Tennis Official Magazine of the English Table Tennis Association

Edited by W. HARRISON EDWARDS Published tby Wa'lthamstow Press, Ltd., Guardian HOl.;lse, 644 Forest Road, London, E.17

Vol. 24 ~BRmL, ]966 No. 7 A CHAMPIONSHIP OF CHANGES

TIDE st'age is selt and months of hard work and They 'wiH be defending the worn'en's tealm and the organisation will have the:ir rewa,rd when the women's doUbles, and at itihe n10st iwe can hope they will ke'ep these clrowns. Fifth European Championship,s get unde'rway at the Empire Pool, Wembley, on Apri:1 13. All 30 na,tions llhe rest of Europe are Iw'eU aware of th'eir strength and i'bh1is should 'be a psyciholog:ical advantage to the affiUated to the Europ,ean Union have entered ·uwo gir[s 'Who ha,ve blazed a trial of doulb1es successes for the biggest table tennis e~vent in this country since throughout the world. the World Cham:pionships of 1954.

lit is fi1bding that Wen1lbl rey, the sc,ene of the World meeting, Islhould aga!in be c'hos'en 'for this showpiece, SWAN-SONG als the sitars of EUf10pe come tog,ether for their biennial contests. ~his will be theiir 'swan-song, for Diane is ret1ilfing Thi1s is the fifltlh meet,ing 'in the series and the first to settle down in Germany ,with Bberhardt Sdh'Oler, tin1e it has (been held in tlhis country. Tlhe financial who wi'll be 'one of the favourites for the men's burden ~s 'tremendous and unlike many European singles. nations there is no gove1rnm,ent 'backling. Howe¥er, llhis cOUJld 'wen be a chalmpionsihJip of changes and there 'is a guarantee f:J:om the Daily Mail arga1ins!t one event expecJted to produc,e a new champion is a lim!ited iloss and this in its'elf makes such a meeting the rwon1'en's singles, dlom1inated for so long by Eva posslilble. Koczian. Malry Wright could be her successor, providing she overcomes Marta Luzova, orf ICzecho­ slovakia, and Svetlana Grinberg, of RU's.sia, on her LOSS CERTAIN way to the final. Maria Alexanrdru, tihe dour Rumanian, is another To \plary host Ito pla'yers fI10m so many countries, strong crlarilman t. makes ilt alim10st i:mipossibll,e to make a profit. It is a question of how low can the Iloss be kept. KjeU JohanSison, the tall Srw:ede, is favouI1irte to keep the men's singles, but Isltvan Konpa (Yugoslavia), \Vlhy then len:f,e1r into such a ,tiiisky undertaking? Jaros'lav Stanek (Cz'eclh), and SchOller 'must not be It is in the cause of table tennis; aneffiort to put unde'r-r:ated. England'is pnoslpects in the men's events the gamle before the public in a brig way, and reorui1t are not bri,ght. 1!Ollowers for the future. Sweden, who came so near to beating Japan last llhe b1igtgest boost to the ga1me in thJis country mon1th, are expected to ,keep the m'en's team while wou1d be for our players to tak'e a n1ajor share of England can only hope to ct:imb up the Jadder. the ti,tles, but this ,in unHtkefy. Our hopes rest on tJwo playevs, Diane, Rowe Scholer and Mary Shannon llhe championships are being c1ralmlm,ed linto a week, WrI1ight, who have kept our flag fly1ing for so long in startling with the tearm events 'and foHow'ed by th'e the intierna~ional fie'ld. individuals.

Page Three lABLE TENNIS APRIL.1966 BRIAN WRIGHT introduces . ..

SPEARHEADING the overseas challenge for the singles titles in the European ·Championships are the redoubtable team from CZECHOSLOVAK.IA led by their most experienced player Jaroslav Stanek. A semi-finalist at the 4th European Championships in Sweden 1964 Stanek has Ibeen 5n IspaI1.k1lling form. He was vunner-rup ito KjeH Johansson luhe EUI10pean Icha1mlpion in the Dutch ·Open and has recently won the West German 'Open, after gaining revenge over Johansson in a brilliant final. He also won "the Welsh Open. An alIt round ,player Iwlitih Ian emphasis on alttack Stanek I1anlks No.5 in Europe.

,His rteam (1I1Jate and douibrles par'tner Vladanl!ir Mlko U.s w·ei}ll known BRIAN WRIGHT in this iCloun1t'fy las a bounding, exuberanlt playe:r wiiltlh seem1ingly un­ Picture D. Offer ending supplies of energy. He has a controlled forehand attack with many unusual shots reminiscent of the great Czechoslovakian player Edith Buchholz is a defensive· expert in the typical German style. One of Stipek. the fe1w international players who Few of those who sa'w the finals still favours the rubber bat, Mis's of the 1965 EngLish Open, w,ill forget Buchholz has particularly good foot­ the magnificent Wlom.en's singles fin~l work. he~'ween Marta Luzova and Mana From YUG'OSLAVIA we have Al,el~andru. Mlaritla had luhe .crowd on three fiit, fast and active participants. edge ,through lalill ,fiNe ig1ames 'and de­ Istvan Korpa who has a delightfuUy served the great ovation she Teceived s.mooth forehand hit, heads the;ir team. when winning the finall point. A very He played some brilliant table tennis fi t p[ayer with her game based on at the last world championships and counter attack Marta is the holder seem·ed inspired lin front of his home of the Cze'choslovakian Open and supporters. He was runner-up to with M iko the holder of ll1any 'miixed Johansson in the East German Open doubles titles. Ranked No. 6 in this season. Europe M:arltla is sure of beooming Backing up Korpa is Edvard Vecko a favourite with the orowd at We1m­ who ·conlibines extremely well in bley. doubles play and who on his day can be'a;t the beslt lin Europe. 'The I~hh~d From RUSSIA we have Anatol member and ,most ·expe:fiienced player Amelin, ranked No.8 in Europe. He in Itthe tea'ffi is Vojislav Markovic who is the leading Russian player in the needs little introduction in this coun­ current mould of all out attack. A try. Markovic is a cagey player 'with point Ito IWla!1Jch is his unusuall and quick re!flexes and 'was one of the first powel1ful IbaJck'hiand !hi't. Sve~lana players to introduce the loop into Grinber'g was in this country last Europe. De:ce'miber when the R,ussiian women's SWED'E.N, the men's team cham­ team had two matches against Eng­ pions, IWlho oOJCe laJgain len.te1r w,irth a land. She has every stroke in the formidable array of sitars. Apart from book including very good servjces and Kjen Johansson they have Hans Alser, was a convinoing 'winner of the Hun­ Karl Bernhardt and KjeU's elder garian Open this season. Ranked SVETLANA GRINBERG brother C'hrister. equal 3 in Europe, Grinberg must be Picture D. Offer Europe's fittest player, Alser en­ a strong ,challenger to Eva Koczian's thralls the crowds with his high loh­ singles tlitle. Agnes Simon won the 1962 Euro­ bing defenc·e and his quick 'oounter WESW GERMANY is led hy Eber­ pean tit'le in BeJ.1lin. She has had a attacks used alway from the table. The hard Scholer the highest ranked Euro­ varied Caree!f representing firsit Hun­ firslt Swede eveT to win the European pean in the world's ranking lis~t. Semi­ gary then the N·etheTllands and now singles titJle in 1962 he must be a finalist in the 1964 European cham­ West Ger·many. Winner of the leading contender this year. Karl pionships and also the 1965 world women's doubles at the world cham­ Johan Bern1ha;vdt :is Ithe ;t1hi~d m'ember championships Scholer gives the pionships in 1957 Mrs. Simon has a of this tealffi. Tall and long l[mbed appearance of being slow but is very unorthodox half volley style of he impressed everyone on his first de!ceptilvely fast and has ~Iithout play with a fine unexpe,cted forehand visit to this coun/try in 1962. Bern.. doubt the fineslt defence' in Europe. hit. hardt's game is based on difficult

Page Four APRIL - 1966 TABLE TENNIS servj,ces and fla,st oonsistent top spins. top spin. Has created a great deal this season to give even greater ,Lena Rundsltrom, Mariltta Nlilsson of pub1li,city for the game in this strength to her game'. and Eva Johansson are three young country since his breakthrough in The Polish Open has already fallen players whom Sweden are Ihoping will 1963. to her skill while w!i th Diane Ro'we­ make a big impact on the 'women's Ian Harrison was England's leading Scholer she has won mos1t of the con­ even/ts. player for a numiber of years and has tinental worn'err's doubles tidies, as From RUMANIA we have Dorin had many wins over 'most of Europe's weN as the European doubles of 1962 G,iurgiuca l~he ,Crown 'P,liince of Euro­ top players at one 'ti'me or another. and 1964. pean table tenn;is. Giurgiuca has the Denis Neale the current English So much has been written about greatest loop on this continent and champion is a startlingly fast pl/ayer Diane Rowe-Scholer that there is even after playing in eveTy major with a particularly deadly baokhand. little mOTe I can add. A wonde,rful tourna.ment for three years many of He broke through to top class table fighter who has graced the game for the leading players stiU cannot take tennis last season 'w~th wins over many years, she will be sorely miss,ed his 'loop Icons~sltently. On Itlhe !tadies' Johansson, Giurgiuca, Bercz11c and wflter these championships, whi'ch are side there is Maria Alexandru, the Scholer. to be her swan -song. dour, gn'm defender who is ranked The most exuberant personality of Lesley Bell shared wirth Mary and No. 3 in Europe. Mada was runner­ ~he ganle in Englrand is Connie War­ Diane in winning the European team up in the world championships in ren, a wise'cradk'er who ow·es his championships last time and she will Prague in 1963 to Matsuzaki (Japan) success to an extremely faslt counter again be lending her support. A and so far this season has heen ,in attack that ful[y justifies his place sprightly player from Essex with a excellent form. Winning the West in Ithe European team. difficult push shot on both wings, Ger.man Open and being runner-up Les[ey has had many wins over the in the East Gerrman Open and the GREATEST HOPE leading Europeans. Hungarian Open. She has the hea­ LaSft but nOlt [ielaSit :is ItJhe baby of viest chop in w'Omen's' table tennis. Mary Shannon-Wrigbt lis i~he ,r'eign­ England's team, 16-year-old Maureen Let us now take a look. at the home ing English champion and ranks He,ppell, frorm Northumberland. She challenge as the ENGLAND teams equal one 'with Hungary's Eva Koc­ comes from a tahle tennis background try to make this the most suocessful zian in Europe, and No. 7 in the and h!as a ga1me based rna/inly on European 'Chanlpionsrhips ·eveT. Lead­ world. IShe:is one gre1ate:s:t hope ~or defence burt with a useful hit on both ing ,man is brilliant Chester Barnes, a title. wings. Maureen has the ability and EnJg!lish ,cnampli1on 1963, 1964 and One of ~!he feiW women "Joopers" promis·e ~o filiI I~he g!aip itba,t lWiill be Ieft 1965 and Europe's No. 10. He has in the game, ~M!ary Ihas Ibleen working wil~h t!he depa'liture of Diane Rowe­ quiok re!1'exes plus a consistent looped on her counter attaok and defence Scholer.

TE,ACH YOIURSELF table tennis by GEOFFRE.Y HARROWER An instructional bo'ok which sets ,out botlh to teach beginners and i'mp,ro've the ga,me olf aU standalrds olf p'l,aye,r. lit is inva.lu·aib'le to anyone who wants to get aC1o'mp:lete background to the ga.me, and, at the s:alme' time, wi,1I ass'ist those witlh a mOire li'm'ited objective.I'n additti'o'n to de'a1l'ing with t'he ga,me' fro'm t!he be'ginn'in!g, the're a're detailed exam,inaldons of all'l st,rokes, which ,are Ilo'gi:caUy exp,lained, and how tiO co-ordina'te them. Tactics and advanced te'c1hnique's a,re dea'lt with, 'and the're is a,ls·o a fasdnat'in'g study of the 'wo!rld garme. The author, w:ho has 'bee,n borth prlayingand no,n-,plaiying captain ·o·f Engl'and, has als,o he\l·d m'any ,adm1inisrt::rative p,osts, and has been Orga,nising Se1c,ret:a1ry a·n'd Re,fe'ree of the Wiorld Ohampionslhi'Ps.

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Page Five TABLE TENNIS APRil - 1966

LAST month, RON CRAYDEN, paying tribute to Diane Rowe, England's most In the early sixties a tailented capped international who has now settled in Germany as the wife ot Ebby youngster in I~he shape of Mary Scholer, wrote oj her early days in table tennis. He now moves on to her birthday Shannon hegan to make her mark world title and how she met the challenge of sponge and its subsequent experiments and ItJO a'8saiil the throne of Diane 0/ bat surfaces. Rowe. Di w"lcomed this chaUenge, for she ,rea[liJsed that she could not hope 110 Iremain at the peak of inlter­ natlioUrall '£orm un:less 'dhallenged seviousily. Di .and M!ary soon oecalme fi'nn DIANE ROWE-A LEGEND friends and a new partnelislhip came into heliDig whi,ch over thel past four yea'rs haJS b!llazed a Ue\V ttaii[ in the hiistory of the grume. IN HER TIME 'IIhey have twice been European Doubles champions, runners-up for BBFlORE a \orowd of ften'thousand at WemlMey 011 Apnin. 14, 1954 the World Doubles and the stars of the team that won the European Diane and twrin sister Rosalind celebrated a 211s:1 birthday that women's. team championships. must 'be unique in sp,ort by winning tihe world doub'les title for Marry is of~he ,sanle mou1d als Di, the second time. They had their party with skirts and sl'lppers as coura'geous, detenmined and talented. To qUdte from "Miss Ta:bil1e T:enni:s" clol~hes, their coming out at !the 'ex'pens;e of Ann H:a)'ldon land Katrme herself: "OURS IS THE MOST PERFECT Best. The [crowd were m'eSllllef\ised ,by tlhe oocasion and no film PARTNERSHIP SINCE Ros RETIRED." prodUlcef loould have SUf1passed such a finale. THE ,FINAL INNINGS llhe £oUowing year Di reoelived a l10day :bhe pa1trtern of the ganle has ,psycho[ogiaail. blow to bier ,tab[,e rtoon1i!s taken afilOl~her tum, the aocent being ,career when her insepara!b[e twin on 'speed and splin. We ha.ve married and retired f.rom ,the game. "loopers," "hlookefls" "ibaISlhe.rs," and It wals a b[ow Ith.:a't would have "penholders" hurt Diane stiU r,ema'ins bI1ough't down the curua1in on al1l but there at the top. Not flOr her tihe pad­ the bnavest. ded bralt lor, tthe "hilt and hope" ta'Cl{ji1os. '[he immedialteeffedt on Di was She plarys vlin1tJa:ge, ttadiJtiona[ style obvious but she battled on and 10 and wilth a poetry of ,mOiVlemelllt that alas behold, rther'e she wafS in another is sadly missing from mudh of ,the world finaJl wilfh a newly found modern IgaJme. She is an .artist, with partner in Ann Haydon of lawn the bait her means of e)Cpression. tennils flame. More Isuccesses ,£101.'llOwed and ev,en Some of the records she has created when Ann J,e£t truble tennis to foUow may never be equalled, yet ,they have the sun, Di stood alone holding the been made lvithout statistics in mindo torch for Engl1and with the dignii!ty To represent one's country in fifty and compoS'Uve of "Mi'ss Liberty" full scaled intemational m,atches is heflself. exceptional; Diane has exceeded the 200 mark! THE SPONGE ERA Her nCl!me appea'fS lin '{jhe reoord 'TIhe middle firfti,es WaJS a peI1iod of books of aU the major EUflopean inoreasing aotivity and influence, .Dor 1!aJble T'ennits rOOU'll'trnes and hundreds the fleet ~oot'ed Japanese had of trjilbutes hJav,e been paid 'to her in appea'red on the scene ,compl,ete wirth wr~ti'lllg and by word of mouth. soft rubber and sponge baIts. Jlhis I recalill the Czech Open orf two wals a ;testing time for a~[ and the yerurs lrugO when lshe played in ~he changing pa:ttern of play had a mixed ,evenJt w1ilth the near Vlettemn startling mental ,effedt on many 'Of 1Jhe DIANE ROWE Vyfhnanovsky. No one would have top stars. Di,ane, how,ever, walS not gliven rthem an ouJuside chlance yet ea1sily inJtimidated and modified ber they won the ti1tJ:e. NORTH BOURNEMOUTH OPEN ga1me Ito meet the new chaUenge. As tlle final pdinft was played an ARRY MEISEL, of K,ent, and Pam The! unusual hounce from the rah[e eminenJt Czech offioi~[ wh'ispered in Soothampi~on, B Holes of captured the had the ,effect of checkJing natural my ear: "DIANE MUST BE THE Singles title an the Norith, Bournelnoud'l hit~ing abHlties and she became more GREATEST DOUBLES PLAYER EVER." Club Open ' Mis's Holes also won uhe worn'en's de£ensively minded. Who would contradict him? doubl1es with A. Mills, while the -only Her iJmma,culate chopping sltflokes La'st January Dirane left these other player to win two t1t1es was T. became even more oonttfloU,ed and aiI­ shores to maJI1ry and se1Jt1,e in Dussel1­ Smi~h who won the men's doubles with though the flruShing f;orehrarnds were dorf, but She wi'll be ba,ok to he[p A. Ward and '(he mixed with Judy Coop. alt1tempted only ,intefrlIl!iutenrtly they -England :in l1ft1e £OtI1thoom!ing EUflopean Men's Singles: B. MEIS'EL b E. Bl'Iady could never ,be '1iighl:ly dismissed, even Championshiips. -Hi, 1tS, 118. Women's Singles: P. HOLES by .the most r.edoubtable opponenrt:s. b E. Tee 10, ----12:7, Hi. ~H enr~hrl1slila'stJs wi!l~ be hoping fOT Men's Doubles: T.SMITH/A. WARD When many were writing her off another 'story~book ending, but w1hat­ b J. Dale/W. prye 17, 20. Women's Diane came back with a bang and in ever the results, one things, ils cert3Jin: Doubles: A. MILLS/HOLEIS: b J. Williams/ E. Br~tJton 7, 18. Mixed Doubles: SMITH/ 1962 won the English Open singles she willil dispen!se her lalsrt ounce of MliJss J. COOlP 'b p. IJeclde/Miists J. Wull,ls title against formidable foreign oppo­ energy in the servti:oe of her counltry 1'7', 19. sition. . . . . she ils that kind of gi'rl.

Page Six WEST GERMAN OPEN FINALS RESULTS Men's Singles: J. S TAN E K (Czech. ) b K. Johansson (;Sweden) -19, 18, 11, -1'5, 19. Women's Singles: M. ALEXAN­ DRU (Rumania) b M. Wri1giht DIANE and MARY KEEP ENGLAND (En~land) 21, 13, 15. Men's Doubles: 8 TAN E K / V. MIKO (Cze:ch.) Ib Kunz/E'. Slcholer (W. Ger.) 10, 12, 11. AMONG THE TITLES Women's Doubles: ROW E / WRIGHT (England) b Simoni ~~ChhOIZ (W. Ge:r.) 19, 14, -10, AS a pointer to the Europe'an Championships: at Wembley this month the Mixed Doubles: D. OIURGIUCA/ West German Open did not 'hold any great prosp,e:cts for England. We M. ALEXANDRU (Rum.) b Mi'ko/ captured only the one' tide and aSI usual it was the women's doub)es~ won M. Luzova (Gzech.) 3-0. by Mary Wright and Diane Rowe:-Scholer. The:y beat tbe Germans Agnes Simon and Ed'it Buchholz ,in the· final, after having dispo§ed of Ma,rta Luzova and Irena Bosa. The two girls also acquitted themselves weB in the singles before finding Mary Wright failed to reproduce that Maria Alexandru, of Rumania, thejr stumbling blnck ... Mary .in the final, form that has ,earned them a Euro­ and Diane in the semi-final. But a veil is best dfawn over the rest of our pean seeding, and went out to Kunz performances. and Karlikova, who had the breaks Mary's semi-final win over Marta in the vital fifth game. DOUBLE DEFEAT Luzova in the singles was most en­ Neale and Diane Rowe did weB couraging, for this is one player v/ho to be'at Reti and Mihalca, of always gives her trouble. And they Rumania, but did not settle' against FOR ENGLAND are faced with the prospect of a Scharfegger and Duschanek in the quarter-,final me,eting in the European next round. Championship! Stanek Icompleted a double by win­ NGLAND men found thenlselves on Previously Mary had emphasised ning the singles with a great final E the table within two hours of arriv­ success over Kjell Johansson, and the ing in Stockholm for the first of the two herr great fighting spirit to beat Karli­ internationals with Sweden. Thh was kOY'a after having lost the first two men's doubles with Miko. There was due to weather having diverted their games. The slowness of the tabl'e also a second title for Maria Alex­ plane to Hamburg where they had to however was a contributory factor andru when she partnered Dorin spend the night. against the tenacious Alexandru, who Giurgiuca to win the mixed doubles It was hardly the right preparation and final against Mike and Marta Luzova. not surprisingly the travel weary trio won in stra1ight games. were well beaten 5-2. They were never Diane was in excellent form to in with a chance and the two successes reach the send-final and had a tre­ E'NGLISH RESULTS came from Chester Barnes against Karl mendous battle with Alexandm with Bernhardt in straight games and Denis the eoopedite rule being brought in ~1:EN'S ,SINGLES: D. Neale Ib MIchel Neale who overcame Christer Johansson 18, 17, 1'5; loslt 'to Vanderwalile (Bel.) in three. before she went down over four -----<16, -17, ----.22. Connie Warren appeared to let his games. O. Warren b Hamberg (Den.) 217, 116, 15; Ilost to Weitz (W. Ger.) 18, ---'15, -19, first international play on his nerves and Barnes had a bad fi1rst round loss -20. lost both his matches. to Solka in the men's singles. He ap­ B. Wright b Stahle (W. Ger.) -12, 17, While England may have had an ex­ peared to have underestimated the ~11, 13; b rSlcnol1 (W. Ger.) 111, 11, 15; cuse of travel over the first match they lost to Stanek (C'Ziecrh.) --10, ~8, -12. had none for the following night ,,'hen West German, could not get his fore­ C. Barnes lost to .so:}ka (W. Ge'r.) 1!6, the result was just the same. The big hand attack working and eventually -13, -20, -16,. WOME:N'S SINGLIEiS': M. Wright b difference was that four of the matches be:came impatient. Rundstrom (Sweden) 11, -15, 10, 19; b .'1 went to three games and with little Karli~oV'a (Czech.) -20, -17, 15, 13, 1'6; luck the result could have been reversed. b KrUiger (W. Ger.) 10, 8, 10; b Luzova Barnes showed improved form with SLOW TABLE (Gz,e1ch.) 11, -10, 11, -19, 11; lost to wins over both Bernhardt and Christer Alle%andru -21, -13, -15, (final). Johansson, but he still found Kiell Neale went out in the second round Rr;lwe b WiLlingJer 1'9, 11, 17; b Mihal:ca Johansson his Irlaster although he led (Rum.) ~19, 11, 2'1, -19, 17; b Selidel to Vanderwalle, who blended attack 8, 13, 8; Ilost to AleX'and:ru ~15, -19, 14-10 in the second after having won and defence brilliantly on the slow 14, -16. the first. tab~e, while Warren also mad·~ his MEN'S DOUBL,EiS: Warren/Wright Jos't Neale appeared to be in good form to Thein/Maier (W. Ger.) -14, 14, ~12, but it was one of those nights when he exit at the same stage to Weitz, after 20, -18. failed to force the issue at vital stages having heaten Ramberg" of Denmark,. Barnes,/Neale b Bergert/Kociher 1:6, 13, who is No. 16 in Europe. 10; b Wolf/Michel 14, 2:3, -----19, 10; Jostt and did not win a match. Warren was to Veclko/Korpa (YllIg.) -15, -10, 15, a little more confident than on the first Brian Wright had the best ruli of -19. match but still failed to register a win the nlen, beating Stahle and SchoU WOMiEN'S DOUBLIE:S:: Rowe/Wright b although he led 19-16 in the first and before losing to Stanek, the eventual Laterman/Zeihne -14, 12, 6, 14; b Lang/ 18-14 in the second against Bernhardt. T'elle:r 22, -15, -8, -16, 16; b Luzova.j F'irs't Matclh: England 2, Sweden 5: C. winner of the title. This Vias some­ Bosa 20, -19, 16. 19; bt Slimon/BtliCthholz \VarreD lost to K. Bie'rnrhardt --7, -15; thing like Wright's old form and .it 19, 14, -10, 11 (final). losit to K. Johansson -12, -11. C. Burner) could be he is finding his 'touch at MIXED DOUBLIEIS: Wright/Manner (W. los:t to G. Johansison -16, -20; b Bern­ Ger.) b Lave,r/Paulus (W. Ger.) 16, 18, hardt 17, 13; Josit to K. JoIhans!son -20, the right time. 15; lost to M,eyer/Feddruen -15, -16, -14. D . Neale lost to K. J oihanslson --17. Barnes and Neale did well j~ the 18, -20. -16; b C. Johansson ~13, 17, 9. men's doubles until they came up Warren/Federbart (W. Ger.) lml't to Second Match: En~land 2, Sweden 5 : Seidel/'iScholl -9, -11, -15. Neale lost to C. Johanslson --20. -19; against Ve:eko and Korpa, but Wright Barnes/Mrs. Wright b Bilock/Korpil 10, lost to K. Johansson 22, -14, -19. Ba:rnes and Warren did not blend and "vent 17, 8; lost to Kunz/Karilikorv'a -14, 14, b Bernhardt 1,9, -17, 16; b G, Joi.hanslson out at the first hurdle. +--18, 1'3, ~19. 9, -14, 18; loslt to K. Johansson 19, -18, Neale/Miss Rowe b Reti/Mihilca (Hum.) -15. Warren losrt to K. Johans'Son -14, There was a big disappointment in 15, -13, 11, 21; loot to SlCharfegJge~/ -10; lost to Bernhardt -19, -20. the mixed doubles when Barnes and Duschanek -19, -16, 15, ~12.

Page Sevon PREPARING FOR WEMBLEY

MICHAEL MACLAREN checks his equi1pment ready for the 'European Chanlp1ionships at the Empire Pool, \Vembley, A'pril 13 to 20, where his sk1ill as a photographer wiU be much in demand. In addition to his photo-coverage of the cham:pionshiips, Maclaren will have his own stand for the sale of souvenir photographs. He will be taking action as well as portrait pictufes and along with a special picture of the England team these w~U be on sale at the modest price of one shilling each for a 6 linoh x 4 inch print. Maclaren, w'ho will be worl

YORKSHIRE NOTES by MALCOLM HARTLEY Lesley and Pat took ItwO each in the qua,rter-fina'l defeart olf North Heli~'S. HuH m'en's ~lIilrd team have won y o:rk ~hire League- promortJion in sU'cces­ sivle seasons. In theiJr fi!rst oampaign they wwliked off whh Division Four and Practised with Higher Net they becalm,e cevtJa'in of moving up to Divi'Slion Two neXlt time by defea1tJing HaHfiax 8-2. PRA:CfICE ruse wirth the net King John reiglns as boys' ohaJnpion Ron Ja'ckson was unboot,en--,though Geoff Kidd gave him a greaJt fi~t beJfore A helped John Lyon ito becolm;e York for the fourth ·consecutive ye:a,r (a record ~n chalmpion for the first time. which betters Hirst's hat-trick), retained yielding 28-26 the thi,rd---'and Geoff Underwood and Co:in Gray won two -, On tJhe atfternoon df fina~ls night he the m'en's doubles witJh Raymond Hindh­ singles eaJCb. PUit in a stint wi:fih selmi-fina~ti'srt Bil1ly liff (Hirsrt and Malcolm Moor were Hu:mes after 'ra'ising ~he nelt am inch runners-up), 'captured ~he m!ix,ed with ~oo high. Fl1ances Kiteley against the DyJsOll'S and In the final against ~he fortress d~ aJIso succeeded in 1Jhe dhance do'uiblles fence of Francis G'regoire his forceful with Keith Ea1s!twood, of Division forehand snatched victory after h ~ had Seven's Hal1 Bower. NIGHT CLUB seemed to lose his grip and at times, This is an intereslting eVrent, for the he said, the nelt hardly seem'ed to be pairs consis.t ellt!her of a player £rom there. Divisions One or 'J1wo with a repre­ TRAINING In a thrilling third, Lyon piled up a sentative oJf Divisions SeiVeI1l or Eight; 15-8 lead but the deJdJi'calted Gl1egoire or two players from Divisions Three­ closed illle gap and -mov-'ed alhead '1:0 Six. It is designed to produoe comibina­ A NIGHT club iis hardly the' ex­ 19-17 before Lyon spurted to victory. tions O[ even arb~lity but in pra1otioe one pected training ground for table It was a tlhiil1d 1:im'e lucky final for olf the top playelts usualJily succeeds with fonner youth cha'mpion Lyon, who was a palrttner who k'eeps the ba~IT going while tennis,_ yet that is where 15-year-old runner-up in 1958 and last season. he wins ~he podn1Js. Maure'en HeppelI, baby of England's ArtJhur Ba'rn~l'rd enjoyed a bnlUian< Runners-up were two middI,e division suocess in the junior singles, taking men, Ja1ck HalUa,m and Daviid H'aigh. European Championships team, gets several} bert!ter-known p1aryer:s in his strode her practice. betfolfe slamming Peter Comer in the final 21-14, 21-18. A ROUND DOZEN The reason is that her dancing The wom'en's sing}es w'ent to veteran teacher par,ents run "The F'andango," Mavis Dyson was the women's Ma:ry Ellis. Denis and Averil Norburn at Hexham, N orthumbe~rland. It is a took :t!he m'ixed and Francis Gregoi:re cha'mpion for the 12Jth ti'mle in 13 yea1rs ---,a wonderful sequence illiterruD1!ed hive of T.T. activity before the with Rod Lowery ,triumphed in the m,en's decks ar'e cleared for tihe smaH cosy doulb~es after a ~ight finaa against Alan only by Frances Kite1ey in 1959. Miss Ki1tel'ey and Marion Brook boo,t Mrs. tables and the general entertainment PostI'ethwaite and Nigel Thorn. Marga,rel~ There was no stopping John Ked~e Dyson and Soalramuzza in of the evening. at the Hudd'e!rsfield 'Closed. Players in the doubles fina1. They are quite 'a table tennis five events did their best. None suc,cee­ Doncaster's stron(! Rose Bowl line-up family these Heppells. Father Len, ded~ So they crowned Kedge king at the of Cynthia Duncombe, Lesle,y Proudlock who has collected quite a number of age of 17. and P,at Dainty have done the town Veteran opens, is the enthusialSt who In an exciting men's fill'a~ David Hirst, Pfoud by reaching the semi..final with winner the last three years, clung hopes of bein2 the first Yorkshire side coached his sister Philomena to inter­ grimly to his t~He Ulnti~ the tJa~en:ted to win ei1Jber nationaJI team comoetition. national standard hack in 1952 and looper prised it away at 21-19 in the Manchester were the barriers between has now helped Mauf'een to England's 1fuoo. Doncaste'f and the final. top junior.

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JUNIOR SPOTLIGHT by LAURIE LANDRY hJaJs 1IhJaJt :el'OCeilloot IWlin over !Boon Wrillglhlt. Karen~ Smith, lour No. '3 jumJor, wttJJI be ,pJayJing an Itlhe Burolpean ,Champion­ S1bips, rus IWI~ll Maureen Heppell (the to!P jUJniio:r, /bruit Pauline Hemmings. wllm sepam!tes /tlhem, is 'out. Why Nol a Junior Onl'Y f!ou,r of Ithe !SeVen qruaJ.,ifiea'5 !have been aJocepted IMld PauiJrme was NIO. 5. PauJL~ne had rwon ltJhe Yiorksmre senior tlilti~e aJfjter a weJelk'ls ,illness lWnd 'tlh.e quaId­ fyriJIl/g oompeltild~on ltIhe tfloili~oWli11Jg day waJS Quadrangular? ~1i'tWle jUls!t Ia moo ffilU!dh f:or !her. She is no.w in the odd lpoisiti~ of belLlllg mn tlhe offiloiatl ltJr1atm,mg squad at HE success of the two junior inter· Open. It ffiook!s as itJhJoUI~h rfel1110w OO'll­ Ory.stlail IPala1ce, pllay :tlhe tln~bultiOr ~n rot loo'VIing ltlo T, nationals against ,Scotland and Wales George Yates wiVIl :soon !be il:!he role of ISIpeata'tJor laJt W1em'btley. prom:pts the question: "Why not a posil1J'ion of h1aviilIllg Ino Irelpo,nt on ihJi.s own Take 1hJ000rt IPlaJulline. The filnvliltlatilQn rtlO junior quadrangular?" dlalug!hILer. squad Im,elanlS Ia more [Jor I~le jolin ltlhe lot ltIhe Such a meeting would go down well llhe ,pOlsfiJ1li'on among boY'S ,ils not fui1JUlre. The are now qul~te SlemJOr !scl,eotons with the juniors and would I am sure be so rosy, /bruit by no mea11JS !bad. rtJClJ:[Qing ~ou '~hell'1e ~s -ov'er Iatud iwiilil [be ibliJglger most benefi:cial ,to the other Home AJpalt ['l1om Kei,th Law'rence, wlho on th:ing1s Ito loornle. Countries. oCOOSliOlllJS IOClipabUe of winning agaJinl~t rt/he ;}]ad 'of \ffhlaJt !the ISllllssex best, Inhere WtiJJ. ,s1tli;m /be Trevor Taylor, We !proof lin I~htree Junior IQpen M1Ihen Wales, undismaYied Wliltlh m!Otre jrunlilOr IseaSlOnJS before ~Her't!sO, by ~tlh:eir ,i,n1ternaJtllonal idefeait, deSicooded hlim, Paul Hanner Judd (War­ ~BuJdkJSi) HIGHER STANDARD on WorUlhiIllg (to 'ooililedt fOUir ,and a !hla1lf wioks), M. Wa)(l la,nJd BoaSIDl3n tiltles! (Laoos). These ilalSlt ltJw10 ihlave boi1H1 Isoored Barmier 'tlhis SOOlson I fWlals a Jitlt1e wins Olver UaJWlrellloe !~h1~s s:etalson, w1h1ildh ~s BY MEN won~ied about Ithe jUJllJilOf pr.oSlpedtls ':for a IgJood ISIiJgltl. nexlt is'eaJson, 'bult nJOiW \tihere ns filO 'oause ~E men set a !hJ1~er standard than for IOOllJCelln. 11he Igiti1ls aJre Iwe]J] lset with SELECTION DILEMMA the WOilllen in R.A.F. table tennis. Maureen HeppeH, Karenza Sm~th (ItlWlO Thus was emphasised in the recent ylears), Judy Heaps l~tlwlO year.s), Linda .Nt ltlhe Norltlhrumlberlland Open Peter maJtlohes with Bognor, Chi'ches'ter and Henwood and Jill Shirley IQ~h:ree yea;lis) Wbiteman fnom ,thwt iOOU!nIt'Y !bealt Brian District at New Mundham. The W.R.A.F. still 'wiJtih Ill!S ne~.t IselaiSlon. And ~lhere are Bum, our No. 3 jUln~OIr lin 'tihe S1emi-fillJat were oveTWheJ1med 10-0, with on1'Y one o.thel1S of Iprom~se ISUidh laS Rutb Wilson W\halt jrunlior selection loomm\iJtJtee would match going to 1Jhroo sets. The following and Moira IStevens [Porn K'ent wlho ar,e not Ia~ppear iinadeqrulaJte Ito 'Some Wlirtlh night the R.A.F. reversed the decision by akeadiy IrelguJl!a1r IVorulIlOOlm:ellit loompeniJttoms. relSlu]ts l~ke '1Jhes'e 1110 'wonk onJ? winning the m,en's fixture 7-3. Brian lIn ,~he Norttlh Barbara Ya,tes ,won her BUIlD (has of ICOUirSle 'tlW10 Senior O\pelll!S Mayfield ailld Dick Dode w'ere borth un­ fitiSt Junior Itirtl1-e alt IVhe ,NorltlhU!IIl\belilland ooder hils !beEt 'this lSIeaSon and Lawrence bea:ten, with three wins 'e!a!dh.

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Page Nine TABLE TENNIS APRIL - 1966 Our Man In London

EVERY County has. an opportunity to have a By TOM BLUNN man (or woman) In London as a mem,ber of the National 'Council. During the two seasons' E.T.T.A. Tll:easurer existence of the National Council 'Some Counties have been completely unrepresented due to Ivhe n:ominla~ion lack of 'a vaJ'id or the non-aVtendance National representation should not be a reward of their CouncilLor at meetings ,of Ithe National for long service but a stepping stone towards a Council. long and successful career in national administra­ A proposed change in the rule~ this yea~ might bring about complete representatlon but thIS must tion. be more effective than in the past. Every vacant It should be possible for a County to relieve its seat only means more work for those who remain Council'lor of some local work. This may be diffi­ and every effort should 'be made by all Counties cult in some cases but the only alternative is a to see that they are effectively represented by a person who has some spare time and a lot of "man in London." enthusiasm and who is willing to learn and work The main work of a 'Councillor is not just at­ hard. tending Councill meetings but acting as a liaison officer between the Counties and the headquarters NEW BLOOD NEEDED of the Association. In addition, a Councillor sub,~commi~­ shouJd ,be lavaiJarble to serve ,on la The experience of the older overworked council­ tee and be an acti've member in ,carrying out the lors is still necessary but some new blood must be work of that committee. This function is very often injected if the plans for the future of the Associa­ under-flatoo, ;but !without a1ctive sUlb-committees the tion are to succeed. work -of the Association would grind slowly to a halt. These plans have 'been published in recent issues of TABLE TENNIS and include some finanoial Too often a Councillor is too tied up with local assistance for local administration in due course. and county activities to be able to do justice to The first need is a recruitment drive aimed mainly national duties. This is very unfortunate and pre­ at the schools followed by a drive for more playing vents the administration from fUllctioning as was and training facilities; area trials for juniors cover­ intended under the new constitution. ing a nluch wider scope; match practice for juniors at home and tours abroad and "B" international virAL 5 YEARS matches for up and coming players. All these activities 'will benefit those Counties The acceptance by the Minister for Sport of the that are willing to co-operate 'but the first essential Association's five year plan will Olean a tremen­ is to see that their "Man in London" is given every dous effort by the Counc'iI over the next vital five help and encouragement to play a full part in years and every Councillor must be able to con­ l1'art.ion:ail administration. tribute to the fullest extent, otherwise too grea:t a strain will be put upon those who are prepared to shoulder the burden. PLAYING THEIR PART Additional sub-committees will be necessary next season and the success of the five year plan, ,..-,wBLE rf)enn~s WlilJI 1P1~y tilt,s pant .in the 800th Charter and indeed the future of the Association, depends .I. oeaelbtmltion olf BedJf:iord, ,wl1tlh Itbe finaWs 10£ itJhe lealglUe :~hese cham'Pionsh~ps at Cryse1ico Canteen. on April 28. The Mayor on the work orf sUib,-!commJi,tt,ees. 0If Bediford wil1Jl pfleSle11Jt ,tlhJe iPnizeJs. It is of 't!he rumnost lmlportanJce therefore that CryS'eloo, clmsing an eLuwv'e dbulble, are aJh!ead of aM r'ivals in tlhe Fi.rst DiviS/ion and have la150 ,rea,aned Ithe rra;9tei:ght nominations for Councillors next month should of the W. G. Smith Memorial Cup along with their "B" consist of those people who are not only capable tWffi. and willing but in a position to serve on a sub­ Jilffi 'Ba'tlchelJ.'or ihlaJs i1JakJen over as Bedtfond League ooach committee and to give up much of their spare time from J,1m ,By!Sh who iiS now oViel1SeIaJS. He plJans reguJ.~r coach!ing se'Ss~ons throughout tihe Summer for juniors plus a to national activities. 1imiJted number of se,mors.

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BILL VINT introduces: and is a me'mber of the Rules Committee. He is a prolific writer of lette'rs and has the vil1tue of rep1lying to corre­ spondence promptly. CONRAD JASCHKE It is amazing that with so much time absorbed in Table Tennis he has time to earn his daily bread and but­ The Hon. Organiser ter (and we hope ,some jam!) but he occuplies the important post of Export ~EN ,Conrad Jascbke, Iwho loolebra;t,ed ,his 42nd birthday in Manager of Linguaphone Institute Ltd., a B~itish public company with February last, consented to be 1ll1e Han. Organiser of the 5th Euro­ branches in 50 countries who export peanCha\mpionslIips he did so on [two 'cond'jtions. Fi'fs'tly, he 'was to be 80 per cen!t ,of their produot-Ianguage aBowed to pick his own Oomm'it'tee and secondly, he was to be given courses on rercords and tapes with ap­ propl'1iate books. permission to have full aut'bority to act. One cannot forget the great pleasure It is to the credit of the National with which Chen Hsien, the President Council that they granted these re­ of the Chinese Table Tennis P'edera­ quests be·cause it required courage to tion, received from Conrad a com­ place in the hands of one man the plete set ,of records when he was in complete responsibility of ,organising England last year. Perhaps our the Championships. However, they Chinese friend, 'when he comes to obviously knew thelir man. London in April 'for /the I.T.T.F. Ad­ Conrad is perhaps tbe most contro­ visory Committee 'will be speaking to versial character in this decade in us in English! English Table Tennis. He has a deter­ mination to achieve any aims he AMATEUR FOOTBALLER values and has an impatience with Conrad's sport activities have not hum-bug and as a result he bas been been restricted to table 'tennis. He was in the centre of most of the controver­ a good class amateur footballer and sies that beset any healthy and active indufges ,in cricket and ,tennis, and for body. Sometimes he has be:en right light reliief finds time to be a theatre­ and sometimes wrong, but nothing goer as well as attending classical keeps this human dynamo down. and n10dern ooncerts~ His active administrative career One can never think or talk of commenced some 15 years ago in the Conrad 'without rememibering his North-West Kent League of which charming wife, Brenda. It is incredible he has suocessively been Secretary, to think they have been married 18 Chah~man and Presiden1t (which office years-Brenda never seems thatold, he still holds). but perhaps because she was born a Londoner and poss'ess,es a fantastic (15­ YEOMAN SERVICE year-old !) cat called Pushkin and has In the Kent County he gave yeoman an unpredictable husband, she has service as Press Officer and for the learnt the secret of peppetual youth. past eight years has been their Conrad w:as born 'in Vienna, has Chairman. lived in England since 1939 and is His national aspirations com,menced British by naturalisation. with his election to the National Exe­ Ahho~gh a "profile" is not neces­ cutive Com'mittee in 1954, with a spell sarily the appropriate place to say 'So as the National Press Offi,cer~and lis National Coaching and School all will wish Conrad the very best of now on the National Council, a co­ Comm,ittee. luck in the colossal task he has under­ opted member of the Managem'ent F or good measure he has been an taken, the fruits of which are on the Committee and ,Chairman of the AsiSOld1ate ~dli'to[' lolf TABLE TENNIS verge of being launched a,t Wemibley. MARY 6. BRIAN WRIGHI 1st APRIL, 'WOMAN' • 12th APRIL, B.C.C. 'WOMANS HOUR' & 'SPORTSVIEW' AND AT WEMBLEY ! FOR' COACHING AND EXHIBITION TOURS IN EUROPE

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Page Eleven TABLE TENNIS APRIL - 1966 AROUND THE WORLD UNBREAKABLE SWEDEN COME NEAR CHINA O,ME Ip,la,yens dOlmliniated rth'e Chlinese H Interrnat1i'on,aJl Clhamp1ions1h'ip,s mak­ in,g a olea,n sweep o:f tlhe IbOQlrd. C,hou TO BEA"fING JAPAN Lan-Sun, the wo'rld's No.3 'stepped up tlO take the ,men'is \s'ingll'e.s, w:hile the women's siin'g'le'S went t,o lii Ui, tihe WEDEN wUI undoubtedly be tihe team ,to watch i.n the European Champion­ w,o,rld's No.6. .' S ships at Wembley on April 13 to 20 judging by their perfonnances in the home lii U bela,t Mo"i.saiwa, th e ne1w international with Japan in Stockholm on March 7. They achieved the best Europe'an Jap1ane:se champ1ion in the fina;!. They perfonnance agains,t the Asiatics for many a long yea'r when they took a 4-2 lead with three more rubbers to play. were al'so on rt:he olp'po:sling slide in the wo,me'n'!s double'S fina,l, wo'n by lii Lri Hh~oS!hJi Unrfor1uIlJaltely for tthem. ttlre Ja!panese tIiio O!f Nldbulhiiko IfIjas:eglaiW!a, and Li Ho,-Na;n. s~ake, 'TIalk!aJhasih:i and Hideki IGham'UJra, wifth []aJvionlaJl presrtige alt puHed .out Jrapan took t:hli,rd p111ace beihli1nd China somel1Jhing ,eXitt1a i10 win 5-4. and NOIr.t'h KOlreia liln the Imen's team, llhe :suJSpelClt SJe1fviice:S of Hais,e:galwa, W'hli'le the'y we,re runne1rs-up to Clhina the Japanese champion" played a big NEW JAPANESE in the women's even1t, where third part in his win over KjeU Johansson pl11ace we'nt to. No!rth Vlietnam. at the vital 4-2 stage, but Sw'eden CHAMPION miss'ed their hig chance when Hans CHINESE INTERNATIONAL Alser Ilost 21-19, 17-21, 12-2J to NOBumKo HASEGAWA followed CHAMPIONSIDPS (Peking). Kitamura, who had already been up his singles success in the All­ beaten by Kjell and Chl1is'ter Johans­ Men's Singles: CHOU LAN-SUN b Japan Students' Championships by Kagismoto (Japan) 6, 13, 14. Women's son. "':inning the singles in the All-Japan Singles: LI LI b Morisawa (Japan)-19, Kitamura is a one-armed playe:r but Championships. 11, -16, 14, 20. he makes light of tbis phys'ical handi­ World dhamiPion Naoka Fukazu Men's Doubles: CHOU LAN-SUN/ C3lp and has developed such !1 skill won the Students' women's singles, WANG CHIA-SHENG b Yu Yi-tse/Lu that Ichiro Ogimura, the Japanese but the National title went to Sachiko Chu-fang 14, 18, -24, 11. Women's non-playing C3p'tain, tips him as a Morisawa. Doubles: LI LI/LI HO-NAN b Kashiai/ future world cham,pion. Morisawa (Japan) 17, 8, -17, 14. Mixed ALL JAPAN STUDENTS' Doubles: LU C'HU-FAN(G!,LIU YA­ Highlight of the women's match CHIN b Hasegawa/Masuyama (Japan) which Japan won 3-0 was the doubles CHAMPIONSHIPS 16, -11, -16, 13, 15. in which Marita Nilsson and Lena Men's Singles: HASEGAWA bt Kita­ Men's Team: 1 CHINA. 2 North Rundstrom were narroWly beaten mura 16, 21, 18. Women's Singles: Korea. 3 Japan. Women's Team: 1 25-23 in the third after having held FUKAZU b Shimoyama -14, 17, 19,14. CHINA. 2 Japan. 3 North Vietnam. Men's Doubles: BABAZONO/HASE­ three match points. GAWA b Nohira/Arimoto 18, -13,---6, 11, 17. Women's Doubles: SHIMO­ INTERNATIONAL RESULTS: YAMA/MORISAWA b Nogami/Fani­ CHINA b SWEDEN (Men) 5-3: RESULTS mura 16, 16, 12. WANG CHIA-SHENG b Alser 16, 17; WOMEN: Japan 3, Sweden 0 (Stock­ b Johansson 11, 19; b Bernhardt 10, 14. ALL JAPAN CHAMPIONSIDPS WANG FU-SHENG b Alser 21, 12; b holm): N. Fukazu b M. Nilsson 10 1 11. N. Yamanaka b L. Rundstrom 14, 15. Men's Singles: HASEGAWA b Kimura Johansson 20, -21, 18; lost to Bernhardt S. MorisawaLT. Shimoyama b Nilsson/ 20, 21, -16, 20. Women's Singles: -16, -12. YU YI-TSE lost to Alser Rundstrom -17, 18, 23. MORISAWA b Shimoyama -17, 8, 17, -12, 19, -15; lost to Johansson -17, MEN: Japan 5, Sweden 4 (Stockholm): 19. -15. H. Takahashi lost to H. Alser -15, -13; Men's Doubles: SAITO/KAGIR­ lost to K. Johansson -19, 18, -17; i\10TO b Babazono/Hasegawa 15, 21. CHINA b SWEDEN (Women) 5-0: b C. Johansson 11, 8. N. Hasegawa b Women's Doubles: SHIMOYAMA/ LI HO-NAN b Johansson 17, 6; b Nils­ C. Johansson 17, 17; b Alser 21, -18, MORISAWA b Ogata/Sakaida 10, 25. son 16, 11. LIN HSIU-YING b Johans­ 18; b K. Johansson 19, 18. Kitamura Mixed Doubles: HASEGAWA/TAN­ son -18, 15, 14; b Rundstrom 17, 18. lost to K. Johansson 19, -12, -lO~ lost AKA b Kimura/Takeshima 19, 16. HU YU-LAN b Rundstrom -19, 18, 11. to C. Johansson -17, -13; lost to Alser -19, 17, 12. ** * EUROPE CLUB CUP NIGERIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSIDPS MEN. Round 1. C.S.K.A., Sofia b Round 3. C.S.M. Cluj b A.N.K., Men's Team: LAGOS b West 5-1, b C.T.T. Frbourg 5-2; Nedlloyd, Amster­ Olympia 5-0. North 5-0. West b North 5-0. Women's dam w.o. Champion Club of U.S.S.R. WOMEN. Round 1. T.S.C., Berlin b Team: WEST b Lagos 3-0, b North 3-0. scratched.. A.C., Boulogne 5-1; V.S., Copenhagen Lagos b North 3-2. Round 2. C.S.M., Cluj, b C.S.K.A., w.o. Champion Club of U.S.S.R. Men's Singles: WILSON b Santos 17, Sofia 5-1; A.N.K., Olympia b P.T.S., scratched; Voros Meteor, Budapest b 19, 16. Women's Singles: POPOOLA b Wega (Finland) 5-1; D.J.K., Dusseldorf Rapide, Geneva 5-1; Sparta, Prague b La Philips 9, 4, 6. b Red Boys, Differdange 5-0; B.V.S.C., Palette, Brussels 5-0; A.N.K., Olympia b Men's Doubles: BANGBADE/WIL­ Budapest b Royal Standard, Liege 5-1; Polizie S.V., Vienna 5-2; Dounav Rouse, SON b Elemo/Morakinyo 18, -14, 14, Lokomotiv, Bmo w.o. De 7 and 9, Bar­ Sofia b Olympiacos, Athens 5-3. 13. Women's Doubles: POPOOLA/ celona scratched; B.T.K., Falkenburg b Round 2. Progresul, Bucharest b LAWAL b Badinns/Alabi 8, 6, 8. Mixed A.iC.S. Foutenay 5-0; Sponowy Sparta T.S.C., Berlin 5-3; Voros Meteor, Buda­ Doubles ELEMO/LAWAL b Dawodu/ Warsaw b O.M.V., Vienna 5-0; Sport­ pest b V.S. Coperthagen 5-0; Sparta, Agbebe 18, 15, 19. club, Leipzig b Nedlloyd 5-3. Prague b A.N.K. Olympia 5-2.

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, VOR MONTAGU has been the President and chief architect of /the International . Table Tennis Federation from the da)' of its foundation until the present. He is an accomplished linguist, speaking five languages perfectly and capaJjle of acting as interpreter in many others, which has been one of hi's many great assets. The vast table tennis net that has been spread all over the world is Montagu's achievement. Much has been said and written about him, and readers of TABLE TENNIS will be interested in the following tribute to Ivor M ontagu which is translated fro111 the German official magazine DEUTSCHER TISCHTENNIS SPORT. IVOR lVIONTAG"U a life devoted to table tennis

TA.BLE Tennis as we know it today was not getting ,any younger and that has gone through many stages one should give some thought to a BOOK REVIEW from its early "ping pong" days. Who successor. However, those who know would have thought in the year 1926 him realise that one cannot really that ~he man who was then a 21-year­ consider this, be'cause the game with old delegate to the first congress in the little white baH which has spanned Teach yourself London and who was elected presi­ the whole world is really the work dent, would still be the game's top of one man---Ivor Montagu. How LO'NG standingomiss'ion has been representative 40 years later. Had one could he hand oveT the helm to some­ A rectified by the publiccrtio'n of known, this one would have 'had body else~ when he has remained so a bo'ok on Table Tennis in the very every :right to name the new sport vital and energetic because of his well-known "TEA,C:H YOU!R'SEiLF" "Montagu," just as another sport incessant activity in the buildin6 of serie's.* was named after the sman English this gigantic international organisa­ Written by Geoff. 'H:arrower, it sets town of Badminton where this game tion. out in an easy style not only to' help was played for the first time in 1870. the co,m,plete beginner, but also co,n­ Ivor Montagu celebrated his 60th NO PARALLEL tains much of value to players of all birthday in April, 1965, during the grade's. 28th World Championships in Ljubl­ The 40th Jubilee of the Inter­ Harrower's methods differ from jana, and at the I.T.T.F. Congress national Table Tennis Federation is seve,ral other weU-kno'wn, c01aches, but he mentioned, by the way, that he at the same time the jubilee of its at least he exam,ines the pro's and president, and there is surely DO con's in detail, and doesn't as,k reade'rs parallel to this in the history of sport. to try strokes without first setting Truly he has devoted his whole life out the reaso'n,s. Civil Service Championships to table tennis. He pliaces great stress on the co­ HERE was added interest in the Hilde Bussmann, seven times Ger­ ordin,at'lon o,f both st'ro,kes a,nd foot­ T tournament to the Civil Service man champion, palints the following work, points which a're so,met:imes Championships with the entry of Stuart portrait of the I.T.T.F. president, overlooked. Rea,listiically, he devotes Gibbs and the inclusion at the later Ivor Montagu: space to countering oppo,nents' strokes, stages of winners of provincial tourna­ "Montagu's unique organisational styles and tactics. ments. Of these Vesco, the Scottish international player, was unable to success can best be seen when one Readers of this m,agazine who "kno,w come while the Welsh No.1, Sundra compares the membership of coun­ it aU" already, will neverthele'ss be Morgan, was beaten in the semi-final by tries. At the inauguration on January fascinat:ed by the chapter on "T'he Ma,l1ga'ret Cherry. 15, 1926 there were only six countries, Wo,rld Game and its ,Develo,pmen,t," The giant-killer of the Cham'Pionsh~piS .i.e. Germany, England, Hungary;, written with the autho'rity o'f a m,a'n was young Brian Petch, who rolled such Czechoslovakia, Austria and Swe4en, who has been, both playing caiptain of renowned heads as Craigie, Close and but by the time of the outbreak of En,gland, and organber and referee of Peck on his way to the Men's semi-final. Men's Singles: Semi-finals,: A. R. Pid­ war lin 1939 this number had risen Wo'rld Championiships. T'he book wou,ld dock b M,. :1. Pitts 9, 16. S. R. GiJbbs b to 28. A further 15 years later there be worth in m,odest price fo,r this B. K. Fetch 14, 9. Final: PIDDOCK b were 62, and tociay the International alone. GiJbbs 15, 17. Women's Singles: B. :1. CARiLEISS b Table Tennis Federation incorporates The photographic section was pre­ M. H. Che,rry 12, ~1'9, 11. a total membership of 83 countries all pared by our contributor Michael Men's Doubles: L. G. ADAIMIS/GIBBiS over the world. Mlaclaren, and co'ntalins both instruc­ b L. M. Cooper/Piddook 11, 20 Women's Doubles: M. BLAIKIE/CHERRY b Oarlesls:j "There is no other sport in "vhich tio'nal shots and photo,s of we'lil-known P~ Rainsfbury ----<18, 21, 14. Mixed Doubles: every other year the best players from players of both past and present eras. PLTTIS/MRiS. CARJLESiS b Piddock/MfI"S. more than 50 countries from all over The book also co'ntalins a co'ns,iderable M. Know 20, 15. Veteran Singles: K. :1. PEC'K b R. E. the world come together in one place number of helpful diagrams. Oarter 19, 14. Intermediate Boys' Singles: to conlpete for world titles. This is *" Te,am Yourse1lf T'able Te'nnis/, by GJBBS b Pletcih 1,6, 19. Intermediate Girls' the proud achievement of the Hon. Singles: :1. GATES b K. ROislaliio 1'6, 9. Geoff. Harrower, published by the Boys' Singles: FEITeH b R. B.rown -15, Ivor Montagu and all table tennis English Universities Press, price 7/6d. 18, 17. players."

Page Thirteen TABLE TENNIS APRIL - 1966 NATIONAL CUPS Three Devon EAST LONDON BEAT BIRMINGHAM Tit'les f'or Pam

IN BOTH JUNIOR FINALS RBCO'RD number of competij.ltors A atppewred in th.e Exeter Jumor Open EAST LONQON are the first winners of the Bromfield Trophy and the held at Exeter's new Y.M.'C.A. In these Carter Cup, the new Junior national team compe,tltions. They completed days of tem1peram'ooltal tantrums and bad their double at the e~pense of Birmingham in both events, the boys winning behaviour elf som-e junior players, it is 5-4 and the girls 9-0. pleasing to 'Jleport thart aocord,ug to 1ftl€ ,In the se'mi-finals of the Carter organisring secreJary Karth. LeMiHiere, Cup East London slammed Slough 'vhe 78 en:trants were exceptionaHy well 7-2, while Birmingham beat Bolton belhav1ed and a 1,1 ,the matlOhes wer,e con­ 6-3. tested in a ,sporting manner, wi'~ the losers seenlJing allmos:t keen to umpi~e While East London carried all rhe next matoh. before them ,in the junior e,vents, Tlhe Devon Closed 'championsh~ps held their bid for the senior titles was aft the same venue was a t['iumlph for stopped by Gloucester in the semi­ A1bertt H'eaHs, Iwho won the men's singles final of the Wilmott Cup, and by t de. Seven olf the qua,rter-finalists came Romford in the quarter final of the from Plymouth with H·eals as the out­ Rose Bowl. sider. Bolton" meanwhile, reached t:he Palm Mor:ti'mer, a~though perhaps not quite at her best, secured a hat-trick sem·i-final of the men's Wilmott Cup of victoJ1ies. The Men's doubles t1t1e went with a 5-2 win over Hemel Hemp­ to the P:ymou'th champions Adl1ian stead, and now :face M1anchester for Wflight and Tom;my Anson Who struggled the right to meet Gloucester in the home in a ,close three setIter widl the final. chlsel and chop merchants Doug Ri,cha·rd­ Gloucester, holders of the -trophy, son and Bft:an Bridgett. wasted no time in beating Brighton A new veterans' champion appeared in 5-2, then East London in an exciting the shape of A~befit (Spinner) W~l.son semi-final, where Bryan Merrett when he defealted :tlhe [e1gning ohaimpion showed that he has lost little of his and COlUllity chaiirman Horace Moran. Bob Parkins and Part Williams took the defensive brilliance. Roy Morley had junior tvtlelS as expected. a noteworthy win over Stuart Gibbs. Mosrt League programmes are coming The women's Rose Bowl semi­ to an end. In Exeter ,the Community finals bring Manchester against Don­ Centre tha¥e once again become division caster, and Southampton against The magnificent trophy presented by LESLIE I champions, but an Plymouth Torpoint Romford. BROMFIELD for the new boys' nation-al team A and Ohades A are srt1ll battling irt Romford, lead by Lesley Ben just competition. out, with the ICornishm·en hot favourites edged out East London, while Pauline to ,retain ,their tiNe for the fi!flth con­ CARTER CUP: Semj-Finals: Binnin.g­ secutive season. Edwards clinChed Southampton's win ham Ib BOll'ton 6~3; East London fb JS:owgh over Plymouth. 7-2. Final: EAST LONDON b Birmingham Doncaster, who meet Manchester 9-0. in the other se:mi-final, moved up as WILMOTT OUP: Manchester b Luton PLAY-OFF REJECTED possible champions foUowing their 8-0 ; Bolton b Hemel Hem,p:stead 5-2 ; Gloucester b Br,ighton 5-2. East London b 5-4 win over North Herts. Willesden 5-0. WiJth 'Cornwall surprisingly r.ejecting ROSE BOWL: Doncaster b North. Herts a Iplay off afrte-r wiinning mhe second RESULTS 5-4; Manchester b West Bromwicl1 5-2 ; division souttih west of the county BROMFmLD TROPHY: Final: EAST Soutbam,pton b Plymouth 5-4; Romford b ohampionships, Devon, being offered the LONDON b Birming1ham 5-4. East London 5-4. opportunity have decided to acc-eplt, and wiU face HelitJfordslhil'le some:t:m·e to'Waros the end otf Apria when a bumper crowd EARLY BIRDS wi~'l be eXJpected rto waJt10h rthe match.

AT 6.30 a.m. while most of us are for a run foUowed by exercises. Then RESULTS turning over for a second sleep, com'es a bath and off to work, Brian to :his accountant's job in Hatton Exeter Junior Open: Boys' Under 17: two track-suited figures are to be BOB PARKIN1S. Boys' Under 15: TONY seen running in the streets around Garden, and Mary to Lambeth Hos­ LEW]S. Boys' Doubles: PARKIN:S/JOHN Pollards Hill, South London. They pital where she is a radiographer. TURNEIR. Mixed Doubles: TURNElR/PAT Work finished, comes playing prac­ WILLIA:MIS. Girls' Singles Under 17: PAT are table tennis stars Mary and Brian WILLIAMiS. Wright, and this is their way of mak­ tice, and this is taken at a variety of centres ranging from the Shell Devon Closed: Men's Singles: A. HEALS ing sure they are fit for the European b P. Glove'r 17, 19. championships at Wembley on April Building to Fulham and Wembley. Men's Doubles: T. ANSON/A. WRIGHT 13-20. It is seldom they are home before b D. Richard'son/B. Bflid,gett -16, 17, 16. 11 p.m., which makes it a pretty long "We used to do our training !in the Women's Singles: P. MORTIME:R b day. B. Pe'arrson 1~, 11. Women's Doubles: evenings," said Brian, "but often if The big disappointment for the MORTI,MER/N. HOLLYWOOD b J. WiaJre/ we were tired or late we might skip Wrights' is that selectors have broken J. CI'OISby 17, 1.9. Mixed Doubles: GLOVEIR/ it. This way we are c·ertain not to MORTIMER b WRIOHT/HOLLYWOOD up their English championship win­ 20, 1,6. miss, although if it wasn't for Mary ning mixed doubles partnership. I would have trouble :in getting up." Boys' Singles: R. PARKINS b J. Turne'r Mary is now playing with Chester 17, 14. GiJ"ls' Singles: P. WILLIAM,S b This is their daily routine: Up 6.30 Barnes and Brian with Lesley BelL Y. ShaJbbani 10, 9.

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SCOTTISH OPEN by Laurie Landry eX!cellently and perhaps Hyde tried to do too mum. M'allcolm Sugden beoame the favourite a1f.ter heating Laurie Landry in tthe quariters hut he was stopped by lBum, who went 'On tio beat Dow in the fi'na'!. Dow bad surVived a England Juniors w~tJh tremendous ,semi-nnai Keith Lawrence aJt 18 in the fifth. There was conso1~a~ilQn for Law­ rence When he won the boys' slingles, belatlinrg Hydes, Who ovef1came Burn Clean Up in the semi. Hyd~s took hilS share of the honou~s lin the mixed doubles wirth M1ilss HeppeJil when they beat Law· SCOTTISH juniors need not be too disappointed by their heavy defeat at rence land Mli'Ss Hemmings in a rather the hands of England. They were given ample proof of what they had scrappy final. been up against the following night when their seniors met the same fate as Len Heppel1, father of Maureen, England Juniors cleaned up in the Scottish Open Championships at Edinburgh. just :l3aliled 'to ~omplete an English take-over in the veteran singles when The England 1'eam 'ooliledted every lfi'tJIe, ,eX!cept fior lOne half of the Men's he wa1s n!a'rrowly beaten by llarry DOllJbles, where Brian Burn was Isuocessful wi!th Brian Kean, of Oheshire, B'aXlter. who [1S a Scot by ibim~h.

Pauliine Hemm!ings and Maureen RESULTS HeppeI:l overwhelmed a11 oppos:iltion in l1Jhe women'ls evenlts, fighting out Men's Singles: S'eDli-finals: B. BURN tfue tfinal:s ,of both the women's and (N'la,n1d) bit M. Sugden (ISoot) ,17, -16, 18, 19. J. DOW (ISOOt) be K. Lawreooe glirls' singles, and the mixed doubles (IElslsex) 210, -10, 1!9, ---.119, 118. Final: as weB as oornbining to 'Win the BURN bt' Dow 18, 17. 15. women's doulb[es. Women's Singles: Semi-finals: P. HEfM:­ They were somewhat disappointing MJI'NiGS (!Hertls') bt L. Bal'lrJ:e (!Soot) 116, -116, 10, 14. 1M. REPPELL (N'land) ht in Ithe doubles, but puHed tthrough D. Donald!sO'IlJ (ISioot) 14, J.6, 111. Final: a'glalinlsft Lesley Barflie and Doreen HEMMINGS bt, Hejppell ~18, --cr.O, 1.9, Donaldson. 116', 1!5. Men's Doubles: Semi-finals: B. KEAN The S!cots moved tlhe ball about to (iCihelSlh!ire') /BURJN (bt lL. LaJntdTy (Middx) / reveal a lack of moblil1ity on the part I. Bat1CJ1lay (ISlcot) ~1'3, 12:, ----:17, 13', 8. ,ofMlilss Heppell and M&ss Hemmings. R. KERR/T. Mc'MICHAEIL ,(iSCot) bt A. 1 Hyldeis (Yorks) lLawrence 1.7, -7. 19. 13. Final: KEAN/BURN bt Rjelir:/McM~chtael TREMENDOUS FINAL 7, ---J1S, lil, I1.7. Women's Doubles: Semi-finals: :HEM­ They never looked the same as tJhe MIDNUS/HiEPPEIIfu ,bt O. Ba'W'kInsi/D. Rdbertsonl '(ISoot) [1J6, 'lIEJ, 1,0. BARRIE,! two Igirls who fought out a 1remen­ DONLA:IIDSON bt !G. 'Sh1Ieldls/iM. Coabes dous junior final. !P1auline a'ppeared (IS/cot) 8, 11, 114. !Final: HEMMINGS/ to be [home and dry but oonltnved HEPPELL bt BaI'I'le nonalJd:son 17" ll, 1)0 10verhJilt Ithose vilta'l shoI1ter haHs ---1l0, 18. from Maureen at the end of the Mixed Doubles: Semi-finals: HYDEiS! HlEiPPELL bt Dow/HaJWk1ns -14, 17, -411, second ,game land a,gain in the third. 118, 1,4. LAWRENCE/HEMMINGS bt PAULINE HEMMINGS Maureen worked hard flor ~hils viio'tory. SUjgde!IlI/DoI1Jalid~son---112, 11, 18, 1'0. Final: HYDES/HEPPELL bt LaJWreme,/IHemmdngs It bad been an excellent match but ~1, 115, 211, 1'7. BANKS TITLES their meeting for the senior title was Boys' Singles: Semi-finals: LA'W'REINCE even better. I have never seen either bt n. MlcIntoclh (SCott') 5, 110. HYDES bt girl play so well. BU\rIIlJ ----a19, 19, 8. Final: LAWRENCE bt CHANGE HAN OS HyidJes 117, -t117', lL3. It was a treat 'to 'wCiltch als M'aureen Girls" Singles: Semi-finals: HEPPEILL NNE FEARNLEY collected ,the ground down ~au1line in I(]he fi'rSt two bt W. NiiXon, (Soot) 7, ttl. HEMMINGS fA t:riple .crown 'when alB tides changed games, each time showing up 'bit 1M. M!urroy '(ISlcOlt) 113, :7. Final: HEP­ hands ~n ·the London Banks Champion­ Pa!Uliine's llack of movement into the PELL bt lHeJmm,inlgls -\16', ~Il, 19. ships. Main excitement was reserved shott ball, whilch wars lill1varilaib~y Veteran Singles: H. BAXTER ('Soot) bt for ,vhe men's singles finaJ Where John L. H~U (!N'llandl) 116, ---'7, 18. Qa,r:and, after losing the fi,r.st ,two sets, ovetfuilt. came baok ito dethrone Neville B:raJbr.ook Then sudden1y, a1s IfJbough sonleone at 21 in the fifth. had shoulted a magic code-wrord, Men's Singles: H. J. G.A!RLAND bN. Paul!ine wals a new Player. WILLESDEN CLOSED: Men's Singles: BrHJbrook -12, -1'5, 10, 19, 21. Women's B. WRIGHT ib L. Landry ---'18, 12, lQ. Singles: A. FlEARNLEY b J. NOrInlan 14, She rose ahove herself to get the Wonlen's Singles: H. LAMBERT b V. -17, 119, 14. Men's Doubles: M. WILSON/ belVter of Maureen Who sHIll showed Roope'r 4, 13. Men's Doubles: WRIGHT/ A. TOWLElRb Bt1ahrook/J. Greavels ---J.Q, tremendous £orm. It was a pity ~bat LANDRY ,b D. OffeIlJbachlS. Field 12, 18. 17, 17, 14. Women's Doubles: P. WOOLAiS­ Women's Doubles: HOOPER-/M. PROWEN TON/A. FEAJRNLEY b J. Norman/D. elilnher ,shou!ld Ilose, but at ileast i1t did b M. HamrLs/V. Gore 17, 16. Mixed Barnett 18, ----.,1,8, 215. Mixed Doubles: R. level Ithe s!cores for their two Doubles: WRIGHT/MISS PROWEN b WITHEY/ MIISIS FEARNLEY b J. S'im­ meelt1ings. Land'!W/M,rs. Hooper 1i8, -20, 18. mons/M,i'ss NiOrmian -16, 9, 15. Men's A dJisappoinltment lin the men's Boys' Singles: B. PETeH b J. Robe1r.ts Junior Singles: D. WILKINS b R. PerkIns 10, 18. Girls' Singles: M. WALKER b 18, ·----11:3, 19. Women's Junior Singles: S. singles was AI'an Hyde'ls loss Ito C. Mann 19, 1;5. Veteran Singles L. HOFF­ FIDDES b A. EtherIdge 19, 14. Ji!mmy Dow, !but ltihe Scot played MAN b L. Burnstein 18, 17.

Page Fifteen TABLE TENNIS APRIL - 1966 APRIL - 1966 TABLE TENNIS MICHAEL MACLAREN and DENNIS OFFER picture Some of the European Stars at Wembley

TO'P LEFT: ,Miko and Stanek (Czech). BOTTOM RO'W: Marta Luzova (Czech), M!I:DiDLERO'W: Korpa a,nd Vecko (Yugo­ Bernha'rdt and Joha!nss,on (,Sweden), Giur­ giuca and Nege'lescu (Rumania), Ve,cko slavia), Scho:ler (W. Germany), Edi,t Buch­ (Yugosilavia), Maria Alexandru and Eva ho,lz (W. Germany), S. IPaisjarv (Russia), Constantinescu (Ruman,ia), Martia Nil-sson * Eva Koczian (Hungary). (Sweden), Pignitsky (Hungary). *.

Page Sixteen Page Seventeen APRIL - 1966 TABLE TENNIS ENGLAND BEAT HOLLAND NO LET UP BY JUNIORS BUT ONLY JUST ENGLAND, wen aware of the strength of the Welsh juniors, by RON eRAYDEN took no chances and picked their strongest possibl~ team for the jl'lnior international at Aberdare on February IN '~he a'~tmCl~ive Dutvh mown of Iroad :to reaov,ery when w,e were 26. Alan Hydes, Keith LalWence, A:ssen bef10re an 'alppreci'altive and Ibrai'linrg 2-4. Brian Burn and Geoff Sal,ter won the fair-minded audience, lfhe Englisb IB,dtJh IStU9.,rlt 'Gibbs, piayling in his match handsomely, but de.spite the team ballan1ced ull's't1eadily on the edge nflslt Tn'tem!afCi'onai, anld TO'ny Pid­ 10-0 margin they were made to fight Of defeaJt, before reooverftng their dodk wen1t desperaltely -close lin their all the way. posture 'Vo rbea1t Hol!l'and 5-4. early games ibut fa[ftered in 't!he final The Welsh boys. refused to give up 'Man olf I~he ma!1Jch JW1aIS Chester Istages of eaCh. When 11h~illigs were at and were always ready to take advan­ Ba-rnes, w!ho, in .spite Oif a fever and I~heli.r fb'la'dke:st 'however, Tony and tage of any weaknesses, but the over­ [nltermittenlt ibou1ts IOf fV1omi~1Jing, won Stuart calme rthI10ugh in splendid all strength of the English boys told hli!s 'three and pUlt ill'S ibaJok on the ,sltyle Ito IsnaJndh vli1c'tory fronl 'the very in the end. pockets of ·our hewildered host's. Salter opened the match with a con­ IFl'1om tt!he Duitch 'S1!andpoinlt i1t was vincing win over Robert Bishop and Permanent Partners an honourable dei,eat, pa:r~iioul,~rly as Lawrence, ,in his first intem'ational, on paper tfhery 'oortered the matdh aJs followed with a win over Jeff Morgan. OUTHAMPTON and Hampshire will'! ouJts'iders. The ,ever dependable Frans He moved the baH about well, mak­ S no longer be featuring Holes and Sohoofs lWIon two of his ellloaunter.s ing Morgan reach, and took the first Ho}es as tJheir twms doufbiles partneTSihip. and a "new alook" G6 'Bakke.r hit game at 14. Morgan then found his In future' lit WllJ1 be Edrwards and Holes. Isorne teHing wlinners Ito win the rhythm and Lawrence lost some of It is however only a change of name. openling singles aJgainst lPiddoak. his edge and the second game. How­ Pauline Holes recenlt1y 'malr-ried Ohris New boy Bert Shoofs, brother ever, after a word of advice from Edwa·rds at Southampton. ,Of ~~he redoUJb1talbde F'rous, played non-playing captain Lawrence began They celebrated by winning the men's Wlilth mUlch sparkle to beat Gibbs to hit Morgan's seryice and sv/ept and women's singles, plus the doubles in the Hampshire Dosed ooamipionshiips. and to take 'the fi!flSt ga,me fVOIll through the deoider with a loss of Pauline m'issed a trelble m the worn'en's B1arnes. only six points. doubles when ,the twins were surprisingly Morgan, the Welsh No. 1~ also took beaten by Joyce Coop and Beryl Brorwn ENGLAND 5, HOLLAND 4 : A. Piddock the middle game from Hydes, Eng­ 10sft '00 G. iBa!kiker -115, --'1191 ; ::os't Ito F. in the finaL SChoolf,SI 118, -14, ~16; Ibt B. S.clhoorfs land's No.1, in the best match of This was a second defeat for' the Holes -14, 11, 14. c. B8ll"Iles bt B. Schoofs the evening. He did so. 'by moving twins for in the Southampton closed -119, 18, 113; bit Balkike!r 1'3, 19; bt F. the ball well, sfter Hydes had relied Schoo-fa 16, 20. S. Gibbs [OSlti to F'. SiChoofs mainly on his defence to win the first. -20, 2'1, -HJ; 1oslt' to B. Sc'hoofs -18, 119, ---l15 ; Iblt Ba'kkelr 118, -119, 17. Continued on Page 20

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SUSSEX JUNIOR OPEN by Laurie Landry Under 13, wbi:le the Under 15 and Under 17 went to K'arenza Smi:th. She loaused .an Ulp8'eIt in the s:enior eV'enlt IWihen she beat PIauline Hem­ rrriIlJgs :in a close final!. BiOth giDls mallJalged Ito pull out some eXJtra speed Successful Welsh Invasion just When 'i;t was IlJe;eded. Karenza also won the two girls' THE Engl,isb invasion of Welsh championsbips was put into reverse in the doubles titles with Jill Shirley (UI5) Sussex Junior open at Worthing on M,arch 13, when the vis,itors cleaned and Di,ane Si1mpson (UI7). up rin four events, and bad a S'hare in a fi,fth tritle. 'Dhe Welsh fi'nJaHsts paJi'red ltJoge!'ther Yet only Itwo weeks e!arlier Wales bad been beaten 10-0 lin the Junior to iWlin t1he senior dourb[es wilthout intenm~ional. dropping a game while Haydn Thomas Continued from Page 19 'IlhJe Welsh side showed a llack of and PaUll Ha:rm:er had s:imilar suocess Three bad shots cost Hydes this fin:iiSh in It/he liniternlatiollial but llIone in the Under 15 douibleis. game after he had led 19-18. Morgan ,A loonslQlllaJtion for Keith Lawrence of '~ni!s was 'apparenit lat Wor,th:ing as raised hopes of a Welsh win v/hen they filled rtme'e of Ithe' flOur places in and ,Pauline Hernming!s IWiaS t'he:ir Viic­ he swept to 9-3 in the third and the boys' Under 17's semi-final. tory in (the miixed doubles. moved on to 14-8, before Hydes Jeff Morgan rarvenged Ihis loss to UNDER 17's chopped his way out of trouble to Boyts' Singles: Semi-Finals: J. MORGAN DennJis Samuel lin l1he We!lsh Open (Wales) b H. Thomas (Wa;les.) 14, -18, level at 14-all then take the game at the prev,ious 'w,eek thy winnLng 1:he 14. D. SAJMUEL, (Wales) b K. Lawrencle 17. title, but !the main surprise was (Eislse,x) 15, 16,. Final: MORGAN b 8amuell Hydes and Lawrence scored 2. fine 14, 13. Samuel's stmiglh,lt gam:es Vlilotory ov:er Girls' Singles:, Semi-l'inals: K. SIM:ITH doubles win over Sanluel and Morgan. Keilth ,L,aJWrellice. (Mid!dx.) b J. Shti~lJey (BuClks.) 20, 12. P. HEIM:MINOSi (Herts.) b D. SImpson They lost the first game mainly on ~oung Haydn llhomas IWlas Mor­ Lawrence's errors. Hydes carried the (Elss!ex) -14, 14, 17. Final: SMI'.rH b g1an',s sem:i-41nra[ v:iidtinl, h1aving scored Hemming.s 19, 18. day in the se'cond set and Lawrence, his fi,rsit Iwin oVJer Trevor TayJlOr. T;hiis Boys' Doubles: Semi-Finals: MORGAN/ wirth renewed confidence played bril­ 13-year-old We'lsh boy shows more ,BAMUEL b 'nhoma!s/R. Bisihop (Wales) 17, Hantly to finish the nlatch off. ' 15. D. HUNT/P. JUDD (Warw.) b P. Tay­ po't,entli'a[ ltihan lany other youngster of lor/To Taylor (Hcirts) 17, 17. Final: Salter and Burn each won their his age in 'G,reat Br.ilta!in. He rnUSrt: MORGAN/SAMUEL b M'unt/Judd 18, 15. singles wthout loss of a game and continue ge~t1ing ItoP oompeftition. Girls' Doubles: Semi-Finals: STMil",sON/ they teamed up for an e'quaHy con­ SMITH b R. Wilson/M. Stevens' (KJe,nt) Young Thorntas went on Ito win both -17, 14, 13. ISH,IRJLIEry /J. NAPPER vincing doubles win. the Under 13 and Under 15 sing'les, (Bucks.) b S. Ti,plady/R. Firtzjohn England 10, Wales O. De1tails: G. Salter beating ,Plaul H1a,rmfer in the later final. (C3m!bis.) 11, 1.6. Final: SIMPSON/SMITH (Surrey) b R. Bishop (Glam.) 14, 10; b b Shi.I'!ley /Na,p,per 13, 16. H. Thomas (Mon.) 1,6, 17. K. Lawrence ,Harmer !had a good ,win over Taylor Mixed Doubles: Semi-finals: L'AW­ (Etssex) b J. Morgan (Glam.) 14, ~20, and PJioved ~o himsclf [hat good REiNOE/HE:MMINGS b Thomasi/C. Mann 6; b D. Samuel (Glam.) 20, 18. A. Hydes resu1Jts Icome :only 'when he ICioncen­ (Middx.) 13, 12. R. NAPPElR/J. SHIRLEY (Yorks.) b Samuel 7, 14; b Morgan 15, (Bucks.) b A. Norman (Kent) /Wilson 2-1. -19, 17. B. Burn (N'land) b Thom::ts 15, tTates on the game. Final: LAWRENCE/HEMMINGS b Nap­ 12; b Bishop 16, 18. Whilst Wales took all th~ boys' per/ISlhirLey 6, 11. Salter/Burn b Bishop/Tlhomas 16, 16. singles, Middlesex took the three g,irls' UNDER 15's Hydes/Lawrence b Samuel/Morgan -14, Boys' Singles: Semi-Finals: THOMAS b 18, 16. singles. Christin.e Mann won the S. Smith (E1sse'x) 14, 10. P. HARMER. (Herts.) b T. Taylor l8, 18. Final: THOMAS b Ha~mer 15, ~14, 16. Girls' Singles: Semi-Finals: SMITH b Wi,lson 10, 18. SHIRlLEiY b S. Howard (SuITey) 7, 6. Final: SMITH b Shiriley 17, 10. WE CAN HELP YOU! Boys' Doubles: Semi-Finals: HARMER/ THOMAS: b K. MuhJr/G. Goteman (Gamlbs.) 20, 18. R. NAJPP'ERj;M. WALD (Bucks'.) to make your selecting easier with our b "Daylor/Taylor 12, ~13, 2:2. Final: HAR­ MER/THOMAS b Nafpper/Wa;ld 14, 10. Girls' Doubles: Semi-FinaJs: SIHIRILEry/ 20 PAGE FULLY ILLUSTRA'TED CAT.ALOG'UE SMITH b WHson/Sitevens 2'0, 19. T'IP­ LADY/FTTZJOHN b S. Howard/G-. Mc­ OU:~loch (Surrey) 14, 17. Final: SHIRLEY/ SMITH b Tipilady/Fitzjohn 8, 6. UNDER 13's Over 300 items Boys' Singles: Semi-Finals: THOMAS b D. Rawllinson (Her1is.) 9, 9. R. HEiLLtABy (Essex) b P. T'aylor 16, -13, 117. Final: MINIATURE CUPS THOMAS b HeHaby 8, 9. Girls' Singles: Semi-Finals: MANN b S. PL,AQUES Beaze (Som.) 12, 23 S. PAGlTTO (Bueks.) b P. Beaze (Som.) 11, 14. Final: l\fANN b Pa,ciHo 12, 12. MEDALS etc., etc. HUNDRED UP ARGARET Oherry recently comple­ We are renowned for really fast personal service M ted her 100th match for North Middlesex League. Write today for your free copy to:­ Cenlturians for Willesden a:re Mary Symes (l09) and Laurie Landry (110). Iris Moss, Vhe Middlesex seoretary, ALEC BROOK (TROPHI,E,S) LTD. is compiling a lis,t of clulbs within tile county who are w,iUing to except m!embers 124 EUSTON ROAD, LONDON, N.W.1 unde'f the age of 17. Slhe is not finding many.

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CHESHIRE JUNIOR OPEN Reader R. G. J?Iiosit tl10d on da1l1Jger­ ous ground in bis conlt11ibUltJion to Ithe Mlarch li!slsue for Keiltfu l.JaJ~ence, his abampinn, [faiJ,ed lto pr1ogre5s beyond the first round of the under-17's boys' singles !being lousted 27-25, 21-19 by Successful Home-coming t,he 12-y;oor-old Tony BOlasman of tthe FlalloM'tfileJd ,01uJb, MianClhes,ter. This M'las no "fluke" eiither for .®.e Yioung MraIllCUDJiJan earned his win and his 'suJbsequenit Ipf10gress Ito .the pen­ for Judy uJ1Jt:imia!te st'age fwiheJie Covien/try's Pelter R:idhaJI'dson rpult Ia Isltop to ,hlis capers. WlilVh Lawrence glone N orthumber­ land's ,B·r:iJarn Burn Icrashed his way UP from Reading and for the second determined Ruth \"anesiSla 'Wilson thrtough Ito rvtidtory wirth none to stop success:ive season Judith Heaps form far-off F olkeS'tone, the second his irmpre58Ii¥·e arl1ay of two-sltraighit returned to her native soU to dig her stage Li'lli demanded oonsliderabl'y more suaceslSles. spade into the good Cheshire earth effiort. In the under-IS's boys Paul Hanner to again uproot the two-fold yield of Boith IngJ.1id SykJes anJd Dilane SiJmp­ was just that bit too steady for the girls' under-IS's and under-I7's son we~e deepty e'mJbeetded. 1100 'Pap~i!cullar, Birmingham's Paul Judd who had singles titles of the Cheshire Junior Essex l'a8s, in clung 'to the been taken close by Charles Ostapski Open (writes George R. Yates). clay of a 19-13 lead .in the third, and ~he in the semis after the N orthwich lad ·NIOl wi.ltthoUlt tt10iJ was Ithe fe!aJt ac­ appeared set for ItJIiiumph in finaJi had accounted for BOO8man. compHished. A1'tinough sible had ~t only for Mlilss Heaps Ito sweep up compapative},y e\as¥ lin 'the under-15's, eighlt oonsl~ive lpoin'ts fior a dmma­ a1pla'11t fLrom ha¥inlg to gihJa:ke off .a ve'ry tile finish. TOO MANY GUNS

Burn lanld LaJWrenJce 'carried flar Itoo many guns lin rtlhe boys' doublies but aga:inslt rthe book tin the gilds' counter­ FIXTURE ENGAGEMENTS pant evenJt Mass HeRlps and SimpslOn feU Ito Mliss Sykes Jpartnered by In the Open Tournaments below, events shown in the column Jen:nitfer Comock of Birmingham. are additional to M.S., W.S., M.D., W.O., and X.D. in every case. Tournaments marked (R) are Restricted Suitable entries Miss SimlpslOn fared better lin the are inserted in this diary without charge but all organisers should mixed when she pa1ttneilied Lawrence send information to the Editor at the earliest possible date. to a good w,in over Burn land M!iss Sykes.

Date Title and Venue Extra Events Organising Secretary UNHER 17's April 2-3 Cambridge Open J.B.S. Mrs. M. A. Cornwell, Boys' Singles: Quarter-Finals: A. Boas­ Corn Exchange, L.G.S. 28, Harding Way, man (Lanes.) b A. Murray (Warwi,ckis.) -21, 10, 13; P. Riena,rdson (Warwick:s.) Cambridge 'Cambridge b E. Blair (Cheshire) 9, 12,; D. Munt 2 GWENI' OPEN JBS (Warwi,oks.) b P. Judd (Warwiciks.) -15, Standard Telephones JGS Grove M'o~low 16, 18; B. Burn (Northumib) b R. Ke!l,ly 'Col1poration Road 29, 'Ca-risbrooke Road, (Lancs.) 13, 14. Newport, Mon. Newpoflt, Mon,. Semi-Finals: RLC'HARDSON b Boas'man (Closing da1te: March 19) 19, 14; BURN b Richardson 18, 12. Final: nURN b Richardson 18, 12. 9-11 North East England Open Y.S. w. Mitton, Girls' Singles: St'"mi-FinaJs: D. SIMPSON Wallis Camp, I.B.S. 16, The Whins, (Els,sex) b M. Sitev1ens (Kent) 1,6, 14; J. Cayton Bay,. I.G.S. Newby, Scarborough, Yorks. HiEABS (Oheshire) b 1. Sykes (Warwick's.) Scarborough, Yorks. V.S. -1!6, 14, 11. Final: HEAPS b Simpson ~12, 18, 1-9. 13-20 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Empire Pool, Wembley, Middx. Boys' Doubles: Sem-i-Finals: BURN/K. LAWRENOE! (Ess,ex) b P. HarInle,r 23 East London Closed G. A. Styles, (He~ts·.) /K. Thompson (B~d's,.) 12, 15; Fellows Cranleigh Club, No. 2 Bungalow, KE:LLY/P. D. POWNALiL, (C1he'sihire) b B. Harold Road School, Grange Farm Centre, MitciheH (L'anc:s.) /P. Aslhwortih (Cheshire) 10, 13. Final: BoURN/LAWRENCE b KeHy/ Upton Park, London, E.13. High Road, Chigwell, Essex. Pownall 15, 18. 23-24 Bedford Closed Girls' Doubles: Semi-Finals,: HiEIAPlS/ Ba:dm:~nlton Hall, SIMPtSON b R. V. Wilson/M. Stevens' Bradgate Road, Sed£ord. (Kent) 12, 15; J. CORNOOK (Warwiclks.) / SYKEiS b V. Hall/S. Warne'r (,Staffs.) 23-24 Slough (British Legion) Junior J. A. Pacitta, 12, 4. Final: CORNOCK/SYKES b Heaps/ Open 73, Bexley Street, Simpson 18, 21. Community Centre, Windsor, Berks. Mixed Doubles: Sem,i-Finals: LAW­ Slough, Bucks. RElNGE'/'SiIMPSON b A. Colley (Staffs.) / April 30­ Stevenage Open J.B.S. Hal,l 9, 10; BURN/iSYKEI8 b H'8Inner/ Mrs. V. M. Howes, HeapiS' 19, 16. Final: LAWRENCE/SIMP­ May 1 B.A.C. Ltd., J.G.S. 79, Haseldine Meadows, SON b Burn/S:y:kes -18, 18, 14. Six Hills Way, V.S. Hatfield, Herts. UNDER 15's Stevenage, Herts. Boys' Singles: Semi-Finals: HARMER b 5 Old Boys' Invitation Secretary, The Old Boys' Club, C. Ostap's'ki (Che'Sihire) 16, 2'2; JUDD b The Old Boys' Club, 241, Mile End Road, Mitchell 4, 5. Final: HAR,MER b J.udd 16, London, E.I London, E.l -21, 17. ~f~nnol)Ch, Girls' Singles: Semi-Finals: HElAPS b 13-14 Crescent :'unior Girls' Open U.15 F. G. R. V. Wi,lson 18, -20, 13; HALL b B. E. Drill Hall, U.13 216, Park Ro'ad Yates (Lanes.) ~12, 22, 25. Final: HEAPS Sittingbourne, Kent U.12 Sittingbourne, Ke':lt b HaM 4, 3.

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WELSH OPEN by H. ROY EVANS FINALS RESULTS Men's Singles: Semi-Finals: MIKO b Sc:ho}er 14, -21, -11, 10, 17; SITANE:K b Harrison 15, 16, -18, 10. Final: STANEK b Mi.ko 20, 13, -17, 19. Women's Singles: Semi-Finals: LUZOVA BEST OF FIVE MUST b Siimon -17, 8, 16, 1,6: ROW'E! b M;i:koc­ ziova -12, 12, -21, 7, 15,. Final: LUZOVA b ROWie -16, 16, 12, -19, 14. Men's Doubles: Finals: MIKO/STANEK b Harrison/Kunz 11, 15, 11. Women's STAY Doubles: Final: LUZOVA/MIKOOZIOVA bRowe/Taft 11, 7, 20. Mixed Doubles: Il'inal: MIKO/L,UZOVA bSicholer/Slmon 11, 11, 15. FTER the disappointment of our junior Keith Morris's second round Boys' Singles: Final: SAMUEL b Morgan A junior failure against England, the match with Roy Morley, who was held 16" -20, 18. Girls' Singles: Final: IIEM­ success of the Welsh Open came as a to 15 in the fifth! MINGS b Rep,peU 18, 11. great tonic. There is a great demand The women's final was a tremendous for a best of five tournament other than struggle between Marta Luzova's effer­ the English Open, and judging from the vescent attack and Diane Rowe's great comments of all our visitors, Czechs, defence and temperament. Diane can be and Mikocziova beat the scratch pair of Germans and the English, this two-day well proud of her five games resistance Diane Rowe and Alma Taft. best of five Welsh must stay. star~. Wales came into its own a bit in to one of Europe's brightest the boys' singles when Dennis Samuel There was a great deal of preparation, England's two young "hopes" Pauline played very well to beat Salter, then but the fear that we would not have Hemmings and Maureen Heppell went ousted rival Jeff Morgan in the final. Mim~OIC'" enough help on the day was unfourJ.ded. out ,tlo Agnes Simon /alnid 1!lr,ena Tlhe lliaJ~~eIr'S Isemi-fina!l win W1aS a close It was a great pleasure to see the way ziova respectively. Pauline gave Slmon one against Haydn Thomas. There was everybody pulled his or her weight. quite a bit of trouble. Luzova took no WdlSih tQ\pposliltion O[ note an !the ~gi!11ls' It was a just reward, therefore, that some 't!ime to se1JtJl'e down \00 lWIilnning singles but a good win for Pauline the finals were the best we've hall for vein against Simon in her semi, but Hemmings over the higher ranked some time. Diane took five games in which to beat Maureen Heppell. The first semi-final between Scholer Mikocziova. and Miko was a dramatic affair which produced the first expedite game seen WALES HIT BACK in Wales. Miko, game-all with Scholer, and finding it near impossible to get There was more satisfaction to Wales through the German's defence, decided at the weekend following the Welsh at 17-10 down to play for the 15 Open when four juniors scooped most minutes. There was much speculation of the titles at the Sussex Open Junior as to why Scholer allowed him to do Championships. )" eff Morgan took the this, but in fact the game went to the under-ITs against Dennis Samuel, but 15 minutes with Scholer still holding the latter had the best performance in a good lead. Miko conceded quickly, beating Keith Lawrence in the semi. then proceeded to win the fourth easily, Haydn Thomas had a fine win over but surprisingly he was well down in Trevor Taylor to take him to the semi of the under-17's where he lost to Jeff the fifth, then fought back. Scholer, the Morgan, then won the under-IS's, the imperturbable, seemed to crack, and doubl~ Miko was soon home and dry. under-13's, and the under-IS's with Paul Harmer. Jeff and DennIS took the under-17 doubles. NO MATCH WELSH LEAGUE TABLE In the other semi-final, Ian Harrison, DIVISION I although he played great stuff in the P. 'V. L. P. Aberdta:re 12 9 3 30 fourth game against Stanek, was no Swanse'a 'A' 12, 9 3 30 match for the Czech No.1. Ian had C'ardiff ...... 10 9 1 2'8 previously beaten Haslam who was in Brid!gend , .. 9 6 3 2,1 great form, having disposed of the Czech EaS'tern Vailleys ...... 10 5 5 20 No. 3 earlier in a tremendous five-game Newport 11 3 8 17 match. Stanek's quarter-final victinl was Swansea 'B' 10 1 9 12 Peter Stahle, the West German second Tredegar 10 0 10 10 string, who had beaten Roy Morley in DIVISION II four games. AJbergavenny .. .. 11 9 2 29 Scholer beat Ralph Gunnion in four Bridgend 'B' .. . 10 7 3 24 games in his quarter final, having pre­ J. STANEK and V. MIKO Oar'diff 'B' '...... 12 5 7 2:2 viously disposed of Salter, who had RJhymney Valley :... 10 5 5 20 good wins over Graham Gear and Laurie RJhondda Valley .. . 9 4 5 17 Merthyr 10 3 7 16 Landry to his credit. Stanek and Miko took the men's Eastern Valley 'B' ...... 10 2 8 14 Miko, with a fourth round win over doubles, without dropping a game, al­ Stan Jacobson, dropped a game to though David Creamer and Haslam and JUNIOR DIVISION Connie Warren in the quarters, after then Warren and Gunnion looked to be Barry 1,6 14 2 44 the latter had scraped home 19 against hJavling -good g3[nes ag3Jtnst \tlhem. ,Bult Aberdare 15 14 1 43 Michael Creamer, the holder. Brother in the final, Harrison and; Kunz, who S'wans'ea 15 9 6 33 David Creamer, making a welcome re­ had beaten Holland/Salter ~nd Scholer/ E'astern Valleys .. 11 10 1 31 Abel'lgavenny 14 6 8 24 appearance, took Ralph Gunnion to four Stahle, were no match for the Czechs T1"'e'degar ...... 12 5 7 212 games. in the final. Ciardiff ...... 15 2 13 19 The final was something of an anti­ The Czech mixed doubles pair Miko Bridgend ...... 12 2 10 16 climax, although there was some bril­ and Luzova, also sailed through without Elbb:w Vale 14 0 14 14 liant table tennis by Stanek and Miko. dropping a game. They were much too No quarter was asked or given, but one strong for Scholer and Simon in the WOMEN'S DIVISION had a feeling of an inevitable win by final. C,ardiff 4 4 0 12 Stanek. Newport ...... •. . . 4 2 2 8 The Czechs were again on top in the S'wansea ...... 4 2 2 8 Best Welsh performance in all this was women's doubles final, where Luzova Tredegar 4 0 4 4

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Held in distant countries in the Far East on at least one in three occasions. The World Congress of the I.T.T.F. APLAN FOR TABLE TENNIS held in conjunction with these Cham­ pionships. jllJsltaJ~me:nlt England always enter the minimum WTE nolW loome 1Jo ruhe finall of A Plan for T able Tennis, ,tJhe two teams with additional players and " E.T.T.A.'s IbrrruelpninJt lolf Itlhe ifrultrtWe. Thils dea'ls lW11tlh IOOta1cnmg land mOves captains as financial resources permit. on ito EUII10pelatll anld Wrorilid IOhJaJmpiiOIlJSlhJ~pS. England always send at least one dele­ 'Ilhe cJomlpl'elt'e :plan, IWlhkfu 'won ttlhe prtaJises rolf IM:r. ,DeIIlJnJis HOJwdl~s, ,tlhe gate to the Congress and in addition, M~nJistter liJn Ch:M1ge of ISpoTlt ~n ltIhe lIaSit government, Ihas been IPuJblhis\hed oryer the current President and Honorary ·the iliast floUJr mJonJtJhs. llhus Itlhe ordinJa:r.y !p~a~r lis lalb[,e itJo Is:ee wlhJat is bet1nlg Treasurer of the I.T.T.F. are membe,rs of the English Association. done and fWlhillt lis ~n IslVore IproVlildJ1fJg '~he D!ooe~SlaJry money aJS mOlJ.itili.ooming ito ~t. implemenlt Plan: To continue to support these Cham­ piQnships to the fullest extent possible. lO(a) Coa,ching-Generail: Composition of Panel: To send the teams a week prior to Present Position: 4 Area Organisers; commencing day, in order to allow One Director of coaethilllg wOflk!il1lg w,ith 3 Advanced Professional P I aye r­ players to become acclin'latised. (If the a V10tluntary ,oo,mmi'tJt:ee a,nd so.me paid Coaches, with some employment on English Table Tennis Association can adminiSlDPClJtion and ole'n1oaJ aSSiistanc,e contract-fee basis,· obtain an option on a future Worlds, flIlom Ithe ASlsoai,aJtion's offiJce. 2 Theory and Instructional specialists,· then a separate application for assistance VoliUJIlluoor Lia:i,son OffllOeI'S covering 1 Promotion and R e c r u i t men t will be submitted). mOIsrt: of the country, form a Il'~nlk bef1Jween specialist. ~he Diredtor and some 200/300 10001 coa:dhes wthlO have quall,m'ed under the 10(fb) Coaching-Intenned.ia.tes (Between E.T.T.A. Slc:hem;e. junior and senior international BATH CLOSED DireatJors' wonk is to coac:h coaches standards) : and prom'ote .ooaching a'otivities all over PreseDJt Position: England. Some token effort to bring interme­ CLODE and HOUSE Plan: diates into competition with each other at coaching ~allies. (An intermediate is (i) To extend existing work and to considered to be a player immediately inaugurate new activities. out of the junior age group but nolt SHARE TOP TROPHIES (ii) To train local coaches and to having, at that stage, reached. the ranks promote local coaching schemes. of a top class senior player and may (iii) To promote interest in Universities therefore become discouraged and be CLODE and R. House shared two and Training Colleges to build a nucleus lost to the game forever.) R• of the major trophies in the Bath of teachers to help support the schools Closed at Homestead IIall, on February plan. Plan: 12. (iv) To apply and revise the Coaching Three advantage games were needed Awards scheme. (i) To promote separate competi­ tions for intermediates until they reach before Clode beat House 22-20, 20-22, (v) To develop interest in the modern the top class senior grade. 23-21 in the WiHiams Cup final, but athletic forms of Table Tennis - for this (ii) To promote "B" international House had his revenge when he won the purpose it would be desirable to be able matches in appropriate cases. Chronicle Cup final 21-13, 21-9. to engage the services of a top Asian (iii) To use Intermediates for exhibi­ J. Hartry, the holder of the Williams player-coach for a season. tion matches to promote interest in black Cup was dethroned by Clode in the (vi) To arrange and equip_ additional spots. semi-final. regional training centres on the lines of Mrs. R. Maggs, the holder, lost the those in existence at Harlow and 11. Europe'aD Championships: Women's Anchor Cup in the final, being Bradford. Presellit Position: beaten 21-18, 21-10 by Mrs. P. Rowe. (vii) To continue the National Best Mrs. Maggs also lost the mixed Trained Youth Group competition Held in alternate years in various doubles title won the previous year with designed to encourage systematic work countries in Europe. R. Coleman. They were beaten 19-21, by coaches with groups of ten young England always enter the minimum 21-9, 21-13 in the final by D. Morris pupils under 16 years of age, and to tie number of teams and as many players and Mrs. O'Brien. as financial resources permit but in 1965 up with the plan for the schools. House and M. Jefferies in the men's (viii) To organise inter-county develop­ two full teams were entered as a result of a grant from the Ministry of Educa­ doubles were the only champions to re­ ment match meetings as next step 10 tain a title. But they were taken to (vii) above. tion and Science. Captains for men and women teams three sets by J. Hartry and M. Baker, (ix) To produce and distribute instruc­ attend. winning 21-16, 18-21, 21-18. tional films and literature to the The European Congress held at the members, schools and Youth Organisa­ same time to which eaoh country sends tions. SOMERSET C'LOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS a delegate. held at Homestead HaJ1l, Bath. (x) To encourage physical training Between 20 and 30 Associations take amongst players. part, including Iron Curtain countries. Men's Singles: A. KINSEY (Weston­ (xi) To conduct research into instruc­ super-Mare) b R. Philpott (We,slton-super­ tional systems and into higher levels of Plan: mare) 16, 17. Women's Singles: R. MAGGS playing techniques. For this purpose (Bath) b S. O'Brien (Bath) 15, --1\3, 16. special training equipment will be To ,continue to support these Cham­ Veterans' Singles: J. BLANCiHARD required. pionships to fullest extent pdssible.. (The (Bath) b J. Rose (Chard) ~15, 18, 19. European Championships for 1966 are BDyls' Singles: V. JACKSON (Taunton) b (xii) To continue to encourage "inter­ being staged in London and a separate B. CanneU (Bath) 18, 19. Girls' Singles: mediates." application for assistance has been sub­ W. HARPE'R (Weston-super-Mare) b Miss (xiii) To extend all the above activities mitted). S. B'eazer (Chard) -17, 15, 14. to all areas, and to ensure satisfactory Men's Doubles: R. PHIL,POTT/ A. follow-up processes. For this purpose the 12. World Championships: KINSEY (Weston-superr-M.a~e) b R. Director of Coaching will have to be Bowles/V. Adams (F'ailand) 19, -19, 13. Present Position: Women's Doubles: J. WATTS/B. BOWLEIS assisted by a Panel of Staff Coaches (FaiJand) b SARE'/D. WOOD (WeSlton­ some of whom would need payment Held in alternate years to the European super-Mare) 4, 10. Mixed DOUbles: ~. whilst others would need reimbursement Gha,mpionsh: ps in various parts of the HARTRY/Mrs. P. MAClE,Y (Ba;th) )) Mr. of their expenses. world. and Mrs. O'Brien (Bath) ~13, 17, 18.

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!962 aJt Lady Lumkty's &fuool, ~ic:ker. lng, and in 1963-4 a Nofltlh R,idlLllIg miter, Ryedale show what a sooOl()tls ltournJamenlt WlalS 'Stanted, much of the spademnoI1k ibeilllg undertalken by Da~ KJil1kham. ,H,ere agJaJin, ltIhe [lCialgUe owed much Ito ,MiT. IMiJtiton for tetChn~aal advioe slllall league can do and IprovtLSlilon of equipmelllt. llhe Pl1dlcemlllg County YOUlth CllllIb, Whose m:eadquatJ1tlers BJre aJt Lady Lumley's, LTHO'UGH ,the Ryedale League has Dor y'OUDlg Ipmryers; lin fadt tthe lea,glue is run by Mr. Pr)'lor, one .elf mhe mast'el1s, A only seven clubs scattered along a h!as JOIsit sOlIne of Itlhe counltry wHag:es and at 'lleJ~Slt Ithr'ee itlalblles are in opemJtilon 17-mile strip of the thinly populated for tthlis irearSlon. on ,club nights, w!hlclh alt lis anticipruted 'tenn~s North Riding of Yorkshire, it is a go­ 'TIhere ~JS one diviJSlilon of seven teams Wlilil iPT'O'V·ide mor,e tabl'e pla)'ilJDlg ahead organisation with an inspiring story ---iPidk'ering, P~cker1ing Youth CluJb, school 'loov;ef1S. of progress (writes Malcolm Hadley). 11hornlton 'lie Daile, T'hIolnnltJon lIe DaJle Leading Ryeda~l!e .pllay]ers ~n ad!d1tilOn lit 8ltalited .in a modest wa,y in !autUimn, MelthodiiSl1: YloUlth 'C1ulb, RYledaJle Cmdktet tJo l!!hose menJb~oned lill!clUlde John Maniby 1958, foU/owillig a m,eeting lru:ltended by C1uIb, Kiriby M~spelf!ton and KJirkda~e. (Thornton 'le Dale), EI1k ,Brown (Kilftby four clubs 'in Ithe H'eLms!lleJy a,rea-,Kir!k­ Th,e [.ullJure olf tlhe l'oo!giUe has been MispeIiton) Milke Outer ~edale CC) daile, W'omJbleton, H'elmsllety TA and assured Ibty iOU~tiMaJtiinlg 'tlhe ,~me ,in sohoo~'S ~ntd BrneSlt LeIllg, Brurny Slhnps'On and Andf{~JWls, Ryred~le HarOimle. Teamls ,O/f five Ip1a~ed ea,ch other of the a,rea. Jeff 'whlO ,repnesenJt an ~n one ,game only and KJi:r'l~d1ale ibec;3.,m,e ltihe Jack Carrtingrton SlOiWiOO Ithe seeds the SJaaliboroJUlgh LOOJgue. firs,! dhl3.,miPi'Ofl.is. In the auitJUmn of 1960 the presenlt secrelta,fIY land ,tJreasulrer, Mir. T. W. B. BoLam, and amimIllan, Mif. E. Bnowll., LEICESTERSHIRE by PHILIP REID took offiice and ,inrv;iJbed Wall1ter M1il111Jon to give Ja rtlaJk on the England and Yio'likJshke ass:Q1diat~ons and thus began a nloSlt fnul~tJ£ul lfit1ienldishiIP. DOUBLE BR'OOKS ,An anOiual dilnl1ler Sl1:!a,T'ted in 1960-1 rut whkh Mr. M:ttton presented ltlf()lplhies. He thas tdJone tthis every year Siincie. And LTiHOU'GiH Leic'eSJtershJire lost their nents will be either LeJkester Y.M.C.A. hJils wi!fle has ,atlJways Ibeen :a guest. A 'County Cham,pionship (Junior) fix­ or BaIlwell Constitutional II. The ~eag1lle affii~iaJt'ed with the ElTA ture with W.a,rwli'ckshire t'nere was pl~enty The Rose Johnson Memorial Trophy and YITA ,1n 1961-2 WIilth Ise¥en alllllhs for Le!i'cestelishir.e to be pleased about. was won by Ma1rjorie Purser with a won.. and tnOlphJies werie intoroduced £011" !the John Conan· 'won both his singles, t'he'sle derful display in the final against Pat winners and lI1Unnel1S-Ulp in ltlhe ave1r1agcs being the only sets dropped by War­ Kilsby, Who was playring well and the and ror an five IpllaYlens ,in !the top 'bWO wickshire this season. Corrail has emerged match, in fact, was in the balance until teamls. Mr. M~V~on pres:eIllts a J1Jr.o~hy as t'he best of a prO'rnising ,crop of the very last point. anlnuam'Y for ,oultsltlandling wtork by any juniors. Ho~'h his WilliS he 'Owed to h'is Rinal'ists for the Rose Jo:hnson Cup memlber. s1:rong a tliack and exceli:ent temperam,enl1:. are Bentley Engineering (Chadie Jacques, In 1962-3 came a ,change ito tbree Marga.ret Hainsworth too, 'ha:s made Derek Betl, Gordon Murray) and Barwe1[ players a side playing best of three sets rapid s,~rides with oniy one d,efe:at SiO faT Constitutional (Ernest McLeish, Dick and a team from Ryedale (Mike Atkin­ this sleason. Jenik'illls, George Tsow). The Sara,cen Cup ,son, Tony Bointon, Ian Lewis) entered The Lougbborough League Champion­ final fea:ures BentJey Engineering (Mkk the Scarborough League and canied off ships went off sm10'0thlly. Miok Brooks Loa,ch, Geoff Balifett, Paul Court) and the championship of Division Two. In took the men's s1ingl,es tide with a good Nazar,enes (Malcolm Bassett, Jimmy Mee addition Atkinson won the Scarborough win over Trevor Barker in the final. and John RaYlnor). senior knock-out handicap and Lewis Har1ker had earlie'f disposed of ~ed triumphed in a similar event for under Dixon and Roger M,orley, SiO aLhough NOT THEIR BEST 16s. it was a isullprise to see him in the final LekeSlter have not been having their ~he The ,teamwel1e renamed Plildker:illlg for it 'was ful:ly m'erited. best season in Midland Table Tennis The fi'rsft team lost 7-3 atChe'S­ tiheilr 1963-4 Div.i.iSii!o.n One blOiW and they BrO'oks .took a seoond title when he League. have been near the top ,ev1e:r since. partnered Morley to win the men's terfield, and the second team ,lost all ten doulbles agla,illlsit Ron Joyner and Robert sets in their match. Both should finish Payne. Ivor Hinson won the junior in a l1eaSiona'bJe position bUl are out SPECIAL TROPHY singl1es against Ste~en Harding. Shock of the runllling fOIf the 'champ'iollis1hip. in this event was John Pa~m'er's win ov'er The juniors' will need to draw w'ith Wlol­ In 1964-5 Ryted1alle CrILok!e:t Ciluib entered Trevor Barker, but he S'ubsequendJy ~OS!t ver'hamrton .to top their divisl'On. Both Saarlbo,f.ougjh's Div1si1on Tlhrele and won to Ha.rding. Rtolbert Payne and Trevor the ladles' and veterans" teams have ilt wt~tih J 0 nn HIa,I'1f1orlth ~oinlg It!hrOlUlgrh Barker beat Ilvor BiBson and ROO,ert completoo their fix~ures and ,though unlberuten ItJO earn a Slpearal itrophy flolr a,vel1~ge Cas,ini in the final of the junior doubles, neither have been outstandingly sU'ccess­ trhe beslt in the Ilea:gue. ful, they have had statisfaCfQlr,y sleas'ons. This sea:son Pilclke'rling aI1e Divislion whlile the under...15 S!ingles final saw Jooo an Ox!bI1ough herut John Palmer, who part­ The illitermoo:a~es are still in w;i,th a One, ,Ryedale and Ry,edale 'CC in Dli~~Slion chance in their divisional championship Two anld Thornlton 'lIe Dal~e aiming lior nered Terry Han ·to win the under-IS but_wiH need t'O win ,ootWifilcillig'ly against tlhe D1viJ.si'On l1hr;ee Ibide WI~th David dou!bl,es. KiiltkhJam, Ale'c ICousinls and DavlidHafd'y. Jennifer Stevenson showed fine form Wolve:rlhamipton to keeiJ in the running handi~p in the ~adies' singles to beat Sheila Par­ with WalslaU. In 1963-4 a Ryeetale Leargue oeI1~ain s~ll\g1les Wla!s linIaiUi~Uira'ted and M:r. Mi1tton kin, While BiNson partnered MaDgaret 'CI\ose finishes Jo ok in nlost gave 'an annual chJaHenge Culp flor t1:Ihe Chamiberla.in for a s'econd title in fue diviS/ions of both the Leicestel' & District eY!enlt. mixed doubtes. and Lougbborough & District Leagues. In 1964-5 came I~he mOSlt ,inrgellliouls Lei'celsJtershhe 'B' and Lough!borough morv:e to overoome ~he ,prtOlblem posed !by hav'e consolidated their posiitions at the wlide vartilaJDiJons in Iteam strengths. Each top olf their re~pectiy.e divisions in the CLl,TD BADGES fixltulre heoMne tlwo lmClJuohes---lone decided Leicestershire Towns League. LOlU~h­ • Attractive Cloth Badges, made to on Irhe nJelt soore and Ithe Ottlher decided bor·oug'h are alread,y certain dhampions your own deslp. In any quantity. on hJandi1aalp. but Leicesltel\, with tWlO mla[cnes to play, • Suitable for B!n.zers, Sweaters, etc. • LOW PRICES AND QUI C K lit 'has 'been an ,immense sUlccess, maJk'ing must [beat Mellton to be sur,e of the DEl.JVERY. pIlay ~he tirl'e. ever,y;one ,r.]g!hlt to IlaJSlt poinlt. • FJ:ee help oftered In designing :rOUl' The fia'ot 1!hat ,aluJbs lare ISJevera'1 mJiles Knighton Park reached the final of badge. 31pa;nt entails ,ex!1Jra IcoopenSie and rut ilS o[lten the Rose Johnson Bowl with an ex'cel­ Please W1ltte to: 'bJamd for OUJtlY~lllg counltry cLiSitriots 110 lent win at BarweH Constitutional. John S. A. CORY & COMPANY, find SiUJltaJbl'e ¥Ienues 'alt a reaSlonaibl'e ,oost Thompson 'was unJbeaten. Their oppo­ ZO ST. JOHN'S BILL, LONDON, SWll

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AROUND EAST ANGLIA S.E. MIDLAND LEAGUE Triple Norfolk Champion NORTHAMPTON NEARLY THERE ORFOLK are enjoying theiir best N County Champi!onsmp season so J. 5,. IPenny has now recove,red from ORTHAMPTON are alnlost hOlne far. They halve won 3 and dr'awn 2 the IOlng illness which has ke'pt him N and dry in the South East Midrands matches, .and need only to aivoid defea,t of "TABLE TENNIS" League (writes Leslie Constable). They out this have been .c3nsistent throughout the agaiinst Hampshire to finish unbeaten. seaslon, and now resumes his Norfolk This m,ade good news for diners at the season and have been unbeaten. Notes. highly successful County d,inner a1 Cambridge lost any prospects they BnlndaU. held of winning the title with reverses Our Jurriors have not done so we'1l, but against Bletchley and North Herts. The TUdker, the Suffo~k ,cha1mpion, and Nor­ entries for the Norfolk Junior Champion­ best they can hope for now is the ships at llhorpe Youth Centre a're 50 folk's PhiNip G'raver. runners-up position. ~our per cent. up. All of these leading East AngUans Bletchley. with the help of vVooding, ~ play for Norwich C.E.Y.M.S., as does Pat KeU of YarmoUitlh. illiOltcheid trf'elbJl!e, have been doling well, wh11e Nonth Herts. SU~!ton Neville GraiVer, whose plastered ann did and 12..yea:r-old Pat orf Norw1ch appear to have recovered froin 2. bad was three times a .Josing finalist. Stephen not prevent him from winning another start to the season. Bassett of The:'ford took the Boys' titU1e, N orwicih junior title. Bedford have failed to produce their deposing N ev:Hle 'Graver in the semli-finaL Semi-finalists in barth sen10r and junior championships form of last season and llhe Norfolk No. 1 junior had hils fore­ singles were all "Ohurch" pla'yers. (In have been a big disappointment. arm in plaster, haJVing broken a thumb, addition, C.E.Y.M.S. head Norwich Ely and District, despite a heavy but was leading 17-8, halving won the league wiithoUit the loss of a mat!ch. defeat at Cambridge have played well first gam,e, before BasseJt~ made a spec­ Men's Singles: A. COBY b C. Tucker, and made their opponents fight all the tajcu1a~r r.ecovery. He then beat Martin 13, 14. Women's Sin.gles: MRS. HARRISON way. Tidy of Norwich in the final. Results: b Miss, P. Fox, 13, 210. Junior Singles: N. ORAVLEIR b M. T lldlY 15, 18. Vet,eran Wellingborough, who joined the league Boys' Singles: S. BkSSETT b M. Tidy Singles: R. PEiGG b R. MorJrey 9, 19. this season have been outclassed, but 15, 13. B.S. Under 15: S. BASISElT'T b W. Men's Doubles: A. COBY/C. FIELDS they have been gaining in experience. Webs'tler 18, 1'9. b P. Graver/C. Fields -15, 14, 19. Mixed Girls' Singles: P. KEILF' b P. Sutton Doubles: A. COBY/ MRS S. PEIRRY b Bedford are going great guns in the -17, 18, 19. G.S. Under 15: S. ALLEN P. Graverll\1iis\sl M. OSIDorne 2'0, 9. Women's Division and should take the (Yar.) b P. Sutton -11, 15, 15. Boys' Doubles: M. TIDY/N. GRAVEiR One of the new features of EaiSit title, although Bletchlcy are hard on b S. BassettlL. Betts (Wym) 9, --17, 18. Anglian talb'le tenniils. is that leading their heels. Girls' Doubles: P. KElLF/S. ALL,EN b P. players nOlw pla:y in more than one Cambridge City did well to hold Sutton/M. OSlborne (N) 12, -19, 11. league. This celitainly gi;ves added ex­ Bletchley to a draw. Mixed Doubles: P. T~E'/P. KELP b B. perience and stamina. Thus it is that Alan Growel/IS. Allen 16, 15. Colby, playing for Lowestoft, instead of The following day Norwi!ch and Dis­ NOI1w'ilch, helped Colin Tuoker and others PETERBOROUGH SURPRISE t'dct League held their Championships to win the senior section of the East at ~he Cen'traJ Youth Hall. Alan Coby, Anrglian League and provided a much ,the N orfollk Champion, added to his Peterborough have surprised everyone needed sthot-in-the-amn for a league wh:lJch with the consistency of their play in the laurels by winnftng the singles and the was becoming somewhat diSicourruged after Junior Division, where Cambridge City Mixed Doub/lels, and on this oocasion the pla~ers. losing many of its former fine look almC9st certain winners, for they Men'sl Doubles, wh:ilch had eluded him Th1is season, too, differen~ lea:gue:s ha've in the Norfolk Championships also came have dropped only one game. Peter­ been oOjmpelting wt cluJb lweI in a wel­ borough, however, are right behind them. his way. H'e partneired Chris Fi'clds, last COtm,e knock-ou~ competition which sup­ season's Nol1£olk chalffiipion, to beat COilin plements the East Anglian 'league. Like fu'eir seniors, WeHinglborough In the Junior Division of the East Juniors have found the going tough. Anglian League, Yarmouth haVie had to They are floundering at the bottom of reliinquisth their tliitle in favour of Nor­ the table, but have fought gamely and SCHOOLS RECORD whilch. could make a vast improvement next Norwi1ch have s~a'rted a new league season. The BUirllond ,G'rramlmalr Sldhlooll '1.'OrUlm:a­ for frinlge area Youth Clubs, whirch now The South East Midland League m'en~ alutIialoted la 'reclollid elllitJiY 10£ 109 :in contains 14 teams. There are hopes that Championships have been arranged for ~he ;fi~le t~MenJtIS. 1lhJ~s 10alsttiS lof ItJalbl1e Itennns thi's league may develop throughout the April 17 at the Corn Exchange, Cam­ in Weslt O'XlfiorldJslhke wlhelre lboYlS anld County. bridge. A big entry is expected. gliTllls loan !be !f,oruillid prlaldt1ilslinrg mlO!SIt even­ ._------­ itlligs laffler ISldhiooU 'On Ithe!ir five ltiaJbaes, p~oV!vded so,m,e 'exicelllen~ lPlllay dUiring tIhJe seven hou!1s loif (the ltJollllfrnla.mtenit. I'll Itlhe Seni\or 'Open lSinJgftes, J. lS;m,~~h CAMBRIDGESHIRE'S FIRST WIN t!he ItlQiP Iseed, 111a,nkeld fNb. 2 I~n ItlhelCounty, had Ia hJalfid Ibla'1Jtl e lin l~hJe tfinaJl IruglaJinst J!ulie Griffin, 'the County Girl's' Ohampion AMBRIDGESHIRE won their first phasised by the way they are sweeping fillllall~[y wltI1Jnlill\g 17, -22, 1!8. ,C match in the county championships t.hrough the Junior Division, where they llhe Open Douiblels !plI1o\vdded Ithe SU'f­ when they beat Hampshire 7-3. Alan have dropped only one game. prlises of the day when the arbov'e pair Ponder was unbeaten in both singles, / New Chesterton Institute and Univer­ were Ibooten in Ithe ISJelmli-finla~ by G. while Tony Littlechild won one and lost sity Press are 111aking the running for AJbriaJhlam !amid 1M. ICierelS1a, IwlhJo ,i!n Iturn one at his debut. the Cambridgeshire League First Division lloslt tlhe Ifl!na[ ItiO I. \HlaJJ land rR. Balm. Cambridge City bowed out of the championship, with Y.M.C.A. now lag­ Open Singles: Semi-Finals: J. GRIFF'IN Wilmott Cup when they were beaten by ging behind. b P. ROSie 19, -18, 17; J. SIMITH b M. Luton. They also suffered two defeats G1reat Ouse River Board are propping Oeresla 5, 18. Final: J. SMITH b J. Griffin against Bletchley and North Herts. in up tJhe rest of the lerugue and relega1~on 17, -22, 18. the South East Midland League. The big­ is almost inevitable. ()pen Double..~: Se.mi-Finals: M. OE:REIStA/ G. ABRAHAM b S'mith/Griffin -18. 2:0, gest shock was the reverse by North Hospitals and Fire Brigade head the 15; I. HALlL/R. BALL b G. Hill/M. Smith Herts., against whom Ponder lost both Second Division with little between them. 15, 15. F'inal: HALL/BrALiL b Ceresa/ singles. Abraham -13, 14, 17. The City's wealth of juniors is em~ LESLIE CONSTABLE

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COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS by JOHN WRIGHT IDIVISIONAL TABLES I PREMIER P W D L F A pts EIS\s€'x ...... '6 6 n 0 4/4 10 1:2 IM~ididll-e,geiX 7 5 0 2 416' 17 10 Kent 7 4 0 3 3;2 3'1 8 ESSEX I(EEP TITLE SUlrreiY ...... :5 4 0 1 212 23 8 G':oluiCelstters/hil"e ... 6 3 0 3 2'9 215 6 Oheslhi're ...... 7 :3 0 4_ 2:5 3'8 6 LalllCl8Js!hLre ...... 7 1 0 6 2:1 42 2 AND so another season draws to a close. Satisfactory in many respects­ SIUJ's's'ex 7 0 0 7 15 48 0 d,isappointing in others. Particularly up,setting is the inefficiency of a 2nd SOUTH PWD L F A :Pts few Match Se,cretaries who have let teams play out of ranked order, or ,play He'r'tJfordlshire 6160 o 416, 14 12 unregi'stered players. I stress a few Match Secre,taries, but why are there any? Ke'llIt ']1 .. ,6 4 1 1 3'5 2i5 9 SiulrtrelY II: . e 2 2 2 3,4 216 6 E'Sisex re'tain the Premier title, Sus­ Harrn1pshilre . 6 2 1 3 30 3.0 5 se'x go down po:in'tlelss and Lancashire Sussex II . 6 2 1 3 2,3 37 5 ~-~ Bucikinlglh'msfhire . 6 1 2 3 2:7 33 4 go wiith them. OornwaH are unable 5 15 4,5 1 tio chaUenge so D'e'von (seoond in 2 Bedfo-rd's'hire 6 0 1 PiROIPOSAIL by Sussex to 2nd NORTH Weslt) take up the chal1lenge aga1inls1t J.\ P\VD L F APts He,fits.,lwinners of 2 SOUlth. WarlWlickl3. ,. amend Dress Re,gulatioin 4 Yorkisihrre 4 4 0 0 37 3 8 and Y orklslh'ire meet for the olther was lo'st in the p'o'st, but will LanCiashilre H . 4 3 0 1 2!5 15 6 still be co'nside'red by the ,A.G.M. Lineo1nshire 4 3 0 1 19 21 6 Premier place. DuIiha;m 5 'l 0 3 28 2i2 4 The JUlfiiior Challenge maltclhes wi111 It reads: Northumb'land ... 4 0 3 17 213 2 be played at St. Margaret's Hall, Pols­ ~skirt' Oumlber1and 5 0 0 5 4 4-6 0 "Afte1r in line 3 of tead Ro!aJd, Oxford, on 7\nhj8itlh M'ay. ru Ie 4 insert 'with the exce,pdon 2nd MIDLAND P W D L F A pts that shirts spe,da'Hy taHo'red f'or Wa.rw1CiksillJire . 7 7 0 0 611 9 14 the pu rpoise m'ay be wo,rn OilJt­ St'affOlrdiSllrire . 7 5 1 1 44 2,6 11 side the tro'us'e'rs, ski,rt, etc.'" Derbyshire . 7 3 2 2 4:0 30 8 PREMIER DIVISION G1aJmol'lgan 7 3 2 2 3-6 34 8 Woreeiste:v.shire 7 3 0 4 3-2 3,8 6 O~fOO'tdslhire . 7 2 1 4 28 42 5 GIOllcestershire 7, I~ancashire 2 7 0 3 4 2'3 47 N orttinghamshiJre . I Ha;rrilSon b K. Fors!hla,w 1'5, 20; b G. 7 0 1 6 16 54 MonmouitJhsihire Livese'y 1'6, 13. R. Morley b K. FO'l'ISihaw 2nd WEST 9, 8; b J. ClaI1koe 14, 16. B. MerreU b G. Middlesex 6, Gloucestershire 3 PWD L F A pts IJive,sey 5, 18; b J. Gllai!"ke 12, 12. 1. B. Wr'i:g'h't b 1. Harrison 13, -15, 16; b Cornwal1l 4 3 0 1 25 15 6 Harrison/B. Merrel:t b G. Livesey/ J. C'larke R. M,o'dey 11 1.6. L. Hasllam b 1. Harrison Devon 4 3 0 1 2'3 17 6 17, ----.,19, l i1. MilSlS P. Ta,yClQr loslt to M:i'sis 18, -1/7, 14; loslt to B. MerreiU 19, -14, Somerset 4 2 0 2 20 20 4 C. Moore -8, -12. R. MOr!l~/MiiS.s P. -19. D. Creame.r l,os:t to R. Morleiy -18, WiNshli!re 4 1 1 2 18 2:2 3 Taytlor lost to K. Forslhaw/Miss C. Moo!re 16, -19; b B. Berre1:t ---l18, 19, 9. Miss I. Dorsert 4 0 1 3 14 2:6 1 -18, -14. Ogus b Mrr:s. J. Goldling 14, 6. D. Creamer/ SOUTHERN Gloucs. in great for'm, never giving L. Ha,s}laIDl losit to B. Melrrett/I. Ha'rrison PWD L F A :Pts the now relegated Lanes. a chance to -17, -20. B. W'rDght/Mii,ss I. Ogus b R. Norfo[lk 6 4 2 o 39 21 10 MOlrleiy /Mrs. J. G()l~di:ng 10, -19, 14. get linto the matlch. ,Bryan Me1rrett as HertfQ1I"d'sthke II... 5 4 1 o 34 16 9 An ,e~ceIIaent result for Middles-ex Gamibrid'ge:shLre 6 3 2 1 3,5 2,5 8 good as eve1r substil1utillJg at s'ho rt in a closely f1ough t ma,tdh. Les Has­ BUCikinlgh'msh,ire... 6 2 2 2 33 27 6 noVice flor Denis Hol1and. ' Suffolk ...... 5 2 0 3 23 27 4 lailll's w!in over ltan Haflrison :and HJamp'slhiJre II 6 1 1 4243,63 Davlid Creamer's over Brian Merrett HuntiIl1gd'n'sihire 6 0 0 6 12 48 0 Sussex 2, Kent 7 R. Chandler lost to A. Piiddock 20, -12, the highi'ights, and Crerumer desper­ MIDLAND a1tely un1uoky to lose to Roy Morley. PWD L F A pts ---';1€; b D. Basden 1'9, 13. S. Ogun'd'ipe losit A. Piddoc:k -18, -14; lost to K. Warwidkshire II ... 4 4 0 35 5 8 to A di1saJppoinfVin!g;ly sman cfowd. o Baker -14, -14, -13. P. Wi:Htam's loslt to StaffOirdslh'ire II 4 2 1 1 2'2 18 5 Oxfordsihire II 4 2 0 2 16 24 4 D. Basden -7, -15; lost to K. Ba;ker Es,sex 7, Glollcestershire 2 W'()Irce'slte'rshire II 4 1 1 2 19 2:1 3 -15, -20. S. OgundliJpe/P. Williams las1t to C.. Ba;rnes b I. Harrison 15, 118; b R. Den:bighSihire 4 0 0 4 8 32 0 A. Piddoc:k/H. Buist -lQ, -19. M'is:s J. William's b Misls P. MJal'ltin -7, 23, 20. Mor[,ey 13, ~19, 10. S. Gibhs losrt to I. SOUTH R. OhandileT'/Mils!s J. William,s lost to D. Harl'lison 19, -1'5, -115; b B. Merrett 12, PWD L F A pts Bas-den/Misis P. Martin -16, --16. ---,19, 15. R. Stevens losi!. to R. Morley Kent 4 4 0 o 30 10 8 SupelrioT ball control gave Kent a -15, -17; b B. M,eiTre,tt 20, 17. Mis'S L. Susselx ...... 4 2 1 1 215 15 5 Be'll b M!rs. J. Gold,iulg 5, 1tO. C. B8)rnes'; Surrey 4 2 0 2 212 18 4 good win. Fine win by Judy Willian1s S. GJiI})lbs b I. Hamris:on/B. Merrett 16, 14. Berkshire 4 0 2 2 16 24 2 who changed her ta-ctiIOS, from unsiUC­ R. 8te,vens,/IM'iss L. Beill b R. M;or1e~/Mrs. Ha:mp:sthire 4 0 1 3 7 33 1 cessful attack to good defence and J. Go,lding 10, 12. NORTH edging out Pauline Marti'n who had PWD L F A pts Kent 4, Cheshire 5 LanClas'h!iJre 3- 2 1 o 17 7 5 led 20-17 in the 3m. A. Piiddock b D. Stchofield 15, 6; loot to Yorkshire 2 2 ° o 15 1 4 1 11 13 3 R. HaJmp,son -1'2, -1'5. D. Brusden b D. OheshiJre' 3 1 1 Kent 0, Essex 9 ~hofield Nortlh'm!ber1and ... 3 1 0 2 1,2 12 2 20, 15; lost to M. Johns -15, , Cum'beirland 3 0 0 312:30 A. Piidldocik lo,slt to C. Barnes 19, --3, -9. K. Baker loslt to R. Ha;mpison -13, -1,1; losit to S. GiJbbs 18, -14, --17. D. --14; l~oslt t!o M. Johns -15, -16. Mis:s P. l\IIDLAND Basden lost to C. Barnes -7, -15; lost M'aTltlin b Miss J. Helaps -1,7, 16, 16. A. PWD L F A pts 'to R. stevens -15, -,18. K. Baker lost Pid,do,Cikj.H. Buislt b R. H,amlplson/M. JOIhns W'8)l"Wtcks!h~re 5 5 0 o 48 2 10 to S. GiJbbs -13, 19, -1.0; To'Srt: to R. 19, 16. H. Burslt/M,isiS P. Ma'I'tin lost to Stlaffordsihi're 5 3 1 1 23 27 7 S:t:erve:ns -20, -19. A. Pi'd'doc:k/H. Buist D. Schofield/Mis'S J. HC'~ps -1.9, -20. Leicesiterslhire 5 2 1 2 29 21 5 lost to C. BaJrne.s/S. GLbbs -~12, -19. N ottiDigibacrnsih'ire... 5 2 1 2 25 25 5 Good s;ingles perfoftruances by Miss P. Ma:rtin lost to Miss L. Bell --<.7, l OxfordSlhiilre 5 1 1 3 17 33 3 -13. D. Basde:n/Mis:s P. Martin lost to Roger H alUpSlO11 and Mlrke Johns, but WOlrceste'rsilIire 500 5 8 42 0 R. Btc:vens/Mis's L. Bell -8, -13. th1is young paii:r tied down in the EAST Kent nerver in the rnatOO after doubles by Tony Piddock and Henry PWD L F APts Hertfordsihire 5 4 1 0 3,5 15 9 Stuar,t Gibbs' win over Tony Pliddock Bui,st. Pau1'ine Martin galined compen­ BuckJinigh'msihire . 5 3 2 0 37 13 8 in the 'second set, and a~II Esse~ sa1tion for two earlier defeat's this Essex . 5 :3 1 1 35 15 7 pIayers on top form. Entire proceeds sealSOin by Judy Heapts when she M]ddle:s,ex 5 2 0 3 21 29 4 Fund~ No('Ifol!k 5 0 1 4 13 35 1 of match to Oancer Research farced the Ohesh'ire lalSis into errors. S1uffo,1k -.....• 5 0 1 4 13 35 1 £50 !cheque presented during match. Ken Balker a di's'a:ppoin'tment.

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Lancashire 7, Sussex 2 usuall glory. A husband and wlife and 2nd NORTH K. For.s!h;8JW b R. Chiandle,r 14, 114; b S. tWlO b:~o~heI1s on opposite slides. The Oguntd:ilpe 15, ...... ;22, 15. G. Lives,e'y lost to who!Ie Middlesex team oombined to Lincolnshire 7, Cumbetrla.nd 3 R. C'hianiduer -14, -2!1; IOiSit to P. WiUiams -18, 18, ----,17. J. Olarke b S. Ogund'ipe give Ha'rry Edwa:ndrs, 15 years aiS Ron Batty opened Cumberland's 15, ---J.7, 2i1; b P. W,iJUiiams 17, 13. Miss n.p.,c., and now no COll!cell1traite on a,ocount with a fine \vin over Matt Moore b Mi:sls J. W'Hlilam'S 12, ~10, 1,6. J. Ol'alrkel/G. Live;s,ey b S. Ogund'ipe/P. juniors, a result to savour. Sheade:r who led hilm by a ,game and W,KUams 13, --J.6, 17. K. ForsIhJa.w/Miss C. 14-7. Batty le~ened at 14-a11, took Moore b R. Chanidler/Mig,s J. W'illiHims -16, 13, 14. ,the game and the 3rd. Two ,sets for­ felited by Linos. Who played Stanley Sandwi,dh'ed between two Sussex 2nd SOUTH willis were seven in a row for the and Beaumon1t in ,reverse orde'f. borne oonnlty, wilth the fledglling John Kent IT 7, Sussex II 3 Clarke m'cuturing an the tilme. Thliis Northwnberland 1, Durham 9 side wiH be barck, and soon. Sussex, Whittaker again played his com­ Dur1ham far too eX!pe!rienced for the wooden spoonis'ts, have impI10ved petent game, and Barry Me:i,sell also won both singles. weakened Northumberland. Six sets over the season, but alre nolt yet quite needed the 31rd game, but only the in the top bracket. mixed was taken by the home slide. SUSlsex II 1, Hel"tfordshire 9

Surrey 0, Middlesex 9 A disappoini1:ing maftch with Herts. Lancashire II 0, Yorkshire 10 s't~ongef. M. Creamer lost to B. Wi~i:ghJt -10, ~7; much Of the home player,s, 3-7 might have been a fairer result, lost to L. Has[am ------'14, -24. V. Ireland only R'ob1in Stlace was aft hli'S best. lost tlo B. Wr,iight -18, -13; losft to D. but Yorkshire never relaxed and Creame'r -14, -15. G. MuraonYii lost to dlinched the divi'Slion titl'e. Jack Keogh L. Hasl'a.m -17, 17, -1,5; lOtsrt: to D. Bedfordshire 2, Surre,y II 8 has varely plwyed bette'r ~han he, did Creamer -13, -13. Mrs. M. Wright los't to against Denis Neale, and John Clarke M'is's 1. Ogus -18, -1:9. V. Ireland/G. A good, f1riendly ma'bch. Oollin milght have won two sets instead of Muramyi loslt tt> D. Creamerf'L. Hias'lam Crowe had a good Wiin in 3 gamels -18, 22, 16. M. OrelaiIIler/Mrs. M. Wr~ghrt losing two. lost to B. Wl'iJgh!t/,M'iiSISI 1. Ogus -17, 12, over Borb M,cKewon, and An/ita James' 15. VlictlQ'ry ~OfVer p~ Venn:s) should give The \veakened Surrey team out­ her oonfidence. Cwnberland 1, Durham 9 classed and sufI,ered i1ts W'orslt ever Oarl Flarrer trailed the expen.'enc,ed defeat. Irene Ogus, in he!r last match, Buckinghamshire 4, Kent II 6 Wilif Barker 8-17 in the 3rd, then made it one to renlerr.llber with ilii's aUlOwed the Durham man only two Vli'dtory over Mary W,mlgh!t, whose Kent fonfei1ted mixed doubles \viith m10rre sooI1ing str:okes, runnlmg Olllit forehand Wa1s but a shadow of ilt;s unregi'stered player. winner alt 21-19.

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2nd MIDLAND draw they deserved. Strange that JUNIOR SOUTH HeI"byshire 8, Notltlinghamshire 2 Herts. should benefit in th!is way als Hampshire 2, Surrey 8 ,~hey A return to early sleason form for welie pena!liitsed for a s:itmilar Surrey's Julie Bakelr had the mos~t De'tiby, who had li:ttle troUJble with offenoe in the' season. ex-diting win of the evening, beating Linda ThompslOn 25-23 in the 3rd Notts. players below their best. Hampshire II 3, Cambridge,shire, 7 afte'r being 17-20. Ifumpshire's wi'~h Oxfordshire 4, Glamorgan 6 A go'od win nor Oamb's., Hants. avera,ge age O[ 14.9 augurs well for rather unlluoky :to go 0-2 down. P. the future. The mat'ch of the Darvies, with two A ppHn wafS in great froI'lm to beat on each ,s:ide. J,ohn T1huI'lsrton. Sussex 3, Kent 7 A bilg disaJppointment for Sussex, Worcest,ershire 8, Monmouthshire 2 MIDLAN:D but Kent ful}]y deserved thi!s win. Hert'for~'s A poor attendance' at Oxfordshire II 3, Staffordshire II 7 Their second consecutive title is now first Oounty matich, and Wores. blg­ wi'~hin reach. ge~t win in thlis divislion. Fourth JUNIOR NORTH s'ingle!S win of 'the sea,slon for Joyce Berkshire 5, SUSlseX 5 Cheshire 6, N ort,hwnberland 2 LlofYld, but the young vis,i~ing .men. too Kent 10, Hampshire 0 anxious to loop everythIng In Sl,glht. Brian ,Burn, not at his! hestt, sfcored H1a!nlpshire ouitclassed, hUlt should the visitors' succeSlses, wlhile Brian i1mprove rus flour aif their pl!ay'eI'ls have Staffordshire 1, Wa.rwickshire 9 Yeadon made a very promising debut another itihree S'elasons 'Of Junii'Or play Ditvision c!hampi'ons for the 3rd for Cheshire. to come. s'ea'son running (including the 63-4 Lancashire 4, Che'shire 4 win by their Isecond tea,m), WarwickJs. JUNIOR MIDLAND Oheshlilre owe the!ilr po;in1t to Leicestershire 2, Warwickshire 8 lost only th,e ladies singles rto D01iothy M'alureen Da,le, who t1'!aii},ed Klaith:leen Deeley, stiH 100 per cent. Fa:Slt, iilllJproving John COlrroll PemJberbon 12-18 and' fought back to proved stiff opposiition for WalIWicks. Monmouthshire 2, Derbyshire 8 win 28-26. Stephen WiUilams s(tamped Judd and the England - ranked hJirs presence on the ma.ltch with two 1 Rilchardson both fell to hilffi, ahhough Anolthe:r fine pet1flOr,mJaIfi ce by crushing slinrgles wins. D,eroy, who dalp a most suocessfu'l the march result Wla'S never in doubt. season. Corroll alone pre'venterd a complete JUNIOR EAST whitewash by Warwicks. in this divi­ Warwickshire 7, Glamorgan 3 Buckingha.mshire 10, Norfolk 0 silon. WilVh the bilg ma:tch still1 to come, Staffordshire 9, Oxfoil"'dshire 1 Bucks. had a morale booster over Oxfo'l"dshire 4, Staffordshire 6 Yet agaJin, below fulil strength, Ox­ determined opposition. PIayers played out of order, coS!t fords. were oU1tp1ayed. Staffs. 2 sets. Middlesex 1, Essex 9 Worcestersbire 0, Leic,estershi.re 10 Worcest,ershire 9, Nottinghamshire 1 Another blow tlo -M'iddlt'sex pride, ruIthlQiuglh bolth new playerts T'1iafford Lelicester'ls John CorraH a:g1ruin im­ Cambridgeshirel 8, Suffolk 2 preS'sed algruinlst a weakened Worcs. Ooiker and RiOlbert 'Gilb~on lfoUlghJt weB. 'Ilhe home men' Ili'ghlt on top here~ Diane Sli'mpson SiDopped Karenza team. Geoff Alston oame close aga1inst David Randall, but everylthfing else but Jean Youngs sla:ved face by Slmil~h ~:n itlhree gam,es ;and all!l Midrllle­ defea1ting Va[erie GlH11am and a!l'so sex cnuld salvarge from the wreck wals ealsy. won ithe ,ladies' dOflllbles iwilth :slisltieif was tthe giI11rs' douJbles. Staffol"dshire 6, N ottinghamshire 4 Dvane. The b1i'ggeslt 'CaJrnJbniidge. "vin 1. WaitSion had a suooessfu'l after­ Hertfordshire 5, Buckingha,mshire 5 over SufFolk. noon tfor Noltit:s., bult Staffs. oltlherrwise Even wi1th!out Pauline Hemmings in oOl11lIl1!a'lld. 2nd WEST (on Internla1tii1onail duty) H,CJtts. got ~he Dorset 2, Cornwall 8 dl1aiW rthey needJed~or I1jhe dilV~isi!On. JUNIOR SOUTHWEST Cornwall',s firsteveT title, and the The llal1ge and en1t'hU'si1alsltiiC ODOwd was WiUsbire 10, I~embrokeshire 0 1 di'Vis\i'~n \Jvortied When their teaJm tvaiJ'ed 3-5, bi'gge:st margin in ,this thi,s Monmoutbshire 7, Glouceslt,ershire 3 season. 6 sets went to 3. A pity that but niarflOW win'S steered Her~s. home. ,Mlonmou'ths. deSe'lWed ,vheir V11 ldtorv (ve,ry i'mpor:t,ant) financial consi~e;ra­ Suffolk 5, Norfolk 5 in an entettai'ning ma'tch. ~ tions prevent Cornwall challenging.

Wiltshire 3, Someil"set SOUTHERN England Juniors beat Scotland Bucks,. II 4, Norfolk 6 NfiJIJANiD gaiined .an ov'er,whel,mirng E6c Sutherland and WiUie Gibh:; ~fir,slt PossliJbly the senior derfeat of E v;ild~ory over :Scotland in rtJhe Junior showed a great deal of pr~nise but were Bucks. by N orfol~, and an excellent international at Bdinburgh, go'ing IthroUigh ob¥iously lacking top cotrlpeti!tlon and re1covery by the vishors f1iom 2-4. an ten matJohes ,wi,thout loss of a game. were slOlW in their movetn'ents. The test [OT the EngI'ish Iteam ,was Ito SOORES Huntingdooshire 3, Cambridgeshirt" 7 ooncentrate and 'win IwithoU't taking ilt England 10, Scotland 0: A. Hydes easy, whiich ,wou'ld have made '1:Ihe match (Yorlkisl) bot E. ,sUltihe1r.EanJd (E:dii,n!blu'l1glh) 113, Hampshire II 4, Norfolk 6 113'; bb D. McIntosh '(Dunid'ee) 9, 14. K. pointless for iboth sides. llhe ScOtlS can, Lawrence (Ess'e,x) bt W. Gibbs (Ed1.n­ Allan Oohy alg!alin Sicored decisive ~herefore, !he sure that ,they 108lt to the hungih) 115\, 1,1. B. Burn. (N'lanld') bt C. sing9.'els wins and a niaiVflOW wlin I~OIr best ErugTish junior ,teanl 'who were play­ MJclLeoid ([PeT/tfh') 1~, 9; bt R. Yule (AJb~r­ NiorfiQ1lk in Ithe menls doubles den1 ed ing as well as they oan. dJeen) 10, 6. RanJtls. even a oonso1a\tli!on polinIt. H'ilghspot of .the Sc'ontish performances Hydes/Lawrence ibt' Otbbs/iSutherla1D.d 15, was in the ,girls' doubles where the JJ2. Lawrence/Born ,bt M1cITIItoslh/Yule 17, ,Misses Muriray and ,Nixon adapted ,them­ 3. Hertfordshire II 7, Buckinghamshire II 3 Miss M. Heppel~ '(N'~~lnd) Ibt Miss M. selves wen against Pauline Hemmings l MUJrr.wy (\Dundee ) 6, 7. Mis,s P. Hemmings llhe pl'aying 'Of an unn~gils!tered and Maureen Heppell, aJgainst whom (H'er.ts') bt ,MiISlS W. N.~on (Dundee) ~, 8. plrayer, who won a sinlgles and s:lla'red they had fa~led Ito register double figures HeppeU/Hemmlngs ht M

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T'AiRQOGAN (DiW 02180) Mrs. W. Read, 519, K'irlklelY iR:ilslel,LOIwelslto~t, Suffolk; TIE!RRY DOWiNlEIS ·(B 05QJ6) W. G. Warren, THIS IS THE WAY Hemiasl Wlwtelr, rSt. Aus:t'eil:l, CornfWall ; TIOK!UEIR (E 03,2 15,) Mrs·. M'cDonnell, 409, Li'ndienTeI1ra,ce, H,anaJbiy, Clarll'i:sl,e; TOOISIN T'A1CiK '(lDZ 0417!5) G. Newberry, 84, Land­ croft 0I1eslc'e 1nlt" B€lsltfWoold Eistalte, Nottdn,g­ ha;m; TROMIBA (IBA 07i13.) M. Atkinson, 217, P:newood Galrtdens, LoibleiY HriH, Gaites­ head, 111, DUI1ha,m; T'UEiUUEIRAMA (;DY 05102:) Simpson, 1:3" Va,niHy Lane, OUlton, Stonel, St,aiffls; VIJAY (ElM 019'7'4) C. F. N. Powell, 8719:, A.A.C.C., Mlidd:le Says CONRAD JASCHKE Wlallop, Ranrts; .W.A;RP (CO 03518) G. B. Parkes, 17, StlalIltfield Road, Quinton, Bir­ m,inlglham, 312; HAJRBINIGER (ElL 0396) AM glad to report that the ETTA I n1ust record the great debt of graltHude M. V. Mumste'ad, iLloyl(},s Ba,n:k Uti.. , StoW'­ ma'I'lk'et; INQUillSrTOR (E~ 09Q13) Miss I Lottery scheme has proved very popu­ lowe to the Kent county secretary S. C. Bevis, Sudan, GoodlWorth Olatlford, lar. We have taken about £2,000, of which Charles Wyle:s f'Of the donkey work (there Andove1r, Ha,n,t's'; KAJMUNDU (8, 02150) C. £1,000 wi']l !be returned by way of is no o:her name for this hard labour) Fenner, 8, Len:t:ha~H Avenue, Gray!s, EiSiSiex; ~n com'a~iifi,g relbaJt~es in Aprill to Counties and Lealgues he did all the countC'l1foils KAiRiEILIlA. (lBlF (151112) A. Brown, 20, Leck­ who harye a,oted as seUing agents. There for the actual Dralw, and !for the help ford Road" O~fOId; KiEINTRA (AJ 012\62) wdH be about £500 dea,r profit to the given in this connection by Milck and Mi.ss G. Cohen, 3, Pe:alk House, WOOIdtb!e1rry Elsie Betts of Folkestone. Down, London, N.'4; KING ClHARrMTNG ETTA. (BB 02166) Mrs. R. Pitts, 6, Pevensy Park I w~ll be writing 'to a!ll partJilciipai~ing Sincere thanks are also due to ETTA ROIald, PeIVIe:nlS1e1Y, Suslsle1x; KR:AOADOUR Counties and Leagues, but to those secretary Peter Lowen for duplicating (HZ '011(217) Miss B. Chasmole" BU~i:nlg De[)'t., hundreds o!f Clubs rwho have sold tickets fa:ci1lli'viCls at t~mes when he him8ellf was Rover Co., Soi1'i'hulI. may 1, through lone m,edium of TABLE extremely busy, to Essex secretary Harry LEi GAiRCON ('EiB 01'16) Mrs. K. F. TENNIS, give bhe[n a bilg "thank you" Walker for help with despatching of Holm,es, 37, LitHe Lane (Ivy Got!ts), parcels, and to Sussex county chairman Kilm\betleIY, NQlt'ts; M'AIRCHi BLUE fOlr ~hei:r valuallj1e he[lp. Kre:ith W:attls for alssiSltance at the Draw. (AW (2818) A. Wilson, 7, Junlclt,ion Road, ~s It invidious to compa,re the efforts Here is the aist of those who drew LOlWer EdlIDonton; MIAIROUS SUP:EiRBUS of diffeT'enJt Countlres, and in fact I do hol1Ses­ (L 0814:7) Susan Carpenter, 8, W1ear Close, nOlt want to do any~hing that sm1a:cks of E:xe't·e'r; NIAHUM (eT 071114) Mrs. M. Loga,n, tel:ling anyone tJhat they could haive, done ARTHUR DUmFY (DC 0703) J. C'raig, 7 S'ulgia,r FalCltortY, Kiid1d,emnli,n:s:te,r; NOR­ ~yHrug TI1l'rope, WhH:Jby, Yorks'; BAiLLY­ THEIRN DAlEiMON (K 01186) Mrs. H. S:tad­ betlte:r. 1 am sure everyone did the best CI.:PrnIiC (AH 00219) Miss Price, 86, St. don, 1, MIy!I'IHe Gotrtalge, Stoke Ga'Ilinon, Nr. they cOulld, and I know those who sold P;aIUJI',s, Road, OanoIlJbury, London, N.t; E'x,eter, DeVOiD!; QiPIO (AD' 0400) Mr. C. less tihan they anticLpalted aire jUJSit as BANDITO (!AJB '0(21) K. P. Brook, 106, Ferguson, c/o Ivanhoe, San1d:I"ingiha,m Road, disaippoin1t,ed as I aim, and wHI make a GI1i'tUeitollJ ROtad, ,Monlk:s' Pa'nk, Bl'lislto~" 7; Pia:rtksltonre, DOI'lslelt; OUR nABUR (E' 015,54) b'ig effort to do bel1Jter next tJime. I ha\'e BAJRiWIN (!AlP 0915'7) Miss M. Amos, 1'9:, R. T. nixon, 351, CoronraHonr DI'Iive, Vli'c'tori;a said righit along thalt there wiU be .no M'~ad:OlW GaII'ld~ens, ,BLa:ines, MidJd:les1ex; BE 'Road:, WihiJt1elhiwve'n, Gum'berlanid; PAN'S HOPIEIFUL ('FN 0713:0) Miss A. J. Thomp­ SURPRmSE (Y 0714(2) Miss S. Wright, 3, pres~ure, coer-cion, no and no hllgh son, 418, We'sitibuIW Road, Slhre,wsrbury, OOUinlClil Houls'e'S, Heyibridlgel Ba.sdn, Malld,on, powel1ed selling, while .1 atm. con.neoted Salop; BOB RJIOKJEiT'TIS (DS 0039) J. Es:s,ex; PARiOEIL BOSlT' (OF 09154) L. Bent, wutlh the soheme~the who[e Idea 15 ~hat Emsley, 7.0, HaiYrC'rof1t, Grri,mlslby; BOBS A.n. Lt'd., He'nlle1y-in-Arden; PRIrNOELON'E it is entiTely a!t Ithe disclre:tion of tlhe BEIS:T (DZ 02180) J. E. Dodsley, 1!1, Ken1il­ (DY 0209) Walker, 67, Rale'ilglh Han, memfbe1rs concerned whether or nolt they wortlh Hoald, Be'es1ton, Notts ; BUiRN[NG E 1clcl,elsih 1a;11 ; wtHIiSIT'LLNG BOUY (FI 01112) join in. TOUCH (IEZ 01i91) Miss J. H. Nixon, 33, H. CoUrtitS, 2316, Lower Farnrham Road, Ri.'CIhimronid Ba.nk Road, Bournemout'h, A:ldetI~shot, Hants; WIGAN PARK I would, however, J!ik'e Ito m,ention the Hlant'sJ; OANDID PIOTURE (EX ooorn B. (AS 09/88) W. A. Willsher, 4,3,1, 8ip,sron efIor~s. of the tiny Wey,mouth League Humphries, 44" Fos(buI'IY, Nr. ,MarlfboroU/glh, Road, Silp,slOn, Wes,t DI'Ia.Y'ton, M':dd,l,els'ex; who with only 130 members sold £67 of Wilts; C~ElSIrnEmJG~TIE (BB 0(12) Brian YANKEiE CLIPPEiR (AP 0850) M. Lamb, tickets. If all leagues throughout the Lisle, 119, The Avenue,' WI3.11ls'eIlJd-on-T'yne, SOll't'ba:ll. country were to s,e'll at the same scale, NOII"thUlmlberla:n1di; CHlLNIGNU ('AQ 0627) L. the tatall raised would be £40,00011 Wainwright, "Re'slton," WI'Ia.y:sbury Road', WraYSIbury, BUCiks; CHRESTMASi RE­ My own County, Kent, de1Cided not V]EW (A.Q 07i3~) R. A. Bentley, 50, Lich­ to join the soheme belcause ,they have fi,e'ld Court, iR:~clh!mlQ!nd, Surre'y; C:&NV,A­ CLOSED TOURNAMENT been running a highlJ:y sruocessful simiilar MIORjE (HP 0113161) Mr. H. SchUltz, A.P.V. scheme on 'the Grand Na1Jional for the P!aJc,ke,r!s, CI'Ialwle'y, Sus;s,ex; ENRLCO past 15 years, and of course it w'ould ('DZ 02,'7i7) J. E. Dodsley, 11, Kenlilrworth WINNERS Road, Hee:ston, Not't:s!; EXOE'UL (OU 0507) have been iJmpo\ssilble to carry on w'ith Russell Preece, 1,5, Malsle:fi,etld Avenue, this and go in for a l'olttery on the New HeI1eford'; FLORkL TIRIBUTIE (C (908) SOUTHAMPTON CI..OSEU: Men'S Singles: T. SIMTTH b J. WaiterhoUSie 10, 116. Women's Lincolnsrhil1e Ha1ndilca:p, only a few days P. Rickard, "Roselandls," St. Bl;azey Ga,t'e" Singles: P. HOLEis b C. Holle's' 16. 15. alwaJy. My own vtiew was that Kent would Pair, Corn/WIail:I;FOXiFORD BOY (B:I02177) ha~e Men's Doubles,: D. DAVIES/C. E,DWARDS made mor-e nelt profit by joining Mr. E. Weldon, 36, Qua,I"I'1Y ROCk GaII'ld'ens, b J. PotJhle:cary/G. TLbbJ.esl 8, 22. Women's the ETTA scheme, but I am the Kent CliaNe,I'lton Down, IBwtJh; FUR CO'LLARIED Doubles: A. MIL,LtS/J. WILL,IlAMSI b P. (,EiS 02180') K. Vaughan, 1,6, Hal!f~moon, chaifiman, not diictator, and the com­ HOlIes/C. Holes ~11, 15, 12. Junior Singles: mi:ttee did n()lt see it my wa'y! However, K'i'vk1hy - lirn - AJslhJfield, NoH,s; HANJI W. MOULDING b G. Geddelsl 9, 11. Ve:teran MOUiRtAJD (1M 01(37) J. Merrifield, 12', Singles: R. YATEIS b E. Drape,r -18, 13, Wykels Roald, Exete,r, Devo.n. 1.6. PRIINOEI OF ORJANlGE: tIDJ 0614'6') T. O. Burrell, 2160, IE'mntin St'ree't, StI'lanon; STAINES CLOSED: Men's Singles: R. CARDIIFF CLOSED PRJI!Nl'DIDR .(HN 08106) Mrs. Packard, 214" MJcKEfWON b J. Moore -17, 19. 14. QtUetensga:te Dl'Iirve', l!>:SW1iICh, Suffollk; PUG· Women's Singles: Mrs. GAF'N,EIY b Mrs. RiTIAN EVERSION and Ron Dav'ies NAOITY ,(iC' 01(311) Mrs. G. M. Paige, 34', C:herriman 14, 8. Men's Doubles: L. Green Lane, Red:rot\h, Cornwall; lRE­ MOORJE:/J.MOORJE: b M'cKewon/L,. GreslsweU B 'carved up the 'm1ajor honours be­ SIOLVlElD ('L 0687) Mrs. S. Tolman, 44, -15, 14, 16. lVomen's Doubles,: Mrs. tween them in ,the Card/iff and Disttict HalsldOin AVleniUe, E'x:mou:t~h, Devon; RIOT MILEIS/Mrs. SPIELBERG b M.rs. GD,,fneyl League 'Closed Championships. Everson ACT (AO 0053') Miss J. Reed, 69, Ellwood Mrs. Lodge 18, -18, 118. Mixed Doubles: J. beat Davies in the final of ,~lhe singles, Stree1t, LondiOn, N.r5; SHOTLEY MILL '(GT MOORE/Mrs. GAFNEY b Mr. and Mrs. 00311) W. Rollins, 119, A~be,rt Rowel, ElVe­ Miles 17, -17, 18. then they rea'medi up to win the doubles.. sham, ,WOI'C!s,; ,SHOUlLDERARMiS (00104) Robert Bishop won the Junio.r sringles, Mrs. A. Harke,r, 111219, Dur!ham Roadl, Stoc:k­ HAMPSHIRE CLOSEn: Men's Singles: w'hiLe the handi1cap e'Vent went :to David ton-on-Tees, Co. DUI'lham; 'SOVERETGN C. EDWARIDS b R. Hampson 13, 18. Aslhford. ED['DION (10K 00319) K. Claridge, AJ1ide,rs Women's Singles: P. EIDWARDS' b J. Coop. ('TlalmlWorth) Ltid. ; ISTRlEEIT IBOOKIMAKER Men's DoubletS: T. SIMTTH/D. HOLMAN b D. Watson won the Lower Division ('mG '07128') JIWInes, Watt fina~ J. navies, 3:0, D. DaViies/Edwa,rd,sl 17, 17. \Vomen's against B. Trerise, while E. Groves Te'rI1aiC'e, BalI1I"ow - 'in - F:urnles,s, Lanes; DoubleS': J. COOP/B. BROWN b C. Holes/

heat B. M'illJ.er in the final of the Division SUNDER'TON (IBV 07561) Mrs. D. Lions, P. Edwards. Mixed Doubles: E:DWARDS/ 2, 3, and 4 selction. 712" PalgneH Slt,reet', London, So'E.,14. Mrs. EiDWARDSt b Da:vie:s:/MiSiS Holes.

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NORTHUMBERLAND OPEN by G. R. YATES English Table Tennis Association FORSHAW STORMS HOME Patron: Her Majesty The IN much the same manner as fellow Lancastrian Jack Keogh had, on occasions, Queen. I]elflt ID'enis IN'elallle flJat-flOioitled with /thurnlpling Jfor:e:hJands in a. rec:enlt county President: Hon. I. G. S. maitJch !So did K'ervin FOflslhaJW 'the surlPrlis,e IWlinnelf of Itlhe No~thum.berland Open. Montagu. WhenealS, lalt BO[ltlon, ,Keogh Ihurnlt himsellf IOult lin ,the IpI10teSS, ,FIOrshruw ffila:in­ Chairman: I. C. Eyles. tained Itlhe lpl",eSlSUIiils'altiilOtll OIf:bh:e iEngllislh I010sed cih!amplilon talt IN:ew1cia'sit,]e-on­ Deputy Chairman: N. K.· TYllie Ito ISltorm home [ll1om being 6-14 down in Itihe deidider. Reeve. Jihis :tiOurname'lllt played ,alt the Honorary Treasurer: T. Dlunn. Ministry oif IPenrs.ions ,aaniteen wenit wi,th la 'swing r:i:glhit from Ithe 'Off and Secretary: D. P. Lowen. aU~hough ,I:iltt:l~ Itangilbl!e ,ensued for Office of the Association: 26/29, home retcll'tli:on I'~he laltmoslphe1rie that Park Crescent, London, W.1 pre~ali!led Iwas Ian undouJblted 'Suocess (Te'lephone!: LANgham 6312). in 'alldtihecr 'a!speldts. As in ,uhe men'IS s:ing'l,es of Ithe PonteDJ.1alot Open, 'Tyne:s1idie's t1wo hig 24, -19, 17; K. Forshaw (Lanes.) b A. Hyde's (Yorks.) 8, ~12, 20; B. BUrn guns, Brian Burn and Stuart Lennie, (Northum'b.) b 8. Lennie (Northum.b.) 17, brealbhed 'fi.lre lali one ano!ther the diff-er­ 1;7; D. Neale (Yorksl.) b A. Ransome eUice being lin Ithe qUlarlt1er:s land nOlt /the (Durham) 12, 8. Semi-Finals: FORJSHIAW b Bhalla 13, 12,; finial as in Yionk'shii:re. NE'ALillJ b Burn 7, 11. Final: FORSHAW Again \~hJe ~'elsuilit W1as lin Burn'S LESLEY b Neale -17, 13, 17. faNour IbuJt Ibent Ion reVenigie with la PROUDLOCK Women's Singles: Semi-Finals: P. DALN'Try (Yorks'.) b M. Heppieill ye!ar's ,dId !SIOOtre It:o setrtlle NeaJe un­ (Northumlb.) 17, 12'; L. S. :PROUDLOOK leashed a ISla] ~o Ithat rakied 'the Norlth (Yo!'ikis'. ) b G. Duneomibe (YOrkIS,. ) 18, 12. ShieilJds ~ad IfnOlm site,m (to !Stern. Final: PROUDLOOK b Dainty 20, 13. merit the p'rize of s!teak knives that Men's Doubles: Semi-Finals: LIEiNNIE.j Anothe'r IlOioal ito mJakJe :the slem:is cut the wrong way for P'alt. NE,AL,E b P. C. Duncombe/J. Ked,g,e Wlas Ron IBha!lt1a, loonque'f'OIr of Liaur,ie INleale land Lennie found Iconsol:a­ (Yorks.) 14, 9; HYDEIS'/L,ANDRY b J. uandvy, bult rwlhJos,e ;E1asltern prom!i:se Clarke (Lanes.) /For,shww 19, -16, 12. tion in :nhe double!s :as did Mrs. Dun­ :Final: LE:NNIE/NE:ALE b Hydes/Landry f!aded ,tiike a ImiIiag'e ras Ibis sun dipped combe lin partnership w~th Mis'S 116, 14. bel1ind it!h~)ol,oud i~haJt \Was ForslhJalW. Wom'en's Doubles: Semi-,Finals,: P. Proudlock, who further distin­ OLARK (No~thum'b.) /HE'ptPlELIL, b J. John ,Olialike and Al:an Hyde8 guilsll1ed he'rseilif by slbar,ing the Imlixeid Downe'S' (Durham) /L.. Ellili'O'tt (Yorks'.) 10, 0I0dalS,iollied Ithe nelW ,onrumpi:on mosit 'i,jltil,e Iwi'tih 'Peiter ,Duncornibe. 15 ; DUNGOM:BEI/PROUDLOCK b Da;inty/ trouble land .all!oIther lfiiOm illasit sealson's S. InlgUs (NewcaJstle Univertsity) 12, 15. N,oIt so Burn loooise cup of woe ~Final: nUNCOMBE' / PRounLOOK b junior r.ankls, John Kedge, oaus,ed the was brim full when ousted frora the GI-aI'lk/He'ppeU 14, -18, 16. ever ~elaid'Y smliille of his oounty rOom­ boys' singles by fellow N orthumbrian Mixed Doubles: Semi-,Finals: DUN­ patl1ii()t Pelt'e'r DUIlJoombe ito be repl'aced OOMBE/IPROUDILOCK b Forslha,w/D:a.inty ' Peter Wihiltelmlan. 13, -2,6, 18; KEIDGEI/DUNCOMBE b by :tihe frown OIf la 9, 14 dJemeait. Nor IWas Whiteman destined for a Hydes/Heppelll ---<18, 19, 22'. Final: DUN­ As lin Ithe IJanrcasihire 'O'pen, York­ ti'He IwhilOh ide1serrvedlry rwent to 'thart: ib1g COMBE/PROUDLOCK IJ Kedg.e/Duncombe 22, 9. shire'schaililenge lfior tihe' 'women's tirt:J'e broltib oIf fa boy from B'ar:nlOlds\Wlick, Boys' Singles: Quarter-Finals: Burn b was Ithreeflold again IWii;tlh Maureen Plh)ir~ip !ROIwe. Allan Hrydes Iw'as 'a non T. Dott (Northum,b.) 10, 14.; P. Whiteman HeppeH malkJing up '~he fiJljaJl qUJaIite\t. entnanit (in Ithis ,ev1enlt, it'he ovetialll en1t,ry (Nortihumlb.) b J. GoldiboroUlg1h (Yorks.) 17, 12; P. Rowe (YOrlkSI) b M. MJ0Master Lesley Proudlock besited the group be1ifilg Iconfined Ito lthree ev:ents. (Northumb.) 12, 116; D. Snaw (Yorks.) 1~~t11s' to ret91in her crown fil1Sltly by be,ating A!ga1in in ,uhe tina:l 'the home b R. Doddls (NortJhumlb.) 12, -19, 18. oounty ,had a ve,sl1'ed in'teliesit but yelt Semi-Finals: WHITEIMIAN b Burn -11, Cynthi,a Duncombe and finailly a vexed 19, 22; ROWE b Shaw 18, 15. Final: ~B\aIibara Pa!tricia Dainty wbose exceUent w'in alfio;ther " rf10relilgner " in Y:a;tes ROWE b Whiteman 24, 17. ~ook ,ti:tlli~he,r over Miisis He'pper)) was not enough ~o of IBlol'tiOn ltibre filfSit in Girls' Single,s: Semi-Finals: B. YATES open oomlPetlijuion - .flvom Pau1:ine (L,ane'S.) b V. Bla!kie,r (Nor,t!hllmlb.) -13, Burns from Wallibo'vtle. 18, 16; P. BURNiS. (Northumib.) b M. Binyon (Northum,b.) 11, 14. Fina,l: YATF~ Thus did I~he ,iIlJV1adel1S depar.t, Itheiir b BurnS' 1,5, 19. Published on the flist Saturday of SlWalg mJan:i.lnold, ItlO reCliOSs .~he Tyne Vetleran Singles: Semi-Finals: H. B. each month" October to May IlJrury Hladri~an' DIGNAN (Northumb.) ,b W. J. Hodgkins but IwdJth a s\tollJe OIf s (Northumlb.) 1'5, 10; L. HEPPELL inclusive. Postal Subscription Wal]Jl dlis!tunbed. (Northumlb.) b N. Lusher (Yorks.) 12, 15/- for eight issues, posit free. Men's Single,s: QuarteT-Finals: R. BhaHa -2'1, 14. Final: DIGNAN b Heppell 17, Advertisements: R. Boniface, 161 (Nortftlumfb.) b L. F. Land'ry (Middx.) -9, 20. Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, E.17. Circulation Manager: Lou i s Hoffnlan, 180 Brick Lane, London, E.1. Tel.: Shoreditch CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 7391. Od. per word prepaid (minimum 12 words). Editorial: W. Harrison Edwards, Box Number, including postage, 28. c/o Sports Press, 142 Fleet GOODS FOR SALE Street, London, E.C.4 (FLE CLOTH CLUB BADGES made to your own SPORTS TROPHIES. Club secretaries, 5352). design, any quantity. Low prices, quick send for illustrated catalogue.-Nortbem d'ellvery.--8. A. Cory & Company, 20 St. SPOrts Trophies, 12 WUlerby ROad, HUll. John's Hill, London, S.W.Il.

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