUICK DEUVUY smashes, couId not hit his way (Herts) 15, 15, 15; Miko/Stanek bt Pat Glynn trounced O'Neill and and Marjorie Walker by Alan Nor- • ""'bdpeft"pl::~o:"tt~~uoarbadae. through Jaroslav Stenek in the final. R. Chandler (Sussex)/R. Morley Paul Harmer dropped a game to man and Ruth Wilson of Kent, s. A. CORY & COMPANY Granted the Czech dropped the (Gloucs) 10, 9, 23. McAllister, to sptt!e the Irish who were unable to repeat the 35b. TOOTING BEe GAltDEt~s first game, his only one of :the event, Selni-finals: KORPA/VECKO chances whilst Michael Wald upset treatment on Lawrence and Hen- ST"EATHAM. s.w" but from then on Korpa fought a bt Borzsei/Rozsas 20, ~17, 11, -19, rankings when he beat Brian wood in the final. A very good losing battle. Best resista~ce to the 15; MIKO/STANEK bt Barnes/ Keates. It was Michael's ability performance was that of Brennan winner was put up by Mike Johns Neale 11, 21, 16. to vary his play that won him this and Susan Howard of Surrey when The only appearance of the New who really excelled with scores of Final: MIKO / STANEK bt one. they took a game from Lawrence Zealand World Championships team -20, ·2'1, -19 against the new Korpa/Vecko -19, 15, 15, 13. In the quarter-finals, Lawrence a,nd Henwoo~ a';1d had t?em wor­ in London. champion. Stout stuff, indeed! Women's Doubles - Quarter- had a comfortable victory over ned for a while In the thIrd. No joy either for England's men finals: A'lexandru / E. Mihalca Frankenberg whilst second and After watching these champion­ in the doubles with Barnes/Neale (Rumania) bt E. Cassell (Norfolk)/ third seeds, Talyor and Munt, also 'ships the Junior position for next going out in the semi-fin~1 to M. Cumberbatch (Staffs) 14, 19, 13; got to the semis in straight games. seaso'n would appear very good, for EAST LONDON winners Miko / Stanek. GIbbs/ D. Scholer CWo Germany)/Simon It was fourth seeded Paul Judd we will still have three of the top Harrison had gone in the quarters bt J. Heaps (Ches)/L. Radford who fell to unseeded Michael five girls and five of the top nine CLUB to Borzsei/Rozsas, the latter player (Essex) 12, 12, 13; Smith/Wright bt Wald. Quick hits mingled with boys. Two of next season's boys touching peak form E. Carrington/D. Simpson (Essex) chop defence, unsettled Judd, who and two of the girls reached the V Best performance put up by an 11, ·17, 13, -16, 7; Koc;z;ian/Jurik got only 11 in the decider. semi-finals of the singles events. bt R. Bogmans/A. Wijnants h' h M I Englishman ,in this event was that 22 So to t e semIs were unt ost Boys' Singles-Quarter-finals : K. NEW ZEALAND of Peter Duncombe in partnership (Netherlands) 14, 14, . his usual ~attle with Lawrence, Lawrence (Essex) bt A. Frankenberg with Wolfgang Lieck, the Anglo/ Semi - finals: ALEXANDRU / ft I II d W Id could MIHALCA bt Scholer/Simon 20, a er eve ~ng, a~ a (Aus) '14, 16; D. Munt (Warwicks) SHOREDITeH TOWN HALL German pairing having a tremen­ make no ImpressIon on Tayl.or. bt P. Harmer (Herts) 13, 23; M. dous game against the eventual 18, 16; KOCZIAN/JURIK bt Lawrence won, at last, avengmg Wald (Bucks) bt P. Judd (Warwicks) Old Street. E.e.1 winners. Roger Chandler and Roy Smith/Wright 11, 18, 15. four recent d~feats at the hands of -14, 15, 11; T. Taylor (Herts) bt P. Morley had a good run, their best Fin a I: ALE X AND R U / Taylor and It was the one to g.o Glynn (Warwicks) 14, 17. Wednesday 5th April win being against the Anglo/Dutch MIHALCA bt Koczian/Jurik 7, into the record books. On thiS at 7.30p.m. partnership of Bert Onnes a~d 19 18 occasl'on Lawrence was too fast. Semi-finals: LAWRENCE bt ,. Munt 17, -16, 15; TAYLOR bt Brian Wright but it was the formId­ Mixed Doubles-Quarter-finals: The Boys' doubles was won by Wald 16 11. Admission 2/6 able Czechs Miko/Stanek who Barnes/Wright bt Chandler/ A. MiUs the Warwickshire players, Munt ' _ proved their undoing. (Hants) 11, 19, 9; Stanek / J. and Judd, who beat Frankenberg As with Barnes/Neale in the Pauknerova (Czecho) bt Rozsas/ and Pinkewich, in straight games, in men's, so with Mary and Karenza Lukacs -18, 18, 12, 18; E. Scholer the final. TOURNAMENT DIARY in the women's doubles. Through (W. Germany)/Scho'ler bt Neale/ The Girls' singles went to the to the semi-finals and no further­ Smith 18, 17, 17; Miko/Luzova bt only entry from the Continent, Mir­ Dale Tille and Venue Extra Evenls Organising Secretuy beaten, 3-straight, by Eva Koc~ian W. Lieck/E. Buchholz (W. Ger- jana Resler, a 14 year-old from Mar. 18/ Scottish Open JDS. JGS J. M. McCormack, and Erzsebet Jurik. many) 9, 14, 14. Yugoslavia. In the first round she 19 8th/9th Bn. The Royal VS 2 BI'llmdean Place, Scots, Edinburgh, 10 ANOTHER FINAL Sew-finals: BARNES/WRIGHT beat Sandra Goldsmith 16 and 17 East Claremont Street, bt Stanek/Pauknerova 11, 18, 13; which was a good effort from the Edinburgh Another final was reached, how­ MIKO / LUZOVA bt Scholer / young Surrey girl. 19 Sussex Junior Open V-17 DS, GS M. D. Oldh~ ever, when Barnes and Mary Scholer 14, 8, -20, H. The other entry from abroad, Assembly Hall, Worthing DD, GD, XD 25 Offington uardens, V-IS DS. GS Worthing, Sussex Wright, with notable wins over Final: MIKO / LUZOVA bt Denise Gavros of Australia, beat DO, GO Langan / MihaIca and Stanek/ Barnes/Wright 9, -18, 11, 17. M . . W Ik . th ap y V-13 US, GS Pauknerova, contested the last ditch arJone a er In ra er a scr p 25/27 North-f:ast of Euglaad JRS, JGS W. Mitton, d Full results will appear in the game with neither player forceful 0 VS, YS Hi The WhiRS, Newby, against Miko/Luzova. The secon April issue. enough to make the running. WalrsnHoliday Camp, & Consols Scarborough, Yorks game was all that the English .p.air 1.-.:...------..:.------11 Cayton Bay, Scart>orough could take from the Czech pamng Apr. 1/2 Cambridgeshire Open JDS, JGS Mrs. M. A. Cornwell, which is so very, very good. Com Exchange, 28 Harding Way, One could feel immensely satisfied JIM FORREST - AN APPRECIATION 'Cambridge Cambridge h f f E I d' 1/9 Steveoage Open JDS, JGS B. A. English, with t e per ormances 0 ng an s His many friends in the table tennis world will be shocked to Taylor Instrument Co. VS 64 Baldock Road, women but Johnny Leach has an learn of the sudden death of Jim Forrest, Secretary of WandsWorth (Europe) Ltd. Letchworth; Herts: unenviable task during the next few since 1953 and Surrey Press Officer for the past twelve years. Jim, Canteen, weeks in bringing the men's squad who was unmarried, was a tireless worker for the game and. was Gunnels Wood Road, up to the concert pitch that will be invariably ready and willing to do all the te~ious an~ ~ilglamorous Stevenage, Herts demanded of them in Stockholm. jobs that are so important a part of table tenrus orgamsatlon. At any 11/21 WORLD First class was ,the oranisation at County event, from Premier division mat~h t.o League knock-out ~t~~f~~~~~: tournament, Jim was sure to be there working m the background to 2Z Brighton and althOhug~ many keep things running smoothly, with no thought of persona! gl~ry. It ~:~d~r~~lephonesand JDS, JGS Grove Modow, qualify for laurel wreat s III respect is significant and. fitting that he was working for table .tenrus fight up Cabl Ltd Ca t 29 Carisbrooke Road, RO~d~' Newport, Mon; . of 'victorious administration, none to the moment of his death, which occurred after he had. collapsed Cor;ration ' Oosing dale: 8.4.67 more so than John Wright, the on his way to officiate at a Coun'ty second team match. He will be Newport, Mon. Referee. sadly missed as a colleague and friend. 23 Bedford & District Mrs. E. W..Pacey, RESULTS COLIN CLEMElT Restricted Open 17 Brook Street Hon. General Secretary Badminton Hall, . Bedford Men's Singles-Quarter-finals : P. . Surrey T.T. 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