Best Bonuses For your be~t Annuities possible Quotation Rates contact Returns BARRY Your House MEISEL Table'ennis News Motor Parkside Endowment Insurance Agency Official Journal of the English Table Tennis Association Investments 32 Parkside Ave. , Sickness Estates Bickley • Kent Life Phone 01-464-2963 \ . I A fortnight's hard stint at Lilles­ hall, broken up by the Lancs Open ENCLISHOPEN SURBEK SUPREME ON in the middle weekend, and followed by an international match and the JOHNNY LEACH, England's Kent Open was a strong diet for any Team Manager, has nominated the ENGLISH CIRCUIT athlete. But every credit to our following players to represent Eng­ visitors who made light of the land in the English Open Champion­ strenuous schedule. ships being held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, S.E.19, on February 26-28. Each of the following pairs will As you were constitute a team to be entered in the International Team Competition, above, but and the opportunity has been taken to give junior players some expe~~­ changes below! ence at international level. Men. The National Selection Committee I. D. Neale (Yorks) have announced the following Rank­ C. Barnes (Essex) Dragutin Surbek ing list for Open Tournaments. The 2. A. Hydes (Yorks) is here seen hold­ previous rankings are shown in brackets. T. Taylor (Herts) ing the Cussons 3. N. Jarvis (Yorks) Cup which he won Men J. Dabin (Kent) at Bolton with a 1. Denis Neale (Yorks) (I) 4. P. Taylor (Beds) S. Heaps (Ches) final victory over 2. Chester Barnes (Essex) (2) 3. Alan Hydes (Yorks (3) Women Denis Neale in the 4. Trevor Taylor (Herts) (4) men's sin g I e s I. M. Wright (Surrey) event. 'Photo by 5. Mike Johns (Cheshire) (7) K. Mathews (Mid x) 6. Brian Burn (N'thmblnd) (-) 2. J. Shirley (Bucks) Roger Price. 7. "les" Haslam (Middx) (9) P. Piddock (Kent) 8. Ron Penfold (Surrey) (12) 3. S. Howard (Surrey) 9. Tony Piddock (Kent) (8) S. Beckwith (Essex) 10. NIcky Jarvis (Yorks) (-) 4. L. Howard (Surrey) II. Peter Taylor (Beds) (-) J. Hellaby (Essex) 12. Clive Morris (Kent) (-) ON successive weekends last Women .[n the individual events, the players month, reigning European champion wIll form doubles partnerships as I. Mary Wright (Surrey (I) Dragutin Surbek, of Yugoslavia, ham­ above with the mixed pairings as mered his way to success in two 2. Jill Shirley (Bucks) (2) follows:­ English county tournaments when he 3. Karenza Mathews (Middx) (6) won the men's singles title of both 4. Pauline Piddock (Kent) (3) D. Neale/M. Wright. the Lancashire and Kent Opens. 5. linda Bashford (Yorks) (II) C. Barnes/K. Mathews 6. Judy WiHiams (Sussex) (4) A. Hydes/J. Shirley In the Lancashire Open, played at 7. Shelagh Hession (Essex) (-) T. Taylor/P. Piddock Bolton on January 17, he conquered 8. Susan Howard (Surrey) (10) N. Jarvis/S. Howard English champion Denis Neale after 9. Diane Simpson (Essex) (9) J. Dabin/S. Beckwith disposing of Alan Hydes in the semis. P. Taylor/L. Howard And, at Folkestone on January 25, The list has been compiled with S. Heaps/J. Hellaby his final victim was his compatriot the aid of the points awarded in the Istvan Korpa after the visitors had Coca-Cola Award Scheme but these The draw for the championships polished off Trevor Taylor and "Les" are still subject to scrutiny, so some will take place on Monday, February Haslam, respectively, at the penulti­ minor adjustments may have to be 9, 1970, at Room E91, Shell Mex mate stage. made. House, Strand, W.C.2. No such success attended the efforts The elite "A" squad has been of Yugoslavia's top women, world­ enlarged to include the top four ranked Mirjana Resler, who lost to women players in addition to the top BUCKS OPEN Jill Shirley at Bolton and to Mary four men. Wrongly given in last month's Wright at Folkestone, the latter Missing from the previous list are: avenging her defeat of two nights Tournament Diary were the dates of Men: "Connie" Warren (Surrey) the Bucks Open as January 31st ­ previous in the Coca-Cola Trophy (6) David Brown (Essex) (9) and match at Bradford. February Ist. The correct dates, as Tony Clayton (Yorks) (11) in addi­ given in the provisional list circulated Over here on a reciprocal training tion to Brian Wright (Middx) (6) at the beginning of the season, are IS visit, the Yugoslav quartet made up who has retired from the international March 2Ist-22nd. Mr. Leo Thompson Getting down to it is Jill Shirley on by the fledgling 15-year-old Erszebet and tournament scene. is the Tournament Organiser, but her way to success over Yugoslavia's Korpa-a cousin of Istvan-were Women: Judy Heaps (Ches) (5), forms will be obtainable from Tony Mirjana Resler in the women's lead by Dusan Osmanajic whose smile Maureen Robson (Nthland) (7), Wickens at 2 Frensham Walk, Farn­ singles final of the Lancashire Open. was just as captivating on departure Lesley Radford (Essex) (8) and Kath ham Common, Slough. 'Phone: -'Photo by Tony Ross. as it was on arrival. Perry (Staffs) (12). Farnham Common 3053.

Page 1 TABLE TENNIS NewS • Jis~~d on the 1st .of e~ch tl~th; October to May mcluslve. International ~ :~fc1";Subscriptions 15/- for eight I~~S post free. England 4 2 2 13 15 2 (Editor of The Canadian TTA News), ..\'tl:Yeittsements: Derek R. Tremayne, by Conrad Jaschke Hungary 2 I I 6 8 I says there was an encouraging "Veryan," 46, Perry Street, Wen­ Czechoslovakia 3 I 2 8 13 I response to the formation of a dover, Aylesbury, Bucks. 'Phone: Chairman of the E.T.TA Fed. Germany . 2 0 2 6 8 0 Schools' League in Ontario with 24 Wendover 2421. France .. 3 0 3 6 15 0 teams entering from the Toronto area. Circulation: E.T.T.A. Secretariat, Austria continue their winning Itoom 323, 26/29 Park Crescent, ways in the Second Division, having As yet interest has only spread to lOndon, W.1 N 4HA. 'Phone: 01-580. recorded recent victories over Switzer­ about 30 miles north of the city ~~tQ· land and Ireland. With their remain­ although there are reports of activi­ ~forial: George R. Yates, 43, ing fixtures both in Vienna, against ties as far away as- London. The Knowsley Road, Smithills, Bolton, Luxembourg and Netherlands, Den­ leader in London, Ontario, is a Lanes. 'Phone: Bolton 42223. mark can but live in hope. Latest former North of England enthusiast, results and positions:­ Eric Shuttleworth. Austria 5 Switzerland 2 In Montreal, they are approaching Belgium 3 Netherlands 4 junior development from another Ireland I Austria 6 angle. Jacques Bobet (director of FRUSTRATION Netherlands 3 Switzerland 4 Etude en 21 Points - Denis Neale Luxemburg I Denmark 6 and Jaroslav Stanek) and Alan Miller IT was once said of Conrad have opened junior clinics in several Jaschke, when he occupied the posi­ P W LF A Pts areas of the city. tion of ETIA Press Officer In the Austria ..... 4 4 o 21 7 4 late 1950's, that he built a bridge SPONSORSHIP IDEA SPREADS. It Denmark 4 3 1 22 6 3 from the Association's .premlses ­ is probably no coincidence that Netherlands 4 2 2 IS 13 2 IN SCOTLAND then in Trafalgar Square - to Fleet closely following on the E.T.T.A.'s Belgium 4 2 2 14 14 2 Street. sponsorship deal with the Coca-Cola Switzerland ...... 3 I 2 6 15 I FOLLOWING Malcolm Sugden's Bottling Companies in England, news Ireland ...... 4 I 3 8 20 I successful raids on two Scottish This may well be true, but like now comes from Nigeria that the Luxembourg .... 3 0 3 5 16 0 tournaments (writes Donald Maclean) the structure that spans the Forth, Nigerian Table Tennis Association interest has centred mainly on the constant maintenance Is a vital have concluded their own sponsor­ EUROPE CLUB CUP 1969/70 inter-district event. From the outset tw~ necessity less the girders erode. ship deal with a soft drinks manu­ England's interest in this competi­ it was clear that there were only facturer. real contenders for the title-Edin­ Since those days of a single press tion rests with Ormesby TIC, burgh & District, and West of Scot­ officer, the Ass 0 c I a t Ion now This particular manufacturer-an Middlesbrough who, on Thursday, land. Aberdeen, who might have possesses three and, furthermore, English company with Nigerian sales January 29 were due to meet Swedish proved a challenge to both, had no boasts a Public Relations Officer as outlets-is sponsoring a Nigerian club champions, Mariestads Bois, at team forward. well. Festival of Table Tennis which will the Eston Sports Centre in the take place either in November, 1970, quarter-finals. Edinburgh's game with West of But still the battle for publicity or JailUary, 1971. Scotland was to decide the event. The goes on, for it is only on special Charles O. Itabor, the Hon. Secre­ EUROPEAN FAIRS CUP 1969/70 West team included new recruits Ian days that matters of consequence in tary of the Nigerian Table Tennis Drawn in Pirmasens, Federal Ger­ Barclay and Ram Bhalla (ex Nor­ the table tennis world stand a Association, has written to invite the many on January 6, for clubs thumberland), while Edinburgh were chance of being set In type by the E.T.T.A. to send players to take part finishing runners-up in national com­ without their top player Eric Suther­ national dailies. in the Festival and to follow this petitions, the men's quarter-final draw land. John Hawkins made up the resulted:­ West team and Bert Kerr, Terry King football reigns supreme and with a 3-week Exhibition tour of Nigeria and the sponsor will meet air Forker and Billy Gibbs represented woe betide a Press Officer, seeking Boo KFUM Stockholm-K1inten v Edinburgh. to justify his existence, on a day travel and all expenses. Meidericher TIC.47. following a glut of matches coupled This offer is now being considered NedlloYd Amsterdam v Vasutas SC. Edinburgh have held this title for with the race cards for three or four but clearly we shall want to co­ Budapest. . many years, and when they ran to 2-0 meetings. He has no chance. operate with our friends in Nigeria Akademik Sofia v GSTK Zagreb. and then 3-1 leads, things looked by sending players. Table Tennis in AS. Messine Paris v. SMEC Metz. pretty good for them. West however. Let the European table tennis Nigeria is growing very fast and those Semi-final draw for women's pulled powerfully back to lead 4-3 champion enter an English county of us who met the Nigerian officials teams:- and the deciding victory by Barclay tournament, with three of his com­ and players in Munich were most im­ over Forker gave them the match. Lokomotiva Bratislava-Raca v Feren­ patriots, and see what an Impression pressed by their enthusiastic approach Details:­ this makes on the Sports Desk of to the development of table tennis. cvarosi TC. Budapest. most national newspapers. To be 31.Epitok SC. Budapest v PSV Wien. Barclay bt Forker, Gibbs and Kerr. frank, they don't really want to know. SURPRISE FOR MR. PINTO. When Bhalls pt Gibbs; lost to Kerr and Matches in both competitions are Forker. But a lengthy spell of suspension I recently visited East Africa I had to be completed by March 3, 1970. no idea that my stay in Nairobi The final stages of each competition Hawkins bt Kerr; lost to- Forker. for a well known footballer, or a coincided with the Kenyan National list of casualties suffered by some will be completed in Barcelona, Spain, Stirlingshire finished third. Their Table Tennis Championships. One of in June. most successful player was veteran first division team or other Is head­ my Kenyan friends invited me to his line stuff. Willie Young, who was largely res­ Club in the evening and imagine my ponsible for their finishing ahead of The . remedy lies not with the surprise when I was shown into a the more fancied Dundee. Association's P.R.O., nor with the hall in which the Kenyan Champion­ three "wise" regional men backed ships were in full swing. Mr. E. P. There must be a considerable num­ by Press Releases-thirty-one have Pinto, the Secretary of the Kenyan ber of players in the English Leagues been issued this season so far ­ Table Tennis Association, could not who are of Scottish birth or parentage but with YOU the players and fol· believe his eyes any more than I The Scottish committee would urge lowers of our sport. could when he saw me and this was all those with aspirations to inter­ certainly one of the highlights of my national recognition to present them­ For sure, the Sports Editor who visit to this part of the world. selves at the Scottish ,tournaments. If misses out on a Football League The Kenyans have some ver" you do enter, make it known to the result will soon be told about It, so promising young players and although officials that your antecedents are why not draw his attention to our I could only watch for a very shor ( from the North of the border. demands. We are also readers. time, the standard seemed pretty good Current Scottish ranking list is:­ to me. Men: (I) M. Sugden; (2) E. Suther­ EUROPEAN LEAGUE land; (3) R. Yule; (4) B. Kean; (5) ENGLISH TABLE TENNIS R. Kerr; (6) P. Cameron; (7) J. ASSOCIATION Sweden's win over England by 6-1 in Borlange on Friday, January '} Hawkins and (8) T. Forker. Patron: Her Majesty the Queen. (reported elsewhere in this issue) Women: (I) Miss L. Barrie; (2) means that they now share top place JOSE TOMKINS Chairman: Conrad Jaschke. Mrs. O. Hawkins; (3) Miss K. Angus; in the Premier Division with tht;: (photo by J. R. Harrison) (4) Miss E. Smith and (5) Miss L. Hon. Treasurer: Tom Blunn. Soviet Union but lead on sets aver· Montague. Management Committee: age. Current positions:­ TABLE TENNIS IN ONTARIO Boys: (I) D. Charleston; (2) A. Maurice Goldstein, Charles M. P W L F APts SCHOOLS McCulloch; (3) J. Graham. Wyles, Keith Watts and George R. Sweden 3 3 o 17 4 3 Writing from West Hill, Ontario, Girls: (I) E. Smith; (2) L. Mon­ Yates. U.S.S.R. 3 3 o 14 7 3 this month, Mrs. Jose Tomkins tague; (3) Ch. McBeath. Paqe 2 Miss Fitzsimons and her nance, Eastern Region (Les GresweIl) InteJrnationi;!l1 "Connie" Warren, were on the losing ehituar!' end in the mixed final against Northants, Hunts, Cambs, Norfolk, Round.-up cont. Schluter and Miss Smekal but in the Suffolk, Beds, Herts, Essex, Surrey, women's doubles, partnered by the Sussex, Kent, Middlesex. Austrian, success was obtained FROM IRELAND against Miss Stewart and Margaret Midland & S. West (Bryan Merrett) THE decision of Ireland's No.1, O'Boyle. Shropshire, Staffs, Leics, Rutland, Jim Langan, not to make himself Schluter and Thallinger won the Herefords, Worcs, Warws, Glos, available for the European League men's doubles beating Irish inter­ Oxfords, Bucks, Berks, Wilts. match against Austria in Ballymena nationals Caffrey and Cliff Thomp­ Dorset, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, resulted in younger brother Tony son 16 and 19 in the final. gaining his first cap (writes Kevin Hants. ' Drum). Thompson had a straight games win over Caffrey in the quarters of Northern Region (Peter Simpson) With a team consisting of another the singles and this, probably, was in­ Cumberland, Northumberland, 16-year-old, Kyra Stewart, plus strumental, in regaining Thompson Durham, Westmorland, Yorks, Tommy Caffrey, Ireland were no his place in the team to play Switzer­ match for the Austrians and suffered land for the next European League Lanes, Cheshire, Derobys, Notts, a crushing 6-1 defeat their only suc­ match. Joan Fizsimons, too, returns Lines. cess coming in the men's doubles. to the team displacing Miss Stewart. Caffrey leads the team. The Austrians then travelled on to ENGLISH OPEN Dublin to participate in the Leinster Open where their No.2, Franz Thal­ CHAMPIONSHIPS GHAFOUR ALBA linger caused a surprise by beating his compatriot Heinz Schluter 17, -16, THIS year the venue for these THE Iranian Table Tennis Federa­ 18 to take the title. OFFICIAL NEWS Championshi·ps has been changed, tion regrets to announce the death, on and they will be held at the Crystal December 14th, of its President, Mr. NATIONAL Palace National Sports Centre, Nor­ Ghafour Al'ba. wood. London, S.E.J9, on 26th-28th COUNCILLORS February, 1970. A good entry from Mr. Alba was a versatile sportsman AS a result of the election of continental countries is expected and since his youth and a well known Charles Wyles to Deputy Chairman we hope you will give the event full sports journalist and author in Iran. and the move of Colin Clemett to publicity through your organisation. He had served as secretary to the take up a job in the U.S.A., elections Tickets are available from the Iranian Table Tennis Federation for /, took place for the position of E.T.T.A. Office. Admission charges fifteen years and had been its Presi­ National Councillor in both Kent and are as follows:­ dent for the last two years. Surrey. For Kent, Mr. D. N. Mitchell Mr. Alba was Iran's representative was returned unopposed and for Thursday/Friday, 26th/27th February, ./ IO/-all day and 5/- evening only; in the International Table Tennis . .\ Surrey, Mr. 1. E. Zenthon was ap­ Congress and had accompanied the Saturday, 28th February, 10/-. pointed by the County Association. National Iranian Table Tennis Team .;II. .. Children will be admiHed at half in all competitions abroad for many STAFF COACHES price during all sessions. For parties years. '1.' • of 20 or more a reduction of 25 % ' ...,j':'- Y' FOLLOWING the appointment of He was a capable and dedicated . .. will be given. All seats will be un­ man with a keen interest for Table Bryan Merrett from Gloucestershire reserved. as an E.T.T.A. Staff Coach, there has Tennis, who will be sadly missed by all of us who knew him. HEINZ SCHLUTER been a change in the allocation of areas for the three Staff Coaches and RULE CHANGES IRANIAN details are given below. Jack TABLE TENNIS Women's singles winner was the Carrington has been appointed MAY we remind you that the last FEDERATION. glamorous 16 years old Austrian, E.T.T.A. Coaching Adviser, having day for proposed changes of rule to Gabriele Smekal who beat Joan Fitz­ retired fro:n full time coaching acti­ reach the General Secretary is Satur­ simons 7 and 19. vities. day, 28th February, 1970. 100 \Club Corner A MOST successful Dinner was INTRODUCING THE SENSATIONAL JOHNNY LEACH held at the Hotel York, Redcar, on Saturday, 3rd January, 1970, follow­ ing the finals of the English Closed Championships. Sixty persons at­ tended, and the guests included offi­ cials of the Teesside County Borough Council, and the newly-crowned JAPANESE WONDER BAT champions, Mary Wright and Denis Neale. The lucky winners in the Members Draw were: £100-Mrs. C. Mcllreath, wife of tlie * Light in weight - Exclusive specially constructed Chairman of the Wolverhampton ply-wood. League. £5D-Gordon Campbell, a Bolton * Perfect balance - Re-designed shape. League official who has attended * World's best playing surfaces. every dinner so far. . Sweat absorbent grip - New style. flO-Harry Flinton, Chairman of * Yorkshire T.T.A. Attractive window display pack to protect * The next meeting of the Club will playing surfaces. be on the evening of Saturday, 28th. February, at the Queens Hotel, Church Road, Crystal Palace, S.E.19, following the finals of the English Open Championships. Membership continues to rise, and Made EXCLUSIVELY by S.W. Hancock, Clapham, London, England. before the end of this season we are likely to see the "House Full" notices go up, so if you are contemplating joining this very sociable (and maybe Just ONE of the 5 STAR BUYS from the NEW profitable) section of our sport, con­ tact Albert Shipley at the E.T.T.A. range of JOHNNY LEACH table tennis bats. office. Page 3 be just the thing to tone up muscles, Street (Girls' Under-13) and Rookery TABLE TENNIS eyes and brain during the winter Road (Primary). South East months. I must confess to being more In Area 5, Commonweal High of a workman than a stylist at the (Swmdon) defeated Yeovil Technica:I HELPS MY game but what does it matter just so 6-2 for the Girls' Under-19 position, Midlands League long as you and your opponent enjoy but Crediton Grammar came through yourselves? the Boys' Under-19 with two 5-3 Chat.ter In doubles or in singles it is a fast wins. Somerset triumphed in the CRICKET a,d all-demanding sport and I main­ Under- J5 sections, through the host tain it has certainly helped me to keep school. Gordano Comprehensive by Leslie Constable fit for cricket. I will go further. Table (Portishead) in the boys' group, and Tennis has taught me never to give by the girls of Bridgwater Grammar. IN the Men's Section of the League i'l ... never to accept defeat ... and With only three players arriving, they Cambridge City are still leading, with never to regard a match as over until recorded a 4-4 draw against Wilt­ sets to spare, despite a close call the last point has gone against you or shire's Saint Joseph's, the latter's a:;ainst NorthamptOil and only won come your way. Like cricket it is a second draw. this fixture by 6 games to 4. North Herts, Wellingbo\:ough and North­ challenge at personal level - an all An outright win was needed to i,triguing one at that. am:;toil are the closest rivals of decide the section, and, despite their Cambridge. but I cannot see anv of handicap. Bridgwater achieved this these teams catcl)ing the champIons. by 5-3 over Barnstaple. Devon how­ In the Junior Section again Welling­ .Iac~( Bond is a member of SiJcoms ever. had revenge when Exmouth beat S.c. in the Bolton S.S.S. League and borough, North Herts and Northamp­ their respective Somerset opponents ton are the leading teams, with currently playing for his club's "c" to progress in both U nder-13 groups. team in the first division. Last season Hunts Central also in close attend­ he topped the Division 2 averages Grand total entries from the three ailce. Bedford. with their strong with 34 wins from 39 sets giving him Regions (9 Areas) totalled 167 teams I adies' Team, are running away with a, average of 87 % and he was the broken down as follows:­ the division and have, so far, lost only one set. - a great performance. sec~md division's individual champion Region: North beating his club colleague and fellow BOYS In the Veterans' Section Cambridge cricl(eter Keith Hurst to add to his U-19 U-15 U-13 City are slill leading with Northamp­ s;:orting trophies. He is also a mem­ Area I 2 2 2 ton and North Herts following them b~r of the Farnworth and District Area 2 4 4 4 closely. Referring a g a into the League being their men's doubles Area 3 2 2 2 Northampton and Cambridge City chamrion, with Gereald Leach, in Total Entries 8 8 8 match D. Gwillim was outstanding" seasons 1954-55 and 1955-56, and with for Northampton, beating Stephen GIRLS Andrews and Gerald Copeman ­ says S,a'lley Hutchinson in season 1961-62. U-19 U-15 U-13 U-II Editor. Andrews was also beaten by N. Hay­ Area I I 2 2 I cock, this bein~ a rare exnerience for Area 2 4 4 4 I the Cambridge- player. ­ .TACK BOND, Area 3 2 2 2 2 I ..C. I~ancs. Cricket Captain Total Entries 7 8 8 4 English S,chools' R~gion: Midland & West Leading positions:­ WHAT is there about table tennis BOYS U-19 U-15 U-13 MEN'S 10 make me confident it is a game Table Tennis I} thai helps in my cricketing career? It Area 4 3 3 2 PW D I. is simply not just because it is a Area 5 3 3 2 Cambridge 4 4 0 0 39 Area 6 .. () means of keeping fit although that is Association 4 4 3 North Herts. 4 3 I 28 an important factor in the winter Total Entries 10 10 7 Wellingborough 4 2 I I 23 months. Table Tennis is a game that NATIONAL TEAM GIRLS JUNIOR demands a top level of concentration CHAMPIONSHIPS U-19 U-15 U-13 U-ll CIun's. Ce:ttral 4 3 0 I 28 and this is where it helps my cricket in Area 4 3 3 1 I Well ingborough 3 3 0 0 26 general and my batting in particular. Area 5 2 3 2 o North Herts. 3 3 0 0 23 In winter there is nothing J enjoy by Ian Crickmer Area 6 3 3 2 o more than to have a game or two of Total Etnries 8 9 5 I LADIES SEVEN counties. of the ten origin­ table tennis and ] have been playing Rq~ion: South & East Bedfor<1 4 4 0 0 39 it ever since I was a boy in my early ally entering the Area contests, will Bletchley 4 3 0 I 25 have representatives amongst the BOYS 'teens. U-19 U-15 U-13 Cambridge City 4 1 1 2 20 cigh:een teams battling at the Mid­ St. Neots ...... 4 I 2 I 17 No game has undergone greater land and West Region of the National Area 7 3 3· 3 changes. At first table tennis was con­ Schools' Teams Championship at Area 8 4 4 4 VETERANS sidered something of a "softie's" Pmtishead on February 28th. Area 9 4 4 4 Cambridge City 3 3 0 0 26 game. But all that began to change Total Entries 1.1 II II St. Neo:s ...... 4 2 I I 24 when more and more youngsters First to qualify were the schools of Area 6. who came together lit Bur­ GIRLS Northampton 3 3 0 0 21 turned to it in the winter months U-19 U-15 U-13 U-II North Herts. 2 2 0 0 17 between the two World Wars. Now ford. Here Berkshire. represented by Newbury High School, made a clean Area 7 2 2 2 0 Kettering ... 4 I 0 3 17 it is an international sport with a Area 8 ·4 4 3 3 terrific following and a legion of sweep in the girls' events - in the U nder-19 and U nder-13 sections, they Area 9 4 4 3 2 SOUTH EAST MIDLANDS players of both sexes. A good fast Total Entries 10 10 8 5 l,ame of table tennis is sport at its won all matches 8-0, but a tense finish LEAGUE RESULTS best. It is good for the eye and excel­ came il1 the Under-IS group, where The following Counties submitted lent for the reflexes. The speed at 2-3 down, Newbury forced a 4-4 draw no entries:­ Men's Section: which the top-notchers play the game to oust Doctor Challenor's School, Cornwall. Cumberland, Dorset, Northampton 4, Cambridge City 6. is tremendous and the international Amersham, on sets average. G loucestershire, Herefordshire, Hunt­ Bedford 8, Ely and District 2. championships have become one of A fourth Berkshire success came in ingdonshire, Leicestershire, Northum­ Ounstable 4, St. Neots and Dist. 6. the world's most spectacular sporting the Boys' Under-19 event through berland, Nottingh'amshire, Rutland Cambridge City 9, Bedford I. events. Woodley, with two wins and a draw and Shropshire. Ladies' Section: And yet it still remain's the sort of with the host school, Burford G.S. The other two places went to Hamp­ Northampton 7, Dunstable. 3. game you can play in the youth clubs Northampton 6, Cambridge City 4. and the Sunday Schools. In my own shire, with Millbrook winning all CLUB BADGES three Under-IS encounters by 8-0 and Bedford 9, Ely and District I. little world in the Bolton area I have Attractive Cloth Badges. made bee;, playing and helping to adminis­ Glen Eyre 6-2 victors in each of their * Hunts Centrai 2, Bletchley 8. Under-i 3 matches. to your own design, in any Dunstable 5, St. Neots and Dis!. 5. trate table tennis for 20 years or more c;uantity. and it has taught me to discipline At Redditch, both Under-19 titles Cambridge City 0, Bedford 10. myself at all times. It is a game that in Area 4 were taken by Northamp­ ::: Suitable for Blazers, Sweaters, Junior Section: etc. can provide both pleasure and satis­ tonshire, the boys of Trinity Grammar Northampton 2, Dunstable 8. faction from every angle and the man and the girls of Northampton High * LOW PRICES AND QUICK Northampton 8, Cambridge City 2. who has not fought back to win a both coming through undefeated with DELIVERY. Bedford 8, Ely and District 2. game of table tennis after being 10-18 7-1 wins over Warwickshire and Dunstable 8, St. Neots and Dis!. 2. down has missed a sporting treat. maximum successes against Worces­ * Free help offered in designing your badge. Cambridge City 3, Bedford 7. Like all other major competitive tershire. sports it produces a tactical side that Warwickshire took all other cham­ Please write to: Veterans' Section: appeals to the all-round sportsman. pionships, Brandwood winning the Northampton 4, Cambridge City 6. Playing on an opponent's strength or Girls' Under-IS and Boys' Under-13 S. A. CORY 8r. COMPANY Bedford 7, Ely and District 3. weakness gives you thrills as well as a;ld Turves Green the Boys' Under­ 35b Tooting Bee Gardens Hunts Central 0, Bletchley 10. spills and an hour of table tennis can 15. Unopposed were Nechells Eliot Streatham. S.W. 16. Cambridge City 5, Bedford 5.

Page 4 tion with his team's performance. The the third game to gain Sutton's only She won three of the five sets won. NATI;ONA,L Chesterfield side comprised Mrs. victory. Mr. Adrian Howard assures Mary Leigh played best for the Sandra Walters (nee Pegg)~-' Mrs. Di me that although the score suggested losers. Johnson, the Lancashire No.1, and a one-sided affair, the table tennis TEAM Pauline Wibberley, a county second was tremendously entertaining and of Worthing 4, Eastbourne 5 - Diane team member. Mrs. Walters and Mrs. a very high standard. Gard very easily overcame each of her adversaries. Carol Randall won Johnson won all their sets in their 7-2 North Yorksbire 2, Northumber­ COMPETITIOIN S victory. the other two sets to give Eastbourne land 6 - Maureen Robson and Cyn­ victory. Suzanne Kavallierou won Central London 6, Sutton 1 - Last thia Duncombe played extremely well two sets for the losers. By Leslie Davis season's Bowl winners proved their for the winners. BOLTON OUT superiority over this very good Sutton Oxford 5, Reading 4 - D. Wingent Birmingham 5, West Bromwich 4 ­ side. England's No.1, Mary Wright, won three sets for the winners al­ A very hard-fought contest - Kath QUITE a few surprises in Round 3. was beaten by both Shelagh Hession though both M. Spratley and B. Perry won three for the losers. In­ In the Wilmott Cup, Bolton were and Karenza Mathews. Massey made her go to three before sufficient support caused West Brom's beaten earlier in the competition than conceding victory. downfall. for many years. In their match with One would, however, imagine that Liverpool, the "Trotters" could only Mrs. Wright was out of form as she Manchester 4, Blackpool 5 - Con­ Harlow 7, North Herts. 2 - Mrs. J. muster two sets. Tony Clayton won struggled to beat Judy Williams in nie Moore was Blackpool's heroine. Rodgers won three sets for Harlow, three for the winners and Peter D'Arcy the other two. A second surprise was occasioned by the early exit of London Civil Service - this time with the help of Chester Barnes who, against East London, had three wins as did David Would you Brown. Other exciting matches in­ cluded:­ Oxford 5, IBletchley 4 - Five of the sets went to three games. I cannot single out any of the players as the score card registered two well­ like to speak matched sides. Boston 5, Chesterfield 4 - The ninth set decided the match. This was an exciting encounter between D. Arm­ strong and A. Hunt with Armstrong winning 21-19 in the third. This must a foreign have surprised the winning side as this was the only set won by Arm­ strong. Leicester 4, West Bromwich 5 • Charlie Jacques won three sets for the losers although his second set against language? Derek Baddeley went to three. Central London 6, Wembley 3 • F. Nilam and P. Williams shared the six Bow often when going All you need do is set aside a wins for Central. Williams' games abroad for an Interna­ few minutes every day, and were won easily. tional match have you wished almost before you realise, you'll Cheshunt 6, North Herts. 3 - Five sets went to three. B. White won you could speak to people have absor'bed a whole new three for the victors. happily in their own language? language. Other rather more one-sided Perhaps you have even decided With Linguaphone you can matches included:­ to do' something ab,out it, and learn a new language as easily Norwich 5, Cambridge 1 • A. Hip-­ person and P. Graver won two sets then for some reason have put and simply and fluently as you each for Norwich. S. Andrews won it off? learned your own language as the solitary set for the losers. Then now is the time to think a child. Willesden 6, Ilford 0 - The holders still going strong - very strong. a,galn. Don't delay. Find out more Against Ilford's B. Bromwell, P. Gurr Because Linguaphone offers about Linguaphone. And be and D.Gomm, the combination of M. Sugden, B. Wright and L. Landry you today's most modern audi­ the man in the know, when you had little difficulty. visual method of learning a go abroad. Crawley 1, Brighton 5 - K. Horton won a three-game set for the losers. language. The very first day Send the coupon off today, R. Chandler and S. Ogundipe won you start learning, you also start for the free Linguaphone book two each for the winners. speaking your chosen language. and details of our 7 DAY Southampton 5, Newbury 2 - The score belies the intensity of this Easily, naturally, enjoyably. FREE TRIAL. match. Out of seven sets, five went to three games. Stockport 2, Manchester 5 - The r~~M:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~}~~~~~~~.~-1 team of Ingber, Forshaw and Boas­ man overcame Stockport with little (Block letters please) difficulty. B. Kean and D. Schofield won one set each for the losers. ADDRESS . A very ·late result card reported Gloucester (rather surprisingly) beat­ To THE LINGUA,PHONE INSTITUTE, (D'ept. P10) ing Plymouth by the· odd set. John Charles won this 21-19 in the third. LINGUAPHONE HOUSE, I Roy Morley just managed to win his 207/209. REGENT STREET, LONDON. WIR 8AU I three sets. B. Parkins won two for PLEASE SEND ME YOUR FREE BOOKLET AND DETAILS OF the losers. TME WEEK'S FREE TRIAL OFFER. I Rose Bowl I am interested in the language(s) for travel, I I'm pleased to report that I have business, literature, science, service with H.M. Forces, adult examinations, received a number of accounts of I schoolchildren, very young children. (Underline whichever applies). I Rose Bowl matches from the team secretaries. In the Chesterfield versus I LINGUAPHONE FOR LANGUAGES I Sheffield match, Mr. Derek Oldman ...... (Chesterfield) expressed his satisfac­ ---_ _------_ _---_ _------' Page 5 National Team 2nd NATIONAL Competitions cont. UNDER-13 SINGLES Mrs. S. Felstead won two for the COMPETITION losers. Slo~Kh 0 3, Guildford 5 - A strong THE E.T.T.A. are organising this Slough team consisting of Mrs. J. year's Competition on the same basis Williams, Miss J. Shirley and Mrs. B. as last season, i.e. I Boy and 1 Girl Stevens had to give best to last sea­ can be accepted from each League. son's semi-finalists. Jill Shirley's three Leagues are therefore asked to victories went unsupported. Mrs. arrange their own qualifying competi­ Miles and Susan Howard won two tion to produce the best representa­ each for the winners. tives from their area, although it is Walthamstow 5, London Civil Ser­ appreciated that in some circum­ vice 4 - Diane Simpson was Waltham­ stances only a >'nomination" may be stow's heroine. She won all her sets possible. easily. Time Table: Carter Cup Last year's finalists, North Herts. League's Notice of Participation to and Barkin&, met in this round. The E.T.T.A. by 15th February, 1970. cup holders won again by six sets to Confirmation of players' names to three. Peter Taylor won his three for E.T.T.A. by 30th March, 1970. the winners and Michael Read two Regional Play-Offs by 30th April,_ for the losers. 1970 (venues according to geographi­ ;Burnley 6, Preston 3 - BUrI!ley cal entries). must have an evenly balanced Side. SUSAN HOWARD SUSAN BECKWITH Each of their players won two sets. National Finals by 30th May, 1970. (Surrey) (Essex) Donald Parker winning' two for the A&e Limit: losers. Girls -Under 13 on 30th June, 1969. Valerie King (Yorks) :Readin& 2, Willesden 7 - G: Hard­ 1. Susan Howard (Surrey) (I) Anne Painter (Middx) ing won two sets for Rel!'dmg. D. Entry Fee: 2. Susan Beckwith (Essex) (2) Linda Sutton (Yorks) Bloom won three for the wmners. . 4s. Od. per player. 3. Linda Howard (Surrey) (3) Judith Walker (Yorks) o Bromley 8, East London'1 • Brom­ 4. Susan Lisle (Lancs) ll;y's J. Dabin, P. Guttormsen and C. EIi&ibility: (4) 5. Christine Mann (Middx) (5) Chief omission from the boys' list Jones were able victors although G, In order to foster contacts between is Lancashire's Tony Boasman, pre­ Blomfield played well for the losers. Schools or young "outside" players, 6. Janet Eellaby (Essex) (A) viously at No.4, whose lack of Basinptoke 5, Southampton 4 ­ and our own Leagues, these entries 7. Paula Brenchley (Kent) (8) results debarred him from considera­ 'Five of the sets went to three games must normally play via an affiliated 8. Carol Brenchley (Kent) (6) tion. Also out from being previously League. and it was left for the ninth set to 9. Sheila Hamilton (Middx) (10) ranked is R. Hellaby (7) and Ian decide the result. S. Tannahill made Horsham (12). a[ great effort for Southampton by Ho~ever, to~ avoid penalising 10. Lesley Pacitto (Bucks) (7) deserVing youngsters who, through no Missing from the girls' list of pre­ winning all his sets. C. Sergeant and GROUP "A" M. Caudrey won two each for the fault of their own, cannot be invited viously ranked players is Kent's victors. into a League play-off, E.T.T.A. Pat Beazer (Somerset) Lynda Chesson who has been re­ reserve the right to accept a small Sylvia Broadbent (Yorks) placed by Janet Hellaby who comes o Bournemouth I, Bristol 8 - D. King number of "Special nominations" by in at No. 6 after being in the "A" won the solitary set for Bournemouth. a Coach or a Schools organisation. Lynda Chesson (Kent) Group in the September, 1969, rank­ Bristol's R. Taysum, I. Andrews and Jacqueline Dyer (Ches) ings. ~. Drew won fairly easily. Fourth round draws (matches to be l:ompleted by February 15th) are as follows:- New Junior 'On Safari~ Wilmott Cup Boston v. North Yorkshire Rankings , Liverpool v. Manchester . Norwich v. West Bromwich Cheshunt v. Oxford In conjunction with the revised *Willesden v. East London senior rankings, the National Selec­ Central London v. Bromley tion Committee announced the fol­ Southampton v. Brighton lowing revised Ranking List for

o Staines v. Gloucester juniors. The previous rankings are I shown in brackets. .t M. Rose Bowl 'Chesterfield v. Northumberland Boys Blackpool v. Spalding Lowestoft v. Birmingham I. Nicky Jarvis (Yorks) (I) Harlow v. Oxford 2. John Dabin (Kent) (2) *Central London v. Willesden 3. Peter Taylor (Beds) (3) Romford v. Walthamstow 4. Alan Fletcher (Yorks) (5) Southampton v. Eastbourne 5. Michael Read (Essex) (II) o Guildford v. Bristol Carter Cup 6. Paul Bishop (Surrey) (A) Burnley v. North Yorkshire 7. Simon Heaps (Ches) (9) Leeds v. Manchester ll. Neil Fulstow (Yorks) (6) Leicester v. Boston 9. David Rayner (Yorks) (~) : St. Neots v. Wellingborough 10. Jimmy Walker (Yorks) (-) : Willesden v. Lowestoft 'X-North Herts. v. Bromley II. PeterAbellCYorks) (10) . Basingstoke v. Bognor 12. Brian Jones (Ches) (A) I Bristol v. Exeter E.T.T.A. Chairman. Conrad Jaschke, is here pictured at a reception "romfield Trophy GROUP "A" given for him, in his capacity as general overseas manager of the Lingu­ : N'th Yorkshire v. Northumberland Robert Aldrich (M iddx) aphone Institute, in Nairobi. : Manchester v. Birmingham Paul Guttormsen (Kent) Mr. Pius Menezes, proprietor of the local Minni Electronics agency, o Leicester v. Ipswich Marcus Hall (Warwicks) was host at a receptioll, out in the open on a very warm evening in I Cheshunt v. Willesden Robert Hellaby (Essex) December, attended by IIbout ISO people. o Barking v. Dagenham *Slough v. Sittingbourne Ian Horsham (Essex) Reproduction of the photograph is by kind permission of Nairobi's Worthing v. Newbury David Jemmett (Middx) "Daily Nation" and depicts, left to right, Mr. Z. M. Baliddawa, Director Taunton v. Bournemouth David Newton (Lanes) of Civil Aviation. Mr. Tom Brown of the Ministry of Education, COIirad Jaschke, Mr. Menezes and Mr. Noah Sempira, head of the East African * Indicates holders Donald Parker (Lanes) Literature Bureau. Page 6 more colourful a personality they are station he should be one of the WELSH SPONSOR of course, the better. busiest men on match day. GET ON If the England team is playing in Having experience myself of Messrs. J. C. Theodore Caravans your area your task is to try and get operating this pattern of coverage at Ltd., of Porthcawl have been pleased an interview with Denis, Chester or a number of internationals in the to associate themselves, as sponsors, LOCAL RADIO Mary, or other players, either .00' tape south during the past 18 months I with the Table Tennis Association of or live. The top England players are can assure you of a busy time but it quite used to being cornered by radIO, is all vital to the cause of publicity Wales, ensuring that the men's singles NO W! TV and press man, but of course it for table tennis. winner will receive at least £75. must not interfere with their pre­ The preparation and spadework Their generosity has ensured that match practice and the permission of can onlioe done by you pressmen in the men's singles winner at the Welsh by John Woodford the team captain and/or manager your areas. My experience of B.B.C. Ouen Championships to be played at must be sought. Foreign players radio and television producers is that might also with diplomacy, be Afan Lido, Aberavon, on March 7th­ ONCE a local radio station has they are a very friendly bunch of pro­ 8th will receive at least £75 which started broadcasting and its sports flattered by an invitation to say a few fessionals, willing to co-operate and words of English. sum might possibly be swollen to team set-up, it may be twice as diffi­ to get on a Christian-name basis from £100 before the date. cult for sports not represented in that Bearing in mind a press officer may the start. team to get on the air. well be covering an international If anyone comes up against any Cash prizes will be given for all The two-year experimental period match for several newspapers, looking special problems regarding radio I events even to those unsuccessful in of the 12 established B.B.C. local after the national and local press men shall be pleased to offer advice based the later stages of the seven events stations is now ended. The result is and working for the local radio on my experience here in Sussex. main events. that the. operational areas of the 12 starters will, in a number of cases, be increased and another 12 new stations will, it is hoped, commence broadcast­ ing by this summer! The new stations will be in London, Manchester, New­ For consistency in speed bounce & hardness castle, Birmingham, Chatham, Black­ burn, Bristol, Southampton, Hull, Teesside, Oxford and Derby. So, at least by the end of this year, two dozen stations will exist. Press officers (county or league) in all these new areas should now start making approaches to the sports producers. Do not wait until they start broad­ casting, please. You will find there will be representatives of many other sports, bowls, darts, swimming, speed­ way-the lot-trying to gain time on the sports programmes. I say again, just l~ke the local sports councils, unless you are there, the producer will forget table tennis exists. The sports producer is the king-pili of the station sportswise. He is the man you have to convince that table tennis organisation in your area is not the shambles that exists in some other sports. He may ask you, (or you may have to find someone else) if you will be prepared to broadcast live for a start and then advance by stages into taped and live interviews with top players. B.B.C. Radio Brighton was the first local station to go on the air and is to my mind still leading the country. By early 1971 it is expected that a new and powerful transmitter will reach most of the county, making, in effect a Radio Sussex. This will widen the sports coverage enormously of course, making it im­ possible for many smaller sports to cover local league material. My current instructions, as a member of the sports team, (this should be the goal of all counties and towns where radio is now operating or about to operate) is to cut out the local town stuff and concentrate on county and of course international coverage. "Teach-ins" are now being held at the Brighton studio showing the sports team members how to use the special tape-recorders which are taken to the action points, i.e. tournaments, internationals, county matches, etc. This enables you to make on-the-spot recordings of interviews with the stars, officials or other table tennis personalities who happen .. to be pre­ sent. Tours of the studios with guid­ ance on how the station actually works have also been arranged. Another facility is the stud~o inter­ view. Usually fairly brief, it involves taking along to the studio as your guest a table tennis star, possibly your leading county player, male or female and asking them questions before a big event as a live transm~ssion. The

Page 7 Last, but by no means least, very TOURNAMENT DIARY Open few players seem to have any con­ ception of how much work goes into Additional Tournaments the running of an open tournament. Date Title and Venue to normal Organising A tournament is run Illrgely for their events Secretary benefit, and once the organisers have Why do they run late P got their house in order, the players must co-operate by promptness and Feb. 12jl4-IRISH OPEN, JBS JGS Mr. T. Patterson, or What happens to Orange Hall Ballroom "Clandeboye", a helpful attitude. and the Assembly Hall, 19 Edenvale Park, the time you thought However, we cannot expect this Technical College, Derry Road, from them if we do -not do our job Mountjoy Road, Omagh. Omagh, Co. Tyrone. you had! properly. Also, with ever-increasing Closing date: 7-2-70 sponsorship, we must prove that our " 13jl4-Merseyside Open, JBS JGS VS Mr. B. A. Leeson, sport is worthy of the money put into Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd., 16 Avolon Road. By "ONLOOKER" it in order to continue to attract more. Canteen, Speke, Liverpool, Ll2 9ER. Prize money does not come out of Liverpool 24. AFTER the Sheffield Publicity and thin air ,and both players and officials " IS-Luton Restricted Open, JBS JGS Mr. J. E. Short, Tournament Organisers Conference, must pull together at a time when we Vauxhall Motors Canteen, S9 Marston' Gardens, many people went 'away to try tour­ are just beginning to gain from the Luton. Luton, Beds. nament "$lChedu1in~" for Jhe first hard work of those who find us our IS-Portsmouth Junior Open, U-14 BS GS Mr. P. Goldring, time. Those tournaments whose com­ sponsors. Wimbledon Park Hall, BD GD S2 Winter Road, mittees had applied for "graded" Southsea. U-12 BS GS Southsea, Hants. status thought seriously about giving ,,, IS-North Lanarkshire Open. Mr. G. S. Moir, players the aimed 10 minutes rest as 60 Catherine Street, suggested in the draft regulations. TRAGIC LOSS TO Motherwell. Detailed schedules were prepared " 2lj22-Essex Open, U-21 YS Mr. A. W. Dale. and entries were to some extent re­ CUMBERLAND Harlow Sports Centre. VS 9 Paternoster Close, stricted in order to try and run to Waltham Abbey, time and start the finals at 7-30 p.m. TABLE TENNIS Essex. Despite all this, some of the efforts " 21j22-Teesside Open. U-18 YS VS Mr. A. Ransome, did not achieve their aim and the Team events 21a Church Lane. tournaments ran as late as ever ­ Ormesby, why? In short, the answer is bad Middlesbrough. organisation but this is' not an en­ " 21-Glamorgan Junior Open. Mr. H. Roy Evans, tirely fair allegation. The' fact is that 198 Cyncoed Road. no matter how well a schedule is Cardiff, CF2 6BQ. prepared it will not run to time if 22-Yeovil Restricted (M & W Mr. K. F. P,almer, there are insufficient stewards on the "American" Open, Combined 12 Barton Gardens. floor to ensure that the matches go Houndstone Camp, Yeovil. Singles) Sherborne, Dorset. on table promptly and no time is " 26j28-ENGLISH OPEN, MVS WVS D. R. Tremayne, wasted. Crystal Palace National 26-29 Park Crescent. A survey conducted at a number Sports Centre, Norwood, London, WI N 4HA. of tournaments recently shows that. London, S.E.19. Closing date: 2-2-70 on average, three and a half minutes Mar. 7-WELSH OPEN, JBS JGS Mr. H. Roy Evans, are wasted between the time when Afan Lido, Aberavon. 198 Cyncoed Road. players are 'first given their score Glam. ' Cardiff, CF2 6BQ. card and when an umpire turns up to Closing date: 21-2-70 start the set. This excludes the any 7-Northumberland Open, JBS JGS VS Mr. T. A. Morpeth, "official" knocking-up time or the No. I Canteen, Dept. of S9 Preston Avenue, delay whilst the players report to Health and Social Security, North Shields, control after their names have been Benton Park Road, Northumberland. called. Newcastle-on-Tyne. Closing date: 2S-2-70 No wonder the tournament runs Here seen al a County presentation 7j8-Wisbech & District JBS JGS Mr. R. D. Archer, late, an average 30o-set tournament evening, is Cumberland's fOlmer Restricted Open, (NO WD) "Clinton", on 12 tables. or a 3S0-set tournament Chairman, Brian Howitt and his wife, Great Hall, Isle of Ely Salts Road, on 14 tables will run over scheduled at ease with the bearded Whitehaven College of Further West Walton, time by as much as an hour to an YMCA Secretary, John Cottrell.­ Education, Ramnoth Road, Nr. Wisbech, Cambs. hour and three-quarters under these Wisbech. Closing date: 16-2-70 circumstances. 'Photo by Ivor Nicholas of Cocker­ 8-Bedford Restricted Open, Mr. G. Hammond, Allowance mouth. Badminton Hall, 22 High Street, Bradgate Road, Bedford. Meppershall, Another factor which is beyond the Nr. Shefford. Beds: control of the organisers is the nature His many friends, both inside and 14jlS-SCOTTISH OPEN. Mr. J. M. McCormack of the venue. Some have changing outside table tennis, were deeply 2 Bramdean Place, rooms and catering facilities a com­ shOCked at the sad death on Monday, Edinburgh 10. paratively long distance away from 19th January. of County Chairman. Closing date: the main hall. This means that players Mr. Brian Howitt. tend to take longer to report to con­ IS-Swindon Open, Mr. G. G. S. Turnbull Only 36 years of a:se, Brian was 139 Grange Drive, trol. Allowance can be made for this ~'ears Pinehurst Sports Hall, factor but it must have been thought County Chairman for two and Swindon. StraHon. had put a tremendous amount of Swindon. Wilts. about in the first instance. It's too late on the day of the tournament. effort -into the .iob, being instrumen­ " 2lj22-Buckinghamshire Open, A. J. H. Wickens. tal in the formation of the Working­ Community Centre, 2 Frensham Walk, What can we learn from all this? ton & District League and the Farnham Road, Slough. Farnham Common, Probably too much attention has Cumberland Schools Association. His Slough. Bucks. been given to scheduling, and as a friendliness and tact, combined with " 22-Lancashire Junior Open, U-17 BS GS Mr. A. F. Jones, result organisers have neglected the a firmness around the Committee Bolton Insititute of BD GD XD 13 Moss Bank Close. matter of stewards. In the ultimate it table, earned him the respect of Technology, U-IS BS GS Astley Bridge, is essential to schedule the tourna­ everyone with whom he came in Deane Road, Bolton. BD GD Bolton, Lancs. ment properly, but equally there must contact. U-13 BS GS Closing date: 11-3-70 be an adequate number of stewards to ensure that the minimum of time No mean player himself. Brian is wasted. If you have difficulty in played for both the Carlisle and getting stewards and umpires, then Whitehaven Leagues' in representa­ why not try paying them? Those tour­ tive matches before turning to the FOR SALE naments who have, report that their administrative side. difficulties are solved. The sympathy of all table tennis CLOTH CLUB BADGES made to your own design As the standard of play rises in players in Cumberland and elsewhere open tournaments, and the game gets is extended to his wife, Ann, who Quick delivery­ more professional, organisation must was alwavs to be seen with Brian at in any quantity. Low prices improve at least as quickly. We must various functions held in the County. seek to rid the sport of its "ama­ S. A. CORY & COMPANY, 35b Tooting Bec Gardens, teurish" image and good organisation Cumberland table tennis will cer­ would help a great deal in this respect tainly be the poorer for his passing. Streatham, S.W.16. at the present time. R.R.

Pa~e 8 on Mariastad Bois, Swegish club champions, in the quarter-finals of the European Cup. INTERNATIONAL ENCOUNTERS A fortnight to organise a match and at the same time bring in a four­ M. Wright lost to M. Resler -21, 15, figure crowd. European League -19. At the time of writing it is the 21st. Hydes/Neale bt Korpa/Surbek 10, -15, Bed is a beautiful place. I still work 13. HOPES DASHED AT BORLAN"GE for a living (my wife points out). Neale/Wright lost to Surbek/Resler Alan hasn't got a wife. Not surpris­ 17, -16, -20. ing! England suffered a distressing 1-6 Hydes lost to Surbek -14, -1 5. loss to Sweden in their fourth Euro­ Neale bt Korpa -14, 20, 12. ' It's been a hysterical week. At pean League, Premier Division match, COCA-COLA previous events, the co~ncil has Pl;'0­ played at Borlange on January 9, but V'ided invaluable assistance With the scores of the first three sets gIve secretarial staff, but this has to be a the lie to any previous conjecture of TROPHY MATCH Women's club venture in its entirety. Except being slammed. for the use of Eston Sports Centre, Played on the stage of St. George's which we hav~ to staff for the night. Indeed with just the right break in Hall, Bradford, on January 23, Eng­ Internationals all three, succ.ess could h.ave been "Right," said Alan (on the 16th). land succumbed to Yugoslavia 3-4 Two matches played in Holland on ours. Mary Wright was obvIOusly not after Denis Neale. in the second set ''I'll need a circular from you With December 18 and 19 resulted in 5-3 200 copies duplicated to go round all in top form but fought hard. She of the evening, had "broui;ht t~e led Marita Neidert 16-15 in the first wins for the Netherlands against a the clubs youth clubs and schools. house down" with a devastatIng WIn youthful English trio comprising game and 21-17 in the decider. over Dragu!in Surbek. You always do them better than me." Susan Howard, Linda Bashford and (It's nice being brilliant). Denis Neale was a little unlucky The Yorkshire champion later beat Susan Beckwith. to lose to Kjell Johansson at 19 in Istvan Korpa after losing the first "Then," he went on, "we'd better the third but played brilliantly to Susan Howard and Susan Beckwith get a Press release out. But I'll leave game and from being 16-20 down in shared England's six wins, .Linda score one of his rare wins over Hans the second! It was a tremendous that to you." Bashford being without success In fi.ve Thank you. Alser. come-back, but not up to it on the sets despite three going to a decId­ Chester Barnes never recovered night was Alan Hydes who had ing game. Then it was Vince Doran's tur,n. after losing a winning lead to Alser. acquitted himself so well agaInst He, it seemed, was even more bril­ He led 17-12 in the third and had four Surbek in the Lancashire Open. liant than me. Vince was orgamsmg match points! Individual scores (in He appeared unwell and gone was things in the second week when Alan match order) were:­ the sparkle that had attended his started practising. . (He's playing, you know .. Agamst K. Johansson bt D. Neale -14, 12, 19. play at Bolton on the previous week­ end. Marv Wright too was below her Alser. After ·a week's practice, Alan H. Alser bt C. Barnes -19, 16, 24. should just murder Alser). M. Neidert bt M. Wright 17, -10, 22. known form and suffered defeat at Alser/Johansson bt Barnes/Neale 14, the hands of Miriana Resler as well "Just do these 5,000 things," he 19. as going down in'the mixed although said to Vince, "by tea-time." Johansson/Neidert bt Neale/Wright by the narrowest of margIns. And so it went on. 11, 18. Individual scores (in match order): "I've got a great idea for a Press Johansson bt Barnes 12. 12. A. Hvdes lost to J. Korpa 20, -19, -12. release," said Alan (between the 16th Alser lost to Neale 16, -15. -16. D. N'eale bt D. Surbek 12, -15, 13. and 17th). "Lind'a Bashford .turns secretary. International mucks m to help club in big match." Lovely stuff. A message like that at midnight when Linda's got a week ALEC BROOK supplies most to go at Lilleshali. VERONIQUE VAN DER LAAN "Get , Alan. I'm 3;sleep. But in future get one of the kids to At Weert on December 18, 1969. turn the handle of the duplicator or Sports Equipment but ALL T.T. Netherlands 5, England 3. . electrify it. Goodnight." Mary van Ruiten bl. L. Bashford -17, "It's all organised," said Alan (on 14, 13; lost to S. Howard -16, 19, the 17th). "I've got a hundred kids requirements -17. out selling tickets." Veronique van der Lann bt S. Beck­ In defiance of imagination. with 16, 20; bt L. Bashford 9, -17, "I've got the umpires and door­ !} T.T. Tables: International £59: Match £36: Home £20. 13' lost to S. Howard -15, -24. Elle~ Klatt bt S. Howard 17, 12; men. And the twiddlers. Have you lost to S. Beckwith -20, -19; bt. L. organised the television?" * All T.T. Bats including Cor du Buy, Stiga, Barna & Bashford 15, 17. "Well, they're not exactly queuing Barnes (old style). At Utrecht, December 19, 1969, up." Netherlands 5, England 3. "They're mad." Sonja Heltzel lost to Beckwith -17, It takes one to know one. * Rubber. Just arrived, best Japanese Sandwich, -II; lost to Howard -12, -18. "What about the Linda Bashford 6/6d. a piece. Also the new 242 pimpled rubber. Aukje Wynia bt Bashford 18, -20; story?" lost to Beckwith 10, -18, -15; bt The winner used this in four World Champ. Finals. "Mind your own business." Howard 17, 21. He didn't hear. "The programme 2/9d. piece. Van der Laan bt Howard 18, 16; bt girls are in their minis. Can you fix Bashford 17, 21; bt Beckwith 16, pictures in the papers?" 12. Shirts and Shorts; Swetlets, Shoes and Track Suits. HI " * 'We've all got new track suits." "W'--­ Special T.T. Holdalls and Bags. ON TEESSIDE He'd gone! * It's been like that for l!- wee~. * Tourney Sheets; Books; Balls; T.T. Shades; Instanta Goodness knows how Vmce IS Net & Posts; Table Covers; Table Trollies; etc. With George Lambelle managing. But he's pretty calm. I don't know what they find to do. THERE'S nothing quite like Alan After all I'M the busy one. All they Write for price list: Ransome trying to be casual ... have to' do is make sure there's a Putting down the telephone table, net and lights o~er the top, receiver, he tossed out into the con­ plus one or two other Items. (London) versation with all ·the mauvaise honte But Ormesby club is an ant-hill. A.D.B. Ltd. of a chipmunk: "It was just Hans And in the middle of it -all Queen ant Alser. He's in Finland. The match is 57 BLANDFORD STREET, BAKER STREET, Ransome conducts the lot like a Key­ on January 29th. Definite." stone traffic cop. LONDON, W.1. It was the 15th. Next week he stops organising to 486·2021·2·3 So we picked Alan up, bent his start serious practice. knees, posterior and shoulders into That was the good news. Now for the shape of a handy chair, and the bad news. The week after he's started planning Ormesby's assault back.

Page 9 sider him a foreigner; but we in Cey­ ~T LILLESHALL lon still regard Nilam as our very own! LETTERS A. VYTHlALINGAM, President, to the Editor T.T. Association, Ceylon. 48 Gregory's Road, Colombo 7, Ceylon.

"NOT WANTED" A THOUGHT One increasingly unpleasant fea­ ture of Open Tournaments is the If "Spheres" casual non-appearance of doubles Brings on tears, partners. Would "Jokes" Produce strokes? I am not referring to agreed partnerships. After all, if one of such "PINKIE" BARNES, a pair does not turn up without 22 Parke Road, notice, the remedy clearly lies with Barnes, the survivor who has been let down. London, S.W.13. No, the problem is with the players of the "partners wanted" category who, having been duly fixed up by the tournament committee, then fail to appear, without notice to either COACHINC the organisers or the arranged partner. This leavesevervone stranded. Per­ haps it is no 'wonder that these AND S'CH,OOLS Arched at the entrance to the C.C.P.R. Recreation Centre at Lilleshall characters want partners. is the team bus, generously loaned by the Ford Company of Dagenham, with English Coach, Les Greswell at the wheel. Unfortunately, once the season's By PHILIP REID tournament has been "put to bed" this anti-social behaviour tends to be THE end of December saw the forgotten if not forgiven - and it retirement of Jack Carrington from should not be. Anyhow, it is going full-time coaching but fortunately he to be my intention, in the tourna­ will still be with us in a part-time ments with which I am associated, to capacity to utilize the skills in which maintain a "black list", a list of he is particularly specialised. These players whose "partners wanted" include Proficiency Awards, Coaching entries cannot be acceoted as bona­ Awards, "The Coach" magazine fide. The most they ca-n expect, per­ Under 13's Competition, League haps, is to be paired with other Visits, Courses at Lilleshall,. etc. offenders. Sounds like a pretty busy 'Part-time' job! Maybe we shall even have tourna­ Leicester held a very successful ment organisers swaoping their "black lists"? - Schools Rally and rallies have also featured at St. Neots and Stanmore. G. A. OWEN. Livewire Harry Dignan is really gett­ 13 Bournewood Road, ing things going in the North-East, Orpington, Kent. rallies being held at Durham, Mor­ peth and Berwick-on-Tweed. A Wolverhampton Schools Centre has been opened at Highfields School, SUSSEX OPEN Penn, and it should prove very suc­ IN ~he r~view of The Sussex Open cessful in this area. appeanng III your November issue I have received the Coaches Pro­ John Woodford states that the onl~ grammes for Les Gresswell and Peter 'foreigners' were from Scotland Sui­ Simpson and both appear to have den and Eric Sutherland." He has been very busy. Peter started the overlooked the participation in the month with three days at the English The combined squads at Lilleshall in a moment of relaxation. From above Championships of Firoze Closed and then had Courses at left to right (front row): M. Resler, D. Surbek, A. Hydes, L. GressweU, Nilam of Ceylon. Louth, Wakefield and Mansfield. D. Osmanajic, P. Simpson (Coach),M. Johns and E. Korpa. Back row: I have been advised by Mr. Charles January 10th was Proficiency Day at D. Neale, N. Jarvis, S. Howard, J. Shirley, L. Bashford, K. Mathews and Bradford Grange Grammar School I. Korpa. Chester Barnes and Trevor were also in attendance during the M: 'Yyles, President of Hastings and Dlstnct Table Tennis Association of and was followed the day after with first week. performanc~ coaching at all levels at Bradford and Photos by Roger Price of Newport, Salop. the participation and of "my countryman Mr. F. Nilam" who Wallsend. A fortnight followed at the came through the qualifying rounds, Training Sessions at Lilleshall of the beat D. Basden of Kent in the fourth English and Yugoslavian players, THE SHEFFIELD COMBINED TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION round and rea'ched the Quarter-finals with two breaks for coaching at Bing­ presents where he lost to the eventual winner ham and Stockton. Before the end of the month there were other visits to Chester Barnes, -16J -18. In the International Table Tennis doubles, partnered by S. Pokroy, he Mansfield and Morpeth. reached the 4th Round. Les-who has of course taken over ENGLAND v. CZECHOSLOVAKIA Nilam was Ceylon National Cham­ from Jack Oarrington in the East pion in 1966 and 1967 and has quite has had three days at the English TUESDAY, 24th FEBRUARY, 1970 at 7-30 p.m. a good record of Internationalparti­ Closed, a meeting of the Eastern cipation in the East, having repre­ Panel in London, a visit to Lilleshall, City Hall (Oval Hall) Sheffield sented Ceylon in The Peking Inter­ trained the International Squad at nationals in 1965 and 1966, The First Kingsdale School and then had a ALL TIERED SEATING AT 15/-, 12/6, 10/-, 7/6 Asian Ganefo in Poom Penh, Cam­ fortnight at Lilleshall. A selection JUNIORS AGED 16 OR UNDER, IN ORGANISED PARTIES, bodia, 1966 and Eighth Asian T.T. meeting at Bolton also took place and CAN BOOK 7/6 SEATS FOR 51- EACH Championships in Singapore in 1967 the month concluded with another where he reached the last 16 in a training session with the International Tickets now available from: Squad and arranging for the Yugo­ MR. F. A. COLEMAN glittering array of Asian talent. I am glad that he has come back to the slavi'ans to return to their country. So 128 STATION ROAD, WOODHOUSE, SHEFFIELD SI3 7RB when you wonder how the coaches Telephone: Woodhouse 4296 game after a years layoff due to con­ centration on marriage, a little too spend their time-you know now! Why not organise a party and make a Block Booking early, and studies, a little too late! Bryan Merrett has, as you probably Please send remittance and stamped addressed envelope with applications He has been resident in U.K. from know, been appointed Staff Coach LICENSED BAR and LIGHT REFRESHMENTS early 1968 and perhaps for this (Midlands and South-West) and this at Moderate Prices reason John Woodford does not con­ cont. on next page

Page 10 Bryan Merrett will conduct a Course for Coaches on February 13/15th Advanced Coaching Programme at the Sports Centre, Stoke Mandeville and the Southern Region of the C.C.P.R. will conduct a tour of the Region, i.e. Berks, Bucks, Hants and Date Venue Subject Oxon. to be undertaken by Bryan. Further details can be had from Miss M. Feb. I-Maiden Castle College, Coaching Course (CCPR) Dawson, Southern Region C.C.P.R., Watlington House, Watlington Street, Durham, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Reading, RGI 4RJ. 2-Trinity and All Saints' Col- Training of Ranked Players lege, Leeds (7-9-30 p.m.) 3-Morpeth, Northumberland Coaching Course (CCPR) 7-9-30) Coaching and Schools cont. Essex: 4-Maiden Castle College. Coaching Course (CCPR) Shepherd, Keith; Arr, Linda; Durham (7-9-30) appointment is sure to be a popular Hutson, David; Horsham, Ian; 7-University, Hull (10-4) Coaching Course (CCPR) one. As a player Bryan had the very Hellaby, Robert; Topham, Brian; 8-Wallsend, Northmberland, All-levels Coaching highest respect and he is a first-rate Williams, Stephen; Tydeman, Peter; and Bradford, Yorks. sportsman off and on the table. As a Whiteley, Stephen; Frankel, 9-Trinity and All Saints' Training of Ranked Players player he was mainly defensive but Graham. College, Leeds. he had a fine forehand kill on the few Worcestershire: IQ-Morpeth. Coaching Course (CCPR) occasions he chose to use it. Kendall, Clive; Clarkson, Mark. II-Maiden Castle College, Coaching Course (CCPR) Warwickshire: Durham. The Junior ProficienCy Awards Jarvis, ·Brian. 14-Morpeth. Coaching Course (CCPR) Scheme continues to gain in popu­ Leicestershire: IS-Maiden Castle, Stockton Coaching Courses larity .and there is no doubt at all it is Randell, Paul. and Bingham. (All-levels coaching) here to stay. Somerset: 16-Regional Centre, Bingham Coaching of schoolchildren Vaughan, Roger; Bryant, Rebecca. (11-5) GOLD AWARD Cambridgeshire: 17-Lea Green, Matlock, Proficiency Day (10-4) Bibracher, Josef. Derbys. Evening Coaches' Meeting (7-30) WINNERS Suffolk: IX-Lea Green, Matlock. Proficiency Day (10-4) Henderson, David; Cracknell, Alan; Derbys. up to List, Janet. 19-Trinity and All Saints' Training of Ranked Players 1st JANUARY, 1970 Devon: . College, Leeds. Dayment, Trevor; Martin, David; .. 21-Moor Grange School, Coaching Study - Student Coaches ABOUT 1 in 50 candidates have Carter, Tpny. Leeds (2-5) achieved the exacting Gold standards. Berkshire: 22-Moor Grange School. Coaching Study - Student Coaches Listed below, are winners to date of Tynan, Patrick. Leeds (10-20-4-30) the coveted Gold Badge. If we have Cheshire: 23-Edge Hill College, Coaching Course overlooked any names, please tell us Johns, Ian. Ormskirk (7-9-30 p.m.) and we will publish next time. Yorkshire: ,. 24--Skegby Hall, Mansfield Coaching Course Rayner, David; Walker, judith; (7-30-10 p.m.) Middlesex: Rutter, Janet; Barker, Janette. All enquiries to Mr. Peter Simpson, Wellsman, David' Wiles, Paul; Lancashire: 30 Vesper Gate Mount, Leeds 5 ('Phone: Leeds 57510) O'Connor, Joseph.' Boasman, Tony.

Page 11 Open Tournament Survey first game, after reaching deuce from Alcock (Oxon)/Tavlor -18, 12, 20; KORPA/SURBEK bt Haslam/Johns By Rea Balmford, being 15-20 down, but thereafter it BARNESjM. WALDMAN (Middx.) 19, 12. Peter Goode, was plain sailing. bt P. Glynn/P. Judd (Warwks.) 15, Final: Laurie Landry Brian Petch was to the fore again 17. HYDES/NEALE bt KorpajSurbek beating Peter Taylor IS, J5 and only Final: -17, 11, 13. and Geo. R. Yates just losing to Mike Johns 17, -20, -19! BARNES/WALDMAN bt Burn/ Women's Doubles: Semi-finals: Munt 17, 21. KORPA/RESLER bt Bashford/Rob­ At Pontefract on January 24th, W.D.: Semi-finals: son IS, 16. TREVOR TAYLORBEATS near-veteran Derek Schofield claimed L. RADFORD (Essex)/SIMPSON bt MATHEWS/SHIRLEY bt S. Hession BARNES AND A GREAT WIN the 22nd men's singles title of his Edwards/A" Jones (Warwks.) II, 17; (Essex)/Williams 20, 18. FOR JILL SHIRLEY career when beating his Cheshire E. BRITTON (Bucks.)/WILLIAMS Final: team-mate Brian Kean. bt J, Daniels/J. Hudson (Hants.) 13, MATHEWS/SHIRLEY bt Korpa/ IN the Oxfordshire Open, played in Resler -17. 14, 6. the Sports Hall of Gosford Hill Women's singles winner was Kath II. Perry, for the third consecutive year, Final: Mixed Doubles: Semi-finals: School, Kidlington, on January 18th, SURBEK/RESLER bt Hydes/Shirley Ches'ter Barnes survived tough 1st and she showed no mercy on her RADFORD/SIMPSON bl Britton/ fellow-Midlander Janet Rowley. Williams 10, 11. -II, 10, 14. and 3rd round matches against NEALE/MATHEWS bt Korpa/Korpa Charlie Jacques and R. Arney (Wilts) In the ju'nior boys' event, Man­ M.D.: Semi-finals: E. COSTER (Herts,)/SIMPSON bt -19, II, 19. to reach the quarters. chester's Tony Boasman gave his Final: answer to being left out of the revised Barnes/W. Slade (Berks.) -18, 17, 16; At this stage the Essex player had P. RADFORD (Essex)/RADFORD SURBEK/RESLER bt Neale/ a more comfortable passage at the rankings by beating Brian Johns, Neil Mathews -20, 16, 19.' Fulstow and Alan Fletcher to win the bt Taylor/Jones 20, 16. expense of A. Schooler before having Final: Veteran Singles: Semi-finals: to fend off the threat of Firoze Nilam title. It was a second dose for' A. HARTSHORN (Lancs) bt E. Fletcher who lost to the same oppo­ COSTER/SIMPSON bt Radford/ in the semis. Radford -16, 19. 18. Mandaluff (Lancs) 14, 14. nent in the men's event. L. J. BROWNING (Yorks) bt V. Trevor Taylor was the player to V.S.: Filial: Hankey (Ches) -13, 13, 9. come through in the other half of the A considerable number of entries K. SNAITH (Kent) bt K. Marchant draw, having it very easy up to the had to be returned for the Yorkshire (Northants) 5, 6. Final: quarters but then just managing it Junior Open, played at Hull on BROWNING bt Hartshorn 19, 15. agains't Jack Bender by the narrowest January 4th, in which the top seeds, of margins. Nicky Jarvis and John Dabin were untroubled in reaching the final of Lancashire Olpen The final was the best seen in the the boys' singles. Kent Open Open from its inception. Taylor, Men's Singles: Quarter-finals: adopting a defensive style managed to The only game dropped by either D. Surbek (Yugo) bt M. Johns (Ches) Men's Singles: Quarter-finals: turn Barnes' hard-hitting shots to his of them was in Round 1 where the 16, 14. younger G. C. Harding (Berks) took O. B. Haslam (Middx) bt B. Meisel own advantage and despite losing the A. Hydes (Yorks) bt B. Burn (Nthld) (Kent) 15, 20; I. Korpa (Yugo) bt A. first game, came through in the next the first game 25-23 in his meeting 12, 9. with Jarvis. . Piddock (Kent) IS, -18, 15; T. Taylor two to claim the £25 first prize. D. Neale (Yorks) bt L. A. Clayton (Herts) bt M. Johns (Ches) 15,6; D. In the women's final, Diane Simp­ There were shocks for the 3rd and (Yorks) 22, -21,9. Surbek (Yugo) bt M. Sugden (Scot­ son, h'aving won the first game, led 4th seeded Peter Taylor and Alan I. Korpa (Yugo) bt O. B. Haslam land) 14, 19. Mrs. Edwards 19-16 in the second but Fletcher, the local boy falling to Paul (Middx) 12, 14. Semi-finals: failed to clinch matters until a decid­ Bishop and Taylor to Michael Read. Semi-finals: KORPA bt Haslam 16, 19; SURBEK ing game, Neither Bishop nor Read could SURBEK bt Hydes 20; -20, 16. bt Taylor 15, 14. NEALE bt Korpa 10, -18, 13. f On the previous day' at Hawker repeat their giant-killing act in the Final: semis, and in the final the steady Final: Siddeley Dynamics, Bolton, before SURBEK bt Neale -16, 17, 20. SURBEK bt Korpa -15, 19, 19. • the biggest crowd ever t.o watch the top spin and penetrating kill of the Women's Singles: Quarter-finals: Women's Singles: Quarter-finals: finals of the Lancashire Open, Euro­ Yorkshireman proved too strong for M. Resler (Yugo) bt K. Mathews M. Resler (Yugo) bt K. Mathews pean champion Dragutin Surbek, of the predominantly defensive Dabin. (Middx) 17, -19, 16. (Middx) 10, 17; L. Radford (Essex) Yugoslavia, twice fought back from The girls' event brought no sur­ J. Williams (Sussex) bt S. Howard bt P. Piddock (Kent) 18, -IS, 10; J. the brink of defeat to win the men's prises, with the four seeds coming (Surrey) 15, 12. Williams (Sussex) bt E. Korpa (Yugo) singles title in magnificent fashion. through and the top seeded Susan E. Korpa (Yugo) bt M. Robson 11, 14; M. Wright (Surrey) bt D. Down 19-20 to Denis Neale in the Beckwith taking the title over Chris­ (Nthld) 17, 16. Simpson (Essex) 12, 17. deciding game of a pulsating final, tine Mann. J. Shirley (Bucks) bt L. Bashford Semi-finals: RESLER bt Radford -13, 19, 18; Surbek produced a comeback for P'aul Guttormsen dismissed second (Yorks) lJ, 8. which he is renowned and which, seed Ian Horsham in the U-15 semi Semi-finals: WRIGHT bt Williams 16, 19. earlier, had stood him in good stead before just failing in an advantage RESLER bt Williams 16, 17. Final: when opposed by Alan Hydes in "the third game final with Taylor. SHIRLEY bt Korpa IS, 17. WRIGHT bt Resler -20, II, 10. set" of the tournament. Final: Men's Doubles: Semi-finals: SHIRLEY bt Resler 22, 18. D. MUNT (Warwks)/T. TAYLOR ht Revenge came for the two York­ Men's Doubles: Semi-finals: shiremen in the men's doubles which B. Brumwell (Essex)/N. Isbell (Herts) HYDES/NEALE bt Clayton/A. 9, 12; KORPA/SURBEK bt H. Buist event they 'Won at the expense of Fletcher (Yorks) 9, 9. Surbek and his compatriot, Istvan (Kent)/Piddock 15, 19. Korpa, in the final. Oxfordshire Final: KORPA/SURBEK bt Munt/Taylor But the star of the show was Jill 17, IS. Shirley who brought off a great final Open victory over Yugoslavia's No. 16 Women's Doubles: Semi-finals: KORPA/RESLER bt S. Hession world~ranked player, Mirjana Resler, M.s.: Quarter-finals: (Essex)/WilJiams 15, 19; MATHEWS/ in straight games having accounted C. Barnes (Essex) bt A. Schooler for Erszebet Korpa in the semis. WRIGHT bt Radford/Simpson -18, (Middx.) II, 9; F. Nilam (Middx.) bt 16, 21. Judy Williams avenged her English B. Burn (Nthld.) 13, -13, 19; T. Taylor (Herts.) bt J. Bender (Middx.) Final: Closed defeat by accounting for MATHEWS/WRIGHT bt Korpa/ Shelagh Hession but succumbed to 10, -15, 21; R. Penfold (Surrey) bt R. Cooper (Warwks.) 16, 12. Resler 12, 7. Miss Resler who scorned the Sussex Mixed Doubles: Semi-finals: girl's defence. Semi-finals: BARNES bt Nilam 17, 19; TAYLOR T. TAYLOR/PIDDOCK bt Surbek/ On the following weekend at bt Penfold 18, 15. Resler -19, 16, 21; PIDDOCK/ Folkestone, a train journey from Final: WRIGHT bt Korpa/Korpa 13, 14. Bradford failed to tell on the Yugo­ TAYLOR bt Barnes -18, 15, 16. Final: slavs who swept aside all oppostion W.S.: Semi-finals: TAYLORjPlDDOCK bt Piddock/ to contest the men's singles final with D. SIMPSON (Essex) bt M. Walker Wright 14, -18.12. Surbek, again coming back, account­ (Middx.) 15, 19; P. EDWARDS Youth Singles (U-20) Boys: ing for Korpa, who in the decider (Hants.) bt J. Williams (Bucks.) 17, Semi-finals: led 10-5 at the turn. -II, 16. T. TAYLOR bt S. Smith (Essex) 14, It was also a comeback for Mary Final: 6; J. DABIN (Kent) bt P. Taylor Wright who gained her revenge for SIMPSON bt Edwards 13, -20, 17. (Beds) 13, -IS, II. being beaten by Miss Resler in the M.D.: Semi-finals: Final: Bradford international. Mary lost the BURN/D. MUNT (Warwks,) bt C. TONY CLAYTON TAYLOR bt Dabin 16, II.

Page 12 Girls' Semi-finals: Final: L. HOWARD (Surrey) bt M. Walker Yorkshire LOCKE bt Macrea -15, 19, 15. 1970 STEVENAGE (Middx) 20, 13; P. BRENCHLEY Boys' Doubles: Semi-finals: (Kent) bt S. Kavallierou (Sussex) -16, ALDRICH/GUTTORMSEN bt. A. 16, 17. Junior 'Open Black/S. Jennis (Yorks) II, II. OPEN Final: B. CROOK/D. PARKER (Lancs) bt THE North Herts T.T.A. regret Boys' Singles: Quarter-finals: D. Dino-Smith (Kent)/M. Wright that due to difficulty in obtaining a HOWARD bt Brenchley 10, 20. (Yorks) -14, IS, 19. Veteran Singles: Semi-finals: N. Jarvis (Yorks) bt N. Fulstow venue there will be no Stevenage (Yorks) 19, 15. Final: bt Open Tournament this year. J. OSBORNE (Essex) bt R. Etheridge J. Dabin (Kent) bt P. Abell (Yorks) ALDRICH / GUTTORMSEN (Kent) 16, -8, 18; P. LECKIE (Bucks) 5, 13. . Crook/Parker -20, 13, 14. After comoletion of the last North bt L. Hoffman (Middx) 16, 18. M. Read (Essex) bt P. Taylor (Beds) Girls' Doubles: Semi-finals: Herts. Junior Open Tournament held Final: -20, 14, 19. 1. HOLTAM (Kent)/LOCKE bt P. at British Aircraft Corporation can­ LECKIE bt Osborne -14, 19, 17. P. Bishop (Surrey) bt A. Fletcher Clemants (Yorks)/Stonell 10, 14. teen, Stevenage, it was found that (Yorks) II, -9,19. MACREA/READ bt J. Barker/J. some comoetitors had seen fit to set Semi-finals: . Rutter (Yorks) II, 16. fire to two bundles of paper in the JARVIS bt Read 22, 14. Final: girls changing rooms thereby damag­ Pontefract DABIN ,bt Bishop 13, 9. HOLTAM/LOCKE bt Macrea/Read ing both the floor and some of the Final: IS, 4. . tables therein. JARVIS bt Dabin 16, 12. In consequence the British Aircraft Restricted Open UNDER-13 EVENTS Corporation do not feel inclined at Boys' Singles:' Semi-finals: the present time to let their canteen Men's Singles: Quarter-finals: DINO-SMITH bt R. Bartle (Yorks) be used again for an Open Tourna­ D. Schofield (Ches) 'bt D. Rayner 15, 14. ment and the N.H.T.T.A. fet I (Yorks) 10, -20, 15; A. Boasman D. ALDERSON (Yorks) bt M. Hub­ strongly that it is most disappointing (Lanes) bt A. Morris (Yorks) 17, 15; bard (Warwks) 14, 13. that the irresponsible acts of a small N. FulS'tow (Yorks) bt P. Hirst Final: .minority have yet again put the (Yorks) -6, 18, 19; B. Kean (Ches) bt DINO-SMITH bt Alderson 13, 16. sport of table tennis into disrepute. M. Wright (Yorks) 17, 12. Girls' Singles: Semi-finals: Semi-finals: TARTEN bt Barker 12, 13. SCHOFIELD bt Boasman 19, 17; TAYLOR bt Rutter -IS, 17, 13. KEAN bt Fulstow 19, 13. 'Final: Scottish 0pen 1970 TARTEN bt Taylor IS, -8, 19. Final: The Scottish Ooen Table Tennis SCHOFIELD bt Kean 17, 18. Championships wili be held on Fri­ Women's Singles: Semi-finals: day, 13th March - Sunday, 15th J. ROWLEY (Warwks) bt L. Sutton March, in Edinburgh within St. Augustine's School. For the first time, (Yorks) -19, IS, 16; K. PERRY Master Points the event will be sponsored-by 'The (Staffs) bt S. Walters (Derbys) -19, 12, Edinburgh Evening News'. 19. Final: Scheme The venue, a Sports Complex attached to the school, is on the west PERRY bt Rowley 5, 5. side of the city and conveniently Men's Doubles: Semi-finals: ALTHOUGH this is the auiet time of the season for the Scheme, Club situated on the Ring Route from the P. E. D'ARCY (Lancs)/J. DAVIES Masters continue to register, bringing South. (Yorks) bt R. Brown/R. Cooper (Warwks) 14, -21, 10; HIRST/J. NICKY JARViS that magical figure of 1,000 (and the Conditions will be first class and £I 0 prize) ever nearer. prize money of the order of £100 for YEATS (Yorks) bt D. Cawthraw/G. Men's. Singles winner. Moore (Ches) 13, 10. The English Open provides a Final: Girls' Singles: Semi-finals: bonanza of points for successful The national teams of Guernsey, S. BECKWITH (Essex) bt S. Hamil­ players, with 200 points being avail­ Jersey, Scotland and Wales-who will HIRST/YEATS bt D'Arcy/Davies ton (Middx) -18, 13, 15. able for each loser in the last 16, also be engaged in the 'play-offs' of -19, 9, 16. C. MANN (Middx) bt S. Lisle (Lanes) and the winner becomes a National the West Europe zone of the Euro­ Women's Doubles: Semi-finals: -15, 18, 17. Master. pean League-will be taking part and L. HAMLETT/S. LEE (Yorks) bt C. Final: Certificates for ooints earned in the with no comoarable tournament on Moran (Lincs)/Rowley 20, 12; BECKWITH bt Mann 15, 14. National Team competitions are be­ the same dates, an excellent entry PARRY/WALTERS bt V. King Boys' Doubles: Semi-finals: ing issued as each League is elimi­ is anticipated from English players. (Yorks)/Sutton 18, 19. FULSTOW/D. RAYNER (Yorks) bt nated from all sections, and as the Entry forms are available from Final: AbellfJ. Walker (Yorks) IS, 18. competitions progress the scale points Jimmie McCormack, 2 Bramdean PERRY/WALTERS bt Hamlett/Lee FLETCHER/TAYLOR bt M. Harper/ awarded increases. Place, Edinburgh EHIO 6JS. 14, 14. D. Rawlinson (Herts) 18, -18, 17. Final: Mixed Doubles: Semi-finals: FULSTOW/RAYNER bt Fletcher/ HIRST/S. BROADBENT (Yorks) bt Taylor 12, -8, 18. THE ENGLISH TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION fulstow/Sutton 20, 19; DAVIES/ Girls' Doubles: Semi-finals: PERRY bt K. Stones (Lancs)/Moran BECKWITH/MANN bt. E. Tarten/ present the 17, 17. G. Taylor (Essex) 18, 14. Final:· HAMILTON,,"-. PALNTER (Middx) HIRST/BROADBENT bt Davies/ bt Lisle/S.Read (Essex) -10, 10, 17. ENGLISH OPEN (HAMPIONSHIPS 1970 Perry 22, -18, 18. Final: (Officially recognised by the I.T.T.F.) Boys' Singles: Quarter-finals: BECKWITH/MANN bt Hamilton/ A. Fletcher (Yorks) bt M. Maslivec Painter -13, 12,21. Sponsored jointly by the COCA-COLA Bottlers (Lanes) 18, 20; Rayner bt G. Thomas Mixed Doubles: Semi-finals: and SPALDING in support of Table Tennis (Durham) 6, 13; Boasman bt B. Johns DABIN/L1SLE bt Fulstow/L. Sutton (Ches) 14, -22, 13; Fulstow bt T. (Yorks) 18, -16, 19. THE CRYSTAL PALACE NATIONAL SPORTS CENTRE Nicholson (Durham) 8, 18. FLETCHER/Y. KING (Yorks) bt NORWOOD, LONDON, S.E.19 Read/Mann 18, -18, 18. Semi-finals: Final: FEBRUARY 26th, 27th and 28th, 1970 FLETCHER bt Rayner 19, 16; DABIN/L1SLE bt Fletcher/King 13, BOASMAN bt Fulstow 16, 12. -20, 8. FINALS Final: UNDER-15 EVENTS SATURDAY, 28th FEBRUARY, 1970 BOASMAN bt Fletcher 13, -10,10. at 2 p.m. Girls' Singles: Semi-finals: Boys' Singles: Semi-finals: KING bt 1. Dyer (Ches) 16, 14; TAYLOR bt. R. Aldrich (Middx) -18, Hon. Referee: J. M. WRIGHT SUTTON bt Broadbent 14, 12. IS, 14. Organiser: D. R. TREMAYNE P. GUTTORMSEN (Kent) bt I. THE ENGLISH TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION Final: Horsham (Essex) 17, 17. SUTTON bt King 9, 12. Final: Chairman: C. JASCHKE Veteran Singles: Semi-finals: TAYLOR bt Guttormsen -19, 16,21. Deputy Chairman: C. M. WYLES L. BROWNING (Yorks) bt S. Nunn Girls' Singles: Semi-finals: Treasurer: T. BLUNN (Yorks) 19, 15; K. MITCHELMORE G. LOCKE (Essex) pt C. Stonell (Yorks) bt T. Donlon (Ches) 18, 16. (Essex) 8, 13. General Secretary: D. R. TREMAYNE Final: G. MACREA (Surrey) bt Taylor, 1I, 26/29 Park Crescent, London, WIN 4HA BROWNING bt Mitchelmore IS, 16. 11. Telephone: 01-580 6312 Page 13 iC WV..z:zz:Jlm!mat!~u..~mmp.~..z:z!:1.~u..<2t!~ZJU'~~m * 80m between Mar. 21 and April 20. should Hlso be good and the num­ Your Zodiacal sign is Aries, your bers 4 and 6 could be lucky to you. planet Mars. Table Tennis Taureans will find 01 HOW THE SPHERES MOVE FOR YOU 1 partners helpful. Naturally warm-hearted and impul­ in FEB RUAR Y by Stellar ~ sive, typical Arians should try to Born between May 21 and June 20. l:! hold themselves in check during the Your Zodiacal sign is Gemini, your *!:1.~~t!I:!::Q~a!JWmJct!l:!u..<2l:!mmwczmmt!lJCmIt2 JI- next few weeks-their tempestuous planet Mercury. natures could lead them into Born between Jan. 20 and Feb. 18. Born between Feb. 19 and Mar. 20. trouble! This also applies to Table Family matters predominate for Your Zodiacal sign is Aquarius, Your Zodiacal sign is Pisces, your Tennis matters, so avoid heated Geminians now. Good news should your planet Uranus. planet Jupiter. arguments at all costs! come from far away and invitations to go visiting, but be careful if It's nice to know that Aquarians The accent is on youthful Pisceans Born between April 21 and Mav 20. travelling by road! Nervous tension with money worries can expect an during this period-youngsters who Your Zodiacal sign is Taurus, your eases up for TT players, leading easier period ahead of them-help take chances will be lucky, but the planet Venus. to a successful outcome. comes from an unexpected source. older ones would be wise to bide And quite right, too, when they are The pleasant period predicted for Born between June 21 and July 20. often helping others. Aspects for their time! Table Tennis prospects Taureans last month still continues Table Tennis not so good as last are a bit mixed, so it's best not to into this one, especially where Your Zodiacal sign is Cancer, your month-home games best! tryout anything new. romance is concerned. Business planet the Moon. Cancer types should now reap the benefit of ideas put into practice· last month. Financial gains seem likely or a change of occupation. A new attachment may be made JAQUES through Table Tennis. Born between July 21 and AUIt' 21. World class Your Zodiacal sign is Leo, your planet the Sun. TABLE TENNIS BATS Sun-worshipping Leos (and most of you are) would do well to fix up designed by triple champions that holiday in the sun now-the stars are propitious for business deals and bargains! A lucky period Mary Denis for T.T Leos who travel. Born between Aug. 22 and Sept. 22. Wright Neale Your Zodiacal sign is Virgo, your planet Mercury. who both swept the board at the Virgos can be very moody at times English Closed Championships -this makes them hard to get on with and sometimes misunder­ stood. But as this is a good period for outside activities, shake off any moodiness by playing more TT than usual! Born between Sept. 23 and Oct. 22. Your Zodiacal sign is Libra, your planet Venus. Librans, beloved of the gods, have a particularly successful time ahead of them if they take advantage of the opportunities coming their way during the next few weeks. A won­ derful time for sports activities and Table Tennis is no exception! Born between Oct. 23 and Nov. 22. JAQUES TABLES Your Zodiacal sign is Scorpio, your planet Mars. Typical Scorpios are excellent chosen for workers and planners and plans made now should be very fruiful in the near future. But take heed English IClosed also to read over documents very care­ fully before committing yourself. Health aspects not so good for TT. English Open players-beware feverish colds. 80m between Nov. 23 and Dec. 20. Your Zodiacal sign is Sagittarius. now adopted for 1973 your planet Jupiter. Jovial and light-hearted on the sur­ face, Sagittarians have an under­ current of deep emotion which may be tested and tried to the full dur­ ing this Astrological period. Keep a level head and make no promises. World Championships Avoid friction at Table Tennis at all costs. Born between Dec. 21 and Jan. 19. 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NOIR'THANTS Division 2. She could well cause Wolverhampton he found that the Final: some upsets in the Northampton last train had left for Stoke and so V. HANKEY bt L. Laza 20, -17, 17. Closed T'ournament. . had to drive up a foggy M6 to take By Gwyn Powell two players back to the Potteries. No player in Division 1 of the Lancashire and Cheshire League can FIRST VICTORY OF T'HE He arrived back in Wolverhampton boast a 100 % record but in Divs. at 1-30 a.'m. but the thought of that SEASON 2 (North) and (South) Liverpool's STAFFORDSHIRE 8-2 defeat and the bar of the Wood­ Ted Mandaluff and Ian Walmsley The new year began really well for field club being shut, it was a night (Sale) can. Northants with the county teams b,y John Pike he would rather forget. In the Women's top division, both recording their tirst wins of the At the Warwickshire nlatch, Keith season, the seniors against Norfolk FULLY BOOKED Mary Leigh and Susan Lisle of Man­ Fellows and Barbara Eardley were chester have yet to taste defeat and and the juniors against Derbyshire, both awarded their county colours. With the opening of a new schools the same goes for Doreen Schofi·eld both by 8-2 margins. The senior team The next Rally will be held at and M. Lypnyckyt of Stockport. One played well at Wellingborough where Table Tennis centre at Wolver­ Lilleshall on 12th. April. John Goodall lost in straight games hampton, the Restricted tournament, hundred percenters in the Junior to B. Mitcham but gave a brilliant and the veterans playing their first divisions are John Barton (Liverpool) display of attacking table tennis in county match, January was a busy and Ken Hampson (Stockport) in beating T. Hipperson. Roderick Mar­ month for players and officials alike. Division ] , and D. Malkin of LANCASHIRE Macclesfield (Div. 2). chant and Joyce Rowson lost the First that new centre at Wolver­ mixed doubles with a very poor per­ hanlpton. It was opened ,at the High­ Mid-Cheshire's Brian Johns has the formance, especially the second game fields School by the county chairman, By George Yates distinction of being the only player in which they only managed to scrape Malcolm Scott, and will now be used unbeaten in the Youth Division. five points. Against Derbyshire, the on two evenings a week, Tuesdays BENNY LOSES HIS TITLE boys did well to win all their singles a~d T.hursdays, for coaching some'­ KEVIN FORSHAW t· d h· thIng lIke 60 child ' d· 'h re alne IS and the doubles, and Jane Cherry. 10k . r~n unng t e next men's singles title in the Manchester took the girls' singles. b ~ee h course. JIm Hayward will· League's closed championships Jane is having quite a good season e In c barge, of these sessions and played on January 6th-8th without DEVON he muste well pleased that the first d . '. in the Northampton League and has course was ftilly booked before the ropplng a g.ame, and Susa~ LIsle been selected for the Town Women's centre was even ope , beat Mary ,Le~gh (holder) to gIve. her by D. A. Hazell team which plays in the South-East n. the women s SIngles for the first tIme. Midlands League. She has made a I am sure the education officials . JUNIOR RANKINGS promising start in the senior ranks present at the opening were impressed .Ben~y ~asofsky, afte~ 10 succeSSIve and in her third representative match by the way the'whole thing was ar­ WIns 1n the IVeterans event, was Top of the Devon junior rankings against Peterborough she won ranged. People like Malcolm Scott, A. beaten 21, -18, 18 by Terry Don~on are Keith James (Plymouth) and Northampton's only points with two H. MCiIlreath, Jim Hayward and Alan who went out .to former .AustralIan Pauline Black (Tiverton). C'avell, to n~me but a few. must have star Lou Laza In the semIS. good victories. With county cham­ The ranking lists for boys and girls pion Joyce Rowson and Doris Rivett felt that thelr hard work over the past RESULTS were decided after special tourna­ also in the Northampton team this months was all worth while, as they nlents at Exnl0uth and Plymouth. was a creditable performance by the ~aw 250.school children wildly cheer- M.S.: Semi-finals: young schoolgirl. Jane is also a mem­ Ing DenIS Neale and Chester Barnes K. FORSHAW bt D. Berrv 9, 15; J. It's the first time the county has ber, along with Margaret McInnes, at the end of a first class exhibition CILAYTON bt B. Kean 11,- -11, 10. had such a list: reason for it now is Ann and Lesley Ekins, of the North­ !Uatch. To give it the right image, Final: to select a team to play neighbouring ampton High School Under-19 team It was good to see Derek Tremayne K FORSHAW (h ld ) bt J CI t counties in friendly matches before and our staff coaches present. It was .' I 0 er . ay on which won the Midland Area Final in entering the national league next the English Schools' T.T.A.'s team perhaps fortunate that the event was 10, 18. season. championsh~ps at Redditch. Trinity held in the same week as these M.D.: 'Semi-finals: Grammar School made ita double officials were with the England tea'm B. KEAN/J. HILTO'N bt L. Laza/B. BOYS-I, K. James (Plymouth); 2, success by winning the boys' Under­ at Lilleshall. Hymanson 9, 8; K. FORSHAW/D. M. Hicks (South Devon); 3, R. Davis o~ 19 title by beating one of the strong .Talking that training session at BERRY (holders) bt J. Ingber/I. (Exeter); 4, K. Baker (Exeter) and Warwickshire schools, Turves Green. Lilleshall bnngs nle to the best bit of Walmsley 19, 16. Nick Haycock, Dave Berridge, Paul publicity the game has had in the Final: D. Lee (North Devon); 6, M. Mel­ Blincow and Alan Counsell all played Midlands for years. A.T.V., my own B. KEAN/J. HILTON ht K. For­ mouth (Exeter); 7, M. Ley (Exeter); well and shocked their opponents company, took the cameras along shaw/D. Berry 12, -19, 17. 8, C. Hanbury (South Devon); 9, N. who must have been favourites to to LI!leshall and not only was it given W.S.: Semi-finals: Jackson (South Devon) and 10, D. take the title before the event. a faIr amount of time in the local sports programme but the Mid­ S. LISLE bt Mrs. D. Schofield 11, 15; Bullen (South Devon). In the Northampton Premier Divi­ land News, on that evening opened Iv1. LEIGH (holder bt Mrs. J. Nield G IRLS-l , Pauline Black (Tiver­ sion, United Tennis Club 'A' have with that exhibition match' between -22. 14, 16. once again powered their way to the Neale and Barnes. As I said it was Final: ton); 2, Wendy Curtis (Exmouth); 3, top of the table and will take some the best plug the game has had in S. LISLE bt M. Leigh 18, 18. Lorraine Duckworth (Exmouth); 4, shifting. Y.M.C.A. 'A' are also doing well but one of the main points of these parts for a very long time. W.D.: Semi-finals: Ann Curryer (Exmouth); 5, Lorraine interest is whether Roadmender 'A' I understand that a good entry was M. LEIGH/Mrs. J. NIELD (holders) Hunt (Exmouth); 6, Katy Molland can keen UD their challenge to finish received for the Restricted tournament bt S. Buckley/Mrs. D. Schofield 14, (Exmouth), Joy Reeves {Exmouth) at the Woodfield club, Wolver­ 17; S. LISLE/Mrs. M. D,OLBY bt J. their first season in this -division in and Kim Hooper (Exeter); 9, Audrey third position. In Division 1, N.P. hampton, and I hope to give a full Dyer/J. M. Green 12, 13. Bank 'A' have had their big lead redu­ report on this event in, next month's Final: Mitchell (Exmouth); and 10, Jayne ced by Y.M.C.A. 'c' and will have to issue. M. LEIGH/Mrs. J. NIELD bt S. Lathan (Exmouth). work· hard to make certain of the With the exception of the juniors, Lisle/Mrs. M. Dolby 16, 12. At the Devon-Wiltshire match at championship in the latter stages of the county made a useful start to the X.D.: Semi-finals: the season. Seoulchre seem to have Torquay, county association presi­ New Year, but the team I really want Mr. and Mrs. D. SCH'OFIELD bt K. dent Jeffry Michelmore presented on the second dIvision title in their to look at is the new veterans' side Forshaw/Mrs. J. Nield (holders) 13, pocket and Avon have a firm grip who beat Hertfordshire 8-0 in a behalf of the association a pen and on Division 4 but the biggest lead friendly at Chasetown. Staffordshire, -10, 18; A. BO,ASMAN/Miss M. pencil set to Mrs. Frances Jarvis (Ply­ of all is in Division 6A where Brook­ still pressing for a veterans' division LEIGH bt W. Ctompton/Miss S. mouth) who has retired after 15 lands.Aviation, one of the newconlers next season, should get their wish if Lisle 20, 19. years' service. He thanked her for her work "particularly during the diffi­ to the league~ have built up a gap of this game was anything to go by. The Final: 41 over their nearest rivals. spirit was good and I am sure it will Mr. and Mrs. D. SCHO'FIELD bt A. cult years" and Mrs. Jarvis-she was be the same when they meet Shrop­ Boasman/Miss M. Leigh 17, 22. the county secretary before the ill­ A newcomer to the women's sec­ health of her husband forced her to tion is providing stiffer opposition for shire and Nottinghanl. For those l.S.: Semi-finals: give up-said she had enjoyed her the top women players in the second counties in the Midland area who A. BOASMAN (holder) ht R. Evans work and promised to get back into half of the season. She is Miss Janet have shown little interest so far, one 11, 9; Miss S. LTSLE bt P. BQ,wen can only hope they have a change of the game as soon as she was able. Dann who played as a junior in heart before next season. -19, 20, 16. Hertfordshire but hadn't played for Final: There were exactly 100 entries for several years when asked to turn up Finally news of our juniors. Colin A. BOASMAN bt Miss S. Lisle 9, 11. Exeter's first official open junior as a reserve for the Doddridge club. Pearse who is in charge of the young­ tournament (report next month) on Since then she has beaten many of sters found himself working overtime Vets.: Semi-finals: January 24 with players coming from the local nlavers and has turned out after the game with Warwickshire at V. HANKEY bt J. Rudd 16, 11; L. many parts of the southern half of successfully -for Doddridge 'A' in Birmingham. Getting back into LAZA bt T. Donlon 14, -14, 9. England. 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been weakened by the non-appear­ achieve a narrow win over Paul Beck until the last set. Unchanged from the SURREY ance of Barry Hill, one of the seeds. and Mrs. Buick in straight games ­ match at Doncaste'r, Essex faced a Schooler, although managing to hold the latter having two deuce advan­ Middlesex side made up of Robert by John Z,enthon his own to the half-way stage in each tages in the second. Aldrich, David Jemme!t, Julian Colin, game-being 11-9 up in the second- PENFOLD LOSES TITLE Paul Bishop retained his boy's singles Christine Mann, Sheila Hamilton and found the class of Muranyi too much. title with the expected easy win over Anne Painter. It proved another enjoy­ George Muranyi, Surrey's ,No.4, Chapman, in turn, had beaten Santic Graham Hickey. able match which lasted for 3t hours! emerged as the new men's singles (-20, 14, 11), Beck (18, 15) and, of champion following the shock defeat course, Penfold. Perhaps it is a little unfair to single In the National Team Competitions, of title holder Ron Penfold by out one of so n1any promising juniors, East London are the only representa­ G ordon Chapman in the semi-lfinals The men's doubles also saw a new but twelve-year-old Max Crimmins tives from Essex in the last 16 of the of the Surrey Closed. It was the big­ pairing on the list of winners when from Wimbledon, played quite im­ Wilmott Cup. In the Rose Bowl, gest entry yet for these champion­ Muranyi, partnered by Penfold, pressively in the couple of men's Ramford meet Walthamstow and ships which were again held at blasted off Beck and Chapman in singles I saw. Harlow are at home to Oxford. straight games. This event saw Pen­ RESULTS Goblin Works, Leatherhe'ad with' fold, whose big hit had forsaken him East London and Barking reached something like £30 distributed in in the singles back to form and Men's Singles: Semi-finals: the, 3rd round of the Carter Cup but prizes. Congratulations to Stan killing everything in sight. Muranyi G. Muranyi bt A. Schooler 15, 15; both were beaten. Buchan for the smooth organisation. and Penfold had beaten Emecz and G. Chapman bt R. Penfold 19,16. Two familiar faces missing fr.om the Horton in the semis, and Beck and Final: Barking League Secretary, Dick tournament were those' of "Connie" Chapman had beaten the holders MURANYI bt Chapman 16, -12, 13. Roffe, spent Christmas in hospital Warren and Joan Fitzsimons, both Kercher and Brennan both in straight Women's Singles: with an internal complaint but is now in Ireland. games. M,ISS S. HOWARD bt Miss L. home gradually recovering. All your It was a closely-fought men's final Howard 17, 15. friends wish you a speedy recovery with Mutanyi comfortablY taking the The remainder of the events were Men's Doubles: Dick. first, throwing the second and then, a repeat of last year with the Howard G. MVRANYI/R. PENFOLD bt P. in the decider, racing away to a 10-1 sisters once again sweeping the board. Be,ck/G. Chapman 11, 15. Ian Horsham, who broke his collar lead. Although Chapman rallied, pick­ Susan and Linda were respectively, Mixed Doubles: bone before Xmas, has made a com­ ing up points to be 12-18 down, it winner and runner-up in the women's P. BRE,NN,AN/S.HO'WARD bt p. plete recovery and is now trying to was a little too much to ask as and girls' singles, and womens Beck/Mrs. R. Buick 19, 22. regain his normal form. The break Muranyi coasted home. On his Way doubles winners over the Byfleet pair Women's Dou1bles: was an unfortunate setback for him to the lfinal, Muranyi had beaten Mrs. George and Mrs. Burnett. To S. Howard/L. Howard bt Mrs. P. so soon after being sele,cted "Boy of Emecz (9,13) and the surprise semi­ round off the evening, Susan again George/Mrs. D. Burnett 12, 14. the Year" at Butlin's. finalist Schooler whose quarter had teamed up with Peter Brennan to Boy's Singles: P. Bishop bt. G. Hickey 8, 5. Essex Senior teams are passing Girl's Singles: . through a bad patch as happens to all S. Howard bt L. Howard 14, 12. teams at some time or another. The We chose Trophies from your Catalogue after review'ing Juniors are still unbeaten in the Championships and play their friends seven other catalogues. from Hertfordshire on February 8th, -(A customer writing from Barnstaple-1968) the result of which match should ESSEX determine who contests the Challenge matches. by Harry Walker Congratulations to Susan Beckwith SHEPHERD LEADS HIS FLOCK on her first senior "cap" - the girl who is always smiling, win or lose. QUITE an event took place during Finally, news of Keith Lawrence who together with the first week of the new year, when is training in computer programming, County Junior Secretary, Alan Shep­ operating and systems at a firm in herd, organised a large coach .party Brentwood. He is now ·finding time to @6uf4le6US def4v.ice from Essex to take part in the York­ "pick up the threads" of table tennis shire Open at Hull. The party con­ and is playing once or twice a week. sisted of 22 Juniors from Essex, 13 He tells me he is enjoying his table from Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and tennis for the first time in his life! Berkshire plus 12 parents and offi­ cials. The first stop was at Doncaster for a splendidly contested match between the Yorkshire and Essex Juniors. Yorkshire won the match 6-4 and the encounter lasted 3-!- hours without a Copy of break. The issue was undecided until the final game between Alan Fletcher '~Table T'ennis 'Today" and Micky Locke. Yorkshire were represented by by I. G. S. Montagu Fletcher, Jin1my Walker, Neil Fuls­ tow, David Ravner, Linda Sutton Published by Cambridge and Valerie King: and Essex by Micky Read, Ian Horsham, Locke, Susan University Press in 1924 Beckwith and Gillian Locke. The suc­ cess of the match was a powerful Box 123, ETTA, argument in favour of the proposed Premier Division for Juniors. 26-29 Park Crescent,

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HERTFORDSHIRE The foregoing ranked players will, Michael Nocivelli had accounted for Newport with an exciting 19, 15 win no doubt, face keen competition, both Tony Reeves. over R. Bowden. from other ranked and unranked by J. M. Barnes players, at the- County Championships Swindon 2nds did well to win their At home Newport's women were to be held on February 28th-March first match of the season away to beaten 6-3 by Newbury. Heather TREVOR STILL TOPS 1st. Salisbury. This was a "see-saw" en­ Masters played well to win all her Following the recent Senior County counter right up to the seventh and sets to pave the way for Newbury's Trials, a ranking list has been pro­ In the Watford Premier Division, eighth sets when Salisbury might, so win whilst June Costa and Avril duced for the County:­ Y.M.C.A., represented by David easily, have won R. Smith had a set Waters both beat Barbara Roden. Geoff and Stuart Seaholme, continue point against B. Hey, and K. Bostock Men For Newport, Stella Jones was easily as the only unbeaten team. Oxhey, was up 20-17 against G. Turnbull in their best player, losing only to Mrs. I. T. Taylor (North Herts.) their nearest rivals, failed to end this the deciding game. Masters. 2. E. Coster (Watford). unbeaten run when they lost by 7 sets 3. B. White (Cheshunt). to 3 against Y.M.C.A. in a recent But Turnbull survived and pulled Swindon were beaten at home by 4. D. Gilbert (Watford) match. the match in Swindon's favour. Phil Exeter whose Pam Lake (Mortimer) 5. A. Lampe (Bishops Stortfordj Brown did well for Salisbury remain­ has put punch into their team since In the Cheshunt First Division, ing unbeaten. 6. M. Harper (Letchworth) Barry White still maintains his un­ joining them just before Christmas. 7. D: Seaholme (Watford) beaten record, while his team, East Weston easily beat Taunton in their She was ably supported by Maureen 8. J. Baxter (Watford) Hefts College, had, by early January, home game 8-1, only Richard Pendle­ Spray, who won 2, and Valerie Addi­ 9. S. Seaholme (Watford) just edged in front of Enfield High­ ton tasting success, beating J. Garland cott who beat K. Leslie. For SWindon, 10. D. Rawlinson (Stevenage) way. in the opening set! For Weston, Gwen Hazell won two and Mrs. J. II. A. Lamprell (Cheshunt) Roger Morris and J. Hartry won their Price beat Val Addicott. 12. J. Garland (Watford) sets fairly comfortably. Women Leading positions:­ Newport had a good win against Men P W L F APts I. Mrs. V. Scripps (Bishops WESTERN COUNTIES Bristol 2nds by 9-0; only Geoff . Stortford) Douglas caused them' any concern Bristol 7 5 2 43 20 10 . 2. Miss B. Peters (Watford) By Grave Motlow when he took Chris Evans and John Newport 6 4 2 37 17 8 3. Mrs. D. Baines (Letchworth) Bloomer to deciding games. Against Newbury 5 4 1 28 17 8 4. Mrs. J. Rodgers (Bishops NEWPORT IN SURPRISE Bristol 1st, Newport pulled off a Weston . 4 3 1 28 8 6 Stortford) brilliant 5-4 win. 5. Mrs. G. Calver (Letchworth) DEFEAT Exeter 4 3 1 21 15 6 6. Mrs. G. Tavener (St. Alba~s) AFTER taking a 4-2 lead, Newport Shooting into a 3-0 lead, Newport Taunton 4 3 1 19 17 6 6. Mrs. S. Felstead (Letchworth) were surprisingly beaten by Newbury were pulled back to 3-all but nosed in (both equal) who fought back brilliantly to win front again when Campbell beat B. Women P'W L F APts 8. Mrs. C. Haldin (Cheshunt) 5-4 after Tony Huish had beaten Reeves only for Tony Reeves to beat Bristol 5 4 I 36 9 8 9. Miss P. Bolton (Watford) Richard Kozlowski and Duncan C. Feltham to make the score 4-a11. Newbury 4 3 1 20 16 (; 10. Miss M. Carter (St. Albans) Campbell, and John Bloomer and Kozlowski then won the match for Devizes 3 2 1 16 11 4

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sterling performances by winning both Goldsmith, Eastbourne had to ask bt Watson/Mrs. Stevens -18, 15. 16. SUSSEX his singles, and the doubles with Bognor officials Fred Holmes and Boys' Singles: Roger Chandler. He will have few Colin Young to rush Carol Randall P. ACKLAND (High Wycombe) bt by John Woodford better wins during 1970 than his vic­ from the Middlesex-Sussex iunior A. Clark (Bletchley) 16, 1t. tory over Johns at 21-9 in the third. match at Finchley to Worthing. Fog SAM BREAKS THE GOOD NEWS Girls' Singles: Although Sussex are not yet out of on the A24 led to a 3t hour journey Miss MASHFORD bt Miss Reidy Dawn was breaking on the rain­ the relegation wood they now have and Carol arriving very late at the -18, 20, 18. swept southern reaches of the M I on a two-point advantage and a superior venue_ Fortunately for Eastbour!1e Junior Doubles: Sunday, January 11th as the first of sets average over Cheshire and Nor­ two wins by Carol and another ACKLAND/T. G RA Y (High Wy­ the cars carrying the Sussex premier thumberland, their companions in astonishing maximum by Diane Gard combe) bt Clark/R. Harman (Bletch­ team from Cheadle Hulme moved trouble at the 'foot of the premier (which included Suzanna Kavallierou) ley) 15, -IS, 22. into the London suburbs carrying table. saw Eastbourne through to yet an­ Veteran Singles: two precious points . . . Some Sussex Ex-Lancashire man John Clarke other inter-zone final. J. HUSBANDS (Slough) bt Barnett officials turned uneasily in their sleep was given another chance, for Sussex -IS, 15,20. wondering subconsciously what was The Bournemouth Open saw the against Cheshire, to return to his third appearanCe of th~ Sussex­ Restricted Singles: on their minds, dreaming of points home territory in search of success sponsored squad of young players. PARKS bt J. Davey (Chiltern) 20, 19. lost and points gained . . . and won­ but he still found the going hard. He Top honours went to Suzanna dering how soon after breakfast the did however take the incredible Derek Kavallierou once again; she reached telephone would ring with the vital Schofield to 18 in the third and lost the semi-final of the women's singles news. to Brian Kean when Sussex had the after beating Carol in the quarters. NORFOLK My telephone rang soon after II points safely in the bag. The Littlehampton girl also reached a.m. with a call from Sam Ogundipe, The clash of tournament and the final of the mixed with Bognor by J. S. Penny in between rounds at the Bournmouth county match fixtures with Wilmott player James Talman. Open, after travelling for nearly 24 . and Rose Bowl matches must be CAMBRIDGE GIVEN THE hours with only a break in Cheshire. making headaches for players and "BLUES" Sam gave the good news that the officials alike in a number of coun­ The Norfolk success story of the spell of defeats by Cheshire over ties. Both the zone finals involving BUCKINGHAMSIDRE month comes from Norwich, whose Sussex had ended and we had won Sussex teams had problems. The Wilmott Cup victory over Cambridge 5-4. Sam had travelled the 570 mile Crawley-Brighton Willmott clash NOTES in the Eastern Zone final took them journey to play only in the mixed (won by Brighton 5-1) was hastily into the last sixteen of this national which was a shock win by Mike Johns arranged and just finalised the day By Tony Wickens team knock-out competition. In fact, and Doreen Schofield over Sam and before the event. Similarly, East­ it took Tony Hipperson, Phillip Judy Williams. bourne's Rose Bowl team survived SAME PACK, NEW SHUFFLE Graver and Stan Honor only six sets Incredibly fortunate for Sussex, perilous hours before winning 5-4 AFTER 21 seasons, from the for­ to decide the issue against Alan' Pon­ Peter Williams turned in one of his llgainst Worthing. Without Sandra mation of the Association in 1948, der, Tony Littlechild and Steve Leo Thompson gave up the Secre­ Andrews. Splendid form. taryship of the Bucks Association, at Norwich League have held their the end of last season, and has moved annual Singles Handicap for the into the Chair. . Copeman Cup, and Dave Hardy, the c9nl,.tJducinq . His place was filled by Tony Sprowston No. I, who received 4, Wickens, Treasurer for the past 10 beat Mick Broughton of Norfolk seasons. To complete the re-shuffle, Dumplings (five) 21-6, 21-16 to re­ THE MIKE JOHNS RANGE gain the Cup he had last held in Peter Hillier moved from Umpires' 1967-68. Secretary to Treasurer, and three new Officers were elected, R. (Gooch) Handicapping is quite an art, and OF TABLE TENNIS CLOTHING Goodchild as Vice-Chairman, Robin Norwich have been lucky to have the Wickins as County Match Secretary, services of Lennie Miller for many and Brian Webb, as Umpires' Secre­ years. There is also a league official tary. known as the Co-ordinating Official whose main object is - or used to The only Officer to be re-elected be - to see that Divisional teams was Ian Harvey, Inter-League Cham­ played in order of strength. To this pionships Secretary. With the end, it was useful to keep complete brightest prospects for many seasons league records of positions played on the playing side, with Paul and and games won. It used to be quite a Jill Shirley heading' the County revelation to see the way in which ;Ranking lists, ,the County face a Lennie Miller combined his use of bleak future administratively unless these records with his native flair. some new faces come along. Norwich League's present Co­ The Bucks Closed Championships, ordinating Oflicial is Jack Cutmore. played at Slough Community Centre Dereham League plan to enter a on Sunday, January 4th, saw both team in the Junior division of the No. I's absent; the No. 2's in the East Anglian League of Leagues next Ranking lists, Stan Hahn and Jean season. In their Division I, Hippos Williams, were top seeds in the lead with 19 points from ten matches, singles, and both won through. Sur­ followed by R.A.F. Swanton Morley prise in the men's singles was the (12) and Foulsham with 10. Cranes, defeat of No.3, Les Wooding by Bill Jentique, Walton, Beetley, Saints and Barnett, not currently in the list. The Elmham are in single figures. In results were:­ Division II, 66 Club "A" and Hippos Men's Singles: Semi-finals: "B" each have 12 points from eight S. HAHN (Aylesbury) bt M. Wald matches, Shipdham "A" have eleven, (Slough) 14, 13; R. NAPPER (Slough) then follow HindQlveston, Swanton bt W. Barnett (Slough) 17, 19. Morley, Jentique "B", Youth Centre, Final: HAHN bt Napper 17, 13. D. & F.S.C. and 66 Club "E". Women's Singles: Yarmouth's Premier Division is Miss J. WILLIAMS (Slough) bt Mrs. headed by Jron Duke "B" Division I B. Stevens (Slough) IS, t 3. by GorIeston Congregational Div­ Men's Doubles: ision II by Power Station "B", Div­ A. WATSON (Slough)/L. WOOD­ ision HI by Shrublands "C", Division ING (Bletchley) bt P. Leckie IV by Power Station "E" and (Slough)/L. Parks (Chalfont) 9, 18. Division VI by Claydon "A". Women's Doubles: Norfolk visited Wellingborough for Manufactured ill co-operatioll with Miss J. DANIELS (Bletchley)/Mrs. J. their Eastern Division clash with REED (Bletchley) bt Miss K. Mash­ Northants, but could scrape only two RICHARD E. NORTH & CO. LTD. ford (Slough)/Miss A. Reidy (Slough) sets out of ten. Bob Mitcham beat 18, 16. John Goodall and Phillip Graver and Hyde, Cheshire. 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bined with Julie Daniels for a good for years for Southampton following a major force for Cheshire and HAMPSHIRE mixed doubles win. a 4-5 defeat at the hands of Basing­ indeed who is there to replace him? by David Cosway The junior County team with stoke. This match produced some of Nobody so far. Stuart Tannahill back gained an easy the finest junior table tennis in the The Cheshire Schools' champion­ DISAPPOINTING RESULT 10-0 win over Bucks. Two restricted area with all players at their best. ships at Malpas Secondary produced Open junior titles in Boumemouth, Tannahill was obviously the star some excellent table tenni's (l hope Hampshire's hopes of winning the with three wins, but Basingstoke's the Cheshire selectors were present). Southern Division ended with a home iIi. following weeks, confirmed Stuart team effort produced the win with defeat by Berkshire. A disappointing as the most consistant of the current The winners were Bredbury Boys' crop of juniors and he has also scored Colin Sargeant and Mike Cordrey Secondary who defeated Stanney result with many close games lost winning two each and lacona one. County Secondary 9-8. which should not have been allowed wins over Shetler in recent weeks to The National Club competition is to slip away. Phil Brown, previously put him in the running for senior now in full swing with Bournemouth Stockport YOC League were easily unbeaten this season in County selection next season. Y.M.C.A. to entertain Southborough beaten by neighbouring Stockport singles, lost a 13-5 lead in the third In the inter-town league, Basing­ from Tunbridge Wells, and Four T's and District when they met in a first game against Duncan Campbell and, stoke are almost certain to take their (Southampton), having disposed of round match of the Norman Cook in the men's doubles with Chris first title in the junior division after Aldershot Social 8-1, entertain North Memorial Trophy competition. The Shetler, a 19-16 in-the-third lead was beating their closest rivals, Ports­ Mundham, the Bognor champions. YOC must now concentrate on gain­ frittered away. mouth, by 7-3. Colin Sargeant and ing their. first points of the season in Skip lacona were undefeated in this the Lancashire and Cheshire League Brown also suffered his first ever match-and for the season in inter­ to avoid finishing bottom of the defeat by Bob 'Thornton. Angeline town matches. Portsmouth had pre­ CHESHIRE Youth Division. Gilbert, not showing her best form, viously lost their unbeaten record With over half the season com­ last to Heather Massey in the singles surprisingly to Southampton "B" by Jim Beckley pleted, five players are still un­ and, with Julie Daniels, lost the after holding Southampton "A" to a defeated in the Stockport and District women's doubles. These two women's draw. FOOD FOR THOUGHT League. Young Peter Jefford, "One of defeats, although repeats of first half Stockport's bright hopes for the results, show how the County cannot Southampton progressed further in A comment by Peter Wilson, in the Cheshire versus Sussex match pro­ .future, has sixteen victories to his clinch wins in these events in which both the Wilmott Cup and Rose Bowl credit. they have been so strong in the past. competitions. The men gained a 5-2 gramme, that near-veteran Derek win over Newbury while the women Schofield may well be making this Any hopes that Stockport may On the brighter side both Shetler beat Bournemouth 6-3. In this Rose his last season as a Cheshire player, have had of winning the Wilmott and and Keith Summerfield showed Bowl match, Joyce Coop won Bourne­ must give serious food for thought Carter Cups, were dashed when both flashes of fine table-tennis which mouth's three and only Angeline to the Cheshire selectors. Derek, we senior and junior teams were de­ augers well for the future and each Gilbert extended her to a third game. know, has important business com­ feated by Manchester at Gatley gained victories over Richard mitments and is deserving of a rest YMCA. The Juniors lost 3-6, the Koslowski. Summerfield also com- In the Carter Cup, the earliest exit from top flight play but he is still Seniors 2-5.

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The Intermediate final proved least The juniors who had a fine 8-2 win Ken Muhr in the deciding game, LEICESTERSHIRE interesting of all, both players against Staffs., are also unbeaten and while Paul Charlton rallied from (Croome and Holdsworth) spending as should win their division. If they do 17-20 in the third against Alan by Philip Reid much time arguing about the quality so, they will take part in the Junior Ponder to win 24-22. of the table as playing table tennis. Challenge matches, again in April. PJmSSURE OFF Paul lost his last singles against In the Rose Johnson Bowl, Considering they are playing without M~hr Marcus Hall, our No. I Junior, the in a fierce hitting game which Leicestershire Seniors breathed Imperial Typewriter are still provid­ side is doing very well. delighted the s!,ectators, but this fol­ sighs of relief when they beat Mon­ ing plenty of close finishes. Having lowed !ou~ consecutive singles wins mouthshire 8-2 in their 2nd Division beaten Eagle Works by 306-304 in In the Rose Bowl, Birmingham's from him 10 countv matches which is (Midland) fixture. It should mean they Round Two thev went one better in women had a narrow but extremely something of a record for the County. are safe for another season. The re­ the next beating' Nabisco Frears 303· fine 5-4 win over West Bromwich. turn of Brnest McLeish and Glenys 302. To give Imperial victory Alan "Andy" Jones clinched the match at The doubles events were a disaster Odams coupled with excellent form WeUs needed to beat John Round 4-all, 22-20 in the third! The win for Hunts and Carol Chapman, for shown by Graham Hughes and Rita 21-11. He won bv exactlv that score. helped to compensate a little for our the vIsitors proved too strong" in the Stevenson brought about this win. BarweU Liberal had a close win over men losing to West Brom. in the Wil­ women's singles. One should not forget the fine sports­ East Goscote by 280 points to 278, mott Cup. manship shown by the Welsh team in Away to Beds., the junior match defeat. As far as Leicestershire are Hero here was R. Bell. Westminster, Birmingham's repre­ turned out to be a big disappointment concerned Grove Motlow's people are In the Leicester & District League, sentatives in the National Club Com­ both for those playing and for the welcome any time. competition is stiU as keen as ever. petition, had a close shave against very few spectators. There was no Jones & Shipman lead 5B but are Weston YMCA (Bristol) in the first "atmosphere" whatsoever and the The juniors had a tough encounter being hotly pursued bv Leicester l:ound, winning 5-4. For this win, they match proved the let-down of the in which they escaped with a point season. from their visit to Nottinghamshire Banks .and Leicester University. Bar­ must thank Graham Binney, who won in a Junior (Midland) game. Leicester­ weU Liberals are out on their own in all his three sets. including a good This must not detract from the shire Juniors have been unbeaten by 4B and look almost certain winners. win against Eric Hall, the No. 1 for ment of the Beds. win however. They anybody e}Ccept Warwickshire for At the half-way stage only two teams Somerset. were the better team on the day, and three seasons but they came mighty can boast 100% record - Egerton The Birmingham Table Tennis dished out a 7-3 defeat to the visitors close to it in this match. The girls­ Park (2A) and Bentley Engineering News has been well received by all For the County, John Last main~ Janet Hamer, Karen Rogers and Sally III (9A). Several of the new teams local players, and is definitely here tained his good record with one Elsdon - and Alan Philpott saved are doing well. Old Lancastrians, led to stay. It contains the local infor­ singles win, and Linda Mellin once them. by Malcolm Bassett, have built up a mation league players want and also again played well to take the girls' formidable lead in 8A. East Goscote items of national interest. slOgles. In the Midland League Leicester's main hopes of a Championship have got clear of the field in 9B. It is strange that in our County, Linda teamed up with Pat Bingham trophy rest in the hands of the Men's They have Trevor Wright and David and with Birmingham being the to take the girls' doubles comfort­ 2nd team who are unbeaten. Paul Hawes both available so this is not largest league in the country, we have ably, but the mixed eluded Hunts Randell has showed fine form and surprising. only two national and about ten who led 18-14 in the decider. Thi~ fully justified his place. . Mustangs look almost unstoppable, County Umpires, w~o are active.

MIDDLESEX But even they are arranging Sunday (all of Chesterfield). 5) Doug Foulds This was a surprise move as both matches to bring their fixtures iil line and Manning (both of Derby). demotees beat Fowkes in a recent By Laurie Landry which means a much more healthy inter-town match. Lowe certainly situation than was first thought. It It was reoorted that Mrs. Diane appears to warrant a place being un­ Johnson. currently playing for Lanca­ CAUSE FOR SATISFACTION further enabled the selectors to re­ beaten in inter-league play. The view the ranki:1g list in conjunction shire i;"l the County Championships. match was won 8-2 by Northants. our THE C01...nty is well satisfied with with the Divisional Champio!1shil=s is now living in Chesterfield and play­ only successes coming in the doubles results so far in the Premier and results. . ing in their Rose Bowl team. Mrs. with wins by Misses M. Deakin and Junior Divisions of the C.T.T.C. Go­ Jo·h:lson. if she can be persuaded to S. Holmes. Susan also partnerin~ ing up to Northumberland, with new Only change made was with Da\ c Stills (Derbv) being re:>laced at No.6 play. will certainly add strength to Fowkes to success. boy Brian Petch coming in, we were our County team. pleased to come away with a 7-2 by frevor Manni:lg, also of Derby. Frank O'Sullivan, a former County win. Ma lning was runner-u::, in the D?rby For the last Junior match. at player. has returned to competitive Ist Division Championships to Da\ c Alan Lindsay came back for our Derby, the Countv dropped Phil play, after a 2-year absence, and Donnelly and is currentlv No. 2 in Madin and Ivor Warner. both of is playing for his former club annual 'blood' match with Essex. We the Derby averages. 1 he lists reads:­ got this one 6-3 but a pity Essex were Derby. and re!llaced them with R. Mechanics. He appears to be playing not at full strength. Our juniors. with I) John Wallhead, 2) Tonv Hunt. Lowe (Chesterlieldl and B. Fowkes as well as ever. but then Frank never a complete new set of boys in Robert 3) Colin Deaton. 4) Dereck Marples (Alfreton). did practice. Aldrich, David Jemmett Julian Colin l~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~­ and Douglas Bloom. have won their first four matches. The decider in the Junior (South) Division will be against Kent in March. The Inter-League competition is again a mixed bag. North Middlesex II beat a weakened Willesden team but lost to North Middlesex] who, in turn, were beaten by Uxbridge who had already lost. Acton and Staines have also 'lost so no league is un­ beaten. The annual 2-a-side competition for teams from our leagues is to be held at Ultra Ltd., on March 15th. Our Open Championships at Swiss .. Cottage were quite a success and we broke just about even on the finances. There are a few improvements which will be made for next "ear. Most of the entrants were very happy with the new venue and that is the most important thing. A wrist w-:tch was left behind and Go to your the owner is asked to contact Geoff James at 19 St. Ann's Villas, London, W.I. Mitre. sports Venue for the Countv's Closed will he at Ultra. probably' on April 11­ dealer and 12th. The Middlesex Schools' TTA is fllnctionin~ very well indeed a.nd later this season an individual cham­ get him to pionships will be held for the third consecutive year. .showyolJ DERBYSHIRE by Walter Reeves CLOSED ASSURED THE Derbyshire Championships, championship which were in doubt, appear to have now been settled. The arrangements bats. are for a committee to run them. at Matlock, using the same venue as last year. If this is not available, then the venue will be in Chesterfield and run either on one day or over a weekend. Why settle Derby were reluctant to take on these c'hampionships because of the work their committee are doing to­ or less? wards their own H.Q. and also be­ cause they have undertaken to stage the Midland Closed this season. The tentative date for the Midland is SU:lday, Anril 19th, subject to con­ firmation b'y Maurice Goldstein. I reported the trouble in the County League to the Derbyshire committee, and from the delegates present re­ ceived a number of score cards that I had reported as outstanding. Also, I was told of matches that were being played on the night of the meeting. The outcome of all this is that the league positions are up-to-date in all MITRE SPORTS, FITZWILLIAM STREET. HUOOERSFIELD competing towns except Glossop.

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CAMBRIDGESHIRE County match. I am sure that John holding their own, with Sally Brown­ Division 1 will have several seasons of suc­ ing gaining great success. However, N.C.!. 11 10 0 1 85 25 20 by Leslie Constable cessful Junior playas this feat was in a recent fixture against Bedford, Press l' 9 7 I I 60 30 15 no mean accomplishment. the really heavy defeat showed just Soham 3 ...... 8 7 0 1 49 31 14 GREAT WIN BY JOHN WILLIS After sailing through two rounds of how much more improvement has to Guildhall I 9 6 I 2 58 32 13 the Wilmott Cup, Cambridge City IN the National County Champion­ be made in order to challenge for Division 2 ships, Cambridgeshire have had vary­ were soundly beaten at Norwich and top positions. The Veterans lost their ,could only muster one success when first match against Bletchley and 5t. George's I.. 9 8 I o 70 20 17 ing fortunes but have yet to secure Honor~ "News" 10 8 I an outright victory. In their match Stephen Andrews beat Stan could only draw with Bedford, which I 67 33 17 Although the City were without John was a great setback to their cham.. Telephones I... 9 7 I I 59 31 15 against Hertfordshire, they were Spicers I 9 4 3 narrowly beaten after being in a good Thurston, this was no excuse and pionship aspirations, and victories in 2 56 34 II Norwich were worthy winners. position. Although this was their first their remaining fixtures must be defeat, they are bracketed in fourth In the South-East Midlands League, achieved. \ position with Huntingdonshire and Cambridge City are still running away YORKSHIRE cannot now obtain promotion as with the division and although they In the Cambs League, New Ches­ hoped for. The !'orm of the women only succeeded in defeating North­ terton Institute, University Press, and by Cliff Darley has been encoura.~;ng, especially that ampton after a close struggle, it is Soham III have all inflicted a single of young Sally Browning, who can­ obvious that they will take some defeat on each other to make an in­ SHOCK FOR HERMITS now be nicknamed "Our Gal Sal". teresting fight in Division I, so that catching. The team of Thurston, MOST of my usual suppliers for this The Juniors have been outclassed, Tony Littlechild, Andrews and the return games between these teams column failed, evidently, to 'transfer but here again, the girls have been Gerald Coteman has carried all will almost certainly be the key to the dates from their last year's diaries, the bright s!Jots with Janet Ferguson before them. The form of the Juniors the championship. While Soham 1lI as very little in the way of news has and Jane Matthews showing hearten­ has not been so good but a victory are at the top, their first and second leaked through to me. ing form. However, the high spot in against St. Neots was heartening, to teams are in a grim struggle for sur·· the Boys' Section was the great win say the least, and enabled them to vival at the bottom of the division, Both our Premier and Junior teams by 13-year-old John Willis over Ian move away from the foot of the together with Y.M.C.A. I, Wilburton, are placed where we expected them to Horsham, the ranked Essex Junior. table. In this fixture, John Suchoski Impington and Torchbearers. In Divi­ be, whilst we continue to give match This was a wonderful achievement by was the first player to win all three sion If, St. George's are at the top experience to the younger end in the the Cambs youngster in only his third singles in a match. The Women are and only Cambridge Evening News second team. It could be mentioned and Tele!Jhones have any chance of that some of our players are finding coaching a more lucrative occupation catching them, so that the two pro­ than match play! motion places must come from these three teams. The onlv 100% team in Over at Bradford, Sedburgh in the whole of the leag'ue are Swavesey danger of relegation, beat Hermits. who- have a five point lead in Divi­ Tony Clayton now studying at Liver­ sion 3B, and look certain champions. pool University collected both the Four teams in Division 3A, namely singles and doubles trophies in the Telephones II, Melbourn, Torch­ Universities', Championships beating bearers II and Impington II, all have Brian Mitchell (Birmingham) in the a chance of promotion, In Division semis, and the holder Alan Heap 4A, Great Ouse River Authority II (Hull) in the final. and Duxford Grange are at the helm, My thanks to all the Sheffield while in Division 48, Swavesey II and people who gave us their time and Melbourne II lead from Spicers II and help at the Yorkshire Open, and to L.P.A. Divisions 5A and B are being the good citizens of Hull who did closely contested with Soham IV and likewise for the Junior Open. The Cambridge Travellers leading only on Sheffield Combined League officials games average from Haverhill II and are up to their eyes in it organising New Chesterton Institute. Willing­ the England-Czechoslovakia match on ham, who have only dropped one February 24th with F. A. Coleman of point in Division 5C, look firm 128 Station Road, Woodhouse, Shef­ favourites. field, SI3 7RB at the helm. Yorkshire League leaders as at In the Women's Division, Victoria 6.1.70 were:­ Road Congo are the current leaders, having shown good form throughout Division 1 the season. ,P WD L F A Pts Huddersfield 4 3 0 1 29 11 6 Ely and Wisbech are not having Midd. & THE TABLE a very successful run in the South­ N. Yks. 3 3 0 0 25 5 6 East Midlands League and no doubt Division 2 OF THE FUTURE as the season progresses they will Bradford II 4 3 0 26 14 7 both be anxious to get away from Midd& Cannot warp : Easily moved the foot of the table. The increasing N. Yks. II 3 3 0 0 25 5 6 TODAY in use at over 1,000 Clubs competition in the league is now test­ Division 3 ing the merits of the lesser teams, Harrogate 3 2 0 I 19 II 4 * Tubular Steel Jigged Frame and * No more Loose Screws, Chipped which is all to the good. York 2 2 0 0 17 3 4 Corners, Warped Surfaces. Folding Undercarriage. Concern is being felt about the Division 4A Hinged and folding Fitted with * Surface Protected when not in standard of Junior play in the Halifax II 4 3 I 0 31 9 7 Retractable White Tyred Caster use. County, despite the intensive coach­ Barnsley II 4 3 0 I 29 11 6 Wheels. * Free Standing 5ft. x 5ft. x 10in. ing that is now in progress. It seems Division 4B * Permanent Matt Finish. saving damage to table edges and that there is some lack of co­ Harrogate II 3 3 0 0 21 9 6 Washable. wall. operation and encouragement which Redcar 3 2 I 0 24 6 5 Three Mobile Models Fitted with * Patented in U.K., U.S.A., Belgium, should be given to these young * players and no doubt in the near Division 4C Finnish Birch Tops. Germany, France, Italy, Canada, York II 4 4 0 0 31 9 8 12 mm., 18 mm., 24 mm. Japan. future we shall see a drastic revision Redcar II 4 2 I 1 22 18 of tactics. 5 Women Write for Illustrated Brochure 10­ Doubtless his many friends not Sheffield 4 3 I 0 26 14 7 already in the know, will be inter­ Barnsley 3 3 0 0 19 11 6 ested to learn that Leslie rEcently GYMNASIA LTD. ~~~~k~~~~~-:e~~~ ~~:~Side became engaged to Margaret Roser Finally, 1 would like to extend my Tel.: Stockton-on-Tees 68964 of 6 Pentlands Court, Cambridge. thanks to the Umpires, and to the Congratulations herewith. Ed. local juniors who acted as scorers at Makers of Fine Gymnastic and Sports Equipment the English Closed Championships. Leading positions in the Cambs Without them events such as this can- League:­ not go on. Page------22 NOTES COUNTY NOTES COUNTY NOTES COUNTY NOTE

. T bl F II S· DIVISIONAL TABLES UP TO II NORTH JUNIOR WEST Table Tennis a es. u Ize AND INCLUDING JANUARY 17th P W D L F APts PW D L F APts Folding, Legs Fast, linch Yorks. II 430 1 30 10 6 Glamorgan ... 4 4 o 0 34 6 8 ply - £2·6, also i ply - £24 PREMIER Lancashire 422 o 27 13 6 Monmthshire 4 3 o 1 26 14 6 P W D L F A Pts Somerset 4 2 o 2 19 21 4 new. Nthn1land II 321 o 17 13 5 Middlesex 550 o 30 15 10 Cheshire II .,. 521 2 20 30 5 Wiltshire 3 2 o 1 18 12 4 Yorkshire 440 o 26 10 8 Lincolnshire .. 403 1 19 21 3 Gloucs. 4 0 o 4 8 32 0 Old T.ables any make resur­ Kent 540 1 28 17 8 Durham 511 3 22 28 3 Worcs. 3 0 o 3 5 25 0 faced & repaired at reason­ Essex 530 2 26 19 6 Cumberland .. 300 3 5 25 0 Surrey 520 3 21 24 4 able cost, Speedy Service, County Championships all enquiries welcome. Sussex 410 3 15 21 2 II MIDLAND Cheshire 500 5 13 32 0 P W D LFA Pts continued from page 24 Nthmblnd 500 5 12 33 0 Warwicks. 440 o 33 7 8 Apply:­ Staffordshire 440 o 30 10' 8 CAMBRIDGESHIRE 7 II SOUTI-I Derbyshire 4 3 0 1 31 9 6 HUNTINGDONSHIRE 3 P W D LFA Pts Glamorgan ... 4 3 0 1 27 13 6 JBREGUET BROS. Bucks. 431 o 28 12 7 Close result, but Suffolk never be­ Leicestershire 510 4 14 36 2 hind and always looked winners. Kent II 430 1 22 18 6 Nottinghams. 400 4 8 32 0 HUNGERFORD Surrey II . 421 1 22 18 5 John Kitchener and the girls were Monmthshire 500 5 7 43 0 Suffolk stars. BERKS Essex II . 420 2 23 17 4 Middx. II 420 2 20 20 4 II WEST Junior Division (West) Phone 2405 I-Iertfordshire 300 3 10 20 0 P W D L F A Pts Suffolk 300 3 5 25 0 Somerset . 540 1 31 19 8 MONMOUTHSHIRE 3 Worcesters . 431 o 30 10 7 GLAMORGAN7 Devon 431 o 23 17 7 Two singles wins for Haydn Thomas Hampshire ... 5 3 0 2 29 21 6 but Michael Nocivelli not giving his Gloucs. 521 2 28 22 5 usual support. Glamorgan worthy Dorset 511 3 25 25 3 winners. Wiltshire 502 3 17 33 2 Cornwall 500 5 7 43 0 SOMERSET 6 FIXTURES AND VENUES FOR FEBRUARY, 1970 GLOUCESTERSHIRE 4 PREMIER DIVISION SOUTHERN Feb. 7 Middlesex v. Yorkshire, Southall Grammar-Technical School. 7-00 p.m. P W D L F APts Junior Friendly Match Boyd Avenue. Southall. Surrey v. Sussex, Crusader Insurance Sports Pavilion. Wood­ 7-00 p.m. Bucks. II 5 3 1 1 28 22 7 ESSEX 5 MIDDLESEX 5 hatch. Reigate. Hamps. II 5 2 2 1 31 19 6 8 Essex v. Kent, Tilbury Community Centre, Civic Square. 7-00 p.m. Wonderful win by David Jemmett Berkshire 4 2 1 1 25 15 5 14, -17, 19 over Michael Read and Tilbury. Oxfordshire .. 4 2 0 2 19 21 4 Northumberland v. Cheshire. when Julian Colin led Ian Horsham SECOND DIVISION SOUTH Worcs. II 4 0 0 4 7 33 0 12-7 in 3rd with Middlesex 5-4 up a Feb. 7 Kent II v. Essex II, Woolwich Recreation Institute, Kings Park. 7-00 p.m. Eltham Palace Road, Eltham, S.E.9. MIDLAND surprise result seemed possible. But 8 Bucks. v. Herts., Beaconsfield Youth Club. Maxwell Road. 6-00 p.m. P W D L F APts Horsham pulled out a few stops to Beaconsfield. win 19, -16, 17 and gain a draw. Suffolk v. Midclesex II, Mutford Village Hall, Nr. Lowestof1. 7-00 p.m. Staffs. II ...... 3 3 0 0 27 3 6 Warwicks. II 3 3 0 0 25 5 6 Horsham, Jemmett and Sue Beckwith 14 Surrey II v. Suffolk, S1. George's College, Weybridge, Surrey. 7-00 p.m. all unbeaten but nothing for Read SECOND DIVISION NORTH Denbighshire 3 1 0 2 10 20 2 Feb. 8 Cheshire II v. Northumberla,nd II. Derbyshire II 3 1 0 2 10 20 2 who also lost to Robert Aldrich. Cumberland v. Lancashire, Sekers Mill, Richmond, Whitehaven. 3-30 p.m. Yorkshire II v. Lincolnshire, Leeds Judean Club, Street Lane, 3-00 p.m. Shropshire 4 0 0 4 8 32 0 Moortown, Leeds, 17. SECOND DIVISION MIDLAND EASTERN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Feb. 8 Derbyshire v. Warwickshire, The Police Station, New Beet­ 7-00 p.m. PW D L F A Pts The Annual General Meeting of the well Street. Chesterfield. Bedfordshire 4 3 1 0 27 13 7 County Table Tennis Chantpionsldps Glamorgan v. Staffordshire, Aberaman Y.M.C.A., Aberaman, 3-00 p.m. Herts. II ...... 4 3 1 28 12 6 Aberdare. o will be held on Saturday 13th June, Leicestershire v. Nottinghamshire, Tom Towers Boys' Club, 3-00 p.m. Cambs. 4 1 2 1 22 18 4 1970, in the Sutherland Room of the Hinckley. Norfolk . "0" 4 1 1 2 17 23 3 Waverley Hotel, Southampton Row, SECOND DIVISION WEST .Northants 4 I o 3 15 25 2 London, W.e.1, commencing 2-00 p.m. Feb. 5 Gloucestershire v. Worcestershire (at Cheltenham). 7-15 p.m. Hunts. 4 1 o 3 11 29 2 7 Devon v. Dorset, Cranford Club, Exmouth. 7-15 p.m. By rule 36, Proposed alterations to Somerset v. Hampshire, Y.M.C.A., High Street, Weston-super­ 7-15 p.m. mare. JLTNIOR SOUTH the Rules may be submitted only by Wiltshire v. Cornwall, Lawn Evening Centre, Swindon. 7-00 p.m. P W D L F A Pts a County in membership or by two SOUTHERN DIVISION Middlesex 4 4 0 o 35 5 8 officers of the Championships and Feb. 14 Berkshire v. Oxfordshire, Thatcham Church Hall, Thatcham. 7-00 p.m. 34 6 7 shall be received, in writing, by the Worcestershire II v. Buckinghamshire II, Cripplegate Pavilion, 7-00 p.m. Kent 4 3 1 o Tybridge Street, Worcester. Surrey 4 2 2 o 28 12 6 Secretary by the last day in February, MIDLAND DIVISION Hampshire ... 5 2 1 2 24 26 5 such proposals to be acknowledged by Feb. 8 Denbighshire v. Derbyshire II, Rhyl Methodist Schoolroom, 7-00 p.m. Sussex 4 2 0 2 23 17 4 the Secretary within 7 days. All pro­ Bath Street, Rhyl. 4 5 35 0 posals so received shall be circulated Staffordshire II v. Warwickshire II, Woodfield S. & S. Club, 7-00 p.m. Berkshire 4 0 0 Penn, Wolverhampton. Bucks. 5 0 0 5 1 49 0 to all Counties in membership during EASTERN DIVISION March, and amendments or alterna­ Feb. 8 Cambridgeshire v. Northamptonshire, C.1. B.A. Canteen, 2-30 p.m. JUNIOR NORTl-I tive proposals dealing with the same Duxford. PW D L F APts substance shall be accepted for con­ Hl.Intingdonshire v. Bedfordshire, Eaton Sccon Institute, Eaton 7-30 p.m. Yorkshire 4 4 o 0 35 5 8 Socon. sideration by the Annual General 14 Hertfordshire II v. Norfolk. Cheshire 4 3 o 1 24 16 6 Meeting if submitted in writing and JUN lOR SOUTHERN DIVISION Lancashire 3 2 o 1 24 6 4 received by the Secretary not later Feb. 7 Hampshire v. Berkshire. Durham 4 1 o 3 10 30 2 than the last day of April. 8 Surrey v. Middlesex, Goblins, Ermine Way, Leatherhead. 3-30 p.m. Cumberland 3 0 o 3 6 24 0 8 Sussex v. Kent, Hays Bridge School, Byers Lane, South 4-00 p.m. It may be of interest to you to 2 1 19 0 Godstone, Surrey. Northmblnd. 2 0 o know that I have already received a JUNIOR NORTHERN DIVISION comprehensive set of alterations, pro­ Feb. 8 Cheshire v. Northumberland. JUNIOR MIDLAND, Cumberland v. Lancashire, Sekers Mill, Richmond, Whitehaven 1-00 p.m. P W D L F A Pts posed by Essex, which if carried JUNIOR MIDLAND DIVISION Warwicks. ... 3 3 0 o 27 3 6 would mean the' fonnation of a Feb. 8 Staffordshire v. Derbyshire, Northwood Sports Centre, Stoke-on- 3-00 p.m. Leics. 4 2 2 o 27 13 6 Premier Division for Juniors, such a Trent. di~ ision operating in 1970-71. Warwickshire v. Nottinghamshire, Sports Pavilion, Mitchells 3-30 p.m. Notts. 4 1 3 o 23 17 5 & Butlers Ltd., Portland Road, Birmingham 15. Northants. ... 4 1 1 2 17 23 3 JUNIOR EASTERN DIVISION Staffordshire 3 0 2 1 12 18 2 Feb. 7 Norfolk v. Bedfordshire, C.E.Y.M.S. Rooms, Brigg Street. 2-30 p.m. Derbyshire ... 4 0 0 4 4 36 0 Norwich. My thanks to the great majority of 8 Essex v. Hertfordshire, Waltham Abbey Community Centre, 3-00 p.m. JUNIOR EAST County Match Secretaries who are Crooked Mile, Waltham Abbey. co-operating very well with the tele­ Huntingdonshire v. Cambridgeshire, S1. Neots Table Tennis 3-00 p.m. P W D L F APts Club, S1. Neots. Essex . 440 o 37 3 8 phoning of results. Please keep up JUNIOR WESTERN DIVISION Herts. . . 330 o 28 2 6 the good work. More disappointing is Feb. 7 Somerset v. Monmouthshire, Lower Failand Hall, Failand, Nr. 3-00 p.m. Bedfordshire 4 3 0 1 23 17 6 the brief report of a match sent in Bristol. by the home County with the result 8 Glamorgan v. Wiltshire, Thorns Electrical Co. Ltd., Swansea 3-00 p.m. Hunts . 420 2 15 25 4 Road, Merthyr Tydfil. Norfolk 310 2 f4 16 2 sheet. Remember that no report sent " 13 Gloucestershire v. Worcestershire (at Cheltenham). 7-15 p.m. Suffolk 510 4 15 35 2 means nothing in my column in 21 Wiltshire v. Worcestershire, The Youth Centre, Newtown. 3-00 p.m. 5 8 42 0 "Table Tennis News". Bradford-on-Avon. Cambs. 500 Page 23 SHROPSHIRE 2 DENBIGHSHIRE 8 Eastern Division BEDFORDSHIRE 7 county Championships Round-up HERTFORDSHIREII3 First 5 sets all went to three (and by JOHN WRIGHT two more later) and Herts. trailed 1-4! Colin Crow the home star - his NO TITLE ASSURED XD and WS kept Kent in with a anit who ha playe Wit - ~ - . . set against David Seaholme (won -19, - IT looks as though Yorkshire's chance at 3-all. Piddock raised his beat Charlie Jacques. . . 19, 20) a "cracker". Bill Astbury also visit to Southall on February 7th will game considerably against Denis 4th sets at 20 in 3rd and 22 in 3rd; scored maximum. draw a big crowd for the clash of the Neale, almost snatching the first, but 4-0 could so easily have been 2-all. Neale not in charitable mood and HUNTINGDONSHIRE 2 two unbeaten Premier sides. Kent fell STAFFORDSHIRE 6 CAMBRIDGESHIRE 8 to the Yorkshire power and Middlesex Hydes clinched the match with a con­ DERBYSHIRE 4 vincing win over the gallant Buist. beat Essex nicely to virtually end their Far too close for comfort. Glenn NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 8 hopes of the hattrick. But the position Warwick brittle under pressure and NORFOLK 2 in the majority of the divisions is still could only manage one singles win. An unexpectedly big win for wide open and no county yet has an Northants who showed their true assured ti tie. WARWICKSHIRE 8 form for the first time. John Goodall Leicestershire are staging the Pro­ GLAMORGAN2 gave fine display of loop and smash motion Challenge matches at th.e Derek Munt outstanding: his 11, 10 to beat Tony Hipperson 17, 17 the Leicester Y.M.C.A. (Sat/Sun. - April win over Graham Davies really latter producing some excellent de­ 18-19th). started Warwicks well. Home women fensive work. First maximum by Steve too good with Doreen Griffiths play­ Lyon. Premier Division ing well in WD and XD. Junior Division (South) CHESHIRE 4 SUSSEX 5 Second Division (West) BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 0 M. Johns lost to P. Williams 14, -16, DEVON 5 WILTSHIRE 5 HAMPSHIRE 10 -9; bt. R. Chandler 11, 19. Devon 5-4 up when Cleve Judson KENT 5 SURREY 5 B. Kean lost to Williams -7, -20; bt. went on to play Mike Andrews, the J. Clarke 11, 11. , latter struggling to hold his place. But Surrey pleased with this, with Paul D. Schofield lost to Chandler -12, 13, no 4th-in-a-row 6-4 with Andrews the Bishop displaying some masterly con­ -13; bt. Clarke 16, -16,18. victor -20, 15, 19. Two more wins for trolled hitting to overcome John Kean/J. Hilton lost to Chandler/ Bill Moulding and great effort by Dabin 13, 19. Susan Howard's steadi­ Williams -11, -12. Margaret Alexander against Pam ness told in the end against Lynda Mrs. D. Schofield lost to Miss J. Chesson. Williams -9, -9. (Mortimer) Lake to get as close as -19, 20, -2 J. 8 sets needed 3rd game in MIDDLESEX 8 SUSSEX 2 Johns/Mrs. Schofield bt. S. Ogundipe/ thrilling match. Miss Williams 9, 12. Christine Mann never in it against HENRY BUIST GLOUCESTERSHIRE 3 (Kent) Carol Randall until she caught her at ESSEX 3 MIDDLESEX 6 SOMERSET 7 18-all in 2nd. And then Carol's power­ C Barnes bt. O. Haslam 21, 8; bt. M. game went to pieces and Christine Second Division (South) Surprise defeat for Gloucs. who re­ Sugden 13, 18. . turned to early season form. Two ran out a comfortable winner in the D. Brown lost to Haslam 18, -17, -18; MIDDLESEX II 8 SURREY II 2 singles defeats for Roy Morley (by 3rd. Some fine play in the set between lost to A. Lindsay 16, -16, -18. Surrey, unbeaten before this match, Tony Kinsey and Eric Hall). Julian Colin and Stephen Marley and D. Johnson lost to Sugden -8, -7; lost a bad defeat by Robert Aldrich at must have wondered what hit them as CORNWALL 0 DORSET 10 to Lindsay -12, -18. Middlesex led 3-0 and all straight too! the hands of Graham Good-David Barnes/Brown bt. Haslam/Lindsay 13, Every men's set to Middlesex with WORCESTERSHIRE 8 Jemmett had earlier made Good look 19. . HAMPSHIRE 2 far from it. Mrs. L. Radford lost to Mrs. K. Firoz Nilam showing great improve­ Mathews -21, -12. ment and Jack Bender on top form. Worcs. players rose to the occasion Junior Division (North) For Surrey, Jean Head has lost little of the county's 100th first team match. Johnson/Mrs. Radford lost to Sugden/ DURHAM 0 LANCASHIRE 10 Mrs. Mathews -23, -10. of her skill and won WS and WD Their team is basically defensive (bar (with Ruth Miles). John Heathcote) and bettered visitors Durham quite outplayed and a use­ Narrow opening win for "Les" eager to hit. Special mention of Mike ful maximum win for Lancs. to keep Haslam over Brown meant Essex in SUFFOLK 1 Prosser, called up at short notice for alive their faint title hopes. The home trouble. First game of XD could have BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 9 3rd time and still unbeaten in this players had little idea against visiting gone either way but second beyond Bucks players called the tune in division - County badge awarded. spin services. doubt and Middlesex led 3-1. Essex every set except XD where Colin Magnificent programme by Ian Crick­ YORKSHIRE 7 CHESHIRE 3 needed to fight back to take MD in Tucker and Jeanne Youngs deserved mer (who else?) which lists every straight games and then Lesley Rad­ their win. The visitors must surely match played by Worcs. I since Brian Johns unbeaten-a real sur­ ford had Karenza Mathews worried in scent first-ever 2nd Division title. 1952-53. prise was his 16, -15, 18 win over first, bottled up on backhand. Des­ Nicky Jarvis. But then Yorks took peration crept into Lesley's play in HERTFORDSHIRE 4 KENT II 6 Southern Division command with the whole team play­ the second, 4-2 to Middlesex and then Good match for Eric Coster with HAMPSHIRE II 3 BERKSHIRE 7 ing their parts. Well done Val King Haslam 20-15 up on Barnes! With wins over John Dabin and Clive and Peter Abell (the latter a most Barnes 11-2 up in second, Haslam re­ Two singles wins for both Bob improved and steady player). quested his towel: Barnes' enquiry of Morris as well as XD with Barbara Thornton and Duncan Campbell. 7 Peters. Valerie Scripps played well sets decided in 3rd game. "Why, do you want to throw it in?" against Paula Brenchley only falling Junior Division (Midland) delighted the crowd now resigned to by -17,17, -20. DERBYSHIRE 2 a home defeat. Essex missed Bobby OXFORDSHIRE 7 WORCESTERSHIRE II 3 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 8 Stevens, but Middlesex far better on Second Division North the night. Good debut for Poppy Squires NOTIINGHAMSHIRE 5 DURHAM 3 LANCASHIRE 7 particularly in WD - overawed by LEICESTERSHIRE 5 KENT 3 YORKSHIRE 6 An entertaining match although partner Cecil Jackson in XD. -All­ Five BS wins for Notts, and Roger A. Piddock lost to D. Neale -20, -15; both teams below strength. Jack round performance by home men en­ Dawkins tried so hard against Alan lost to A. Hydes -16, -17. Keogh got the better of old rival sured victory but without SOme more Philpott to make it 6. 12-20 down in D. Basden lost to Neale -10, -14; lost Eddie Taylor and nice win for Paul youth in the team the future outlook the 3rd, he levelled and twice held to A. Clayton -12, -15. Freeman 11, 8 over Tony Boasman. can't be too bright. Former Lancas­ set point only to fall -8, 17, -22. 3 H. Buist lost to Hydes -9, -16; bt. trian junior, Barbara Yates made YORKSHIRE 9 CHESHIRE 1 defeats for the improving home girls Clayton 15, 19. nervous debut for visitors. who are getting their experience the Buist/Piddock lost to Hydes/Neale Two very young teams with only hard way. -12, -15. one senior on each side. A good effort BUCKINGHAMSHIRE II 5 Mrs. P. Piddock bt. Miss L. Bashford by Jackie Dyer who lost -19, 19, -12 HAMPSHIRE II 5 WARWICKSHIRE 8 18,6. to Linda Forkes and a good match for Derek Holman and Chris Shetler, STAFFORDSHIRE 2 Basden/Mrs. Piddock bt. Clayton/ all the Yorks players. trailing 12-17 in 3rd of MD hit out Miss Bashford -7, 20, 13. bravely to snatch victory at 21 and Junior Division (East) Second Division (Midland) Even the large and loyal Canter­ gave Hants. 4-1 lead. Bucks. levelled, BEDFORDSHIRE 7 bury crowd unable to deny powerful LEICESTERSHIRE 8 then trailed 4-5 but Scot Tom Mc­ HUNTINGDONSHIRE 3 MONMOUTHSHIRE 2 Michael (on debut) saved the day. Yorkshire a deserved victory. Tony Alec Watson's defence very solid. Another competent performance by Piddock disappointing against Alan Neither side deserves relegation on Gordon Reid and a return of Brian Hydes but Henry Buist's splendid win this form. Fine comeback for Ernest Midland Division Hutchinson's entertaining style. Great over England ranked Tony Clayton McLeish and excellent win for DERBYSHIRE II 2 entertainment value for the spectators followed by marked superiority in Graham Hughes over Haydn Thomas, STAFFORDSHIRE II 8 in the doubles sets.

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