VOLUME III. No.8 MAY, 1938 THREE PENCE w. MIDDLESEX TITLES LITTLE MISS tt POKER-FACE" OUR LATEST WOMAN STAR Champions well beaten at West Ealing HE most surprising thing about the West Middlesex championships, at the West Ealing TClub, was the defeat of the champions in the singles events. Maurice Bergl went out in straight sets to Eric Filby, and Wendy Woodhead was beaten also in straight sets by young Jean Nicoll. Fifteen-years-old Jean didn't reach the final by the easy route either. She had Joan Young and Joan Harding en route. In the final she proved a revelation. Her complete calm, and the perfect" poker-face" expression, show the temperament of a great player. HE played Wendy's hits with complete IN the last match Filby seemed just a wee M iss Jean Nicoll. Sself-assurance and possessed a defence bit tired, and it was Rogers this time who almost incredible in one so young. After hit clean through the defence of their subsequent gamesi and relied on their solid seeing her, one can quite understand the opponents. I thought the match would defence to carry them through. idea which prompted Mrs. Greenwood to have gone to five sets after Baron-Jones won offer another cup for competition if Miss the first very comfortably. FINALS RESULTS. Nicoll won the trophy three times in They never allowed Filby and \ Men's Singles. succession. On this form she looks like Rogers to settle down in the first E. J. Filby beat M. Bergl (Holder) 21-16, becoming the Filby in the women's ranks. match. The second saw Filby hitting 21-15, 21-16. Certainly I can't point to any outstanding more accurately, and Baron and Women's Singles. faults in her stroke execution. Jones making defensive slips to lose Miss J. Nicoll beat Miss W. Woodhead (Amer­ the set. The third provided really sham) 21-17, 21-14. Filby and Bergl provided a wonderful good open play before the South of sPectacle in the men's singles. ifMaurice Men's Doubles. England champions won at 19. E. J. Filby and J. Rogers beat H. Jones and did lose his title he has at least the con­ They were 19-18 down in the final L. Baron 13-21, 21-15, 21-19, 21-19. solation that he almost held Filby in his game before Rogers hit three really Women's Doubles. free hitting bouts. Bergl defended spanking winners. Miss C. Wheaton and Miss B. Wright beat splendidly, but one has to do a mite more Miss J. Nicoll and Miss N. Constantine 11-21, than that to hold those Filby drives down ONNIE WHEATON and Bessie Wright 21-16, 21-17. the lines. A t times Eric hit in desperation Cagain demonstrated that there are few Mixed Doubles. to bring off breath-taking winners. better women's doubles pairs than them­ E. J. Filby and Miss Nicoll beat L. Baron It was a great match, and the score of selves. They made plenty of mistakes to and Miss Joan Harding 21-19, 21-14. drop the first game to Jean Nicoll and Miss three straight sets hardly does justice to the J. W. A. CONNOLLY. fine battle which Bergl put up. Constantine, but didn't repeat them in the RIC FILBY got still another treble. It Eis getting almost monotonous these days. He and Jean Nicoll stopped the run of Lisle's Antazing Lapse successes which Leon Baron and Joan Harding seem to have been enjoying. They OTTS beat Warwickshire in men's section (Midland Group) of county championship. seem to be admirably paired up, and I think NBig surprise, for Warwickshire expected to gain easy victory, especially as Lisle in opening they are without question our best mixed set beat Csango the Notts star, in two straight games. pairing at the moment. Baron played really Lisle, however, suffered an amazing defeat at the hands of Wigginton (a fine fighter). well and hit with judgment, but Miss Nicoll At one game all Lisle led in the third game 20-11, but in going out for an outright winner, is just a wee bit too steady for them all. lost the next 11 points in a row, to lose the match in deuce. Filby got his third title in the men's Notts as winners of the Midland group met winners of Northern group, Lancashire doubles with Jack Rogers, and without (Liverpool) . question their match against Hugh Jones Warwickshire women tie with Yorkshire at top of section, after beating Lincoln 6-3 in and Baron was one of the best I have seen return match. for a long time. Baron has developed a Interesting position in Midland Counties Leagues, resulting from entry of new N otts tendency to hit, and it was refreshing to see Association, who beat Coventry 6-3, but lost to Birmingham 5-4. him and Jones trading hits with the Filby­ Coventry beat Birmingham for the first time ever, and stood an excellent chance Rogers combination. of winning the league. H. Sharpe has contributed largely to their success. 2 TABLE TENNIS. ORE~4T BELFAST RECEPTION FOR OUR FOREION TOURISTS CHAMPIONS!! N Northern Ireland the visit of the tourists on Saturday, March 26, created such interest Ithat five weeks before the event applications for the best seats (irrespective of price) were received from prominent business and commercial n1.en. This was the first visit of table tennis (( stars" to Belfast, and so great was the last minute rush that the demand exceeded the supply of reserved seats. Mr. Isaac Ste\vart (Vice-President) and Mr. Norman M. Wilson (Hon. Secretary) escorted the players from Dublin to Belfast on Friday, March 25, and a civic welcome by the Lord Mayor, Sir Crawford McCullough, Bart., was extended to them at the City Hall. G. V. Barna was (( on the air" later in an interview during the local news. ARNA presented the prizes at the Ulster Liebster played Proffitt next, and won Bchampionship finals. The tourists at­ fairly easily, 21-11, 21-10. Proffitt pro­ tended the Celtic v. Glentoran football duced some really excellent returns but match at Windsor Park, and poor Viktor was unable to beat Liebster, who was playing had a bad time watching the mistakes. on top form. This brought Liebster in Then the Exhibitions on Saturday night­ the final with Vana. Viktor the idol of the crowd, with Bergmann HE final was again one of many thrills. a close second. Most unfortunately, Vana T Liebster took the first game at 21-15. Barna and Bellah in play. was off form, but Liebster played great stuff. The result of the first game made Vana play The tourists will all be going home soon. Undoubtedly the match between Bergmann as though he had the World Championship and Barna was the supreme classic of the title at stake, he won the next two games, A Dance followed the exhibition, and evening. Flick-flick-flick-up to twenty 21-17, 21-12. The last game Liebster the players were entertained by the club Viktor sent over in one rally, and they all had the lead at 19-16, and everybody was to dinner at the (( Mylett Arms." came back! This n1.atch, won by Bergmann hoping that he would win, but Vana managed Altogether a truly successful evening, 2-1, lasted 35 minutes and thrilled the to pull up and bring the score to 20 all. and the only query from Hoover Sports largest crowd for table tennis ever in Belfast. Then Vana won the game and match, 23-21. Club is, (( When can we have them again? " Although the spectators were rather -may it be soon. OST of the thousand spectators had never disappointed at the absence of Bellak * * * Mseen anything so brilliant, and men­ they were all delighted with the great show HE Midland Bank Table Tennis Club tioned afterwards that they \vished the put up by his substitute Liebster. The T entertained Messrs. Vana, Bergmann, Exhibitions had gone on another three Mayor (Alderman H. W. Capell), who had Barna and Liebster on l\1arch 3, 1938, at the hours. taken a very great interest in the tourists' visit Seymour Hall, Seymour Place, W. 1, and in At an interval during the pro­to Hackney presented the trophy to Vana. return were treated to a grand display of gramme, Mr. Norman M. Wilson table tennis. Over 800 bankers and their * * * presented the players to the Ht. H on. OR the second year in succession the friends thoroughly enjoyed the exhibition. H. G. II. Mulholland, M.P. (Speaker FHoover Sports Club entertained the The magnificent hall, which has only of the Northern Ireland House of tourists. Players this year were B. Vana, recently been completed, was an admirable Commons), who presented them with G. V. Barna, R. Bergmann and A. Liebster. venue for such a spectacle. monogrammed linen handkerchiefs as Over 300 club members and friends If you could have seen the faces of the souvenirs of their visit to Belfast. assembled in the Perivale canteen to watch players when first they saw the hall After the Exhibitions-a supper in the the exhibition, and they were well rewarded you would have been really surprised at Grand Central Hotel with 60 guests. Good by an evening of wonderful table tennis. their unanimous exclamations of appre­ speeches, good entertainment, especially by ciation. The hall was alive with colour. Messrs. Close and Struthers (' (The Two Blue and orange chairs lent a continental Jimmies") whose signature tune (( Shake, atmosphere to the scene, which was and Jet us be friends," has been adopted by reminiscent to Barna and company of the N.I.T.T.A. as its own national anthem. some of the halls in which they .play at home. * * * All the stars were in fine form, and Barna, T Hackney the tourists, with two of T the start, as the lights were dimmed, our own Internationals, Eric Filby and in particular, was at his best, beating Vana A 17-21, 21-]8, 21-18, and Bergmann 21-19, A limelights were turned on the Distin­ Stanley Proffitt, were received by the guished Visitors' Gallery, where Sir Harry Mayor and Mayoress. 21-17. Liebster too, played remarkably well, and beat Vana 21-19, 21-16, and Cassie Holden, a director of the bank, and They played before a crowded house at Lady Holden officially received the tourists the King's Hall, where many people were Bergmann 21-17, 21-16. In a doubles match Vana and Liebster and presented them to the crowd. Lady turned away very disappointed. Holden handed mementoes to the players The first half of the programme was beat Barna and Bergmann 21-12, 21-18, and in the final match of the evening and to Mrs. R. Roberts, who kindly came up taken up by Exhibition matches. After from Margate to umpire the games. the interval the knock-out tournament Bergmann and Vana renewed their rivalry and this time Bergmann came out the victor The play was very good and held the followed for the Mayor's trophy, which attention throughout. Barna seemed off took the form of a silver cigarette casket. 21-18, 20-2], 21-15. Vana also played one game against D. Riley of Hoover, form before the interval, but his match with Vana beat Filby with ease 21-16, 21-12. Bergmann immediately after the break was The next match was, I think, the most winning 21-12, while Bergmann beat another Hoover player, R. R. James, 21-7. the highlight of the evening. One particular interesting one of the evening, Liebster rally brought the house down, and round played Barna. Barna's back-hand Hick was After the matches, the players were presented with souvenirs of Hoover Ltd. after round of applause held up the play for working well and Liebster seemed as though some minutes. he could not do anything wrong. After a by Mr. A. G. Colston, Chairman of the terrific fight Liebster beat Barna, 21-19, Hoover Sports Club, and Barna presented OTHING but praise has been forth­ 19-21, 26-24. the cups and medals for the Hoover Club Ncoming since the event for the excellent Handicap Championships. arrangements. The players themselves gave HE third match Vana played Bergn1.ann. The duties of M.C. for the evening were us a much appreciated compliment when T Before they started to play they amused carried out by Mr. R. H. J. Wriscon, Chair­ they said that the Midland Bank Table everybody by a few tricks before serving to man of the Hoover T.T.C., and the exhibition Tennis Club had staged what to them was each other. was arranged by Mr. C. M. Pennington, one of the high spots, if not the highest, of a \Tana produced the forehand drive which Hon. Secretary of the Hoover T.T.C., ably memorable tour. took him to the top at Wembley, and beat supported by the table tennis committee, The whole of the proceeds from the sale of Bergmann after we had witnessed some who acted as umpires for the games, with the programme have been donated to the really grand play, 21-16, 12-21, 21-16. enthusiastic members of the club. Bank Clerks' Orphanage. TABLE TENNIS. 3 Ehrlich duly over­ hit and Barnalevelled Improve your Game the score. The third game was more or No.8. . with . less a repetition of M. A. SYMONS, the second one, although closer. CHOOSING THE RIGHT BALL­ the well-known coach. Barna, having ad­ THE VALUE OF RESTRAINT j usted his game to HE good player has enough self­ the needs of the restraint to recognise this. Besides he occasion and gained OU may have learned to make all the T a lead of two games Y strokes, have a forehand and backhand may be a little unbalanced-fatal for when trying another hit. Quick recovery after to one, pressed home M. A. Symons. attack, can defend quite well on either his attack and with hand, can use the half-volley and making a hard hit is desirable, but it is often impossible to recover soon enough Ehrlich weakening won the fourth game execute a drop shot--and yet don't seem fairly comfortably. to get full value for your strokes, to have to repeat the shot. You attempted to apply so very. much on other players whose the coup de grace-and failed-but you IF IT IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR general stroke playing ability is obviously needn't throwaway the point because of BARNA TO USE DISCRETION­ more limited than your own. that. WELL, THE LESSON IS OBVIOUS. Where} then} is the failure? When you have got your opponent "on the run," his resistance is obviouslv weaken­ AZLO BELLAK, with all his crushing The answer is very often: "Lack of array of strokes (he is a finer all-round discrimination in use of strokes." ing. l'hen press home your attack (or keep L grimly on with your chop as the case may stroke player than Barna), is inclined to play VERY common error of the all-round be). At such a time there should be a his strokes regardless of their point winning A stroke player is thinking all those rich reward in points. value. So, in spite of his genius for the strokes must always be used. He will use \Vatch a good player in a tournament game, Bellak has never "von the World a drop shot when his opponent is obviously for a perfect illustration. Singles Championship. Barna, of course, ready for it, suddenly go over to backhand Barna against Ehrlich in the semi­has won it five times. vlhen in good forehand attacking position, final of the World Singles Champion­It is not enough to be able to execute a or start defending for no apparent reason. ships in 1935 was a good example of a stroke-ask yourself: "How often does it The obvious reply seems-what have I player recognising the fact that his go on or off the table?" I have heard got a defence or a backhand hit for if I attacking shots could not pierce his a player describe his play on a certain don't use them? opponent's defence. occasion as "my real form "-meaning a And I say that a really class player is On the first game Ehrlich returned most match when he played extra well (i.e.) above quite satisfied ·to win the point in any way. of Barna's flicks and with the aid of his himself). Try not to flatter yourself. It He does not, for instance, necessarily hurl long stride and big reach was able to is the strokes you can always make that himself on to attack straight away even despatch many of Barna's alternative short are your real game. if that's his strongest point. He feels his returns for winners. The first game was way for the first few points. There is 21-11 to Ehrlich. What did Barna do? In FEW last words for those who wish no hurry--he's not under pressure and he the ~econq game he hit less, but tempted A to improve standard play by means of knows his own powers-that he has a good Ehrhch WIth more short ones, and himself intensive practice. hit, a good chop and so on, and will expect got back ready to defend. I f you have one good stroke and other certain results f ronl his own game. weaker ones do not deceive yourself into T/Vhat he does NOT know is how well thinking that you will eventually execute all (or badl),) his opponent can play. 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1f'1104 TABLE TENNIS. 5 -Lookin;: Around- "OUR WORLD CHAMPION" GERMANY ACCLAIMS y sympathies are with Alf Welsh in his J. W. A. ~ONNOLLY AUSTRIAN GIRL STAR M" Nucaw" tournament venture. Not a very happy start, I am afraid, but a very (" Sunday Express" sports writer) HE last issue of "Tisch Tennis," the courageous outlook. T official paper of the German T.T.A., carries * * * an action picture of Trudi Pritzi on the front The Thursday prior to the start of the II page captioned, "Theworld champion becomes tournament he found that the hall already the cup, and I think most of them have at No. 1 in German bo~ked was not available, the builders having one time or another been internationals. ta ble tennis." arnved unexpectedly to carry out alterations. * * * There is an article, * * * It augurs well for Miss Harding. And " Our world cham­ Mr. Welsh and his friends stayed pion -Trudi up the whole night sending wires and also to Stanley Col~s for winning the men's singles. He hasn't had a great deal of luck Pritzi," and begin­ letters to the 400 odd entrants to tell ning-, "We proclaim them the sad news. They spent the this season, although he has been playing well enough. a hearty welcome whole of the following day chasing to our world cham­ round London looking for a suitable * * * pion, Trudi Pritzi hall. .Ernie Bubley,. who set a precedent playing w~th a gloved nght hand, will probably play (Vienna), into the VENTUALLY they booked the Brixton WIth two gloves next season. The reason is united great Ger­ ELucania and the Metropole, but could that Ernie is a violinist. man home." only nlanage four days. So to add to all * * * * * * their other worries they had a day clipped HAVE just lost my assistant editor, Strange that our off their schedule, which again meant entire I Leslie Forrest, who is taking up an wiseacres, thinking reorganisation. appointment in Middlesex. Like all table out ways of mak­ * * * ten~is followers, while missing him greatly, ing English world Rather than cancel the tournament they I WIsh him the best of luck in his new career. champions, have set down to work, stayed up all Sunday never hit on this night, and under the circumstances put up a one. very good show. The result was that * * * money, quite a useful sum, was lost on the Per h~a psth e affair through no fault of the organisers E.T.T.A: selection themselves, but because they wanted to keep' committee had bet­ faith with the players. ter look around and * * * select a promising HE highlights of the tournaments were country. Tthe shirts worn by Benny Marcus and We could get a Harry Rosen. Quite the " compleat few world champ­ Americans." On the back of their maroon ions. Say, Hungary. shirt~, in .go~d letters about ~ foot deep, was Trudi Pritzi. Or, perhaps, take the InscnptIon ACES. QUlte elaborate to over U.S.A. have it stitched on in " cloth of gold." * * * After all that was once British territory. I thin.k the boys. must have been looking Look out for the next issue: "We proclaim at the httle A mer'tcan Pagliaro when he a. hearty welcome to our world champions, JImmy McClure and Sol Schiff, into our ~as over here. On the front of the shirts, 'tn place of the club badge, was a golden united Anglo-Saxon home." ace of spades. * * * * * * HE matter has not been regulated with The Nucaw broke the luck of several proper courtesy to the International prominent ~layers.. Harry Rosen, although Mr. Leslie Forrest. T already an InternatIonal, won his first open Federation. No doubt at all that, as in the tournament. case last year of Northern Ireland and the Leslie Forrest has been one of the Irish Free State, the Federation will willingly * * * most loyal table tennis enthusiasts Mrs. Collier will remember it for the same recognise the desire of two associations for I have ever known. He worked for joint representation, when application is reason, and Phil Hodgkinson, who hasn't many years in South Wal~s, and won an important event since she won the then, of course, transferred his made. Surrey a couple of years ago, broke her spell. energies to the Liverpool, and helped * * * * * * put the north on the map. Meantime the high-handed attitude is a slight on the LT.T.F. Even in the matter T isn't often that I tip a young player to * * * Iwatch, because tips have an exasperating of the anschluss of the two states. The EW people in the south, meeting Leslie Ger~an Government notified the League of way of turning round the wrong way. in the E.T.T.A. offices, had any idea that However, I'll take a chance on fifteen-vears­ F NatIons of what had taken place. In taking he was a very fine player in his Merseyside over the Austrian T.T.A., however, as far old London player, C. E. Merrett. 01 * * * days. I can well remember him as one of as we know the German T.T.A. has not yet the earlier stalwarts of the Liverpool League. thought it necessary to inform anyone. H~ has the strokes and the temperament, * * * but Just lacks that essential-experience. In The new business appointment won't When it does the question will probably be a year or so he'll be hitting the high spots, permit him to work quite so hard for table raised of the position under Article 2 of many because what I saw of his game is absolutely tennis as in the past, but he won't sever his Austrian table tennis players who are ,vell natural. connection with the game. I am glad that known and popular in this country and who ONG~A~{JLATIONS to Joan Harding his resignation came at the end of the season were expelled from their association within a Cfor WInnIng the London League singles. and not at the beginning, because his few hours of its annexation. There are some mighty good names on services have been invaluable to me. " ..A. K. M." ,,6 TABLE T'ENNIS. NUCAW" PROMOTORS' ST. THOMAS' UNLUCKY START AGAIN EXETER BUT TOURNAMENT BREAKS PLAYERS' LUCK CHAMPIONS T. Thomas Methodists again proved too HE Nucaw people were particularly unfortunate in their first championship. I think Sstrong for the Exeter Y.M.C.A. King's T they deserve praise rather than anything else, because they decided to carryon instead Lodge, runners-up and the rest, and so of abandoning the tournament, as they might well have been justified in doing. retained the championship of Division I of Harry Rosen got his first open tournament the Exeter and District League. The Exeter RS. COLLIER and Phil Hodgkinson Y.M.C.A., however, annexed the second and success in winning the men's singles. He didn't have all their own way against had a brief struggle for supremacy in the M third division championship, but encountered the Misses Howes and Harris in the strong opposition from the Emmanuel M.C. first half of the opening game of his semi-final women's doubles, although they were always with Glickman, but once the latter tried to (( B " and St. Thomas Methodist It A " and good enough to win. " B " before doing so. hit everything he was well beaten. Harry Mrs. Collier and Glickman seemed to have won his final very comfortably against G. * * * an easy enough task against E. G. \Vhite Interest in the first Exeter Ladies' League Harrower in straight sets, although Harrower and Miss Barnes in the mixed, but when it played soundly on the defensive. was maintained until the end of the season, came to the actual match they had to fight and Devonia women were successful in RS.COLLIER got there and won her hard enough. winning the championship by the narrow Mfirst open. Like Harry Rosen she got a White and Miss Barnes at first margin of one point from Exonia women. double, and might even have got a treble, found difficulty in getting at Glick­ * * * if she hadn't come across a stumbling block man's quick hits. White fought On (( Finals Night" the men's singles, like Phil Hodgkinson in the final. hard for points with his service. The doubles and women's singles championship Phil was rather too good in the general score 21-17, 21-18 does justice to were retained by F. G. Grigg, Grigg and I. R. run of things. She played well within their play. . Suter and Miss Joan Brock respectively. her own standards and easily passed Mrs. The huge number of scratchings made the L. J. Blight, of the Exeter Y.M.C.A. (( C," Collier on the backhand, and won in finals duller than we had hoped for. won the (( Sanford" Cup, virtually the straight sets. RESULTS. second and third division championship. Benny Marcus and Harry Rosen never had SINGLES (Men's)-H. Rosen beat G. Harrower * * * to fight hard in their doubles fight against 21-12, 21-14, 21-18; (Women's)-Miss P. It is with regret I announce that after ten Bowden and White as the score 21-9, 21-13, Hodgkinson beat Mrs. H. Collier 21-11, 21-14. years' wonderful work on behalf of the DOUBLES (Men's)-H. Rosen and B. Marcus 21-15 suggests. They made up for their beat E. G. White and N. Bowden 21-9, 21-13, Exeter and District League, Mr. A. S. King, defeat in the London League doubles the 21-15; (Women's)-Miss P. Hodgkinson and Mrs. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, does not previous night. H. Collier beat Miss M. Harris and Miss P. Howes intend to stand for election next season. It 21-13, 21-19; (Mixed)-Mrs. Collier and Glickman Which rather reminds me, Benny J.\;larcus beat Miss Barnes and White 21-17, 21-18. is pleasing to learn, however, that he intends was beaten in his group by Mattingley, and to retain an active interest in the league's for the first time in a couple of years' com­ J. W. A. CONNOLLY. development. "L. C. K." petitive play failed to qualify in the singles. HUSMAN'S HOLIDAY FOR S. W. RICHARDSON New Honours for Stanley IN WHICH I GO A-ROVING EN STANLEY of the Manchester KY.M.C.A., English junior champion, added to his laurels in winning the Man­ AND SEE SOME FINE PLAY chester League individual championship, LANCASHIRE WIN COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP and is the first player to do so who has yet to secure international honours HE first county championship has been Hyde's super attack never allowing his (writes S. W. Richardson). T won by Lancashire or should I say opponent any grace. Considering the strength of the entry Liverpool. On April 12 they beat N otting­ * * * each season, the Manchester League title hanlshire at the Oddfellows' Hall, Buxton, Then G. Csango} iVottingham champion) ranks higher than many open titles, and before a crowded gathering by 8 sets to 1. and ex-junior champion of Budapest} Ken Stanley's success is praiseworthy. Actually both counties had won their levelled m,atters by beating nty old friend On recent displays B. Casofsky was a respective sections by close margin, but (( Biffer JJ or Freddy Bamford) a Welsh favourite, but although Stanley lost the there was a marked superiority of the international} in a match that at times first game in the final, he rallied brilliantly, \vinners in the final. suggested it u'as to be a real chiselling and despite the hard hitting of his opponent, I like my visits to Buxton, it seems such duel. returned smashes with ease. J. convenient spot to get to, and looking * * * ANCHESTER Y.M.C.A. also won the back it has quite an history in the table After that Lancashire carried all before Mdoubles when Stanley and C. W. Davies tennis world. them. P. U. Rumj ahn hit brilliantly were successful. * * * throughout, while I do remember Bamford HO could forget that wondt:rtul men's winning one set \vith a glorious back-hand RESlJLTS. flick. Semi-finals-B. Casofsky (Grove House) beat Wsingles final between G. V. Barna and C. W. Davies (Y.M.C.A.), 23-21, 21-15. K. Stanley A. A. Haydon in the English open cham­ * * * (Y.M.C.A.) beat L. Cohen (Maccabi), 21-11, 19-21, pionships in 1932-33 at the Pavilion Gardens. R. F. A. Amies, from Yorkshire, acted 21-15. as referee, \vhile the Buxton League, Final-Stanley beat Casofsky, 16-21, 21-19, * * * M 21-15. a grand little body, organised the arrange­ Doubles-K. Stanley and C. W. Davies (Y.M.C.A.) And incidentally I well re111e111ber taking ments. Results: (Lancashire players first). beat F. Cromwell and B. Casofsky (Grove House), part in a county 111atch between Derbyshire J. K. Hyde beat J. Wiggington 21·10, 17-21, 21-11, 21-12. and Cheshire at the Eagle Hotel) Buxton) 21-12, beat J. Warrington 21-16, 21-5, and * * * some five or six }'ears ago. Cheshire won} beat G. Csango 21-11, 21-6. P. U. ROVE House have regained the Man­ I believe} and in its team· was L. Bowyer) Rumjahn beat Wiggington 21-12, 21-12, Gchester League championship by their who afterwards secured international rank. beat Warrington 21.10, 21-14, and beat superior sets average over Manchester * * * Csango 21-17, 21-12. F. Bamford beat Y.l\1.C.A., both being level on points, a UT back to Lancashire's win. J. K. Wiggington 21·12, 21-17, beat Warrington similar position to last season when Y.M.C.A. BHyde went on first to beat J. Wiggington, 21-18, 21-18, but lost to Csango 12·21, carried the honours. the Nottingham champion runner-up, 21-12, 19-21. '1' A B LET E N N IS. 7 WILMOTT CUP CASOFSKY SHINES Manchester win "Needle" AT GRIMSBY BUT THE LOCALS DO WELL

HE Grimsby open tournament attracted gante with Liverpool T an even greater entry than last year, and ATURDAY, April 9, was a memorable day for Manchester. They won the Wilmott now, with an entry of 320, bids fair to S Cup for the second time in three years. This time they visited Liverpool. What a becoming the North;s premier minor tourna­ pleasant change from their gruelling trip last year to Croydon! In meeting Liverpool, ment. Players came from all the sur­ their old rivals in the final, they once again came out on top. rounding districts and from Manchester, It was a grand day of table tennis, and I was sorry to see such a poor crowd present. Liverpool, Birmingham and Peterborough. They missed a treat. First Liverpool met London in the semi-final and beat them by Starting on the Friday evening when 5 sets to 3, thanks to J. K. Hyde winning his three sets and P. U. Rumjahn winning two. matches between local players were staged M. B. W. Bergl did not have a very happy day; somehow he rarely does when he comes on the seven tables in the Cleethorpes North. Then Manchester went through Barking by 5--0 and never dropped a game. Pavilion, and on the Saturday two extra Then the final and what a final! First tables had to be used. B. Casofsky, vvho was the surprise packet in the M.anchester team, went on against RECORD ENTRY IN The main features of the earlier rounds J. K. Hyde, whose recent form suggests to LIVERPOOL EVEN·TS were without real surprises, although the me he has unchallengeable claims at being progress of Hall, the Lincolnshire champion and G.rimsby's number one, was a pleasure to England's No.1. It was a real hitting BY W. STAMP duel, smashes smashed back, the crowd the locals. He disposed of Waterworth HE Liverpool "closed" championship (Boston), Marston and Denby (Leeds and Tattracted a record entry of over 380, Yorkshire county players) and Bosworth being only a few short of the Merseyside (Lincoln), to reach the q'uarter-final, where he " open" entry. went down to the ultimate winner, Casofsky, Here are the Ken Hyde won the singles and put his after a great fight. .1\4anchester Left: name on the Montagu Burton Cup for the players who Other local players to reach this stage L. Cohen second time. Miss Rita Doolan achieved her have done so ambition in winning the women's singles were Brown and Hallgarth, but these players well title against Miss N. Norrish in what was had only locals to contend with. These, the best game of the night. along with H. L. Cook, of Lincoln, made four Miss N orrish, who has been out of the Lincolnshire players in the last eight. game for just over a year, celebrated her J. Green, of Sheffield, took the youths' return by winning the women's doubles in singles and reached the semi-final of the partnership with Mrs. Lloyd. F. Bamford open. A very promising player, perhaps and J. K. Hyde continued their winning showing too much defence. Cromwell only partnership by winning the men's doubles, beat him by experience in the semi-fi.nal, and Peter Rumjahn and Miss E. Malley for the 1mving to come down to. a :rery cau ~IO~S third year in succession won the mixed doubles. game, perilously near to chIsellIng, to WIn In M. Greenberg won the junior singles and three games. made a promising debut a week later when Abrahamson, of Hull, did well to reach the he played in the inter-city match against semi-final stage before losing to Casofsky, Manchester, and overcoming a natural when in a hurry for a train he threw .all nervousness to~k a game from Andy Millar. caution to the winds and proceeded to gIve o encourage the less experienced players, Casofsky a good fight. Ttrophies to be known as the "F. W. Lake " and " John Bartholomew " challenge RESULTS. Above: cups were presented for competition among H. Lurie, the Above: the regional players, and were won by F. B. Men's Singles. SEMI-FINAL-B. Casofsky (Manchester) beat A. Swaythling B. Casofsky Knott and Miss L. Robinson. Abrahamson (Hull) 21-17, 21-14; F. Cromwell (Man­ Cup star another ' At the North Wales" open" on April 2, chester) beat J. Green (Sheffield) 14-21, 21-13, 21-10. international at Craigside Hydro, Llandudno, the Liverpool FINAL--Casofsky beat Cromwell 21-19, 21-16. Right: players had a " day out" when J. K. Hyde Women's Singles. K. Stanley won the open singles, Hyde and Bamford the SEMI-FINAL-l\I. Isaac (Grimsby) beat M. Piercey doubles, Miss Norrish and Mrs. Lloyd the (Grimsby) 17-21, 21-19, 21-14; R. Doolan (Liverpool) beat R. Langrick (Grimsby) 21-17, 18-21, 21-19. women's, and P. Rumjahn and Miss E. FINAL-Doolan beat Isaac 21-16, 18-21, 21-14. Malley the mixed, whilst Miss Norrish Men's Doubles. reached the final and lost 21-18.in the third SEMI-FINAL-Casofsky and Cromwell (Manchester) thrilled to bits, Casofsky winning the first game to Miss E. M. Steventon (Birmingham). beat Reynolds and Cross (Grimsby) 21-10, 21-12; game-17 all in the second, Hyde won, The season concluded by Liverpool be­ Marston and Wright (Leeds) beat Patchett (Bradford) then, as I expected, took the third. and Russell (Grimsby) 21-15, 21-16. coming the Northern and Midland County FINAL--Casofsky and Cromwell beat Marston and Hyman Lurie levelled matters by beating champions, when they defeated Nottingham Wright 21-9, 21-10. E. J. Rumjahn, but Liverpool went ahead 8-1, at Buxton, on April 12. ·Women's Doubles. and led 3-1, with Hyde still another set The league champions in the various SEMI-PINAL-V. Cross and E. Ward (Grimsby) to play. Manchester had to pull themselves Divisions are :-Division 1, Clubmoor; beat M. Isaac and P. Scott (Grimsby) 22-20, 21-17; together. They dare not drop another set, Division 2, Lee's Tapestry and St. Simons M. Piercey and B. Langrick (Grimsby) beat M. Davies and R. Acreman (Peterborough) 21-16, 21-15. nor did they. Four sets all when B. (tie for first place and have to playoff on a FINAL-Piercey and Langrick beat Cross and Ward Casofsky beat E. J. Rumjahn. neutral table); Division 3, Homecroft. 21-16, 15-21, 21-15. J. K. Hyde, for Liverpool, and B. Women's Division, Clubmoor. Regions­ Mixed Doubles. Casofsky were the stars, the latter's form North, Nelta " A "; South, Maccabi " A " ; SEMI-FINAL-I..". Cohen (Manchester) and Mrs. Stead suggesting he is a player for the future. East, Hatton; West, Birkenhead Y.M.C.A. (Bradford) beat A. Hall and Miss Piercey (Grimsby) The donor, Mr. A. J. Wilmott, presented Juniors. 21-16, 16-21, 24-22; B. Casofsky (Manchester) and Miss Doolan (Liverpool) beat R. Reynolds and Mrs. the trophy to Mr. Jack Batty, non-playing The F. L. Forrest .cup competition, which Reynolds (Grimsby) 21-11, 21-10. captain of the Manchester team at the close is confined to the four clubs who have been FINAL--Cohen and Stead beat Casofsky and Doolan of a very good day. declared champions of their respective 17-21, 21-16, 21-12. Liverpool officials, ably led by Mr. W. regions, has yet to be played. The Readman, Youths' Singles. Stamp, can be congratulated on the arrange­ Hyde and Bartholomew cup winners are SEMI-FINAL--F. Taylor (Grimsby) beat M. Ansell ments. (Lincoln) 21-13, 22-24, 21-16; J. Green (Sheffield) Clubmoor, Harold House" A " and Clubmoor beat B. Bennett (Grimsby) 21-6, 21-13. s. W. R. women respectively. FINAL-Green beat Taylor 21-14, 21-10., 8 TABLE TENNIS. PRINTING, PUBLISHING AND WELSH WOMEN UNLUCKY TO ALLIED TRADES LOSE BY BIG MARGIN Dora Emdin strikes her best form of season Tommy Sears N S~turday, April 9, England played her ninth international match against Wales at OCardIff. Both the Cardiff Press and public had been so taken up with the visit of Queen wins Printers' Mary during the week that little or no pUblicity had been given to the match. This, undoubtedly, accounted for the small attendance, but the audience made up in enthusiasm what they lacked in numbers. Singles Title And they had Altogether this was a most enjoyable something to be match. Tribute must be paid to the Welsh w. H. S. SUCCESSES enthusiastic about! team. They were unlucky to lose at least Rarely can a two of their games. HE second year of the league's existence women's match The Chairman of the Welsh Association Twas successfully concluded on Friday, have produced such welcomed the English team in a very happy April 1, when the semi-finals and final of the fine spectacular speech, and also congratulated the Welsh men's open singles, together with the finals play. Outstanding Team of their best fight yet. A suitable reply of the ladies' singles and men's junior singles, was the brilliance by the English captain and speeches by were played off at Benn Brothers, Ltd., of Dora Emdin. the Welsh Secretary and others brought a Club Room. Both in her singles, very happy evening to a close. A good match Excellent play was appreciated by a large in which she to win, England ! crowd. T. E. Sears (W.H.S.) retained his defeated Mrs. Roy title, beating his club mate, W. J. King, in Evans and Mrs. the final by three sets to love. NINTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL Sears had earlier beaten another W.H.S. E. H. Evans, num­ MATCH. bers one and two player, W. L. Morris, in the semi-final, also of Wales, and in ENGLAND v. WALES. by three sets to love, whilst King had beaten her doubles with (Women.) R. Straney (Horace Marshall) in the other Mrs. Hutchings, At the Cardiff Y.M.C.A., Saturday, semi-final by three sets to love. Two W.H.S. she kept up a rain April 9, 1938. players contested the final of the men's of drives and junior singles, C. Rawlings beating R. Hill RESULTS (England first). by three sets to one after a lively game. refused to be E. W. Miss R. Stott v. Mrs. M. Pitcher 21-9, forced away from HE ladies' singles was won by Miss Marks the table. 21-11 ...... '" ... Mrs. L. Hutchings v. Mrs. E. H. Evans T (Virtue) from Miss Bell (Benn Brothers) 19-21, 19-21 ...... by three sets to two after a hard battle. RS. HUTCH­ Miss Dora Emdin v. Mrs. Roy Evans MINGS, who had 21-14, 21-16...... '" Miss Marks' superiority in service just turned not played recently Miss P. Hodgkinson v. Mrs. H. Day 16-21, the scales in her favour. 18-21 ...... " owing to illness, Miss Doris Emdin v. Mrs. W. Abraham started rather diffi­ 18-21, 23-21, 21-19 ...... dently' but found Miss Dora Emdin and Mrs. Hutchings v. Mrs. Roy Evans and Mrs. Day her form again in 21-23, 21-17, 23-21 ...... the doubles and Miss Dora Miss Hodgkinson and Miss Doris Emdin overwhelmed her opponent in her second v. Mrs. E. H. Evans and Miss V. Adams 18-21, 21-13, 14-21 ... match. Miss Hodgkinson contented herself Mrs. Hutchings v. Mrs. Pitcher 21-9, with defence. 21-11 ...... The league President, Mr. Gordon Robbins, Some of her returns from the edge of Miss Dora Emdin v. Mrs. E. H. Evans presented cups and prizes to the winners, 9-21, 21-13, 21-19 ...... beyond thrilled the crowd, but the Welsh Miss P. Hodgkinson v. Mrs. Roy Evans also cups and replicas to the winning teams team cannot be beaten by defence alone. 14-21, 17-21 ...... in the three men's and the won1.en's division Doris Emdin fought gamely and put in Miss Doris Emdin v. Mrs. Day 21-15, of the league. Divisions I, 2 and 3 were won 21-9 ... .. some beautiful forehand drives. Miss R. Stott v. Mrs. Ab~aha~' 21-i2: by teams from W. H. Smith & Son, Ltd., Rene Stott did very \vell in her second 21-13 A, Band C teams, respectively-a very fine international match. She won both her perfornlance. The runners up were :­ 8 4 matches and is a sound, reliable player, who Horace Marshall & Son-Division 1. uses her head and has a good match tempera­ Non-playing Captains-England, Mrs. D. L. Benn Brothers, Ltd.-Division 2. ment. Bunbury; Wales, Mr. Roy Evans. W. H. Smith & Son, Ltd.-" D" Team, Division 3. HE llford League finished a very suc­ Practise Wall Idea T cessful season with the finals of the HE women's section was won by Benn team knock-out com­ T Brothers with W. H. Smith & Son as New Practical Help for your Game ILFORD LEAGUE. petitions. The men's runners up. EEN table tennis players will be in­ cup \vas retained by The league Chairman, Mr. H. J. Bryant, K terested in a new idea invented by L. the holders, Cranbrook Castle, \vhose team of Benn Brothers, Ltd., thanked the Baron to improve their play. It is a practice include H. J. Wearing, the Civil Service President for once again attending the finals wall which can be adjusted to return the doubles champion and winner of our own and presenting the trophies. He also wel­ ball at all angles and on which defensive singles cup for the past three seasons. comed Mr. L. E. G. Abney, of Messrs. and attacking strokes can be practised with The women's cup finds a new home at the Surridge Dawson, one of the Vice-Presidents great benefit. Sunnyside Club, who also won the League of the league. Mr. Bryant mentioned that Baron himself practised on it during the championship with an unbeaten record. a number of applications from new clubs past season, and there is no doubt that his Over 300 people welcomed the Mayor had already been received for the 1938-9 strokes and footwork have considerably of llford, who presented the trophies. season, and it was hoped to extend the improved. After the presentation an exhibition was activities of the league. Liebster and Filby have said that the given by well-known players, S. W. l\iarshall, Tribute was paid to the fine work through­ speed with which the player has to move in S. Proffitt, H. J. Hales and W. Stennett. out the season of Mr. H. W. Lockyer, the order to keep the ball in play is bound to The League, though only four years old, energetic league Secretary. Mr. Gordon improve his footwork and strokes, and they has now seven divisions, including two Robbins concluded the evening's programme regard it as a great asset to any player who women's, and over 500 registered members. with a very neat speech, in which he is keen to improve, especially as anybody The League General Secretary, Mr. A. G. remarked that the extension of the league's can practise particular shots when on their Miles, has put in a deal of good work during activities next year would presumably mean own. his two years in office. that further cups would be required. TABLE TENNIS. 9 IN WALES JUST NOW LONDON C.S. CLUBS No. 3.-Engineers-in-Chief, By R. H. WELSH G.P.O.

UDGED by Civil Service standards the PLENDID form by F. Bamford (Liverpool) created a surprise when he won the Welsh Engineer-in-Chiefs is one of the younger SClosed Championship at the Drill Hall, Cardiff. Playing in the final against the veteran, Jclubs. They entered the league only in L. Samuel (Aberdare), who had been hitting very hard, Bamford showed defensive qualities the 1931-32 season. well above the average. Starting at the bottom, and being amazed Bam.ford, who is little known in South Wales, well deserved his single's trium.ph, by the hitting of one of their opponents and on this form. is definitely a cham.pion. in their first match (they were up against a fellow trying t.o regain a lost position in .J THOMAS; Ogmore (the ex-champion), combination as F. Bamford and Mrs. Roy his club's first division side), they made D defeated T. Lisle, of Birmingham, in the Evans in the final of the mixed doubles. up their minds to hit too, and set about quarter-finals, but found Bamford a little too A number of promising young players were learning by going straight back to their much for him in the semi-finals. on view in the junior championships, the clubroom and settling down to hard The final of the women's singles was easily title going to Davi. Thomas, of Ogmore, a practice. the most exciting game of the tournament. distinctly promising youngster. So successful were they that by the end of the 1932-33 season they had qualified Honours eventually fell to Mrs. H. RESIJLTS. for the Premier Division. In 1934-35 they Roy Evans (Cardiff) after a terrific Men's Singles. displaced Stationery Office as league struggle with her old rival, AIrs. E. H. F. Ba1l1-ford (l,iverpool) beat L. Samuel (Aberdare) champions, and since then they have Evans (Maesteg). ~Vith the scores one 21-17, 21-13. retained the title. set all Mrs. Roy Evans, the holder, led Wom.en's Singles. NGINEER-TN-CHIEFS will continue comfortably, but Mrs. E. H. Evans Mrs. H. Roy Evans (Cardiff) beat Mrs. E. H. Evans (Maesteg) 14-21, 21-17, 22-20. Eto provide strong opposition, however. levelled the scores at 20 all, only to be Until recently, all five of their first team beaten on the post. Men's Doubles. H. Needles and 1. Rees (Gilfach) beat D. J. Thomas wore Civil Service representative team Mrs. Roy Evans thus retained her title for and T. Thomas (Ogmore) 21-17, 21-18. badges. another season. Score-14-21, 21-17, Wom.en's Doubles. N ow Evans has been transferred to 22-20. Mrs. B. Morgan (Brynmawr) and Mrs. E. H. Evans another office, but Glover, veteran champion (Maesteg) beat Mrs. H. Roy Evans and Miss Roberts of the Service and Chairman of the club o Welsh championship would be complete (Cardiff) 21-16, 21-10. since it entered the league; Martin, joint Nwithout the name of Horace Needles Mixed Doubles. Service Men's Doubles title holder; Baker, (GiHach) appearing amongst the finalists. In 1. Rees and Miss Tovey (Gilfach) beat F. Bamford still improving; and Buckmaster, a heart­ (Liverpool) and Mrs. H. R. Evans (Cardiff) 21-23, partnership with 1. Rees (Gilfach) he won 21-18, 21-18. breaking half-volleyer, are still there, whilst the men's doubles title from D. J. and T. Worthington, pron1.oted from the second Thomas, of Ogmore. Juniors. team, makes a capable fifth. D. T. Thomas beat G. Gralton 21-15, 18-21, 21-16. Rees, together with Miss Tovey (Gilfach), Veterans. did particularly well to beat such a strong G. Lewis beat G. Wylie 21-17,21-13. CHESTER CHAMPIONSHIPS Devine Loses Record TABLE TENNIS DRAWS THE CROWDS after Five Years By G. E. PAGE PROMISING YOUTH OF CHESTER HESTER closed championships attracted NE of the main features of the great there is no doubt that the sport obtained many new fans. Cthe record number of 148 entries, and OCo-operative Exhibition staged jointly were the most successful ever. Nearly by the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society Bergmann and Vana invariably fought 200 spectators paid for admission during Limited and the Co-operative Wholesale hard and often had the crowd cheering the three evenings. The feature of the Society Limited at Mitcham Stadium, enthusiastically; the majority of gan1.es tournament was the form shown by young recently, was a sports pavilion, where famous going in Bergmann's favour. stars playing in their first competition. exponents of leading sports demonstrated Bergmann's comment at the end of the Particularly was this so in the case of their skill. The Exhibition was housed in L. Heath, fifteen years old City player, three huge canvas marquees, the sports Exhibition was, "Next year" (obviously referring to the World Championships), who, in addition to winning the junior pavilion, measuring 60 ft. by 40 ft., being singles, reached the third round of the the smallest of the three. "Vana will have to fight hard against me." Vana would make no comment League singles, beating two Chester first Maurice Tate and Andy Ducat gave and second team players on the way. entertaining talks on cricket tactics-Dan on this. He just smiled and said, " Next year I speak English good." W. Devine, another player aged 15, Maskell, coach to the All-England Club, reached the men's doubles final, partnering Wimbledon, gave hints and demonstrations There is no doubt that all three players, Miss S. Allen in the mixed. Heath was on the many aspects of lawn tennis-W. J. both by their skill and by their general beaten in the semi-final. We ~re expecting Cox, the Ryder Cup Golfer, den1.onstrated good sportsmanship, proved worthy am­ to see more of him in the future, with other the purposes of the various clubs in the bassadors of our sport and contributed "under 17" boys, E. G. Dutton, E. A. average golfer's bag; and finally, our own greatly to the success of this marvellous Patterson, W. Devine and G. Knott. stars - Vana, Bergmann and Liebster­ free show. HE major event, for the" Miln" Trophy, thrilled thousands 'with their whirlwind Twas won by W. T. Moore, who beat T. and spectacular table tennis. Potts in the final. In the semi-final Moore The sports pavilion was invariably crowded beat R. W. Allen after a brilliant display whenever table tennis was on, and a con­ STOP PRESS by both players. Pott.s beat J. Devine in servative estimate is that at least 10,000 two straight games. people saw Vana, Bergmann and Liebster As we go to press we hear that Viktor Devine thus lost his record of appearing in action. Many of these people saw first Barna won the Hungarian Singles Champion­ in every final since the start of the League class table tennis for the first time and ship and also the men's and mixed doubles. five years ago. 10 TABLE TENNIS. SURREY LEAGUE Another Title HONOURS BOARD WITH ][00 NAMES FOR SURREY COUNTY for Herga By C. G. MILTON HE Wernbley League has had another T very successfu1season. Great enthusiasm HE Surrey T.T. League has concluded Competition we beat Woolwich and South has been shown and the standard of play has T its fourth season and it gives me, as London (holders), but lost to Barking. greatly improved. Chairman, the greatest delight to review We have enjoyed the matches with Brighton League fixtures have not yet quite finished its progress. From the Croydon and Dis­ -the women lost one and drew one, but the but the Herga look almost certain of holding trict League with 25 teams in three divisions n1.en lost both. their title as league leaders. Wembley Hill it has grown to the strength of 55 clubs at the moment are runners-up and should in eleven divisions and 100 teams exactly. Harry Swetman (now getting back into finish in that position. If Wembley Hill had The byword has been good-will and the form after his accident) was the first Surrey not been given a walk-over against the successes have been due to the donkey­ n1.en's champion, and E. J. Filby has secured Herga, the L. N. E. R. n1.ight have been work of Secretary, Mr. D. Oldham, whose the honour each tin1.e since. This season level with them. ingenuity and resources seem unbounded. Eric has made himself part and parcel of Division 2. His kindliness secures perfect unanimity Surrey (his residential county) by securing Wembley Hill " A " hold a two-point lead over the five events out of six in the Tournaments joint runners-up, L. N. E. R. " A " and Institute" A." in many tangles. All three have one game to play. Wembley and Last season was inaugurated a team organised by the League. Stanley Coles Sudbury, only three points behind the leaders, have two Knock-out Competition for men (3 a side) (Croydon) won the South of England men's games to play. won by Croydon. It has been extended to and Miss H. Burton the South of England Division 3. women this year with great success, won Women's Singles, certainly wonderful achieve­ L. M. S. have a two-point lead over Salisbury, ments and honour for the Surrey League. and B. O. C. Salisbury have two games in hand and by Purley Bury, and in its second year B. O. C. one in hand. the men's event was won by Addiscombe. At our annual prize distribution ,ve shall Division 4. In addition, the closed singles competition unveil the League Honours Board upon Geeko " A," having lost only two matches, have a was won by Mrs. B. Owen (Captain of the six-point lead over Tithe Farm, who have two games in which is inscribed over 100 names of clubs hand. County team), and R. E. Moreton, also and individuals who have subscribed their Captain of the County team. We. have Division 5. merit to the glory of the League. The \\rembley Hill "B," having dropped only four been able to give men and women Premier Surrey and South of England Tournaments points, have a clear six points over St. Joseph's" A." Divisions. Keen con1.petition has resulted have created a further record by topping Division 6. and we intend to recommend 3 a side in the highest-ever entry. 678 entered for Bessborough easily win this Division having these divisions next season. dropped only two points. Park I.ane are second, six the former, and 120 for the latter, and there points behind. NTER-LEAGUE matches have not been is every sign that next year we shall reach Division 7. Imany or successful. In the Wilmott Cup the 1,000 mark. Fenton's at the moment have a two-point lead over Hall Telephones, who have a game in hand. IGHT Leagues were represented at the Women 1. Second Annual General Meeting of the Harrow Weald and Wembley Institute, level on E Stanley Coles and Joan points, head this Division, but Harrow Weald have a North East Lancashire Table Tennis Associa­ game in hand. L. N. E. R. come next four points tion at the headquarters of behind, but they have two games in hand. N.E. LANCS. the Accrington Works League, Harding L. L. Champs. Women 2. when Mr. William Chapman Northwick Park lead with Institute "A" two presided. OAN HARDING won the London League points behind and a game in hand. The Hon. General Secretary said the first women's singles, at the West Ealing Club, Women 3. Jafter a very interesting struggle against Harrow Weald have an eight-point lead over season's programme had been a great success Fenton's, who have two games in hand. from every vie"w-point. He congratulated Mrs. Brand. It was one of the best women's Burnley on winning the inter-League com­ games I have seen for a long time, although petition and the Sir Thomas Higham Cup now I think it is a mistake to take girls by a n1.argin of 2 points from Nelson. Thanks to five sets, more particularly after they for the efficient staging of championships have already played in semi-final matches. Four Titles for were extended to the Blackburn League I was glad to see Stan Coles win the and the A.ccrington Works League, and to men's singles because, after all, he has Connie Wheaton played consistently well this season with­ the officials of the constituent leagues for HE absence of the two Emdin sisters, their co-operation. out getting any outstanding success. His defence was too severe for Phillips, of the Tthey were both playing for England in The services of the Hon. General Secretary the women's international at Cardiff, had (Mr. W. A. Peters) and the Hon. Assistant Manhattan Club, and although he dropped the first set to deuce and won the match rather a disappointing effect on the finals in Secretary (Mr. A. D. Smith) were placed on both the Hertfordshire closed and the St. record by unanimous decision of the meeting. set after three deuces, I don't think the issue was ever in doubt. Albans league events at the Market Hall, Further thanks and appreciation were St. Albans. extended to the Chairn1.an, Mr. W. Chapman, OLES and Willie Hales (I almost thought In the Herts won1.en's singles Connie for his practical interest in table tennis, and Che had given up tournament play) Wheaton, another of the famous St. Albans to the Hon. Treasurer (Mr. A. E. Hamer), played wonderfully to beat Ben Marcus and internationals, had rather an easy win over who was commended for his efficiency. All Harry Rosen in the doubles. Rosen and IVIiss G. Sewell in straight sets at 10 and 13. these officials, with Mr. T. Alston, the capable Marcus hit delightfully and accurately The men's final was a much more exciting Tournament Secretary, were re-elected to for the most part, although they fell into affair, and it was not until the fifth game office for the 1938-9 season, for which plans mistakes after taking the first set, and at that G. Dunckley broke down at game were drawn up in outline. Sir Thomas one time in the second, after leading 8-4, fifteen to B. Griffiths. Higham was re-elected President. hit six successive shots off the table. It It was a good day in all for Connie HERE was a sharp discussion upon was the defensive tactics of Hales and Wheaton. (The handicaps were played on Tthe suggestion of the Accrington Works Coles that pulled them through, because the Friday previously, and she beat Dora League representatives that some system of they really defended superbly. Emdin by the odd game.) In the league handicaps should be devised. The outcome Of the men's minor singles between singles she beat Bessie Wright, and then was the proposed handicap tournament to Conn and Freedm~n, I prefer to say little partnered her in the doubles to beat Miss be played at Higham's Hall, Accrington. beyond the fact that chiselling matches such Watkins and Mrs. Goodwin. Mrs. Goodwin Having been staged at Accrington and as these should be played behind closed was unlucky because, although she also Blackburn, the North East Lancashire Open doors, and certainly not in front of a critical reached the final in the league mixed doubles Championships will next year be held at public. with H. Wheaton, she was beaten by Miss Burnley. J.W.A.C. G. Sewell and her brother, K. Sewell. TABLE TENNIS. II

captain of the team that lost, they called n'le their hoodoo. T his year I watched -Northern Flashes-.. them in the final and they were 3-1 down. A few anxious glances were passed my way, so the hoodoo quietly left the hall to the "local," and when I arrived back Manchester had won. Liverpool ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~from officials are going to strap me into a seat next time. y congratulations to IVIiss F. Goorney, S. W. RICHARDSON * * * Mof the Manchester Maccabi club, for REDDY BAMFORD, the "Wallace winning the Manchester women's league FBeery" of the Liverpool League, acted individual championships for the second II as trainer for their cup-final team and successive year. proved very good at his job. of them turned out complete in cricket But the smell of Eau-de-Cologne in their * * * pads and batting gloves as protection. She played very well throughout and dressing-room made me think I had walked beat her club-mate, Miss L. Rubens, in * * * into a ladies' boudoir, a thing I would Manchester and Liverpool now think never do. the final. Miss Rubens defended stubbornly of having one of these Dlatches, but it throughout, but the consistent and hard ** * hitting of Miss Goorney gained her the is difficult to find a pub large enough JACK BATTY presented the prizes at the verdict. to hold theDl. Aston-u-Lyne League's annual presenta­ * * * * * * tion dance, just another successful effort Also I congratulate Kendall in winning R. JACK BATTY, the Manchester promoted by the Ashton League, and that the league championship also for the second MLeague Secretary and myself recently great worker, Mr. Arthur Swindells, while successive time. Although at one time helped in the running of a darts com­ Mr. Harold Oldroyd recently presented the the title looked like going to Maccabi, petition organised by a newspaper, and was prizes at the Bury League's finals. they fell away towards the finish. it tough? Players in the finals played on a platform, and some of them were attired * * * in caps and mufflers, wearing no collars * * * ISS PHYLLIS ANDERTON, Hon. Sec­ HEAR some grand reports of a recent or ties. I match between the St. Helens and Liver­ * * * Mretary of the Manchester Women's pool leagues officials, quite an innovation. One man insisted in playing in his over­ League, presented the" Sydney W. Richard­ The Liverpool officials were met on the coat and bowler hat, while another could son" trophy to the winner. St. Helens town boundry and escorted in not throw unless he had a pint of beer in * * * state by the village band to the den where his other hand to balance him. Give me Freddy Cromwell, in captaining the the match was played, and I hear Liverpool my table tennis any time. Grove House team to the championship won by so many p(o)ints to so many. * * * of the Manchester League, added to his * * * Manchester won the Wilmott cup in fine record of being a playing member and Billy Stamps forehand smashes so com­ grand style, but I think they ought to also captain for nearly the whole of the past pletely paralyzed the opposition that one thank me. Last year I was non-playing ten years of his team's successful run. I-IAPPY EVENTS!! FOR RAPIDITY WO famous London players will be T married in the close season. They are Bill Stennett, Civil Service and noted NEXT of ACTION, exhibition star, and Alec Brook, the inter­ national. ISSUE Both have been familiar figures at tourna­ SUPPLENESS of ments throughout the country for several years, and played together in the same The next issue LIM B, and Stamina exhibition teams. of " Table Tennis" Singularly enough both will be married at Whitsun. We wish them every future will be October 1, WONDERFUL TESTIMONY happiness. 1938. Why not be­ Rapidity of action and suppleness come a regular STANLEY of lirrlbs, as well as stamina, are tt CLOSED" RESULTS PROFFITT of the utmost importance to me. ChiesDlans' Tournament. subscriber? Your International and For these I have found ELLIMAN Men's Singles-R. E. Moreton (Croydon) newsagent can Swaythling Cup Athletic RUB of the greatest aid. beat H. Jones 3-0. Player, Women's Singles-Miss C. B. Lancaster supply you VtTith Table Tennis Coach How great you can judge when I and Essex County beat IVIiss W. Mortelman 2-1. the magazine and Cricketer tell you that although according Juveniles-Master K. Sheppard beat to age (26) I should be past Master D. Wallis 2-0. we can supply you ADDS HIS Rochester League. with the latest TESTIMONY WITH my prime at Table Tennis, I am still playing in International Men's Singles-G. Thornton beat H. GREAT PLEASURE Cartwright 3-1. reports and "in­ to matches, and what is more I am Men's Doubles-G. Jones and K. George side" stories of your THE WORLD'S playing better than I ever played beat G. Thornton and W. Wardle 3-1. WONDER favourite sport. MUSCLE TONIC before. STANLEY PROFFITT EXDlouth League. Men's Singles-L. Holman beat W. Trim " Table Tennis" 3-1. Men's Doubles-W. Baker and S. New­ is the only official combe beat L. Holman and H'. Davis 3-1. magazine of the Mixed Doubles-\V. Baker and Mrs. Thomas beat W. Penwarden and Miss E.T.T.A. 1/. and 2/6 (Club size) of all High Class Chemists Johnson 3-1. Junior Singles-H. Smith beat J. Snell 2-0. 12 TABLE TENNIS. ALL PROVINCIAL NEWS ROVE House have once again won Details :­ Encouraged by their own advance and G the League Championship at the expense 1st Division Winners-Bournemouth N.A.~.G.O.; the progress of the game in the county, of their old rivals, Man­ Runners-up, North Bournemouth "A." 2nd Division the Skegness League, the week previously, MANCHESTER. chester Y.M.C.A. Actu­ Winners-~ongfleet St. Mary's; Runners-up, Winton staged the first Skegness Open Champion­ Y.M.C.A. "A." 3rd Division Winners--Bournemouth ally there is little to Electric; Runners-up Bournemouth N.A.~.G.O. ~adies' ships, open to members of the Lincolnshire choose between the teanls, Cromwell and Section Winners-Corinthians "A"; Runners-up, Association, and in view of the undoubted Casofsky being the mainstay of Grove Ace of Clubs "A." success will have no hesitation in repeating Individual Winners :-Heynen Cup, 1st Division­ House, whilst Y.M.C.A. have relied on G. Platt. Heynen Shield, 2nd Division-F. Munday. the effort next season. L. Skinns (Lincoln) C. W. Davies, A. Waite and K. Stanley. Heynen Shield, 3rd Division---S. Wheeler. Pemberton took the men's singles, and with F. Smith Millar, through illness, has not played so Cup, ~adies' Section-Miss G. Sims. (Lincoln) the men's doubles, by reason Hockey Cup (Mixed Doubles)-E. Dunckley and frequently. J\liss E. Davis. of some fine play. Waterpark regained 1st Division status, Inter-Town Matehes-Bournemouth 12, Portsmouth Miss Eileen Ward (Grimsby) \von the winning the 2nd Division title by a comfort­ 13; Bournemouth ~adies 15, Portsmouth I..adies, 10; women's singles and H. Bennett and Mrs. Salisbury ~adies 6, Bournemouth ~adies 6; Bourne­ able margin. They are accompanied by mouth I,adies 8, Salisbury ~adies 4. B. Langrick (Grimsby) the mixed doubles. Maccabean, who have also won promotion, The youths' singles, dominated by local their places being taken by Kendall and C. H. CASHELL. lads, reached a high standard and was Birchfield, relegated. taken by W. D'Arcy (Skegness). Manchester Maccabi Cr A," Turnbull" A," IBBLESDALE has almost concluded I t is to be hoped that other towns will and Greengate "A," head their respective Rits 1938 programme, but not before a follow suit next season in so capably sections of the 3rd Division to win pro­ four-hour session, Eighth running first tournaments. motion to the 2nd Division. Teams relegated RIBBLESDALE. Annual General Meeting, LESLIE BENNETT. are Monton, Walkden "A," and Adelphi had planned the pro­ "A." gramme for the next season. All teams ATURDAY, April 9, saw the concluding Manchester can look back with satis­ will start from seratch in league matches in Sstages of the Wilmott Cup, when the faction on another successful season. They 1938-9, and the Swaythling Cup system of semi-finals and final were played at Em­ have regained the Wilmott Cup and the play is being adopted. manuel Hall, Liverpool. The title of champion league in the country, In the Sir William Brass Cup final, Ribbles­ LIVERPOOL. Liverpool v. London match and they have played 16 inter-league dale Old Boys beat Whalley Conservatives commenced at 2.30 p.m., matche~ without defeat. by 6 sets to 3, and a week later the former with J. K. Hyde and H. Rosen in opposition, For individual mention, H. Lurie (Sway­ two young stars of the future carried off which Hyde \von in the third game. M. Bergl thling Cup), B. Casofsky (International), the Carey Lord Cup by defeating the pairs then levelled matters by defeating F. Bamford L. Cohen (International), and K. Stanley from Whalley Conservatives, Clitheroe after losing the first game to 18. P. U. (English Junior Champion) deserve praise Catholics and Whalley 1Vlethodists in the Rumjahn and K. Hyde took the next two for bringing honours to the League. A. semi-finals and finals. Though generously sets, to make it 3-1 for Liverpool. Cohen (Manchester Jewish) was successful handicapped, J. Wilson and T. Hincks are A feature of Rumjahn's match against in winning the Manchester Evening Chronicle stars of the future and at the age of fourteen Coles was the superb defence of the London tourney from over 1,000 entries, whilst can give well-known Inter-League players player. Rosen and Coles then made it all the leading players have won open a good run. Where is the coaching system three all. Rumjahn then took the lead for titles in Lancashire, Yorkshire and North to bring these lads to the top rank ? Liverpool by defeating Bergl in the third Wales tournaments. Ribblesdale's junior championships in game, and it was left to Hyde to put Liverpool the last three veal'S have revealed that in the final for the second year in succession WINDON, champions of the Western youngsters can be discovered and that they by beating S. Coles 21-14, 21-17. are worthy of places in important matches. SCounties, maintained their unbeaten GAINST Manchester K. Hyde again record by defeating a strong Cardiff side Officials of the Ribblesdale Association for 1938-9 will be-President, Sir Wm. A put Liverpool one up by beating B. by nine events to three Casofsky in the third game. H. Lurie made SWINDON. in their final match. Brass; President-Elect, Geoffrey C. Taylor, Esq.; Chairman, W. A. Peters; Hon. it one all when he defeated E. Rumjahn, A large crowd saw the who had been brought into the team in finals of the Swindon and District Champion­ General Secretary, A. D. Smith; Hon. Treasurer, E. Brooks; Competition Sec­ place of Bamford. P. U. Rumjahn and ships at the Baths Hall. The Mayor and Hyde, by defeating I{, Stanley and H. Mayoress (Major H. E. N. Niblett and retaries, E. ·V. Bush and W. H. Baskerville; Result Secretaries, W. C. Chatburn and Lurie respectively, made it 3-1 for Liverpool, Mrs. Niblett) were interested spectators but CasofskYJ Stanley and Lurie won three and the Mayoress presented the trophies. H. A. Whiteside. Upon these the organisa­ tion and work devolve. Having experience in a row to enahIe Manchester to take the R. Webb, a brilliant all-rounder, won lead, and after Hyde had beaten Stanley the Men's Singles by beating A. Potter and youth combined in each official, success is assured. to make it four all, it was left to Casofsky 3-0 (semi-final) and F. Beazley 3-1. Webb and E. J. Rum.jahn to decide the destination was runner-up last season. of the cup. Casofsky was on the top of Mrs. N. Ridge, the holder, retained the CUNTHORPE has won the Subsidiary of his form and won 21-13, 21-14, and Women's Singles after meeting Miss G. SCompetition in fine style and the final Manchester once again became the holders Beazley in the final. chart reads- of the Wilmott Cup. The Junior Singles champion is E. Snook, P. W. D. ~. F. A. P. Scunthorpe 12 11 0 1 164 28 22 SCORES. 'who defeated D. Godsell. J. Silto and C. Louth 12 10 0 2 147 45 20 Semi-Finals-Liverpool 5, London 3.-J. K. Workman, E. Stillman and Miss C. Jones, Skegness ... 12 8 0 4 101 75 16 Hyde beat H. Rosen 19-21, 21-13, 21-11; M. Bergl were winners of the Men's and J\1ixed Doubles Woodhall Spa... 12 5 1 6 90 86 11 21-13, 21-11 and S. Coles 1-14, 21-17. F. Bamford Horncastle 12 5 0 7 69 123 10 lost to Bergl 21-18, 18-21, 15-21; lost to Coles respectively. Mablethorpe 12 2 0 10 46 146 4 19-21, 17-21. P. U. Rumjahn beat Coles 21-19, " D. A. K." Alford 12 0 1 11 39 153 1 15-21, 21-18; beat Bergl 21-13, 14-21, 21-18 and lost to Rosen 22-20, 8-21, 21-23. The first three will prob- Manchester 5, Barking O.-H. Lurie beat S. MOST successful Bournemouth season LINCOLNSHIRE. ably graduate to the Proffitt 21-16, 21-15 and D. Chapman 21-17, 21-14. B. Casofsky beat J. King 21-11, 21-13 and S. A concluded with the League Tourna­ Haigh Cup Competition Proffitt 21-18, 21-16. K. Stanley beat D. Chapman ment and presentation of trophies by next season. 21-13, 21-12. Councillor A.C. Meader Once again the Grimsby Association Final-Manchester 5, Liverpool 4.-Casofsky beat P. Rumjahn 21-12, 21-23, 21-7; E. Rumjahn BOURNEMOUTH. at the North Bourne­ held a very successful open tournament in 21-13, 21-14 and lost to K. Hyde 21-17, 17-21, 18-21. mouth Club. Bourne­ aid of the local hospital, and with over 320 H. Lurie beat E. Rumjahn 21-14, 21-12; beat mouth N.A.L.G.O., by twice defeating the entries played off in one day on nine tables, P. Rumjahn 21-18, 21-19 and lost to K. Hyde 14-21, 18-21. K. Stanley beat E. J. Rumjahn 18-21, 21-10, holders, North Bournemouth, won the it must be the largest open outside of major 21-14 and lost to P. U. Rumjahn 15-21, 18-21, lost First Division Championship. events. Conditions were first-class. to K. Hyde 13-21, 11-21. TABLE TENNIS.

HIS League has enjoyed a very suc­ the odd point in nine at Oldfield Park. NCE again Bolton Y.lVLC.A. was packed Tcessful season. The newly formed Willes­ J. Butcher, F. Derrick and Peter Kingston, Oto the doors for the visit of G. Barna, den Club have gained the who are the usual Oldfield team, are the B. Vana, R. Bergmann and A. Liebster, WILLESDEN. majority of the honours. runners-up. and the crowd were treated to Their "A" team won the Second Division has been won by St. BOLTON. their usual excellent and thrilling First Division Championship, suffering only Saviours, who will, next season, in con­ exhibition. one defeat. Cricklewood, with two defeats, sequence be promoted to division one. I took along a friend who had never seen are second, with Kemps, Elmwood and The runners-up have yet to be decided, as the game played before, and another enthusiast Almora close behind. A team usually Y.M. Junior "A JJ and Oldfield Baptist was added to our ranks. When she saw the concerned in championship honours, Willes­ " B " are both going hard after the honour. play she gasped, rubbed her eyes in wonder­ den Council Staff, has dropped to seventh The "Singles Handicap" title has gone ment, blinked again, and settled down to position, although one of their team, Haisell, to E. Bethell (Common Room Club). In watch with awe-struck amazemE"nt. heads the League individual records, having the semi-final he should have met R. Watts H. Lurie and Ken Stanley met the Austrians, lost only three games through the season. (Y.M. Senior), who failed to appear. Bergmann and Liebster, in an exhibition Willesden "B" and Lightalloys have to C. Bristow (Y.M. Senior "A "), finalist, match, singles and doubles. The Austrians playoff to decide the Second Division got through against G. Harper (Bathwick), won as us-ual. The rest of the play was Championship, each side having gained whom he had to give three start in twenty­ given over to exhibition matches between 32 points. four up. This match was well fought, the foreign tourists, and some real spectacular In the Challenge Cup, \Villesden "A" Bristow winning, 15-24, 24-20, 24-22. play Vias witnessed. and Cricklewood (holders) fought out a Bristow played well in the final, but Bethell keen final, having beaten Kemps and Hendon managed to get his flick working and won Congratulations are due again for the Municipal Officers respectively in the semi­ by 25-27, 27-22, 27-25. excellent staging of the matches by the finals. Willesden "A" completed the double Bolton Y.M.C.A. officials, notably Mr. A. by winning 15-10. N a junior inter-city match between Roylance, J.P., Chairman of the Bolton The holders of the Closed Championship IBath and West Wilts at the Talbot Hotel, League. titles were also eclipsed, Spurgeon (Almora) Bath, the home team secured a victory " S.W.R." suffering defeat in the quarter-finals of the of nineteen points to six. singles, while in the doubles semi-finals This match was between teams of 19 years ATURDAY, March 19, was another" red Minting and Taylor (Almora) lost to the and under. L. Palmer went through the Sletter day" for Sheffield. We managed Willesden pair, Evans and Frischer, who match unbeaten (the most that opponents to beat Birmingham for the first time by went on to win the final against Barlett could get against hinl was 17). K. Milson 6 matches to 4, before 400 and Ragan (Cricklewood). The singles title (W. Wilts) won four of the visitors' points. SHEFFIELD. people. The star of the match was won by Rogers, the Elmwood player J. Harrup and E. Bethell secured four each was J. rowell, the young beating Frischer in the semi-finetl and for Bath, both losing to Milsom. Bath's Atlas and Norfolk player, who defeated both Evans in the final. Rogers's best perform­ points were won by L. Palmer, five; J. Lisle and Sadler, the two Welsh internationals. ance was to vanquish the fancied King Harrup, four; E. Bethell, four; G. Webley, His match with Lisle was a (Willesden) in the quarter finals. three; and D. Barrow, three. West Wilts­ thrilling affair, and both players Several new clubs have already made K. Milsom, four; D. Wheeler, one; and were recalled to receive the enthusi­ application for membership, and there P. Roberts, one. astic appreciation of the spectators. is every possibility of a Ladies' Section Bristol soundly trounced the Bath team J. K. Young, another seventeen years being formed next season. in a Western Counties League match by old player, also did well to win both his matches, D. GEO. RUTHERFORD. nine points to three, C. Bristow, H. Buse and and showed real fighting spirit in the final J. Butcher being responsible for the home and deciding match. points. G. Ford, D. Shipton and A. Simons Eric Hardman, the Sheffield international, HE chief feature of the Individual each got both their points for Bristol, while beat Sadler, but was hopelessly at sea against Championships, details given below, was T L. Mitchell, W. Coombe and F. Hipkins got Tommy Lisle. This season Hardman has the victory of 18-year-old Len Roper one each. played his best games away fronl Sheffield. (Y. M. C. A.). " G. T. E." A crowd of over 200 watched Hardman win SALISBURY LEAGUE. Junior Champion the Sheffield Telegraph Cup. in his first season In the quarter finals, he defeated a former two years ago, he has made steady progress, holder, H. D. Shivers, and then proceeded to as shown by his clean-cut victories over UNLUCKY DAY beat Powell in the semi-final without being such proved players as Bryant and Gould extended in either match. on finals night. His game is based on an almost uncanny FOR SILTO IS opponent in the final was K. Young, defence, with well varied and disguised The finals of the Western Counties League J. who had defeated two former holders, chop, and he has a deadly kill for a weak were played at Bristol. During the afternoon H shot. His only weakness is inability to session Mr. Ralph, on behalf of Sir Montague E. \Villis and J. C. Kramer, in the quarter finals and semi-finals respectively. keep up an attack as steady as his defence, Burton, presented the Burton Challenge Cup Both Hardman and Young were playing at and trying to produce the winner too early. to the League. Results were as follows :­ The League produced excellent struggles the top of their form and a good final resulted MEN'S SINGLES, SEMI-FINALS.-F. W. in a victory for Hardman by 2 games to 1. -only St. Martin's" B" were unbeaten and Hipkins (Bristol) beat A. W. C. Simons (Bristol) no side was pointless. 21-20, 19-21, 19-21, 21-11, 21-16; J. Silto (Swindon) On Saturday, April 9, the Sheffield and beat F. Beazley (Swindon) 21-16, 21-16, 21-16. District League held their annual finals SENIOR SINGLES-L. C. Roper (Y.M.C.A.). FINAL-Hipkins beat Silto 13-21, 21-19, 21-14, night and prize distribution, and another JUNIOR SINGLES-W. R. Tilley (St. Paul's). 21-14. Doubles (Men)-E. S. Milton and W. J. Gulliver audience of over 200 again saw Hardman (Y.M.C.A.). MEN'S DOUBLES, SEMI-FINALS.-J. Silto at his best in winning the League singles (Mixed)-F. Gould (Y.M.C.A.) and Miss Q. and C. Workman (Swindon) beat H. T. F. Buse Conduit (Marks & Spencer). and J. Offer (Bath) 21-18, 16-21, 18-21, 21-15, 21-10, title. THE LEAGUE, Division l-Y.M.C.A. "A."; T. Smith and F. Smith (Cardiff) beat F. W. Hipkins He defeated J. Powell, two straight, in Division 2-St. Martin's "B"; Division 3-St. and W. M.Coombe (Bristol) 21.-19,21-17,19-21,21-18. FINAL.-T. Smith and F. Smith beat Silto and the semi-final, and R. Harper, bythree straight, Paul's "C." in the final. " G. A. 0." Workman 21-18, 21-18, 21-12. League Results. Other title matches resulted as follows :­ Ilfracombe 3 Cardiff 6 Women's Singles-Miss C. Jackman T last the honours have come to rest. Bath 3 Bristol 9 (Brown Bayleys) beat Miss A. Kay (Edgar Bath 5 Ilfracombe 6 AlIens) two straight. Youths'Singles (under AY.M.C.A. Senior "A" team have re­ Swindon ... 9 Cardiff 3 17)-J. Powell beat J. White (Brown Bayleys) tained the 1st Division shield, for whom two straight. Veterans' Singles-A. Cowen League Table. (Edgar AlIens) beat W. Hinchcliffe (Edgar C. Bristow, C. England and J. PlaYed Won Lost Pts. AlIens) two games to one. BATH. Offer have played well through Swindon 8 8 0 16 the season without losing a match. Bristol . 8 5 3 10 IVlajor John Wortley, president of the The closest game they had was against the Cardiff . 743 8 League, presented the pnzes. Ilfracombe 7 2 5 4 Oldfield Baptist, whom they defeated by Bath 8 0 8 0 W. HINCHCLIFFE. TABLE TENNIS.

Woman Correspondent says: TAP DANCING SHOULD HELP YOUR GAME IN SUMMER Oet yourself thoroughly fit this SU111U1er and your enthu.siasm next season will be well rewarded By "PINKIE" BARNES LL you players who feel dissatisfied with yourselves, who have started each A season so enthusiastically only to find the same old things happening over again, the same people beating them, would do well to heed these few \vords. Your stroke production is good, you follow meticulously the advice of well­ known exponents of the gaIne, and yet you still get nowhere. Why is this? rfhe answer, in nine cases out of ten, lies in your health. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak ... Get yourselves absolutely lit this summer and your enthusiasm next season will be well rewarded. ABLE TENNIS is in itself a fit­ If you possess a gramophone or radio Miss Barnes taken with Bellah and Barna, T making game, but you must start fit put on SOlne dance nlusic, not too fast, Bert Bridge on right and Eric Filby extreme left. if you want to achieve anything. Those stand sideways to the back of the chair extra pounds of flesh which disappear and hold on to it with your right hand. kick with the right and the same with during the winter and mysteriously Then, in time to tbe music, kick the left. appear during the summer should not be as high as you can four times with For the circular kick your leg should there at all, and need not be there. the left leg. You can vary this with still be very taut and you should perform three kicks and a "knees bend" a circle in the air with your toe. Many people feel that lawn tennis is position in place of the fourth kick, Remember that all the time you are sufficient exercise, but not all table tennis but always remember that there must kicking, your body and limbs must be players are lawn tennis enthusiasts, and be no sagging of either knee when absolutely straight, otherwise you are there are many factors to contend with kicking not getting enough value from the which, when taking one game in con­ The leg bearing your weight and the exercise. j unction with the other, are not too one pointing skywards (I hope) should By the time the tune has finished, if favourable. both be as taut as wire, and it's then you have faithfully followed directions, One of the best ways you can get you begin to feel your muscles pulling. there will be a dull ache up the back thoroughly healthy is by learning to tap T1-IEN do four kicks to the back with of both legs and you will feel thoroughly dance. It isnJt nearly as hard as people the same leg. It will be found much tired. Of course, lin1bering covers many i11'tagine) and even if you are not actually harder to kick back than forward, but other branches, but that gives you a successful in learning) the muscles used persevere. Then turn round, hold on to rough idea. in trying and the general curriculum the chair with the left hand and do s regards the tap itself, it is a sure will tone your body up wonderfully. four kicks (or three and knees bend) A way of keeping your weight down, , myself, applied to a local dancing forward and four back with the right that is if you dance regularly for a set I school when I hit on this bright idea leg. time each day. Besides bracing your for summer training, and was very lucky After this, turn facing the chair and whole system it makes for lightness of in finding that they held a tap class for hold on to the back with both hands, foot, and nobody will deny how essen­ business girls, one evening for beginners doing four back kicks with the left leg tial lightness and quickness of foot is and one for advanced, each week. and four with the right. known to be for table tennis. The charge was quite moderate, and Finally, turn again, with your back to It is sOlnewhat difficult to learn to tap for the instruction we all got well worth the chair, hold on with both hands and dance without an actual exponent to it. JVIy first attempt there was not very do three forward kicks and one circular show you how the feet and body should successful, as we started with "limber­ be placed, &c., though I have known it ing," and being new to this, by the time to be taught by written instruction. ,ve reached the actual tap I was too However, if I have created the urge tired to move my legs. in anyone to follow in my steps, ren1en1­ This limbering they teach you in the ber to be very patient with yourself (and curriculum is splendid for toning up the your instructor) and above all get vvell muscles and one of the best ways I know limbered up before attempting any steps. of giving you that extra speed for reach­ ing beastly little drop shots. ERRATA FOR those who would like to try it I In the April issue of " Table Tennis" we will iust run over the essentials of stated that Peter McGhee (Merton) beat limbering, and please note that this need Brian Cook (holder), of Wallington, in the not only apply to the fair sex. It is best Surrey junior titles. This was not correct. to hold on to something, such as the back Brian once again retained his title which he won last year. In the girls' event Joyce of a chair, otherwise you'll find yourself Croft (Concord), the holder, beat Rosemary toppling over. Cook (Wallington). Although Rosemary was At the schools they have bars all round beaten she put up a good show, since she is the walls, but a chair will do just as well. Miss Barnes. only 91 years of age. TABLE TENNIS.

players, in the Western Counties singles, and ~ revealed hin1self a fine stroke player of West fJonntry Gossip­ high promise. With the aid *of Hipkins* * and Hutchings, W. D. and H. O. Wills won the Belsten Cup-team knock-out championship-for the sixth year in succession, defeating St. L.:;;;;;;;;;;;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;;;;;;;;;;;;'by Paul's, Bedminster, in the final. The same pair helped Bristol North regain the R. W. EASON Division 1 team championship, their fourth win in six years. Totterdown Y.M.C.A. were runners-up. Downend won the I Division 2 title, Telephone Engineers Division 3, East St. Baptist Division 4, OR Bristol it has been a memorable season. More events have been crammed into Kingswood Y.M.C.A. Division 5, St. F the closing months than ever before. Seldom have titles heen harder to win. Interest Andrew's, Avonmouth, Division 6, G.W.R. has never been keener, except for inter-town games, where attendances have been the doubles, and Fry's Ladies, the women's disappointing. And the standard of play has, without question, improved enormously. section. * * * * * * Five players and two tealllS stand out in a survey of the season in retrospect. Honours N inter-town matches Exeter, in the go to Charlie Dawes for regaining the Division 1 singles title-his fourth success in I Wilmott Cup, and Cardiff in the Western seven years-for retaining his "Evening World" singles title, and for taking Vana to Counties League, were both beaten for the " deuce" at Exeter in the West of England Open. first time for ten years or more, and the ES'f performance of Fred Hipkins, of England Junior title at Exeter­ return Swindon match \vas lost only by the SBristol's Wilmott Cup captain, was to without loss of a set-the "Evening odd game. win the Western Counties singles title from Post" singles, the League doubles, Women's table tennis has made big a field of internationals, defeating in turn and reaching the semi-final of the strides in Bristol and next season is Hutchings, Shipton, Simons and J. Silto, lVestern Counties singles. expected to see a considerable exten­ the Swindon star. sion of this section. Sixteen-years-old * * * Mary Scott, most promising of the * * * TAR of Bristol's Wilmott Cup matches At Exeter he reached the last eight younger players, won the Association Sand most spectacular player of the singles title, Miss Linley the " Evening before falling to Bellak. His record in season was H. S. D. Hutchings, who also inter-town gan1es was impressive, including World" title, Miss Gummer the defeated Bergl, and took games off Filby " Evening Post" title. a defeat of Maurice Bergl in the Wilmott and Rosen. After defeating Hipkins, the Cup match with London. holder, in the Division 1 semi-final, he was PPLICATIONS from new clubs for * * * beaten by Dawes. A next season have already been received Aubrey Simons, 17-year-old Gram­ D. B. Shipton reached the "Evening and it is clear that Bristol's Association's mar School star, finished the season World" and Division 1 semi-finals, beat registered Inembership will soon be in a blaze of glory, winning the West Dawes, one of Bristol's four "seed,ed" approaching four figures.

TEDDY EDWARDS, Managing Director of Campers Ltd., wishes to announce that, by special arrangement with the English Table Tennis Association, he has arranged for Mr. ALFRED LIEBSTER, Captain of the Austrian Swaythling Cup team and winner of World and National Titles to be in residence at THE BRIGHSTONE HOLIDAY CAMP, BRIGHSTONE, ISLE OF WIGHT, from MAY 21st until JULY 2nd, 1938, and at THE MUNDESLEY HOLIDAY CAMP, MUNDESLEY-ON-SEA, NORFOLK, from JULY 2nd until SEPTEMBER 17th, 1938. Mr. LIEBSTER will give Exhibitions, Demonstrations and Talks on Table Tennis during the Summer, and his services will be placed at the disposal of visitors who are on holiday at the Camp, free of charge. Here is a golden opportunity for those who take the game seriously to speed up and improve their game. These Holiday Camps are set in beautiful natural surroundings, right on the sea, and have all the comforts which first-class organisation can provide. Table Tennis players especially catered for. Write for illustrated Brochure and full particulars to : CAMPERS LTD., 101, HATTON GARDEN, LONDON, E.C. I. (Telephone: HOLborn 6037.) 16 TABLE TENNIS.

FROM SCOTLAND N the first match of the \7Vilmott Cup final Irounds Liverpool beat London five sets to three. H. Rosen started well for London by taking the first game LONDON and from Ken Hyde, but Hyde Keen Rivalry for West BARKING. rallied and easily took the next two games for the set. M. Bergl made the score one set all by of Scotland Honours beating F. Bamford. P. Rumjahn gave the lead to Liverpool by a victory over S. Coles MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASON ON RECORD after a very hard fight. Hyde put Liverpool further ahead by easily beating Bergl. Rosen then raised the hopes of the London By A. C. DUNCAN side by beating Rumjahn after being] 7-13 NOTHER highly successful Scottish table. tennis season has drawn to a close, down in the third game. and it is a season on which Western )(.l\1.C.A. can look back on with a Coles did not find Bamford very difficult A and nzade the score three sets all. Rumiahn considerable amount of satisfaction and pride. and I-fyde, however~ proved too good for Bergl Both individually and in team work they have been a brilliant lot. They and Coles, and Liverpool were through to the started annexing the honours when Alex Barclay, their number one player, won the final. Lanarkshire Open Singles charnpionship, and follovved this up when the saIne player ARKING (Proffitt, Chapman, King) captured the Ayrshire Open Singles championship. Bopposed Manchester (Lurie, Casofsky, Stanley) in the other semi-final. l\'1anchester Incidentally this Ayrshire championship was initiated this season and proved took the first five sets without reply and a big success in every way. So much for individual work-their team captured the qualified to n1eet Liverpool in the final. Maxwell Wilson Trophy, then won the West of Scotland Table 'Tennis League and Stanley Proffitt did not play well, which followed this up by winning the Scottish Cup. Truly a great season among the seemed to sap the confidence of his team honours. mates. The final provided the spectators with HEIR greatest rivals, the Jewish Scotland is in a particularlJ' healthy thrilling table tennis. Hyde continued to TInstitute, started the season well, and state. There are plenty of young sho\y that he was in tip-top form by beating seemed all set for the league champion­ players in the game, and one who Casofsky in the first game. Manchester ship. Equal in pointage the champion­ should reached championship status 'were worthy \vjnners of the cup, although I in the near future is J ackies Hillan, feel that the result would have been different ship had to be decided by an aggregate of Western Y.M.C.A. if Liverpool had played the same side which of the games won and lost, and here it defeated London. was that Western Y.M.C.A. showed an Other London league results are :-Men's advantage. Slight though it was it was IS five-set Team Championship, Kingsway. Women's sufficient to give them the championship. H struggle with Team Championship, Whitefields. Men's However, they came into their own Ellis Mark, in the Knock-out Team Championship, Kingsway. individually at the end of the season, final of the West The following clubs have secured pro­ of Scotland Open motion to the first divisions :-Finchley, when their number one man, Ellis Mark, Bethnal Green, Wimbledon Y.M., and scored a notable and brilliant victory in championship, was a classic, yet Ealing Common. Avenue, West Acton, the final of the West of Scotland Open Little Ealing, Memorial, Harmony, Willesden, Singles Championship. it was Mark who Beverley, Polytechnic, St. Mary's" A" are stole the thunder promoted to the second divisions. In inter-county and inter-city matches, that evening. Glasgow did extremely well and only suffered defeat once, that being on the Hillan won the occasion of the Birmingham team's visit first two sets and to Glasgow. This match was the most seemed to have As supplied to Marcel spectacular which has been seen in the victory assured. Corbillon Team He was a great success But we reckoned city since the inception of table tennis. in Scotland. DIVIDED SHORTS beau­ \vithout the fight­ tifully cut in grey flannel RT'HLTR HAYDON gave an impres­ ing-back qualities of Ellis-who came 12/6 pair A sive display that evening and thrilled back in brilliant style to win the remain­ (See pidure of Mrs. Booker, the ing three sets. famous International) the spectators with his play. The final SHIRTS or BLOUSES in score was--Birn1ingham, 8 games, 17 1t 7uas Mark)s stolid fighting qualities any colour from • 3/6 sets; Glasgow, 2 games,S sets. 'luhich enabled hin~ to o'vercome this GREY SHOES with Zipp fastener, neat appearance Over 400 spectators saw Ellis Mark slnashing H illan~ 'lvhose impet'llosity 6/11 pair and Oscar Black register the second proved h1~S undoing. city's only successes. GREY ANKLE SOCKS Another young fellow who knows all 1/6 pair Against Stirlingshire, at Camelon, the tricks is Oscar Black, of the Jewish J. ROSE 81. SON, Glasgow had little difficulty in account­ Institute, who is to West of Scotland 39, LONDON ROAD, S.E. I ing for the Stirling boys, the score table tennis \~lhat "Wally" Hal11mond being-Glasgow, 7 games, 21 sets; Stir­ is to English county cricket. He repre­ lingshire, 0 games, 3 sets; while against sents the poetry of table tennis, with his G. W. DECKER & SONS, Edinburgh, at Edinburgh, the Western deliciously curving drives and beautiful 9, BALDWIN CRESCENT, S.E.5. side again were the victors, the score ( Phone: BRIXTON 1150) spinners. 1"'here are about a dozen Specialists in this time being-Glasgow, 6 games, 19 others all fighting for top place in the sets; Edinburgh, 1 game, 7 sets. West of Scotland table tennis sun, so TABLE TENNIS LIGHTING From the above it will be gathered next season should provide us with for E.T.T.A. events during the last that table tennis in the West of plenty of fireworks. ten years.

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