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

Vol. 18 May, 1960 No.8

~ARRINGTON I·S NATIONAL 4JOA~D

THE news thait the English Table Tennis Associa­ tion of those who can supply the local leadership~ tion is to have, for the first time, a fOIl-time For the Ministry makes it clear that the Direc­ Director of Coaching, will be welcomed by all tor's main task is to teach and encourage coaches who understand the wider responsibilities of the and leader-s of young players, with a view to national association. promoting ever more centres of participating T'he allocation of a sa'lary grant by t:he Ministry sportsmen. of Education has at last made possible this de­ If that is what the Ministry wants, it is certainly velopment, which many members have felt desir­ what eveiry hard-working league secretary and club able for sOime time past. organiser wants-a large family of people who All who contribute in various ways to,the Table like sport and do something albout it. Te'nnis edifice m;~y take a certain pride in this Valuable Asset official move. It is a recognition both that our sport has something of value to offer to In this task a Director, who not on~y can in­ the community life, and that our organisation is struct but also understands organisational prob­ worlthy enough and representative enough to use lems, can be a valuable asset. If, in the process, the services of a ful'I-time expert efficiently. there are opportunities for assisting the specialists, the really talented youngs·ters, these will naturally As always, public support carries with it public be taken. responsibility and no doubt the National Execu­ ~his tive Conlmittee bad this in mind whep. they We may hope for something in direction, appointed Jack Carrington, to be the first pro:­ since much of Carrington's renown springs from fessional Director as from 1st July. He has been his flair for applying "mass" coac'hing in such a Honorary Director for several years. way as to- benefit even the top performers. Nevertheless, it would be a fallacy to assume We are fortunate in having in England a num­ that the appointment of a Director of Coaching ber of players with first-class technical knowledge, automatically presages a revolutionary improve­ experience and enthusiasm; of these, few could ment in the results of our international teams. claim such specialised experience as Carrington That is one facet ooly of a complicated subject; has had in the teaching and enthusing of players we may however fairly hope that such results will and coac'hes, and the organising of official training come in due course, possibly as a by-product of a schemes from the international level right down we,ll-founded basic scheme. to schoolchildrens' groups. The E.T.T.A. also could receive advantages by Inspired Thousands allowing their professional coach to, help non­ As a stylist international player, as a member of members in exceptional cases. It may well be that the famous exhibition "circuits", as a coach in the offer of help and the a'ppearance of the many countries and several languages, as a com­ official ambassador of E.T.T.A. at ,centres off the mentator and author, Jack Carrington has inspired beaten track, could just tip the sca:le and bring in thousands to better table tennis. Now the E.T.T.A. new friends to, the organised game. have given 'him the ohance to help still more The state of develo,pment of coaching, in its thousands of young people-----given the co-opera- widest sense, varies considerably in different areas

Page Thr•• TABLE TENNIS MAY - 1960 of England. Some are weB served and hardly need "If there were ever to be such officially decided any help from the "·Association man"; others preference, I in1agine 'this would be best imple­ could do wit'h all the help they can get. Experience mented by the Selection Committees actions. For shows, too, that an active area today can revent to example it is quite clear that neglect of attacking somnolence only too quickly. openings is a weakness with some of our to,p 'Moreover even the best of local coaches usually players. All reasonable coaches strive to teach like to refresh themse~ves with first-hand discus­ all departments of the game. The official coach, in sion of the latest play and tactics on the inter­ particular must always foster talent and tactics of national front. 'There will thus be plenty for a eve1ry kind, so that the game as a wh01e richer, travelling Directo'r to do. is We may conclude with a quote fro,m Jack and our top players have to' reach their positions Carrington himself:­ by o,vercoming the best of all types of co,mpetition. "The appointment of an E.T.T.A. Director of It is foT' individual players to push the various Coaching does not imply that there is to be an theories to extremes if they wish; in fact our ideal "official" style of play or that any particular f01rm top team might be one of 3 different specialists, of tactics is to be encouraged at the expense of all deriving at some point in their developn1ent other forms. from good basic theory".

III~IF «) IIIIIIF 1111111 ( III1II1 It\ 1111Il t\J lilliE \\/tV i English Table Annual General Meeting. The tion committe'es, and during this sea­ Tennis Association Annual General Meeting of the son as Hon. Secretary of the junior Patron.: Her Majesty The B.T.T.A. will take place on Saturday, committee only. The N.E.'C. wish to Queen. June 25, 1960, commencing at 3.30 place on record their appreciation for p.m. at the Bonnington Hotel, South­ the able and conscierttious way in President: Hon. I. G. S. ampton Row, London, W.C.!. An which Peter Northcott has carried Montagu. important item on the agenda will be out these duties, and their regret at Chairm'an: A. K. Vint, O.D.E. the proposal to introduce a levy of his decision to retire from the Deputy Cbainnan: I. C. Eyles. 6d. per player. national administration of the game. Honorary Treasurer: T. Blonn. Results of the elections for the N.E.C. Meeting. A meeting of the National Executive Committee for National Executive Committee took Secretary: D. P. Lowen. season 1960/61 will be announced at place at the Bonnington Hotel, Lon­ Office of the Association: 652, the A.G.M., and voting papers for don, on Saturday, April 30. The Grand Buildings, Trafalgar the elections are being despatched on chairman reported on the European Square, London, W.C.2. Monday, May 16, and have to be Union Meeting in Zagreb which he (T e I e p h 0 n e: TRAfalgar returned by Monday, June 13, 1960. attended as the delegate of the 2165). A meeting of the new N.E.,C. will E.T.T.,A., and on the European take place on Sunday, June 26, 1960.. Championships. The meeting re­ Peter Northcott. Peter Northcott, corded their congratulations on the Swedish players in the 1961 English who has represented the South­ performances of our teams, and this " Open" Championships, under a re­ Western Region on the N.E.C. for has been conveyed to the non-playing ciprocal arrangement. the past three seasons with great dis­ captain. The chairman reported that U.S.S.R. Tour. It has now been tinction, has advised the E.T.T.A. an option had been granted to the officially confirmed that the U.S.S.R. that he will not be seeki.ng re-el'ection E.T.T.A. to stage the 1964 European team to tour England in October, 10 the N .B.'C. For two seasons Peter Championships, and it was decided 1960, will consist of three men players NOJithcott served as Hon. Secretary that the new committee should and three officials. The first match of both the senior and junior selec- examine the possibilities of staging of the tour will be at Bristol on this event. October 17, to be followed by three Looking ahead towards the 1961 more matches at provincial centres, Published 'on the 10th of each month World Championships in Peking, it and the last match of the tour will October to May inclusive. Postal Sub­ was decided that all profits from the be in London on October 22, and scription lOs. for eight issues, post tel~vised free. E.T.T.A. Supporters Club next season this last match will be by Circulation & Advertisements: The should be allocated to the World the B.B.C. Walthamstow Press Ltd., Guardian Championships Fund. The matches will be full inter­ House, 644, Forest Road, London, The N.E.C. also examined an invi­ national matches. E.17 (COPpermill 4301). tation extended to the B.T.T.A. to Arrangements for a reciprocal tour Circulation Manager: G. R. Harrower, send a team to the Scandinavian of Russia are now being made. 68, Gloucester Road, New Barnet, Herts. (BARnet 7470). Championship at the end of Novem­ Calendar for 1960/61. It is pro­ posed to hold the English "Closed" Editorial: W. Harrison Ed'wards, c/o ber, 1960. It was already known that Sports Press, 142, Fleet Street, London, some 12 countries, including a team Championships during September, E.C.4 (FLE 5352). from the P.eople's Republic of China, probably from September 19 to Sep­ Hon. Associate Editor & E.T.T.A. would be competing. It was decided ten1ber 24, 1960 and the English LiafioD Officer: Conrad Jaschke, 35 to send a team, and at the same time " Open" Championships early in Eynswood D r i v e, Sidcup, Kent, to start negotiations with the Swedish January, probably January 2-7, 1961. (FOOfscray 5845). Association for participation of It has been ascertained that chances

·Page Four MAY - 1960 TABLE TENNIS of obtaining the participation of Europ,e:an Ch3lnpionsbips, 1962. slovakia), chairman; S. Schlaf (Ger­ sltrong European teams in the "Open" The 1962 European Championships man D.T.T.B.), vice-chairman; Mrs. during March would be very poor, will be held in Sweden, probably Nancy Roy Evans (Wales), hone sec­ and the world championships make Stockholm. retary); committee, Lakatos (Hun­ staging in early April impossible. The following officers and com­ gary, Linhart (Austria), Mercier Therefore, it is thought that early n1itte'e of the European Union have (France), Scheffer (Netherlands) and January is the most suitable time for been elected: J. Vandurek (Czecho­ Vailer (Yugoslavia). the "10pen" and in an attempt to keep the two national championships as far apart as 'possible, a start-of-the­ season ":Closed" is to be tried. Re:gistered Memben,. The appli­ STANDARDISATION OF THE RACKET cations of the following players to tTH!IS season has been the first season under the new Law 4, which laid down become registered members were certain standa1rds for the Raoket. approved: The most impolitant requirem,ent of the neJw La'w rela'tes 'to the -thiokness of the S. Boros, K. Craigie, J. Clayton, B. covering of ,the IRacket, and in general thirs 'has operat'ed very smoothly throughout Kalinka, B. Kennedy, Mrs. K. C. the country. LeMilliere, N. Nicholson, A. Rhodes, Most manufacturers have co-operated by ensuring that their cov,ering materials M. Thornhill. do not ex,ceed 2mm. in thickness for pimpled rubber, or 4mm. for sandwich rubber. Theve rare, howelYer, stiU some instances of " ov,er-thick" bats, mostly sandwioh The following have NOT renewed types, being used by players in matches. Sometimes these have be,en purchased the'ir registrations for the current sea­ from retaHevs, old stock, or have been home made. son, and leagues should note that no Wha,tever the cause, all ,players must realise that it is the plaiyer's responsibiHty payments to these players must be to comply with the Law. If a sandwi'ch covering exceeds 4mm. thickness, at any made in connection with any table point, it has to he disqualified. tennis activity: Inoalse of an appeal against an Umpire's or Referee's verdict of " over-thickness," J. the disqualified bat must be submitted to E.T.T.A. for workshop test. A. Alderton, J. Crookes, Mrs. Nwtulially, E.T.T.A. is doing aB it can to ensure that only oorvect balDS are sold, Head, A. Holland, B. Meisel, G. but it is quite ,clear that muoh inconveni,ence and delay can be avoided if players Muranyi, G. Newman, J. Rogers, P. willcar'efully check thickness hefore taking possession of any new bat. Experience Shead, D. Thrower. shows ,uhat "sponge" coverin~s are rarely of uniform thickness throughout; A complelte list of approved regis­ there are usually "high and low" spots g,iving varying measurements. The sponge tered members, entitled to receive Siom,etim'es sweHs after use. payments in conne'ction with table To avoid delay and inconvenience caused by compLaints against your bat, there is onlly one safe policy - use only those bats which are quite clearly inside the tennis activities, can be arrived at by n1a~imum of 4mm. adding the names given here and in The E.T.T.A., for its own part, will continue to urge manufacturers to allow the January issue of TABLE TENNIS to amp}e " IDolerance " on their materials, and to withdraw the old stock which is giving the list given in the Ootober issue. rise to most of the complaints which reach the Associa,vion.

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E.1:1:A~ SUPPORTS THE King George v Jubilee Trust Appeal by IVOR MONTAGU I(ING OEO'RG'E'S Jubilee Trust denominational bodies not forgotten. this one too, and this is why we have has just launched an appeal for Only three sports bodies are shown agreed with other sports to support money. It is to campaign for funds as receiving direct benefits; the the fund wholeheartedly, in the from the public during the ensuing M.'C.'C. Youth Cricket Association, following ways. Not by big dona­ twelve months. the Young Swimmers' Athletic Union tions from our funds, or calling on At a meeting at St. James's Palace, and the National Playing Fields the like from constituent bodies-this to which were invited repres'entatives Association. we think would be wrong, because of all the principal sports organisa­ Worthy work. But is that suffici­ these funds have been subscribed for tions of this country, it was decided ent to warrant special aid from the Table Tennis purposes (which by no to co-ordinate a special effort of sports world? The question should means excludes aiding youth, which sports and sportsmen in support of be answered in general, and perhaps W y do, but directs these funds to the the appeal. The E.T.T.A. has prom­ more particularly as regards ourselves particular function of aiding youth ised to help and I have been asked -the Table Tennis world~to justify through Table Tennis). But by help­ to write this article ,explaining why the claim of this appeal to our ing, as a national body of sportsmen, and appealing to our m'embers. attention. Nor should it be supposed sharing national feelings and respon­ Briefly, the aims of the trust are: that the St. James's Palace gathering sibility towards the nation's youth, to " To advance the physical welfare did not examine it, that it was for draw the attention both of our m'em­ of the younger generation by pro­ instance a sort of yes-men's rally. By bers and the general public to this viding opportunities for outdoor and no means, the objections that occur worthy fund, the quarter-century indoor recreation, games and sports; to you and nle were raised and, I drive to boost it, and commending it "To advance the mental welfare think, reasonably ans\vered. to their attention and support. of the younger generation by pro­ First, our members. This article is Taxation 'Responsibility the kick-off in that we shall receive, viding education in the wiser use First, there is the point that of leisure~· and later on distribute, leafle'ts, and "To advance the spiritual wel­ worthy causes like these ought not to we urge any interested clubs or m,em .. have to appeal for money and that bers to get further informadon from fare of the younger generation by the welfare of the coming generation the developm:ent and formation of the Trust offices at 166, Piccadilly, above all, should be the responsibility, London, W.l. character and by inculcating these through taxation, of the whole com­ ideas of self-discipline, public ser­ Second, the public. In every city, munity. Sums are already allocated county and many smaller 10calities vice and religion which were per­ for young people's leisure by both sonified by King George V through­ there are to be organised in the central and local Government author­ coming year special efforts in aid of out his reign." ities (as we all know, we ourselves This is not an appeal that will this fund. In these efforts, organ­ have recently gratefully benefited ised by Civic Authorities under the recur every year. It is the first time from a Coaching Grant), but even if this Trust has made one since it was sponsorship of the Lords Lieutenant, some of us think (as I do) that such aU local sports bodies will participate, established in 1935 as a "thanks ges­ expenditure on youth is in general yet ture" at the time of King George rll,nning special events in special far from sufficient, and press for its weeks or months. V's Jubilee. Many active younger increase, it does not in the least people of today do not remember follow that, meanwhile, wovthy causes Join Local Drive that launching. should be let languish for want of Our local T.T. bodies should volun­ Million Pounds voluntary contributions. te'er themselves inrto these, and stage Second, why should we, the sports, special matches or exhibitions as part A good objec;t. Has it been carried particularly contribute? Don't we, of the drive. This will be much out well? About one million pounds the sports, particularly cater for youth better than organising T.T. events on was subscribed for the original appeal, (T.T. does certainly), and would we our own in aid of the fund; this over a million has 'been spent, about bother to ge't together to organis'e our latter would mean only one more a million is still left and available sport if we didn't think it a desirable effort to tap the pockets of our own for further youth spending, together thing precisely because it fulfils-in supporters (whose pocketfuls are in with what will now be collected. a particular field ~ these objectives any case needed for T.T. !). Who has the money? In general, dear to His late Majesty set out in By participating in the local co­ youth organisations. The records the purpose of the Trust. A weighty ordinated effort, and doing it well, w'e show the first million spent among objec1tion this. What would be the can reach and help to entertain some 65 bodies, with the biggest use in robbing Peter to pay Paul? public that perhaps as yet does not grants going to the National Associa­ And in any case this is a bad year well know T.T. Our efforts can gain tion of Boys' Clubs and of Mixed to come down on sportsmen and ask benefit for the fund, and perhaps­ Clubs and Girls' Clubs, to the Boys' them to' contribute to a general fund, by no means a bad thing for youth Hostels Association, the Boy Scouts, seeing that this is an Olympic year, and the fund's objrective-incidentally, the Girl Guides, the Y.M.e.A., the when the sports will be dead put to it in the degree in which we do the job Y.W.e.A., the 'Boys' Brigade, the to make enough for their own share well, win new friends and enhance Girls' Friendly Society, but with much of national purpose (and this goes respect for our sport at the same smaller and more spe'eialised bodies several times over for us, whose time. So, look out for the local (e.g., British Schools Exploration So­ national teams are due to journey developments and join in. In that ciety, Outward Bound Trust, Seaside many times as far as Rome). way, these local sports drives in aid, Camps, Young Farmers' Clu~s) and There is, however, an answer to T.T. can maybe really help.

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County Histories ... KENT KENT-THE PIONEERING COUNTY by Jitntny Ma.nnooch I(ENT table tennis can trace its so that we in Kent are not entirely origin to the day 40 years ago lost for an answer if members ask: when Sittingbourne postman, D. H. what do you do for us? Williams, introduced the game into Soon it is hoped to in3ugura'te a the local post office, where a solid county-wide knock-out com,pe:tition one inch table was installed. for individual players, on the lines of In 1924 the Sittingbourne Post the "Daily Mirror" cOlnp,etition, Office Club (now known as the possibly in the Isummer. Wyvern) was formed, and six years Many internationa1 rnatches have later the Sittingbourne Association been staged in Kent, and we have came into being. welcomed teams from Hungary, Unfortunately Mr. Willia,ms died Czechoslovakia, Italy, Belgium, shortly after this while playing in a Austria, U.S.A., France, Germany, league match, but by then the game Sweden and India. he loved had attained great popular­ So much for the past. What of the ity. present and the future? A meeting of Kent leagues was The county has a very strong and called in Sittingbourne in 1936 and keen band of officials, who work en­ the foundations of the Kent County Jimmy M annooch in COfflpiling thusiastically to advance the cause of Association were laid. It was at­ this article, has omitted refer­ table tennis. We can point to an in­ tended by representatives from Dover, crease in the number of affiliated ence to the tremendous part he players over the last two years, a F olkestone, Maidstone and Woolwich. has played in the progress of As I was then the Sittingbourne good sign at a time when trends have the Kent County Association. In not always been favourable to the secretary it was decided that I should many respects the history of become the county secretary and I game. Kent table tennis is the history For the past two years we have have held the post ever since. of Jimmy Mannooch. He was Kent has always been a pioneering had in Conrad Jaschke a chairman founder secretary in 1936 and young in years for a task of this county and many ideas have origi­ still holds that position. nated there. One of the county's kind, but none the less successful in T his year, his national ser­ knitting together a county committee earliest activities was the Kent vices to the game, chiefly in the cornprisi~g all ages and areas. League, which started in 1938 with junior field, has been recognised eight teams, and has now 'grown to by the National Executive Com­ YEOMAN SERVICE around 50 teams representing 15 dif­ rnittee, with nomination for life Our vice-chairman, Mick Betts, has ferent leagues, in six divisions. membership of the E.T.T.A. given yeoman service, particularly in e.J. the organising and selection fields, FIRST OHAMPIONSIDPS over many years, and in Geoff Owen In the same season the Kent and Dennis Webb we have two tion of a Junior Division after hav­ H Closed" Championships were first officials who relieve the committee of held, while the Kent " Open" had al­ ing pioneered friendly junior matches all worry for their particular depart­ ready started in 1930, though not with neighbouring counties. ments, the Umpires and the Kent handed over to the County until 1946, The keen interest of Kent officials League. when Sittingbourne donated the tro­ in the welfare of junior players led It was not expected that anyone phies which they had acquired for to the introduction in 1947 of a would find it easy to follow that purpose. Junior" Closed" Championship, and Conrad as press officer-a field in Sittingbourne continued to run the four years later the Kent Junior which his pioneering work has since event for the County until 1951, when " Open" made its bow. been recognised on national level. the event was transferred to Folke­ In 1953 Kent again were pioneers Howe'ver, in Len Pilfold we have stone, where it has since established in introducing events for under-I5 found an able successor, while Bar­ itself as one of the most popular in and under-13 age groups, and the fol­ bara eripps has recently conle on the England. lowing year the county made history scene as successor to another very Table tennis activities were shelved by attracting an overseas entry to the hard to follow chap-our former for the duration of the war, but on Junior "Open," in which the Bel­ treasurer (now auditor), Brian Hart­ June 2, 1946, a General Meeting was gians, French and Germans have now ley, to whose level-headed approa,ch held at the Civil Service Sports Club become regular visitors. we owe much of our present financial in Gillingham, and a financial state­ A further addition was a club stability. ment was presented showing a balance knock-out competition, organised in Mrs. Elsie Betts has been another of £1 2s. Std. men's and women's se'ctions. All stalwart whose efforts in money­ Later in 1946 Kent were represented these events, the Kent League (for raising schemes we can never ade­ at the meeting called in Liverpool to league representative sides), Knock­ quately repay. consider the start of a County Cham­ out (for clubs), K,ent "Closed," Kent In our president, Mr. W. H. Cripps, pionship, and a Kent team was en­ " Open," Kent Junior" Closed," Kent and in our vice-presidents who in­ tered from the outset. Subsequently Junior "Open" (for individual play­ clude our long-tinle chairman, Fred Kent were instrumental in the founda- ers) are organised on an annual basis, (Continued on page 9)

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sion in a less flagrant way than is UMPI.RES' CORNER By COLIN CLEMETT usually seen. It is not conducive to the efficient control of matches if the umpire is made embarrassingly aware of the Not So Sporting players' lack 6f respect for his ability. By undermining the umpire's confi­ AN incident which occurred in an probably get some applause, but is it dence 'in this way the players may international match this season really so sporting as it looks? render more likely the occurrence of was mentioned at a recent meeting In the first place if the point was mistakes. of the N.V.C. and gave rise to such wrongly awarded the player who It is in turn up to all umpires to varied comments that I wondered benefited should give away two points, ensure that they justify the confidence what would be the general opinion of not one, if the true relative position which they hope to enjoy, and to players and umpires. is to be restored. And I have cer­ nlaintain their authority withoht tainly never seen this happen. The principle in -question is illus­ appearing dogmatic or aggressive. trated by the following imaginary in­ Secondly, even if a mistake was Perhaps the next tinle you witness cident: Smith, having returned a 'deep made, is this not just another playing an incident such as that I have des­ forehand drive from his opponent hazard, like net-,cord shots and edge­ cribed you will remember" that; 'con­ Jones, has to run to the table to balls, which is accepted as part of the trary to popular opinion, even um­ reach the drop-shot which follows. He game? pires qave feelings and' 'pause' to re­ thinks he has failed to make a good Finally, and possibly the most im­ member them before applauding ,the return, the ball, in his opinion, .hav­ portant aspect, is it not a gesture of "sporting" gesture. ing bounced twice. But the umpire disrespect to the umpire in demon­ says nothing until Jones nets the next strating to the opponent and the spec­ shot, when the point is awarded to tators that the player has no confi­ Smith. dence in his judgment? AMBASSADOR After his enquiring look at the um­ There seems little point in training A COLOURED star who is making a pire has produced no change in the an umpire to control a match if the big impression in Yorkshire is 21­ situation Smith, who still feels he had players are going to flout his authority year-old Francis Gregoire from Barba­ lost the point, serves the next service when they disagree with his decision, dos (wrhes Malcolm Hartley). As I into the net, making it quite clear albeit with the best of intentions. reported last month he became the York that he has done this deliberately. champion aftler beating' 'som,e of the Of course, every umpire makes mis­ city's best players, and now he has At first one might think how sport­ takes and if the player is absolutely helped the inter-league team to over­ ing it is of the player to redress what convinced that he has been given a come their 6-4 hoodoo. he thought was an unfair balance, and point to which he is not entitled York were propping up the second' in most matches such an action would there is nothing to prevent him from division after four defeats-all by 6-4­ until they saying so politely and unostentatiously brought Francis to the umpire. in from the sec­ ond team against COUNTY HISTORIES ... KENT UMPIRE'S DISCRETION Leeds "B." H'e (Continued from page 8) won both his If the umpire had any doubt about matches to help Trew, Stan Pike, Howard Evans, our the correctness of the decision he may York gain a 7-3 erstwhile treasurer, and those two well reconsider it, but if he has no victory. stalwarts, Bill Goldfinch and Charles such doubts he should stand by his The inter­ Wyles, who are both now active in decision and admit no questioning 1e a g u e score­ the county of Sussex, we have coun­ even if the player is sure of- his own sheets show him to be Qnbeaten in ten singles and five cillors who have Inade valuable con­ rightness. doublles. tributions towards the welfare of the In this respect I must disagree with This is his first season at York, where Association, and whose advice we Conrad Jaschke who described in the he arrived last April to study mental gladly welcome at our Executive January issue of the magazine an in­ nursing at Clifton Hospital. meetings. cident in a match at which he was He came with a fine record. He won In presenting a history in this way, officiating. the Barbadian Scouts' title in 1955-6 and it is regretted that a lot of names 1956-7 and accomplished his greatest It was a County Championships triumph the following season when he inevitably have to be omitted, but 1 doubles match in which one player was crowned singles champion of am sure everyone will understand that insisted that a return from her oppo­ Barbados. if their names are not included their nent had touched the table although, Francis has been playing table tennis efforts for the county are none the the umpire says, "there was no indica­ since the age of 14 and built up his less very much appreciated. tion that the shot touched the table" gqme through diligent practice. He has Maybe one day we can look for­ and "the other players looked blank never seen the stars play--=-the nearest is watching Ian Harrison on TV-but \-vard to the publication of a full his­ when the touch ,vas mentioned." wields his rubber bat like a Bergmann. tory of Kent table tennis which gives In the circumstances there seems no His forehand chop is exceptionally credit to all who deserve it. But I reason for the umpire to have altered good and be uses -the table to maximum know that their real reward is in look­ t,he decision to which he had already advantage. He is very deliberate and has ing ba'ck at our humble beginnings, come. tremendous concentration. . and seeing all that has been achieved. I should be the first to agree that Francis also enioys football, cricket On the foundations laid by the to most players winning unfairly is and basketball and York-and Combined Hospital'S in the dty's first division­ many enthusiasts of the past we must less satisfying than losing, but if they expect to have him with them for at least try to build further still, for surely really feel so strongly it should be another three years. I think we may table tennis will rise to much greater possible to lose the advantage point anticipate further successes for this heights than it has done already. or points gained by the "unfair" deci- sporting ambassador from Barbados.

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E:DITOR~S POSTBAG THE CIRCULATION DRIVE By GEOFF HARROWER Defence Extremes CAMBRIDGE,SHIRE WIN I READ with interest your editorial in the April issue and would like to BILL ROGERSON'S usual big efforts suggestions or criticisms gratefully re­ enlarge on the opinions expressed. "Clo~d" paid off at the Cambridge ceived, so that we can forge still further Having recently witness:ed the Euro­ Championships, as will be se~n fr~m ahead next season. pean championships and the dreariest the 412 per cent. total. Who IS gOIng League Table Per Cent. finals imaginabl'e, I would emphasise that to challenge them next season?' Well, the accent on defence is not peculiar to it may come from an unexpected quar­ CAMBRIDGESHIRE 412 ter. I was glad to see Colin Deaton at SUFFOLK 260 our hOll\e plaYlers. Most of the European Scarborough, recovered now after a spell WILTSHIRE 243 stars also are defensively minded. in hospital, and he tells me that there BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 242 The "new approach" is to push and is a move afoot to get each League HERTFO'RDSHIRE 151 parry and hit one occasionally-very throughout the county to take 25 copies MIDDLESEX 128 occasionally. A few add variety by de­ each month. fending with high top spin as learnt fr?m NORFOLK 126 the Japanese, but controlled attacking Then we mustn't forget Wiltshire. WARWICKSHIRE 126 Donald Hillier didn't take over until shots ali-e oddities. ESSEX 115 Such arle the l'engths to which these Christmas and he will be going all out OXFORDSHIRE 105 from the' first issue, next season. In play-safe tactics are pursue4 that even Devizes they sold their first batch in DEVO'N 97 in mix,ed doubles, top men wl1l not open five dayis, and an extra quantity just took HAMPSHIRE .. 89 up the game when reoeiving from women. them into third place in Ithe League DERBYSHIRE 83 I heartily agree with Barna and Leach Table-no doubt Ian White will have SUS,SEX 81 that defence must not be thrown over­ something to say about this? I expect LEICESTERSHIRE 78 board altogether, but today things have Buckinghamshire to make an all out SURREY u...... 77 gone to extrem,es. effort in lVlay to regain third place. GLOUCESTERSHIRE 74 In roy opinion we must learn to com­ An interesting letter comes in from BERKSHIRE 73 bine defence with attack and whenever Plymouth, with Mr. Nicholls making KENT 68 possible exploit the use of the counter several constructive suggestions to aid the DURHAM 65 hit. sales drive. Don't forget Christmas LANCASHIRE 50 From what I saw in Zagreb I do not presents, he says. Quite right, too. I LINCOLNSHIRE 50 expect the Asians to be dethroned for shall be reminding every subscriber next SO'MERSET .. .. 44 many years. season that, if they gave just one Christ­ YORKSHIRE 40 Ron Crafden. mas present of a year's sUQscription to the magazine, they would have made a NORTHUMBERLAND 38 (England Captain). very valuable contribution to ,the drive. BED,FO,RDSHIRE 34 STAFFO,RDSHIRE 31 The "ten issues for ten bob" drive had an immediate effect, and Mrs. Vi. NO,RTHAMPTONSHIRE 30 Todd is busily coping with a steady CORNWALL 22 Handicap Information stream of renewals. I shall be a dis­ CHESHIRE 17 appointed man if, by the 1st of June, WORCESTERSHIRE 12 Required we haven't at least passed the total of DO'RSET 9 subscribers who expired this May. NorITINGHAMSHIRE 7 MANY leagues run Handicap Tourna­ In conclusion, let me thank you for SHROPSHIRE 4 ments during the season and many your great support this season. Any HUNTINGDONSHIRE are the systems devised for organising them and many are the criticisms after the tournaments are ended. I think that it would be of interest to all to hear from those leagues who have SHOCKS; AT YORKSHIRE; "CLOSED:' found the formula that pleases most, and if it is possible to publish in the ITIHERE were several surprises and Good performances in the women's first issue of the magazine next season some good performances by young singles-won by Mavis Dyson for the it could be most helpful, although I players in the Yorkshire "Closed" at fourth year in a row-eame from young would be grateful of opinions before Thornbury Barracks, near Bradford. Linda Gordon, who knocked out York­ that time. Shock men's doubles finalists were the shire "Open" champion Pam Morton, Sheffield pair, Harvey C'oward, a crew­ Harry Walker, and Doreen Stone, who eliminated Betty Hon. Sec., Essex County T.T.A. cut county junior, and blonde D'erek Kinsley. Marples, who put out Premier Division men Maurioe Pitts and George Carrigill Both junior titles went to the strong­ in the semi-final. But they were then hold of junior play-Doncaster. Although narrowly beaten by Simpson/McGarry, David Lamb pipped Pete Duncombe in Any Better? who had ended the hopes of 16-year-old an exciting semi-final (21-23, 21-19, Peter Clowes and Bob Hirst (Hudders­ 21-19), Michael Dainty avenged his col­ JIM HOLCROFT'S 293 consecutive field) in the other semi. league's defeat in the fina1. Bradford League appearances is not The women's doubles holders, Mavis a national record as claimed by Malcolm Dyson and Pam Morton, came through FINALS RESULTS Hartley in the February issue. a tough semi-final against Betty Clough Men',s Singles: M. SIMPSON bt M. Pitts I have been a member of the Ports­ and Betty Kinsley 28-30, 21-19, 22-20. 21-17, 18-21, 21-15. Women's Singles: M. mouth and District Association since The men's finalists both had narrow DYSON bt L. Hamilton 21-17, 21-11. Boys' 1946 and during that time have made shaves in the second round. Maurice Singles: M. DAINTY bt D. Lamb 21-19, 308 consecutive appearances for the Simpson pipped namesake Peter in a 21-13. Girls' Singles: C. BLACKSHAW bt L. Gordon 21-14, 21-10. Veterans' Singles: Portsmouth Deaf Club and Queen Alex­ 20-22, 23-21, 21-19 thriller, while Pitts andra Hospital. Club. staved off Stuart Laycock 18-21, 21-13, :I. Sherridan bt E. Turton 21-9, 23-21. 23-21. Men's Doubles: SIMPSON/McGARRY bt I have played when suffering from Simpson played very well in the final Coward/Marples 23-21, 22-20. Women's the flu, and also after I had injured my Doubles: DYSON/P. MORTON bt M. left hand in a bad accident at work. to make up arrears in the third and take Harrison/M. Lightfoot 21-12, 22-20. Mixed the title in the absence of K'ennedy, Doubles: McGARRY/Miss HAMILTON bt Douglas Old, Hinchliff and Stuart Dyson. Pitts/Mrs. Harrison 21-11, 21-9. Southsea.

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ON their way to the European remarkable hundred' stayed to watch strenp~hened by the German ranked Championships, England's Cup the final rallies. players Seiz and Harst. teams visited Germany and played The result of the :1arathon was a Conditions here were slow and the one friendly and two official Inter­ win for Germany 5-,"i. very limited back lighting caused national Matches. A noticeable some anxiety among our mainly de­ feature of the trip was the enthusiasm RESULTS fensive team. B. Merrett drew with Kuhi,)'(' 21-6, 6-9, of the public. The hall in which the 0-0 (Ll.); lost to Freundorfer ~1-17, 13-21, We won the IT'atch 5-3 but the star Men's International was played was 25-27; lost to Gab 19-21, 12-21. Harrison of the evening was the strong two packed in spite of television cover­ at Gab 11-~ t, 21-13, 21-14; lost to Kohler wing attacker--Seiz. This German 16-21, 21-18, 12-21; bt Freundorfer 22-20, age. 20-22, 24-22. Burridge bt Freundorfer lad won all his games and gave a per­ 21-11, 21-13; lost to Gab 9-21, 7-21; lost fect exhibition of how to hit on a DiONAU'WORTH to Kohler 19-21, 1.5-21. slow table. Result: England 3, West Gennany 5 Our women (Diane Rowe and RESUL1'S Kathleen Best) played West Germany EBIN'GENjWURTTEMB'ERG Merrett bt Fuchs 21-13, 21-13; lost to Seiz on March 30 in an International 16-21, 21-12, 12-21; H-at'rison bt Harst As pre-arranged- by the Associa­ 21-16. 21-17; bt Fuchs 21-19, 21-12; lost based on the Corbillon Cup system. to Seiz 23-21, 11-21, 12-21. Burridge lost We won 3-1 in convincing style. tions we journeyed to picturesque to Seiz 15-21, 21-15, 18-21; bt Harst 14-21, For the benefit of the audience an Ebingen on March 30 to plav a 21-14, 21-12; bt Fuchs 21-12, 19-21, 21-15. extra match was played which again friendly against a Wurttemberg tl.am Result: England 5, Wurttemberg 3. resulted in an English victory and made the programme score 4-1. Diane Rowe was the architect of our win, taking two singles and shar­ The Director of Coaching ing in the doubles. Kathleen Best was perhaps unfortunate in being by JACK CARRINGTON drawn against half volley expert Jutta Kruse in her first singles. It was ,COUNTIES, Leagues, etc., will in Grad'ing Sessions: These will be held fraulein Kruse who had beaten her due course rec'eive notice of pro­ at: Bethn.a.1 Green, London, E.2, on in the recent German "Open." posed itineraries and events. Mean­ Saturday, July 16,1960, and Plymouth while, if anyone has requests or sug­ area during week-end July 9 to 11, Fortunately this early loss did not gestions to make regarding coaching 1960. affect Kathleen's form and she played events, development of players or Registered candidates will auto­ her customary power game in the facili1ties, your letters will be wel­ doubles and in a final singles. matically receive notice; others inter­ come. ested should apply to me in writing. RESUL,TS Naturally I cannot guarantee that Schoolchildren-and-,Parents' Week­ D. Rowe -bt I. Muser 21-10, 21-15; bt all will he immediately adopted, but eod.-At Lilleshall National Recrea­ J. Kruse 21-13, 21-16. K. Best lost to Kruse 20-22, 12-21; bt Muser 21-12, 21-5. I will ensure that they receive full tion Centre, Shropshire, Friday even­ Rowe/Best bt Schlaf/Grober 21-19, 21-7. consideration by the Association or ing, September 23 to S:unday 'mid-day, Result: England 4, W. Gennany 1. other authorities concerned. September 25, 1960. . Coaches' Introductory and Up- This will be an instructional gath­ LUDWliGSiHAVE'N ering designed not only for young­ Over a thousand enthusiasts filled sters approaching the stage when they the "PFALZBAU," a fine hall in need "looking over" by an impartial Ludw'igshaven, to witness a three-a­ instructor, but also for the benefit of side men's International. From every Kennedy Married parents faced with the problems of viewpoint this was a fantastic match, developing their youngsters' talents with moments of boredom, excite­ BRIAN KENNEDY was married more or less" off their own bat." To ment and tense dramaA to Miss Molly Black at St. this end the parents will be asked to At 9.20 p.m. neither team had regis­ Michael's Church, Farnley, Leeds, on take some of the lootures and there tered a win. Bryan Merrett, having April 16. will be opportunities for play, too. Dnder the heading "parents" may played arch defender Kohler to an They first met at Budin's, Filey, amazing time limit duel. The scol'e be included coaches who act in loco when Kennedy was coaching their parentis or who wjsh to accompany in the third and final game ended a,t last summer. Mrs. Kennedy, who is 0-0. young pupils to the course with per­ not a table tennis player, was a mem­ mission of their parents. To liven up the proceedings a ber of the camp staff. determined Harrison beat Gab, and PI3:ces are limited and priority \\Till then Burridge, playing with unbelieve­ Victoria clubmates Bill Harrison, be gIven to applicants living in re­ abIe skill dealt severely with the Godfrey Holmshaw, Brian and Ken moter areas, in the table tennis sense. popular Freundorfer. England looked Park, together with Leslie Forrest Approximate cost, including board set for a rosy evening. Credit nlust presented an arch of crossed table residence at the Centre, £2 Os. Od. per be given to the G'erman team for tennis bats as the happy couple left head. Applications as soon as possi­ buckling down to the job in hand the church. ble to: and slowly pegging us back. The wedding cake was decorated Director of Coaching" E.T.T.A., At 12.45 a.m. -the match was still in with a table tennis table and bats 24 Worcester Gardens, progress and what was even more (sponge, of course). liford, Essex.

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Wesley for the position at the close of the season. Buist the New Kent Champion I'mpington Village College topped the HE~RY BUIST stopped 20-year-old and Stan Basden (2nd team captain) who Second Divis;,)n with N ..A.L.\G.'O. I Tony Piddock from winning the have worked with such outstanding suc­ their closest rh'als. Kent "Closed" men's singles title for cess this season, are on record as saying Wilburton won the Knock-out handi­ the third time running when he beat him that they are detern1ined to push ahead oap trophy beatingKerrid:~e's by 7-2 in in the final at I-Ierne Bay. with their youth policy by which they the final. have raised Kent playing standards con­ These two players have drawn well 'Chris Reev;e ret~ined the United away from the field, but in 19-year-~:d siderably in the last two years, so as to Hospitals Challenge Cup by beating R. Alan Cornish Kent have another promF;­ give the county a chance of retaining Bunting in two straight games. ing player who has come right to the permanent premier division status. forefront this season, ca~lturing the No. Le'slie Constaible. 3 spot in the Kent team, and remaining N.W. KENT'S LOSS unbeaten in official county matches to A great loss to the N.W. Kent T.T.A. date. (well known as the organisers of the Sh~ila Johnson, a play.er in her ear~y N.W. Kent "Open") is the retirement YORKSHIRE TREBLE thirties who was completely unknown In of their long time hone treasurer Ron Kent prior to the " Closed," be~me ~he Taylor at the end of this season. Ron METAL BOX have achieved a treble. surprise packet of the champIonshIps Taylor has been a tower of strength in They retained the Bradford chanl­ when she -beat Kent No. 4 ranked Julie the Association ever since its start more pionship, kept the cup they have held Pilfold and No. 2 Joan Beadle, before than 10 years ago, and apart from being since 1954-5 by beating Nomads 9-1 in being outclassed by Joyce Fielder in the the chief architect of the sound finan­ the final, and became the first Bradford final. This was the fourth tim'e that 22­ cial status of the Association, he has side to win the Yorkshire club cham­ year-o:d lMiss Fielder had taken the :title had a hand in every scheme undertaken, pionship. since she first won it at 16 years of age. and is known as the hardest worker the In the quarter-final they shocked KENT "CLOS.ED" FINALS RESULTS league has ever had. holders Leeds Victoria 5-3 to avenge Men's Singles: H. BUIST' (N.W. :g:ent) bt At the N.W. Kent" Closed" Cham­ last year's final defeat. Maurice Pitts and A. Piddock (Folkestone) 16, -'-"14, 14. pionships, league' chairman Conrad Hans Soova helped with victories over Women's Singles: J. FIELDER. (N.W. Jaschke presented Taylor with a out-of-practioe Brian Kennedy. Kent) bt S. Johnson (Tonbridge) 5, 7. Men's 1\1r. Doubleis: G. EI...LIOTT (N.W. Kent) /K. solid gold watch, subscribed for by the Victoria trounced South Leeds Con­ JARVIS (Woolwich) bt L. Cooper/R. Eth­ membership in appreciation of his yeo­ servatives "A" 8-2 to make sure there eridge (Bromley) 7, 21. Women's Doubles: _man service, and expressed the hope that will be no break in their run of post­ J. BEADLE (Medway)/A. JACOBS (Sit­ Mr. Taylor, though he had amply earned war Leeds championships. tingbourne) bt B. Barber (Gravesend) IS. his retirement; would still be available Argyle House "A" beat their "B" Thomas (N.W. Kent) ~21, 20, 19. Mixed Doubles: D. ROY COUSSENS (Medway) / to counsel the committee, who are pro­ team into second place in the Hull Mrs. BEADLE bt Elliott/Miss Fielder 18, posing him as a vice-president. for next League and Y.M.C.A. retained titles at 15. season. Huddersfield and Doncaster. Intermediate Singles (17 to 19): A. COR­ Promoted from division three last NISH (Woolwich) bt M. Ward (Folke­ year, Doncaster this time, won the higher stone) 15, -19" 13. A. JACOBS bt M. CAMBRI,DGESHIRE division. So they will supply the young­ Thomas (Sittingbourne) -19, 9, 13. est ever te'am in the first division next WOOLWICH" CLOSED" DOUB,LE season with Michael Dainty (17), Pete Duncombe (17), Peter Roome (19) and The Woolwich "Closed" Champion­ JO H 'N .T H U R S T ;0 N collected a Steve Hill (23) or Eric Smith (22). ships, with eight of Kent's 10 ,r~ked "double" in the Cambridgeshire Their splendid progress reflects great men competing, lived ,up to its r'eputa­ Ohampionships at the iCambridg,e 'Corn credit not only on these keen young tion of always providing surprises when Exchange from March 28 to 31. In the stars but on the enthusiastic backing of unranked Alan Gazeley walked off with absence, of ,the holder, John Cornwell, the Doncaster officials. The junior team the men's singles title. On this form who has a back injury, Thurston won has also gone two seasons without de­ Gazeley, who was Kent singles cham­ the men's closed and radius singles titles. feat and beat Hull 7-3 in the title play­ pion prior to the sponge baD, must com'e Beryl Speechley 'haok,ed a' place in off. . strongly into the Kent reckoning for next next season's county side when, with a Huddersfield regained the men's chqm­ season. , constant stream of attacking shots she pionship but their "B" team finished at Alan Cornish convincingly beat Buist won the women's singles title, beating the other end of the table. Bradford who had won the Kent title only a Cambridgeshire sttar, Avis Pauley in the had their best season, lJe;n!? runners-np. ~ouple of days before, but came unstuck final by 21-7, 13-21, 21-9. Leeds again swept aU before them in against .Gazeley. the women's league. RESUL,TS Brian Starkie won the Barnsley TlJTT ENDS ETHERIDGE REIGN Men's "Closed" Singles: J. Thurston bt " Closed" after shaking favourite Doug K. Chapman 21-7, 21-9. The day after the Woolwich finals, Reg McGarry by recovering from a first game Men's RadiUls Singh's: Thurston bt C. semi-final defeat of 7-21. These two Tutt ended the 10-year reign of Ron Crowe 21-9, 7-21, 2115. Etheridge as Bromley men's singles took the men's doubles and Brian made \JVomen's Singles: B. Speechley bt Mrs. it a treble in the mixed-partnered by champion when he beat him in straight A. Pauley 21-7, 13-21, 21-9. games in the final, after Etheridge had his wife, Eileen. Lilias Hamilton won survived at 22-20 in the third against Men's Doubles: K. Chapman/C. Reeve bt the women's crown. Thurston/V. Charter 18-21, 21-15, 21-17. Maurice Pitts regained the Bradford Barry Meisel. Women's Doubles: Mrs. Sleight/Mrs. Julie Pilfold added the Bromley Pauley bt Mrs. Bamber/Mrs., Nobbs 21-17, title he had held seven times previously women's singles to the Woolwich title 24-22. to cap his best season. He and "Sonny" she had won the previous day. Mixed Doubles: R. Dean/Mrs. Mitchell Forrest retained the doubles, and Betty bt Thurston/Mrs. Pauley 25-23, 18-21, Clough became the women's champion. SUMMER SCHEME 21-17. Doncaster Y.M.C.A. Boys won the Quhe apart from the idea of running Veteran Singles: J. Baughan bt T. Cat­ county inter-club youths' championship a summer table tennis competition (to be lyn 12-21, 21-13" 21-19. . for the third year running. They beat discussed by the Kent Executive this Junior Singles: M. O:rris bt J. Puddick Mirfield 6-3 in the final. month, the Kent selection committee are 22-20, 16-21, 21-17. Their members dominated the Don.. to organise a number of round-robin N;ew Chesterton Institute have won the caster " Closed," Michael Dainty winning tournaments specially for young players First Division title in the Cambridge­ the men's singles and the doubles with who show promise of aHaining ranking shire League for the third successive Peter Roome, while Pete Duncombe won list standard. year. the youths' and mixed with Cynthia The selectors, Conrad Jaschke (chair­ University Press took up the runner­ Blackshaw (Friends Y.C.). man), "Mick" Betts (1 st team captain) up position after narrowly pipping Malcolm Hartley.

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E.AGLE/GIRL TOURNAME.NT By KENNETH WHEELER the leading positions in the three divi­ sions of the WiltshiJie League are: P. W. D. L. F. A. P. DIVISION ONE Salisbury ...... i) 7 1 1 66 24 15 Midlands and, North S,hare Titles Swindon 8 7 1 0 61 19 15 DIVISION TWO A SERIES of shocks and surprises representatives, Danny Prior and Swindon ...... 6 4 1 1 40 20 9 marked the sixth annual Eagle / David Garner, to victory over Willes­ Salisbury ...... 5 4 1 0 31 19 9 DIVISION THREE Girl Finals at the Friends House, den Schools in the London Clubs' Swindon 4 3 0 1 24 16 6 Euston, on Friday, April 22. All Invitation Doubles. West Wilts 3 2 0 1 19 11 4 except one were pleasant: for the first On the whole it was a most inter­ Service teams took the honours in all time a semi-finalist, Gary Brass, from esting and stinlulating occasion­ thr'ee Divisions of the Devizes League,. Scotland, was prevented by his school four and a haIf hours of continous Winners were: Div. 1, RAPe (Rec'ds) duties from attending, thus giving p1ay terminated by three rousing A; Div. 2, RAPC (Rec'ds) B; Div. 3, REME B. David Stanley a walk-over into the cheers, demanded by chairman Bill Donald Hillier. final. Vint and delivered by' a thrill-soaked, David, a junior international of yet incredibly still enthusiastic audi­ considerable experience, thus became ence. GLOUCESTERSHIRE SNIPPETS a red hot favourite for the Eagle Championship Results Senior title, but in the event h~ was Girl Junior Final: Pat Dainty IT it gratifying to note that Giou;cest:er soundly beaten by the Midlands (North) beat Lesley Bell (South) is maintaining the County standard 21-19, 21-17. , by becoming champion men's team in representative, Maurice -Billington. the southern zone of the Midland Coun­ Maurice, the well built, red-headed Girl Senior Final: Diane' Fitzgerald ties competition. hitter from Solihull, has never played (North) beat Pauline Holes (South) Until this year nearby neighbour. better. As in his semi-final tie 21-16,21-19. Cheltenham has ruled the roost in this against Derek Basden (South) prac­ Eagle Senio~ Final: Maurice Billing­ section. tically .everythjng he tried came off, ton (Midlands) beat David Stanley It is not yet known ~ho the County and though a surprise winner Maurice (North) 21-1 7, 21-13. Junior champions will be but one thing Eagle Junior Final: Graham Pres­ is certain. Gloucester City will be bot­ proved himself well worthy to follow tom. With David Bevan on the sick list in the footsteps of such distinguished sick (Midlal1ds} beat Dennis Holland they are just not good enough. Another previous champion) as Derek Grant, (South) 18-21, 21-17, 21-14. year, however, should show a vast im­ Chris Gosling, Paul Racey and Nigel provem'oot as next season's candidates lYe. are very young and will improve with The performance which nearly WILTSHIRE WANDERINGS experience. The end of the season is a good time raised the roof, and brought shouts NEWCOMER to the County team" to express gratitude to those officials, of appreciation from the stars on the Ernie Howell, shared in three titles both local and regional, who have given platform, was that of Manchester at the Swindon "Closed" championships. so much of their tim'e to the promotion "personality girl" Diane Fitzgerald. 1\len's Singles: E. Howell bt A. Wolfe of the game in the county.. Fresh from a tremendously close and (Holder) 21-9, 12-~l, 15-21, 21-8, 21-14. Leslie Da,.,ies Women's Singles: Mrs. G. Hazell ht Mrs. exciting semi-final triumph over Pat 1. Sherman 21-17, 13-21, 22-20. Taylor from Cheltenham, Diane really Men's Doubles: A. Wolfe/E. Howell bt cut loose in the second game of the L. Bues/J. Clifford 18-21, 21-16, 21-13. Women's'Doubles: Mrs. 1. Sherman/Mrs. In Brief final, hitting a whole series of un­ G. Hazell bt Mrs. N. Thompson/Mrs. B. stoppable backhands and forehands Moody 21-16, 24-22. Mixed Doubles: E. NORWICH achieved a double in the past Pauline Holes who, up to that Howell/Mrs. G. Hazell bt M. Moody /Mrs. East Anglian Championsbi,p, win­ B. Moody 21-15, 21-9. ning the First Division after nine years, point, had looked capable of winning. Swindon League champions are: Div. and the Second Division for the third Diane's was an inspired display­ 1, B.R. Staff Association; Div. 2, Lans­ successive year. quite the best I have ever seen in 'any down; Div. 3, NALGO and C.S.; Div. Brian Loveday and Mrs. P. Betts were Girl event ovet the past six years, 4, Lansdown; Div. 5, Stratton Y.G.; singles winners in the Dereham Lea,gue and Johnny Leach agrees with me. Div. 6, B..R. Staff Association. Under " closed." Talking of Johnny, he gained a 16, Central Hall. Leicester Y.M.C.A. won three titles notable triumph in his special chal­ Former West of England Cha''.l Pi(lTI in the Leicester and District League, lenge match against Ian Harrison, the Mrs. Gladys Horn won the Sali~bury Division 1, 2a, and 4b. Pay Office won Women's Singles title for the 12th time the Saracen Cup. Leicester T.T.C. beat player nominated by Eagle readers. and now leaves 'for Kent. Fourteen­ Leicester V.M.C.A. in the Rose Johnson Two young members of the audience year-old Michael Hooper finislwd his Memorial Trophy, but when the two correctly forecasted Johnny's winning first season by lifting the Junior Title. teams met in the lina1s of the Rose score of 21-19, 22-24, 21-13, and won Men's Singles: T. Cash bt D. Waters Johnson Cup and Rose Johnson Bowl a prize for their skill. (Holder) 21-17, 20-22, 21-19. Women's fina1s, Y.M.C.A. came out top. Singles: Mrs. G. Horn (Holder) bt Mrs. M. Sunderland have gained a triple crown For the first time, not one of the Baker 21-15, 21-18. Junior Singles: M. much-fancied Southern champions Hooper bt Miss J. Ward 12-21, 21-15, by winning the men's, women's and junior divisions of the Durham League. took a titIe. Lesley Be11 fell victim 21-14. Men's Doubles: A. Ward/D. Waters bt N. Baker/T. Cash 16-21, 21-18, 22-20. Fifteen~year-old Dennis Neale is be­ to the bright and cheeky play of Women's Doubles: Miss J. Ward/Miss K. lieved to be the youngest ever singles Pat Dainty, representin~ "Top Team" Waters bt Mrs. M. Baker/Mrs. G. Horn champion in the Middlesbrough and, Dis­ Doncaster Youth, in the Girl under­ 13-21, 21-18, 21-17. Mixed Doubles: Miss J. Ward/To Cash bt J. Candy/Mrs. G. Horn trict League. 13 event; while in the breathlessly­ (Holders) 20-22, 21-12, 21-16. close Eagle under-13 final, Dennis New Sarum A, only team in the Salis­ Holland, of Gloucester, somehow bury -League to go through the season Bernard Crouch Trophy lost his grip on affairs and allowed unbeaten won Division 1. Other winners Lool and steady Graha,m Pressick to were: Div. 2, MRE Porton B; Div. 3, ESSEX won the Bernard. Crouch get on top. Thus, for the first time, SEB A; Div. 4, Cholderton. -Trophy for the first' time following' Westinghouse pl~yer, Major Roddham, good wins over Surrey and Middlesex. both boys' championship titles went beat P. W. Shilcock, the former Notting7" The tropr.y will be presented to Essex to SolihuH, Birmingham. ham No.3, 19-21, 21-13, 23-21, in the at the Romford League Dance at- the West Hanl Youth brought a whole final of the CaIne Invitation Tournament. King's Head, Market Place, Romford, coachload of supporters to cheer their With several matches still outstanding on May 5.

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COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND UP by CONRAD JASCHKE Cheshire and Kent Go Up Again CHESHIRE and KENT, com- top of the net before falling back The players' averages have been I panions-in-calamity when rele­ kindly compiled by Frank Bateman into their opponents' court, to give gated at the end of last season, are I Kent the set and a 5-2 lead. both back in the Pre'mier Division as RESULTS put Cheshire on the winning path Cheshire 7, Devon 2 a result of the Div. II play-off D. Schofield bt R. Abrahams 12, 11; bt matches at the end of April. with a 2-0 lead, and it was left to K. Janles -18, 12, 16. V. Hankey bt Cheshire showed themselves supe­ the Devon girls, Joan Willcocks and James 15, 15; bt P. Ofield 14, -19, 28. R. Doreen Spooner to reduce the arrears Jones bt Abrahams 14, 16. Miss D. Ridge­ rior in the men's department when way lost to Mrs. J. Willcocks -17, -9. they entertained Devon at Maccles­ in the women's doubles. When Miss Ridgeway/Miss D. Wright lost to field, and won 7-2. Cheshire went 3-1 ahead through the Mrs. Willcocks/Miss D. Spooner 16, -20, men's doubles, Mrs. Willcocks again -17. Schofield/Hankey beat Abrahams/ Derek Schofield and Val Hankey W. Pape 17, 15. Jones/Miss Wright bt put some hope into the Devon side Pape/Miss Spooner 12, -17, 15. with a convincing women's singles Warwickshire 2, Kent 7 victory, but that was the last win W. Gallagher bt H. BUist 18, 17; lost to FINAL DIVISIONAL TABLES A. Piddock -15, -13. R. Morris lost to scored by the visitors. Piddock -15, -16; lost to A. Cornish 16, PREMIER DIVISION Kent also won their way back by -16, -15. D. Baddeley lost to Buist -16, P. W. D. L. F. A. P. -7. Mrs. D. Griffiths bt Miss J. Fielder Middlesex . 7 5 1 1 55 1~ 11 a 7-2 victory over Warwickshire at 17, 19. Mrs. Griffiths/Mrs. B. C'arless lost Surrey . 7 5 1 1 48 22 11 Birmingham. The home team's hopes to Miss Fielder/Mrs. J. Beadle -14, -18. Gloucestershire 7 4 2 1 44 26 10 were raised early on when their No. R. Vickers/Gallagher lost to Piddock/Buist Yorkshire . 7 4 1 2 38 32 9 -16, -17. Vickers/Mrs. Carless lost to Ess'ex ...... •...... 7 3 0 4 33 37 6 1, Bill Gallagher scored an excellent R. Coussens/Mrs. Beadle -12, 17, -18. Lancashire 7 2 1 4 33 37 5 win over Harry Buist, but Tony Pid­ Latest league match results, which com­ Glamorgan 7 2 0 5 23 47 4 dock put the visitors level with a plete the fixtures are: Lincolnshire . 70076640 Div. II North: Northumberland 4, Dur­ DIV. II NORTH ham 6. Cheshire ...... 4 4 0 o 25 15 8 Div. II South: Hertfordshire 6, Sussex 4. Durham ...... 4 3 0 1 23 17 6 Southern Division: Buckinghamshire 7, Yorkshire II 4 2 0 2 23 17 4 Suffolk 3. Derbyshire 4 1 3 16 24 North Junior Division: Lancashire 4, 0 2 Yorkshire 4; Cheshire 0, Yorkshire 8. Northumberland ...... 4 0 0 ~ 13 27 0 DIV. II MIDLAND Officers Re-ele'cted Warwickshire 4 3 1 o 29 11 7 All four officers of the N .C.C., Worcestershire 4 3 0 1 20 20 6 Staffordshire 4 1 1 2 21 19 3 Frank Bateman (chairman), Ivor Leicestershire 4 0 3 1 18 22 3 Eyles (hon. secretary), Tom Blunn Bedfordshire ...... 4 0 1 3 12 28 1 (hon. treasurer) and Conrad Jaschke DIV. II SOUTH (hon. publicity secretary), were re­ Kent ...... 4 4 0 0 31 9 8 Hertfordshire ...... 4 3 0 1 22 18 6 elected unopposed, and thus no postal Hampshire 4 2 0 2 23 17 4 ballot will be required this time. The Sussex ...... 4 1 0 3 15 25 2 four officers have indicated their wil­ .. -B~_rkshire ...... 4 0 0 4 9 31 0 lingness to serve for another season. DIV. II WEST Devon ...... 4 4 0 0 32 8 8 The Avera'ges • .:c, Somerset ...... 4 3 0 1 24 16 6 Let's now turn to the averages, for Cornwall ...... 4 2 0 2 20 20 4 which the qualification is a minimum Wiltshire ...... 4 1 0 3 16 24 2 CHAMPIONS: L to R: DEREK BURRIDGE, Jlgf.§et ...... 4 0 0 4 8 32 0 ALAN RHODES, MARGARET FRY, HARRY of 50 per cent appearances. MIDLAND DIVISION EDWARDS (non playing captain), JEAN Fifteen players went through the Glamorgan II 4 4 0 0 29 11 8 HARROWER and LAURIE LANDRY who season with full nlarks in singles Warwickshire II 4 1 2 1 21 19 4 helped Middlesex regain the Premier Division matohes, and this time the list in­ Staffordshire II ...... 4 1 2 1 18 22. 4 title. Missing from the group are DIANE N ottinghamshire ...... 4 1 1 2 19 21 3 ROWE and MICHAEL THORNHILL. cludes one premier player, Diane Oxfordshire ...... 4 0 1 3 13 27 1 Rowe. SOUTHERN DIVISION classy display against Roger Morris. I think the outstanding feature of Kent II ...... 5 5 0 0 ,(4 6 10 Then Kent pulled ahead in the this season has been the success of Hertfordshire II ...... 5 4 0 1 37 13 8 Buckinghamshire 5 3 0 2 25 25 6 women's and men's doubles. junior players in senior divisions. Suffolk ...... 5 1 1 3 14 36 3 Doreen Griffiths became the This gives further impetus to the Cambridgeshire 5 0 2 3 17 33 2 heroine of the match with a polished promptings of those who have said Norfolk ...... 5 0 1 4 13 37 1 display against Joyce Fielder, who that our juniors this season have been MInLAND JUNIOR DIVISION could not penetrate the Birmingham the best for many years (note !that first Warwickshire ...... 6 6 0 0 39 ~ 12 Staffordshire ...... 6 2 2 2 24 24 6 girl's solid defence, and also found win over West Germany's juniors in Oxfordshire ...... 6 2 1 3 17 31 5 herself at the receiving end of some Germany since 1953!) and that by Leicestershire ...... 6 0 1 5 16 32 1 beautifully executed kills, whenever looking to youth we shall make great NORTH JUNIOR DIVISION Mrs. Griffiths really needed them. strides in the next few seasons. Lancashire 6 5 1 0 39 9 11 Yorkshire ...... 6 4 1 1 33 15 9 Only 2-3 down now, Warwickshire Just look at these kids' records: Durham ...... 6 2 0 4 24 24 4 hopes received a mortal blow when Judy Williams with a 100% record Cheshire ...... 6 0 0 6 o 48 0 Buist came back to redeem himself in Div. II South; Wilf Barker and SOUTH JUNIOR DIVISION for his earlier defeat with a runaway Bob Ractliffe appearing in the aver­ Middlf)sex ...... 6 6 0 o 51 9 12 Hertford~hire 6 4 1 1 38 22 9 win over Derek Baddeley. Then came ages both of junior and senior divi­ Kent ...... 6 3 2 1 34 26 8 a thrill-packed mixed doubles, which sions, with Barker actually runner-up Surrey ...... 6 3 0 3 32 28 6 had a sensational ending when the in Div. II North; and what a future Essex ...... 6 2 1 3 30 30 5 Sussex ...... 6 1 0 5 16 44 2 Kent pair, leading 20-18 in the third, for Hertfordshire with three of their Suffolk ...... 6 0 0 6 9 51 0 saw a return bounce three times on juniors (Ractliffe, Miss Williams and

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DIVISION II'WEST Allen was really outstanding in this Alma Taft) qualifying for senior Won Lost Av. averages in their first season. R. Abrahams (Devon) . 8 0 100% division, in which Warwickshire Another record that deserves a J. Bassett (Cornwall) 8 0 100% gained twice as many points as the D. Alexander (Wilts.) .. 3 1 75% mention before we get down to the D. Smith (Somer3et) 3 1 75% runners-up Stafiordshire. The Leices­ individual divi,sions is that of George D. Hebden (Somerset) .. 4 2 67% tershire boys also showed up well, Elliott, who won all his singles and G. Cornelius (Cornwall) 5 3 62% while S. Han (Oxfordshire) just missed doubles in the Southern Division, and Mis'S D. Spooner (Devon)... 2 0 100% a rating with five wins out of 10. Miss Mrs. J. Willcocks (Devon) 2 0 100% when being switched to Div. II South Mrs. A. Pettifer (Som'set) 3 1 75% Charman and Miss Roberts beat each for the last three' matches, had a Adele Pettifer very narrOWly lost her other in the two matches. 100% record when she was beaten at 100% doubles record there too, to WiUeock~.· finish the season undefeated in 18 22-20 in the. third by Joan NORTH JUNIOR DIVISION individual matches. DIVISION II SOUTH Won Lost Av. Won Lost Av. G. Livesey (Lanes.) 10 0 100% A. Piddock (Kent) 7 1 87% PREMIER DIVISION W. Barker (Durham) 10 2 83% Won Lost Av. P. Shead (Sussex) ...... 7 1 87% B. Merrett (Glous.) 11 1 92% H. Buist (Kent) •...... 6 2 75'% J. Keogh (Lanes.) ...... 6 4 60% B. aarr (Herts.) •...... 5 3 A. Rhodes (Middx.) . 11 1 92% 62% Miss L. Gordon (Lanes.)... 5 1 83% J. Ingber (Lanes.) ...... 10 2 83% B. James (Hants.) 5 3 62% I. Harrison (Glous.) ...... 8 2 80% Wilf Barker was the only one in D. Burridge (Mddx.) 11 3 79% Miss J. Williams (Herts.) 4 0 100% K. Craigie (Surrey) 11 3 79% Miss J. Fielder (Kent) 3 1 75% this division to hold his own against J. Somogyi (Surrey) , 7 3 70% Once again it was George Stevens the Lancashire boys, and although H. Venner (Surrey) 9 5 64% Yorkshire finished five points ahead M. Thornhill (Mddx.) . 5 3 62% (Hampshire) who spoiled Peter J. Clayton (Lanes.) 7 5 58% Shead's 100 per cent. re1cord, but this of Durham their boys did not qualify. time improving Brian James headed Miss Gordon and Miss Blackshaw Miss D. Rowe (Mddx.) 4 0 100% (Yorkshire) beat each other. Miss K. Best (Yorks.) 6 1 86% the Hampshire averages for the first Mrs. J. McCree (Essex) 6 1 86% time. Tony Piddock suffered his only Yorkshire's juniors have not crossed Mrs. E. Spokes (Glous.) 3 2 60% Mrs. B. Bird (Surrey) 4 3 57% defeat at Shead's bands. Judy Wil­ their own border this season. Green­ liams completed a brilliant first sea­ field and Redcar, where the "away" It is interesting to note that none of son in this division unbeaten, includ­ matches against Cheshire, Durham this season's top three finished in the ing a victory over Joyce Fielder. and Lancashire were played, are in­ first six last time. In.! fact Rhodes, MIDLAND DIVISION side the Yorkshire county. who inflicted on Bryan Merrett his Won Lost Av. only defeat, did not figure at all in the M. Leach (Warwicks.) 5 1 83% SOUTH JUNIOR DIVISION S. Jones (Glamorgan) 5 1 83% last list. C. Cadwallader (W'wicks.) 3 1 75% Won Lost Av. What a oome-back for Alan who A. Davies (Oxfordshire) 3 1 75% D. Creamer (Mddx.) 10 0 100% only lost to Ken Craigie this season. N. Parker (Glamorgan) 3 1 75% C. Bloy (Kent) 10 2 83% Ian Harrison finished fourth for the K. Shaw (Notts.) 6 2 75% B. Finucane (Surrey) 10 2 83% A. Thomas (Glamorgan)... 3 1 75% D. Garner (Essex) 5 1 83% second year running, losing to Jeff A. Boone (Oxfordshire)... 4 2 67% D. Norris (Glamorgan) 4 2 67% B. Wright (Mddx.) •...... 10 2 83% Ingber and Brian Kennedy (in the R. Ractliffe (Herts.) 9 3 75% only mat1ch the Yorkshire man played J. Robbins (Staffs.) 4 2 67% Mis'S D. Foster (Warwicks) 3 0 100% N. Ive (Mddx.) 7 3 70% this season). Miss S. Morgan (G'morgan) 2 1 67% K. Fallan (Essex) 8 4 67% ,One man does not make a team, Once again this division had more but all the same Lancas,hire must be players participating than any other of Miss J. Harrower (Mddx.) 6 0 100% comparable size-no less that 27 men and Miss M. Shannon (Surrey) 5 1 83% saying "thank heaven for Ingber," eight women. Miss A. Taft (Herts.) ...... 3 2 60% whos.e chief support has this time SOUTHERN DIVISION been newcomer J. Clayton, with Phil Won Lost Av. As usual the Middlesex players top Strulovitch falling away badly. G. Elliott (Kent) .. . 10 0 100% the list, with David Crea,mer and Jean A. Payne (Kent) .. 6 0 100% Harrower maintaining last season's It is worth noting that both the J. Cornwell (Cam'shire)... 7 1 87% champions, Middlesex, and the run­ R. Coussens (Kent) 7 1 87% 100 percent. record. Miss Harrower ners-up, Surrey, have four players G. Jeffreys (Bucks. ) . 5 1 83% has lost to other juniors in tourna­ R. Raetliffe (Herts.) . . 8 2 80~ ments this season, but in the County each in the averages, showing that G. Bebb (Herts.) 5 3 62% all round strength rather than indi­ L. Holdom (Norfolk) 5 3 62,% Championships she has a fantastic vidual brilliance is required for that A. Unsworth (Bucks.) 6 4 60% record of losing only one singles Miss B. Landimore (Herts.) 3 0 100% since she first played :Eor Middlesex premier titIe. Miss A. Taft (Herts.) ... 3 1 75% Miss J. Williams (Bucks.) 3 2 60% juniors in October, 1955. That month DIVISION IT MIDLAND she lost to Micky McMeekin (Kent), Won Lost Av. While Kent dominated the averages R. Morris (Warwicks.).. 7 1 87% but since then she has been un­ C. Jacques (L,eics.) 6 2 75% it is worth noting that lowly Cam­ defeated in around 30 girls' singles W. Gallagher (Warwicks.) 5 3 6?-% bridgeshire and Norfolk were repre­ M. Hawkins Wores.) 5 3 62% ties. R. Lush (Worcs.) 5 3 62% sented through the good work of ~ Racey (Bedfordshire).... 5 a 62% Cornwell and Holdom. Mrs. Cassell Clive Bloy only dropped two sin­ P. Reid (Leics.) 5 3 62% (Norfolk) won her only two singles gles against Middlesex, while Bren­ dan Finucane and Mary Shannon Mrs. D. Griffiths (W'wiek) 3 0 100% and would undoubtedly have qualified Miss D. Worrell (Staffs.) 3 1 75% had she played regularly. Kent were were a tower of strength for Surrey. unbeaten in men's doubles (Elliott/ David Garner, who came into the Roger Mo;ris' only defeat of the Essex team after Christmas, was season was at the hands of former Coussens) and Hertfordshire were un­ England junior Derek Backhouse beaten in women's and mixed dou­ beaten only by Brian Wright. (Staffordshire). Pam Mortimer made bles. Bob Ractliffe has now played 24 only one apperance for Warwickshire, MIDLAND JUNTOR DIVISION matches in sue,cession in the junior - Won Lost Av. when she defeated Dorothy Worrell. D. Allen (Warwicks.) 10 0 100% division which equals the record pre.. Doreen Griffiths ,made full use of her W. Cox (Warwicks.) 5 1 83% viously held by Peter Cole (Suffolk). opportunity of not having to play B. Clarke (Leicestershire) 7 3 70% Bob of course has another season to M. Billington (Warwicks.)... 4 2 67% second fiddle to Pam (or to Ann Hay­ T. White (Leicestershire) ... 4 2 67% break the record, and this is the third don) for once, by winning all her Miss A. Charman (W'wick.) 5 1 83% successive year he has qualified for matches. Miss J. Roberts (Staffs.)... 5 1 83% the averages.

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Diane Came So Near by SYDNEY HULLS (of the fTJaily Express") THE Second European Table Tennis Champ~onships were held from April 3-10 in the uiltra- mod­ ern surroundings of the Zagreb Trade Fair exhibition grounds, where, about two miles out of the city a brand new village ,bas been built~ It.is the usual mixture of pavilions seen in trade fairs all over the world. A record number of 21 nations tool~ part-as many as attended the World Championships in London in 1948. Hungary had the lion's share of the titles with Rumania preventing them making a clean sweep by winning the women's and mixed doubles. Zoltan Berczik and Eva Koczian continued their reign as singles champions. Zarko· Do1linar, one of the great~st players Yugoslavia, bas produced, is n01w more concerned with table tennis organisation. Converting his dinar figures approximately into pounds, it can be reckon­ ed that the city of Zagreb put up £25,000 and gave the table tennis organisation the free use of the hall for the pleasure of holding the championships. Further help came from the Government, but DoHnar confessed there was still the possibi(lity of a loss in the neighbourhood of two to three thousand pounds. 'The cham'pionships were played in a pavilion s'haped like a huge trampoline with massive con­ crete buttresses at each end forming the supports. Eight tables were set out for play and there was rOOln for about -1800 spectators. There were favourable co'mments on the use of the canvass surrounds, 'held up by metal up­ rights in each corner of the court. Arrangements were good on the who~e. Players and officials lived at the brand new Hotel International, a narrow skyscraper of a nine storey building was opened only last Septe:mber and is still unfinished. . For diversions the Yugoslavs ~aid on trips to a nearby mountain, ~he ballet, a brewery and a re­ ception at the town ball. There was also an excursion to the cinema-one the English team ap­ preciated very much. Later in the championships several prominent players and officials took part in the top cabaret in the town with considerable morale-boosting success for the spectators. Zagreb, with about 'half-a-million inhabitants, is like a country to'wn \with only one real main street. It is a lit~le drab, a little dusty with little to admire in the shops which are all sta'te­ owned.

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ElJROPE..4N CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL ~ 11111111111111111111111111111111111 f 1I11111! 11111111,1 Ii 11'11111111 111111111111111 111111 1llllIlltllllflltlllllllllllP~ The strangest thing to our eyes was to see women ~ CHAMPIONSHIP ROLL ~ an~ iii hoeing the fields, laying down roads gardens, and Men's Singles generally doing plenty of the back-breakIng work. Al­ iii though in it's way, I would say ~hat ~ondon secretary ~ ZOLTAN BERCZIK Diane Rowe's task in the champIonshIp was as tough (Hungary) as any boulder-pushing by Yugoslavi.a's ladies, for upon iii Diane's slim shoulders rested the weIght of the England Women's Singles team and she took the strain mighty well. There i~ no doubt a,t all that she is the finest pla~e!r EVA KOCZIAN in all Britain today. (Hungary) There ,vas an air of mystery about her defeat in the semi-final stage of the women's singles by Imrene Men's Doubles Kerekes, Hungary's unsung heroine. The scoreline read 21·17, 12-21, 21-19,10-21 and 20-22, ZOLTAN BERCZIK from which you will notice that Diane won the first and third sets at one end of the table and lost the second FERENC 5100 and fourth at the other end. Diane was playing so (Hungary) confidently to win the first and third decisively and then Women's Doubles hitting everything off when she changed ends. . So it was with a great deal of concern that we awaIted ANGELICA R:OZEANU the final set. Johnny Leach judged: "Di wants to be 10-6 up at the turn." "'Tell, Di nearly did just that. iii MARIA ALEXAN DRU Actually she was leading 10-7 when they changed ends (Rumania) and continued her winning run until she held a com­ iii manding 15-11 lead. Mixed Doubles DISASTER Then came the disaster, Diane lost nine points in a GHEORGHE COBIRZAN row! How? Why? There are only two theories..One was that she had a black-out under this tremendous MARIA ALEXANDRU strain. The other is that a draught from an open door (Rumania) was catching the ball and shifting it just enough to make Men's Team Di hit off. Whatever the cause, the effect was the same. One iii HUNGARY minute 15-11 up and in sight of victory and the Euro­ iii Women's Team pean singles final. The next minute 15-20 down and ~ on the border of defeat. iii H-U-NGARY Then Diane began to hit on again: One, two, three­ . ~ we held our breath: Four, five-and it was deuce in ~'I'IIII'IIIIIIIIII~llillli 1IIIIIIlIIII!l!II!![ I illlllll!I"'IIII!! III ill '1111I111111Ir:IIIII!J'lllllllliilllllll' 1111111;:; the fifth. It was their apparent helplessness in the face -of some Then she hit the next two shots right off-and the opposition that made it very c~ear. Englafold. desperately game ended .in a complete anti-climax. need an assistant to our non-playIng ~captaln. The real tragedy of this defeat was that Di's deadliest For our captain at Zagreb, Ron Crayden, had over­ "enen1Y," Agnes Simon of Holland, the s~im Engla!1d worked considerably in attending everyone of 011r team " Open" Champion had been knocked out In ~n earlIer matches and could not be expected to guide our team round by Nadia Schwarzova of CzechoslovakIa. through all their individual matches as well. It was not The other big shock in the England girls' team was humanly possible. . .. the surprising loss of form of. Kathie Best in mi~­ And yet if we could have had offiCIal gUIdance from championship. It can only be Judged that the straIn the sidelines for the individual matches 1 aEl sure there and nervous tension finally proved too much for her. would have been considerable improvem-ent in our The first sign had come in the final game of their results. group in the team championship when Kathie lost t.o A lot ,more of championship determination has yet Danuta Szmidt, Poland's No. 2 ranked lawn tennIS to be injected. player. It was the only game England lost in all her Having criticised the faults, let it now be noted t~at group matches. . when our men are good, they are very, very good, hke From then on it seemed a tug-o'-war between KathIe the time when Ian -Harrison and "Stonewall" Bryan and her nerves and there was only sympathy, no sur­ Merrett of Gloucestershire, caused a major sensatio~ by prise, when she went out of the singles 3-0 to the tall knocking out the European reigning doubles champIons, Swedish blonde, Biigitta Tegner. Ladislav Stipek and Ludvig Vyhnannovsky 3-1. And without big-hitting support from Kathie it was But when they are bad, they are simply awful which a foregone conclusion that she and Diane would be put puts me in mind of the occasion Harrison left for the out of the doubles by the Hungarian's Eva Koczian stadium for a singles match and hardly seemed to have and Sarolta Mathe. been away for an hour and then was back at the hotel. Our men will never be European champions or real drumm~ed He looked very dazed as if he did not know. what hopes for world championships until it can be had hit him. He had been knocked out of the sIngles into their heads that they ml,lst fight for every pOInt by the Czechoslovakian teenage sensation Vlado Miko, whether they are leading 20-0 or losing 0-20. 18, 15, 7. They will come away from the arena enthusing ab~ut the victories that are won ,by men from other countrIes POTENTIAL CHAMPION from 20-12 down, but too often when they find them­ Miko seems to be about the only real discovery of selves in the same position they yield, giving up the the championships. He is the' Czechoslovakian cham­ situation as hopeless --before the battle is half over. pion at the age of 17.

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ECIROPE£4lvT CHAMPIONSHIPSPECIAi" Tony "Cowboy" Larsson of Sweden-nickna,med so bec~use of his bowed legs-and Josip Vogrinc of Ladislav Stipek, the chunky but guileful comedian of Yuogslavia after taking an early lead. the table, proudly claims to have developed Miko into There was an amusing scene just hefore this rnatch a champion. They were born in the same village of when Miko dragged Leach by the arm to talk to Coach Kupina, and it was on a visit back home that Stipek Stipek. And while their were talking, Miko turned and saw Miko playing, realised his potential and whisked saw Larsson pretending to listen-in to the playing tactics him off to Prague for high pressure training. There and chased him away! Miko studies to become a dentist's technician, stays at Larsson and Vogrinc finally won a gruelling match Stipek's home and lives only for table tennis. played under batteries of television lights that had all It was Miko in fact who persuaded, cajoled and com­ four men streaming with perspiration-but we shall be forted former world champion Johnny Leach into the seeing a lot of and hearing a lot more of young Miko. quarter-final stage of the doqbles championship. How YO,UNGSTER OF PROMISE the crowd laughed to see this little 5ft. 2in. tousle­ headed Miko soothing Leach by patting him on the There was just one other youngster who showed the back whenever he hit off, or giving him a friendly promise of a future champion and that was Tommy wink of encouragement when the going was really Caffrey of Ireland, the 16-year-old Dublin jewellery getting tough. salesman. Caffrey actually lives' at Balbriggan, about 20 miles Leach, 37, who plays mostly for fun these days, was out of Dublin and he is encouraged by his boss, the old so impressed by Miko's enthusiasm, politeness and Czech international and the present Irish team manager, determination, he played harder and better than for Joe Veselsky, who has been in the ould counthry since ~ome time to beat Derek Burridge and Ron Crayden 1948. In a tremendous game that had the crowd dizzy with Caffrey played so well you can take my tip he thrills. will be receiving invitations to play in "open" cham­ They played so well they should have beaten tall pionships on the Continent next season. RESUL15 IN FULL

MEN'S SINGI...·ES Franjic (Yago.) bt Yanakopulos 18, 8, 13. Wagner bt Gimbel First Round: Berczik (Hungary) bt Duvernay (Switz.) 4, 14, (Netherlands) 16, 22, 19. Alser (Sweden) bt Burridge (England) 12. Ccvaci (Rumania) bt Lindvald (Denmark) 12, 6, 8. Breumair 10, 8, 18. Bubonyi bt Polakovic 8, -19, 9, 12. (W. Germany) bt Zoidis (Greece) 15, 18, 12. Roland (Belgium) Markovic II bt Lundmark 16, 12, 16. Borg bt Supel 7, 12, 14. bt Winderling (Italy) 18, 10, 15. Hirsch (Austria) bt Kern Lyttik bt Oaffery 21, -14, 9, 11. Grujic bi Guerdjikov 10, (Yugo.) 14, 13, 16. Schoofs (Netherlands) bt Mardberg (Sweden) 14, 16. 12, 17, 13. Knsins'ki (Poland) bt Zerebenkov (Russia) 14, 12, 14. Coldy bt Pashkevichus (Russia) -13, 12, 18, -20, 10. Lemke (E. Germany) 14, 13, 11­ Tomazic (Yugo.) w.o. Mollstrum scr. Hrbud bt Everson 17, Teran (Yugo.) bt Gazic (Yugo.) 12, -19, 13, 14. Miko 13, 19. Stipek (Czech.) bt Biscan 12, 17, 13. (Czech.) bt Dammau (Belgium) 13, 16, .23. Harrison (England) Vyhnannovsky bt Wegrath 15, -13, 16, 13. Markovic I bt bt Kleewein (Austria) 10, 8, 15. Ehrlich (France) bt Jazvic Tomc 14, 6, -12"",20. Pignitzky bt Bengtsson 18, -20, 16, 13. (Yugo.) -21, 19, 14, 12. Kohler bt Dafinic (Yugo.) 10, 12, 14. Stencel bt Vzorinac 8, 12, 12. Larsson (Sweden) 11, 18, 5. Saunoris bt Sedelmayer .19, 10, 10. Megulescu bt Dugardin Pleuse (E. Germany) bt Leach (England) 18, 17, 19. Calinski 16, 7, 11. Vogrinc bt. Thomas (Wales) 17, 14, 9. Sido bt (Poland) bt Sherwood (England) 14, 5, 14. Averjn (Russia) bt Amouretti 17, 8, 15. Hudetz (Yugo.) -10, 11, 11, 15. Hanzen (Denmark) bt Halpert Third Round: Berczik bt Roland 15, 15, 17. Schoofs bt Lemke (Hungary) 17, -24, 17, -12, 15. Stanek (Czech.) bt Onnes 18, 21, 12. Miko bt Harrison 18, 15, 7. Kohler bt Reimann (Netherlands) 13, 15, 10. -19, 9, 15, -19, 9. Yanakopulos (Greece) bt Mahony (Ireland) 14, -19, 19, ~18, Freundorfer bt Pleusse -18, 14, 17. 16. Stanek bt Hansen 8. Wagner (Austria) bt Delabarre (Belgium) -8, -8, 19, 11, 11, 11, 11. Franjic bt Wagner 17, 12, 16. Alser bt Bubonyi 16. Bubonyi (Hungary) bt Spiegelberg (Switz.) 14, 9, 12. 17, -12, 14, 10. Polakovic (Czech.) bt Harangozo (Yugo.) 9, -13, 14, -10, 20. Markovic II bt Borg 17, -18, 15, 19. L.yttik bt Grujic 18, Markovic II (Yugo.) bt Schneider (E. Germany) -18, -26, -15, 20, 19. Foldi bt Tomazic 18, 14, 16. Hrbud bt Stipek 10, 23, 14. Lundmark (Sweden) bt Jell (Austria) 19, 12, 15. 11, -13, -19, 21, 18. Borg (Sweden) bt Treinen (France) 7, -19, 15, 14. Supel Vyhnannovsky bt Markovic I 12, 13, 19. Pignitzky bt Shencel (Poland) bt Kaloyannis (Greece) 24, 11, 19. CaJI'ery (Ireland) 13, 16, -16, 18. Negulescu bt Saunoris 10, 11, -16, 12. Sido bt Demollin (Belgium) 13, -13, -17, 15. 14. L.yttik (Denmark) bt Vogrinc 16, 12, 14. bt Crayden (England) 13, -19, 17, 14. Grujie (Yugo.) bt Fourth Round: Berczik bt Schoofs 6, 18, 11. Kohler bt Miko Urchetti (Switz.) 20, 17, -7, -9, 10, Guerdjikov (Bulgaria) 23-21, 21-14, 20-22, 20-19 (T'.L.). Freundorfer bt Stanek 22, -20, 16, 17~ 12. 16, 15. Alser bt Franjic 18, 13, 15. Foldi (Hungary) bt Cobirzan (Rumania) 21-11, 18-19 (T.L.), Markovic II bt L.ytti~ 13, 16, 13. Foldi bt Hrbud 15-21, 13-10 (T.L.), 21-11. Mollstrom (Sweden) bt Juliens (Belgium) 13, 15-18 (T.L.), 16-10 (T.L.), 7-5 (T'.L:.), 21-7. Pignitzky bt 10, 24. Everson (Wales) bt Zelle (Yugo.) 19, -16, 12, 9Q Vyhnannovsky -15, 10, 18, -16, 20. Negulescu bt Sido 13, Hrbud (Yugo.) bt Tapuskovic (Yugo.) 13, 13, -18, 15. Biscan -16, ~18, 15, 15. (Yugo.) bt Osmanagic (Yugo.) -19, -11, 11, 13, 13. Quarter-Finals: Berczik bt Kohler 10, -14, 8, 13. Freundorfer Wegraph (Austria) bt Lauck (E. Germany) 11-21, 21-9, 14-13 bt Alser -12, 20, 20, 14. Foldi bt Markovic II 18, 19, -5, 16. (T.L.), 8-13 (T.L.), 6-5 (T.L.). Markovic I (Yugo.) bt Negulescu bt Pignitsky 10, -17, 15, 13. Mariotti (Italy) -18, 14, 16, 17. Pignitzky (Hungary) bt Merrett Semi-Finals: Berczik bt Freundorfer 13, 13, 17. Negulescu bt (E'ngland) 16, 13, 14. Bengtsson (Sweden) bt Pappi'll (Ireland) Foldi 17, 14, 17. 7, 15, 8. Stencel (Yugo.) bt Hop,kins (Wales) 14, 12, 15. Final: BERCZIK bt Negulescu 16, 11, 12. Uzorinac (Yugo.) bt Karanikolas (Greece) 18, 13, 12. WOMEN'S SINGLES Sedelmayer (Austria) bt Galli (Italy) -17, 6, 18, 15. Saunoris First Round: Grafkova (Cz,ech.) bt Hassler (Switz.) 13, 5, 8. (Russia) bt Seiz (W. Germany) 13, -18, 12, 12. Dugardin Lida (Poland) bt Schaan 18, -14, 20, 15. Art (Netherlands) (Belgium) bt Lippert (W. Germany) 17, 10, 22. Negulescu bt Pirc (Yugo.) 9, 18, 12. Pitica (Rumania) bt Carrington (Rumania) bt Johnsson (Sweden) -16, 9, 10, 5. Vogrinc (England) 9, 17, 16. Wouters (Belgium) bt Streifer (Austria) (Yugo.) bt Latuszkiewicz (Poland) 12, 11, 19. Amouretti 15, -18, -16, 12, 18. Brit-Andersson (Sweden) bt Despotovic (France) bt Dolinak (Yugo) 17, 14, 19. Sido (Hungary) bt (Yugo.) 12, -18, 21, 16. Hollmann (E. Germany) bt Lukas Plakantonakis (Greece) 12, 12, 18. (Yugo.) 17, 14, 14. Second Round: Berczik bt Couaci 13, 13, 15. Roland bt Brau­ Cornelis (Belgium) bt Trampuz (Yugo.) 12, 18, 15. Kroupova mair 13, -20, 13, 23. Schoofs bt Hirsch 19, -15, 20, 19. Lemke (Czech.) bt Bannach (E. Germany) -13, 15, 11, -13, 12. bt Kusinski 18, 22, -17, 10. RO".lgagnou (France) bt S'zmidt (Poland) -12, 17, 18, 13. Jaquet Miko bt Teran 13, 15, 12. Harrison bt Pavosovic (Yugo.) (Switz.) bt Strinanon 15, -11, -15, 9, 19. Kahns (Denmark) -6, -17, 18, 9, 13. Reimann (E. Germany) bt Ehrlich -18, bt Barac (Yugo.) 14, 2, 8. -13, 19, 12, 15. Kohler bt Larsson 20, -8, 15, 11­ Alber (France) bt Bosanac (Yugo.) 2, 6, 8. Alexandru Freundorfer (W. Germany) bt Almquist (Sweden) 4, 4, 7. (Rumania) bt Skrivanou (Greece) 5, 10, 8. Kucharska­ Pleusse bt Galinski -19, -12, 20, 18, 12. Hansen bt Averin Skuratovicz (Poland) bt Gray (Wales) 13, -19, -17, 18, 18. 17, -14, 17, 19. Stanek bt Ljungstrom (Sweden) 14, 8, 10. (Continued on page 20)

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1. Kathie Best and Diane Rowe, watched by Ron Crayde'n, receive their awards as runners-up in the women's team champio1nship. 2. Derek Burridge in play. 3. Vlado Miko, the new Czechoslovakian discovery regarded as a future champion. 4. lIynca Kerekes. the 33-year-old Budapest housewife, who narrowly beat Diane Rowe in the singles semi­ final. 5. England's, men's team of Ron Crayden, Ian Harrison, Derek Burridge and Bryan Merrett.

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:P~lJROPEA:f\l Quarter-Finals: Koczian bt Britt-Andersson 13, 13, 10. Mathe CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIA,L bt .Paisiaru 17,7,15... Rowe .bt Lantos -11~ Hi, 13, 14. Kerekes Gancad~ ?tFrance) bt Nikolic Danica (Yugo) 12, 11, 7.. Bes't bt Schwarzova 19, 13, 14. (England) bt Grober (W. Germany) 11, 18, -12, 12. ,. Semi-Finals: Koczian bt Mathe 17, 17, 12. Kerekes bt Rowe Roedelberger (Switz.) bt Zrakic (Yugo.) 11, 7, 8. Schwa-nova:) -17, ~7, -19, 10, 20. (Czech.) bt Ivanova (Bulgaria) 16, 14, 10. Niko!ic 'Dinka (Yugo.) bt Van Kampen (Belgium) 19, 12, 16. ": p:aharjan Final: KOeZIAN bt Kerekes 12, 14, 8. (~pssia) bt Ba~es (Wales) 15, 7, 10. -~. WOMEN'S DOUBLES .Second Round: Koczian (Hungary) bt Schlaf (W. Germany) 8,. 15. 20. Grafkova bt Hajth (Denmark) 16, 12, 9. Lida w.o. First Round: Koczian/Mathe (Hung..) bt Scharfegger (Aus.) / Artz bt Vukosavljev (Y'lg0.) 13, 15, 8. Pitica w.o. Wouters Andersson (Sw.) 17, 12, 11. Alber/Cancade (F.) bt Vrzic/

, bt Efremidov (Greece) 9, 8, 1J Brit-Andersson bt Jampret Despotovic (Yu.) 10, 13, 8.. Simo-n/Artzc (Neth.) bt Muser/ (Yugo.) 7" 10, 13. Mossoczy (Hungary) bt Holmann 16, 19; 8.~. Khise (W. Ger.) 21, 19, '-7,' 25. Grafkova/Kroupova. (Cz.) hi

Mafhe"'-:-CHungary) bt Boyadjieva (Bulgaria) 7. 11, 12. Thorsson ,I Wouters/Cornelis (Bel.) 14, '9, 16. ;.(.-.'; .. (SW~e.ii) bt Schatfegger (Austria) 14, -16, 14, 15. Cornelis bt . Hauth/Kahns (Den.) bt Skrivanou/Efremidou (·qt~),... l';7, 19, Kru~e'(VV. Germany) 15, -12, 18, 12. Kroupova w.o. Rougag­ 19. Covic/Plut (Yu.) bt Guntsch (Sw.)/Carrington (J~~~)':-20, nou, bt Raus (Yugo.) 2, 6, 3. Plut (Yugo.) bt Jaquet -16, 21, 8, -16, 14. ~~:q:w~rzova/Roma (Cz.) bt SchannYCdllingnon 14,19, -13, 17. Kahns w.o., Paisiaru (R:I~sia) w.o. (Bel.) 11, -17, 8j<:;::';{:7i;' Collins/Thompson (Eng.) btJunz/Bannach Lantos (Hungary) bt Roland (Belgium) 15, 8, -17, 4. Alber (E. Ger. ) -9, -11, 15, 15, 14. bt Nikolic (Yugo.) 9, -19, -11, 19, 13. Alexandru bt Muser 'fe.gner/Thorsson (SW.) bt Ivanova/Boyadjieva (Bul.) -8, 16, (W. Germany) 18, 14, -8, 13. Visscher (Netherlands) bt 1~,,~, ;~13, 17. Knappe/Hollmann (E. Ger.) bt Roedelberger/ Ramanuskaite (Russia) 18, 18, -20, 19. Kucharska-Skurato­ . Visscll'er (Swz.) -19, 17, 18, 11. Wanek/Streifer (Aus.) bt vicz w.o. Guntsch (W. Germany) bt Covic (Yugo.) 16, -16, Nikolic/Nikolic (Yu.) 16, 16, -15, -16, 9. 1&, .14. Kunz (E. Germany) w.o. Rowe (England) w.o. Schlaf/Grober (W. Ger.) bt Gray/Bates (Wales) 4, 12, 12. "Kerekes (Hungary) W.O. Wanek (Austria) bt Cancade -12, Mossoczy/Pitica (Hun.) bt Hassler/Jaquet (Swz.) 13, 17, 11. ~9, 20, 21, 19. Best bt Cotlignon (Belgium) 12, 14; 10. Tegner Lida/Szmidt (Pol.) bt Rougagnou (F.) /Trampuz (Yu.) 18, 8; (~weden) bt Ro~pelberger 17, 12, 10. Schwarzova w.o. Knappe 14. Rozeanu/Alexandru (Rum.) bt Van Kampen/Roland (Bel.) (E. Germany) bt Nicolic Dinka 16, -16, 15, -20, 17. Zanarjan 15, 18, 15. b~ l()~ Vavce (Yugo.) 6, 9 ... ,. Simon (Netherlands) w.o. SecJnd' Round: Koczian/Mathe bt Alber)Cancade 19, 10, 7~ Third Round: Koczian bt Grafkova 11, 19, 18. L,ida bt Artz SimoniArtz bt Grafkova/Kroupova 12, 15, 14. Covic/Plut bt 6, 24, -17, 12. Pitica 'bt Wouters 6, 7, ~16, 11. Brit­ Hauth/Kahn 18, -23, 19, 10. Collins/Thompson bt. Schwarzova! Apdersson bt Mossoczy 14, -13, 16, 18. , Roma 11, 19, 15. :Mathe bt Thorsson 15, 8, 12.. Kroupova bt Cornelis 12, 12, Lantos/Kerekes (Hun.) bt Tegner/Thorsson 17, -20, 13, 17. ---f-12, 8. Plut bt Rougagnou 8, -15, 17, 16. Paisiaru bt Kahns Wanek/Streifer bt Knappe/Hollmann 18, -12, -15, 19, 16. 1$, 8, 9. ~ossoczy/Pitica bt Schlaf/Grober 9, -15, 19, -15, 10. 'Lantos bt Alber 19, 16, 11. Alexandru bt Visscher 9, -17, ;~Rozeanu/Alexandru bt Lida/Szmidt 12, 6, 15. 1l, 10. Guntsch bt Kucharska-Skuratovicz .18, 18, 15. Rowe .• Quarter-Finals: Koczian/Mathe bt SimoniArtz 19, -19, l&i~F bi Kunz 11, 15,16. ' ;Kerel.tes:~?bt W/iLn,ek 17, 20, 11. Tegner bt Best 13, ?O, 11. 14La~t~~~n~~~r::e~PS~~ bir~~:~~~r~~i\e~5, ~,' li8, 17. Rozeamij Schwarzova bt KnapJ)e 10, 9, 16. Simon bt Zanarjan 9; 15, 17. Alexandru bt, Mossoczy/Pitica 19, 16, 14. b~J"r,~:..'~~:~f~~-r~. ~;"t~:'b~3'Kr~~~~~~n~rs'i0;' Semi-Finals: Koczia.;u/Mathe bt Collins/Thompson 8, -13, 1:t, Lfr 17. Rozeanu/Alexandfu bt Lantos/Kerekes 15, -10, 11, -16, 9.:i,·:·'Paisiaru hi: 'Plut -19, 16, 19, 10. 20. 'Lantos bt Alexandru ..,..--13, 14, 18, 13. Rowe bt Guntsch 19, 20. '11;-.. Kerekes bt Tegner 18, -18, 8, 14. Scp.warzova bt ."inaJ: ROZEANU/ ALEXANDRU bt Koczian/Mathe 15, -19, S~m~<""-17. 17, -19, 13, 13. 19. 8. I;)esigned and used by JEAN MARROWER btliliant young Senior and Junior Inter;;' national. Grays table tennis tables and bats are used by Chamlpions the world over. Pick up a bait at your toea,) slports store and see for yourselif.

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(Aus.) 1~, 12, 20. Pignitzky/ Kerekes (Hn.) bt Alser/Guntsch E[IROPE-t.4N CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAI.J (Sw.) -20, 19, 15, 13. Ljungstron1 (Sw.)/Nikolic (Yu.) bt Teran/Plut (Yu.) -18. 16, -5, 13, 14. Onnes/Simon (Neth.) bt Breumair/Schlaf (W. MEN'S DOUBLES Ger.) -20, 10, 16, 16. Duvernay/Roedelberger (Sw.) w.o., First Round: Ha.rrison/Merrett (Eng.) bt Vyhannovsky/Stipek Foldi/Lantos (Hn.) bt Delabarre/Wouters (Bel.) 10, 13, 16. (Czech.) -13, 14, 11, 16. Breumair/Gab (W. Ger.) bt Hirsch/ Stipek/Grafkova (Cz.) bt Merrett/Carrington (En.) 14, 15, Delabar (Aus.) 13, 18, 15. Schneider/Pleuse (E. Ger.) bt 14. Gimel/Artz bt Schneider/Bannach (E. Ger.) 18, -18, 19, Jazvic/Zelle (Yu.) 12, 16, 14. Hrbud/Kern (Yu.) bt Winderling/ --12, 16. Spiegelberg/Hassler (Sw.) w.o., Kaloyannis/Efremidou Galli (It.) 17, -17, 13, -17, 21­ (Gr.) w.o. Thomas/Everson (\Vales) bt Sladkarov/Guerdjik (Bul.) 6, 10, Covaci/Pitica (Rm.) bt Kern/T'rampuz (Yu.) 7, 14, 13. 21. Trienen/Ehrlich (Fr.) bt Kolman/Klewein (Aug.) 16, -19, Calinski/Lida (Pol.) bt Averin/Zakharjan (Rus.) 18, -20, 14, -18, 11, 14. Ljungstrom/Johnsson (Sw.) bt D€mollin (Bel.)/ 20. Bcgtsson/Anderson (Sw.) bt Gab/Muser (W. Ger.) 13, 12, Uzorinac (Yu.) 10, 13, 22. Markovic II/Teran (Yu.) bt -18, -19, 20. Sido/Mossoczy (Hun.) bt Wegrath/Scharegger Latuszkiewicz/Supel (Pol.) 15, 16, -15, 14. Saunoris/Pash­ (Aus.) 18, 14, -20, 9. keviehus (Rus.) bt Tomazic/Zajc (Yu. L 13, 9, 14. Kohler (W. Ger.)/Markovic I (Yu.) bt Mariotti/Spiegelberg (Swz.) 8, ?J, Second. Round: Berczik/Koczian bt Winderling/Rougagnou 22, 4. Kos/Zupancic (Yu.) bt Kaloyannis/Karanlkolas (Gr.) 1'0, ] 0, 18. Saunoris/Paissary bt Siez/Grober 20, --13, 15, --16, 15. Roland/Roland bt Kohler/Nikolic -19, 22, 19, -15, 18. 17, 12. Covaci/Cobirzan (Rum.) bt > Foldi/Bubonyi (Hn.) ]0. 20, 8. Cobirzan/Aleocandru ht Le.mke/Hollmann 16, 16, -13, 12. Larsson/Tegner bt Supel/Kacharska 8, 13, -17, 6. Bubonyi/ Larsson (Sw.)/Vogrinc (Yu.) bt Onnes/Schoofs (Neth.) 10, l\1:athe bt Cafiero/Alber 15, 19, 13. Reiman/Kunz bt Urchetti/ 11, 16. Stencel/Biscan (Yu.) bt UrchettilDuvernay (Swz.) 19, Jaquet 4, 6, 19. Freuendorfer/KtI'use bt Vyhnannovsky/Kroupova -9, -17, 14, 16. Neglulescu/Averin (Rum.) bt Lundmark/ 11, -16, -18, 15, 18. Almquist (Sw.) 5, 5, 13. Burridge/Crayden (En.) bt Lyttik/ Hansen (Den.) 16, 18, 16. Negulescu/Rozeanu bt Pleuse/Knappe 13, -15, 12, 19. pignitzky/Kerekes bt Kusinski/Szmidt 17, -20, -17, 17, 17. Stanek/Polakovic (CZ.) bt Calinski/Kusinski (Pol.) 13, 17, 14. Onnes/Simon bt Ljunstrom/Nikolic 7, 12, 6. Foldi/Lantos bt Franjic/Hudetz (Yu.) bt Janakoupulos/Planantonakis (Gr.) -16, Duvernay/Roedelberger 11, 11, -19, 7. -19. 14, 16, 22. Lemke/Lauck (E. Ger.) bt Pavasovic/ Stipek/Grafkova bt Gimbel/Artz 18, 10, -23, 20, 14. Osmanagic (Yu.) 19, -19, 15, 15. Wegrath/Jell (Aus.) bt Kaloyannis/Efremidou bt Speigalberg/Hassler 19, 10, 17. Covaci/ Bengtsson/Mardberg (Sw.) 15, -10, 21, 7, 19. Berczik/Sido '~, Pitica bt Calinski/Lida 12, 16, -23, 14. Sido/Mossoczy bt (Hn.) bt Zerebenkov/Tomc 1.9, 6, 13. Begtsson / Andersson 15, -18, 17, 13. Second Round: Hal"irison/l\'Ierrett bt Alser/Borg (Sw. ) 15, rrhird Round: Berczik/Koczian bt Saunoris/Paissary, Cobirzan/ -18, -14, 16, 16. Schneider/Pleuse bt Greumair/Gab 12, 18, Alexandru bt Roland/Roland, Bubonyi/Mathe bt Larsson/Tegner, 16. Hrbud/Kern bt Caffrey/Pa,p'pin (Ire.) 14, -16, 17, 22. Reiman!1/Knuz bt Freuendorfer. Dugardin/Roland (Bel.) bt Pignitzky/Halpert (Hun.) 22, -19) 18, 14. Negulescu/Rozeanu bt Pignitzy/Kerekes, Foldi/Lantos bt Onnes/Simon, Stipek/Grafkova bt Kaloyannis/Efremidou, Covaci/ Thomas/Everson bt Treinen/Ehrlich -19. 17, 18, ~15, 15. Pitica bt Sido/Mossoczy. Ljungstrom/Johnsson bt Markovic II/Teran 17, 11, 9. Saunoris/ Pashkevichus bt Kohler/Markovic I -----=-11, 8, -15, 7, 10. Covaci/ Quarter-Finals: Cobirzan/Alexandru bt Berczik/Koczian -7, Cobirzan bt Kos/Zupancic 13, 14, 14. '12, 12, 10. Bubonyi/Mathe bt Reimann/Kunz 11, 13, 15. 'N:'egulescu/Rozeanu bt Foldi/Lantos -16, 11, 9, 18. Covaci/ Larsson/Vogrinc bt Lippert/Reimann (E. Ger.) -18 16, 18, Pitica bt Stipek/Grafkova 16, -16, 15, -13, 16. (' -18. 9. Negulescu/Averin bt Stencel/Biscan 10, 13, 20. Semi-Finals: Cobirzan/Alexandru bt BUbonyi/Mathe -7, 12, Leach (Eng.)/Miko (Cz.) bt Mahony (Ire.)/Hopkins (Wales) 17, 12. Negulescu/Rozeanu bt Covaci/Pitica 16, 12, 7., 13, 14. 9. Burridge/Crayden bt Juliens/Damman (Bel.) 18., -12, 15, 12. Final: COBIRZAN/ ALEXANDRU bt Negulescu/~ozeanu 16, -22, ~14, 11, 13. Stanel{/Polal{ovic bt Freundorfer/Seiz (W. Ger.) 20, -10... -16, 17, 19. Sedelmayer/Wagner (Aus.) bt Franjic/Hudetz 11, -19, 15, 17. Lemke/Lauck bt Wegrath/Jell 14, 15, -17, 12~ BerczikjSido bt Cafiero/Dolinar (F.) 14, 8, 12. _~IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111ff! Third Round: Schneider/Pleuse bt Harrison/Merrett 19. ?'O. .~q ~ -18, -17, 14. Dugardin/Roland bt Hrbud/Kern 19, 21, 16. Ljungstrom/.Tohnsson bt Thomas/Everson 9, -16. 14, 15. Saunoris/Par;hIrevichus bt Covaci/Cobirzan 18, -19, 18, 14."' 'FREE. MAGAZIN E.S ! ! ! ­ Larsson/Vag-rinc ht Negulescu/Averin -12, 18. 14, 11. Leach! Miko bt Bu.rridg;e/Crayde:n --21. -12, 15, 27, 14. Stanek L PolakoY bt Sedelmayer/Wagner 14, 16, 12. Berczik/Sido bt Special Offer to Subsc'ribers L~mke/Laucl{. 15, 16, 10. = Qmuter-Finals: Dugardin/Roland bt Schneider/Pleuse -16" MORE than 75 % of all our subscriptions expire 18, 11, -~O. 24. Saunoris/Pashkevichus bt Liungstrom/Johnsson <~ 18. --11. 10, -18. 18. Larsson/Vogrinc bt L<>'Rch/Miko -13, " each May. The long gap until Oqtober dis­ -l?. 9, 19, 15. Berczik/Sido bt Stanek/Polakovic -16, 11, 18, 12. suade's our friends (unfortunately!) fro",! renewing ­ Semi-Finals: Saunoris/Pashkevichus ht Dugardin/Roland 14, - at the end of the season. Five months later many 12, -17, -17, 13. Berczik/Sido bt Larsson/Vogrinc 14, -12, of them forget. 19, -23, 21. Final: BERCZIK/SIDO bt Saunoris/Pashkevichus 14, 9, 11.' For the past c,ouple of se'asons we have lost ­ - several hundred subscriptions in this way-frankly, MIXED DOUBLES we cannot afford this. !,jrst Round: Berczik/Koczian (Hn.) ht Thomas/Gra,y (Wales) 1S. 14, 16. Winderling (It.)/Rougagnou (Fr.) bt Hirsch/ Therefore, we are making a very s'pecial offer: Stre er (Aus.) -17, -17, 19, 14. Saunouris/Paissarv (Rus.) W.o. Burridge/Best (En.) scr. Seiz/Grober (Aus.). ,bt Treinen/ Any subscriptions, be it new or a r~newa', received ­ Cancade (Fr.) -16, 19, 14, 18. - by the 1st June, WILL RU,N FOR TEN ISSUES. Roland/Roland (Bel.) w.o. Kohler (W. Ger.) /Nikolic (Yu.) bt Tomc/Lampret (Yu.) -19, 14, 18, 18. Cobirzan/Alexandru Step in NOW and get two copies absolutely for (Rm.) ht Karanechev/Ivanova (Bul.) 18, 18, 19. Lemke/Holl­ = mann (E. Ger.) bt Harrison/Rowe (En.) -18, 13, 11. 16. nothing. Larsson/Tegner (Sw.) bt Du~ardin/Van,. Kampen (Bel.) 0. -16, 14, 15. Supel/Kucharska (Pol.) w.o. Leach/Franks (En.) DON'T LEAVE IT UNTIL THE L"AST MINUTE, ­ scr. Bubonyi/Mathe (Hn.) w.o. Ga'fiero/Alber (Fr.) bt Schoofs/ WRITE NOW. Send ten shillings to the Waltham­ Visscher CNeth.) 13, -17, 18, 19. \ Urchetti/Jaquet (Swz.) w.o., Reimann/Kunz (E. Ger.),. bt st,ow Press, Guardian House, 644 Forest R:oad, ­ Miko/Schwarzova (Cz.)· 19, 16, 14. Freuendorfer/Kruse "iW. _ Walthamstow, Londpn, E.17. And please get your Ger. ) bt Sedelmayer/Wanek (Aus. ) 13, 17, 16. VyhnannoYskv I- " Kroupova (Cz.) bt Lyttik/Hauth (Den.) 8, -15, 11, -18:" 20. = friends t,o send as well. Negulescu/Rozeanu (Rm.) bt Linvald/Kahns (Den.) 15, 10, 9. Pleuse/Knappe (E. Ger.) bt Planhantonakis/Skrivanou (Gr.) 18, -20, 20, 21. Kusinski/Szmidt (Pol.) bt Juliens/Cornelis @IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIill"

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,ElJROPE..4N CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL England Reach Team Finals - rI'hen Disappoint by JOHN BROMLEY (of the "Daily Herald")

WIlH01U'T any doubt, the achievement of the Yet Harrison has had two years now in international table tennis and it's time he threw off the quirks of English team in reaching two group finals of nervous irritability and acquired the killer instinct. ­ the European championships was a 'bril1liant effort, For he has the basic talent to become one of the lead­ easily the best performance by England in inter­ ing players in Europe, at least, and it would be -a great national ta'ble tennis over the last five years. shame if this talent was wasted by his nervy, tempera­ mental personality on the table. For four tense and dramatic days in the ex­ H,e should study the phlegmatic Merrett who has a hibitio·n 'hall of the Zagreb Fair, our men and superb temperament for tbe game. Never :8us:tered. wo'men fought magn:ficently against the best in Never apparently worried by the changing fortunes of Europe. a game or the nerve-racking atDlosphere in which it is p,layed. • Admittedly, we expected the women to do well. But When, after minutes of push and push he finally it was the .men who astounded both us and the crack wins a point, his face creases into a cheeky smile and Europeans, with their tremendous coura.ge and never­ he settles down to "chisel" the next point. say-die spirit. Many times on the brInk of defeat, Yet how much better Merrett would be if he had an' they pulled a match round to win sensationally. attacking game to match his incredible defence, his tre­ Throughout the long hours of battling to glory mendous consistency and his admirable temperament. under the blazing arch lights I shall always remember Dashing Derek Burridge, the genial 27-year-old Lon­ the part played by England team captain, Ron Crayden. don businessman, was the most flamboyant of the trio. The lean and hungry-looking Crayden was often at Defensively, he was often struggling but when he had the courtside from 8 in the morning to 12 at night with an opportunity to get into a game he took the chance only a couple of hours break in .between. But h.is kn.o:v­ well and some of his smashes were a rare and welcome ledge of the game, his great tactical sense and hIS abIlIty sight. to inspire a drooping player, were vital reasons for Eng­ Although lacking the consistency of his colleagues, land's success. he had many fine wins and one must remember that this In Zagreb, they called Ian Harrison and Co. "the was his first major tournament and he had the addi­ Fighting Englisb." It was a compliment ... but a com­ tional worry of his wife Pam, expecting a baby back in pliment laced with a note of warning to the future of London. table tennis in this country. As to the women-bless 'em-Diane Rowe proved to Noone has praised this England performance more 'me that she is one of England's finest sportswomen. than I have, so I don't think it is churlish when I say Here is a girl who is a table tennis player to her finger that fight is not enough. We must have the skill to go tips. with the courage-and that is what we lack at the This 26-year-old London secretary, with the class and moment. the courage, worked like a demon in these champion­ It has been said many times before but I feel that ships. Only on the last night, at the banquet, did she the message must be hammered home time and again­ really relax. THE ENGI.iISH GAME IS TOO DEFENSIVE. Her job was made tougher because Leeds housewife Having reached the group final for the men's title, we Kathie Best, after a brilliant start to the title challenge, came face to face with the flashing Swedes and the cool, suddenly and dramatically lost form. And it was the solid Hungarians. We were' thrashed in both matches. determined Diane who pulled Kathie through on many In one tragic day, the memories of previous triumphs a nail-biting occasion. were almost obliterated as we watched the men struggle Kathie, a Yorkshire lass with a poker-faced brand to win a game. of humour, is a player unable to fight against a bad ::Experts at the championships-many of whom were patch. "I've lost form and there's nothing I can do dIsappointed by the general overall standard-empha­ about it," she said half-way through the battle for the sised to me on many occasions that there was no future title. in the present English game. To get to the very top­ and that' must always be the aim-a dramatic revision A TRAGEDY of English styIe must be made. Many have the same problem, but it was a tragedy Having said that, let us now analyse, the individual that it should hit Best at such a crucial time for I am performances in the team championships. -, sure that had she maintained her blistering form of Ian Harrison, the 20-year-old Gloucester draughtsman, the opening two days then she and Diane Rowe would was undoubtedly our most consistent player and the have held the women's title. one with the most class. England's toughest games in the men's group were But he lacks the vital quality of Bryan Merrett­ against West Germany, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. The temperament for the big occasion. Too often he would match against Germany lasted four and a half hours­ fail to clinch a point so unsure was he of his own game. four and a half hours of table tennis that had the lot

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iEUROPE..4N CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL Best through the doubles and then the Yorkshire girl, more composed, won her second singles for -England to . . . drama, boredom, excitement and brilliance. take the match 3-1. Harrison was the hero, winning all his games against But the Poland match signalled the beginning of the Gab, Seiz and the stonewaller Kohler. Mter we had end of our hopes of retaining the women's team title. led 4-2, the shaky Burridge went under to Seiz and then Rowe gave us a great start in the final against Hun­ Merrett lost to Gab after taking the first game at 22-20. gary, who, like the English girls, had dropped only one The chips were down-and Harrison rose superbly to / game in their group matches. She brilliantly beat ex­ the occasion. He took the first game easily at 21-7 world 'champion Gizi Farkas 14-21, 26-24, 21-9. Alas, against a \\lorried-Iooking Kohler, but then lost the Best again failed to find her touch and England's dis­ second at 14-19 after a time limit. jointed pair-the struggling Best and the determined I shall never forget that last game. The clock was Rowe-finally went under 1-3. coming up to 12.30 a.m. The vast hall was practically deserted with only the sfilall English party and a few - TEAM RESULTS Germans watching the all-or-nothing battle that would GROUP A-MEN lead to a group final. Hun. Czech. Pol. Bel. Rus. It. Wales Wins Hungary 5-1 5-1 5-3 5-1 5-0 5-0 6 After a nerve-racking ten minutes, Harrison clinched Czechoslovakia 1-5 5-1 5-0 5-1 5-0 5-0 6 the set, the game and the match at 10-8 to be engulfed Poland 1-5 1-5 5-3 5-3 5-1 5-0 4 by Crayden and Co. as a sad-faced Kohler walked Belgium 3~5 0-5 3-5 5-2 5-1 5-0 3 Russia 1-5 1-5 3-5 2-5 5-1 5-0 2 wearily off at the other end. Italy 0-5 0-5 1-5 1-5 1-5 "5-3 1 The match against Yugoslavia was another four-hour Wales 0-5 0-5 0-5 0-5 0-5 3-5 o battle. Here the tension was terrific for the home crowd GROUP B-MEN cheered every point won by their own men and sat in Sw. Rum. E.Ger. Den. Aus. HoI. Ire. Wins stony silence when an Englishnlan took a point. Sweden 5-3 5-2 5-0 5-0 5-1 5-1 6 Rumania 3--5 5-2 5-1 5-1 5-1 5-0 5 This·time it was dark-haireo Burridge who turned up E. Germany 2-5 2-5 5-4 2-5 5-0 5-2 3 trumps. He gave England a 2-1 lead with a smash-hit Denmark 0-5 1---5 4-5 5-3 5-3 5-1 3 Austria 0-5 1-5 5-2 3-5 5-4 5-1 3" win over Joseph Vogrinc and then whipped us into a Holland 1-5 1-5 0-5 3-5 4-5 5-1 1 morale-boosting 4-2 lead with a fine performance against Ireland 1-5 0-5 2-5 1-5 1-5 1-5 0 Zelgko Hrbud. GROUP C-MEN And when Harrison clinched the match with a two-set Eng. Jugo. W.Ger. B'll. Switz. Fr. Gr. Wins England 5-2 5-4 5-3 5-1 5-1 5-0 6 walloping of Vogrinc at 11.30 at night, you could have Jugoslavia 2-5 5-4 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 5 heard a pin drop as the silent crowd shuffled sadly W. Germany 4-5 4-5 5-1 5-2 5-1 5-0 4 home-their team had been k.o.'d by the fighting Bulgaria 3-5 0-5 1-5 5-1 5-0 5-0 3 Switzerland 1-5 0-5 2-5 1-5 5-1 5-0 2 English. France 1-5 0---5 1-5 0-5 1-5 5-0 1 We had some shocks in the Bulgaria match. Drama­ Greece 0~5 Q.-5 0-5 0-5 0-5 0-5 o tically, the men found themselves 1-3 down with Merrett MEN'S TEAM FINAL GROUP and Harrison both going under to Bulgaria's No. 1 Stvcden bt England 5-0: Larsson bt Merrett 18 22; bt Harrison 6, 8. Borg bt Harrison 15, 19. Alser bt Burridge 14, Alexander Sladkarov. 13; bt Merrett 9, 1l. Again it was Burridge who stepped into the breach. HungaT'y bt England 5-1: Sido bt Harrison 17, 20; bt Merrett With the match in the balance at 4-3 to England, he 16, 15. Foldi lost to Merrett -14, 20, -20; bt Burridge 16, -113, 9. Berczik bt Burridge 11, 12; bt Harrison 10, 14. slam,med Siadkarov 21-12, 21-18 to give us victory. HungaTy bt Sweden 5-4: F'oldi bt Alser 17-16 (time limit), A SAD STORY 16-10 (time limit); lost to Larsson 10, -17, -18; bt Borg 21-20 (time limit), 16-11 (time limit). Berczik bt Borg 19, 13; bt Alas, the finals were a sad story. Sweden, who had Alser 11, 15; lost to Larsson -15, 15, -17. Sido lost to Larsson dropped only seven games on their way to the finals 16, -18, -19; bt Borg 13, 13; lost to Alser -15, -17. beating Rumania, Austria, East 'Germany, Denmark, Ire­ Winners: HUNGARY. GROUP I-WOMEN land and Holland, overpowered England. Hun. Cz. Rus. W.G. Neth. Yug. Swz. Aus. Bel. Gr. Wins With the. flamboyant Tony Larsson and the little Hungary - 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 9 Hans Alser in brilliant mood, our men crashed in five Czech. 0-3 - 3-1 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-0 3--0 3-0 3-0 8 Russia 0-3 1--3 - 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 7 games without taking a set. True, Merrett extended W. Ger. 0-3 0-3 2-3 - 3-1 2-3 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-0 5 Larsson to 21-18, 24-22, but that was the only occasion Nether. 1-3 2-3 0-3 1-3 - 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 5 we were in the match. , Yugos. 0-3 0-3 0-3 3-2 1-3 - 3-0 0-3 3-0 3-0 4 Switz. 0-3 0-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 0-3 - 3-2 3-1 3-0 3 Merrett again gave us a glimmer of hope against Austria 0-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 1-3 3-0 2-3 - 2-3 3-0 2 Hungary, who had crushed Czechoslovakia 5-1 on their Belgium 0-3 0-3 0'-3 1-3 1-3 0-3 1-3 3-2 - 3-0 2 way to the finals. The Gloucester man beat Laszlo Greece 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 0--3 0-3 0-3 - 0 Foldi 21-14, 20-22, 22-20, to make it 1-1. But then GROUP II-WOMEN the dazzling Ferens Sido and the solid Zoltan Berczik Eng. Rum. E.Gr. B:J.l. Swn. Pol. Fr. Den. Wls Wins England - 3--0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-D 3-0 8 got to work and that was the end of England. Rumania 0-3 - 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 7 The girls had the:ir toughest match on the opening E. Germany 0-31-3 - 3-23-13-13-03-03-06 day-against ,Rumania. And this was; the hour of glory Bulgaria Sweden g=i g=i i=i 0=3 ~~O ~=g i=i i~ i=~ : for Kathie Best. She turned on a trem,endous display Poland 1-3 0-3 1-3 3-0 0-3 - 3-1 3-0 3-1 4 of power table tennis: to crusb Angelica Rozeanu, six France 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 - 3-0 3-0 2 times world champion by 21-17, 21-14. That blistering Denmark 0-30-30-30-30-30-30-3 - 3-21 win "killed off" the Rumanians and Best and Rowe Wales 0-30-30-31-32-31-30-32-3 - 0 lVOl\'IEN'S TEAM FINAL easily won the match. Hungary bt England 3-1: Lantos los to Rowe 14, -24, 9. It looked as if the girls would reach the final without Koczian bt Best 17, 12; bt Rowe 15, 17: Koczian/Mathe bt dropping a game. But that "record" went in the match -15, 11, -16; bt Vogrinc 13, 16. Burridge bt Vogrinc -8, 18, Rowe/Best 15, 1I. against Poland . . . that match that saw Best suddenly Winners: HUNGARY. crack. ENGLISH RESULTS-MEN'S TEAM Facing Danuta Szmidt, she confidently took the first Beat Yugos\avia 5-2: Merrett lost to Markovic -16" 20, -20; set at 21-15. Then everything went wrong with her bt Vogrinc 19, 19. Harrison bt Hrbud 18, 12; lost to Markovic game. White-faced and near to tears, she crashed to 17; bi Hrbud 19, 17. Beat W. Germany 5--4: Harrison bt Gab 16, 14; bt Seiz 15, defeat. But the brilliant Diane Rowe nursed a shaken -11, 15; bt 1{ohler 7, 14-19 (time limit), 10-8 (time-limit).

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EUROPEJ.4N CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL WELSH RESULTS-MEN'S TEAM Lost to Hunga.ry 0-5: Everson lost to Foldi -13, -17; lost to Berczik -20, --14. Thomas lost to Berczilr -17, -11. Merrett bt Seiz 11, 16; bt Kohler 12-4 (time limit), 6-5 (time Hopkins lost to Sido ·-11, --11; Hop,kins lost to Foldi -7, -17. limit); lost to Gab 20, -18, --15. Burridge lost to Kohler -13, Lost to Czechoslovakia 0-5: Everson lost to Polakovic --13, --17; lost to Gab -14, -19; lost to Seiz --19, --19. -11; lost to Miko 24, --10, -1.2. Thomas lost to Stanek --13, Beat Bulgaria 5-3: Harrison bt Gerdjikov 14, 12; lost to ~10: lost to Polakovic -12, -8. Hopkins lost to Miko -9, -15. Sladkarov -27, -19; bt Karanechev 19, 16. M:errett lost to Lolst to Pola.nd 0-5: Everson lost to Latuszkiewic -15, 19, --12. Sladkarov -27, -19; bt Karanechev -15, 15, 15. Burridge lost Thomas lost to Calinski --16, -20; lost to Latuszkiewic -10, to Karanechev -13, 21, -19; bt Gerdjikov 21, 22; bt Sladkarov -16. Hopkins lost to Supel -8, -9; lost to Calinski -5, -9. 12, 18. Lost to Belgium 0-5: Everson lost to Delaberre -11, -15; lost Beat Switzerland 5-1: Harrison lost to Mariotti -9, -12; bt to Roland -12, -13. Thmp.as lost to Roland -12, -10; lost to Urchetti 11, 13. Merrett bt Urchetti -15, 13, 8: bt Duvernay Dugardin -17, -20. Hopkins lost to Dugardin -16, -4. 4, 7. Burridge bt D~vernay 12, -15, 18; bt Mariotti --16, 18, 8. Lost to Russia 0-5: Everson lost to Pashkevichus 19, -19, Beat France 5-1: Harrison lost to Gaffieri -18, 14, -16; bt -21; lost to Saunoris -18, -10. Thomas lost to Saunoris -15, Amouretti 10, 21. Merrett bt Trienen 3, 13; bt Caffiero 16, 14. -11. Hopkins lost to Averin -13, -17; lost to Pashkevichus Burridge bt Amouretti 21, 10; bt Treinen 13, 16. -15, 13. -15. Beat Gree<'e 5-0: Harrison bt Kaloyannis 15, 14; bt Yanako­ Lost to Italy 3-5: Everson bt Galli 12, 17; lost to Winderling poulos 20, 13. Merrett bt Plahantonakis 10, 10; bt Kaloyannis -9, -12. Thomas bt Molina -15, 14, 11; bt Galli 19, 13; lost 3, 6. Burridge bt Yanakopoulos 14, 15. to Winderling -10, -7. Hopkins lost to Winderling -15, -16; Lost to Sweden 0-5: Harrison lost to Borg --15, --19; lost to lost to Molina -12, -17; lost to Galli --11, --9. Larsson -16, -8. Merrett lost to Larsson -18, -22; lost to Alser -9, -11. Burridge lost to Alser -14, -13. \VELSH RJi}SUI...TS-WOM~}N'S 'l'EAM I ...ost to Hungary 1-5: Harrison lost to Sido -17, -20; lost Lost to ~:}ngland 0-3: Gray lost to Rowe -14, -9. Bates lost to Berczik -10, -14. Merrett bt Foldi 14, -20, 20; lost to Sido -16, -15. Burridge lost to Berczik -11, -12; lost to to Best -19, -17. Bates/Gray lost to Rowe/Best -1.1, -15. Foldi -16, 18, -9. Lost to Rumania 0-3: Bates lost to Pitica -10, -8. Gray lost to Rozeanu -9, -9. Bates/Gray lost to Rozeanu/Alexandru ENGLISH RESULTS-WOMEN'S 'rEAM -11., -21. Beat Rumania 3-0: Rowe bt Alexandru -18, 10, 14. Best Lost to }:}. Germany 0-3: Bates lost to Bannach -11, -15. bt Roseanu .17, 14. Rowe/Best bt Alexandru/Roseanu 19, 7. Gray lost to Kunz -17, -13. Bates/Gray lost to Kunz/Bannach Beat E. Germany 3-0: Rowe bt Hollmann 12, 15. Best bt --7, -19. . Knappe 12, 8. Rowe/Best bt Kunz/Bannach 11, -13, 16. Lost to BUlgaria. 1-3: Gray lost to lvanova -17, -15, Bates Beat BUlgaria 3-0: Rowe bt Ivanova 19, 15. Best bt Boyad­ bt Boyadjieva -8, 9, 19; lost to Ivanova --8, -14. Bates/Gray jieva 14, 15. Rowe/Best bt Ivanova/Boyadjieva 17, 17. lost to Ivanova/Boyadjieva -11, 22, -9. Beat Sweden 3-0: Rowe bt Tegner 11, 19. Best bt Thorsson Lost to Sweden 2-3: Bates bt Thorsson 23, -20, 19; lost to 19, 18. Rowe/Best bt Thorrson/Guntsch 16, 17. Tegner -13, -20. Gray lost to Tegner -4, -16; lost to Beat Poland 3-]: Rowe bt Lida 12, 10. Best lost to Szmith 16, Thorsson -11, -13. Bates/Gray bt Guntoch/Thorsson -13, 21, -10, -11, Rowe/Best bt Lida/Szmith 16, 21. 15. Beat France 3-0: Rowe bt Alber 15, 18. Best bt Cancade -14. Lost to Poland 1-3: Bates lost to Lida -12, -10;. lost to 13, 14. Rowe/Best bt Alber/Cancade 16, -22, 8. Kucharska -18, 10, -12. Gray bt Kucharska --16, 19, 17. Beat Denmark 3-0: Rowe bt-Hauth 12, --18, 9. Best bt Kahns Bates/Gray lost to Lida/Szmith -22, -11. 4, 16. Rowe/Best bt Kahns/Hauth 12, 14. Lost to France 0-3: Bates lost to Cancade -15, -18. Gray Beat Wales 3-0: Rowe bt Gray 14, 9. Best bt Bates 19, 17. lost to Rougagnou -13, 19, -18. Bates/Gray lost to Rougagnou/ Rowe/Best bt Bates/Gray 11, 15. Cancade -19, 17, -18. Lost to Hungary 1-3: Rowe bt Lantos -14, 24, 9; lost to Los't to Denmark 2-3: Bates lost to Kahns -16, -16; bt Koczian -15, -17. Best lost to Koczian -17, -12. Rowe/Best Hauth 13, 10. Gray lost to Hauth -15, -10; lost to Kahns -16, lost to Koczian/M~the -15, -11. -13. Bates/Gray bt Kahns/Hauth 7, 16.

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Page Twenty-five TA~LE TENNIS MAY - 1960 EUROP1;~4NCH~4MPIONSHIPSPECIAL EUROPEAN'S ARE TOO DEFENSIVE Says VICTOR BA.R.NA

AM forced, regretfully, to adnlit projects, lik'e beating the Asians or reason he won so convincingly. I that I found the European winning world titles, don't concern The Europ,ean tournament again Championships in Zagreb a dis­ them; they obviously aren't prepared underlined the obvious, that chaln­ appointm'ent. The playing standards to make the effort or sacrifices re­ pions cannot be manufactured on and general approach to international quired for these goals. mass-production lines. The indi­ match play fell short of what was V'ery fe'w players indeed in Zagreb vidual's own abilHy is of suprelne expected. seemed to have world ambitions. importance. No coach can implant After last year's World Series at What puzzJes me, is the mental atti­ talent whe:re it doesn't exist. But he Dortmund, where the Asians achieved tude of European players. They a~e can, and should, teach a player to such overwhelming success, the content to push the ball for minutes earn a point and not '~fait hopefuLy majority of players and officials were on end before de.ciding to hit, and for one to conte to him through an agreed that if the Europeans w'ere to then take a blind smack regardless of opponent's mista~e. have any chance of success in the \rvhether the ball is hittable or not. Europeans will have to improve 1961 World Championships at Peking They don't look or work for an open­ their thinking ability. At the moment they would have to discard their de­ ing; they don't build up their game; a bare handful give a thought as to fensive tactics in favour of aggression. strategy, technique, tactics are not how to out-manoeurve and outwit the And, in point of fact, duri~g. the taken into account. It's just push­ opposition, as for example Vana and 1959/60 season many assocIations as-you-go and hope for the best. B'ergmann vvere in the habit of issued directives to their coaches ad­ I can appreciate a player chiselling doing. Today, with the penholder vocating the need for players to con­ grip in vogue, conflicting styles and centrate on attack. many different types of bats against \vhich to contend, it is more essential Time Limits, Galore to think along positive lines than ever before. I expected to se'e manifestations of this policy in Yugoslavia. Instead, Robots I saw more time limit gan1es than at Unfortunately, with very few ex­ any championships I have ever ceptions, Europe has no players of attended. And of the games which world class. Most of them are hard \vere finished, many lasted nearer 20 workers of robot tendencies. And minutes than 10. True there were that type of player can hardly hope several excellent rnatches-notably to aspire world honours. But we those betwe'en Schneider-Markovic should make eve'fy effort to teach our and Freundorfer-Alser-which served few talented players to be artists and further to prove how much more ball jugglers, thinkers and constructive attractive tahle tennis is when it is attackers. Other pages of this issue contain played correctly. The modern hotel where competitors were Why this aimless pushing? That housed in Zagreb reports on the championships, so there \vas the question everybody asked. is no need for me to elaborate on In my opinion, it is because pushing when he is capable of doing nothing results. Berczik and Eva Koczian seems to produce dividends. Mediocre ~lse. We have had such exponents were worthy winners and these two can be relied on to make a strong perfotmers are conce'fned mainly with I n the past and will have them again reaching the top in their own country in the future. But amongst the Euro­ bid for Peking honours, as can and staying there. If they can do pean contestants w'ere many talented Diane Rowe, who proved herself a this they are content. Long term hitters who were capable of doing world-class player and was desperately more than push-push endlessly before unlucky to lose in the semi-finals. trying a reckless "surprise" hit. Here I would like to express my deepest personal gratitude to the Is it possible that players are striv­ Yugoslav officials for inviting n1e to Open All Summer i ng to emulate the style of Berczik, the championships and giving me Europe's top player? Lesser lights such a wonderful welcome. From PUTNEY INTERNATIONAL always try to imitate champions. that angle at' least I have rarely en­ Berczik has an extremely heavy joyed a finer tournament. T.T.C. chop and an occasional quick hit, and RUSKIE HALL, 63 UPPER RICHMOND RD., it seems to m'e that not only his fellow S.W.IS Hungarians but also the majority of CLUB BADGES For COACHING, TOURNAMENT, Europeans are trying to follow his exalnple. 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ElJROPIDJ.4N CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL NOW WE MUST CONSOLIDATE Says JOHNNY LEACI-I 'THE superb effort by English teams played what I consider the finest Man for man the Swedish players at Zagreb, which boosted our match of her career against Ilyonca are no better than ours. So what ranking to third in Europe must not Kerekes in the women ~s semi-final. was the reason for this flop? be wasted. We must consolidate our She lost to the top Hungarian simply I put it down to she'er nerves. improvement, and prepare for still on tactics, something which could brought about by lack of experience. better results next year in Peking. easily be ironed out in training ses­ Lefs hope we learn a lesson from it. One thing that our officials should sions. look into right away is the avail­ Similarly, Kathie Best produced a We could do worse than follow the ability of our leading players for tremendous two-winged attack to Slvedisb plan, which beigan in 1957 regular training and competition thrash six times world champion and has made that country second in abroad. If any player is doubtful Angelica Rozeanu, only to lose confi­ Europe. It involves coaching from about getting time off from his job, dence against the Hungarian girls' such world chaimrpions as Sido, then that problem should be faced subtle, and unfamiliar backspin. Ogimura and mys:eIf, and intensive and, if necessary another job found It was the same with our men. In inte:rnational competition planned for the one concerned. their group they played like world weU in advance,. Officia:ls took all This is no time for smug satisfac­ champions to beat in turn Greece, outside worries on their own shoul­ tion, or vague hope: it is time for FranCie, Bulgaria, Switzerland, West ders, leaving Sweden's leading "hopes'· to conceotra:te sole;l~ on imiproving action. Remember, most rival coun­ Germany and Yugoslavia. Our 5-4 tries are already way ahead of us in marathon v1ictory over West Germany tbe,ir play. their preparation. was a thriller, Harrison winning the Russia visit England next October After ten months' solid training as decider on time limi1t, and it was fol­ and that's a step in the right direc­ a team, with as much trouble-fre,e lowed by England's best display for tion. W'e should go much further international com!pentioo as we can many years-a 5-2 win over the group by selecting our -squad Tor the Peking give them, our p,la.yers could tackle seeds, Yugoslavia. World Championships and putting it the rest of the world with confidence. But in the Group Finals, our same into intensive training at once. Diane Rowe was unbeaten in her trio played like novices. They were Never again should lack of exper­ group rnatches, and brilliant in the nervous, temperamental, and sub­ ience be allowed to handicap players final tie. In the individual events she mitted to Sweden without a fight. in the international conlpetition.

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WELSH CORNER ~ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••II ••••••- Ii. • ~ NANCY ROY EVANS ~ Blank Sheet for Teams "u .• ~ EUROPEAN UNION 5 ZAGREB was probably the scene of the Overseas Club clashed with Barry Cen­ . . least successful of Welsh efforts to tral. ~ ~ seek honour abroad. Although we George Evans, Barry's No.1, is at SECRETARY scarcely expected to do very well, we did present working in Scotland, and the tie The European Union, 21 Associations think we might have won one or two was postponed once to allow him to of which met Tecently in Zagreb, Yugo­ Inatches. As it was both men's and play. slavia. unanimous:ly elected Mrs. Roy women's teams finished with a blank . Overseas had Mic1?-ael Darlington play­ Evans of Wales as its Honorary General sheet. Ing for the' first hme, and when the Secreta.ry. Of course, we must bear in mind that match eventually took place, at Cardiff Y.M.C.A., Overseas won easily by 5 Mrs. Evans who W'3S ranked in the first circumstances prevented sending our best ten women players in the world in 1938, team and the utmost credit must be events to 1. and is now the Hon. Secretary of the accorded to the three men and two Meanwhile Cardiff and Swansea bave Table Tennis Association of Wales, women who were keen enough to spend tied at tbe top of the W,elsh League, and became the first woman member of the their own money on this trip. tbe'f'e is to be a play-off to decide who Advisory Committee of the International As it turned out, the experience was will take over Newport"s role as, cham­ Table Tennis Federation in 1957. Her not entirely wasted, for Brian Everson pions. election to the Secreta,ryship of the 30 not only played very well, but showed Cardiff dropped points when engaged t1?-~ nation European Union is further proof an apprecIation of what he saw which at . same time in Western County of the esteem in whioh she is held by should stand him in good stead in the actIVItIes, but they are to be congratu­ tbetable tennis! playing associations in development of his own game. lated on their showing in this competi­ the world. Brian has quite a good defence, which tion, for a fine win over hitherto un­ defeated Cheltenham gives them a chance Her husband, of course, Mr. Roy should improve as he moves better, and of the championship, if they beat New­ Evans is alreiady internationaUy known as a useful backhand attack. What is the 'General Secretary of. the Wol'ld Table manifestly missing is a hit of the fore­ port in a late fixture. Congratulations to Bridgend for hav­ Tennis Federation, and is also C1hainnan hand, but Brian realised that this is his of the We'lsb Association. weakness, and intends acquiring a good ing won the Second Division South, and to Aberdare for having regained First Truly a table tennis family! forehand kill during the close season. Division status. Alan Thomas, having shed some In the Cardiff League championships, weight, is playing better than in the open­ Bernard Dimascio had a good win over ing months of the season, and he, too, Ron Davies and George Evans beat had some quite good games, notably Glyn Morgan in the semi-finals, Evans I.T.T.F.. Deplores South again'st Italy. winning the final at 17 in the third. Everson and Thomas had an excellent Davies and Evans combined to another African Government run. in the men's doubles, beating a Bul­ victory over Stan Jones and Bernard gan~n pair, then surprisingly defeating Dimascio in the doubles. Action Erhhch and the Frenchman Treinen be­ Ian Gibson had a good day, the Over­ The Ad~is:ory Committee of tbe Inter­ fore losing to the Swedish champions seas junior winning the junior event and national Table Te:oois Federation at thelir Johnnson and Ljunstrom. the handicap. Other results: Women's recent meeting in Zagreb adopted a Thomas and Betty Gray, too, had a singles, Shirley Sturgess; Lower Division resolution, unanimously, deploring the good match in the mixed against Koczian Championship, T. Jones (G.K.N.). South African government"s refus'a'l of and Berzcik, losing in three hard fought visas to an Egyptian team to tour South games. Africa last year. The resolution also de·­ Dick Hopkins, as he knows full well, plored the, South African go~ernment's is not really up to international class, COVER PICTURE a.ction in withdrawing pass,ports. from the South African Table Tennis Board but he tried hard. W,e are sure that Although Mrs. Rosalind Cor­ Dick has sufficient application to apply players w'ho competed in the Wodd what he learned to his own game. He nett, right hander of that Cbampiotllsibips in Stockholm in 1958 and and the Irishman Mahoney struck up famous Rowe Twins partner­ from the S.A.T.T.B. delegate who atten­ quite a good doubles partnership. ship that twice won the World ded the Dortnlund Gene,rall Mee~ting in Our women's strength has, of course, Doubles title, made a brief 1959. suffered by the loss of Shirley Jones who, re-appearance in the English The resolution then re,lates~ the history when she left us to go to America, was ldOpen" as mixed partner to of the: South African Table Tennis Board rapidly getting into world class. Johnny Leach, she is not con­ (the non-discriminatory body" officiaUy recognised' by the I.T.T.F.) and the South Audrey, Bates and Betty Gray have templating a come-back. African Table' Tennis Union (the' Apar­ been loyal and reliable Welsh interna­ The reason is in our cover pic­ theid body), and: concludes as follows. ti?uals

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NORTH-EAST ENGLAND "OPEN" CREAMER TOPPLES THE STARS UNPREDIICTABLE David Creamer provided prob­ against Landry and Lindsay; Harrower and Hession took ably the strangest results ever recorded in the last the women's doubles and Thornhill and Miss Hession tournament of the season, the North-'East England captured the mixed. "Open" at Scarborough from April 16 to 18. Men's Singles: Semi'-Il'inals: D. CREAMER bt 1. Harrison From a star-studded entry he emerged as the men's 21-14, 23-21; L. LANDRY bt M. Thornhill 22-20, 21-14. singles champion and later took the Youths' title ... Final: CREAMER bt Landry 21-19, 14-21, 21-16. but he was beaten in the boys' final. Women'ls Singles: Semi-Finals: J. HARROWER bt 1. Sawyer 21-10, 18-21, 21-11; J. CLARK bt S. Hession 21-18, 9-21, 27-25. In the senior event Creamer defeated four of Eng­ Final: HARROWER bt Clark 20-22, 21-19, 21-13. land's ranked players, Tony Piddock, Alan Lindsay, Men's Doubles: Semi-Finals THORNHILL/HARRISON bt N. after being 14-19 down in the deciding game, Ian Harri­ Ive /B. Wright 21-14, 21-11. LANDRY/A. LINDSAY bt R. Stevens/R. Brumwell 21-14, 18-21, 23-21. son and Laurie Landry. Final: THORNHILL/HARRISON bt Landry/Lindsay 21-17, Biggest surprise was, of course, his 21-14, 23-21 de­ 21-15. feat of English "Open" champion, Harrison, in the Women's Doubles. Semi-Finals: HARROWER/HESSION bt T. Williams/Clark 16-21, 21-14, 21-11; SAWYER/A. TAFT bt se,mi-finals. T. White/M. Connelly 15-21, 21-12, 21-17. Harrison, well below his best, could not hit through Final: HARROWER/HESSION bt Sawyer/Taft 24-26, 21-13, the defence of his youthful opponent and lost leads of 21-11. 17-13 and 20-17 in the second game. Mixed Doubles: Semi-Finals: THORNHILL/Miss HESSION bt T. Densham/Miss Williams 21-15, 21-9; BRUMWELL/Miss The final, although not so dramatic as its predecessor, CLARK bt Lindsay/Miss A. Shields 22-20, 21-15. was a well fought game and Creamer really clinched Final: THORNHILL/Miss HESSION bt Brumwell/Miss Clark it following leads over Landry of 9-1 in 'the first game 21-17, 21-15. Youth's Singles: Semi-Finals: CREAMER bt H~ Coward 21-10, and 9-3 in the third. 21-7. A. CORNISH bt J. Keogh 21-13, 19-21,' 21-16. Jean Harrower collected both the women's and girls' ."'inal: CREAMER bt Cornish 21-18, 21-16. title. Boys' Singles: Semi-Finals: G. LIVESEY bt B. Wright 21-18, 16-21, 21-18. CREAMER bt B. Midgley 21-18, 21-12. In the final of the women's singles Jean defeated Final: LIVESEY bt Creamer 18-21, 21-16, 21-18, Philomena Clark by 20-22, 21-19, 21-13. Miss Clark, Girls' Singles: Semi-Finals: HARROWER bt L. Proudlock showing brilliant footwork, had earlier removed Shelagh 21-8, 21-9; WILLIAMS bt Taft 21-13, 21-16. Final: HARROWER bt Williams 21-14, 22-20. Hession, the favourite by 21-18, 9-21, 27-25. Veterans' Singles: Semi-Finals: C. ROBERTS bt H. Greaves The top seeds won all three doubles titles. Harrison 21-19, 21-16. E. MOORHOUSE bt S. Waller 22-20, 21-19. and Thornhill won an entertaining men's doubles final Final: ROBERTS bt Moorhouse 21-16, 21-14.

tremendous 'enthusiasm beat Margaret THE NATIONAL CUPS Fry. After Miss Rowe had accounted for Alma Taft came the other S1. Albans WILMOTT CUP FINAL exciting if not brilliant match, Strulo­ win. RobinsonfWilliams beat Piper/Fry MANCHESTER won the Wilmott Cup vitch beat Griffiths 15-21, 21-18, 21-19. and in fact led 14-2 in the second gam'e for the third !Successive season when Ingber won the vital match by com­ but were pulled leviel at 17-17 before they defeated Cheltenham 5-2 in the pletely out playing Harrison whom he eventually winning. final at Manchester Y.M.C.A. on April beat 21-14, 21-10, to keep the cup in Manchester. London Business Houses 7, St. Albans 2. 23. (L.B.H. names first) Jack Clayton gave the holders an ex­ Manchester 5, Cheltenham 2 D. Rowe bt J. Williams 21-16, 21-19; bt cellent start by beating Bob Griffin 21-15, (Manchester names first) A. Taft 21-14, 21-17. P. Piper bt Williams 21-19, after trailing 5-10 in the second 21-16, 21-7; bt G. Robinson 21-10, 21-10. J. Clayton bt R. Griffin 21-15, 21-19; lost M. Fry bt Taft 21-19, 21-15; lost to game, but Ian Harrison levelled the to 1. Harrison 21-13, 15-21, 9-21. 'Po Strulo­ Robinson 12-21, 13-21. score by mastlering Phil Strulovitch 21-10, vitch lost to Harrison 10-21, 7-21; bt D. Rowe/Fry bt Taft/Robinson 21-17, 21-18; 21-7. Griffiths 15-21, 21-18, 21-19. J. Ingber bt Rowe/Piper bt Taft/Williams 21-12, 17-21, Griffiths 21-13, 21-10; bt Griffin 21-12, Jeff Ingber made no mistake against 21-15; Piper/Fry lost to Williams/Robinson 21-18; bt Harrison 21-14, 21-10. David Griffiths winning 21-13, 31-10, and 15-21, 18-21. although Clayton won the first game AT LAST L.B.M. WIN ~gainst Harrison, the English "open" champion, again levelled the scores by LONDON Business Houses have ,Won LONDON BREWERIES winning the next two. the J. M. Rose Bowl at last. This Ingber continued his good form beating team of international's, Diane Rowe, CHAMPIONSHIPS Griffin in straight games, and in an Peggy Piper and Margaret Fry thrashed the young St. Albans side consisting of Men's Singles: E. Williams (Whitbreads) Judy Williams, Alma Taft and Gwen bt C. Collings (Whitbreads), 15-21, 23-21, Robinson by 7-2. . 19-21, 22-20, 21-17. Women's Singles: Mrs. E. Potter (Whit­ Peggy Piper was in wonderful form breads) bt P. Greene (Whitbreads), 21-11, PLEASE NOTE and as her two lSingles camle in the first 21-10. 4 matches this helped L.B.M. to a 4-0 Men's Doubles: T. Lawlor/E. J. Bryan That Michael Maclaren can lead and it was left to Di Rowe to settle (Whitbreads) bt G. Palmer/A. Arnold take Action Photographs the affair with a win over Judy Williams. (Watneys), 20-22, 21-14, 20-22, 21-17, and produce 4: 10" x 8" President of the E.T.T.A., Ivor Mon­ 21-18. Glossies for 1 Guinea. 12 tagu, then presented the cup and praised Women's Doubles: Mrs. Potter/J. Punt the efforts of St. Albans. (Whitbreads) bt Greene/C. Hoyle (Whit­ Proofs submitted. breads), 21-13, 21-17. Aft~r the presentation the match con­ Mixed Doubles: T. Lawlor/Mrs. J. For in/ormation ..,rite:­ tinued and Taft and Williams combined Acampora (Whitbreads) bt M. Kercher/ M.G.M. PHOTOGRAPHY well to take a game from Rowe and Miss Greene (Whitbreads), 21-12, 217. Piper. Then came the first home suc­ veteran's Singles: A. Yates (Courage­ 7S Oakland, Road, London, N.W.2 cess and it was well deserv'ed. Gwen Barclay) bt W. Crocker (G"J.inness), 21-19, Robinson, with a fine flow of hits and 21-10.

Page Twenty-nine TABLE TENNIS MAY·1960 SUMMARY OF TOURNAMENT WINNERS, 1959-60 EAST OF ENGLAND. M.S., I. Har­ NORTH WEST KENT OPEN. M.S., MIDLAND OPEN. M.S., L. F. rison (Glos.); W.S., Mr. B. Bird I. Harvison; W.S., D. Rowe; M.D., Landry; W.S., Mrs. J. M'dCree; M.D., (Surrey); M.D., B. Brumiwell (Essex)/L. R. RaybouId/IR. J. Stevens; W.D., Miss A. Shepherd (lOheshire) / lB. Brum,well ; F. Landry (,Middx.); W.D., 'Mrs. E. P. Piper, (Surrey)/IMi~~ L. Williams W.D., Gt"iffi.1Jhs~B. Carless (lWarwioks.) ; Carrington/Mrs. J. McC~ee (Essex) ; (iMiddx.). X.l>. J. A. L'each (Essex),AMiss X.D., A. Lindsay/Miss Leigh; B.S., G. X.D., L. F. Landry/Mrs. Bnd; B.S., G. Rowe; B.s., D~ O. Creamer; G.S., J. Livesey; G.S., S. Gr.iffi.tths (!Glos.); Livesey (Lanas.); G.S. J. ,Harrower Harrower (lMiddx.). B.D., B. Wr1ght/D. Offenbach; V.S., ~Middx.). PETEROOiROUGlI A P PRO V E D iH. ISpiers. NORI1J1 OF ENGLAND APPROVED. OPEN. M.S., D. Schofield (IOheshire) ; (Oheshire);~ M.S., D. Soholfield W.S·1 W.S., Mliss J. Williams (He'v~s.); M.D., WEST MIDDLESEX APPROVED Mrs. B. Bird; M.D. J. SomogyI M. Sheader}P. Sker.raitt ~Lincs.); W.D., OPEN. M.S., D. C. Burr,idge; W.S., (SurreY)iG. 'Muranyi ~Middx.); W.D., M. Shannon/A. Taft ~ij:erts); X.D., T. Mrs. Bird; M.D., Burl1idge/L. G. Mrs. Bird/Mrs. P. Olarke (NoIithuII?-'ber­ Densham/Miss Williams; B.S., B. Midg­ Ada,ms (IMiddx.); W.D., Mrs. S. Foster ~Hants.)flM~s. L. land); X.D.t L. F. Landry/Mrs. Bud; ley ; G.S., M. Shannon. Sa'wyer (Essex). X.D., B.S., C. Thomas (Wales); G.S., C. MIDDLESEX OPEN. M.S., B. Mer­ L. F. Landr'YfMrs. Bird; B.S., B. Blaoksha1w (Yorks.). Midgley; G.s., 1M. Shannon. rett ~Glos.) ; W.S., D. Rowe ; M.D., R. I PORTSMO'UTH APPROVED. M.S., RaybouldjR. J. Stevens; W.D., Rowe/ NO,RlH EAST OF ENGLAND G. Stevens ~Hampslhire); W.S. S. Hes­ Rook (Surrey); X.D., StevensjMiss sion (E~sex); M.D., a. Hellberg (Kent); OPEN. M.S., D. Creamer; W.S., J. Rowe; B.S., D. O. Creamer; G.S., J. Harrower; M.D., M. Thornhill/I. C. Westoby (Kent); W.D., Mrs. ;R. Harrower. Beamish/MIss Hession ; X.D., B. MId­ Harrison; W.D., Thornhill/Miss Hes­ YORKSHIRE OPEN: M.S. P. sion; B.S., G. Livesey; G.S., Miss gley ~Hants.)IM. Shannon (Surrey). Skerra~t; CHESffiRE OPEN. M.S., D. Scho­ W.S., P. Morton; M.D., Harrower; Y.S., Creamer. field; W.S., W. Swift (Lancs.); M.D., Skerratt/M. Sheader; W.D., P. 'Wright/ E. T. Johnson (Cheshire)/Scholfield; D. Ridgeway (Cheshire); X.D., E. W.D., E. Leigh/Swift; X.D., V. Hankey/ Johnson (Oheshire) j Miss W,right Mrs. Wilkinson (Cheshire); V.S., H. G. V.S., H. Greaves. North Sea Cup Spiers (Wa.rwicks.). WEST O'F ENGLAND OPEN. M.S., SUSSEX OPEN. M.S., D. C. Bur­ L. F. Landry; W.S., ,Mrs. J. Willcocks NO'RTHUMBERLAND regained the ridge (Middx.); .W.S., ,Mrs. B. Bird; (Devon); M.D., Landry/A. Rhodes; North Sea Cup when they beat M.D., R. Raybould/R.. J. St.evens W.D., 'Mrs. LeMilliere/Mrs. Addacott; Bergen by an over-all score of 5-2 in (Essex)· W.D., M'rs. BudjJ . FIelder X.D., RhodesflM,iss D. Spooner (Devon). their annual match, held this year in (Kent); 'X.D., G. Elliott/Miss Fielder B.S., M. Kiimber; G.S., J. Bryant; Newcastle. V.S., L. Thompson (Bucks.). J.D., Burgess}PIople. Bergoo, who staged the event last sea­ HULL ~AST RIDING OPEN. ENGLISH CLOSED. M.S. B. Mer­ & re~t; son, included in their team the Norwegian M.S., C. T. Deaton (Derbyshire) ; W.S., W.S., D. 'Rowe; M.b., J. A. singles champion, Knut Havag and Miss Mrs. M. Dyson (Yorks.); M.D., P. Leach (Essex)jM. H. Thornhill (Middx.); Bent Ommedal. Shea~er W.D., Rowe/J. Rooke; X.D., Leach/ Skerratt/M. (Lines.); W.D., D. Havag won his three singles in the Ridgeway!D. WrJj~t COheshire); X.D., Miss Rowe. M~ss Cup match but at the subsequent Invi­ E. Johnson (Cheshire) / Wright LANCASHIRE OPEN. M.S., J. Ing­ tatIon tournament was beaten in the B.S., W. Barker (Durham), G.S., C. ber (Lanos.); W.S., Mrs. D. B. final by Northumberland No.1, Pat Blaoksh.aw (Yor]Qs.). Griffiths (Warwicks.); M.D., M. J. Pitts/ Tindale. ESSEX OPEN. M.S., L. F. Landry; S. Dyson (Yorks.); W.D., D. Ridgway/ W.S., D. Rowe (~iddx.); M~D., S. D. Wright (Oheshire); X.D., Ingber/ Miss Ommedal, on the other hand, Jaoobson/IA. G. LIndsay (M:Iddx.); iMrs. Spencer (Lanes.); B.S., G. Livesey; lost her matches in ·the North Sea Cup W.D., Mrs. E. Carrington j Mrs. J. G.S., S. Thomas (Kent); V.S., H. M. but won the women's singles title in the MdC're'e; X.D., J. A. Leach (~ssex)/ Nixon. Invitation tournament. Rowe; B.S., D.O. Creamer (Mlddx.); PONTEFRAcr OPEN. M.S., J. G.S., J. W~Hiams (Herts.); V.S., R. Clayton (Lanes.); WwS., M. Lei,gh !\'larkwell (Essex). (Lanes.); M.D•., R. HindhlifI/M. Simp­ MERSEYSIDE OPEN. M.S., L. F. son (Yorks.); W.D., W. Swift/Me Leigh WESTERN COUNTIES BULLETIN Landry; W.S., P. Mortimer (Warwieks.); (Lancs.); X.D., G. CarrigilljlMrs. M. M.D., J. Somogyi (Su.rrey)/G. Mura1.lyi Dyson (Yorks.); B.S., G. Liivesey; CARDIFF became the new champions (Middx.) ; W.'!?~ MortIm~r/Mrs. B. Blrd V.S., H. Grea:ves. of the Western Counties League X.D., Landry/llV.lrs. B. Bud; B.S., E. BATH OPEN. M.S., S. Jacobson when they beat the holders, Cheltenham Brisooe ; G~S., G. Blackshaw; V.S., H. (Middx.) ; W.S., Mrs. T. Spokes (01os.); by 6-3 in the key clash of the season. Spiers (!Warwicks). M.D., N. ParkeriA. Thomas (Wales); HARTLEPOO,LS APPROVED. M.S., David GriffithlS played exceptionally W.D., M,rs. Spokes,!:J. Collier; X.D., R. well for Cheltenham, winning all his W. Barker W.S., L. Hamilton (Yorks.); 'Morley/Mrs. Morley (Glos.); B.S., B. matches, but he did not get sufficient M.D., P. Tindale/R. D. E,!rl (Northum­ Finucane CSurrey). berland); W.D., L. HamIlton/Mrs. D. backing to prevent Cardiff regaining the Ward Yorks.); X.D., P. Tindale/Mrs. D. KENT OPEN. M.S., I. Harrison; title they last held three years ago. ,HamHton (Yorks.); Y.S., W. Barker. W.S., Mrs. B. Bird; M.D., L. F. Landry/A. Rhodes; W.D., Mrs. Bird/ TABLE BIRMINGHAM OPEN. M.S., T. Cardiff 6 6 0 43 12 12 Densham (Herts.); W.S. ,Mrs. J. J. F!ielder ; X.D., M. H. Thornhi11fiMrs. J. ;McCree ; B.~.l D.O. Creamer; G.S., Cheltenham 6 :5 1 40 14 10 M'oCree : M.D., L. F. LandrY/IA. Rhodes H. Brautigam ('Middx.). Bristol 6 4 2 27 24 8 ~Middx.); W.D., Miss A. Haydon(Miss Bath 6 3 3 25 29 6 P. Mortimer; X.D., Densham/,Miss 1M. BU'CKS. APPROVED O:PEN. M.S., Bristol II ". 5 1 4 14 28 2 Leigh (Lanes.) ~ .. B.S., G. Livesey D. C. Burridge ('Middx.); W.S., M,rs. Newport 6 1 5 18 34 2 (Lanes.); G.S., M. Shannon (Surrey) ; B. Bird; M.D., R. J. Stevens/B. Brum­ Weston 5 0 5 12 33 0 J.D., Livesey and J. K'eogh (Lanes.) ; 'well; W.D., Miis. Bird/J. Harrower; X.D., L. F. Landry/!Mrs. Bird; B. Cheltenham gained some consolation V.S:t H. Spieus (WarwiCks). B.S., in the women's section which they won BuURNEMO'UTH A P PRO V E D Finucane ; G.S., M. Shannon. despite- a recent 3-6 defeat by nearest OPEN. M.S., C. Warren (Surrey); GRIMSBY OPEN. M.S., L. F. rivals. W.S., D. Gray (IRants.) ; M.D., J. Shead Landry; W.S., Miss CT. Robinson Cheltenham ... 4 3 1 21 16 6 ~He'lits.) (Sussex)/L. Gunn (Sussex); W.D., Mrs. ; M.D., P. Skerratt/M. Sheader; Bristol .. 4 2 2 22 14 4 E. Spokes (IGlos.)/Miss J. Collier; W.D., Mriss Ridgeway}Miss Wright; ... 4 1 3 12 24 2 X.D., Goldsack (Devon)/Mrs. L. Sawyer X.D., T. Densham/iMiss J. WHliams; Newport ... (Essex) ; B.S., p.O. Cream'er (Middx.). B.S., G. Liivesey. Grove Motlow.

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