TABLE TENNIS NEWS Published each month, October to May in­ clusive. Postal subscriptions £2.75 for eight issues. Overseas airmail £4.50. ON THE Advertisements: Mrs. Christine Wilkes, English Table Tennis Association, 21 Claremont, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 IRA, 'Phone: Hastings (0424) 433121. Subscriptions: Mrs. Bessie Clark, Eng~ish Table INTERNATIONAl Tennis Association, 21 Claremont, HastIngs, East Sussex, TN34 IHA. 'Phone: Hastings (0424) 433121. Distribution: Mrs. E. Doreen Yates, 43 Knowsley Road, Smithills, Bolton, Lanes. BL1 6JH. 'Phone: Bolton 42223. fRONT Editorial: George R. Yates, 43 Knowsley Road, Smithills, Bolton, Lanes. BL1 6JH. 'Phone: Bolton 42223 (h); 061-228 2141, Ext. 2698 (b). by THE EDITOR ENGLAND TRIUMPH IN CROIX C. Bergeret lost to J. Hammersley -16, -19; After the disappointment of losing 2-5 away to Birocheau/Secretin bt Douglas/Jarvis 19, 10; Yugoslavia in Novi Sad on Sept. 9th, England C. Martin/B. Thiriet lost to Douglas/L. Howard LAST 'N, F'RST OUT picked themselves up to the extent of beating the -18 -18" Secretin Jarvis 16, 9; From all over the country reports are reigning champions France 4-3 in Croix on Oct. bi 12th - a repeat of their feat last season in obtain­ Birocheau lost to Douglas 16, -11, -15.., to hand of open tournaments, both senior ing the same result in Millom. The current table toppers are Hungary who, in and junior alike, being over entered and Up against a fearsome Yugoslav trio comprising Budapest on Sept. 28th, beat promotees Federal that, on the basis of last in first out, many Dragutin Surbek, Anton Stipancic and Erzebet Germany 5-2, and away to Yugoslavia in Tuzla on entries have had to be rejected. Palatinus only Desmond Douglas, against Oct. 12th, obtained the same result. A feature of Stipancic, and Jill Hammersley against Miss the match in Budapest was the double defeat of Such action has evoked wrath 'from Palatinus, succeeded with Paul Day starting out Hungary's reigning European champion Gabor established players whose entries had brightly in both his sets but fading alarmingly. Gergely by Jochen Leiss and Wilfried Lieck. But the champ came good against Yugoslavia when he been submitted prior to the closing date Individual scores:­ beat both Zoran Kosanovic and Zoran Kalinic. and yet, when the cut-off has been D. Surbek bt P. Day 20, 7; Scores:­ applied, they have been among those A. Stipancic lost to D. Douglas -6, -13; v Federal Germany disappointed. E. Palatinus lost to J. Hammersley 10, -15, -13; T. Klampar bt W. Lieck 12, 16; Stipancic/Surbek bt Douglas/N. Jarvis 17, 18; G. Gergely lost to J. Leiss -18, 12, -22; Whether such action is fair to those Stipancic/Palatinus bt Douglas/L. Howard G. Szabo bt U. Hirschmuller 19, 18; -18, 9, 15; Gergely/Klampar bt Leiss/P. Stellwag 19, 16; players already included in the ranking Surbek bt Douglas 20, 15; Gergely/Szabo bt Lieck/W. Hendriksen 13,21; lists poses a problem as indeed it does Stipancic bt Day -22, 13, 5. Klampar bt Leiss 10, 15; for those with ambitions of breaking into It was a different story however in Croix where Gergely lost to Lieck 19, -19, -17. the upper strata. Will the selection com­ Douglas figured in three wins, against Jacques v Yugoslavia Secretin and Patrick Birocheau in single combat, Z. Kosanovic lost to Gergely -20, 19, -19; mittee be aware of the facts relating to Z. Kalinic bt Klampar -24, 21, 21; their non-participation? and with Linda Howard in the mixed doubles. The fourth and vital win came from Mrs. Hammersley B. Batinic lost to Z. Olah -18, -13; Kosanovic/Stipancic lost to Gergely/Klampar The answer may well lie in graded who accounted for Claude Bergeret to put England 2-1 in the lead. Individual scores:­ -9 -18' tournaments which, to be honest, would Stip~ncic/Palatinus bt Gergely/Szabo 4, -20, 18; J. Secretin lost to D. Douglas 20, -18, -15; Kosanovic lost to Klampar -9, -15; be a much more manageable proposi­ P. Birocheau bt N. Jarvis 21, 12; tion, especially for the organisers of top­ Kalinic lost to Gergely 13, -16, -16. graded tournaments confined~ say, to all Also unbeaten after two matches are Czecho­ slovakia who, in their opening match away to ranked players and those others now Sweden in Stenungsund on Sept. 29th, won 4-3 comprising the "Elite" Class players not after taking a 4-1 lead. Scores:­ eligible to enter the Mixed Class 2 U. Thorsell bt J. Pansky 21, 23; singles, as in the Humberside - some S. Bengtsson lost to M. Orlowski -22, -18; 60 players in all. E. Stromvall lost to I. Uhlikova -11, -14; L. Franklin/Thorsell lost to Orlowski/Pansky This number could possibly be 15, -14, -20; Bengtsson/Stromvall lost to Orlowski/Uhlikova increased if the selection committee -10 -16' could devise a formula for categorisa­ Thor~ell bt' Orlowski -15,26, 18; tion, thus stifling the moans as entry for Bengtsson bt Pansky 9, 16. a 3-Star event would be confined to such At home to the Soviet Union in Usti nad Labem players. Of course such action would on Oct. 12th the Czechs won 5-2 after the Russians have financial repercussions as entry had gone 2-1 into the lead following wins by Valery Schevchenko over Jindrich Pansky and by fees would be much diminished but, if Valentina Popova over Ilona Uhlikova. Scores:­ certain tournaments are earmarked for Orlowski bt M. Kreeris 8, 11; ranking purposes, then it seems logical Pansky lost to V. Schevchenko -9, 12, -14; that those in contention should be Uhlikova lost to V. Popova -19, -5; Orlowski/Pansky bt S. Gomozkov/Schevchenko allowed to enter. 14, 15; Orlowski/Uhlikova bt Gomozkov/Popova -20, 20, 18; ENGLISH TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION Orlowski bt Schevchenko 12, 15; Pansky bt Kreeris 10, 19. Patron: Her Majesty the Queen. Prior to, in Herson, the Soviets had gone down Presi«1ent: M. Goldstein, O.B.E. by a like score to France with Secretin successful Life Vice-President: Hon. Ivor Montague. in his three sets played. Scores:- Chairman: T. Blunn. Schevchenko lost to Secretin -13, -21; Deputy Chairman: G. R. Yates. Kreeris lost to Martin 14, -16, -17; Hon. Treasurer: M. S. Greatrex. L. Bakshutova bt Bergeret 15, 9; General Secretary: A. W. Shipley. Kreeris/Schevchenko lost to Birocheau/Secretin Management Committee: -17, -12; (Vice-Chairmen) Dragutin Surbek of Yugoslavia, a winner over Schevchenko/Popova lost to Martin/Thiriet C. J. Clemett, R. J. Crayden, A. E. Ransome, Desmond Douglas and Paul Day in Belgrade. 18, -21, -19; . N. K. Reeve and E. G. White. Photo bt Norbert Rzepka, Delmenhorst, Schevchenko bt Martin 17, 11; Federal Germany. Kreeris lost to Secretin 16, -15, -9. Page 2 In the city of Augsburg on Oct. 12th Federal Germany, after establishing a 3-0 lead over Sweden, were pipped at the post when their visitors staged a grandstand recovery to win 4-3. The tide was initially turned by Ulf Thorsell and Lars Franllin in the men's doubles, the former administering the coup-de-grace by beating Peter Stellwag 19 in the third of the final set. Scores:­ J. Leiss bt Thorsell -IS, 20, 13; P. Stellwag bt S. Bengtsson 17, -10, 15; W. Hendriksen bt E. Stromvalll4, 16; Leiss/Stellwag lost to Franklin/Thorsell 16, -21, -19; Lieck/Hendriksen lost to Bengtsson/Stromvall -IS, -IS; Leiss lost to Bengtsson 17, -15, -12; Stellwag lost to Thorsell 19, -19, -19. SUPER DIVISION PWL F AP Hungary 2 2 0 10 4 2 Czechoslovakia ...... 2 2 0 9 5 2 France ...... 2 1 1 S 6 1 Sweden 2 1 1 7 7 1 Yugoslavia . 2 1 1 7 7 1 England ...... 2 1 1 6 S 1 Federal Germany ...... 2 0 2 5 9 0 Soviet Union 2 0 2 4 10 0 Fixtures for Nov. 7/Sth are:- Nov. 7-France v Czechoslovakia (Chateauroux) S-Soviet Union v Hungary 8-Sweden v Yugoslavia S-England v Federal Germany (Preston) Wilfried Lieck and Wiebke Hendriksen, the European mixed doubles champions, who were beaten by Gabor Gergely and Gabriella Szabo in Budapest, their final victims in Duisburg. DIVISION ONE Photo by Horst Muller, Dusseldorf, Federal Germany. Holland, last season's demotees from the Super Division, met with immediate disappointment when the home team's Stefan Stefanov being successful Greece v Bulgaria at home to promotees Italy, in Maastricht on Sept. in both his singles. Scores:­ Italy v Ireland 2Sth, they were beaten 4-3. The Italians were I. Stoianov lost to Putz -21, -17; DIVISION TWO inspired by the form of their No. 1 Stefano Bosi S. Stefanov bt Hartmann 18, 14; who in his singles beat Nico van Slobbe and Anne A. Rangelova bt Risch 13, -14, 19; Turkey, the promoted country to Division 2 Vlieg and further shared, with Massino Costantini, S. Ribatchov/Stoianov lost to Hartmann/Putz began their second division campaign with a 5-2 in a men's doubles win to which Sonia Milic added -16 -16' win over Finland in Istanbul on Oct. 12th, three the women's singles beating Sandra de Kruiff. Stoia~ov/Rangelova bt Putz/Risch -17, IS, 15; days before Scotland slumped to 3-4 defeat to Scores:­ Stoianov bt Hartmann 20, -16, 12; Belgium (see Scottish Notes for details). Scores N. van Slobbe bt M. Constantini 12, 19; Stefanov bt Putz 19, 16. in Istanbul were:­ A. Vlieg lost to S. Bosi 19, -17, -19; S. de Kruiff lost to S. Milic -19, 15, -12; Greece opened their campaign in Athens on H. Gootzen/Vlieg lost to Bosi/R. Giontella Sept. 28th beating Austria 4-3 after being 2-3 -19, -14; down. Scores:­ Vlieg/de Kruiff bt Constantini/Milic 12, 15; K. Priftis bt G. Muller 14, 7; van Slobbe lost to Bosi 17, -19, -16; E. Diakakis lost to E. Amplatz 19, -17, -17; Vlieg bt Constantini 10, 20. M. Louca lost to D. Fetter 9, -20, -10; Diakakis/Priftis bt Amplatz/Muller 17, 18; Away to Ireland in their second match, in Priftis/Louca lost to Muller/Fetter 20, -9, -17; Craigavon on Oct. 12th, the Dutch team spear­ Priftis bt Amplatz 16, 19; headed by Bert van der HeInl won 5-2, the honle Diakakis bt Muller 10, 12. wins being obtained by Jim Langan/Kevin Keane in the men's doubles and by Langan and Karen At home to Bulgaria, in Stockerau on Oct. 12th, Senior in the mixed. Scores:­ the Austrians recovered to win 5-2 with Erich J. Langan lost to Vlieg -23, -19; Amplatz the strongman. Scores:- K. Keane lost to B. v.d. Helm -12, -11; Amplatz bt Stefanov 21, -19, 14; K. Senior lost to B. Vriesekoop -IS, -14; F. Waldhausllost to Stoianov 15, -17, -12; Keane/Langan bt v.d. Helm/Vlieg -15, 9, 16; Fetter bt Rangelova 14, 10; Langan/Senior bt Vlieg/Vriesekoop 17, 13; Amplatz/Muller bt Stefanov/Stoianov 11, 12; Langan lost to v.d. Helm -IS, -17; Muller/Fetter bt Stoianov/Rangelova -S, 16, 17; Keane lost to Vlieg -5, -16. Amplatz bt Stoianov -18,21, IS; Waldhausllost to Stefanov 18, -10, -IS. In their previous match, away to Poland in Czestochowa on Sept. 29th, the Irish were "white­ Italy maintained their winning ways against washed" yet Ann Leonard lost only 20-22 in the Greece in Caserta on Oct. 12th when, thanks to a third to Eva Porniak and the mixed doubles was last set win by Roberto G-iontella over lost 21-23 by Ann and Jim Langan. Scores:­ Kostopoulos, they triumphed 4-3. Bosi lost his un­ A. Grubba bt Langan 15, 17; beaten record to Konstantin Priftis. Scores:- S. Fraczyk bt Keane 11, 7; Bosi bt Kostopoulos 12, 16; E. Porniak bt A. Leonard -13, 15,20; Giontella lost to Priftis IS, -11, -18; S. Dryszel/Grubba bt Keane/Langan 16, 12; Milic bt M. Louca 17, 13; Fraczyk/J. Szatko bt Langan/Leonard 12, -13,21; Bosi/Giontella bt Kostopoulos/Priftis 13, 4; Grubba bt Keane IS, 16; G. Bisi/Milic lost to Kostopoulos/Louca Fraczyk bt Langan 16, -IS, 15. -11, 19, -17; Bosi lost to Priftis 13, -15, -13; Away to Luxembourg in Crauthem on Oct. 12th, Giontella bt Kostopoulos IS, 17. Poland carried on the good work with another 7-0 win when Ryszard Czochanski replaced Stanislaw DIVISION ONE Fraczyk. Scores:­ PWL F AP A. Hartmann lost to Grubba -16, -13; Poland ...... 2 2 0 14 0 2 C. Putz lost to R. Czochanski -15, -12; Italy ...... 2 2 0 S 6 2 C. Risch lost to Szatko 15, -IS, -13; Austria ...... 2 1 1 S 6 1 Hartmann/Putz lost to Czochanski/Grubba Holland ...... 2 1 1 8 6 1 -14 -S' Bulgaria ...... 2 1 1 7 7 1 G. St~ben~/De1tourlost to Grubba/Szatko Greece ...... 2 1 1 7 7 1 -20 -17' Ireland ...... 2 ° 2 2 12 0 Hart~ann iost to Czochanski -17, -12; Luxembourg 2 0 2 2 12 0 Putz lost to Grubba 15, -15, -14. Fixtures for Nov. Sth are:­ England's Jill Hammersley, a winner both in In their opening match, away to Bulgaria, in Holland v Luxembourg Belgrade and Croix in the European League. Sofia on Sept. 2Sth, Luxerrlbourg were beaten 5-2 Poland v Austria Photo by Alexander Toth, Prague, Czechoslovakia.

TAMCA IS CARBON FIBRE IS TAMCA Page 3 J. Aleksandridis bt J. Ikonen 16, 22; 36th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, 1981 ITIF B.G.M. O. Cimen bt M. Kurvinen 19, 8; In the September ITIF Bulletin a letter from All Associations have been advised that the next K. Poyrazoglu lost to S. Grefberg -12, 19, -12; the Table Tennis Association of the People's BGM will take place in Pyongyang on April 28th C. Octay/Vasil bt Ikonen/Kurvinen 11, -18,12; Republic of China was reproduced which speaks and May 4th, 1979. Octay/Kadriye bt Ikonen/Grefberg 18, 16; for itself. The letter reads:­ Aleksandridis bt Kurvinen 23, 15; Cimen lost to Ikonen -12, -17. "The ITTF General Meeting which was held in Tokyo in 1971 decided that the option was given Matches scheduled for Nov. 8th are:­ to China of hosting the 1981 World Champion­ Spain v Turkey ships and it was once again confirmed by the Finland v Belgium Council Meeting in Tokyo last June. "Recently, we have seriously studied this n1atter. Having considered all the factors involved, we Japan, Korea DPR, Korea R, Kuwait*, Federal Germany; his most famous pupil was Lebanon, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines*, the Austrian woman player Linde Wertl. Singapore. In later years he settled in Saarbrucken and America Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, manufactured sports equipment under the U.S.A. "Tibhar" brand, but always retained his close Africa Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria;' Zambia*. Europe Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Tibor Klampar of Hungary boasting three wins connection with table tennis in his native out of four in the Super Division of the' European Yugoslavia. Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany DR (delegates to BGM only), Germany FR, League. This great player and enthusiast will lonl be Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Photo bt Norbert Rzepka, Delmenhorst, remeulbered for his many years of devoted Poland, Scotland*, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Federal Germany. service to nur sport. U.S.S.R., Wales*, Yugoslavia. ITTF Bulletin No. 156 Oceania Australia, New Zealand. FRENCH AFFAIRS by Je'an Devys Total 46 (45 Men's Teams, 37 Women's Teams). Jacques Secretin (CSA Kremlin-Bicetre) was the winner of the 1st Journee des Individuels 78/79 in Paris on Oct. 9th, when, in the final, he beat Patrick Birocheau (AS Messine Paris) 17, 13, 17 after disposing of Jean-Claude Decret (ES Leval­ lois) 19, 17, 7. In the other semi-final Birocheau beat Bruno Parietti (EM Vesou!) 19, 15, 11. TABLE Parietti beat Decret 18, -15, 17, 14 for third place. Winner of the counterpart women's event was TENNIS Claude Bergeret (ASPTT Annecy) who beat Michele Gourmelon (VGA S1. Maur) 15, 13, 10 in the final. In the semi-finals Bergeret beat Brigitte TABLES Thiriet (ASPTT Paris) 12, 12, 15 and Gourmelon accounted for Nadine Daviaud (ASPTT Nantes) 22, -19, 19, -10, 13. Daviaud beat Thiriet 15, 10, 20 to claim third place. Classen1ent Juniors:- 1. Pascal Besnier (ACR A COMPLETE RANGE OF TABLES FROM OUR 12mm POPULAR TO THE Clean), 2. Eric Guilbert (EDF Dieppe), 3. Alain EXCEL (illustrated) WITH 24mm BIRCH PLY TOP. AFTER SOME YEARS Vergnet (Stade Montois) 4. Laurent Martini (La Chapelle St Luc), 5. Philippe Dubois (AL OF MANUFACTURE, COUPLED WITH ECONOMIC PRODUCTION, WE ARE Boeseghem). ABLE TO OFFER FIRST CLASS PERFORMANCE. ALL MODELS CONFORM AS Messine Paris with "A" and "B" team victories over VGA St Maur, both by 7-3 margins, TO E.T.T.A. SPECIFICATIONS FOR BOUNCE AND CAN BE FITTED WITH lead the table in the men's team championships of CONCEALED WHEELS. France followed by CSA Krernlin-Bicetre whose "A" team could only draw 5-5 with Amiens SC but whose "B" team won 7-3. Figuring in the AS Free illustrated brochure from Messine team was the name Arnouretti who, for the "A" team, had one win and two losses, against three wins each for Birocheau and Regis Canor plus the doubles. & AC Boulogne with a 9-1 win over Evreux Ee B. B. SPORTS lead the women's section followed by ACS Fonteney who beat AC Blainville 8-2. 18a HART STREET, HENLEY-ON-THAMES, OXON. EUROPE CLUB CUP OF CHAMPIONS PHONE (04912) 6358 CSM Cluj-Napoca (Rumania), represented by Serban Dobosi, Josef Bohm and Simion Crisan, beat Young Stars Zurich (Switzerland) 5-0 in Rd. 1 of the men's competition. In the women's com..

Page 4 petition DTC Kaiserberg (Federal Germany) beat of England and last, but by no means least, the AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Tempo Team (Netherlands) 5-3 and CS Arad fornler Japan team member, Toshiako Furukawa. (Rumania) beat DT Capip Dommeldange (Luxem­ How are the mighty fallen! After holding the Results:­ R. H. Jones Shield for 20 years, Victoria's women's bourg) 5-0 the Rumanian trio being Eve Ferenczi, Quarter-finals: Magda Leszay and Liona Mihut. team lost the title to South Australia in a close S. Bengtsson bt S. Knapp 11, 12, 9; 4-5 result. Victoria's men's and boys' teams won BULLETIN FROM BAS T. Tasaka bt R. Javor 13, 20, 20; their divisions. Italy now have the services of a Chinese coach, D. Neale bt P. Pinkewich 18, -20, 8, 17; Tiao Weng-yuan, aged 36. Dr. Saliro Magni, the K. Johansson bt T. Furukawa -20, 14, 13, 20. Paul Pinkewich with his "secret weapon" bat Italian coach, informed Dutch correspondent Bas Semi-finals: and tremendous defence, thoroughly deserved to den Breejen, he was very surprised when the Bengtsson bt Tasaka -17,19, -19,17,10; win his first Australian singles title in a magnifi­ Chinese Embassy phoned to say "We have a Johansson bt Neale 12, 9, -23, 18. cent final from Steve Knapp. Kerry Thompson trainer for you, because there are troubles with the Final: t-ook the women's Australian singles final from Swedish Association, and you can have him for BENGTSSON bt Johansson 18, -17,13, 2l. young Tasmanian Denise Millikan in an event with six months. Play-off for 3rd place: several surprises. Top seed Barbara Kearney Dutch club Avanti (Hazerswoude) registered a Tasaka bt Neale -16, 16, 18, 19. (formerly with Northumberland) survived her 5-1 win over Kronshagen (Federal Germany) in the women's section of the Fair Cities Cup com­ petition the latter having to play short lacking the services of their star Jill Hammersley. On arrival • SRIVER • TAMCA • TACKINESS. TEESSPORT • SRIVER • TAMCA • at Schiphol airport, Jill was conveyed to Acedemic Hospital in Leiden and detained overnight for tests. Although discharged on the day of the ~ ~ match Jill was not up to playing and her expected For thefull rangeof meeting with Bettine Vriesekoop did not take place much to the disappointment of the public. NIGERIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Held in Lagos (June 25th - July 1st) the results ~Butterfly in the Nigerian Open were:­ •••TEES SPORT!i Men's Team: n 1. China II 2. China I 3. Nigeria II 4. Nigeria I » Women's Team: SRIVER 1. China I 2. China II 3. Nigeria I 4. Nigeria II The world's most successful rubber. Used by • M.S. Semi-finals: ~ Lasisi (NIG) bt Li Peng (CHN) 12, 16, -20, 19; more international players than all other rubbers » Wang Chin-lin (CHN) bt Chiao Wei (CHN) combined. n 13, 18, 19. ~ Final: z LASISI bt Wang Chinplin 16, -14, 18, 19. m Speed Spin Control en W.S. Semi-finals: en Majekodunmi (NIG) bt Lamptey (GHA) 9, 9, 13; L for Spin Used by Loopers Chang Kang-mie (CHN) bt Wang Ling (CHN) 8 8 6 12, -17, 8, 19. S for Speed 8 7 7 Used by Hitters -I• Final: m CHANG KANG-MEI bt Majekodunmi 15,7,9. -m 3rd AFRICAN GAMES (ALGIERS) en Men's Team: en 1. Nigeria 2. Egypt 3. Togo 4. Ghana 5. Tunisia. ." Women's Team: TAMCA 1. Nigeria 2. Egypt 3. Ghana 4. Togo 5. Ethiopia. Tamca "Carbon Fibre" blade. Now 21st ANNUAL CARIBBEAN CHAMPIONSIDPS a blade that gives maximum speed with (TRINIDAD) spin, without the loss of any control. Men's Team: Cuba bt Dom. Republic 5-2. Women's Team: For 'use m< Cuba bt Trinidad and Tobago 3-0...... iiiiiiiooo...... lIIIiiioo..... in attack :xJ M.S.: Amarsingh (TRI) bt Braithwaite (GUY) 9, 7, 22. W.S.: • ______...... Top players are 3:-I Baez (CUB) bt Ortiz (CUB) 9, 10. changing to Tamca! » ARAB GULF CHAMPIONSHIPS (BAHRAIN) n Men's Team: 1. Iraq 2. Saudi Arabia 3. Yemen Arab Republic TACKINESS » 4. Kuwait. Tackiness is new from Butterfly. The Junior Team: -I• 1. Saudi Arabia 2. Yemen Arab Republic 3. Iraq world's leading control rubber. » 4. Kuwait. n M.S.: Speed Spin Control ~ 1. Zaker (SAU) 2. Baker (ITQ) 3. Zayed (YAR) 4. D for control Used by Topspin z Ahmed (IRQ). and spin ~ 6 8 9 Players m J.S.: C for extra en 1. Elhamdan (SAU) 2. Zayed (YAR) 3. Saleh Control and spin 3 9 9+ Used by Defenders en (KUW) 4. Kazem (IRQ). WILLS INTERNATIONAL (AUSTRALIA) ,------­ -I• The Sydney Opera House was the venue for the 2nd Wills Invitation International played in Sydney in a series specially packaged for National A.B.C. Television. The 1977 Wills Championship T.T.News was memorable, mainly because of the classic ~ Readers Only! Intro­ Neale-Furukawa final won by Neale. This year ductory offer until Dec. 22nd lEES there were many changes in the tournament format. Firstly, .it was decided to invite 12 players, applies to all Butterfly products. eleven by special invitation, the field completed by Your chance to buy Sriver,Tackiness or Tamca the winner of an elimination series open to all. _ . It was also decided by the tournament sponsors, ...... ::IJ W.O. and H.O. Wills, that sponsoring up to SIP 11= $20,000 would be made available subject to the I £2 II £5 I Specialists inTableTennis ~ availability of some world class players. 8 Baker Street, Mlddlesbrough, :::D The contest included invitees fronl overseas II OFFA £20 ORDERiilllliOFFA £40 ORDER II Cleveland County, T51 2LH•• headed by former World champion Stellan Telephone (0642) 217844/5, 249000 (24 Bengtsson and Kjell Johansson, of Sweden, world­ •••••••AFFIX TO ORDER!• •••••• hr. answering service) ranked Tokio Tasaka from Japan, Denis Neale

Page 5 match with Roma Chambers only to go down to Philip Bowen and, in the final, the No. 2 seed CUMBRIA 2-STAR OPEN Diane Kilderry. Donald Parker having previously, in the semis, Men's Singles Quarter-finals: G. Sandley (Mi) bt P. Bowen (La) 13, -18, 16; Results ­ beaten Nigel Eckersley, the Cheshire No. 1. N. Eckersley (Ch) bt P. McQueen (Cv) 21, 17; M.S. Semi-finals: Sandley's defeat of Hilton was by -11, 18, 13 but A. Clayton (Y) bt K. Paxton (Cv) -17, 12, 13; in the third game the Middlesex youngster was 2-9 D. Parker (La) bt B. Kean (La) 10, 15. S. Knapp (V) bt R. Javor (V) 21,13,9; Semi-finals: P. Pinkewich (NSW) bt R. Tuckett (V) 10, 16, 12. down and 19-12 up! Sandley bt Eckersley 20, 15; Final: Susan Lisle came into her own in this tourna­ Parker bt Clayton 16, -17, 19. Final: PINKEWICH bt Knapp 16, 18, -17,19. ment by winning the women's singles, beating SANDLEY bt Parker 17, 17. W.8. Semi-finals: Alison Gordon in the final, and pairing up with Women's Singles Quarter-finals: D. Millikan (T) bt C. Little (SA) 17, 11, -18,17; the Berkshire girl to take the women's doubles. S. Lisle (Ch) bt L. Fennah (Ch) 11, 19; K. Thonlpson (V) bt A. Middleton (SA) Sandley failed to become a triple champion when, K. Smart (Dy) bt J. Woodcock (Cv) 16, 11; 14, -19, 19, -18, '14. with Skylet Andrew, the southern pair fell to A. Gordon (Bk) bt J. Deakin (Ch) -16, 19, 10; A. Tierney (Cv) bt K. Wright (La) 11, 16. Final: Eckersley and McQueen in the final of the men's Semi-finals: THOMPSON bt Millikan 18, 13, -13,19. doubles. Lisle bt Smart 12, 17; B.S. Final: Gordon bt Tierney 11, 16. Final: N. WARD (SA) bt R. Carlyle (V) 4, -10, 20. LISLE bt Gordon 19, 17. G.S. Final: Men's Doubles Semi-finals: P. WHITEHOUSE (Q) bt T. Handicott (Q) 11, 10. S. Andrew (E)jSandley bt Clayton/I. Robertson (E) -16, 17, 18; OTHER AUSSIE TOIJRNAMENTS Eckersley/McQueen bt J. Weatherby/R. Weatherby (Ch) 18, 16. Kjell Johansson beat his fellow Swede Stellan Final: Bengtsson in the final of the Wills-Qantas Masters ECKERSLEY/McQUEEN bt Andrew/Sandley 13, 15. tournament at Albert Park, the results being:­ W/omen's Doubles Semi-finals: Gordon/Lisle bt S. Alexander (La)/Fennah -16, 12, 18; Round 1: Deakin/J. Grundy (La) bt J. Parker/C. Scowcroft (La) Bengtsson bt Javor 7, 14; 15, -16, 18. Furukawa bt Neale 21, -19, 15; Final: Tasaka bt R. Tuckett 14, 14; GORDON/LISLE bt Deakin/Grundy 12, 19. Johansson bt Knapp 14, 16. Boys' Singles Quarter-finals: Sandley bt D. McIlroy (Sco) -17, 18, 9; Semi-finals: D. Gray (Cu) bt M. Thomas (Wal) 14, -18, 19; Bengtsson bt Furukawa 16, -15, 9; P. Rainford (La) bt N. Jobling (Nd) 19, 13; Johansson bt Tasaka -21, 12, 13. Andrew bt J. Weatherby 16, 15. Semi-finals: Final: Sandley bt Gray 12, 10; JOHANSSON bt Bengtsson 18, -15,17. Andrew bt Rainford 14, 12. Final: In the Queensland Open held at Wynnum, SANDLEY bt Andrew 15, 21. Bengtsson had a final win over England's Neale Girls' Singles Quarter-finals: 18, 14, 18. Fennah bt Parker 9, 19; Deakin bt G. Smith (Cu) 7, 19; Grundy bt P. Bickerdike (Cu) 13, 17; Scowcroft bt J. Myers (La) 10, 10. Semi-finals: NORTHERN Fennah bt Deakin 18, 18; Grundy bt Scowcroft 18, 14. Final: GRUNDY bt Fennah 16, 19. TOURNAMENT Veteran Singles Semi-finals: P. D'Arcy (Ch) bt J. Evans (La) 12, 18; C. Usher (Gu) bt D. Holden (Cv) 15, 9. SCENE GRAHAM SANDLEY Final: SANDLEY MAKES HIS MARK D'ARCY bt Usher 14, 7. by George Yates Results ­ COLGATE NORTH OF ENGLAND 2-STAR OPEN SUSSEX NOTES John Hilton of Lancashire who, as the No. 2 Men's Singles Quarter-finals: ranked male player in England, was overlooked J. Hilton (La) bt G. Sandley (Mi) -13, 17, 18; A. Griffiths (Wal) bt P. McQueen (Cv) 11, 13; by John Woodford for the opening European League match away to C. Sewell (Av) bt D. Johnson (Wa) 13, 14: Yugoslavia capitalised on his skills by winning the M. Crimmins (Sy) bt N. Eckersley (Ch) 17, 18. DRIVING SEAT men's singles title in the Colgate North of England Semi-finals: The contest to see who will eventually take the Open at Manchester on Sept. 30th. Hilton bt Griffith~ 14, -19, 16; Sewell bt Crimmins 13, 16. Sussex men's crown from Roger Chandler con­ Hilton could afford a wry smile for on his own Final: tinues unabated. The chap in the driving seat is admission, had he been selected to travel to HILTON bt Sewell 16, 12. Graham Gillett from Bexhill, now in his last Belgrade, he gave himself little hope of success Women's Singles Quarter-finals: season as a junior. against the top Yugoslavs, Dragutin Surbek and M. Ludi (Y) bt P. Cameron (Ng) 5, -21, 14; At the first Sussex tournament, the East Sussex A. Tierney (Cv) bt S. Midgley (Y) 9, 17; Anton Stipancic, whereas in his own backyard the J. Carr (St) bt A. Mitchell (Mi) 13, -15, 16; championships at Bexhill, the Brighton man held Lancastrian pocketed the £80 winners prize with a H. Gore (E) bt S. Lisle (Ch) 15, -16, 22. off the Bexhill boy's challenge in two games. Four final victory over Chris Sewell of Avon. Semi-finals: weeks later at Hastings in the ITT Sussex Open, Ludi bt Tierney 17, 12; Best set in this event was the quarter-final clash Carr bt Gore 19. 15. the two rivals met again and this time it was the between Hilton and the Middlesex junior Graham Final: challenger who overcame Chandler in three games. Sandley which exceeded by far all that came later LUDI bt Carr 12, 12. Following an indifferent performance against especially the final in which Sewell, who looked so Men's Doubles Semi-finals: Middlesex II in the opening Junior County Cham­ Crimmins/D. Wells (Mi) bt J. Dabin (K)/Hilton 17, -16, 17; crisp again Max Crimmins in the semis, faded A. Clayton (Y)/Sewell bt Eckersley/Griffiths 12, 12. pionships match, Gillet struck hard at Hull in the into insignificance. Final: Humberside Open when he climbed into the final Seeded Robert Potton lost to Sandley -20, -20 CLAYTON/SEWELL bt Crimmins/Wells 13, 13. past Colin Wilson (in effect the England No. 2 in Rd. 3 and John Dabin to Peter McQueen in Women's D,oubles Semi-finals: Junior), losing to Graham, Sandlev who must be Ludi/Midgley bt Mitchell/H. Williams (Mi) 15, 21; one of England's best prospects in years. Rd. 5 at which stage Cheshire's David Constance, Carr/Lisle bt C: Buttery (Li)/Tierney 16, 17. holder of the Lancashire Open title, bowed out to Final: . However, the biggest battle of all is scheduled David Wells. LUDI/MIDGLEY bt Carr/Lisle 19, 14. for the Brighton Corn Exchange in January, where Boys' Singles Quarter-finals: on his home ground, Chandler will remain the In a somewhat lack lustre women's singles event C. Wilson (Mi) bt M. Byles (Wal) 8, 14; favourite. shorn of the top stars who were participating in S. Scowcroft (La) bt K. Satchell (Wi) -16, 16, 19; the Federal Gernlan Bundesliga, Yorkshire's A. Bellingham (St) bt B. Gill (Du) 10, 12; The new Sussex No. 1 in the County Cham­ Sandley bt A. Hill (Y) 15, -12, 12. pionships rankings for women is Carol Hewett, Melody LUdi, like Hilton the top seed, cruised to Semi-finals: a comfortable victory over Janet Carr of Staffs in Wilson bt Scowcroft 11, 15; winner of the women's singles at the East Sussex the final. Sandley bt Bellingham 14, 19. championships. Carol is aiming to win the Sussex Final: title for the first time after trying for eight years, But England would appear to have another SANDLEY bt Wilson 12, 19. hitting harder than ever and keeping the ball on player of considerable promise in 15-year'-oJd Girls' Singles Quarter-finals: the table more than her main rivals Julie Reading Sandley who, at Carlisle the following weekend, in Midgley bt C. Scowcroft (La) -18, 14, 14; and Diane Griggs. the Cumbria 2-Star Open, not only won the boys' L. Fennah {Ch) bt H. Frost (La) 12, 13; Williams bt D. Scowcroft (La) 13, 11; singles, as he did in Manchester, but also succeeded J. Parker (La) bt J. Grundy (La> 18, 20. to the men's title from a field which included four Semi-finals: COVER PICTURE nationally-ranked men. Midgley bt Fennah 14, 17; Williams bt Parker 14, 16. Super coach Lloyd Lewis instructs his prodigy Sandley, a senior title winner at Southampton Final: Graham Sandley of Middlesex on just how to 20 (4 T's) and in the Bournemouth I-Star, and a MIDGLEY bt Williams 11, 19. about things and Grahanl certainly did, especially junior ,;vinner at Wandsworth (Essex Jnr.) began Veterans' Singles Semi-finals: at Carlisle in the Cumbria 2-Star Open where he his exploits at Carlisle by ousting the defending G. Brook (Y) bt T. Donlon (Ch) -18, 13, 15; P. D'Arcy (Ch) bt M. Tew (Ch) 17, 17. demolished the hopes of three Lancastrians, John title holder and No. 1 men's seed, Hilton, and Final: Hilton, Phil Bowen and Donald Parker as well as subsequently disposed of two other Lancastrians in D'ARCY bt Brook 14, 17. the Cheshire No.1, Nigel Eckersley. Page 6 much weakened. Davies took the title, but he had Harry in the doubles, but weren't over worried by a narrow squeak against Bishop in the semi-final, the West Walians in a two-straight win. and then dropped the first game against Morgan in the final. He took the next, and lead 14-5 and Young Andrew Jones took both junior and cadet 17-8 in the decider, but becoming more and more titles. He beat Alan Coulthard in ·the boys' event tentative surrendered point after point to Jeff until in which he dropped only one game to Anthony they were 18-all! Even Graham will allow that Davies, and easily disposed of Ceri Phillups, his next point, a lucky edge, probably broke Jeff another Swansea boy who nevertheless did enough and let Graham get home. to suggest good prospects for the future. Stephanie Jones beat Cathryn Jones in a Cathryn Jones beat Susan Jones in a girls' final women's event which was not notable for good which seemed to have no atmosphere at all. Maybe play, and Stephanie teamed up with Sandra they play together too much. In the cadet final Coulson to beat the experienced Margaret Phillips Helen Sellick beat her sister Lynne in a set which and Sandra Pickering in the women's doubles final. had the virtue of the ball being kept going for a Jeff Morgan and Robert Bishop found unexpected fair time, a feature lacking in too nluch of the We/sll CO'lIe, opposition in the forms of Colin Rees and Peter other female play. H. ROY EVANS VALUABLE TALENT September's Assessment activities helped us un­ cover some possible valuable talent, but did little to give much guidance as to the likely performance You'lldowell... of our top players in International and County matches. In the Senior Round Robin at Cardiff Graham Davies was below form and unexpected losses by him produced some problems for the selectors. -thO nlop! Alan Griffiths, who has now completed his studies at Teesside" but is also committed to TSV Kronshagen in Germany, lost in the final play-off to David WeIsman, who is showing nluch improved form this year. George Evans came next, and was followed by Jeffrey Morgan, now no longer a junior. Then came Nigel l'homas, also just out of junior stage. Newport's John Bloomer was sixth, and Davies, whose loss to Morgan put him out of contention for the top places, was seventh. Robert Bishop, at No. 8 was the last of the seniors, for Brian Jeanes, Mark Byles, Andrew Jones and David Chan occupied the next places. At Lilleshall, the best new prospects from North Wales were Robert Isherwood, Stuart Conway, Mark Pearson, Derek Butterworth, Mark Jones, David Barnet and Andrew Halsall, with the Cotter sisters much better than the others amongst the girls. After a similar course in Cardiff, the following boys came out best - Neil Jones, Kevin O'Niel, Gareth Evans, Ian Pinlm, Kevin Davies and Jeff Rigby. It was clear, however, that because there was so much unknown talent present, original groupings could have been unfair to some young­ sters, and players outside these top few were noted. In the women's round robin, Stephanie Jones came out without loss, followed by Juniors Cathryn Jones and Sandra Bennett. Then came Susan Jones, just out of cadet stage, and the older players ­ Kim Wheatley, Debbie Coulthard and Debbie Symonds followed in that order. Following these round robins, the Welsh Selectors issued the following Ranking Lists:­ Men 1. Alan G-riffiths 2. David WeIsman 3. Graham Davies 4. George Evans 5. Jeff Morgan 6. Nigel Thomas 7. John Bloomer 8. Robert Bishop 9. Mark Thomas 10. Brian Jeanes. Boys 1. Mark Thomas 2. Brian Jeanes 3. Alun Williams 4. David Kenefick 5. Mark Byles 6. Andrew Jones 7. David Chan 8. Colin Powel 9. Gary Wilkins Dunlop 10. Alan Coulthard. Championship Girls 1. Cathryn Jones 2. Sandra Bennett 3. Susan Jones 4. Sue Powell 5. Diane Hewitt 6. Linda Leggett 7. Brenda Annand. The women's rankings have not yet been final­ ised. The problem is to integrate the older players, . .,oun\OP ~ ~u\\ --rEcEcS who did not take part in the Round Robin, into n\\efS 0 he l the placings as decided by the Round Robin. So rna\n suPt' d carp! \t' ~IBl that places will need to be allotted to Betty Gray, 1-­ Sandra Pickering and Margaret Phillips within the ~:~~e ~~~~\:~~U\Prr;~~~.a~J" ~SIJ!~ list arising out of the Round Robin as shown at... Ilr above. In addition to the above rankings, 'A' Groups have been selected in the various categories and ~~'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~S~Cialistsin~ble~nniS these will be studied when making up the squads. 8 Baker Street, Middlesbrough, Glamorgan Association opened its season with L Cleveland County, TS1 2LH. Telephone the usual Glamorgan Closed at the National Sports (0642) 21784415, 249000 (24 hr. answer­ Centre on Oct. 8th. Unfortunately Griffiths was in ing service) Germany and Evans on holiday, so the field was

Page 7 ... In the other half Guttormsen and Sandley went Robinson and Janet New to reach the final. _------­ through Martin Abbott/John Robinson in the Sandley won his third title when he combined quarters and Dabin/Gordon Chapman in the semi. with Claire Maisey to convincingly win the final. FOUR T's A good final saw Guttormsen and Sandley through Sandley did not enter the boys' singles which in at 19 in the third. theory should have left the field clear for No. 1 Cheryl Creasey and Rachel Mackriel had a close seed Wilson. Steve Holloway had other thoughts, 1-STAR OPEN call in the semi of the women's doubles before however, and beat Wilson in the semi. Kevin beating V. Cruwys and C. Robb at 19 in the third. Satchell beat Paul Colvin in the other semi and -----'.._-..._-~-~-:- No such problems for Joyce Coop and Janet New went on to beat Holloway in a close final. The one against J. Webster and Nicola Hayward. Two predictable event was the girls' singles with a good TRIPLE CROWN FOR SANDLEY deuce games saw the Creasey/Mackriel pairing entry of 28 and the four seeds reaching the semis. through in the final. The scratch pairing of Sandley Cheryl Creasey then beat Sarah Gilson and Helen by David Cosway and Claire Maisey beat the Bournemouth pairings Williams beat Claire Maisey. Helen made up for of Jason and Cheryl Creasey and Trevor Smith/ her women's defeat by winning the final. Once again record entries up to almost 200 Joyce Coop at the quarter and semi-final stages Prizes were presented by Mike Greatrex who, players, and almost as many entries returned as of tile Inixed. 1n the other half Abbott and Safd~~ apart from being the recently elected Treasurer of accepted. Prizes donated by sponsors now total Gilson beat the other Bournemouth pairing, the E.T.T.A., has be'en a regular playing member almost £200. The companies to whom the Club are of the Four T's Club for many years. indebted are Snows Office Supplies, Elkins Engine­ ering Ltd., Anthony Forfar and Co., and John The Four T's Club are fortunate in having two Jaques and Son Ltd. members willing to devote so much time to this tournament in the organiser Rowe Bennett and In the men's singles top seed Bob Potton did not referee Peter Thorne. put in an appearance' and Mark Mitchell, the holder, did not enter. Early surpriseS' were the By next season the Club must decide on the defeats of David Constance, Simon Heaps, David future of this tournament. It has now reached Wellsman and Paul Guttormsen. At quarter-final saturation point at its present venue and either the stage Colin Wilson beat D. DeWinter, Mike Johns Club stays at the excellent Southampton University beat Martin Shuttle, Graham Sandley beat Les Sports Hall or it moves to larger. and more ex- ~: Eadie and John Dabin beat D. Hannah. The semi­ pensive premises and expands its entry. Difficult, finals then brought together two experienced as the University enables the Club to conlbine its players who have figured in England rankings, in practice during the summer together with the Johns and Dabin opposed to two 15-year-olds from County and City trials at one venue. the top of the England Junior rankings. Results ­ As it turned out, experience: counted for nothing Men's Singles for Sandley and Wilson both came through in Semi-finals: straight sets. Two-straight games in the final gave G. Sandley (Mi) bt J. Dabin (K) 14, 14. Sandley the title. It is interesting to speculate as C. Wilson (Mi) bt M. Johns (Ch) 11, 17. to the future of Graham, for the last Junior to Final: win the Four T's n1en's singles title was Desmond SANDLEY bt Wilson 15, 21. Douglas. I wonder if a similar future in table­ Women's Singles tennis awaits him? Semi-finals: The non-arrival of Angela Mitchell in the H. Williams (Mi) bt C. Maisey (Wi) -14, 15, 15. women's singles left a gap, but an entry of 45 J. New (Do) bt M. Elliman (Mi) 13, 18. was the largest ever in this event. Surprise packet Final: of the earlier rounds was M. Elliman of London NEW bt Williams -14,17,17. who ousted Cheryl Creasey and Karen Mashford Men's Doubles to reach the semi-final. Helen Williams beat Serina Final: Sinanan, Claire Maisey beat Nicola Hayward and P. GUTTORMSEN/SANDLEY (Mi) ht Janet New beat arch rival Joyce Coop at expedite I. Robertson (E)/M. Shuttle (Sy) 19, -17, 19. to complete the semi-final line up. At that stage Williams beat Maisey and New beat Elliman. After Women's Doubles dropping the first game of the final Janet beat Final: Helen to become the first player ever to win a C. CREASEY (Do)/R. MACKRIEL (Wa) bt Four T's title' twice.. J. Coop (Do)/New 22, 20. Janet New (Dorset) winner of the women's Ian Robertson and Shuttle beat Derek Holman Mixed Doubles and Johns in the semi-final of the, men's doubles. singles at Southampton. Final: SANDLEY/MAISEY bt M. Abbott (Do)/ S. Gilson (Do) 9, 11. Boys' Singles AI f) I.. _A ~ ADD (London) Ltd (Dept. TTN) Semi-finals: ~ (.;1.ANC.A ~ 31 Ebury Street Victoria SWIW ONZ S. Holloway (Sy) bt Wilson (Mi) -12, 19, 16. Telephone 01-730 0394(5 lines) Telex 21120 K. Satchell (Wi) bt P. Colvin (K) 18, 18. Final: TIES Telephone Or Write WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SATCHELL ht Holloway 16, -20,17. BADGES For Your Edition AWARDS Girls' Singles TROPHIES Of The Alec Brook Semi-finals: We like to remind people, we had Creasey bt Gilson 11, 14. T-SHIRTS AND Catalogue the pleasure and honour of Williams bt Maisey -14, 18, 15. SWEAT SH IRTS Illustrated In providing the prizes for Birmingham. Final: Confidence was placed in us and WILLIAMS bt Creasey 16, 21. ALL CLUB INSIGNIA Full Colour everyone was highly delighted, including we hope the Chinese and singles winners. Let us supply your trophies, medals and awards as well; you will be more than surprised at the range we have to offer. The Special Commemorative Medal, a superb work of art which will grace any home, would make a first class prize for your cI ub tournament. As we feel clubs might like to give one to each of their Singles winners, we are making a very special offer. SPECIAL OFFERS One Medallion complete in a presentation box - £10 T.T. Shirts as worn by the England Squad. Only Two Medalrions complete in green small and medium left now £1.25. presentation boxes - £15 T.T. Shades £1.50 (Collection only). Four Medall ions complete in presentation boxes - £25 Mike Greatrex, E.T.T.A. Hon. Treasurer, Original Penholder Bats (Butterfly) £5. Including V.A.T. and p./p. presents Kevin Satchell with the boys' singles trophy at the Four T's tournament.

Page 8 LANARKSHIRE YOUTH and JUNIOR OPEN Cadet Singles Hamilton Town Hall, Hamilton Final: D. FLETCHER bt I. O'Neil 11, 11. SCOTTISH NEWS October 15th, 1978 Under-21 Girls' Singles Under-21 Youth Singles Final: Semi-finals: E. ROBB bt K. Mackay 19, -15,17. K. Rodger bt D. McIlroy 8, 10. Under-17 Girls' Singles A. Majid bt C. Rodger 14,11. Final: Final: K. HAMMOND bt H. Calder 17,20. RODGER bt Majid 17,21. Under-17 Junior Doubles Under-17 Boys' Singles Final: Semi-finals: McILROY/LOVIE bt J. Broe/P. Akalaide 13, 18. McIlroy bt D. Campbell 10, 18. Under-21 Youth Doubles: N. Lovie bt I. McLean 14, 14. Final: Final: McILROY/K. RODGER bt A. Majid/K. McLean by DENllS GEORGE McILROY bt Lovie 19, -11, 19. 13, 15.

lVIEADOWBANK OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Meado,vbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh September 24th, 1978 The first open tournament of the season attracted a large entry of Scottish players but very few from England. Richard Yule ine~itably won the Op~n Singles title from John MOlr (Aberdeen) who, In the absence of John McNee, was staking his claim to the No. 2 Scottish ranking. Richard, paired with Willie Sichel (London) and Patrice Fleming, also won the Men's and Mixed Doubles titles. Carole Dalrymple was in very good form, winning both the Women's and Girls' Singles titles whilst David McIlroy took the Boys' title and David Fletcher (Glasgow) the Open Cadet Singles title. Results ­ Open Singles Semi-finals: R. Yule bt A. McCulloch 16, 3. J. Moir bt W. Sichel 22, -18, 17. Final: YULE, bt Moir 6, 15. Women's Singles Semi-finals: P. Fleming bt G. McKay 17, 11. C. Dalrymple bt M. Neish 17, 15. Final: DALRYMPLE bt Fleming 16, 15. B3YS' Singles Final: D. McILROY bt N. Lovie 19, 14. Girls' Singles • Final: FU LL SIZE £36.50 Tees Sport Home Range DALRYMPLE bt H. Calder 10, 13. Functional table with strong 7' x 4' £29.95 Open Cade't Singles I~ Final: orange. legs and supports. D. FL,ETCHER bt M. Crawford 7, 12. Veterans' Singles Final: R. KERR bt J. Mitchell 9, 10. Tees Men's ,Doubles Final: YLTLE/W. SICHEL bt K. Rodger/McIlroy 15, 16. Sport Women's Doubles ~ .f

Page 9 EUROPEAN LEAGUE - DIVISION II diningroonl table, where his small son usually beat organising as well as taking part in international Carole Dalrymple of Falkirk was selected for him. competitions cannot be over-emphasized. Such her first European League appearance but unfor­ Tony Brooks took up the position in March competitions as the All-Africa Garnes, just con­ tunately sustained a double hairline fracture of her 1976. He had previously been Overseas Sales cluded in Algiers, the All-Africa table tennis leg in a 5-a-side FOOTBALL match and will be Director of an international company and had championships held in the Republic of Benin in out of the game until the New Year, in conse­ travelled widely in Europe, Africa, the Far East October, 1977 just to mention a few, ought to be quence Grace McKay carne back into the team to and North America. A year's work alongside the widely. covered and published in your popular join Richard Yule and John Moir - also selected retiring Hon. General Secretary, A. K. "Bill" Vint magaZIne. Moreover, such championships as I have for his first European League match. Fog disrupted - one of the most able and experienced admini­ mentioned earlier have always attracted world­ the outward journey to Brussels with Grace taking strators in the sport - ensured that he quickly ranked players from China, Japan, U.S.S.R. and 29 hours and arriving within 3 hours of the match. absorbed the background of the ITTF's work. Korea. The 1975 Afro-Asia and Latin America international tournament held in Lagos Nigeria Yule won his two and with Moir took the Men's Though he would be the first to say that he still bee~ Doubles for the score to stand at 3 all with one has much to learn about table tennis, the position especially exemplifies this. It has also recently to go. Moir took Eygemans to three ends but the of the ITTF Secretariat as the focus for world­ confirmed that the forthcoming Republic of Benin decision went to the Belgian. wide activity and his own position as its only Open table tennis championships will also attract professional administrator have already enabled players from China, Hungary, Yugoslavia and BELGIUM 4 SCOTLAND 3 some other European countries. N. van der Walle bt J. Moir 11, 16. him to play a part in the rapid developments Eygemans lost to R. Yule -5, -13. which are taking place. 'Table Tennis News' to the best of my know­ M-F. Germiat bt G. McKay 8, 10. With the help of two secretaries, Tony Brooks le~ge has as one of its main objectives, a world­ Eygemans/L. Belien lost to Moir/Yule -14, -12. keeps in touch with the ITTF's officers and its WIde coverage of table tennis activities. But the v.d. Walle/Germiat bt Yule/McKay 18, -20, 15. 120 member Associations. He is responsible to fac~ that this official journal is yet to cover inter­ v.d. Walle lost to Yule -13, 7, -24. the ITTF Executive Committee through President natIonal competitions in Africa leaves much to Eygemans bt Moir 17, -21, 11. Roy Evans, who is in alnlost daily contact with be desired. To this end, however, I would suggest the Secretariat from his home in Cardiff - a vital tha~ 'Table Tennis News' gets in touch with the link between these two centres of the ITTF's work. vanous table tennis organising bodies in Africa so that she will be intimated with current table A Londoner by birth, Tony Brooks was educated tennis activities there. The Editor or some other PERSOINALIITY at Whitgift and University College London. He official should ensure that this is" done for it's moved to Hastings after joining the ITTF and ~nly when table tennis news in Africa is included lives in a Victorian house with his French wife In your monthly publication that one could sit P,AR.ADE who is a free-lance technical translator, and hi~ back .with utmost satisfaction and say that 'Table so~ a~d twin d~u:ghters.. He finds his job totally TennIS News' has achieved one of its nlajor by TONY BROOKS satIsfyIng, combInIng as It does the fascination of objectives. international administrative work with the excite­ Secretary General, I.T.T.F. ment of world-wide c~ntact and travel. When, as Institute of Physical Education, a small boy, he saw VIctor Barna and Alec Brook University of Ife, during. one. of their stage tours, he could scarcely lIe-Ife, Nigeria. have ImagIned that the game they were playing Whilst in attendance at the June meeting of the would one day provide his full-time occupation. I.T.T.F.'s Council in Tokyo, the Editor had talks with Counsellor Amin Abou Heif~ Vice-President .******************************** Africa~ on the subject of news from that continent with a view to inclusion in the magazine. LETTERS t • t I WANT TO BE AN ADMINISTRATOR I have never ever written to a magazine or news­ TO THE EDITOR paper in my life so there is a grave danger that I will not make myself clear but a personal anecdote ********************************. at the end of this missive will, hopefully, illuminate NEGLECT OF AFRICAN TABLE TENNIS the point I wish to make. I have taken from my game of table tennis many by Abel Lamina Toriola years of happiness, enjoyment and pleasure. I have, I have been a reader of the official journal of over the years, become more and more interested the E.T.T.A. - 'Table Tennis News', for five years in the administration of my game. I am well qualified, having done many years in organisation ~ow but. to ~y surpri.se there has not been any InformatIon In your Journal of table tennis in and administration. I have reached a mature age Africa since then. Someone who is a foreigner as so ~ know I am re~dy to give back to the game a lIttle of the hapPIness, pleasure and enjoyment re~ar.ds table tennis activities in Africa might say thIS IS so because the standard of table tennis is that I have taken. So, question 1 - who do I still very low in Africa and that there have not approach? Obviously the E.T.T.A. H.Q. Office and seek the possibility of a National administration ~een major !nternational competitions in the game In our contInent. course. Alas, no course! I know from experience that there are training courses for junior and Such a person as I have suggested, no doubt, senior players, Umpires and Referees. I have has little, or no knowledge about the standard of served my ~ocal. League well and have completed organisation as well as the development of table my a~prentIceship. I have even been cajoled into tennis in Africa generally. This game is not new enlargIng my knowledge by serving my County in Africa. There have been both national and alo~g the way.. I have become a County Umpire, ~ntern~tional in the game since the early fifties NatIonal UmpIre and then reached the ultimate In WhIch three-quarters of the countries in the goal and became an International Umpire, but I African continent have not been left out. am not fulfilled. My ambition burns within me to Moreso, many African nations as you well kno\v, ser~e my game in an administrative capacity. I have long been taking part in the various World­ deSIre so ~uch to emulate my heroes, John Wright, TONY BROOKS standard table tennis tournaments; some of which Geoff DanIels, Mike Watts, Len Pilditch, to name are the English Open, French Open, Scandinavian but a few of the game's great administrators. By Open, Afro-Asia international tournament and also now I have become a Tournament Referee and a At the 1975 BGM of the ITTF in Calcutta, the the World Championships. National Referee but no one requires my talents. decision was taken to establish for the first time a Along the way a chance to represent my Country permanent headquarters and a permanent staff. In support of the standard of table tennis in at National level has appeared. I have taken. that Within a few months ideal premises - a three­ Africa, may I refer you to the 1973 World Cham­ chance but what if there are others who want that storey building in St. Leonards-on-Sea - had been pionships results where Nigeria beat Scotland 5-3 opening? What if a vendetta should be mounted found and purchased, and the ITIF Executive and Wales 5-2 both in the men's team event. Also against .me if I anl. successful? What if I am shy Committee were ready to appoint a Secretary­ in the same competition, Nigeria's Yisa Aiyesofo and retIcent at comIng forward? I feel that, given General. beat Czechoslovakia's Jiri Turia 3-1 in the men's the chance and opportunity, I could possibly singles encounter. More recently, in the 25th Qualifications for the position were not easy to become a good administrator but because there is French Open played in Rennes over Dec. 2/4th, no central point to which I can feed this informa­ assess. A background in national sports administra­ 1977, the Nigerian team edged out the much more tion and experience as a player would obviously tion, I am forever condemned by the system. To fancied English II team 3-0 in the first round of tell of ~y ambition would label me a bighead, to have been useful. The ITTF took the view, how­ the men's team event. I made the foregoing ever, that the over-riding need was for someone say nothIng labels me introverted and possibly not references to the Nigerian team not only because the 'right' material for the job, so either way I am with wide international and administrative she could be regarded as the best in Africa but experience in a general sense; in the event, the bypassed. My burning ambition is being dulled by also because she is just one of the teams that ~ears of frustration. Surely we, as a great Associa­ successful candidate had had no previous con­ exhibit high-standard table tennis in Africa. nection with any national sporting body, and was tIon' must have our front line men but to be an enthusiastic table tennis player only on the The fact that African countries have been even greater we must tap our otherwise untapped

Page 10 PLAY WELL - PLAY BUTTERFLY source of greatness and have a strong second and would be pleased if matches between themselves CHOP COMMENTARY and English players counted for ratings, as do third line of troops adequately trained and ready to I have read the article "Lea Green Coaches matc~es between Canadi~n and U.S. players. fly into action instantly. Just remember that all the Course" by Mr. John Diggens in the Table Tennis training and all the coaching in the world will be (Manann Domonkos and Birute Plucas might even have brought home a few rating points from their News (April '78). Now some commentaries about absolutely no use without your administrator with the chop. his pen and paper to get the player from point A travels in the U.K. last season!). Personally, I am to point B to be trained. sure that my own table tennis activities in Kent When the top of the bounce is far from the m~ny years ago would have been considerably ta~le, I know that to make the chop more effective, May I in closing thank you for giving me your bnghtened had England a ratings system. WIth extra "bite" in it, it is necessary to employ time to read this article and may I pass on a the wrist action and to take the ball as early as lesson I learnt from a very great man when I was Go to it, England! We, in Canada, will give you all the assistance we can. possible, the better at the top of the bounce. The Chairman of our local Council of Youth - that sharp. rebound of the ball takes the opponent by behind every participant there must be at least two ALAN CORNISH, surpnse because of the great speed and organisers to enable him to participate. So I make C.T.T.A. Classification Chairman. "venomous" backspin. This stroke is a difficult the plea - don't concentrate on the coaching, etc., 50 Highland Drive, one and deman~s long and constant, intelligent, to the exclusion of all else. Give those with thoughtful practIce, but will serve you. ambition and a little knowledge of administration St. JOhn's, Newfoundland, When the top of the bounce is short and low a chance. Canada AlA 3CS. above the table, the chop is very much difficult T. M. Channing, Secretary, Guildford Table Tennis Association and Surrey Table Tennis Association. 16 Hampton Close, Church Crookham, Hants.

GO TO IT, ENGLAND! " I'm changing to I have read with considerable interest the correspondence last season in your columns con­ Joola Carbon Fibre because I cerning rating systems (Oct. 1977, Nov. 1977, Feb. find my loop is far faster and I 1978) and I thought your readers might be interested in our experience in Canada. Some years can win a point more easily from ago we decided to set up a rating system (based on the 3rd or 4th ball attack. My the U.S. system) which handled a few top tourna­ ments and players. The idea of ratings grew backhand control popular, so three years ago I computerised our is better, too. " system and now virtually eve'ry official tournament and league match in the country is processed for ratings. We have found that the rating system does indeed reflect very wen the calibre of our players and it enjoys an enormous measure of support in Canada. This season, in the light of two years of careful statistical monitoring of the system, we expect to introduce some change in our model (amending the U.S. "points change table") which will make the model an even closer fit to reality, and probably the finest evaluation system in the world. Our systeln" costs us no more than £500 per annum to operate, the' main expense being computer time. For this sum we produce monthly National Ratings seven times during the season Donald Parker wearing and once in the summer. Moreover, Canadian players receive monthly computer printouts of the the Joola tournament shirt.• rating changes for every match they play. The administration of our system relies more heavily on voluntary work than I understand is the case in the U.S., and the Canadian system is therefore correspondingly cheaper. Everyone of the twelve Canadian provinces (and territories) has a ratings chairman who oversees the' coding of match data in his province. For example, my own province of Newfoundland has about 1,000 players on the system. Ec;lCh of our three leagues codes its own data and forwards it to our provincial ratings chairman~ who also supervises the coding of our fifteen official tournaments. Provincial ratings Bamboo chairmen ,send their data to me monthly and the Slash .. Thermo Bat Wallet A new ratint!;s are returned to them for distribution Bamboo Slash: The in the provinces through league chairmen and "To gain the best grip regional contacts. pimples are cut away from your rubber it's vital JOOLA RUBBER at an angle, so giving that It stays warm. My It seems to me that the Canadian data collection a totally different new Joola Thermo and distribution set-up could very easily be CHANGING KIT Wallet keeps it just right, copied by the E.T.T.A. with its. splendid admini­ effect. Comprising bat as well as giving strong strative machine. An English county ratings chair­ Volt: The latest protection" man would perform a similar role to a Canadian tape, cutting knife, provincial chairman and each league within a glue and glue brush. straight long pimple Donald Parker county would have its own ratings nlan to liaise development. with the county chairman. Ratings have beconle tremendously popular in Canada. Beyond question, they have promoted interest in the game, and Keith Southill's remarks (Fed. 1978) that they might increase interest in league play. "after th.e issues of league promotion and relegatIon are vIrtually settled" has certainly shown.itself to be the case here. The beauty of the CanadIan system, too, is that it is a simple matter for players to comput~ their own ratings precisely, so every month CanadIan players are able to count their ratings chickens even before they are officially hatched! 8 Baker Street, Middlesbrough, Cleveland County, TS1 2LH. I very much hope that the E.T.T.A. will settle Telephone (0642) 217844/5,249000 (24 hr. answering service) for a system like our own. Our top players also

Page 11 and sometimes impossible because the arm National Trainer Peter Simpson was detailed to SPONSORED PLAYERS VISIT STIGA movement is cramped by the table, or restricted by investigate further. It was proposed to use Birming­ the table. This stroke is only possible by hitting ham's Grand Hbtel for the first session, so Peter IN SWEDEN the ball with a short jerk of arm-wrist, but it is and myself travelled to York to look into the ineffectual, of little value. In this case, the bat possibilities. A local leisure centre was selected Stiga AB, the Swedish manufacturers of table can hit the table surface also. for the actual coaching, and this also was carefully tennis and other sports equipment recently examined for its suitability. arranged a visit for all their sponsored table tennis The chop-drive is possible against a high return players, from seven countries including the U.K., near the net. You must hit the ball at the top of The final major steps, were the persuasion of to their headquarters and factory at Tranas in the bounce' if possible or when the ball is rising sponsors to back the project and the creation of Sweden. Sixteen players attended and during their or when it is coming down. Aim the ball at the the elaborate paperwork systems required to invite visit over three days, competed together in a mini­ top of the net. 150 junior players, 30 coaches and various admini­ international tournament. MAJOR JOAQUIM T. LIBANIO, strators to come along. The sponsorship problem was easily solved when Stiga stepped in to take The competition involved both sexes and in­ Caixa postal 115, most of the event, with the remaining sponsorship cluded short tennis, target shooting, basket ball 12460 - Campos do Jordao, S.P., going to Club Soft Drinks, and even the paperwork and swimming - 100 metres free styIe. Brazil. caused no more than the usual head-aches. From The overall winner was England's Nicky Jarvis the outset it was intended that players would pay who secured a total of thirteen points out of RANK OUTSIDER BEATEN towards their training, but to assist them, applica­ twenty. tions for grant aid were generated and the response Playing a 16-year-old, ranked No. 17 of Second came the Norwegian Paul Guttormsen by most councils, sports bodies and local clubs with seven points. Paul is currently studying England's boys, is a bit of a tough assignment for and leagues has been most generous. a 71-year-old. This happened to me on Oct. 16th physiotherapy at West Middlesex College in when I faced Stephen Holloway (holder of men's On Friday, the 25th August, it all came together London. Four players were equal with six points and boys' singles in the Wandsworth League) but in Birmingham. Players arrived on Friday night, in third place including Richard Yule Scotland's .' I was getting 12 start. I managed to win the were allocated their rooms, were fed and then No.1. Alan Griffiths, Welsh No.1, also took part second game 21-18, but in the final game Stephen assembled for the opening briefing. They saw in the events. produced a particularly faultless exhibition of 'Battle of the Bats', then socialised for a while This is the first time that Stiga have invited attacking table tennis to win the set. before going to bed. their sponsored players to visit .~ranas in one KEN WOODWARD, The first of the weekends inevitable problems group. arrived on Saturday morning, when, after break­ 6 Waldemar Avenue, fast, it was discovered that the buses taking the Fulham, London, S.W.6. players from the hotel to the sports centre were taking far longer than was expected. This caused a INCORRECT INFORMATION certain amount of chaos in the Saturday morning training sessions, but of course the problem, when The Fenland Two-Star write up in the Table realised, did not reoccur, and from Saturday lunch­ Tennis News April Edition was incorrect insofar time onwards the sessions went fairly smoothly. On as our Association did not offer the maximum Saturday evening, after supper, the players had a prize for a two-star event as I stated in my write disco, then, after Sunday's play, a semi-serious up of the tournament. display was staged by some of the National I hope that the error which I am fully respon­ Squad players. sible for does not effect the good reputation that The first weekend was seen as one mainly of the Fenland Tournament has gained over the years. assessment. Coaches were able to form opinions Our Association hope to run the Fenland Tourna­ which should help them to improve the overall ment once more this coming season on March 4th, standards of table tennis in this country. Certainly 1979. ­ things went wrong - just as they were expected HOWARD G. LUPTON, to - but most of the juniors were delighted with Chairman, Wisbech and Dist. T.T.A. the weekend, and the flood of applications now Rokewood Bungalow, reaching the office show definite enthusiasm for Walton Road, the rest of the series. Wisbech, Cambs.

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It has been said that in many ways the British and the Germans have much in common. The fact STIGA CLUB NATIONAL YOUTH that the entire English team now playing in the European League also appear regularly in the Picture shows Nicky Jarvis and Sven Ake Hansson TABLE TENNIS TRAINING SERIES Bundesliga is really food for thought. following the event. Mr. Hansson is the Managing Director of Stiga AB. Could it be that we have the table tennis talent by DICK TAMMADGE but not the money to back it? (E.T.T.A. DEVELOPMENT OFFICER) I have been fortunate enough to visit West Germany twice this year, once for the European END OF AN ERA The first weekend session in the Stiga Club championships in Duisburg and just recently on National Youth Training Series took place at a non-sporting visit to the Munich area which is by PETER HARMER Birmingham in August, and although the session of course some distance from the heart of the was marred by a number of misfortunes, by and table tennis centres in the Ruhr. The closing down of a snlall school club large it was successful - certainly a big step catering for some 30 very young players from forward in junior coaching was made which bodes I was amazed how much a German press scratch nlay not seem a very momentous affair but well for the future. photographer (my host) earned - a lot of money due to imminent retirement from teaching of its - until I made further enquiries on costs in mentor, Dolly Harmer, and its most co-operative The whole idea came out of a conversation general. A house in Munich in which I stayed between the Chairman, myself and Paul Hensey, Headmaster, Arthur Keyworth, together with a would have been worth perhaps £30,000 in rescheduling of the school as a "First School" for Special Projects Manager for Grand Metropolitan Birminghanl. In Munich it is worth £350,000! Hotels, way back at the end of last season. We the age group of 5 - 9-year-olds, this is the fate had gone to speak with Grand Met. on another Another example was the cost of belonging to a of the Pulford School Club of Leighton Buzzard matter, and after the discussion we sat back and golf club as a member. In England few golf club after 17 very successful years. imbibed at their expense until the idea came up. members pay more than £100 per year. In West The impact of the club on Table Tennis has Basically, Grand Met. were looking for ways to fill Germany I was left breathless when I was told been far greater than its size would indicate. In its their hotels out of season, and were prepared to that it cost something like £50,000 to become a time it has produced players who have gone on to allow us very cheap accommodation and meals member in Germany! national ranking, a spate of county players, and along with free use of their extensive conference One could argue that our players go over not teams and players for all stages of the English facilities. Junior Training was an obvious candidate for the money but for the experience of playing Schools' competitions. Along its way, the club for this type of facility - it is also very easy to more regularly against the top players in Europe inspired two illustrated books for beginners which sell to any sponsor with a 'public conscience'. in the hope that like Desmond Douglas, that circulated from Auckland to Zambia, Colombia The next stage was to discuss the project with they can break into the top of the European to Kelantan. representatives of the coaching committee - and rankings. (continued on page 14)

Page 12 (continued from page 12) Jarvis won the 9th staging of the event at the were badly in need of a table. Therefore, once From its early days, encouraged by periodic Easington District Leisure Centre in Peterlee, Co. again the enterprise of Nissen provided a benefit visits from Jack Carrington and other coaches, It Durham on Friday, 27th October, 1978. for table tennis to both the players via the prize has formed part of the local League, feeding For the first time, the event was restricted to money, and the local community via equipment youngsters into other clubs as they developed and men only as at the time of settling the date, our and enjoyment. became too old for the general age range of the three top women had Bundesliga commitments. The presentations at the end of the evening club, not without producing chagrin and sometimes Consequently, the format was changed from knock­ were nlade by Mr. Tom Blunn, E.T.T.A. Chairman, downright opposition among other players to this out to two groups of four, with winners and and Mr. Stuart Reagan, Sales Manager of Nissen introduction of useful and ambitious youngsters of runners-up going into cross-over semi-finals. International Ltd. quite tender years. In Group "A" were John Hilton, Donald Parker, Results ­ The interest shown by the Headmaster in this Max Crimmins and Nigel Eckersley, the last named Group A operation by a teacher not of his school, has been being an on-the-spot substitute for Chris Sewell, Hilton bt Parker 16, 24 coloured by his position as a J.P. From the whose car broke down en route. Hilton was the Hilton bt Crimmins -4, 20, 21 beginning he sought the occasional memberships clear winner, beating all three opponents and Hilton bt Eckersley 20, 16 of "difficult" youngsters for the social value gained Crimmins went into the semi-final with two wins. Crinlmins bt Parker 19, -16, 13 from the weekly discipline of a table tennis match In Group "B", a triple tie on matches won Crimmins bt Eckersley 14, 18 in social attitude as a team member and having to Parker bt Eckersley 23, 11 be fair and unfavouring umpire. In seventeen years resulted between Nicky Jarvis, Richard Yule and of encouraging the shy and discouraging the rough­ Paul Day, with luckless Jimmy Walker losing to Group B necks, none of the club's products has ever all three. On the games ratio, Jarvis was the clear Jarvis bt Yule 19, 19 "appeared" before the "beak" during membership. leader with 4-2, but Yule and Day both had 4-3. Jarvis bt Walker 19, 18 So it was down to a points ratio and by an Yule bt Walker -14, 11, 17 No other greater compliments can be paid to infinitessimal fraction of a point Yule's 136-127 Yule bt Day 19, 17 this small club but that the leading players in the was better than Day's 138-131. Thus the first Day bt Walker -14, 14, 23 highly competitive Milton Keynes League are all semi-final emerged as Hilton versus Yule and after Day bt Jarvis 13, 18 its products, that a newly formed coaching school winning the first game Yule's confidence in dealing Semi-finals at Bletchley Leisure Centre is founded on a nucleus with Hilton's spoiling style slowly evaporated, Hilton bt Yule -18,11,13 of l1-year-olds from Pulford School Club, and losing the last two games rather easily. Jarvis bt Crimmins -15, 14, 14 that an earlier pupil and merrlber of the Runners­ The second semi-final started off with Crimmins Final up team in the 1978 U-16 National Schools Final JARVIS bt Hilton 15, 10. made the journey from Guildford to Leighton winning the first game as he had done in all his Buzzard to attend the farewell party. matches, but then Max's seeming inability to press Winner of table - YOHDEN HALL SCHOOL. home his advantage enabled Jarvis to cruise through the next two games. The final was a rather easy victory for Jarvis, TO KARENZA AND KEN gth NISSEN his style being tailor-made to overcome the On Saturday, August 19th, 1978, to Karenza defensive wiles of Hilton, and thus ended an and Ken Mathews, a daughter, Jennifer Katherine, evening with a surfeit of 15 matches, many of wt. 6 lbs. 10 ozs., Address: 'Arlanda', Welcomes INVITATION them providing the 500 spectators with some Road, Kenley, Surrey. 'Phone: 01-668 7722. TOURNAMENT excellent rallies. The two match tables are generously donated TRIPLE TIE - JARVIS WINS by Nissen; one for the organisation bringing most TONY CLAYTON spectators won by Yohden Hall School with a Former English international Tony Clayton of by Albert W. Shipley record number of 142 in attendance, and the other Yorkshire is now located at 17 Blencam Park, A new name was added to the list of winners table that is won by a ballot from the programme Rockcliffe, Carlisle, Cumbria. 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Page 14 f)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ did not quite reach the standard of this encounter. N. Graver bt A. Buckingham -9, 17, 26; Karen Witt after two easy wins found Wellman bt P. Ninham 17, 14. too strong while David Barr, a player now con­ Miss M. Hales bt Miss S. Browne 18, I J. firming his promise and developing a more mature Miss G. Houseago bt Miss Z. Nicholls -I5, 13, 15. ©©1]J~~W ~@~rn~ all round game, after wins over Mandy Smith and Howlett/Smith lost to Unwin/Buckingham -14, -16. veteran Bert Foster, found that David Reeves Hales/Houseago bt Browne/Nicholls 19, 20. knows the subtleties of his game too well. However The first County ranking list is as fonows:­ ~1]JJPJP&rn!OOrn~~ , he did beat Karen to take the prize for third place. Mcn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There was also excellent prize money in the con­ I. D. Bennett 2. R. Thornton 3. M. Musson 4. solation event and here Mandy Smith confounded C. Bensley 5. S. Howlett 6. M. Broughton 7. T. the pre-match pundits by beating Clive Payne in .Bunn 8. J. Turner 9. R. Mitcham 10. D. Hardy. a close and spirited final. Mandy, who is fast Women BERKSHIRE NOTES becoming a threat to England's lead:ng lady 1. W. Hogg 2. J. Browne 3. S. Allen' 4. M. Hales players also had a fine victory over Derek Basden 5. J. Dixon 6. P. Ribbans 7. S. Hazell 8. R. Hogg by Brian Halliday in straight games. 9. G. Houseago 10. H. Pearce. NEW RANKINGS The sponsors of the event were Clifton Styles Boys and Co. of Caversham and Olympus Sports of I. D. Unwin 2. A. Buckingham 3. P. Ninham 4. The Berkshire County Selectors met recently and Reading. A. Wilson 5. A. Jeal 6. R. Rudling 7. R. Stevenson have issued the following ranking lists:­ 8. M. Stevenson 9. R. Margetson 10. G. McKim. The tournament was organised by the newly Girls Men formed Kidmore End Table Tennis Club of I. Andy Wellman (R) 2. David Reeves (R). 3. J. S. Browne 2. Z. Nicholls 3. R. Harrowven 4. A. Reading. The club had invited the top 16 Berkshire Bowers 5. S. Bignall 6. P. Lamb 7. F. Chipperfield. David Barr (R) 4. Derek Basden (R) 5. CJ;ve players to participate in an event which served to Payne (R) 6. David Gloster (R) 7. David Wise (R) promote the sport in this area and to give our Martyn and Richard Stevenson, both 14, are 8. Richard Kozlowski (N) 9. Robert Johnson (R) top players competitive play early in the season. identical twins, and if Martyn were not right­ 10. Bert Foster (R). The tournament was a huge success with the handed and Richard left, one could not tell them Women sponsors, players and spectators and arrangements apart. Martyn recently distinguished himself by! I. Karen Witt (R) 2. Mandy Smith (R) 3. Alison are already being made to repeat the event next becoming Boy "Player of the Week" at Butlin's Gordon (R) 4. Caroline Reeves (R) 5. Jill Purslow year. Barry Island holiday camp, following a week's (R) 6. Christine Basden (R) 7. Lesley Taylor (R) 8. intensive coaching by Welsh international, Graham Susan Blackburn (M) 9. Alison Burke (R) 10. DJ-vies. He also received a new Halex bat, a Tarryn Vallis (R). certificate of proficiency and a cup, and qualified Boys . for the grand finals. Well done, Martyn! J. David Barr (R) 2. David Gloster (R) 3. Martm At the North Norfolk League's A.G.M. it was Bartholomew (M) 4. Robert Metcalfe (M) 5. Kevin agreed that this season, for a trial period only, Murray (M) 6. lain Fullerton (M) 7. Simon their eight teams -- Dereham, Cromer, Fakenham, Coulson (M) 8. Michael Barr (N). Wisbech, March, Thetford, King's Lynn and Girls Wymondham - should play one match only J. Mandy Smith (R) 2. Alison Gordon (R) 3. Jill against each other, thus reducing the fixture list Purslow (R) 4. Lesley Taylor (R) 5. Susan by half. Home fixtures would be reversed the Blackburn (M) 6. Alison Burke (R) 7. Tarryn Vallis following season. (R) 8. Jenny Collins (R) 9. Julie Andrews (R). Officers elected were:- President - C. C. Lakeland, Key:- M-Maidenhead, N-Newbury, R-Reading. Chairman - J. B. Hogg, Secretary - R. Applegate, There were a few raised eyebrows at the ex­ Treasurer - D. Houseago. League Champions were clusion of the talented Paul Trott and Simon March, and runners-up Dereham. An interesting Douglas from the men's list but it is understood award was the Rosenstand Personality Trophy that they have stated that they will not be available which went to David Unwin, Norfolk's No. 1 for County selection his season. There are no real Junior. quarrels as to the women's list. Berkshire is in the Wymondham and District T.T.L. have this season enviable position of having the best ladies' squad adopted a new points system. Four points for an in the country and for the top five places the .8-2, 9-1 or 10-0 victory; three points for a 7-3 or selectors follow the England.Senior and Junior lists. 6-4 victory, with one point going to the losing side; There is preSSljre from the coaching organisations and two points each for a 5-all draw. at Maidenhead, Bracknell and Reading for the Many thanks to Norwich secretary, Len Miller, provision of a cadets ranking list and it is under­ for sending me his league handbook. Will other stood that this is receiving consideration. leagues follow suit, please! The dates set aside for the inter-town tourna­ ments are Sunday, 19th November and Sunday. 28th January at the Bulmershe Centre, Woodley, Reading. Member leagues have a record number of LEICESTERSHIRE NOTES teams for the competition this season and the County are to present a new trophy to the town by Philip Reid who has the best overall record over the two dates. GANNON MAKES THE FIRST The leagues in Berkshire appear to be publicity Various changes have been made in the ranking conscious and all seem to keep their members lists for this season. David Gannon who has informed by way of newsletters and good press worked hard all the summer goes up one place ­ cov.erage. There seems to be a certain lethargy Rcading's Andy Wellman, the winner at from No. 4 to No. 3 - and this has resulted in when it comes to broadcasting our achievements Sonning Common. him moving into the first team to make his debut. (and otherwise) through the medium of the T.T. Photo by courtesy of the Reading Chronicle. Gannon, a fine all-rounder, will be all out to make News, so come on Bracknell, Didcot, Newbury the place his own if he can overcome his only real and the rest let us have the information from your flaw - an occasional lack of concentration ­ area. Please write or phone Brian Halliday, 23 there is little doubt he will achieve this. The. Ridings, Emmer Green, Reading, Berks. ­ After seven years at No. I Paul Randell moves Phone: Reading (0734) 476208. NORFOLK NOTES to No.2 with Chris Rogers - on magnificent form ANDY WELLMAN WINS CLIFTON STYLES all last season - taking the coveted No. I berth. INVITATION by J. S. Penny The new Junior selection committee have done a The current Berkshire County No. I Andy NORFOLK Junior 1st team took on a Senior 2nd very thorough job and it is Trevor Kerslake who Wellman confirmed his county ranking by winl).ing team in a friendly match at Norwich C.E.Y.M.S. is the new No. I. With Richard Hayes at No. 2 the newly instituted Clifton Styles invitation tour­ on Oct. 7th. This was to mark the sponsorship and Paul Brindley No.3' Loughborough players nament held at Sonning Common. His final take the first three places. The girls' ranking list is of both Junior sides by the Trustee Savings Bank virtually unchanged but the veterans have a new decisive victory over David Reeves won him the of Eastern England, and they put up a great fight Clifton Styles trophy and prizes totalling £100. No. 1 in Brian Mayfield who will obviously con­ before going down 3-7. Before the match, Mr. siderably strengthen the side. Rankings are:­ Andy's path to the final had been comfortable Colin Gill, Area Marketing Manager of T.S.B., except for a quite breathtaking 2nd round en­ presented the Norfolk chairman, Trevor Betts, Men counter with Alison Gordon wh01went for all her with T.S.B. holdalls and tracksuits for the I. C. Rogers 2. P. Randell 3. D. Gannon 4. M. shots in devastating style. No hib! of the drama Iuniors. They will also be assisted financially. Newman 5. P. Smith 6. J. Iliffe 7. G. Hall 8. S. to come with Andy a game and 20-15 up, only Kenney 9. G. Hughes 10. B. Mayfield II. P. for young Alison to hit seven storming shots to Match Results (seniors first) ­ Cawser 12. S. White 13. C. Truman 14. A. Philpott. level at one game all. This was certainly the match S. Howlett lost to D. Unwin 20, -22, -24; Women of the day and our number one player was very lost to A. Buckingham -18, 16, -12. I. Miss A. Stevenson 2. Miss K. Rogers 3. Mrs. thankful to scrape home at 22-20 in the third D. Smith bt D. Unwin 21, 19; E. Shaler 4. Miss J. Revill 5. Miss Y. Hall 6. against his inspired opponent. The other matches bt P. Ninham 19, 10. Miss J. Want 7. Mrs. G. Odams.

BUTTERFLY ­ EVERYTHING FOR TABLE TENNIS BUTTERFLY Page 15 Boys to the eventual winner and other official England included. Would all players in the Gloucester City 1. T. Kerslake 2. R. Hayes 3. P. Brindley 4. C. representative, Kenny Jackson. Nigel Thomas also league please ensure that they contact their club Sherman 5. G. Johnson 6. C. Jones 7. M. Wales did well in this his 'native' tournament, reaching secretaries to obtain forms as soon as possible. The 8. K. Jones 9. S. Griew 10. M. Pickles. the quarters before losing to the other finalist tournament is to be held again at Stroud Leisure Girls Graham Sandley. Another quarter-final was reached Centre on Sunday, Dec. 3rd. t. J. Revill 2. Y. Hall 3. D. Johnson 4. R. Glover by Paul Jackson (13) - son of our County Coach Gloucester played Cheltenham in Div. I of the 5. L. Forster 6. S. Capewell 7. S. Meredith. - who beat ·the No. 5 seed Colin Wood (Middle­ Midland League Veterans and a draw ensued. After Veteran Men sex) on his way to that stage of the Essex Junior being 0-3 down Cheltenham fought back and nearly 1. B. Mayfield 2.. P. Overend 3. C. Jacques 4. Open, going out to the eventual winner Gorniak -17, 15, -12. pulled off a shock win, with Sam Ewens losing -1 R B. Hall 5. G. Alowinckle 6. M. Wainwright, 7. in the third to Pete Wood in the last set of the F. Day, 8. H. Ward 9. G. Pell. We hope that these sort of results will be match. Wood was the "man of the match" winning Veteran Women maintained by our other Juniors and Cadets who all his sets for Gloucester, whilst Peter Slack won I. Mrs. G. Odams 2. Mrs. 1. Rogers. showed up so well in the local trials but will have two for Cheltenham. to show their worth at outside events. Two of the inter-town events have already been Cheltenham fielded an exceptionally strong team held. Whilst Leicester and Hinckley reached the As a result of the local trials previously men­ for their first Men's 'B' team match in Div. 4 of final of the senior event it was clear that without tioned, and consideration at comrnittee level, the the Midland League at home to Lichfield, and as Rogers Leicester would struggle against the Shropshire Association have produced the following a result won 9-1. Both Roy Fowler and Don Hinckley trio of Randell, Maurice Newman and ranking lists with effect from 26th September, 1978. Sweeney won three whilst Ray Dillon won two. I John Iliffe. Leicester in fact lost 1-5 Leicester's only Men do not know the details but also understand that win coming when Gannon beat Newman. Two I. M. Green (S) 2. N. Th.omas (S) 3. M. Pugh (S) Stroud won their opening Midland League junior players were unbeaten all day - Randell (as 4. C. Roberts (0) 5. G. Cheetham (S) 6. M. Beaman match 10-0 so success all round is the order of expected) and the evergreen Iliffe who gave an (S) 7. M. Jones (S) 8. H. Dalton (0) 9. M. the day at the moment. / astonishing display of hitting. Chambers (S) 10. N. Roberts (S) Cheltenham Ladies' 'B' team travclled away to Star of the day though was Phil Smith who Women play Swindon 'C' in Div. 2 of the Cotswold Ladies' played. quite brilliantly, his only defeat being at I. T. Powell (T) 2. J. Cheetham (S) 3. L. Degg (5) League and crushed the opposition 10-0 with Rose­ the hands of Randell and included a trio of wins 4. S. Evans (S) 5. J. Seager (T) 6. C. Ashley (0) mary Bayley, Joyce Weatherall and Wendy Ruffle over Leicester I. The Junior inter-towns was 7. J. Green (S) 8. C. Jones (S) 9. J. Siddle (T) all winning three. The latter, on her debut for retained by Leicester who beat Loughborough I 10. A. Lowe (T) Cheltenham did well to win three. 5-1 in the final. Kerslake - who plays in. both the Junior Boys Leicester and Loughborough Leagues but opted I. Pugh 2. Roberts 3. G. Lupton (S) 4. P. Jackson Gloucestershire are again staging the Cotswold to play for Leicester - and Julie Revell were (S) 5. T. Cheetham (S) 6. 1. Smith (S) 7. R. Morris Junior Championships, on Sat./Sun.. Jan. 28/29th, unbeaten throughout the event. (S) 8. W. Williams (S) 9. G. Cooper (T) 10. G. J979 from 9.00 a.m. each day: However, the status Pritchard (S) of these championships has been elevated in that The Cadets inter-towns is being sponsored by the Junior Girls this is now one of the few E.T.T.J'\. "Select" tour­ Hinckley Floor Covering Co.. and will be held at I. Powell 2. Cheetham 3. Degg 4. Siddle 5. Lowe naments, which all English-ranked juniors are Melton Mowbray. Venues have been fixed for alL 6. A. Bayliss (MD) 7. C. Soan (MD) 8. A. Barker expected to enter. As entries are being accepted on county home matches this season which is a far (MD) 9. K. Harris (S) 10. J. Wakeley (T) a "last in. first out" basis, would all players within cry from the days - not too far distant - when Cadet Boys our County wishing to enter. please ensure that virtually one venue was used. All four leagues in 1. Jackson 2. Smith 3. Morris (S) 4. D. Pountney their forms are sent in well before the closing date. the county will now be staging matches. (S) 5. M. Tuft (T) 6. J. Allman (T) which is Saturday, Dec. 30th. The Rose Johnson Bowl - the county team Cadet Girls In closing, may I again make a request for handicap competition - has again attracted a big I. Lowe 2. Soan 3. Barker 4: Harris 5. G. Hartley (T) 6. S. Johnston (S) players from the Gloucester, Stroud and Chelten­ entry (54 teams). Handicaps are always a headache ham leagues to come forward as prospective and my thanks particularly to Ian Holdridge and Key:- S-Shrewsbury, O-oswestry, T-Telford, County Umpires. As players we all have to umpire Reg Billson for their help. MD-Market Drayton. in our league matches. The County is desperately Reg Billson and Dick Johnson will again be The future indeed looks bright in view of the short of qualified umpires, which is surprising organising the English Junior Closed at the Poly­ number of Juniors in the Senior rankings and because to become a county umpire you need only technic Gymnasium, Western Boulevard, Leicester. Cadets in the Junior rankingS'o pass a written test paper which you can complete One aspect of this tournament is always disappoint­ Whilst on this subject our congratulations go to in your own time. at home, and you can use the ing and that is the poor local entry. Surely this Nigel Thomas who attended the Welsh Senior rule book, to answer the questions. Having done tourney should be a must for all aspiring young Trials at Cardiff and after beating Graham Davies that you then umpire at one or two county matches. players? and taking Alan Griffiths and George Evans the under scrutiny of already qualified umpires, and full distance is now ranked No. 5 in Wales and if satisfactory will no doubt pass. Would anyone must have his eyes on Korea. interested please contact our County Umpires' Secretary, John Bunn, 13 Hawthorn Rise, Westrip SHROPSHIRE NOTES With the County League operating between Stroud. teams from Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Telford, Whit­ by Gerald Green church ~nd Market Drayton and teams competing in the Midland League at Senior and Junior level, INCREASED INTEREST in addition to the County Championship matches. "From the playing viewpoint, last season was it is going to be a busy season for selectors and NEWBURY JUNIOR OPEN the most outstanding in the history of the other officials as well as giving players the oppor­ Shrewsbury and District Table Tennis Association" tunity of representative honours. September 30th - October 1st stated their president, Bill Harris. at the recent Let us hope that the interest can be sustained A.G.M. in such a manner that our President can reiterate by Joyce and Bill Heath This fact is now reflected in an obvious increase his remarks with which I commenced these notes, SUCCESS FOR NEWBURY AT NEWBURY of interest in the sport illustrated by the fact at next year's A.G.M. TWO LOCALS TAKE U-I7 TITLES that a record number of III teams will be taking part in the Association's league programme. which This was the first time in the history of Newbury necessitates increasing the league to six divisions tournaments that local league players have taken of 12 teams and three,divisions of II teams. This GLOUCESTERSHIRE NOTES two titles. Our only previous singles success being in addition to the six teams forming the Premier by Dave Foulser David Reeves in 1975. division, introduced last season. With the number of ranked juniors being For the third successive year. since in fact they LANE STRIKES AGAIN reduced because of age limits this year, we thought started, Shrewsbury Sports Advisory Council area Gloucestershire's young Martin Lane, now ranked our seeding would prove difficult, but with five won the table tennis section of the Shropshire Mini 2 in the County's senior rankings, continues to entries from the ranking list plus five 'A' group Olympics. The event was staged at the Bridgnorth prove that he is destined for greater things. His players our task was made comparatively easy. Leisure Centre and Shrewsbury won 14 of the 18 team, St. Marks. met Taynton in Gloucester City's Nevertheless a few dropped out before reaching matches which they played. The Bridgnorth Sports new premier division and gained a marvellous their appointed positions. Absence of seed No. 2 advisory area were second with Wrekin third. The draw. Martin repeated his performance in the Andrew Bellingham opened up the 2nd half some­ event was successfully organised by Alan Cavell of equivalent match last season, in winning all three what. Steven Holloway had a good run and made the Albrighton Club, Telford. sets including a victory o¢er County No.1, Dave the finals, but had to succumb to David Barr. The players representing Shrewsbury were:­ Harvey. St. Marks' other two sets were won by In the U-17 girls' singles our No.2 seed Alison Malcolm Green, Mark Pugh, Graham Cheetham, Derek Morgan beating Steve Moreman, and Don Gordon received a shock when she was knocked Paul Jackson. Darren Powis. Sue Evans, Jane Sweeney beating Mike Prosser. Let us hope that out in the semis by Claire Maisey. No. I seed also Cheetham, Kate Harris and Julie Field. Martin can show the same form when playing for had a fright in the quarters, when Mandy Smith Shrewsbury players have continued to do well the County team, now that they are in a higher met Sarah Cresswell who took her to three. at tournaments. In the Midland Junior Closed division. actually Sarah had set point in the second. final (held over from June) Malcolm Green beat In my last column I stated that entry forms for The U-14 boys' singles was won by Andrew Andrew Bellingham (Wolverhampton) 21-8, 21-18, this season's Gloucestershire Closed would be Dixon without much difficulty. Carl Prean received to complete a Midland 'Double', having won the included in the handbooks for Gloucester, Stroud a shock in the second round when he was knocked Midland Junior Open earlier in the season. In the and Cheltenham. I recently received my copy of out by James Frost. Welsh Junior Open - another event which had the Gloucester City handbook and was dismayed been held over - he reached the semi-final, losing to see that, unfortunately, no such entry form was (contiDued on page 21)

Page 16 again evened it by beating Lee 20, 14. Kim then DOMINATED 1978 UNITED STATES won the match, beating Plucas 20, 15. The Women's singles was dominated by the The Men's Singles had some interesting upsets ­ Koreans - theirs and ours. Kim Seong Heui 14-years-old Eric Boggan beat No. 7 seed Dal looped and hit through defending champion In UNITED STATES Joon Lee, 6 times U.S. Open Champion, 16, 14, Sook Bhushan 13, 14, 14, to meet Park Hong Ja -21, -18, 19. Eric lead 20-15 in the 5th, and finally in the final. Park received a walkover from Kim won at 19 on a net ball! Takashima then beat Eric OPEN 12, 11, 13 in the Quarter-finals. S. Fukue upset 4th He Kyung in her Semi. In the Final, Park chopped seeded Errol Caetano 14, -10, 16, 17, then fell to 10·NATION GATHERING IN OKLAHOMA Stellwag 16, 9, 14. In the bottom half, Dan Seemiller easily reached the Semis by beating Goto by Malcolm Anderson, U.S.T.T.A. 18, 17, 18 and Ono 18, 12, -21, 16, and he was supposed to meet the winner between Leiss, seeded The 1978 U.S. Open was held from June 29th to No.2, and Ohshima, No. 5 seed, at that point, July 2nd at the Myriad Convention Centre in but some young Pennsylvanians had other ideas. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. There were 600 First, Bush, who thinks he can beat any chopper, participants from 10 countries. showed us why - he beat Ohshima 18, 19, 11. In the Men's Team final, Japan beat Federal Then Ricky Seemiller beat Leiss, 15, 14, 9! Ricky Germany 3-2. S. Ono beat Jochen Leiss 17, 18, then beat Bush (What is this, the Pennsylvania and Norio Takashima beat Peter Stellwag 8, 16, Closed?) 18, 12, -21, 16, to meet his brother in giving Japan a 2-0 lead. Leiss and Stellwag then the Semis. won the doubles from the choppers, Takashima and M. Ohshima, 16, -7, 18, and Leiss, seeded No. In the first Semi, Stellwag won the first 2 games 2 in the Men's, beat No. 1 seed Takashima -13, from Takashima, 17 and 19, then faltered ­ 16, 14, to level it at 2-all. Ono clinched it for Takashima chopped, lobbed and pick hit to win Japan by beating Stellwag -16, 16, 13. the last 3 games 14, 18, 12. Dan Seemiller then beat brother Ricky in the other Semi (Now its the The U.S.A. 'A' team beat the Japan 'B' team for Pittsburgh Closed!) 16, 11, -15, 13. This was only 3rd place, as Mike Bush beat S. Fukue 21, -18, 19; the second time Ricky had won a game from Dan Seemiller beat H. Goto -18, 10, 16 and Danny in tournament play! Danny was troubled Seemiller and Bush beat Fukue and Y. Murakami by a sore shoulder, bad enough for him to with­ 22, 15. draw from both doubles events. In the Women's Teanl final, Korea 'A' beat the In the Finals, Takashima, chopping well, won U.S.A. 'A' team 3-1. Park Hong Ja chopped down the first game at 13. Danny, adjusting, won the He-ja Lee 18, 14; In Sook Bhushan tied it by 2nd game at 13. Takashima, now mixing in loops chopping down Kim Seong Heui -17, 15, 12; Park and pick hits, won the 3rd at 8 and took a 7-1 lead and Kim pulled ahead by beating Bhushan and in the 4th. Danny then slowed down play, picking Lee 11, -13, 16, and Park ended it by beating the right ball to hit and "Seemiller blocking" (see Bhushan 20, 12. photo) Takashima's picks - he tied it at 9 all, and Korea 'B' won 3rd place, beating Canada 'A' built up a 14-11 lead. Takashima tied it at 16 all, 3-2. Mariann Domonkos beat Kim He Kyung 17, and again at 19 all. Dan then tried to serve and 16· Lee Sin Ja evened it by beating Birute Plucas kill 19-20. Then, a long pushing point, Dan finally 16' 14. Lee and Kim then went ahead by beating looped, got a setup - and hit it into the net, with D~monkos and Plucas, 19, -13, 9, but Mariann the expedite rule just a few seconds away! DAN SEEMILLER

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Page 17 and picked her way to a -15, 22~ 20~ -14, 16 Veterans (Over 70) .. C. H. McCallister beat Oliver Domofikos/Christirte Porgo (Quebec) 17, -19, 13; victory. Nicholas 18, 20. -20, 19 - on an edge ball at 20-19! The Men's Doubles Final was all Japanese, as Mixed Doubles went to Danny and In Sook over Takashima and Ohshima chopped down Ono and the U.S. Open Champions, Errol and Mariann, -19, Fukue, 20, ... 19, 22, 14. 21, 13, 13. In the semis, Caetano and Domonkos In the Women's Doubles Final, Park Hong Ja 1978 CANADIAN NATIONAL beat Bush and Dawidowicz, -19, 9, 21, -14, 10, and Kim Seong Heui easily beat Mariann and Dan and In Sook beat Dell and Connie Sweeris, 3, 12, 10. Dell and Connie have won all Domonkos and Birute Plucas, 15, 11, 12. EXHIBITION INTERNATIONAL the Canadian Open titles between them in years In the Mixed Doubles Final, Errol Caetano and past, were retired and are now playing again. Mariann Domonkos (remember when they beat Welcome back! the No. 1 seeded team in Birmingham?) won a OPEN see-saw battle with Jochen Leiss and He-ja Lee, September 1st • 4th, 1978 -20, 7, -13, 16, 16. TORONTO, ONTARIO There were a Myriad pf other events - briefly ­ by Malcolm Anderson Youth Singles (Under 21 - all the Korean girls Chairman. Photographic Committee, U.S.T.T.A. played in this) - Ricky Seemiller beat Mike Bush -13, 15, 15, 19. Danny Seemllier and In Sook Bhushan both Youth Doubles - Eric Boggan-Roger Sverdlik repeated their triple wins of last year, with decisive beat Mike Bush-Jens Felke 18, 9, 18. wins in the singles. In the Men's, Dan beat Scott Boys' V-17 Singles - Eric Boggan beat Jens Felke Boggan in the finals, 10, 13, -13, 14. Scott got there (Sweden) 16, -22, 10, 15. by beating Rick See,miller 15, -16, -15, 18, 18, and Girls' U-17 Singles - Kasia Dawidowicz beat then beating Mike Bush 24, 16, -17, -18, 16. Bush Gloria Nesukaitis 13, 20, 16. reached the semis with an upset over Errol Boys' U-17 Doubles - Eric and Scott Boggan beat Caetano, 15, 20, 18! Dan easily won his semi Dean Doyle and Quang Bui -19, 14, 16, 18. against Eric Boggan, 18, 15, 18, and his quarter Girls' U-17 Doubles - Kasia Dawidowicz and against Lim Ming Chui, 10, 10, 13. Debbie Payotelis beat Cheryl Dadian and Jackie His toughest match in the tournament was in the Heyman -21, 19, 10, -12, 13. 2nd round, where a newly arrived Hungarian U-17 Mixed Doubles - Rutledge Barry and Kasia refuge,e named Attila Malek extended him to 4 Dawidowicz beat Todd Peterson and Cheryl tough games. Dan won the first 2 relatively easily Dadian -19, 9, -16, 17, 17. at 14 and 15, and led 20-17 in the 3rd - Malek Senior Men (Over 40) - Jack Howard beat Bill tied it with 3 excellent counterlooping points, and Sharpe 15, 20, -8, 14. won 22-20. The 4th game was a seesaw battle. with Senior Women - Yvonne Kronlage beat Patty each player in turn getting 3 points ahead, and the Hodgens 9, 7, -17, 7. other coming back. Dan had a lucky loop at 17 Boys' V-IS Singles - Eric Boggan beat John all - it touched the net, giving him a set up ­ Stillions 15, 12, 17. and he won at 18. Malek will be heard from in Girls' U-15 Singles - Cheryl Dadian beat Karin future! He now lives in Chicago, II. Thompson 10, 16, 12. ~ ~arby In Sook beat Mariann Domonkos (Quebec) in Girls' U-15 Doubles Jones and Kathy the finals, -17, 14, 16, 13. In the semis, In Sook Thompson beat Manlyn Johnston and Karin beat Nancy Hill (Arkansas) 5, 11, 10, and Mariann Thompson 19, 10, 20. (All 4 girls are from Bartles­ beat Kasia Dawidowicz (Colorado) 16, 14, 16. ville, Oklahoma). Esquires (Over 50) - Norman SchIess beat Festus In Men's Doubles, Dan and Rick Seemiller Mead 17, -12, 16, 18. (Pittsburgh) beat Errol Caetano and Derek Wall Boys' V-13 Singles - Niclas Torsell (Sweden) beat (Toronto) 16, -18, 8, 12. The Canadian team beat Brandon Olson 20, 17, 16. Mike Bush and Eric Boggan in the semis, and Girls' V-13 Singles - Marilyn Johnston beat Barby the Seemillers beat Scott Boggan and Roger Jones 8, 13, 13. Sverdlik (New York). Juniors V-II Singles - Scott Butler beat Sean Women's Doubles was won by In Sook O'Neill -17, 18, 19, 14. Bhushan/Kasia Dawidowicz over Mariann In Sook Bhushan, a triple winner in Toronto. Photo by Mal Anderson. In the International Matches, the U.S.A. won 3 of them, Canada 1. Men's - V.S.A. 5 Canada 1 Bush bt Guy Germain -18, 13, 18. Caetano bt E. Boggan 15, 14. R. Seemiller bt Wall 18, -17, 13. Bush bt Caetano 17, 16. R. Seemiller bt Germain 9, 19. E. Boggan bt Wall 12, 16. Women's - U.S.A. 3 Canada 0 Bhushan bt Birute Plucas 8, 15. Dawidowicz bt Domonkos 17, -12,19 (!). Bhushan/Dawidowicz bt Domonkos/Gloria Hsu -18, 14, 20. 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Page 18 (continued from page 18) very many years to the sport, both as a player and The Women V-21 as a member of various committees. This was ENGLISH TABLI! TENNIS ASSOCIATION Domonkos bt Nesukaitis 20, 18, -18, 13. agreed with acclamation. Laurie, in reply, thanked p,resent the Boys V-17 everyone for the honour bestowed upon him. GODDARD FINANCE INTERNATIONAL E. Boggan bt D. Wong 11,16, -18,12. Tom Blunn also proposed, on behalf of the Girls V-17 National Council, that Mr. Reg Billson, Mr. Alec INVITATION TABLE TENNIS Dawidowicz bt Dadian 18, 16, 22. Brook, Mr. Geoff Owen and Mr. Arthur Upton be TOURNAMENT Boys V-1S elected as Vice-Presidents of the E.T.T.A. Again it at E. Boggan bt Stillions 14, 6, 19. was agreed with acclamation. Girls V-1S Notley Sports Centre, E.T.T.A. President, Maurice Goldstein, O.B.E., Notley Road, Dadian bt Julia Johnson (Brampton, Ontario) presented the Malcolm Scott Award to Tom Blunn 13, 19, -18, 19. and paid tribute to the period of over twenty years Braintree, Essex. Men +40 he had served as the Association's Honorary on SUNDAY, 3rd DECEMBER, 1978 Bill Sharpe (Philadelphia) bt George Braithwaite Treasurer. It was the second occasion that Tom (Brooklyn N.Y.) 12, -17, -22,23, 18. Blunn had received the trophy and the presentation This event is being recorded by B.B.C. Television Men +50 was greeted with acclaim. Mr. Blunn expressed his for transmission on the "Grandstand" programme Alex Saunoris (Hamilton, Ontario) bt Harry gratitude. on Saturday, 9th December. DesChamps (Kokomo, Ind.) 11, 12. Play commences at 2 p.m. with group matches Women +40 The Ivor Montague Award was presented by Tom Blunn to Mrs. Doreen Stannard (Middlesex) between two groups of three players, followed by Yvonne Kronlage (Ellicott City, Maryland) bt semi-'finals and final. Betty Tweedy (Montreal) -26, 15, 14, 6. and he paid tribute to her service in the umpiring field. Mrs. Stannard suitably replied and the There will also be a women's challenge match Dan Seemiller commenting on Attila Malek said: presentation was applauded. between players from Eng land and "He was definitely my toughest match this tourna­ Czechoslovakia. ment. His backhand is so dangerous, I couldn't Mr. Blunn then called on George Yates, the go wide; I played to the middle of it. If I were Deputy Chairman, to present the Leslie Forrest Players taking part: really on I'd play side to side against him". Award which was to have been presented to the Milan Orlowski (Czechoslovakia), Jindrich late Mrs. Jean Reay of Durham and was presented Pansky (Czechoslovakia). Dragutin Surbek '. Other news - Violetta Nesukaitis's last name is posthumously to her husband Mr. Edgar Reay. (Yugo,slavia), Desmond Douglas and Nicky now Turcinovic - they expect their first child in Mr. Reay responded suitably. Jarvis (England) plus one other foreign player December. Dorinka Jovanov is now engaged to to be announced. Yugoslav team member Zoran Kosanovic; they The Geoff Harrower Trophy was presented on behalf of the International Table Tennis Club by Admission tickets, price £1 each, available from: plan to be married in about one year, and live in Mr. I. Whiteside, Community Toronto. Laurie Landry to the retiring Chairman of the E.T.T.A., Mr. Charles M. Wyles, O.B.E. But, in 40 Elm Walk, and Services Office, the absence of Desmond Douglas, the Victor Rayne, Town Hall. Barna Award will be presented at the first suitable Braintree, Essex. Braintree, Essex. opportunity. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CLUBS A.G.M. Highlights Many were the tributes paid to Charles Wyles A Halex County table will be given to the Club At the Annual General Meeting of the English on his retirement and the good wishes and gifts who brings the largest number of spectators to Table Tennis Association, held at the Bonnington from colleagues and friends were much in evidence. the event. Hotel, London on July 8, 1978, Tom Blunn As befitting the occasion Charles Wyles was lavish On arrival, each spectator will be asked to fill proposed, on behalf of the National Council, that in his praise of the help he had received in steering in the name of his Club on the tear-off portion of Mr. L. F. Landry be elected as an Honorary Life the ship which he was not abandoning merely the ticket and these will be counted before Member. He has given exceptional service over handing over to another captain. commencement o·f the Semi-finals.

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Page 20 Goldsmith bt Fisher 9, 10. Midlands League and Wilmott Cup with over 80% (County Notes continued) Final: success. He has won the Cambs. Closed both The girls' U-14 singles was won by Sarah BELLINGER bt Goldsmith 6, 7. .Singles and Men's Doubles on numerous occasions Cresswell; she had a successful tournament show­ as well as obtaining "International Scalps" on his ing all-round improvement. No. I seed Cheryl successful way. He was in the Cambridge team Creasey was knocked out in the quarters by her CAMB~IDGESHIRE NOTES that lost 4-5 to Birmingham in the Wilmott Cup doubles partner Yvonne Hall. Yvonne also pla~ed at the Cambridge Corn Exchange before a 500 well in the U-17 girls' singles beatmg Lorrame by Leslie Constable crowd and has thrilled audiences with his Garbet in the first round and going on to the tremendous defence and quick-fire attack. Now in quarters where she met Cheryl Creasey who had his middle forties John still carries on and the her revenge for Saturday's defeat. question is, will he be the same at 50? We hope We had a very large entry in the bo~s V-l2 so! Carryon John because you still thrill the event, the winner being Prean. We hope thIs made crowds! up for his disappointment in the U-14 boys' singles. In the Cambs League newly pro~oted Soham IV Here is the nucleus of future youngsters and made a good start in Div. I when they earned a with such enthusiasm we can safely predict tourna­ cred:table 5-5 draw with St. Ives. Soham were ments will never be short of entries. More tourna­ trailing 2-5 at one stage but rallied to save a point. ments should include U-l2 events. . Anthony Booth, a Suffolk county junior, was The U-12 singles for girls was won ~y Lisa Soham's star, winning all his singles and combined Bellinger, and she seems to have a lot m hand with Brian Jones to take the doubles. The two over her rivals in this age group, she also managed "big guns" Soham I and Press I started with 10-0 to get to the semis in the V-I~ girls' singles. Her wins beating Soham III and Telephones I sister went one better by reachmg the final, where respectively. New Chesterton Institute had to she met Sarah Cresswell who after iust beating her struggle to win their two opening matches. In their sister stopped the Bellingers having a family match with St. Ives, N.C.!. were 2-4 down with Gary Jordan the Cambs. Junior No. 4 having double. beaten both Thurston and David Tiplady. Ken We would appreciate a little effort from com­ Green, however, beat Jordan to spark off an N.CJ. petitors with regards to litter. There are such ,a revival which saw them home 6-4. few of us - to clear up after such a lot of you. It was Green again who saved them when they We have in our possession three towels, one beat Guildhall by the same margin. He won his track suit trousers and an almost new yellow three singles while Thurston and Tiplady were sports bag. As there are no names on any of again beaten, this time by Eddie Sharp. Sharp was these items, if you wish to claim them, please unable to produce the same form in Guildhall's send sufficient money to cover the postage and we draw with Press where he had a blank. Albert will endeavour to get them back to you. Jackson and Gerald Coteman won two each for In conclusion we would like to thank all of you Julian Wheel being presented wi.th the Men's Guildhall while Chris. Brewer was unbeaten for who donated to the raffle so generously. Singles Trophy in the Wesley Parkslde To~rnament. Press. Two promoted teams in Div. II, Wesley and Results ­ The presentation was made by the President of Herbert Robinson, were against each other in the Boys' Singles Quarter·flnals: the Cambs. T~ble Tennis Association (Mr. L. R. first match and Wesley were successful by 6-4, so D. Barr (Bk) bl R. Swifl (Ca) 14, 16; D. Charlery (E) bl S. Woodgale (Sy) 8, 18; J. Constable) at the Annual Dinner of the Club. repeating their victory at the end of last season. S. Holloway (Sy) bl G. Gilletl (Sx) 16, 14; Tony Rayner won three for Robinsons but his L. Berlie (Wa) bl M. Les (E) 16, 19. "DAY" LIGHT GOES IN CAMBS team mates could not muster a singles between Semi-flnals: Barr bl Charlery 17, 13; Owing to his professional commitments in West them. Holloway bt Bertie 19, 10. Germany, Paul Day will not be avaIlable for The other promoted team, Impington II pulled Final: ~o BARR bl Holloway 12, 16. Cambridgeshire thIS season that Co.unty Cham­ back to draw 5-5 with Swavesey after being 1-4 Girls' Singles Quarter-flnals: pion Keith Richardson WIll move mto No.. I down. David Jarvis was unbeaten for lmpington M. Smilh (Bk) bl S. Cresswell (Sy) -14, 21. 15; position. Mick Harper is No.2 and Geoff. Davl~s but Amanda Judd failed to win a set on her second C. Creasey (Do) bl Y. Hall (Le) 12, 12; division debut. Amanda scored her first win, how­ C. Maisey (Wi) bl A. Burke (Bk) 18, -21, 20; No.3. Davies's elevation to the 1st team IS a blg A. Gordon (Bk) bl L. Taylor (Bk) 10, 14. loss to the seconds who were lust pIpped by ever, when she beat Ruth Newman of Herbert Semi-finals: Leicestershire for the title last season and we Robinsons who Impington beat 6-4, Brian Judd Smilh bl Creasey 12, 19; should see some top Junior players trying for a winning all his singles for Impington. Maisey bl Gordon 17, -18, 14. Final: place in this team. The names .of Robert SWIft, Tn the S.E.M. League, Cambridge beat North SMITH bl Maisey -19, 16, 11. Andy Withers and Paul Stacey, III that order, are Herts 7-3 in the Veterans section with Thurston Boys' Doubles Seml.flnals: (W~) in line for Senior status. Sandra Harper and and Albert Jackson in good form. Charlery/S. Andrew (E) bl Berlie/R. Tanner 12, 17; Joanne Palmer are expected to fill the women's Gillett/S. Moore (Sx) bl P. Leverly/C. Papantomou (MI) Twelve-year-old Amanda Judd of Cambridge -16. II, 17. positions with J,~ne H~nter and Mandy Judd Final: "ready to pounce . Rankmgs:­ won the "Search for a Table Tennis Star" com­ CHARLERY/ANDREW bl Gillett/Moore 18,20. petition sponsored by the Sun Newspaper in con­ Girls' Doubles Seml.flnals: Men D. junction with Warners Holiday Camps. She beat Gordon/Smilh bl Creasey/Taylor 14, 20; 1. K. Richardson (E) 2. M. Harper (C) 3. G. aVles off the challenge of 287 other contestants to take L. Garbel (Sy)/Cresswell bl Maisey/Townsend (Wi) 12, 13. (W) 4. B. Richardson. ~E) 5. C. Brewer (W) 6. D. Final: top prize at Hayling Island. In addition to a GORDON/SMITH bl Garbel/Cresswell 12, 17. Tiplady (C) 7. R. SWIft (M) 8. A. WIthers (C) 9. Trophy, Amanda wins a holiday for four in Consolation Boys' Singles Quarter·flnals: P. Stacey (M) 10. G. Jordan (M) 11. M. Jackman A. Dixon (St) bl G. Lamberl (Dv) 9, 13; Majorca plus a week on tour next season with J. Duffield (Wo) bl N. Harris (K) II, 14; (M). former English International and English Cham­ E. Gorniak (Mi) bt I. Fullerton (Bk) 19, 11; Women . pion Chester Barnes. Amanda who plays for G. Russell (Sy) bt A. Moore (Sx) 21, -IS, 16. 1. S. Harper (C) 2. J. Palmer (E) 3. V. Scnpps (C) Semi-finals: lmpington Village College in the Cambridge 4. V. Parkes (C) 5. 1. Hunter (W) 6. A. Judd (Cl League should be a tower of strength for Cambs. Dixon bt Russell 19, 19; (C) K. Russell bt Gorniak 25, -13, 15. 7. R. Norris 8. Hubbard (M) 9. A. Rudd. Juniors this season. Final: Boys DIXON bl Russell II, 22. I. R. Swift (M) 2. A. Withers (C) 3. P. Stacey (M) Alan Burgess, University Lecturer, is the new Oonsolation Girls' Singles Quarter-finals: table tennis coach for the Cambridge League: Hall bt Creasey II, -16, 21; 4. G. Jordon (M) 5. M. Jackman (M) 6. D. J. Bellinger (Bd) bt J. Windle (Ox) 12, 8; Brammer (W) 7. 1. Frost (W) 8. J. Wheel (C). Burgess, who plays for Cambridge Y.M.C.A. has Cresswell bt M. Denbow (Ox) 10, 20; Girls been a qualified coach for the last four seasons. L. Bellinger (Bd) bt N. Hamilton

55% OF THE PLAYERS IN THE BIRMINGHAM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS USED BUTTERFLY. Page 21 with David Brammer picking up two singles and in to be played simultaneously, and hopefully making Cumbria and Cumbria 11 juniors at Byker Com­ the S.E.M. League they lost 1-9 to Kettering with the postponements which have marred previous munity Centre. Jamie Frost picking up the solitary win. competitions impracticable. Several players, mainly juniors, have already Fixture List:- travelled to two open tournaments this season. Oct. 29th at Northampton - Thirty-four keen players left Newcastle at the NORTHANTS NOTES Daventry v Kettering, Northampton v Towcester unearthly hour of 5.30 a.m. to travel to Manchester Nov. 12th at Wellingborough ­ for the North of England Open on Sept. 30th, by Dennis Millman Wellingborough v Daventry, Kettering v North­ and over forty went to Carlisle for the Cumbria ampton Open the following weekend. Thanks are extended RANKING LISTS to Andrew Clark for organising the two bus trips Jan. 21st at Towcester - and it is hoped that further visits to other tourna­ Northamptonshire's County Selectors recently Wellingborough v Kettering, Towcester v Daventry issued the first ranking lists of the season following ments can be arranged as the season progresses. Feb. 25th at Daventry - This can only be valuable experience, especially several assessment sessions. As usual Gary Alden Daventry v Northampton, Towcester v Welling­ heads the men's list, followed for the first time by for the juniors. Unfortunately, we have already borough lost one promising player - Nigel Jobling, who Steve Lyon. At No. 3 comes Dave Marsh, who, Mar. 25th at Kettering ­ since he changed to long pimpled rubber, has had was our most successful junior at the Cumbria Kettering v Towcester, Wellingborough v North­ Open, is also qualified for Durham by virtue of wins over all the local leading players, and now ampton. relieved of many of his coaching auties has more residence, and has elected to play for that County time to concentrate on his own game. Below him The latest development at local league level is if selected. The next junior County match should· is the mixture, much as before, with the only other the formation of a Kettering Junior League under therefore provide plenty of interest if this comes new face being that of David Gallo at No.9. the auspices of the senior organisation. With the to pass. Corby Junior League continuing to prosper, there The Newcastle Schools' League, organised by In the women's list, Connie Bane replaces Ann should be a wealth of talent in this area for years Wilson, who has left the area, at No. I, the Phil Clark, is now in full swing. Twelve teams are to come. Some of this is already in evidence, with competing in the Senior League, seven in the first time Connie has occupied this position since the Kettering League stronger than it has been for 1974. Margaret Maltby, who first entered the ranks Intermediate, and nine in the Girls' League. After some time, with Kettering Town 'A' having many five matches (four in the case of the Girls) the in 1976, has now reached the No. 2 spot, while youthful challengers for the Premier Division title. Christine Price is at No.3. Dorothy Marsh, who leading positions are as follows:­ has played an important part in Wellingborough Meanwhile at Wellingborough, Rothborough Senior women's hat-trick of South East Midlands titles 'A's regular trio of Alden, Nicoll and Feakin will P W D L Pts achieves her highest place at No.5, while junior have to hold off a stern challenge from Chapman's R.G.S...... 5 5 0 0 10 Joanne Cutler comes in at No.5. Marsh. Brian Dangerfield, Palmer and Snelling, Benfield ...... 5 5 0 0 10 and also from a newly constituted Telephones 'A' Heaton ...... 5 3 2 0 8 Keith Nicoll leads the Boys, with Tim side. Chamberlain returning at No.2. Ken Nicoll, Gary Dame Allan's 5 3 1 1 7 Smith, Richard Malfait and Terry Cardwell com­ Intermediate plete a quintet of Kettering boys in the top eight, P W D L Pts while in the Girls' Northampton holds sway, with NORTHUMBERLAND NOTES R.G.S. 5 5 0 0 10 Joanne Cutler followed by Helen Cottier and Heaton 5 5 0 0 10 Julie Robinson. Although omitted from the by Pauline Jackson Manor Park ...... 5 3 0 2 6 Trustee Savings Bank Junior Squad, both Gary West Denton 5 3 0 2 6 BURKE STILL No. 1 Smith and Kathy Towler have forced themselves Girls into the reckoning, and the rankings with a series The junior County trials held at Byker Com­ P W D L Pts of fine displays. munity Centre on Oct. 8th resulted in some close Heaton ...... 4 4 0 0 8 Men and exciting games in the boys' events. Gosforth ...... 4 4 0 0 8 I. Gary Alden 2. Steve Lyon 3. Dave Marsh 4. John Burke, who had the best iunior County Benfield 'A' ...... 4 3 0 1 6 Romano Gallo 5. Keith Nicoll 6. Phil Snelling 7. record last season, narrowly lost to both Philip Manor Park ...... 4 3 0 I 6 John Palmer 8. Keith Jones 9. David Gallo 10. Kolvin, who remained undefeated throughout, and Graham Feakin. Neil McMaster, who lost only one set. However, Women he still retains top position in the new season's CUMBRIA COMMENT I. Connie Bane 2. Margaret Maltby 3. Christine ranking list, followed by Henderson Yeung, who Price 4. Dorothy Marsh 5. Joanne Cutler 6. Joyce was unable to be present at the trials. by John Taylor Porter 7. Helen Cottier 8. Glennis Hooper. Susan Norris confirmed her position as No. 1 Boys girl without a great deal of trouble, although 13­ SURPRISE No. 1 t. Keith Nicoll 2. Tim Chamberlain 3. Ken Nicoll year-old Christine Burke, younger sister of John, Alan Manson (Barrow) is the surprise Cumbria 4. Tim Forster 5. Neil Knatt 6. Gary Smith 7. again showed her promise, and moves up to No.2 No. I in the first ranking list of the season follow­ Richard Malfait 8. Terry Cardwell 9. Richard thus gaining her first junior County appearance. ing the County Trials held at Millom School. Galkowski 10. Stan Galkowski. Of last season'g junior team, John Anderson and Manson made the giant leap from being nowhere Girls Christine Tweddle are no longer available as they in last season's rankings to topping this season's 1. Joanne Cutler 2. Helen Cottier 3. Julie Robinson are both over age. with a tremendous performance on the day which 4. K. Towler 5. Jane Nicoll 6. Jane Wallis 7. Caren The senior trials have not yet been held, but was equalled only by Millom's Diccon Gray. Both Wallis 8. Isobel Hedley 9. Raylee Marchant 10. are to be arranged at a later date. These rankings players lost just once during the day, with Gray Jill Morris and Melanie Brooks. are based on known League form and also last losing to Manson and Manson losing to Chris Cadet Bo,'s season's performances at the various levels. Reed. Inevitably Reed was also in the running for 1. Neil Ridge 2. Ian Hawes 3. Owen Bishop 4. the No. 1 spot and with only one match to go he Paul Egan 5. Steven Kendall 6. Mark Nannery 7. Ranking Lists:­ too had just the one defeat (by Gray) against his Louis Mann 8. Ian Berryman 9. Andrew Kimbell Men name, defeat in that final match however by 10. Patrick Dorr and Robert Allen. I. Andrew Clark 2. Frank Mitchinson 3. Alan Barrow's Eddie O'Hara saved the selectors a few Cadet Girls Jones 4. Peter Whiteman 5. Malcolm McMaster 6. headaches and Manson was placed at No. I by I. Jane Nicoll 2. Jane Wallis 3. Melanie Brooks. Dave Armstrong 7. Fred Short 8. Chris Shepherd virtue of his win over Gray. ­ Although the early County Championship 9. Bill Dial 10. Jimmy Scope II. Peter Gorman 12. Jimmy Cummings (Whitehaven) is a fresh face match tended to confirm the selectors' rankings, Eddie Thomas. in the list at No. 4 and although an already well­ they did little to give the County the start to the Women established player he is a relative newcomer to the season the selectors had hoped for. The Firsts, who I. Kit Cheung 2. Pauline Jackson 3. Nancy Kirsop county scene. Notable also is the marked absence have a difficult season ahead, went down heavily 4. Lily Aust 5. Julie Hobson 6. Judy Davies 7. of Carlisle names a~d for the first time in a good to Derbyshire, with Lyon the only player to live Susan Norris 8. Christine Tweddle. few years past county regulars like John Willis. up to his reputation, while the Seconds leaned Boys Stewart O'Neil and David Kirkpatrick did not heavily on Nicoll, Christine Price and Dorothy I. John Burke 2. Henderson Yeung 3. Philip compete at the trials. Marsh to gain a share of the spoils at· Hereford. Kolvin 4. Neil McMaster 5. Bernard Clark 6. Ian Gail Smith (Millom) comfortablY topped' both The TSB Junior Squad fought hard in their first Bonner 7. Martin Schapira 8. Simon Montague 9. the women's and girls' lists with her main challenge match, but ultimately failed to get the better of Alistair Collin 10. Alan Johnson II. Gary coming from Janet Sephton and Bella Gray. Last Cambridgeshire, whereas the Cadets showed Stephenson 12. Jimmy Brumby 13. Chris Reed season's top lady, Jennifer Willis (Carlisle), was distinct promise in a match of much endeavour 14. Max Johnson 15. Steve Hawthorn 16. Trevor absent from the trials but was ranked at No.5. and considerable skill against Huntingdonshire, Tinlin. Diccon Gray retains his top spot in the boys' list which justly ended in a draw. Girls with Ian Reed and Andrew Pachul (both Millom) However one must not forget that lack of I. Susan Norris 2. Christine Burke 3. Valerie in second and third places. The emergence of the regular play at the highest competitive level, and Elsdon 4. Susan Yeung 5. Carolyn Morton 6. two Kendal boys David Archer and Steven Dixon a shortage of top class coaches in the area, still Dawn Nicholson 7. Janet Aust 8. Karen .Buglass. (the latter having already won England Schoolboy prevent Northamptonshire players from building All three County teams have been selected honours) has strengthened this squad considerably on the more than adequate foundations laid in exactly as indicated by the appropriate ranking and our Junior 2nd team in particular can look their formative years. lists for their first matches on Oct. 21, with the forward to improved fortunes than of late. Full The TSB County League is now under way, with next person below as the reserve. The first team rankings are:­ each of the County's member leagues supplying a are due to travel to Bradford to meet Yorkshire II. Men two table venue, thereby enabling two matches while the second and junior teams entertain I. A. Manson (B) 2. D. Gray (M) 3. C. Reed (M)

Page 22 4. J. Cummings (Wh) 5. I. Reed (M) 6. A. Pachul 9. John Ford the chances of our 1st team in Div. 2 West. Helen, (M) 7. E. O'Hara (B) 8. W. Robinson (B) 9. N. 10. John Hancock now working in Bristol for the Midland Bank Honeyman (B) 10. A., Craib (C). Girls should provide an excellent example for our other Women I. Shirley Cain female players to emulate, with her attacking I. G. Smith (M) 2. J. Sephton (M) 3. B. Gray (M) 2. Julie Harris style and county experience. Already, this season, 4. P. Bickerdike (M) 5. J. Willis (C) 6. C. Tyson 3. C. Wass she has beaten Susan Lisle in the Colgate North (M) 7. J. Mitchell (C) 8. L. Brockbank (M) 9. V. 4. Vicki Bellingham of England Open. Welcome! Heggie (C) 10. L. Rushton (M) II. C. Rose (Wi). 5. Stephanie Hadley A completely new No. I girl as well, in Rebecca Boys 6. Fiona Elliott Russe who beat the established county girls, Tina I. Gray 2. I. Reed 3. A. Pachul 4. D. Archer (K) 7. Lynn Burgess Shortman and Geraldine Sandford in the recent 5. S. Dixon (K) 6. D. Round (M) 7. P. Watson (C) 8. C. Wallbank. county trials. Rebecca, like Helen, makes her 8. T. Pachul (M) 9. M. Butcher (M) 10. A. 9. L. Taylor County debut at Bath on Oct. 21st. Chris Sewell, Huddleston (M) II. P. Moore (K) 12. A. Tague 10. K. Hayhurst at present England No.7, heads the men's list so (K). can go no higher in Avon but his national hopes Girls The draw for the first round of the Beattie Trophy has kept the two main contenders apart. must remain high after the recent Manchester 1. G. Smith 2. J. Sephton 3. B. Gray 4. P. tournament where he won the men's doubles with Bickerdike 5. L. Brockbank 6. L. Rushton. Both Potteries and Wolverhampton have seemingly easy ties against last season's league champions Tony Clayton and reached the final of the men's Key:- B-Barrow, C---earlisle, K-Kendal. M­ from Lichfield and Stafford respectively. The other singles leaving Max Crimmins and Douggie Millom, Wh-Whitehaven, Wi-Wirider­ ties are Darlaston v Cannock and Walsall v West Johnson in his wake. mere. Bromwich. At Avon No.2 is Martyn Smith who starts the This year's Cumbria Open, held at the Market season at No. 5 in the region's juniors after the Hall, Carlisle, at the beginning of October proved regional trials held in Bristol last month. to be very popular and for the first time ever entries were closed early after a mammoth total of WESTERN LEAGUE NOTES nearly 550 had been accepted. Unfortunately this by Grove Motlow number still proved to be too great and it was SOMERSET NOTES decided about half way through the 'proceedings to by Graham Green cancel the Mixed Doubles event so as to

Page 23 in fine style whilst Melanie outplayed her singles the challenge of Paul Whiting 10, -17, 8. Graham JUNIOR EVENTS Sandley meanwhile was steamrollering his way to Bpys' Singles opponent and shared a doubles success with Quarter-finals: Barbara Pace. Tim Speller and Mark Fisher com­ the final, looking most unlikely to be the subject G. Sandley (Mi) bt G. Gillett (Sx) 14, 16. pleted, what for Hunts, was their youngest team of any surprise result. In fact he only dropped S. Holloway (Sy) bt A. Bellingham (St) 15, 19. fielded to date. one game all day, this in Round 4 to Skylet C. Wilson (Mi) bt S. Moore (Sx) 17, 19. Andrew, who certainly looks like a player the D. Barr (Bk) bt B. Jeans (Wal) 19, 8. The County junior team of Gregg Baker, Semi-6nals: Selectors (God bless them) might look at. Sandley bt Holloway,13, 8. Tommy Lawler, Philip Cole, Alison Hillard and Wilson bt Barr 18, 14. Sandra Randall lost 2-8 to Lincolnshire in a Colin Wilson took his customary win over Final: match where eight of the 10 sets required a David Barr (Bk) in the semi-final but then was SANDLEY bt Wilson 19, 12. deciding game. Alison won her singles and the crushed by his Middlesex colleague Graham, in Girls' Singles girls' doubles with Sandra. the final. Graham seems to have added an extra Semi-finals: dimension to his game for this season, power which M. Reeves (Mi) bt S. Midgeley (Y) 17, 7. A. Gordon (Bk) bt L. Garbet (Sy) 19, 12. no amount of defence or blocking ability can Final: repel and 1 cannot see many junior players extend­ REEVES bt Gordon 15, 12. MIDDLESEX NOTES ing him. . Boys' Doubles Semi-6nals: by Iris Moss An interestinl( entrant in this event was Brian P. Whiting (Dv)/l. Attridge (E) bt S. Harmer (Bd)/ Jeans of Wales who took the place of the unwell C. Papantoniou (Mi) 13, -19, 19. EXALTED RANKS seed John Souter (Mi) and reached the quarter­ S. Andrew/D. Charlery (E) bt S. Woodgate (Sy)/Holloway 14, 18. We are proud to announce that Middlesex have final. Final: 3 further International Umpires with Geoff It was the power-game which prevailed again in WHITING/ATTRIDGE bt Andrew/Charlery -15, 14, 18. James, David Perry and Ernest Pratt having the girls' event and predictably it was Mandy Girls' Doubles Reeves who supplied the power. This was two Semi-6nals: entered the exalted ranks. This gives us a total H. Williams/Reeves bt S. Cresswell (Sy)/Garbet 18, 18. of 10 Internationals; can any other county beat out of two for Mandy as she had won the Welsh P. Townsend/C. Maisey (Wi) bt L. Taylor (Mi)/ that? Desoite that we have not neglected to fill the Open the previous week-end. The luck of the draw S. Cain (St) 13, 19. lower ranks; Jack Randali, our County's Umpires' had pitted Mandy against unseeded Helen Final: Secretary, held a meeting, at the end of last season, Williams, her county colleague, III Round I, b~t WILLIAMS/REEVES bt Townsend/Maisey 13, 17. l\fandy was too strong. Her hardest test was III Mixed Doubles of people who were interested in becoming umpires Semi-finals: and as a result we have 8 Probationary Umpires Round 2 where she only scraped home - 18, 17, Sandley/Gordon bt Andrew/Cain -14,4, 19. waiting to take all or part of their practical tests. 19 against Carol Butler (Devon). After that it was Wilson/Williams bt A. Hill (Y)/Midgley 19, 14. With that sort of success in recruitment, no-one that big forehand in command all the way. Final: will be surprised to learn that Jack is planning to The boys' doubles was a tremendous triumph for SANDLEY/GORDON bt Wilson/Williams 15, 12. hold another such meeting in the very near future. Ian Attridge/Whiting. They won the event as The main event organised in the County in follows:­ October was the Middlesex Under-15 and Under-13 Round 2: bt Palfreeman/Hill (Y) -13,18,16. I.T.T. Sussex Open which is the subject of a separate report, Round 3: bt Baker/Baggott (Sy) 21, -15,19. but with the North Middlesex Open at the Q.F.: bt Wilson/Barr 13, -14. 14. beginning of November and the Middlesex 3-Star S.F.: bt Harmer/Papantoniou 13, -19. 19. 2-Star Open Open in December, no willing umpire can fear lack Final: bt Andrew/Charlery -15,14, 18. of employment within the County. [hey don't come much harder than that! No White Rock Pavilion, Hastings such difficulties came the way of Desmond 14j15th October, 1978 Charlery and Andrew, winners at the Welsh Open over Kenny Jackson and Malcolm Green. They . by COLIN HYLAND The Halex Essex must have thought that a second title was theirs for the taking but Tan and Paul had other ideas. MAXIMUM PRIZE FUND Junior 2-Star Open The Girls' Doubles event went to Mandy Reeves The continued support of LT.T. Consumer and Helen Williams who proved much stronger Products (U.K.) Ltd., enabled the organisers to by ALAN SHEPHERD than all opoosition and did not drop a game offer the maximum £125 prize for the winner of throughout. Tn the final they met Pauline Towns­ the Men's Singles title. Other prizes were also MOUNTING PRESSURE end and Claire Maisey who did extremely well to increased bringing the total prize fund 10 £537. The usual huge entry caused headaches for the reach that stage. Thirteen nationally-ranked men were attracted Referee and Organizers but, with co-operation from The Mixed was won by Sandley and Alison to the tournament including the return of Jimmy the players, the hard working team 'of umpires Gordon: they beat Wilson an

Page 24 ...... •...... been associated with it first as a pupil, and sub­ sequently as a coach over many years. "The introduction of Halexsport as an additional sponsor has meant that the 40,OOO-odd youngsters under HALEX SPORT/NEWS OF THE WORLD 17 who took part were able to do so under top championship conditions, and as a result playing standards have never been higher", said Denis. NATIONAL COACHING SCHEME "After seeing so much new talent I am really ...... ~ optimistic about England's table tennis future". Also staged on the Monday were the finals of the Pupil Partner Challenge Cup competition for selected pairs from each of the eight Butlin Centres involved in the Scheme. This provided a feast of thrills and excitement for spectators. The eventual winners were the representatives of Budin's Barry Island Centre, namely Kevin Satchell, aged 16, from Melksham, and Jeanine Smith, aged 13, from Harlow.

The 1978 finalists 'with Director of Coaching, Johnny Leach (centre, middle row).

TALENTED YOUNGSTERS of the ganle and allowance being made for age. Dnder this system David Sharpe scored 6 points 12-year-old Nicola Hamilton from Milton more than his nearest rival - 16-year-old Kevin Keynes and 13-year-old David Sharpe from Luton, Satchell from Melksham, Wilts. - while Kevin Beds. have been selected as the outstanding "Girl" in turn scored 6 n10re than 14-year-old Philip and "Boy" of the Year in the 24th annual Bradbury fronl Aylesbury, Bucks. who finished Halexsport/NoW National Table Tennis Coaching 3rd. Scheme. Denis Neale, the Chief Adjudicator who has These exceptionally talented youngsters received represented England nearly 500 times and captured " 'Girl' ~nd 'Boy' of the Year" Nicola Hamilton their NoW and Budin trophies, together with the English Championship on a record six occa­ and David Sharpe. special equipment awards, from Halexsport before sions' feels that this year's Coaching Scheme was a capacity audience at Budin's Gaiety Theatre, one of the best ever and he should know, having Minehead OIl September 25th. The presentations were made by H. Roy Evans, D.B.E., President of the International Table Tennis Federation and Nancy Roy Evans, Secre'tary of the European Table Tennis Union and the T.T.A. of Wales. Distinguished guests included Maurice Goldstein, D.B.E., President of the E.T.T.A. and Ron Crayden who is responsible for the coaching and selection of English international playe:rs at all le,vels. For 'Nicky' Hamilton it was a case of fourth time lucky for she had reached the NoW finals on three previous occasions without gaining the judges' top marks. This time, however, she was a clear winner from Elaine Bolton, 14, from North­ fleet, Kent and Helen Bardwell, 12, from Ware, Herts. Jeff Taylor, who coached Nicky during the summer at Budin's Minehead Centre, said that Nicky had worked really hard to improve her defence and Johnny Leach, the director of coaching praised her sensible approach. "Although so youn~, Nicky has already served a lengthy apprenticeshIp and she can now start to cash in on her all-round ability", he' said. Unlike Nicky, David Sharpe captured the "Boy of the Year" award at his first attempt. Tony McQueen, the" NoW coach resident at Budin's Clacton Centre during 'the summer, said that David was exceptionally talented. "He really thinks about his strokes and has already put his game together", said Tony. "He is particularly impressive when under pressure, and I regard him as a virtual certainty for England teams of the future". There are no competitive matches played in the NoW National Coaching Scheme. The judging is based purely on promise, with points being awarded for a player's ability in each department H. Roy Evans and Nancy Evans with Pupil/Partner winners Jeanine Smith and Kevin Satchell.

Page 26 New county captain Stuart Gibbs was quite ESSEX NOTES pleased with the team but our Stuart certainly looked as if he had all the worries in the world TRADE by Geoff Newman when the team was in action - "It's worse than With the first County Championships weekend pIaying isn't it". The senior second team travelled over there were a lot of good things to give Essex to Norwich to meet Norfolk and returned with a NEWS supporters plenty of heart for the future. The comfortable 9-1 win. Kevin Caldon,Les Eadie, Gill Senior Premier team with a very youthful line-up, Locke and Elaine Sayer were all unbeaten with particularly the men, Bob Potton being the Leon Smith dropping the only set. "daddy" of the male side at 21, while Dave Over at North Fambridge "Benny" Robertson, Newman and Kenny Jackson are both still in their the new captain of the senior third team was teens, together with Linda Barrow took on both rallying his troops to a convincing 9-1 win over Surrey and Cheshire. Hampshire. Senior debutants Tony Penny, Stuart The home game with Surrey at Berger Paints Kimm and Julie Dowsett were all unbeaten and Ltd., Dagenham, had plenty of excitement and from all accounts Penny, in particular, was in atmosphere and the crowd were treated to a great form. Newly married Jane Classock, nee spectacular match with a classic finale (at one Livesey, dropped the only set but in the circum­ stage we had to prop MC and county secretary stances her teammates forgave her! Mike Watts back in his chair so carried away did On the Junior front the 2nd string gained a good he get) "deuce" in the third of the final set. We win in Wiltshire 6-4. Ian Attridge and Douglas won this really excellent match 5-4 with Potton Henry each won two singles while Jeff Field won and Newman each winning twice and Linda the vital last set of the match for the win and winning the women's singles. Jackson didn't score shared a doubles success with Ian. A very in­ in this one but he played his part as did all the experienced Junior 3rd team were beaten 8-2 by Surrey contingent in making it a great evening. Bedford at Luton but there was plenty of en­ The final Newman-WeIsman encounter really did thusiasm there. So enthusiastic were they that Vic get the crowd going and both players gave every­ Russell and his young proteges turned up a day thing and the prolonged standing ovation they early in Luton but Vic kept everyone happy by received was well deserved. One felt sorry for the giving the team a conducted tour of Hertfordshire Surrey man after going so close - if ever a game and then returned on the Sunday to play the deserved to be drawn this one did. The away match. match with Cheshire at Enfield also proved to be The Veterans' first team had a comparatively a close one with Cheshire ending up victors 6-3. ; easy win in Hertfordshire but the second team had Although the match was a good one I am told their colours lowered 8-1 by the reigning cham­ that it lacked atmosphere. Bob, Kenny and Dave pions Middlesex. each won a singles and Jackson's set with Nigel On the tournament front Potton has opened Eckersley, and Newman's with David Constance the season well by winning the Sussex Open ­ were both lost by the narrowest possible margin, well done Bob. At the Sussex Dave Newman also Kenny's set with Nigel being a very good one. reached the last 8 in the men's singles and was The only disappointment from our point of view runner-up in the mixed with Linda Barrow. Elaine was our failure to win a doubles set in either Sayer also did very well at this tournament coming NEW TABLE-TENNIS BATS AND match. 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Page 28 (County Notes continued) fixtures which meant that most of this country's at 20-16 in his favour his thoughts could justifiably leading players would be unable to compete. CURRYS' MIDDLESEX UNDER 15 be on the £125 cheque in the hands of I.T.T. The 20th/21st January is, in fact, the weekend Divisional Director Roy Browning but Potton had of the Federal German Closed so heralding a and UNDER 13 OPEN other ideas. Urging himself on with cries of "come break in Bundesliga matches and with no other on Bobbie" he drew level and then took the game international events that weekend, the whole by IRIS MOSS at 23-21 and a disheartened Crimmins settled for England squad should be able to attend. NOT TOUGH ENOUGH the £60 runner-up award conceding the final game The provisional prize fund, yet to be confirmed -14. Once again the Middlesex Committee were not by the two sponsors, Cleveland County Council tough enough in refusing entries to this popular . The Women's Singles attracted five nationally­ and Mileta Sports, the main agents for Butterfly, tournament - despite refusing the entry of last ranked players with top seed Melody Ludi making is around the £1,500 mark which is the highest year's star girl - and play went on much too the long journey from Yorkshire with county prize fund for any open championship ever played late at the Queensmead Sports Centre on Sunday, colleague Sally Midgley. There were few surprises in Britain. Oct. 8th. Having received the entries myself for until the semi-final when Alison Gordon toppled Entry forms will be available shortly from the the first time 1 know only too well how many Melody and then, in the final, accounted for No.2 Tournament Organiser, Alan Ransome, at 8 Baker young players were disappointed not to compete seed Angela Mitchell to take home a well-earned Street, Middlesbrough, Cleveland. in this event. We thought we would be able to £60 prize again donated by I.T.T. improve on last year's finishing time by playing In the Men's Doubles most of the nationally­ each event through to a finish, but whether it was ranked players had paired up with unranked

67% OF THE PLAYERS IN THE DUISBURG EU ROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS USED BUTTERFLY Page 29 Summerfield in fact went through unbeaten until table tennis against a strong Durham side. Brian HAMPSHIRE NOTES the final session when Brown repeated his South­ Allison's 2 singles wins and as usual the women's ampton Closed victory. This League has proved 3, gave us a 5-4 lead and it was Mick East's fight­ by David Cosway very useful match playas well as giving the local back from 16- J9 down in the third game of the selectors ample evidence of current form for the final set to win 21-19 that gained Lincs. 2 valuable CONGRATULATIONS IN ORDER new season. Spectator support was perhaps not as points. I must start my first report of the season with good as expected but for a first occasion I consider sincere congratulations to Mike Greatrex on his this an experiment which was successful and should The veterans are also having trials to select the election as Treasurer of the E.T.T.A. This honour certainly be repeated next summer. with perhaps team to play against the very strong Essex side. could not be more deserved for he has progressed some minor alterations in format. Let us hope they are equally successful. There is not really much to choose between our 2 junior through the ranks at the grass roots of table-tennis. The other highlight of the Summer was the He was Secretary of the Southampton Association sides and both have a good chance of winning visit of world champion Mitsuru Kohno for an their division. The 1st team beat Cleveland 2 7-3 in for nine years, Chairman of the Hampshire exhibition match against Des Douglas. A crowd Association for the past three years as well as what by all accounts was a very exciting match. of 800 at the Fleming Park Sports Centre proved David. Skerratt in particular played very well taking being their first National Councillor. Despite these there is the demand for top table-tennis in this. posts, however, he has been a regular player for both his singles 2-straight. Carol Exton and Gillian area. and the Southampton T.T.A. proved they are Sharpe proved far too strong for the Cleveland the Four T's Club since his move to Southampton. fully capable of staging such events. What dis­ Mike's promotion has meant a shuffle round of girls both winning very easily. In the 2nd team appointed me was that there is no suitable venue match against Hunts., our girls found it a different the Officers of the Hampshire Association. Brian in Southampton itself and the Association had to Lamerton steps in as Chairman with Ron Wilshere proposition only Debra Brown winning her singles "go out of town" to the excellent facilities pro­ and that 22-20 in the third. The boys won all their as Vice-Chairman. Harold Albery continues as vided by the Eastleigh Borough Council. The match Gen. Sec. but now adds the job of National sets the team winning 8-2. Considering the age of itself gave the crowd some fine rallies although these 3 players, Marcus Emmerson. Chris Bryan Councillor. Marjorie East and Alan Wettstein hold Des appeared to always have a little in hand their posts as Treasurer and Coaching Officer. The and Simon Pullen this victory showed the potential against the now semi-retired World Champion. Not of this team and augurs well for the future. new League Secretary is Di Winmill and Reg a good evening, however, for Promoter Mike Glover takes over as Umpires Secretary. Lawless. in a single game challenge Keith Summer­ The next day Bryan, just turned 14. continued After struggling last season to field two women field beat Kohno for the £50 prize. his fine form winning both the Boys' U-17 and U-15 in the Lincs. Junior Closed. In the U-17, he in the County first team, the Association took the In the inter-town scene in Hampshire, Bourne­ only logical step for the coming season - they mouth appear to have everything their own way beat D. Johnson in the Q/F, N. Parkin in the entered a second mixed team in the National and look likely to repeat their last season successes. semi and then Emmerson in the final. To reach the County Championships. Presumably the intention Southampton again have a number of thejr top final Marcus had beaten Simon Pullen who had is to blood the young players in this team. I hope players unavailable while others have opted for knocked out Skerratt in the Q/F. To round off a they have some women players up their sleeve I good day the 2nd team players Chris and Simon other Associations after disagreein~ with the do not know about. Having said that I am pleased alleged inconsistances of the ranking lists produced retained the Boys' Doubles. Carol Exton also won to see Angie Gilbert back in contention for a after the "trials". If one compares the Southampton 3 finals, the Girls U-17, U-15 and the Girls' County place after her temporary retirement to rankings with the Super League Table and Hamp­ Doubles. Gillian Sharpe the beaten finalist in each concentrate on motherhood. After the county trials, shire ranking, these players certainly have a point. event. Marcus also reached 3 finals but unfor­ the following ranking lists were issued by the tunately the Mixed final had to be postponed to a selection committee:­ Back to my favourite cliche. formal trials later date due to lack of time. produce more problems than they solve. The Men ranking list produced was as follows:­ Results ­ I. C. Shetler (S) 2. K. Summerfield (S) 3. D. Bo~'s' Holman (BO) 4. D. Large (BA) 5. C. Wilshere (W) Men U-17: 6. S. Kitcher (P) 7. S. Barker (P) 8. A. Terry (BO) 1. Shetler 2. Summerbell 3. White 4. Chris Wilshere C. Bryan bt M. Emmerson 15, 18. 9. S. White (S) 10. A. Whitcher (S). 5. Longland 6. Andy Whitcher 7. Simon Douglas Boys' U-IS: 8. Brixton 9. Dennis Elkins 10. John Roberts. Bryan bt S. Pullen 7, 11. Women Boys' U-13: I. S. Sinanan (P) 2. A. Gilbert (P) 3. A. Waters Women 1. Leslie Jerram 2. Ann Longland 3. Beverley S. Worrell bt R. Hodson 10, 13. (BA) 4.K. Conlon (BA) 5. B. Duffield (BA) 6. B. Girls' V-17: Nicholson (S) 7. A. Longland (S) 8. D. Winmill (G) Nicholson 4. Christine Vines 5. Barbara Byron 9. T. Arthur (G) 10. J. Palaczky (BA). 6. Mai Allen. C. Exton bt G. Sharpe 12, 17. Boys Girls' U-1S: Veteran Men Exton bt Sharpe 10, 14. I. R. Lush (P) 2. D. Sheppard (S) 3. G. Holley (P) I. Summerbell 2. Roberts 3. Mark Adams 4. Graham Pointer 5. M. Perham 6. A. Perham. Girls' U-13: 4. D. Allen (S) 5. M. Shave (S) 6. L. Plant (P) 1st - C. Bryan, 2nd - D. Kennedy. 7. M. Barrett (A) 8. T. Duffield (BA) 9. H. Spraggs Girls V-ll: (W) 10. P. Smith (P). 1. Beverley Nicholson 2. Lyn Tidswell 3. T. M. Arnold bt J. Gaughan 12, 12. Veteran Women Lappage 4. S. Brewer 5. Sonia Hawke 6. T. Wright. Boys' Doubles: I. A. Waters (BA) 2. J. Stannard (S) 3. K. Lyne Veteran Men Bryan/Pullen bt Emmerson/Eyles II, -19, 9. (P) 4. B. Duffield (BA) 5. T. Arthur (G) 6. J. 1. Dennis Sheppard 2. Danny Allen 3. Dennis Girls' Doubles: Rockett (G) 7. B. Brislane (BO) 8. M. ~arron (BO). Elkins 4. Des Ely 5. Maurie Shave 6. Norman Exton/Wingad bt Sharpe/Brown 12. -12, 8. Boys Stagg. Mixed Doubles: I. J. Summerbell (S) 2. C. Prean (lOW) 3. R. Veteran Women Emmerson/Brown to play Pickwell/Chesworth. Bergmann (BO) 4. M. Maure (A) 5. C. Young (BA) I. Joyce Stannard 2. Mai Allen. The ranking lists for the county teams will be 6. A. Palaczky (BA) 7. J. Roberts (S) 8. D. Oakley Sponsorship has raised its welcome head in subject to review after the Lincs Closed. C. Buttery (A) 9. T. Palaczky (BA) 10. D. Collins (BA). Southampton. The Association has produced an is not available for the time being and sad to say Girls ;lmbitious expanded handbook by obtaining a Gillian Galloway has retired from competitive J. J. Bush (BO) 2. J. Fairhall (BO) 3. P. Nicholson number of adverts. The main help to the Associa­ table tennis. Jean White no longer wishes to be (S) 4. T. Coupland (A) 5. A. Bilman (P) 6. T. tion, however, has been the sponsorship of the considered for the senior team opting for the Kneller (P) 7. L. Price (BA) 8. E. Robinson (G) Premier Division by John Jaques and Son Ltd. veterans instead. Jean's record is outstanding for 9. J. Long (P) 10.1. Bartlett (A). which coincides with a re-vamped set-up for this the senior team and over the' many years she has Key:- A-Aldershot, BA-Basingstoke, BO­ Division. played for the county her conduct and attitudes Bournemouth, G-Gosport, lOW-isle of It is good to see the Isle of Wight coming into to the game have been a model example to the rest Wight, P-Portsmouth, $-Southampton the organisation staging the first ever Hampshire of us. The county has been very fortunate to have W--Winchester. ' closed junior tournament on Sunday, October 15th had a player such as Jean in this an~a. Considering it was supposed to be the closed at Ryde. I will report on this. and the Senior The next big local event is the Lines. Closed on season the summer has been quite hectic for the Closed being held at Redbridge Sports Centre, Sunday, Nov. 19. This is to be held at North Southampton Association. Due to the generous Southampton on Sunday, November 5th in my Kesteven Sports Centre, Lincoln and should be sponsorship of the local company, Snows Office next report. A pity that two County Tournaments worth a visit. Entry forms for the Lincs. Junior Supplies, the Southampton Super League has come are so close together. Open are now available from Dennis Worrell. As into existence. The top ten Southampton-based this event is extremely popular I suggest you get players have competed through the summer at entry forms as soon as possible. The East of Redbridge School Sports Hall with each player England 2-Star however may have to be cancelled playing each other twice. The final League Table LINCOLNSHIRE NOTES as no-one at present is willing to act as tournament was as follows:­ secretary. Unless one is found by the date of the P WL Pts by P. Taylor closed this tournament will probably be lost for good. Keith Summerfield 18 17 I 48 SUCCESSFUL START Chris Shetler 18 14 4 39 Lastly the 1st issue of our news report is out. I Gary Longland ...... 18 II 7 34 Lincs. had a very successful start to the season have circulated copies to every league but there Chris WiIshere 18 10 8 29 with all 3 county teams winning their matches. are some copies left. If anyone wishes a copy Phil Brown ...... 18 9 9 29 Because of the difficulty in sorting the senior please send a S.A.E. (9" by 4") to me. With the John Summerbell 18 9 9 23 players into a ranking order it was decided to hold aid of my 'staff' (Lillian and Gillian Sharpe, Jackie Steve White ...... :::::: 18 7 II 21 a county trial and to let this decide the team to play Barnett, Sandra Dawson) a new issue should be Don Sheppard ...... 18 6 12 18 against Durham. Although only 7 men and I out every 7 or so weeks. J hope that this will make Jeff. Brixton ...... 18 3 15 15 woman turned up to the trial the team chosen a valuable contribution to T.T. in the county and Andy Whitcher 18 4 14 14 played extremely well and produced some fine help create more interest in the game. Page 30 (continued from page 28) Deal 6. Debbie Taylor' 7. Linda Crawford 8. Karen as a double periodised year. Matveyev went further Buckledge 9. Margaret Wilson 10. Ruth Adleman. to suggest that following a double periodised year back "from the dead" to beat Lorraine Garbet and Cadet Boys it is advisable to have a single periodised year. then losing very narrowly to Melody Ludi in the 1. Sparks 2. Sayer 3. Stephen Dettmar 4. Mark Dusan Osmanagic, the Yugoslav non-playing semis. Harris 5. Andrew Barker 6. Mark Blewitt 7. Paul captain, compares this situation with that of a Kenny Jackson in his last junior event - last Tilsed 8. Ian Chalkley 9. Richard Darnell 10. cultivated field. If you try and grow maximum season's Junior Welsh Open - notched the boys' Graham Darnell 11. Paul Ashley 12. Mark Taylor crop each year from the field you take all the singles title for the second time and also won the 13. Gary Ducker 14. Stephen Dorking 15. Paul nutriants and therefore goodness out of it and mixed with Cleveland's Angela Tierney. Kenny Coffey 16. Paul Deag 17. David Window 18. Liam subsequent harvests will progressively deteriorate. was thwarted in his bid for the triple crown by Higgins 19. Roger Medcalf 20. Bernard Lazarus. Dick (1) points out that to subdivide the year Essex teammates Skylet Andrew and Desmond into short periods of preparation will only result in Charlery in the boys' doubles. Well done Skylet Cadet Girls 1. Linda Crawford 2. Kim Cremer 3. Diane Mason incomplete mastery of technique, unstable per­ and Des. 4. Tracy Stidston 5. Michelle Francis 6. Susan formance and a reduced rate of development in Our early season senior and junior trials proved Cole 7. Ann Sparks 8. Tina Cook 9. Jayne Gore the foundations of fitness. At this point it should both successful and exhausting and our selection 10. Clare Milburn. be emphasised that where there is need for long committees caine up with the following lists:­ periods of consolidation and development of the •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• foundations of training and in technique, as in the Men young and developing player, double periodisation 1. Bob Potton 2. Kenny Jackson 3. David Newman 4. Les Eadie 5. Leon Smith 6. Kevin does not have a strong case. Caldon 7. Ian Robertson 8. Stuart Kimm 9. Tony UN TUJL The Matveyev system has been generally adopted Penny 10. Skylet Andrew 11. Stephen Low 12. by Eastern European nations (2). The adoption of Peter Hunt 13. Brian Mailey 14. David Randall ...... the system implied that the nlain competitions, 15. Desmond Charlery 16. Terry Dowsett 17. Andy :: ....: ~ ~ ; ..... : ~ championships, trials and important internationals Bawden 18. Jamie Wilson 19. Martin Speight 20. CUACUING are held at such intervals from the Olympic Games Mark Stones. or World Championships as to suit the Matveyev Women method. It is not just good fortune that the 1. Linda Barrow 2. Gillian Locke 3. Elaine Sayer IF]RUNT Scandinavian, Yugoslavian and Hungarian Opens 4. Julie Dowsett 5. Jane Livesey 6. Yvette Brown by DONALD PARKER are around the November period about five months 7. Janet Boulter 8. Linda Walters 9. Linda Thacker before the Worlds and Europeans. 10. Shirley Carroll 11. Kim Mudge 12. Julie Askem National Coach, North Several sporting associations in Britain have tried 13. Pat Taylor 14. Sharon Deal 15. Debbie Taylor. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• to follow Matveyev, although in a country where Boys the selection of the team is more controlable from 1. Andrew 2. Charlery 3. Dowsett 4. Ian Attridge PERIODISATION CONTINUED the outside (mass media) the system is harder to 5. Jeffrey Field 6. Douglas Henry 7. Ian Carson The idea of dividing the sportsperson's year into put into effect. This is because the system implies 8. John Sparks 9. Kevin Gard 10. Gregory Clement specific periods whilst not new, appears to have that all the players and all the coaches follow the 11. Paul Hobbs 12. Paul Fong 13. Tony Dettmar reached a high level of sophistication over the past same training and competition patterns. Most 14. Stephen Allen 15. Steven Edmonds 16. Stephen decade. So much so, that following the research countries are not as well co-ordinated as in Eastern White 17. Stephen Dettmar 18. Paul Sayer 19. carried out by Matveyev, several nations have now Europe or Asia where top level sports are planned Clifford Scott 20. Robin Lang. adjusted the national competition calendar, to for the whole country along the same lines. Girls meet the requirements of the Matveyev theory. Kruger (3) points out that an adaption of the 1. Dowsett 2. Mudge 3. Askem 4. Pat Taylor 5. A season with two competitive phases, is known (continued on page 34)

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14a CROSS STREET READING RG1 1SN U.K. 0734 595741 DVNAMATICS INTERN.ATIONAL • Page 32 (continued from page 32) win at 24 and a final clash with Nicky Jarvis, who Sandley claiming the title with straight wins in had pushed out Paul Day in the other semi. both semi and final. Miss Smith took the Girls' Matveyev system to the American scene is quite title with a win over the other Mandy, Reeves, difficult due to the traditional set-up in American . The .final, while never one sided, was always tipped In favStellan Bengtsson (World Champion 1971) Milan Orlowski (European Champion 1974) Europa - September 1978) Desmond Douglas (World ranked No.7) Jacques Secretin (European Champion 1976) fi~st. Gabor Gergely (European Champion 1978) Dragutin Surbek (European Champion 1968) Trevor Taylor .was. the Some while ago Anton Stipancic (Runner-up World Champion 1975) the former Enghsh InternatIonal left his home Istvan Jonyer (World Champion 1975) country to play for guilders in a Dutch club. At that. tIme no-one could guess that Taylor was playing for the, NORWICH UNION TROPHY, £2000 prize money and Grand Prix points startIng a trend that has now developed into the WHOLE DAY TICKETS £3.50 exodus of the entire English table tennis elite. Morning Session 10- 12.30 £1.00. Afternoon Session 2.30 - 5 £1.50. Desmond Douglas, undisputed No. 1 of England came to Germany and with him the No.5, Jimmy Evening Session 7 - 10 £2.50. Walker - and on Sept. 2nd this year Nicky Jarvis TICKETS OBTAINABLE FROM:- and Paul Day joined them for the start of the Bletchley Leisure Centre; Stanton~ury L~isure Centre; Directorate of Recreation, Market Square, Stony Stratford; InformatIOn UnIt, Wavendon Tower, Wavendon, Milton Keynes; Bundesliga. Homebuyers and Infornlation Centre, Secklow Gate, Milton Keynes; Brian Ashton, Hon. Sec. Milton When a national association suddenly sees all Keynes T.T. League, 4 Browning Crescent, Bletchley; or contact the Secretary of your local T.T. league. its top players taken - and as well as the men (continued on page 36)

Page 34 (continued from page 34) EAST MIDLANDS CADETS LEAGUE the table tennis women Jill Hammersley, Carole Knight and Linda Howard went - then the by Philip Reid Official News question must be asked - what is wrong? For Bryan Merrett, the English women's team A new league - the East Midlands Cadets Compiled by Albert Shipley, manager, the problem lies in the area of organisa­ League - catering exclusively for that age Gener'al Secretary, E.T.TA. tion of the sport: "Our County Championships group has been formed. The man behind the The following brands and grades of ball are the system no longer meets the requirements of top idea, Ian McKlevey (Leicester) is secretary with only ones which are licensed for the 1978/79 play. We need a premier league for club teams on Stan Parr (Chairman) and Ron Forster (Lough­ season:- the lines of the Bundesliga. But changes are very borough) filling the other offices. Ten teams from Dunlop Barna Super 3-Crown and 2-Crown difficult to come by - the whole scene is very eight leagues have entered - Coventry, Chester­ Halex 3-Star and 2-Star conservative". This also explains Merrett's resigned field, Derby (2), Leicester (2), Hinckley, Nuneaton, Peace 3-Star and 2-Star opinion that the appearance of the English stars in Nottingham and Loughborough. Matches will be Nittaku 3-Star and 2-Star the Bundesliga can only be of advantage from played on three Sundays during the season, at T.S.P. 3-Star and 2-Star the viewpoint of improved performance. Loughborough, Chesterfield and Nuneaton. The Members are reminded that only a brand and It is of course no secret that the players' first set has already been played and the outcome grade of ball licensed by the E.T.T.A. may be used emigration from the island is not only for sport is that Chesterfield and Leicester I are joint top, in play within, betwe:en or organised by any reasons. Desmond Douglas's manager Allan with Hinckley hot in pursuit having dropped just organisations which are affiliated or in Good Murray made it quite clear that not the least one point. Leicester were compelled to call on Standing. reason for his protegee's transfer to Dusseldorf was No. 6 Michael Schofield at the last moment LINCOLN LOTTERY finance. Potential professionals or semi-profes­ because of illness but he played splendidly winning This fund-raising exercise, will be organised again sionals have no scope in England as no club five of his nine sets. Yvonne Hall and Simon Griew this season and leagues will be receiving details in compensates its players in any financial way. The were both unbeaten as were Colin Jones, Darren due course. The essentIal fact to remember is that only way to win money is at the 34-38 open Burton, David Billings and Richard Marklow. your league can raise money without any risk tournaments - winning a 3-star tournament brings Chesterfield with Alan Cooke obviously have an whatsoever as by selling tickets you can earn a £150 (DM 600). For 2 and I-star tournaments there excellent chance of taking the title and if Hinckley donation equal to 50% of ticket sales, whether is no sponsorship and thus the winners' shares are can obtain more wins fronl the No.3 spot (they your sales amount to £1 or £100.. less. have managed only one out of nine so far) then clearly they will come very strongly into conten­ OFFICIAL' HANDBOOK Even if emigration of the English stars appears A new version of the Official Handbook will be to have no disadvantages (all stars will represent tion. The popularity of this new venture clearly illustrates the need was there and Mr. McKelvey published this season, the contents of which will their association in internationals as before) in the include the History of the Game and the E.T.T.A., long view development of the sport must give cause wonders - is this the first league of its kind (for Cadets only) in this country? Positions:­ playing records, and facts and advice on tourna­ for concern. For the E.T.T.A. this must appear ment organisation, playing conditions, fixture even more regrettable as table tennis received P W D L F A Pts charts, publicity, coaching, umpiring, etc. Bulk a great boost from the World Championships in Chesterfield . 3 3 0 0 26 4 6 supplies on the basis of one per Club should be Birmingham. There was an 11 % increase in mem­ Leicester I . 3 3 0 0 26 4 6 bership in the year following the title matches: despatched during November and additional copies Hinckley . 3 2 1 0 20 10 5 will be available for purchase at a price to be 400,000 organised players take part in the celluloid Derby I . 3 2 0 1 21 9 4 announced later. game in England. Nottingham . 3 2 0 1 19 11 4 Table tennis suddenly became attractive to TV: Coventry . 3 2 0 1 18 12 4 the BBC broadcast seven specially arranged half­ Nuneaton . 3 0 1 2 10 20 1 e STOP PRESS hour matches (results were kept secret until the Derby II .. 30034 26 0 broadcast). Many telephone calls resulted in 3 (!) Leicester II .. 30033 27 0 DOUGLAS STARS IN repeats of a wonder-rally between Kjell Johansson Loughborough .. 30033 27 0 ENGLAND WI'N and the Chinese Li Chen-shih. Leading Averages England won a tremendous victory against West Meanwhile it appears that in England thought is P W L % Germany by 4-3 at Preston on November 8th. Des being given to methods of promoting top tab~e D. Billings (Nottingham) 9 6 0 100 Douglas was the star in this European League tennis. The introduction of a super league IS D. Burton (Chesterfield) ...... 9 9 0 100 match and he clinched the night for England by planned, firms are being encouraged to act as s. Griew (Leicester) ...... 9 9 0 100 beating the German champion, Engelbert Huging sponsors. But meantime the English national Miss Y. Hall (Leicester) ...... 9 9 ° 100 .by 16-21, 21-16, 25-23 in a thrilling last minute olayers will still have to fly home for European C. Jones (Hinckley) ...... 9 9 0 100 encounter. League matches. R. Marklow (Coventry) 3 3 0 100 Jill Hammersley did her part by beating the A. Allen (Hinckley)...... 9 8 1 89 German No.1 Kirsten Kruger 21-17 in the third A. Cooke (Chesterfield) 9 8 1 89 game. A COACHING PLEA A. Hearn (Derby I) 9 7 2 78 A full report and scores will ,appear in next D. Slack (Derby I) 9 7 2 78 month's issue of "Table Tennis News". from DOREEN HENDERSON We have in the past received complaints of Coaching being done in Splinter groups, while other coaches wanting to help are being left on their own. We are anxious to remedy this, and ask for the co-operation of all Coaches. a) Will all coaches interested in taking part in coaching sessions outside their own town or county, please contact the coaching office giving details of when they would be available, evening/Saturday/ Sunday and how far th~y would travel. b) To all registered Students and Coaches we address a question. Have you sent your change of address/m~rried name to the offic·e since you registered? Teachers particularly, who registered when they were in College, may be coaching in their school or clubs, and who may be in need of information, please contact the office as soon as possible. The coaching office address:­ Mrs. E. Carrington, 18 Cedar Manor, Poole Road, Bournemouth. Tel. 0202 760 348. We want to be able to invite interested Coaches to Regional- Coaching Centres, where they can work with a wider range of young players and coaches, thereby improving ,the coaching standard. Become part of a coaching team, and go back to your own group with fresh ideas. Let's have lots of keen coaches sharing the work of training our young players. The general standard Unbeaten players who took part in the first series of matches in the East Midlands Cadet will improve, more will reach County and Inter­ table tennis league at Loughborough Sports Centre on Sunday, Oct. 15th. Left to right: national standard. Colin Jones (HinckIey;), Daren Burton (Chesterfield), Simon Griew (Leicester), David Billings Then the many frustrated hours of precious (Nottingham), Yvonne Hall (Leicester) and Richard Marklow (Coventry). spare time spent in teaching will be worthwhile. Photo by Geoff Schofield, Oadby, Leicester.

Page 36 BUTTERFLY'S MAIN DISTRIBUTORS - MILETA SPORTS - 0924/409311 the Personnel Director at British Aerospace Dynamics, Lostock and it was there that the second team received Derbyshire II. Brian Kean took care of the Junior team and their travel arrangements to Derby but the problem of transporting the se!!ior first team (?). to Ormesby for the match against Cleveland was only resolved at the eleventh hour. Initially the team was selected on the male side as comprising Donald Parker, John Hilton and Nigel Hallows. But with Parker engaged on ETTA coaching and Hallows crying off with an injured arm Stephen Cowley and John Marshall were brought in as replacements. Late on the Friday evening, Marshall took to his bed ill and a telephone call to Fleetwood had Roy Frankland willing to step up a team and accompany Cowley to Cleveland in the charge of 80b Wood whose offer to transport them was more than gratefully received. Hilton was driven there by Eric Johnson, husband of Diane who together with the other passenger, Wendy Shaw, made up the side. As matters went on the day the first team were beaten 6-4 with Hilton beating both Malcolm Corking and Keith Paxton and Frankland excelling in accounting for Tony Martin and sharing a men's doubles success with Hilton over Corking and Paxton. The second team lost by the same score which was subsequently amended to a 5-5 draw because Derbyshire played their two girls out of order. This was after Lancashire had to concede a set in the initial absence of David Cottrell who thought the match was the following Saturday despite having received formal notice! .He made amends by beating Neil Marples in hIS only set played, the other home wins coming from Stephen Turner who beat Terry Curran Kath Wright beating Karen Smart and the men's d~ubles won by Ian Smith and Turner against Neil and Derrick Marples. Father Goose He laid the Golden Eggs I Meantime Brian Kean's charges romped to a 7-3 wit?- . against Derbyshire with Paul Rainford (2), by GEOFF NEWMAN Singles Championship twice, at Stockholm in 1949 PhIlIp Hoy (1), Stephen Scowcroft (1) and the girls, and in Vienna in 1951, and was Captain of the Carolyn Scowcroft and Jean Parker, carrying all The photo above shows the principals in a England team for some years, those with longer before them. It was quite a day. presentation made by the County Association at memories will assert the most popular captain Wanstead Sports Centre during the Essex Open England ever had. Since retiring from the playing Championships held on the 6th/7th May last. The arena Johnny has always worked within and for FOREIGN EXCHANGE ~resentation was made to mark the occasion of our fraternity. He is a director of two sports firms, retirement from the ministry and from St. Lukes has organised the News of the World/Butlins During the course of each season, the E.T'.T.A. Canning Town of Father Sydney Goose, an coaching scheme since 1955, has coached at many office receives notification of tournaments, being honoured name. The fine travelling clock and staged i!1 Europe (nlostly junior events in Germany) levels, and his television commentaries are plus qUIte a number of requests from clubs wishing inscribed plaque were offered by the County as a remembered by many. token of sincere thanks and warm regard for to visit this country. "services rendered" to table tennis in Essex over Johnny has always said that his first loyalty In the first category, we have information on a many years. Making the presentation was our remains with Essex and he continues to give junior tournament in Kassel, Germany on 27th President - Johnny Leach. practical help to the County wherever possible. April - 1st May, 1979, which includes cadet Father Goose (he never said 'No') started the Who knows, that presentation may have been a events, and the organisers need to have an indica­ unique occasion for Essex. Will there ever be tion of 'any foreign participation by the 1st St. Lukes Boys' Club some 25 years ago, and December. almost entirely by his own efforts made the centre another Father Goose? Indeed, will there ever be a MECCA of T'able Tennis, known to all the lead­ another Johnny Leach? Requests to visit this country are mostly con­ ing players of the time. Over the years a great cerned with groups wishing to play matches in many matches of note were staged there, Junior and around London with Easter as a popular time. Internationals, National and County Trials and LANCASHIRE NOTES They nearly always contain an offer of re'ciprocal innumerable County Junior games that helped our arrangements, especially where assistance with County's image and gave the County a venue, that, by George R. Yates accommodation is concerned. in retrospect, we could not have done without. Any club, league or county who is interested in Linked with the Barking and Silvertown Leagues, Following the resignation of Graham Compton either playing abroad or receiving visitors, please hundreds of good juniors used these facilities, as Lancashire's County Match Secretary at a inform the E.T.T.A. General Secretary so that a which helped to raise their game, some to County troubled executive meeting, the administrative reins register of interested parties may be compiled. and National standards, all in an atmosphere of running the County's three representative totally unique, it just could not be reproduced else­ teams have been taken, if only in a temporary where. Many great names remember St. Lukes with capacity, by Gordon Campbell. ON THE MOVE affection, from Victor Barna himself, and Johnny The resignation came at a bad time with three Charles M. Wyles, the E.T.T.A.'s former chair­ Leach, through names like the Rowe twins, Laurie teams being due to turn out within days and travel man, has moved to 5 Orchard Close, Littlebourne, Landry, Brian Wright, Alan Hydes - and yes ­ and a home venue arrangement to be sorted out. Nr. Canterbury, Kent. No telephone number as not least, Chester Barnes. More though than this The latter was quickly solved by David Plowes, yet. connection with the top players,\ was the help and guidance given to the local juniors, some from poor backgrounds, and for whom Father Goose spent untold amounts to provide them year in year out with equipment, bats, balls, shirts, shorts etc. He provided them all from his own pocket. lUll""~'IVIU~ ~IVIUI121r~ All this and that indescribable atmosphere of warmth and friendliness, flowed from a "good" Telephone 01-863 2455 man in the best sense of the word. Johnny Leach himself is a legendary name who Specialists in Table Tennis, regret no lists, please ring or write for current through his playing prowess and impeccable stocks and prices, no charges for mail order. standards brought honour to Essex. Starting his playing career in the Dagenham and 9 HEADSTONE DRIVE, WEALDSTONE, HARROW, MIDDX. Barking leagues, he went on to win the World

Page 38 W.O.: D. Keller/Leonard bt M. McNeill/M. Sheehan -19, 14, 12. X.D.: Langan/C. Wann bt K. Leonard/A. Leonard 18, -19, 14. C.S.: G. Greene bt G. Hickey; M. Graham bt T. Sweeney. EUROPEAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS Pioneers of Dublin were disappointingly beaten by Palmerias in the opening round of the Europe Club Cup of Champions in Lisbon, Portugal. Pioneers' only winner was Pat O'Brien who beat Jean Pierre, -21, 15, 23, in the opening set. After that the 'rot' set in and Palmerias went on to win 5-1. CONNACHT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS GALWAY The Connacht Open has been put back one week to Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1/2. This is one of the tournaments used by the Selectors for ranking, and is also noted as being one of the Social events in the Irish Calendar. Entries should be sent to :- Willie Walsh, "Craigmore", 9 Gre'en­ fields Road, Galway. Telephone Galway 63759. LEINSTER SENIOR RANKINGS Men 1. Jim Langan 2. Co1m Slevin 3. T. Caffrey 4. K. Keane 5. B. Larrigan 6. J. Hickey 7. D. Melinn 8. P. O'Brien. Wonten 1. A. Leonard 2. M. McNeill 3. D. Keller 4. C. Wann 5. K. Murray 6. T. Devaney 7. S. Filds Mr. Brian Aldridg'e, marketing manager for Gould Advanc~ Ltd., p~esents a spons~rship cheque and equipntent to Mr. Pete'r Webb, secretary of the Bishops High Table Tenn!s Club. 8. L. McKeown. Watching are (I to r) Richard Higgs, David Lampe, Tint Connolly and John Aldridge. INTERNATIONAL SCENE Ireland's International team have made a disastrous start to their European League 1st BISHOPS STILL Division programme. In the first match they lost IRISH NOTES 0-7 to Poland away, and in the second match they AIMING HIGH lost 2-5 at home to Holland (results shown else­ by WILLIE WALS'H where in the magazine). by Peter A. Webb, Han. Sec., They were without 14-year-old Colm Slevin for both matches and Karen Senior for the match Bishops High T.T. Club SOUTH COUNTY DUBLIN OPEN Tommie Caffrey caused a mild sensation at the against Poland. Slevin is out of table tennis at the moment with a foot problem, which is very un­ The Bishops High Table Tennis Club, have South County Dublin Open when he beat Jim Langan in the final of the Men's Singles, -16, 15, fortunate for a boy so young and so promising. changed the name of their 'A' team to B. H. Things look pretty black at the moment with Gould for the 1978-79 season following the clubs 17. Caffrey who has been at the top of the Irish Rankings for over twenty years, and is now an !matches against Italy and Greece away, and link-up with the Bishops Stortford company of LuxeInbourg, Austria and Bulgaria at home. Last Gould Advance Ltd. (Gould Electronic Com­ Irish Senior Selector, showed by this display that he is still a player of outstanding ability, and in season we avoided relegation through Belgium ponents Division). The company have provided a losing to Luxembourg 1-6. This meant Belgium set of four rally tops as well as a very generous beating Kevin Keane, 14, 12 in the semis, that his experience of well over 120 'Caps' will make had a worse set average than Ireland and so we donation to the clubs funds. The 'Bishops' have survived. One of the problems is the shortage of a reputation for leading the way in new ventures, it very difficult for the younger generation of rising stars to beat him. players with experience at this level of competition. and this is another example of their forward The other major problem which is closely related thinking, being the first club in the Bishops In the Men's Doubles final he teamed up with is finance. Participation in the European League Stortford L,eague to be supported by local Keane to beat Langan and Dara Mellin. Ann is a costly exercise with matches away to Poland, industrial sponsorship. Gould Electronics Ltd. are Leonard beat Dolores Keller, 12, 17, in the Italy and Greece. When we are finished paying for not newcomers to sport sponsorship as through Women's Singles final. Ann has now become much those trips, there is nothing left in the 'Kitty' to their American parent company they sponsor steadier in her game, and after her good displays send our younger players abroad to gain the motor racing. On Saturday, Oct. 7th. Rick Mears, in the European Youth Championships will make required experience. It is really a vicious circle. standing in for Mario Andretti, won the Indy Karen Senior fight all the way when next they Trophy at Brands Hatch. Driving the Gould meet. Karen, who plays in Germany finds it Charge-Penske Cosworth he averaged 95.79 m.p.h. impossible to compete at home, but they could WHAT'S ON AND WHERE Tom Sneva came second driving another Gould meet in the Irish Open. entered car, and it is this sort of success that is November LEINSTER OPEN 8-(W) England v Federal Germany (Guild Hall, Preston) expected from the Gould-Bishops High link-up. - European League (7.15 p.m.). Jim Langan reversed the previous week's South IljI2-(SajSu) Southend 2-Star Open (Rayleigh). County Dublin Open Men's Singles final result Junior Ranking Tournament (Cleveland). Swansea Open (Aberavon). when he beat Tommy Caffrey in the final of the 12--(Su) East of Scotland 2-Star Open (Edinburgh). 1-STAR RESULTS Leinster Open. Langan played some fantastic table 18-(Sa) Glasgow I-Star Open. Boumemouth (Sept. 24th, 1978) tennis which gave Caffrey no chance to get into the 18jI9-(Sa/Su) Midland Counties 3-Star Open (Alumwell game. Centre, Walsall). M.S.: G. Sandley (Mi) bt M. Crimmins (Sy) 19, 12. 19-(Su) Hastings Tigers I-Star Open (Bexhill). Derek Weir's performance in reaching the semis 25-(Sa) County Championships (2). W.S.: C. Hewitt (Sx) bt H. Williams (Mi) 26-(Su) Scottish Junior and Youth Closed (Edinburgh). -17, 18, 21. - losing to Langan, -14, -18, and winning the December J.B.: C. Wilson (Mi) bt M. Brogan 14, 15. Men's Doubles in partnership with Gerry Green, 2/3--(SajSu) North Yorkshire 2-Star Open (Bingley). J.G.: C. Creasey (Do) bt C. Maisey (Wi) showed signs of his former form. In beating Kent Junior 2·,Star Open (Folkestone). Langan and Keane in a 'cliff-hanger' they played 3-(Su) E.T.T.A. International Invitation Tlournament, 21, -18, 20. Notley Sports C~ntre, Braintree, Essex (2 p.m.). M.D.: D. Constance (Ch)/P. McQueen (Cv) bt some great stuff which had the crowd sitting on 5-(Tu) England v Czechoslovakia (Batley Sports Centre, the edge of their seats. Batley, Yorks.) - European League (7.15 p.m.). S. Heaps/J. Stokes (Bk) 8, 16. 8/9-(F/Sa) Ulster Open (Newtownards). W.O.: C. Maisey/P. Townsend (Wi) bt J. Coop Ann L,eonard still continued on her winning way 9jl0-(Sa/Su) Middlesex 3-Star Open (Edmonton, London). (Do)/Creasey -20, 14, 19. when she won the Women's Singles, Doubles, and Woodfield I-Star Open (Wolverhampton). X.D.: T. Smith (Do)/Coop bt K. Ogunmoyela/ 16/17-(Sa/Su) English Junior C~osed Championships with her brother Kieran reached the Mixed final. (R. Sandford Sports Centre, Leicester Polytechnic, S. Tilley 13, 11. In the singles she beat Kathleen Murray, and in Western Boulevard, Leicester (Finals 6.00 p.m., Merton (Oct. 8th, 1978) the Doubles, with Dolores Keller, they beat Mary Sunday). Sheehan and Margie McNeill. Cardiff Open Championships (National Recreation M.S.: D. A. Harvey (Gs) bt T. Smith (Do) 13, 16. Centre for Wales, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff). W.S.: C. Creasey (Do) bt J. Coop (Do) -16,17, 12. Jim Langan and Cynthia Wann beat the 30--(Sa) County Championships (3). M.D.: T. Haley/S. Holloway (Sy) bt J. Creasey Leonards, in the Mixed final. (Do)/Smith 21, 19. Results ­ w.o.: Coop/C. Maisey (Wi) bt S. Gilson (00)/ M.S.: J. Langan bt T. Caffrey 14, 8. NEW MEMBERS R. Mackriel 15, 4. W.S.: A. Leonard bt K. Murray 12, 10. Junior internationals Graham Sandley and Colin X.D.: Smith/Coop bt M. Abbott (E)/Gilson M.D.: G. Green/D. Weir bt K. Keane/Langan Wilson, both of Middlesex, have become members 21, -17, 15. -17, 20, 21. of the International Table Tennis Club of England.

Page 40 (continued from page 43) the season's first ranking lists. Both have retired In the women's singles, top seed Maureen Gott their 13-year-old Jane Richards played with great for academic reasons. Leading positions are:­ found the way barred in Round 2 by Doncaster's poise in her first appearance for the County. Men 13-year-old Melanie Seaton, who later won the girls' singles title. In the boys' singles, No. 2 seed JUNIOR 3rd NORTH 1. A. Clayton (Hu) 2. A. Fletcher (Hu) 3. S. Mills (S) 4. A. Metcalfe (L) 5. M. Harrison (Hu) 6. A. Sean Madden (Hull) fell to unseeded Neil Bailey Cheshire II 6 Durham 4 Bottomley (Ha) 7. R. Shutt (Br) 8. C. Lo (Br) 9. (Sheffield), whilst in the girls' singles the top two Lincolnshire 7 Cleveland II 3 R. Priestley (Br) 10. N. Davies (L). seeds failed to survive, Lesley Broomhead going out to Melanie Seaton and Tracey Robertshaw Northumberland 6 Cumbria II 4 Women falling to Julie Speight. JUNIOR 3rd MIDLAND 1. M. Ludi (Br) 2. S. Midgley (Br) 3. M. Gott (Y) 4. H. Shields (Br) 5. J. Guanaria (L) 6. S. Broad­ Herefordshire 3 Gwent 7 bent (Br) 7. C. Grayson (Hu) 8. J. McLean (Hu) Shropshire II 9 Clwyd II 1 9. V. Liddall (Ba). Staffordshire II 5 Worcestershire 5 Boys JUNIOR 3rd EAST 1. A. Hill (Br) 2. N. Harris (Br) 3. S. Madden (Hu) Huntiugdonshire 2 Lincolnshire II 8 4. M. Illingsworth (Ba) 5. R. Palfreeman (Br) 6. I. Norfolk II 3 Leicestershire 7 Duxbury (L) 7. D. Illingsworth (Ba) 8. T. Sander­ son (Y) 9. D. Rawley (Y) 10. N. Barley (Hu). Warwickshire II 7 Cambridgeshire II 3 Girls JUNIOR 3rd WEST 1. Midgley 2. L. Broomhead (S) 3. T. Robertshaw Avon 4 Hampshire 6 (Br) 4. A. Lutkin (Hu) 5. J. Speight (Do) 6. A. Com,wall 2 Devon II 8 Hudson (Hu) 7. M. Seaton (Do) 8. J. Ryalls (S) Wiltshire II 4 Somerset 6 9. J. Todd (Br) 10. C. Raynor (Br). VETERAN SOUTH Cadet Boys Hertfordshire 7 Hampshire 2 1. D. Illingsworth 2. R. Marshall (S) 3. M. Rycroft n (Br) 4. G. Roberts (Do) 5. D. Rook (Br) 6. N. Kent 4 Sussex 5 Halmshaw (Br) 7. P. Dalton (Br) 8. A. Kelly (L) Essex II 1 Middlesex 8 9. J. Balkwill (Hu) 10. A. Clark (Br). VETERAN MIIDLAND Cadet Girls Clwyd 7 Worcestershire 2 1. Broonlhead 2. Seaton 3. Ryalls 4. Janet Evans Nottinghamshire 7 Cheshire II 2 (Hu) 5. D. Partridge (Br) 6. K. Baxter (Hu) 7. D. Brook (De) 8. L. Seabridge (L) 9. C. Stocks VETERAN EAST (Br) 10. M. Dalton (Br). Hertfordshire II 1 Essex 8 Key:- Ba-Barnsley, Br-Bradford, De-Dewsbury, Leicestershire 8 Huntingdonshire 1 Do-Doncaster, Ha-Halifax, Hud­ VETERAN WEST Huddersfield, Hu-Hull, L-Leeds, S­ Dorset II 6 Dorset 3 Sheffield, Y-York. Hampshire 6 Wiltshire 3 An unfortunate clash between the Yorkshire Closed Championships on Sunday, Oct. 22nd, and CLEM LO (Bradford). Oxfordshire 2 Avon 7 a specially arranged County Championships First round of matches in the Junior Premier Premier Division weekend in London deprived the Results ­ Division will be held on Nov. 25/26th at Bingley, county's top players of the opportunity of playing Men's Singles Quarter-finals: Yorkshire. in the Closed. A squad of four men and two S. Tra.cey (Y) bt M. Twidale (Do) 19, 13; Details of each session of matches are:­ women were selected for the sessions of matches C. Lo (Br) be N. Davies (L) 18, 18; originally planned, but events turned sour as only J. Naser (Hu) bt P. Sanderson (L) 14, -IS, 18; At the Nab Wood Sports Centre Cottingley Ne\v two matches were eventually played (against A. Bottomley (Ha) bt G. Brook (Hud) -9, 16, 16. Road, Bingley, Yorkshire: Semi-finals: Middlesex and Cheshire) and these were both lost. Lo bt Tracey 14, -12, 18; (Referee: Richard Scruton) Sheffield left-hander Steve Mills came into the Naser bt Bottomley 15, 21. SATURDAY, NOV. 25th first team at No.3 for the first time, but cancelled Final: LO bt Naser 20, -15, 18. 6.30 p.m. Cleveland v Yorkshire matches deprived squad members Andy Metcalfe Women's Singles Semi..finals: Cheshire v Staffordshire and Sally Midgley the chance of playing. The J. McLean (Hu) bt J. Guanaria (L) 17, -13, 12; SUNDAY, NOV. 26th weekend must have been particularly disappointing H. Shields (Br) bt C. Grayson (Hu) 21, 14. for Metcalfe, who had given up the opportunity of Final: 10.00 a.m. Cheshire v Cleveland SHIELDS bt McLean 19, -21, 15. Staffordshire v Yorkshire defending his Yorkshire Closed men's singles title. Men's Doubles Final: 2.30 p.m. Yorkshire v Cheshire The senior second team and the junior second BOTTOMLEY/ A. SUMMERSCALES (Do) bt M. Harrison (Hu)/Naser 19, 10. Cleveland v Staffordshire team (all newcomers to county matches) won 8-2 Women's Doubles Final: and 6-4 against Northumberland and Nottingham­ SHIELDS/McLEAN bt Grayson/Guanaria 12, 18. shire respectively in Bradford. Boys' Singles Semi-finals: A. Hill (Br) bt M. Illingworth (Ba)-17, 11, 12; SCOTTISH OPEN Details ­ R. 'Palfreeman (Br) bt N. Bailey (S) 14, 12. Yorkshire II 8 Northumberland 2 Final: Due to their involvement with the 5th Common­ HILL bt Palfreeman 14, -16, 13. wealth Championships, the Scottish Table Tennis M. Harrison lost to A. Clark -IS, -IS, Girls' Singles Semi-finals: bt F. Mitchinson 16, 19; M. Seaton (Do) bt S. Kallianpur (Hu) 14, 19; Association have announced, that this season the A. Bottomley lost to Clark -IS, 19, -19, bt A. Jones 13, 16; J. Speight (Do) bt T. Robertshaw 13, 11. ~eek­ C. Lo bt Mitchinson 8, 12, bt Jones 9, -IS, 14; Scottish Open, originally scheduled for the Final: end of Mar. 23/25th, 1979, is now to be confined Harrison/Bottomley bt Clark/Mitchinson 18, 13; SEATON bt Speight 17, 7. Mrs. M. Gott bt ~Iiss K. Cheung 21, 19; to one day only - Sunday, March 25th at Miss H. Shields bt Miss P. Jackson 7, 12; Veterans' Singles Final: Edinburgh's Meadowbank Stadium - the venue Mrs. Gott/Miss Shields bt Miss Cheung/Miss Jackson K. HURLEY (Wakefield) bt G. Summerscales (Do) of the Commonwealth event. 12, 16. -14, 18, 17. Yorkshire Junior II 6 N ottinghamshire Juniors 4 The mixed doubles event was cancelled because M. Illingsworth bt M. Pearson 7, 8, bt R. Watson 20, 21; of lack of time. R. Palfre;em~n bt Pearson 13, 17, bt S. Green 11, 13; I. Duxbury lost to Watson -13, -14, bt Green 18, 19; YORKSHIRE NOTES Illingsworth/Palfreeman bt Watson/Green 13, -14, 19' Miss T. Robertshaw lost to Miss P. Cameron -13, -18; RUBBER-BAT OPEN 'by Tony Ross Miss A. Lutkin lost to Miss K. Lindley -IS, -IS; Miss Robertshaw/Miss Lutkin lost to Miss Cameron! Entries for the International Table Tennis FINANCIAL HELP FOR JUNIORS Miss Lindley -19, 18, -14. Club's Hard Bat tournament, to be played at Sixteen young pIayers are the first to benefit Seeds fell like the autumn leaves outside in the Barnet on Sunday, Jan. 14th, 1979, close on from a decision by the Y.T.T.A. Executive Com­ Yorkshire Closed, held for the first time at the Thursday, January 4th, 1979 to Laurie Landry, mittee to spend up to £350 on grants to the Richard Dunn Sports Centre in Bradford. The Flat 1, 29 Ravenshaw Street, London, NW6 1NP. county's leading junior and cadet players, to help host league champion, Clem Lo, an athletic pen.. 'Phones: 01-588 6280 (B), 01-794 6753 (H). Entries hold grip player, emerged relatively unscathed to them t~ attend I~p.ortant tournaments. A major on plain paper will suffice if no form held. factor In tl).e deCISIon was the receipt of £900 take the men's singles title, having overcome very towards the county's administrative costs this strong challenges from the unseeded Irishman Steve Tracey (York) in the semi-final and Joe ~eason as part of the Sports Council's grant to the TABLE TENNIS CLUB BADGES E.T.T.A. for this purpose. This has meant that Naser (Hull), likewise unseeded, in the final. Top We are the specialists for table tennis club funds originally set aside by the county for ad­ seed Mike Harrison (Hull) was removed by Alan badges, ties and trophies. ministrative purposes this season can now be Carter (Huddersfield), 16, -6, 16, in Round 1, but Competitive prices - fast delivery. allocated elsewhere. Over half of the Sports Carter's nloment of glory was punctured in Write or 'phone for FREE 51 page catalogue ­ Round 3 by Bradford player Greg Hill. Other Council cash will go towards the costs of a new MARKS OF DISTINCTION LTD., typewriter and duplicator. seeds prematurely defeated were Bob Shutt (by Joe Naser), Richard Priestley (by Keith Bell, of 124 Euston Road, London N.W.1. Kevin Beadsley (Halifax) and Linda Hryszko Harrogate) and top junior Adrian Hill (by Telephone: 01-387 3772. (Bradford) are two established names missing from Huddersfield veteran Geoff Brook). Page 42 all-te~nage Shropshire team showing immense promIse. Paul Randell in the unfamiliar No. 2 spot won two but a disappointing debut for David county Championships Round-up Gannon who fought hard but lost both his s.ets. Northamptonshire 1 Derbyshire 9 by BOB BRIDGES After two very close sets, the Derbyshire steam roller got to work to outclass a disappointing N