TABLE TENNIS NEWS Published on the 1st of each month, October to May inclusive. Postal subscriptions £1 for eight issues. 32nd WORlD CHAMPIONSHIPS Advertisements: Derek R. Tre­ mayne, General Secretary, English 1 Table Tennis Association, 21 Clare.. HSI EN-TING FINDS ·CHINK IN mon,t, Hastings, Sussex. 'Phone: Hastings 33121. EUROPEAN ARMOUR Circulation~ ~~bert W. Shipley, Assistant General Secretary, E.T.T.A. 21 Claremont, Hastings, Susse'x. ROLL OF HONOUR 'Phone: Hastings 33121. Distribution: Mrs. E. D. Yates, 43 Men's Single,s Women's Singles Knowsley Road, Smithills, Bolton, HSI EN-TING HU YU-LAN Lanes. BL1 6JH. 'Phone Bolton 42223 (China) (China) Ed itorial: George R. Yates, 43 Knowsley Road, Smithills, Bolton, Me;n's Doubles Women's Double::J Lanes, BL1 6JH. 'Phone: Bolton STELLAN BENGTSSON MARIA AlEXANDRU 42223 (h) 061-228 2141. Ext. 2698 and KJELL JOHANSSON anld M'IHO HAMADA (b) . (Sweden) (Rumania/Japan) Mixed Doubles LIANG KO-LIANG and LI LI Medicinal (Chi,na) by G£ORG£ R. YATE.S Swaythling Cup Corbill'on Cup Compound SWEDEN SOUTH KOREA EI.sewhere in thiiS issue wiU. be Asia had the last laugh over Jubilee Cup found the viewpoint of Cheishire Europe in the men's singles event at T.T.A,.'s Ang:lo..Scotti'sh Publicity BJORNE MELLSTROM the 32nd World Championships, (Swedien) Se1creta!ry, Brian Kean, on England's played in Sarajevo from April 5th­ shortcoming~s aUeged in the field of 15th, when Hsi En-ting~ China's third internationall table tennis. ranked player and seeded No. 12 beat A calpta1in of greater pe1rsonality i;s Kjell Johansson of Sweden, seeded suggl8sted as one olf the requ,i:re~ No.5. ments needed to bol,ster saggiing In trying to emulate the deeds of / morale, a palranel being drawn his compatriot Stellan Bengtsson in between the respecti,ve merits of Nagoya, 26-year-old Johansson ­ Frank O'FairreU and Tommy Docherty winner of the European title in Malmo aiS manager of M,anchestler United in 1964 and at Wembley in 1966 ­ A.F.e. stretched his tall frame to the limit to gain a 2-1 games advantage after But to take sueh a, cOlmpa:ri:son a, Hsi En-ting had taken the first. stagle furthe,r, into the international! airena in fa,et, it reaUy cannot be sa,id But it was all in vain for despite that Engiland's fo!ortball suprem:o, Si.r another tremendous fight-back in the Alf Ra!mlsey, would cOim!e out top fifth and deciding game when he of a popularity p'Olil iin thi,s rega,rd. pulled up from 15-19 to 18-19, he had the game, set and title snatched And yet, under hi,s guidance" world away from him when two "edge" cup succ,ess ha,s been achieved and balls got 27-year-old Hsi En-ting despite more recent adversity he is home. Johansson was deserving of stiU at the helm despite the baying better 1uck. of the hounds. Outnumbered seven to one by No matte:r what the sport, different Europeans in the quarter-finals, Hsi 'doctors' p.,escribe different cure,s En-ting put dO\\Tn the challenge of and if, in the calse of table tennis, Milan Orlowski (Czechoslovakia) and what might be termed strong m'edi­ Anton Stipancic (Yugoslavia) to reach cine is not to the Iiking of ce'rta,in the fInal. Johansson's response was to recipiients, and the'ir chalmpions, the oust H.ussia's Sarkis Sarkhojan and cure remaliins of paramount Dragutin Surbek of the host nation. iimportance. In the quarters, Stipancic had The tail should not be anowed to beaten Janos B6rzsei, Hungary's wa:g the dog and a, dedi'caiti,on of stone wall defender, and Surbek, to purpose can onl¥ be reali!sed by a the further delight of a noisy parti­ discilplline of chalra,cter which, in the san audience, ..hammered his way to norma,l course of events, should not a straight-games win over the French ha,ve to be forciblly i1mpiosed-not by champion, Jacques Secretin. anyone. By comparison, the women's singles final, although giving China another t.itle, was a prosaic affair with Hu ENGLISH TABLE TENNIS Yu-la.n, the national champion of the ASSOCIATION P'eople's Republic, seldom troubled in disposing of Czechoslovakia's Patron: Her Majesty the Queen Alicia Grofova who had thereto per­ Presidenj: A. K. Vint, O.B.E. formed wonders. Life Vice-President: In the semi-finals, Miss Grofova had Hon. ·Ivor Montagu beaten South Korea's Park Mi Ha and Hu Yu-lan had beaten her Corbillon Chairman: C. M. Wyles Cup team mate Chang Li. Top seed, Deputy Chairman: G. R. Yates Cheng Min-chih of China - defeated Hon. Treasurer: T. Blunn finalist in Nagoya - took her depar·· ture when beaten, in the second Management Committee: round, by Elmira Antonian of the I. R. Crickmer, M. Goldstein, Soviet Union, who subsequently lost A victory salute from the new world champion" Hsi En-ting of China L. Hoffman and K. Watts to Miss Grofova. who took over possession Q£ the St. Bride Vase from,. Stel1an Bengtsson.

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The defending doubles champions, man hammered his way to a 14-11 Istvan Jonyer and 1'ibor Klampar of lead, on which he capitalised to win Hungary, failed at the last hurdle at 21-17. An impres,sive array of competitors line up for the opening ceremony \vhen Sweden's Bengtsson and Johans­ Sensing his opponent was tiring, at in Saraljevo. son made up for their earlier disap­ the change of ends in the decider, pointments to triumph 21-15 in the N'"eale exerted all the pressure at his fifth and deciding game. It was a command, and, from leading 12-11, i hird win for Johansson in this par­ he took the next consecutive eight ticular event for it was back in 1967, points, fInally winning 21-12 with a in Stockholm, that he first won the contemptuous backhand sweep which title, when partnered by Hans Alser, found I-Iasegawa stranded in the the same pair retaining it two years wrong area of the court. later in Munich. Meanwhile defending champion, China took their third title when, Stellan Bengtsson of Sweden was hav­ in the mixed, Liang Ko-liang and Li ing to pull out all the stops when Li had a final win over Anatoliy taken to a fifth and deciding game by Strokatov and Asta Gedraitite of Federal Germany's Wilfried Lieck. Russia. England's only medal winner Desn10nd Douglas, England's young was Jill Hammersley, the 21-year-old hopeful - he qualified for the first Bucks star, who with Beatrix I<:ishazi round proper following wins over of Hungary, reached the penultimate Iran's Mohamed Sanjari (16, 7, -2.2, stage of the women's doubles event 18), P'eong Tak Seng of Malaysia (-10, to qualify for a bronze award. In 15, 19, 15) and Graham Davies, the their semi-final set against China's Welsh No.2 (17, -18, -18, 18, 15) ­ Chou P'ao-chin and Lin Mei-chun, the fell to Luxembourg'S Jean Krier a AnglojHungarian pairing held a 2-1 Hull University student (13, -12, -'20, games advantage but failed to har­ -14). monise in the closing stages of the fourth and fifth games both seem­ Nicky Jarvis was also engaged in ingly reluctant to make an attack­ the preliminary sorties but after ing stroke. Not so Ma,ria Alexandru beating the Welsh No.3, Bob (Rumania) and Miho Hamada (Japan), Bishop (12, 13, 9) fell to Malaysia's two notorious defenders who took Loong Peng Sun - beaten by Trevor Taylor in the Commonwealth Cham­ the title with ease. ' beautie~s pionships in Cardiff - by scores of No less impressive is this bevy of carrying into the arena SHOCK DISMISSAL -20, -19 and -12. Not a happy worlds the I.ToT.F. World Championship :Bag. England's Denis Neale brought for young Nicky. off the win of his life in ousti'ng Scotland's Richard Yule was a Japan's former world champion, first round faller, going down to Nobuhiko Hasegawa, the No. 2 seed, Rumania's Dorin Giurgiuca (-18, -14, in the very first round of the men's 16, -11). Triumphant, however, in singles I this eventful first engagement of the The 28-year-old Yorkshireman came giants, was Holland's Bert van der back from a 0-2 deficit but from the Helm who beat Witold Woznica start of this five-game encounter a (Poland) -15, 18, -14, 17, 20 and rejuvenated Neale appeared confident Stephen Knapp of Australia who to exchange hit for hit with the crew­ ousted Jean Denis Constant of France cut Jap, who came from behind in (13, -17, 17, -16, 21). both the opening games, to take the "Charlie" Wuvanich, the former first at 23-21, after trailing 14-18, and, Thai international now playing for the second at 21-18, after Neale had Australia, did not make it against led 17-16. Belgium's gallant retriever Norbert In the third, by the judicious use Van Der Walle who won 18, -3, -15, of a short service to Hasegawa's fore­ 13, 23. But Nigeria's Y. Aiyesoro hand followed bY a fast counter stroke covered himself in glory with a -17, to his opponent's backhand, Neale -17, 17, 26, 16 win over the experi­ got off to a 10-3 lead, never again to enced Czech, J iri Turai ! And all the really falter in \vinning 21-13. foregoing happened in the first round. After the five minutes respite, per­ HOLDER DEFEATED mitted between the third and fourth Round 2 brought the defeat of games, Neale found himself 1-4 in title holder Bengtsson, beaten 17, arrears but quickly caught up on his -21, -17, 23, -9 by the Soviet Union's own service to level at 5-all. Serving Stanislav Gomozkov who had been again at 9-11 down, the Yorkshire- in receipt of a first round bye caused Traditional dancing cUso formed p'art of the lavish opening c'e:remooy.

Page 3 thre~ games and these finished in whose crab-like defence seemed irn­ four involving Hsi En-ting beating penetrable. Matyas Beleznai (Hungary) by -18, Secretin increased his prestige with 11, 14 and 10, and Kuse getting victory over Liang Ko-liang and Sur­ the bette,r of China's Yu Ti-tse, the bek, again to thunderous applause, 7th s,eed, by 21, 20, -8 and 15. delighted his followers with a ,"vin over Kuze. Johansson, despite losing Kohno really hammered off the the first, can1e back strongly to host nation's Milivoy Karakasevic topple Korpa in the next three, but and like treatment was afforded Baum three was enough for Sarkhojan who by OTlowski. Li J:1~u-jung carded 011 brought the curtain down on Neale's his winning ways, against J ochen gallant exploits. Leiss, and Yujiro Imano (Japan) It had been a great event, tailor­ reduced the chest measurement of the made for the Press boys who, as seed Czech, Jaroslav Kunz. after seed fell by the wayside, really Secretin encountered little resis­ had too Inuch to write about. But, tance from the young Russian, Bag­ fron1. an English point of view, thank rat Burazian of Armenia, and Surbek goodness for Denis Neale for it was put paid to the romp of Knapp. he alone who carried the fight. Johansson was more at ease against Sadly, in the women's singles South Korea's Choi Sung Kuk and event, our great ho,pe, JiIiIHamme!rs­ Japan's former world champ1ion Nobuhiko Hasegawa. be!aten by the drums we~e beaten again when ley, lo'st in the first round when England's D'enis Neate in an epic first round encounrte:r. Yugoslavia's Istvan Korpa ousted beaten 14, 13, -13, -18, 20 by Photo by Cliff Darley Federal Germany's Ebby Scholer. Sarkhojan had a most comfortable South Korea's Park Mi Ra. It was a win over of Teodor Gheorge of hard knock and a further blow to Rumania as did Neale, bringing up national pride was struck by Bul­ the rear, against Hungary's Gabor garia's Emilia Neikova who scraped Gergely. home 16.. -18, -13, 23, 21 against In the fourth round I-lsi En-ting Karenza Mathews,. really turned on the pressure to sub­ jugate Gomozkov and the unseeded ONLY SURVIVOR OTlowski brought about the downfall Linda Howard was our only sur­ of 9th seed, Kohno. Sadly too, Li Fu­ vivor from the first round and she jung took his departure when beaten failed to inspire in beating America's in straight games by Stipancic, and Judy Bochenski with scores of 12, Imano followed suit when failing to -14, 21, -19, 19. But at least Linda make any headway against Borzsei, was through, if only for one more TROPHIES Consult Specialists-

And the boy himself, Denis Neale in action,. Photo by Cliff Darley by the withdrawal of Japan's Tadio Hsi En-ting opened his account Takashima suffering from a leg injury with a -24, 12, 12, 10 win over Baba­ incurred in a Swaythling Cup encoun­ tunde Obisanya of Nigeria and gained ter. One fel.t that Bengtsson had further progress at the expense of given his all in this 'latter event ­ Empie Wuisan of Indonesia (11, -18, won by Sweden - for it was only 11, 14). Meanwhile, Johansson, in by his shoe laces that the champion receipt of a first round bye, was taken pulled himself up in the fourth game to the limit of five games by China's to level the set at 2-all. But there Wang Wen-jung before winning -19, was only one winner in the decider 16, 15, -20, 18. as the red-shirted Russian tore into Van Der Walle lost in straight an uncatchable lead. games to South Korea's Choi Sung Japan's Mitsuru Kohno had a -10, Kuk (-14, -12, -13) while China's Hsu 15, 20, 12 win over Hungary's Tibor Shao-fa, seeded No. 10 lost to Klampar and the young German, Russia's Sarkis Sarkhojan,' the world Manfried Baum put paid to Krier. students' champion. No.8-seeded Li Ching-kuang, or ttTumahawk" as dubbed by England's TENACIOUS squad in Japan, was ousted 19, 19, Neale was at pains to rid himself -17, 18 by 'Orlowski and Japan's of the tenacious 40-year-old former Tokio Tasaka, seeded No.6, fell to Hungarian Swaythling Cup player, F. CORDELL &SONS (Trophies) Ltd China's 34-year-old, Li Fu-jung, Lazlo Foldy who is currently coach­ thrice a defeated finalist - beaten, ing and topping the charts in Switzer­ on each occasion in 1961, 1963 and land. Having lost the first game -12, 1965 by the legendary Chuang Tsi­ the Englishman won the next two, 25 KINGLY STREET, (OXFORD CIRCUS) tung. at 18 and 14, but then suffered a LO,N'DOrN, W.1. England's Alan Hydes, in receipt relapse to allow his bearded and bes­ of a first round bye, was hit 'out of pectacled opponent to draw level sight' by Stipancic (12, 11, 12) but a with a win, by 17, in the fourth. Telephone: 01-437 8893-1921; 01-554 7356 (eve.niin,gs). hitter who came unstuck was Russia's Although Neale took the decider Strokatov who failed to break through easily enough, again at 17, it was the barrier created by B6rzsei. Japan's poor fare after the feast of his slay­ young hopeful, 18-year-old Masayoshi ing of Hasegawa. Courteous Prompt Service Kuze had a whale of a struggle before Only two of the sixteen sets mak­ disposing of the Czech, Pavel Ovcarik. ing up the third round we,nt beyond

Page 4 round which brought her up against Trevor Taylor having been banished Birgitta Radberg cock-a-hoop after from Sarajevo following the Swayth­ her first round victory over Lee ling Cup match against Austria ­ Ailesa, seeded No.5, who had gone so this was one event the Yorkshire­ through the whole of Corbillon Cup men had to sit out. event without being beaten. Birgitta First into action in this event was saw off the Surrey bank clerk 12, 11, again Douglas, partnering the Swede, 14. Anders Johansson, in the qualifying China's Li Li, the No. 2 seed lost competition. An unlikely combina­ in the first round to the Czech, Hana tion, for sure, but it was one that Reidlova and, in the same quarter, prospered with preliminary round the seventh seed, Miho Hamada, was wins over Belgium's Van der Walle also ousted in the first round by and Romain Schalley and Fuarnado China's Chang Li. Roberts and Dan Seemiller of the 1~he second round brought about U.S.A. the fall of yet another seeded player Nor did the exploits of this Anglo/ when No. 8 Chou P'ao-chin (China) Swedish pairing end there for in lost to Japan's orthodox grip No. 3 Hound ] they put out India's Niraj Tomie Edano. Bajaj and Dua Manjit and advanced to the last sixteen with a subsequent But it was Czechoslovakia's Alicia win over Errol Caetano and Peter Grofova who, along with Mrs. Rad­ Gonda of Canada. berg, kept Europe in the picture. The Czech girl began her run by beating I t was at this stage that China's 23-year-old Yasuko Konno of Japan Liang Ko-liang and Yu Chang-chun followed by an easier victory over wielded the chopper the edge of Eva Jeler of Yugoslavia. In the third which was next turned against them round it was Miss Kishazi's turn to by the event winners Bengtsson and tumble to bring about the fall of Johansson. another seed. FULL FLIGHT No lack of photographers here who, dogged Hs,i En-ting's, every step And so to the quarters with Miss In the lower half of the draw Alan after his me'n's singles victory. Grofova beating Antonian and P'ark Hydes and Nicky Jarvis began with p'lioto by Cliff Darley Mi Ra accounting for seed No.4, a shaky -16, -19, 22, 20, 16 win over Yukie Ohzeki. Radberg failed against Malaysia's Fan Sim Wai and Peong beating BeleznaijGergely, Ho Chu­ .Bederal Gennany's Klaus Schnlit­ the ultimate winner and second Tak Seng only to run foul of Stipan­ pinjLi Fu-jung and Karakasevic/ tinger. seeded Hu Yu-Ian and, in the final cic and Surbek who, in full flight, Rorpa, the latter pair having beaten the Russians GomozkovjSarkhojan. Hydes, whose only win in the quarter Chang Li destroyed the hopes saw off the English pair 10, 10 and championships, apart from a shared of South Korea's Chung Hyun Sook. 8. In the counterpart women's eve,nt first round men's doubles success, Efforts to get Neale another part­ Secretin and Jean Denis Constant Linda and Karenza failed to survive was against Dilip Saxena of India in ner in the men's doubles failed ­ of France did remarkably well in the first hurdIe when beaten by the Swaythling Cur}, failed to show China's Chang Li and Cheng Huai­ up affording Venezuela's Herman ying 11, 21, 11 leaving Jill ,and Briceno a walk-over and a subse­ her Hungarian partner, Miss Kishazi, quent loss to Stanislav Fraczyuk. to soldier on. Again in the counterpart women's ARENA~ PROMOTIONAL This they did after the most pro­ event, Linda Howard, our only mising of starts when they ousted entrant, failed to answer her call and Grofova and Blanka Silhanova. Yugo­ a walk-over was conceded to Scot­ FACILITIES LIMITED slavia's Resler and Erzebet Palatinus, land's Kathleen Angus who then N,EWBURY, BERKS. followed by an avenging win over lost to Dubravka Fabri of Yugo­ Chang Li and Cheng Huai-ying, were slavia. next to go. And it really should have TIERED SEATING FOR SPECTA,TOR EVENTS WHERE been a final appearance for Jill and Elaine Smith, Scotland's other PORTABILITY AND QUICKNESS IS ONE OF THE MA,iN Beatrix if only they had not banked entrant, had a good second round win over Erzebet Korpa but was then REQUIREMENTS, ADD TO THIS COMFORT, ABILITY TO so heavily on caution in their semi­ final. beaten, in straight games, by Vero­ BE ABLE TO SEE FROM AtL SEATS, ER,ECTED BY nique van der Laan of Holland. PEOPLE WHO KNOW AND CARE ABO,UT SPORT FRO,M Granted their opponents, Chou Pao-chin and Lin Mei-chun, had put Federal Germany's Wiljried Lieck ALL AS,PECTS. down the challenge of South Korea's and Wiebke Hendriksen took the gold Lee Ailesa and Park Mi Ra but that awards in these events, the silver medals going to "Charlie" Wuvanich WE CATER FO;R BOITH IN:DO,O,R AND O,UTDOO,R semi-final set was there fo; the tak­ ing. of Australia and Susanne P'aulsen of EVENifS UIP TO 5,000 SEATING CAPACITY. EVERY Denmark. On to the final event in which FACILITY IS PROVID'ED INCLUDIN'G SEATINiG PlANS, England should have had three Both were events worth winning SPECIAL LIGH,TING AND SO:UN,D EQUIPMENT. couples but an absent Taylor could and one is left to ponder on the rea­ not 'mix' it with Jill Hammersley sons why England's representatives, and so we were reduced to two pairs. Douglas apart, should show such little interest. It was hardly a case WE HAVE AtREADY SUPPLIED SEATING FOR INDOOR First on court were Hydes and Linda who, although in receipt of a of being below their dignity! AND OUTDOO'R TENNIS, BADMINTON, CRICKET, first round bye, were beaten 14, 15 Welshman Brian Everson had a FOOTBALL, HOCKEY, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ATHLE­ and 15 by Witold Woznica and Czes­ good run in the Jubilee Cup event, ' TICS, BASKETBAtL, BOXING, GOLF AND OF COURSE lawa Noworyta of P'oland. It ,vas a won by Sweden's Bjorne Mellstrom, WE SUPPLY A SPECIAL SERVICE FO'R TABLE TENNIS better start made by Neale and and qualified for a bronze medal in Karenza who beat South Korea's Kim reaching the semi-finals losing to HAVING SUPPLIED SEATING FOR NO FEWER THAN Eun Tae and Kim Soon Ok. Russia's Bulgaria's Shivatcev, the defeated FIFTEEN INTERNATION,ALS AND MANY EXHIBITION Strokatov and Asta Gedraitite then finalist. GAMES UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY. triumphed over the English pair with All in all, five days of stirring scores of 8, 18, -18, 20. competition, but with an absence of The Russian pair went on to reach home contestants in Sunday'S finals the final and that is the only conso­ more than the usual gaps in a sta­ PLEASE SEND FOR FURTHER DETAILS TO: lation to be afforded a readership dium housing 8,000 seats! Oh for more used than not to such losses. such a stadium in England. .A three-man line up in the conso­ RON SMITH lation singles should have seen a somewhat better showing than a Individual Results GREENA,CRES, PIN,CHINGTO'N LAN,E, first round defeat for Douglas, again Men's Singles: Round 3: at the hands of Krier and the scratch­ S. Gomozkov (USSR) bt S. Dobosi (Ru) 13. ing of both Hydes' and Jarvis, the 12. 19; NEWBURY, BERKS. Hsi En-ting (China) bt M. Beleznai (Hu) latter affording a walk-over to Eric -18. 11. 14. 10; Tele,phone: Newbury 3488 Sutherland of Scotland who, in turn, M. Kohno (Japan) bt M. Karakasevic (Yu) 4. 12. 7; afforded a walk-over to Miguel M. Orlowski (Cz) bt M. Baum (F. Ger) 12, Gomez of Venezuela who fell to 8, 13;

Page 5 Li Fu-jung (China) bt J. Leiss (P. Ger) -14, Stipancic/Surbek bt Hsi En-ting/Wang Wen­ 11, 14; hua -15. 16. -16. 7. 13; A. Stip'ancic (Yu) bt C. Martin (Fr) 9, 11, Jonyer/Klampar bt Tiao Wen-yuan/Yu Yi-tse 14; 21, -20. 21, 21. Team Events J. Borzsei (Hu) bt D. Giurgiuca (Ru) 18, Semi... final Sit 15, 17; BENGTSSON/JOHANSSON bt Constant/ Y. lmano (Japan) bt 1. Kunz (Cz) 10, 17, Secretin 13. 17. 11: 10; JONYER/KLAMPAR bt Surbek/SUpancic ..14, England Finish on Sour Note Liang Ko,-lianlg (China) bt Z. Cordas (Yu) 20. 19. 21. 12. 18. 20; 1. Secretin (Fr) bt B. Burnazian (USSR) 7. Final: by THE EDITOR 11, 12; BENGTSSON/JOHANSSON bt Jon,yer/ D. Surbek (Yu) bt S. Knapp (Australia) 9. Klampar 15. -15. 19'. -18. 15. 20. 15; W om,cn,' 50 Doubles: Round 2: M. Kuze (Japan) bt Yu Yi-tse (China) 21, Chou Pao-chin/Lin Mei-chun bt D. Calinska/ 20, -8, 15; C. Noworyta (Po) 16, 14. 13: K Johansson (Sweden) bt Choi Sung Kuk Lee Ailesa (S. Korea) /P'ark Mi Ra bt :;: (S. Korea) 19. 12. 20: Antonian/A. Gedraitite (USSR) 18. 18. 21; 1. Korpa (Yu) bt E. Scholer (F. Ger) 12. Chang Li/Cheng Huai-ying bt A. C. Hellmanl 13. 15; B. Olsson (Sweden) 14. 9, 13; S. Sarkhojan (USSR) bt T. Gheorge (Ru) J. Hammersley (Eng )/Kishazi bt E. Palatinus 12. 13. 12; (Yu) Resler 9. 18. 10; D. Neale (Eng) bt G. Gergely (Hu) 20,9, 15. Magos/Rudnova bt Y. Kohno (Japan)/Takas,e 14, 16, -19. 12; Round 4: Alexan~ru/M. Hamada (J apan) bt W. Hsi En-ting bt Gomozkov 16. 21, 14: Hendriksen/D. Scholer (F. Ger) 9, 25, 13; Orlowski bt Kohno -15. 16. -17. 18, 6: Reidlova/Smidova (Cz) bt E. Neikova (Bu)/ Stipancic bt Li Fu-jung 19, 14. 21; Borzsei bt Imano, 18. 15. 11; Range10va 14, -17. -17, 21, 18; Secretin bt Liang Ko-liang -16. 11, 19. 8: Abe/Edano, bt Lotaller/A. Molnar (Hu) 21, Surbek bt Kuze' 17. 13-. 20; 14. 22. Johansson bt Korpa -18. 16. 20, 16: Quarter~fin:als,: Sarkhojan bt Neale 17. 18. 12. Chou Pao-chin/Lin Mei-chun bt Lee Ailesa/ Quarter~finals: Park Mi Ra -19. 19. 15, 20; Hammersley/Kishazi btChang Li/Cheng Huai­ Hsi En-ting bt Orlowski 18, 15. -16. 15; ying 12, 17. -14. 19; Stipancic. bt Borzsei -19, 13. 18. 11: Alexandru/Hamada bt Mago,s/Rudnova 18. 17. Surbek bt Secretin 16. 12. 19: -19, 15: Johansson bt Sarkhojan 20. -16. 13, -13. 16. Abe/Edano, bt Reidlova/Smidlova ... 10. -17. Semi~fina1s: 16, 19. 15. HSI EN-TING bt Stipancic 19. 19'. -12, -20, Semi~finalS': 19: CHOU PAO-CHIN/LIN MEI-CHUN bt JOHANSSON bt Surbek 20, -16. 13, -13, 16. Hammersley/Kishazi 18. -18, -19, 18. 19; Final: ALEXANDRU/HAMADA bt Abe/Edano -19. liSI EN~TING bt Johansson 18. -13, -13. 8, 21. 13. 19. 18. Final: Women's Singles: Round 2: ALEXANDRU/HAMADA bt Chou Paa-chin/ Cheng Min-chih (China) bt J. Dom (Lux) Lin Mei-chun 11, 18. 14. 15. 11, -17, 11; Mixed Doubles,: Round 3: E Antonian (USSR) bt Y. Takase (Japan) Stipancic/Alexandru bt W. Woznica (Po)/ 13. 16. -18. 17; Noworyta 13. 13. 10; Sweden's non-playing captain ho:llds aloft the Sway,thIing Cup aft;e:r A. Grofova (Cz) bt E. Jeler (Yu) 17. 15. 13; J. Dvoracek (Cz)/Grofova bt Jonyer/Magos presentation by E.T.T.A. Chairman, Charles M. Wyles. B Kishazi (Hu) bt Yang Chun (China) .. 16. 12. 23. 15; 20. -16. 20, 19: Kohno/S. Yokota Uapan) bt Dobo.si/E. T. Edano (Japan) bt Chou Pao-chin (China) Mihalca (Ru) 14, 10. 15: -17. 18. 19. 9: Liang Ko-liang/Li Li (China) bt Scholer/ Housed in the Terme Hotel at Another victory for Vikstrom was Park Mi Ra (S. Korea) bt Z. Rudnova Scholer 8. -15. 8. 10; Ilidza, some nine miles out of Sara­ never really on and so it proved as (USSR) 11, 19. -14. 18: Yu Yi-tse/Chang Li bt Choi Sung Kuk/Lee jevo, and with snow falling for the the young Swede capitulated to Li Cheng Huai-ying (China) bt H. Lotaller (Hu) Ailesa -9. 13. -20. 16. 17; 9. 15. 19: Yu Chang-chun/Cheng Huai-ying bt M. Oya first three days of the team events, Ching-kuang leaving Johansson to Y. Ohzeki (Japan) bt A. Rangelova (Bu) 11, (Japan)/Takase 17. 18. 14; are two reasons that might possibly contest the deciding set with the 12. 12; Tasaka/Ohzeki bt Secretin/C. Bergeret {Fr} Hu Yu-Ian (China) bt J. Magos (Hu) 14. 16. 14. 13; be advanced in support of England's match score poised at 4-all. Despite 14. -16. 20; Strokatov/Gedraitite bt Chan Hsien-lin (China) failure to better the tenth equating having lost his two previous sets, M. Alexandru (Ru) bt M. Kneip (F. Ger) /Cheng Min-chih -19. 15. -16. 14. 18. position they finally attained. But as K jell showed not a trace of nerves in 6. 14. 12; Quarter'~finals: both Sweden, who won the Swayth­ hoisting Sweden's colours to the mast Lin Mei~chun, (China) bt T. Abe (Japan) 12. Dvoracek/Grofova bt Stipancic/Alexandru 17. 13: -20. 13. -13. 19. 15: ling Cup, and China, who finished in with a 21-10, 21-17 win over Liang B. Radberg (Sweden) bt L. Howard (Eng) Liang Ko-liang/Li Li bt Kohno/Yokota 17. second position, were similarly situa­ Ko-liang whose third defeat of the 12. 11, 14: 13, 18; ted one can only reach the conclusion match it proved to be. Chang Li (China) bt A. P'rzygoda {Po} 16. Yu Chang-chun/Cheng Huai-ying bt Yu Yi-tse/ 7. 10; Chang Li 17. 17. 14; that tenth position neither flatters In the parallel Group uB", Japan B. Silhano,va (Cz) bt R. Pogosova (USSR) Strokatov/Gedraitite' bt Tasaka/Ohzeki 15, nor deceives. registered six successive victories 17. 17. 21; 18. -12. 15. Chung Hyun Sook (S. Korea) bt M. Resler As Europe virtually stands shoulder albeit two of them, against England (Yu) -18. 6. 15. 19; Semil'"finals: H. Reidlova (Cz) bt E. Neikova (Bu) 18. LIANG KO-LIANG/LI LI bt Dvoracek/ to shoulder with Asia in playing and Yugoslavia, went to a ninth and 18. -18. 14. Grofova 18. 17. 17; ability, it would be a pleasant task deciding set. Russia, with one loss, to STROKATOV/GEDRAITITE bt Yu Chang­ Roun.d 3: chun/Cheng: Huai-ying -15. 14. 20. 12. to write up the prowess of English­ Japan, finished in second position Antonian bt Cheng Min-chih 16. -15. 15. -16. men yet it is far from distasteful to leaving the host country in third 19: Final: Grofova bt Kishazi -11, -17. 15. 19. 14; LIANG KO~LIAN'G/LI LI bt Strokatov/ turn the spotlight on players from place their cup of woe being topped Park Mi Ra bt Edano 18. -17. 17. 22; Gedraitite 13. 18. -17. 19. Sweden, when beaten by Czechoslovakia, as Ohzeki bt Cheng Huai-ying 20. 9. -7~ 19; JUBILEE CUP well as by the two leaders. Hu Yu-Ian bt Alexandru 12. 22. 11: Quarte.r'...finals: Initially grouped with China, both Radberg bt Lin Mei-chunl -17, 9. 16. 15; B. Mellstrom (Sweden) bt J. Vogrinc (Yu) these giants laid low the opposition SHOCK VICTORY Chang Li bt Silhanoval 14. 13. -19. 16: 9, 12; Chung Hyun Sook bt Reidlova 10. 15. 13. H. Bolena (Austria) bt Delabara (Bel) 28. provided by Hungary, South Korea, On then to the final pool and in Quarter-finals: 17; India, Indonesia and Austria before the very first match Sweden lost their Grofova bt Antonian 19. 8. 11: B. Everson (Wales) bt A. Grujic (Yu) -23. coming face to face in the final unbeaten tag when Russia brought Park Mi Ra bt Ohzeki 21, ... 12. 16, 19: 12, 11; encounter in this first stage round­ Hu Yu-lan bt Radberg 14. -15. -16. 18. 12: Shivatcev (Bu) bt L. Pal (Swit) 12. 6. off a shock 5-4 victory despite Chang Li bt Chung Hyun Sook -18. ...20. Semi-finals: robin. another maximum from Bengtsson 18. 11, 8. MELLSTROM bt Bolena 14, 20'; First to the table was Kjell ,vhose one and only Swaythling Cup Semi~finals: SHIVATCEV bt Everson 12. 14, Final: Johansson to be beaten, in straight defeat was inflicted by Istvan J onyer GROFOVA bt Park Mi Ra 19. 18 -19. 14: games, by that 'ace' of blockers Li of Hungary. HU YU~LAN bt Chang Li 14. -15, 16, 16. MELLSTROM bt Shivatcev 15. 28. Ching-kuang. Stellan Bengtsson then Final: Consolation Singles' Johansson began bright1y enough M'en HU YU~LAN,' bt Grofova 17. 11, 14. equated the match score with a like Quarter'~finals: to beat Anatoliy Strokatov, even Men's Doubles: Round 3: C. Wuvanich (Australia) bt Woznica 18. 15; victory over Liang Ko-liang. though taken to a deciding game, but Liang Ko-liang/Yu Chang-chunl (China) bt D. S. Fraczyuk (Po) bt A. Rosmarin (Bel) 13. Again, two sets later, it was Beng­ thereafter he failed to contain both Douglas (Eng)/ A. Johansson (Sweden) 14. -19, 15: 19. 11: K. Schmittinger (F. Ger) bt R. Weinmann tsson who restored the balance at the Sarkis Sarkhojan and Stanislav Bengtsson/K, Johansson bt Dobosi/Gheorge (Austria) 17. 17; expense of Li Ching-kuang after Inge­ Gomozkov, the latter's backhand 12. 8. 19; W. Lieck (F. Ger) bt B. Mesaros (Yu) 16. mar Vikstrom had gone down heavily smashes being mercilessly executed. Karakasevic/Korpa bt Gomo,zkov/Sarkhojan 16. 21, -13-. 17. 18: Semi~finals: to Hsu Shao-fa. China took the lead Young Vikstr6m failed to 'live' in J. D. Constant {Fr}/Secreti1l' bt Ho Chui-pin WUVANICH bt Fraczyuk 5. 19: for a third time when Johansson went this company his opening set, against (China)/Li Fu-jung 13. 17, 13; LIECK btl Schmittinger 14. 16. down to his second defeat in the Sarkhojan, being his best when he Hsi En.-ting/Wang Wen-hua (China) bt Fi'nal: Kohna/T. Tas'tika (Japan) -16. -11, 19. 20, match, losing to Hsu Shao-fa. took his red-shirted opponent to three. 8; LIECK bt Wuvanich 17. 19. Stipancic/Surbek bt P. Biro,cheau/R. Canor Women I t was then the turn of Vikstrom Match No. 2 in this second phase (Fr) 7. 18. 21; Quarter-fin.aI8: again who, despite his previous defeat, brought China into opposition to Tiao, Wen-yuan/Yu Yi-tse (China) bt Je1er bt Smidlova 18. 18; came up trunlps to the delight of his Burnazian/A. Strokatov ,(USSR) 20. 14, 18: Hendriksen bt v.d. Laan (Neths) 15. -17. 13; Japan, an encounter which com­ I. Jonyer/T. Klampar (Hu) bt Co'rdas/Z. D. Fabri (Yu) bt Resler -18, 14. 18: captain, Christer Johansson, and his Kosanovic (Yu) 16. 20. 13. S. Poulsen (Den) bt Bergeret -9, 19, 14. tealn-mates with a fighting display to menced at 8.30 p.m. and did not Quarter... finals: Semi~finals: get the better of Liang Ko-liang. finish until 5 hours, 5 minutes later, Bengtsson/Johan.5son bt Liang Ko-Iiang/Yu HENDRIKSEN bt Jeler 13. 19; Bengtsson could hardly fail after this at 1.35 al.m. I It was a match which Chang-chun 21. -18. 19. 22: POULSEN bt Fabri -20. 16. 15. Constant/Secretin ht Karakasevic/Korpa 18. Final: turn up, nor did he in disposing of China won 5-4 and only one of the 20, -18, -12. 13: HENDRIKSEN bt Poulsen 13. 18. Hsu Shao-fa in double quick time. nine sets faUed to go to a decider. Page 6 Liang Ko-liang was replaced by P~rsso,n brought off the win o,f his Tiao Wen-yuan who got China' 'off" to life in nervously cl:awing his way to an opening victory over Japan's nail-biting 25,·23, 24-22 wins over national champion Norio "Takashima, Tasaka. the 21-year-old Kinki University All hell was then let loose as P'ers­ student. son was mobbed, thrown up in the But back carpe Japan ,vith an equa­ 'air and generallv given the treatment lising win by Tokio Tasaka over Li usually reserved for "King" Stellan. Ching-kuang only for Hsu Shao-fa to It was a first time Swaythling Cup beat Hasegawa io put Ch1na's nose win for Sweden and one that bridged in front again. Subsequent wins for a gap of 20 years since when the Cup Tasaka, over Tiao Wen-yuan, and for last res~ed in European hands, English Takashima, over Hsu Shao-fa took hands in fact, for it was from a quar­ Japan into a 3-2 lead but not o~e they tet comprising Aubrey Simons, kept for long. Johnny Leach, Brian Kennedy and In the very next sct Li Ching-kuang the late Richard Bergmann that Eng­ repaired the damage by beating Ifase­ land, in 1953, took over the trophy gawa to be followed by victory for from Hungary. I-Isu Shao-fa over Tasaka and China NOTABLE SUCCESS were 4-3 ahead. Hasegawa then won his only set of the match, against Tiao It was against Russia that England Wen-yuan, leaving the stage set for began their first stage 6-match series a ninth and decider. but, apart from Trevor Taylor's not­ able success over Sarkhojan, after This brought to the table Taka­ losing the first game -5, it was very shinla, who has patterned his game much a second fiddle performance. on that of Ebby Scholer, and Li Nicky Jarvis was swallowed up both Frightening indeed, for Nicky Jarvis, is the exp1ressioo on the face Ching-kuang the giant chopper. And by Gomozkov and Sarkhojan, and on and on it went, the fIrst to Taka­ Denis Neale, although taking Stroka­ of his JapatWSle OPpI01lJMjt, Yujiro Imano. shima, at 17, the second to Li Ching­ tov to a decider, had nothing more kuang, at 18. But it was "Toma­ to show for his labours. Taylor was Jarvis lost the deciding set to Hase­ MARCHING ORDERS hawk" who triumphed in the end, beaten in his other set by Strokatov gawa but Neale, against the same 21-19, for game, set and match to end but only at -19 in the third. opponent, nearly brought it off only Then follo'wed the match against t he marathon performance. going down 9, -9, -19. It would have Austria which ended with Trevor Against Federal Germany, in the been a memorable win and we were Taylor being given his marching At 3 p.m. on the following day second match, young Desmond Doug­ so close. orders back to England. China, with an unchanged team, were las made his debut in the Swaythling back in the arena to take on the chal­ Cup competition and it was in at the Another team change was effected Throughou1. the Swaythling Cup lenge posed by the Soviet Union. deep end for the Warwickshire junior in the final 1st stage match against competition T'aylor had been the com­ Hardly recovered from their efforts in with Eberhard Scholer as the 'moun­ Czechoslovakia when Alan Hydes re­ plete enigma just as he was in the subjugating Japan. the Chinese tain' to be scaled. Although failing placed Jarvis and gave a good account Commonwealth Championships when quickly found themselves 0-2 down to reach the summit young Des was of himself even though losing in the Les Gresswell, England's trainer­ with Hsu Shao-fa losing to Sarkhojan by no means overawed although it opening set -10, II, -19 to Jaroslav coach dropped him from the team and Li Ching-kuang also going under has got to be admitted that Ebby Kunz. Neale was the strong man in opposed to India in the final of the in straight games. to Strokatov. gave his youthful opponent rope this encounter with wins over Milan men's team event in Cardiff. ONE BACK enough. Orlowski and Anton Dvoracek but Taylor, incurring three defeats, failed Taylor's winning of three sets Striving might and main Tiao Wen- No so Wilfried Lieck who pulled to give him support and Hydes too against Japan must be tempered with yuan pulled one back with a hard- not a single punch in beating Doug­ fell away badly to OTlowski in his bouis of inexplicable lethargy which fought 19, -25 15 win over Gomoz- . las 9 and 10 on his way to a maxi­ other set. resulted in losses to playeTs with kov but when Sarkhojan polished off mum which also took in Neale and half his proven ability and had the Li Ching-kuang to put the Russians Taylor. England's successes were ob­ And so it was in sixth position that, further effect of transmitting real or 3-1 ahead nlatters looked black for tained against Klaus Schmittinger along with Federal Germany and imaginary prob lems to the other the men of the People's Republic. "rho was beaten both by Taylor and France, we were regrouped with members of England's squad which But it is always darkest before the Neale, the la.tter falling to S~holer. Indonesia, Austria and India to play may well have contributed to their off in the second stage for positions dawn and so it proved as Hsu Shao­ But.from beIng beaten .5-1 In t~e defeats. ma~ch, Englan~ Imp~oved 9 to 14. fa beat Gonl0zkov and Tiao Wen-yuan openIng If It was in such desultory manner clipped Strokatov down to size for the only by another set In lOSIng the Wins, by 5-2 over Indonesia, and that Taylor lost to Austria's Heinz equalising set. Li Ching-kuang then second 2-5. 5-1 against India ensured an equating Schluter which brought about Eng­ brought about Gomozkov's third But, with Jarvis restored to the ex­ 10th place to that secured two years land's 5-4 defeat in their final match, defeat of the match to put China 4-3 clusion of Douglas in the match previously in Nagoya, Japan. Against although the result itself did no:, in front only for Sarkhojan 'to com­ against Yugoslavia, the build-up col­ Indonesia, Neale had three sparkling affect their final position. It did, how­ wins, T'aylor two, but a struggling plete a treble by beating Tiao \Ven­ lapsed as, \vith the power of an in­ ever, incur the wrath of Gresswell ..L­ Jarvis failed to improve his tally, yuan. But it was anti-climax for the coming tide, the Slavs swept over us a disappointed man ~ who took su"ch Russians as Strokatov slid to easy to achieve a morale-destroying 5-0 though desperately in both his sets. drastic action after accusing Taylor defeat by Hsu Shao-fa in the decider. victory. Karakasevic, the penholder, Hydes claimed his one and only of lack of effort. All then rested on the result of the thumped his way to success over both victim in the match against India final match between Sweden and Taylor and Neale and Stipancic fol­ \vhen he beat Dilip Saxena, he was A sad note on which to end to be Japan, a match the Scandinavians lowed suit with. like victories over beaten in his other set by Niraj Bajaj. sure but then, again as previously had to win otherwise the Swaythling Taylor an~ JarvIs. Surbek made ~ut Two wins each ror T'aylor and Neale Sl ated, it is always at its darkest Cup would remain in Chinese hands. o?e excurSIon to the. table but WIth sealed India's fate. immediately before the dawn. A victory for Japan could not do the vIctory. over ~eale It sufficed. The trick as they had lost to China even five naIls were In the coffin. though success would bring them If a victory was to be gained surely SWAYTHLIN;G CUP RESU-lTS level on matches won. it had to come against France in the Both teams made changes, S\veden fourth match. And so it prov.ed, but CATEGORY 1 ­ GROUP A replacing Vikstrom by the bespec­ not before J a~ques Secretu~ had 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Won Place tacled Bo Persson, and Japan drop­ recorded a maXImum. But thIS was 1 China x 4:5 5:2 5:1 5:0 5:0 5:0 5 2 ping Hasegawa in favour of Mitsuru a one-man French team for both Tay­ 2 Sweden 5:4 x 5:3 5:0 5:0 5:1 5:2 6 1 l{ohno. lor and Neale had comfortable wins 3 Hungary 2:5 3:5 x 5:3 5:0 5:0 5:0 4 3 over Regis Canor and Christian Mar­ 4 South Korea 1:5 0:5 3:5 x 5:0 5:3 5:3 3 4 7 plersson it was who opened for the tin, the latter also losing to Jarvis 5 India 0:5 0:5 0:5 0:5 x 3:5 1:5 0 5:3 Swedes but, although successful in the whose one and only victory in this 6 Indonesia 0:5 1:5 0:5 3:5 x 5:4 2 5 ~as 0:5 2:5 0:5 3:5 5:1 4:5 x 1 6 first game, it Takashima who competition it proved to be. So it was 7 Austria steamed home in the next two. Kohno, England 5, France 3. too, had an opening loss when beaten GROUP B in straight games by Johansson. INCREDIBLE SCORELINE 2.. 3 4 5 6 7 Won Place 1 Japan x 5:4 5:2 5:1 5:4 5:3 5:2 6 1 Playing 3, 5 and 7 Bengtsson then But then fo,lIowed that incred,ble 2 Yugoslavia 4:5 x 5:1 5:1 5:0 2:5 2:5 3 4 stamped his authority over the Asia­ scoreHne Japan 4, England 4 with 3 Federal Germany 2:5 1:5 x 5:1 5:2 4:5' 2:5 2 5 tics with a masterly treble, his final Taylor ~ having virtually 'chucked' 4 France 1:5 1:5 1:5 x 3:5 2:5 1:5 0 7 victorry leaving the match score at the first game in each set, a three­ 5 England 4:5 0:5 2:5 5:3 x 2:5 1:5 1 6 4-3 in Sweden's favour. Then, times winner over Hasegawa, Imano 6 Czechoslovakia 3:5 5:2 5:4 5:2 5:2 x 1:5 4 3 co,meth the hour_ cometh the man, and Tasaka I 7 U.S.S.R. 2:5 5:2 5:2 5:1 5':1 5:1 x 5 2

Page 7 ENGLISH RESULTS v. France (won 5-3) Taylor bt R. Canor 11, 18; lost to J. Secretin v. U.S.S.R. (lost 1-5) -13, -12; bt C. Martin 17, 18. N. Jarvis lost to S. Gomozkov -16, -15; lost Jarvis lost to Secretin -11, -14; bt Martin to S. Sarkhojan -11, -18. 13, 8. Neale, lost to A. Strokatov 18, -18, -17; lo,st Neale bt Martin 17, 8; bt Canor 19, 11; lost to Gomozkov -14, -17. to Secretin -15. -18. Taylor bt Sarkhojan -5, 19. 15; lost to Strokatov -16, 15, -19. v. Japan (lost 4-5) Taylor bt N. Hasegawa -9. 9, 20; bt Y. v. Federal Ge'rmany (lost 2-5) 1111ano -10. 13. 18; bt T. Tasaka -13, 19, 20. D. Douglas lost to E. Scholer -18, -16; lost Jarvis lost to Imano -18, -14; lost" to Tasaka to W. Lieck -9, -10. -9. -18; lost to Hasegawa -16, -19. Neale bt K. Schmittinger 15. -13. 9: lost to N 'ale lost to Tasaka 11. -16, -15; lost to Scholer -16, -12; lost to Lieck -18. -17. IIasegawa 9, -9. -19. bt Imano 18, -12, 14. Taylor lost to Lieck -9, 17, -15; Lt Schmittinger 19, 12. v. Czechoslovakia (Io,st 2-5) A. Lydcs lost to J. Kunz -10. 11. -19; lost v. Yugoslavia (lost 0-5) La LvI. Orlowski -13, -11. Taylor lost to Karakasevic 11. -13. -15; lost Taylor lost to Dvoracek -14, 15. -16: lost to A. Stipancic -5, -15. to Kunz -15. 14, -19: lost to Orlowski -16, Iarvis lost to Stipancic -11, -22. 17, -14. Neale lost to D. Surbek 17, -18, -18; lost to N~a:e bt Orlowski -21, 19, 18; bt Dvoracek M. Karakasevic -19, -11. 11, 10. CATEG:ORY 2 G,RO'UP A 2 3 4 5 6 7 Won Place 1 Malaysia 5:1 3:5 5:3 5:2 5:1 3:5 4 2 2 Nigeria 1:5 x 3:5 2:5 5:3 1:5 3:5 1 6 3 U.S.A. 5:3 5:3 x 5:4 5:1 5:2 5:3 6 1 4 I-long Kon~1 3:5 5:2 4:5 x 0:5 0:5 2:5 1 7 5 Canada 2:5 3:5 1:5 5:0 2:5 1:5 1 5 6 Poland 1:5 5:1 2:5 5:0 5:2 x 5:1 4 3 7 Bulgaria 5:3 5:3 3:5 5:2 5:1 1:5 x 4 4 GROUP B ]ap,an's Takashima failed to get this, hamm:er blo,w back frQm Li 2 3 4 5 6 7 Won Place Ching-kwang of China. 1 Denmark x 5:2 5:0 5:0 5:1 3:5 5:1 5 2 Photo by Cliff Darley 2 Iran 2:5 x 2:5 3:5 5:0 0:5 5:1 2 5 3 3 Netherlands 0:5 5:2 x 5:2 5:2 1:5 5:1 4 GROUP B 4 Greece 0:5 5:3 2:5 x 5:1 0:5 5:0 3 4 5 Singapore 1:5 0:5 2:5 1:5 x 0:5 5:3 1 6 2 3 4 5 Won Place' 1 Switzerland 1 x 5:4 5:2 2:5 2:5 2 3 6 Rumania 5:3 5:0 5:1 5:0 5:0 x 5:0 6 2 WALES 4:5 x 5:4 4:5 1:5 1 4 7 7 Finland 1:5 1:5 1:5 0:5 3:5 0:5 x 0 3 Brazil 2::5 4:5 X 2:5 1:5 0 5 4 Belgium 5:2 5:4 5:2 x 5:4 4 1 CATEG,OIRY 3 - GiR,OIUP A 5 Italy 5:2 5:1 5:1 4:5 x 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 Won Place WELSH RESULTS v. Belgium (Io,st 4-5) 1 Lebanon x 0:5 3:5 0:5 4:5 3:5 0 6 2 Australia 5:0 x 5:1 5:3 5:0 5':1 5 1 v. Itally (lost 1-5) Davies bt A. Rosmarin 17, 17: lost to Van Der Walle 10, ~16; 3 Ghana 5:3 1:5 3:5 5:3 5:3 3 3 N. -9, x G. Davies lost to R Giontella -13, -13; bt R. Schalley -9, 18, 21. 4 Israel 5:0 3:5 5:3 x 5:1 5:3 4 2 lost to S. Bosi -14,' -13. R. Bishop lost to Van Der Walle -10, -19; 5 New Zealand 5:4 0:5 3:5 1:5 x 1:5 1 5 A. Griffiths ht S. Malesci -19, 15, 19; lost to, Schalley -6, 15, -12; 6 Scotlanld 5:3 1:5 3:5 3:5 5:1 2 -4 lost to, Giontella -14, 14. -19. lost to, Rosmarin -14, 17, -8. J. Mansfierld lost to Bosi -19, 17, -16: Griffiths. bt Schalley 17, 14; SCOTTISH RESULTS Yule bt Quaye 19, -19, 11: bt Bartels -15, 11, 15; lost to Malesci 10, ~16, -11. bt Rosmarin 19, 11; lost to Quansah -10, 13, -15. lost to Van Der Walle -13, -10. v. Australia (lost 1-5) v. Brazil (won 5-4) B. Kean lost to P. Pinkewich -7, -11; lost v. Switzerland (lost 4-5) to C. Wuvanich -6, -18. v. Lebanon (won 5-3) Davies bt D. Souza -19, 19, 17; Davies lost to L. Fo.}dy -13, 20. -13; bt E. Barone -16, 16, 21; bt M Grimm -12, 19, 23; E. Sutherland. lost to Wuvanich -17, -16; lost Sutherland lost to M. Iawhar -19, 13, -11; bt M Medina 19, 22. to S. Kn!app -17, -15. bt E.' Heri -13, 18, 14. lost to M. Alihassan -20, 6, -18: ~ bt Medina 19, 10; R. Yule bt Knapp 9, 19: lost to Pinkewich bt A. Ajamian 15, 15. Mansfield lost to Grimm -22. -18: -11, -18. lost to Souza -17, -14; bt Heri -19, 21, 20; Fraser lost to Alihassan -17, -18: lost to Barone -18, -18. lost to Foldy -8, -10. bt Ajamian 12, 18. New Zealand (won 5-1) Mansfield bt Barone 17, 14; Griffiths bt Heri 20, 13: v. Yule bt Ajamian 12, 14: lost to Medina -16, -16; lost to FO'ldy -14, -17; Sutherland bt B. Foster 10, 16: ht D. Couper bt Jawhar 13, 15: lost to Souza -22. -18. lost to Grimm -21, 17. -15. 16, -21, 19. bt Alihassan ~16, 5, 12. D. Fraser bt Couper 19, 15; htl Fisher 16, 21. Yule ht Fisher 8, 9; lost to Foster 17, -21, v. Israel (Iio'st 3-5) CATEG,ORY 4 - G,RO'UP A -21. 2 3 4 5 Won Place Fraser lost to M Stein ~19, ~17; 1 Turkey x 3:5 5:1 5:2 1:5 2 3 v. Ghana (lost 3-5) lost to J. Shiffman -16, -19. 2 Luxembourg 5:3 x 5:2 5:0 5:1 4 1 Yule bt D. Polak 11, 13; 3 Venezuela 1:5 2:5 x 5:2 1:5 1 4 Sutherland ht E. Bartels 20, 11; lost to lost to Stein ~17, 13, -18; 4 Kenya 2:5 0:5 2:5 x 0:5 0 5 J. Quansah -15. -18; lost to E. Quaye -13, lost to Shiffman 14, -13, -13. 5 IRELAND 5:1 1:5 5:1 5:0 x 3 2 20, -11. Sutherland bt Shiffman 16, -14, 13; Fraser lost to Quansah -13, 14, -12; bt Polak 12, 16: IRISH RESULTS v. LUXeillbourg (lost 1-5) 1@5t to Quaye 21, -14, ~12. lost to Stein 17, -20, ~18. v. Turkey (won 5-1) Tracey lost to J. Krier -18. -12; lost to C. Putz -9, 18, -16. C. Thompson bt M. Tezcan 13, 12: Caffrey lost to J. Cloos -10. -8; bt V. Aleksandris 15, 14. lo'st to Krier -15, -9. T. Caffrey bt H. Mergen -21, 10, 25; Thompson ht Putz 18. 17; bt Tezcan 12, -18, 13. lost to ClOGS 13, -23, -16. S. Tracey lost to Aleksandris -11, 17. .-13: .ASURESIGN bt Mergen 17, 15. v. Venezuella (won 5-1) v. Kenya (won 5-0) Thompson bt H. Briceno 11, 12: Thompson bt B Ossenhop 6, 8; bt M. Gomez 15, 4. OF QUALITY K Keane lost to' Gomez -21, -18: bt H. Shah 10, 17; Caffrey bt Shah 12, 15. bt U. Candnes ~29, 20, 19. Tracey bt Khama 11, -21, 10; Caffrey bt Cancines 8, 10; bt Ossenhop 6, 8. bt Briceno 8, 6.

GROUP B 2 3 4 Won Place 1V: Palestine (Gaza) x 0:5 0:5 0:5 0 4 Norway 5:0 x 5:2 5:2 3 1 Spain 5.0 2:5 x 5:1 2 2 ANOR·AKS, RALLY COATS Trinidad 5:0 2:5 1:5 x 1 3 CATEGO:RY 5 .; &CASUALJACKETS by 2 3 4 Won Place 1 Cyprus x 5:0 3:5 1:'> 1 3 2 Liberia 0:5 x 2:5 0:5 0 4 3 Curacao 5:3 5:2 x 1:'5 2 2 ,rYI14t~re][ 4 Mongolia 5:1 5:0 5:1 3 1 SECOND STAGE - CATEGORY 1 FOlr Positions 1-4 2 3 4 Won Place 1 Sweden x 5:4 5:3 4:5 2 1 SUPPLIERS TO ENGLISH TABLE TENNIS TEAM 2 China 4:5 x 5:4 5:4 2 2 3 Iapan 3:5 4:5 x 5:2 1 3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1973 4 U.S.S.R. 5:4 4:5 2:5 x 1 4

Page 8 SCOTTISH RESULTS Kean bt Griffiths 20, ~16, 18: lost to Mansfleld 20 9....14. v. Switzerland (Io,st 4-5) Yule bt Mansfleld' 16, 15, 13; bt Davies 19, 11; Fraser lost to Grimm -9, ~10; bt Griffiths 14 ....14. 17. lo'st to F01dy ... 14, ~8; lost to Heri ~13, ... 12. Yule bt Heri ~18, 10, 12; WELSH RESULTS bt Grimm 8, 19; bt Fo.Jdy 18, 22. v. Ghana (won 5-2) Sutherland lost to Foldy ~15, ~24; Davies bt Bartels ~17. 20, 10; lost to Heri ... 24, 12, ~15; lOost to, Quansah -4....12 bt Grimm ~5, 12'. 11. Mansfield bt Quansah -19: ... 19', 13; lost to Qu.aye ... 16, 12, ~17. v. Wales (won 5-2) Gr"fllths bt Quaye 14. 18; Sutherland bt Davies 13, ~1~, 19: },t Bartels 18, 17; 10lst to Griffiths -10, ~12. bt Quansah ~12. lJ. 12.

For Positions 9-11 2 3 Won Place New Zealand x 5:4 2:5 1 2 Lebanon 4:5 x 1:5 o 3 Brazil" 5:2 5:1 x 2 1

CATEGORY 4 Folr Po,sitions 1-~ 2 3 4 Won Place 1 Luxembourg 5:1 5:4 1:5 2 3 2 IRELAND 1:5 x 0:5 1:5 0' 4 3 Norway 4:5 5:0 x 5:2 2 1 4 Spain 5:1 5:1 2:5 x 2 2 4-4 stood the match .score and 1·10 a.ml. the tim\e as Takashima gelts down to returning from China's Li Ching..kwan:g. IRISH RESULTS v. Spain (Io'st 1-5) Photo by Cliff Darley v. Norway (l,ost 0-5) Thompson bt J. Castillo 20. 18: lost to J. Pales ... 14. ...21. Tracey lost to Meland ... 12 .... 1~; lost to P. GuttormseIli 11, ~16. ~15. Keane! lost to' Pales -12....15: For Positi,ons 5-8 Caffrey lost to, K. Havag -10. ~17; lost to H. Feliu ... 18. -8. lost to H. Meland 13, ... 11, 16. Caffrey lost to Feliu ~19. 13. -7; 4 Won Place 2 3 Thompson lost to Guttormsen 17, ~17. lost to Castillo ...7....17 1 Hungary x 5:3 5:3 2:5 2 3 2 South Korea 3:5 x 0:5 1:5 o 4 3 Czechoslovakia 3:5 5:0 x 5:2 2 1 For Positions 5-8 4 Yugoslavia 5:2 5:1 2:5 x 2 2 2 3 4 Won Place Turkey x 5:1 3:5 5:0 2 2 FOlr Positions 9-14 Venezuela 1:5 x 4:5 5:2 1 3 2 3 4 5 6 Won Place Trinidad 5:3 5:4 x 5:0 3 1 1 Indonesia x 5:4 5:3 0:5 2:5 5:3 3 3 Pal~stine (Gaza) 0:5 2:5 0:5 x 0 4 2 Austria 4:5 x 5:1 2:5 5:4 2:5 2 5 J. India 3:5 1:5 x 1:5 1:5 3:5 o , 6 4 Federal Germany 5:0 5:2 5:1 x 5:2 5:1 5 1 Po,siti,on 9 5 ENGLAND 5:2 4:5 5:1 2:5 x 5:3 3 2 KENYA 6 France 3:5 5:2 5:3 1:5 3:5 x 2 4

ENGLISH RESULTS Hydes 10ist to Bajaj 17, ~15. ~12; bt D. Saxena 14, ~17, 21. v. Indo,nesia (wo,n 5-2) Neale bt Saxena 11, 13; bt Mir Khasim Ali 9....19, 16. Taylor bt E. Wuisan ~19. 11. 16; bt U Soewindo 17. 11. v. Austria (lost 4-5) Jarvis iost to Soewindo ~12. 11. -23; Douglas lost to J. Bauregger 19. ~13, ~15; lost to Abdulrojak ~21. ...20. lost to R. Weinmann. 15, ~14. ~13; Neale bt Abdulrojak 9. 10; lost to H Schluter ~20....17. bt Wuisan ...21. 11. 15; Neale bt Schluter 14, 14; ~17 LEN SMITH'S bt Soewindo 18. 10. lost to Bauregger ....14; v. India (won 5-1) bt Weinmann 15, 8. Taylor bt Weinmann ~21, 19. 16; ~3; LTD. Taylor bt Mir Khasim Ali 13. 20; lost to Schluter ... 15, (SPORTSWEAR) bt N. Bajaj 8. 22. bt Bauregger 18, 12. ARE PRO'UD TO BE CATEG,QIRY 2 SUPPtIER,S TO THE For Posi

For Positions 5-8 Tel.: 01-892 22011/2/3. 2 3 4 Won Place 1 Ghana x 5:3 1:5 2:5 1 4 2 SCOTLAND 3:5 x 4:5 5:2 1 2 3 Switzerland 5:1 5:4 x 5:4 J. 1 4 WALES 5:2 2:5 4:5 x 1 3 Page 9 }1"inal overall placings (previollspositions in brackets):­ STAR RESULTS CORBILLON 1. SWED'EN (4) 27. Singapore (27) 2. China (1) 28. Finland SWAYTHLING 3. Japan (2) 29. Australia (29) CUP 4. U.S.S.R. 30. Belgium CUP 31. Italy 5. Czechoslovakia (11 ) CATEGORY I-GRO,UP A Lee Ailesa in 6. Yugoslavia (3) 32. Israel (37) 7. Hungary (5) 33. Switzerland Sweden 5, China 4 command 8. South Korea (8) 34. Scotland K Johansson lost to Li Chin!g-kuang Dropping only three sets - one 9. Federal Germany (6) 35. Wales ·-15" -12; lost to Hsu Shao-fa 17, each to China, Japan and Hungary (10) 36. Ghana (30) 10. England -13, -12; bt Liang Ko-liang 10, 17. ~ South Korea took over' the Cor­ 11. Indonesia (12) 37. Brazil (33) S. Bengtsson bt Liang Ko-liang 18, biUon Cup previously held by Japan 12. France (7) 38. New Zealand (38) 14; bit Li Ching-kuang 13, -10, 19; who, incurring losses against both 13. Austria (13) 39. Lebanon bt Hsu Sh·aol-fa 18, 1~. the new world champions and China, 14. India (14) 40. Norway finished third. I. Viks~trom losrt to Hsu Shao,-fa -II, 15. Rumania 41. Spain -7; bt Liang Ko-liang 19, 18; lo,st Lee Ailesa, the S. Korean No. ], 16. Denmark (15) 42. Luxembourg to Li Ching-kuang -IS, -12. was unbeaten in 6 first-stage and 2 43. Ireland second-stage matches hence the shock 17. U.S.A. (28) Sweden 5, HWl,gary 3 18. Malaysia (25) 44. Trinidad of her first round dismissal in the 19. Poland 45. Turkey JOhans'SOD bt G. Gelrgel~ 20" 14; bt subsequent women's singles event by on~er 20. Bulgaria 46. Venezuela I. J 19, '-13, 18; bt Kla,mpar Sweden's Birgitta Radberg who -21, 19, 12. 21. Netherlands (19) 47. Palestine (Gaza) triumphed 15, -20, 18, -11, 10 ! 22. Greece (20) 48. Kenya Bengtsson bt Klam.p,ar 16, 11; bt Boasting identical recor9s fronl 23. Iran (16) 49. Mongolia Gergel~ 15, 14; lost to J onyer -18, their first-stage encounters, Japan 24. Canada (22) 50. Curacao 14, -19. and South Korea headed their respec­ tive top category Groups A1 and Bl 25. N~geria (17) 51. Cyprus Vikstrom lost to Jonly'er -19, -14; lo,st to Klampar -17, 20, -15. with Hungary and China finishing 26. Hong Kong (21) 52. Liberia runners-up eaclf with a single defeat. GROUP B China, in the initial second-stage INDIVIDUAL RECO'RDS, SWAYTHLING CUP Jap'CUl/ 5, Yugo,s1lavia 4 clash, avenged their final defeat in Nagoya by turning the tables on ~. Kar~asevic ENGLAND N. Hasegawa bt 17, Japan to win 3-2. Cheng .Huai-ying 13; bit A. Stip,ancic -12, 18" 14; lQ!st Taylor Neale Hydes Jarvis Douglas Opponenlts F A had wins over bot.h Yukie Ohzeki, to D. Surbek -13, 17, -18. the 24-year-old Mitsui bank clerk, 1-1 0-2 0-2 U.S.S.R. 1 5 M. Kohno bt Stip'cwcic -13, 13, 18; and national champion Sachiko 1-1 1-2 0-2 Fed. Germany 2 5 lost to Surbek -15, 16, -18; bt Yokota, the 20-year-old Chuo Uni­ 0-2 0-2 0-1 Yugoslavia 0 5 Karakasevic 13, 17. versity student. Hu Yu-lan admini­ 2-1 2-1 1-1 France 5 3 stered the coup-de-grace when, in t.he 3-0 1-2 0-3 Japan 4 5 T. Tasaka losit to Surbek -18, -II; bt Karakasevic 6, 14; lost to Stipancic deciding set, she accounted for Yokota 0-3 2-0 0-2 Czechoslovakia 2 5 19 and 17. 2-0 3-0 0-2 Indonesia 5 2 -12, -1~. But South' Ko,rea, not to be found 2-0 2-0 1-1 India 5 1 SECOND STAGE PL,AY-OFFS 2-1 2-1 0-3 Austria 4 5 wanting, disposed of Hungary 3-1 (For Poslitions 1--4) - Chung Hyun Sook losing to Judit Mago,s - to make first position 13·9 1-3-10 1-3 1-9 0-5 28 26 U.S.S.R. 5, Sweden 4 secure no matter what the result of A.. Strokatov lost to Johansson -18, their fi'nal match against Ja,pan. 15, -19'; lost to Bengtsson -7" -9; In the event they won it 3-1 ­ bt Vickstrom 17, 15. IRELAND Chung Hyun Sook being beaten by S. Sarkhojan bt Vickstrom -13, 16, Ohzeki - with China, also assured Tracey Ca1fr~ Thompson Keane Opponents F A 20; bt Johanlsson -16, 19, 18; lost of second place prior t.o their last 1-1 2-0 2-0 Turkey 5 1 to BengtSSlOQ -18, -15. engagement, 3-0 tear-away winners over the Magyars. 2-0 1-0 2-0 Kenya 5 0 S. Gon1lOzkov lOist to Bengtsson -15, 0-2 0-2 1-1 Luxembourg 1 5 -19; bt Vikstrom 16, 11; bt WARM-UP 2-0 2-0 1-1 Venezuela 5 1 Johansson -1.5, 15, 18. 0-2 0-2 0-1 Norway 0 5 England's opening first-stage en­ counter was against Austria's Eva 0-2 1-1 0-2 Spain 1 5 5, 4 China Japan Bogner and Margarit Wagner who ---- Tiao Wen-yuan bt T. Takashima -17, provided little more than a warm-up 3-5 5-6 8-3 1-3 17 17 19, 17; los,t to Tasaka -14. 11, -7; for Jill Hammersley, Karenza Mat­ ---- lost to Hasegawa -20, 15, -II. hews and, in the doubles only, Linda Li Ching-kuang loSlt to Tas,aka 12, Howard. -19, -16; bt Hasegawa 13, -18, 13; SCOTLAND The boot was very much on the bit Takashima -17, 18, 19. other foot in the second match, Fraser Kean Yule Sutherland Opponents F A Hsu Shoa-fa bt Hasegawa -16, 12, against Japan who, stumbling only 1-1 0-2 0-2 Australia 1 5 12; lost to Taka,shim!a -19, -17; bt in the second game of the doubles, 1-1 2-0 2-0 New Zealand 5 1 Tasaka -II, 13, 14. won 3-0. 2-1 1-2 0-2 Ghana 3 5 Against the Soviet Union J in the 3-0 1-2 1-1 Lebanon 5 3 U.~.S.R. China 5. 4 third encounter, an initial loss by 1-2 2-1 0-2 Israel 3 5 Hsu Shao-fa lost tQ Sarkhojan -23, Karenza was negated when Jill beat 3-0 1-2 0-3 Switzerland 4 5 -IS; 16, 20; Elmira Antonian to level the match 1-1 Wales 2 bt Gomozkov bt 3-0 1-1 5 Strokatov 13, 17. score. But a doubles success, fol­ ---- Li O1ing-kuang lost to Strokato'v -IS, lowed by Zoya Rudnova beating Jill 14-5 8-10 3-8 1-3 26 26 -18; lost to Sarkhojan -15, -16; bt closed the books 3-1 in Russia's Gomozkov 12, -IS, 14. favour. Tiao Wen-yuan bt Gomozkolv 19, -25, Hungary obtained a like result to WALES 15; bt Strokatov -15, 7, 13; losrt Japan in beating us 3-0, the doubles to Sarkhojan 17, -21, -II. set being the only one to go to three Griffiths .... Davies Bishop Mansfield Opponents F A with Magos and Anna Molnar win­ 1-1 0-2 0-2 Italy 1 5 Sweden 5, Japan 3 ning the decider at 18. Previous1y Magos had beaten Jill and Beatrix 1-2 3-0 1-2 Brazil 5 4 B. Persson lost to Takashima 16, 2-1 2-1 0-3 Belgium 4 5 Kishazi obtained a like success -13, -12; lost to Kohnp -12, -II; against Karenza. 1-2 2-1 1-2 Switzerland 4 5 bt T~saka 23, 22. 1-2 0-2 1-1 Scotland 2 5 An opening win by Jill over Blanka Johansson bt Kohno 13, 13; lost to 3-0 1-1 1-1 Ghana 5 2 Silhanova gave hope for better things Tasaka -16, -16. against Czechoslovakia but Alicia Bengtsson bt Tasaka -16, 11, 13; bt Grofova had other ideas in winning 9-8 8-7 0-3 4-8 21 26 Takashima -16, 14, 15; bt Kohno both her singles, the second after ---­ 8,18. Karenza, for the first and only time Page 10 paired with Jill, proved rio intttth and success for Karenza and Linda Both opening sets went the distance to be foUowed by a wondrous 11, in the doubles. in the doubles against Yugoslavia's but the decider, in each case, went 14 victory for Jill over the Brighton l A final first-stage 5th position was Jeler and Erzebet Korpa. to Sweden with Birgitta beating IBelie herse'lf. Birgitta Radberg I secured when. against Indonesia's Karenza and the gangling Lena just All then rested on the far from I t ,vas a heartening win as indeed making it against Jill. Tejasukma.na siste'rs, we won 3-0. was the 3-0 triumph over France broad shoulders of Karenza who, RE-GROUPE'D whose Claude Bergeret and Yveline But England were by no means a game to the end as always, failed Lecler failed to pose the threat spent force as evidenced in the to make it against the long reaching England, accompanied by their doubles, won by Karenza and Linda, Miss Andersson. two victims, Indonesia and Austria, menaced in the team event at Brigh­ were then re-grouped with Sweden, ton in the Norwich Union Inter­ CORBILLON CUP RESULTS Yugoslavia and France from the national Championships. CATEG,Q'RY 1 - GR,Q'UP A parallel Group Bl. Having finished 8th in Nagoya, it 2 3 4 • 5 6 7 Won Place Despite Karenza going down to the was for a final ninth or tenth place Japan x 3:0 3:0 3:0 3:1 3:0 3:0 6 1 host nation's Mirjana I{esler in the that England finally took on Sweden Czecho,slovakia 0:3 x 0:3 3:1 1:3 3:1 3:0 3 4 opening set, Jill took over an aveng­ represented bv I{adberg and Lena U.S.S.R. 0:3 3:0 x 3:1 2:3 3:0 3:0 4 3 England 0:3 1:3 1:3 x 0:3 3:0 3:0 2 5 ing role after a win over Eva J eler Andersson. Hungary 1:3 3:1 3:2 3:0 x 3:0 3:0 5 2 Indonesia 0:3 1:3 0:3 0:3 0:3 x 3:1 1 6 Austria 0:3 0:3 0:3 0:3 0:3 1:3 x 0 7 ENGLISH RESULTS v. Hungary (lost 0-3) v. Austria (won 3-0) Hammersley lost to J. Magos ~15, -19; Mathews lo,st to B. Kishazi -14, -19; J. Hammersley bt M. Wagner 10, 14; Howard/Mathews lost to, Magos/A. Molnar K. Mathews bt E. Bogner 15, 16. -17, 19, .. IS.. L. Howard/Mathews bt Bogner/Wagner 18, 7. v. CZ8cho'slovakia (I,ost 1-3) v. Japan (lost 0-3) Hammersley bt B. .5ilhanova 16, 10; lost to Hammersley lost to Y. 'Ohzeki ~12, ~13; A. Gro,fova -17, .. 13; ~19, Mathews lost to S Yokota -8; M,athews lost to Grofo'va -11" -12; Howard/Mathews lost to M. Hamada/Y. Sachiko -10, 19, ~8. Hammersley/Mathews lost to Grofova/ Silhanova -16, -16. v. U.S.S,.R. (lost 1-3,) v. Indo'nesia (won 3-0) Mathews lost to Z. Rudnova ~12, -14;:' Hammersley bt E. Antonia~ ~20, 13, 20:; Mathews' bt K. Tejasukmana 19, -18. 20; lost to, Rudnova 20, -18, ~14. , Hammersley bt D. Tejasukmana 10, 7; Howard/Mathews lost to Pogosova/Rudnova Howard/Mathews bt Tejasukmana/ -9, -17. Tejasukm.ana 15, 15.

GROUP B 2 3 <4 5 6 7 Won Place 1 China x 1:3 3:0 3:0 3:0 3:0 3:0 5 2 2 South Korea 3:1 x 3:0 3:0 3:QI 3:0 3:0 6 1 3 Rumania 0:3 0:3 x 3:0 3:1 3:1 3:1 4 3 0'011 like she may appear but there is, nothin,g do[1 like about the 4 Federal Germany 0:3 0:3 0:3 x 3:1 0:3 3:0 2 4 pLay of China's Cheng Huai-yin,g. 5 Sweden 0:3 0:3 1:3 1:3 x 3:0 3:2 2 5' 6 France 0:3 0:3 1:3 3:0 0:3 x 1:3 0 7 Photo by Cliff Darley 7 Yugoslavia 0:3 0:3 1:3 0:3 2:3 3:1 x 1. 6

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Page 11, CATEGORY 2 - GROUP A CAT~GORY 3 - G!ROUP A 2 3 -4 5 '6 WOll Place Fb'r Positions 1-4 1 New Zealand x 0:3 0:3 3:0 2:3 0:3 1 5 2 3 4 WOll Place 2 Canada 3:0 x 2:3 3:1 3:2 2:3 3 2 Denmark x 3:1 2:3 1:3 1 3 3 Malaysia 3:0 3,:2 x 3,:0 1:3 2:3 3 4 Netherlands 1:3 x 2:3 1:3 0 i 4 Hong Kong 0:3 1:3 0:3 x 0:3 0:3 o 6 Switzerland 3:2 3:2 x 3:2 3 1 5 U.S.A. 3:2 2:3 3: 1 3:0 x 1:3 3 3 Luxembourg 3:1 3:1 2:3 x 2 2 6 Bulgaria 3:0 3:2 3:2 3:0 3:1 5 1 GROUP B For Po;siti,ons 5-8 2 3 4 5 6 Won Place Won 1 Singapore x 2:3 0:3 3:1 3:0 0:3 2 5 2 3 4 Place 3:1 3:0 0:3 3:2 4 2 Spain x 3:0 0:3 1:3 1 3 2 India 3:2 x Norway 3 Australia 3:0 1:3 x 0:3 0:3 3:0 2 3 0:3 x 0:3 1:3 0 4­ 4 Greece 1:3 0:3 3:0 x 0:3 1:3 . 1 6 Ireland 3:0 3:0 x 3:2 3 1 5 Poland 0:3 3:0 3:0 3:0 x 3:0 4 1 Scotland 3:1 3:1 2:3 2 2 6 Belgium 3:0 2:3 0:3 3:1 0:3 2 4 CATEGORY 3 - G,ROUP A IRISH RESULTS SCOTTISH RESULTS 1 2 3 .. 5 Won Place 1 Norway x 3:1 0:3 0:3 1:3 1 4 v. Norway (won 3-0) v. Splain (won 3-1) 2 Iran 1:3 x 0:3 1:3 1:3­ o 5 Senior bt A. Schiernning 6. 15; Angus lost to Lupon: -14. -16. 3 Netherlands 3:0 3:0 x 3':1 1:3 3 2 Stewart bt B. Paulsen 18, 18. Smith bt Sanahuja 9, 13; bt Lupon 18, 11. 4 Spain 3:0 3:1 1:3 x 0:3 2 3 Dorrian/Senior bt Pauls·en/Schiernnin~ 20. 15. Angus/Smith bt Lupon.jSanahuja 17, ~10. 15. 5 Denmark 3:1 3:1 3:1 3:0 x 4 1 V. Spain (won 3-0) v. Norway (won 3-1) GROUP B 2 3 4 5 Won Place Senior bt M. Sanahuja -19. 14, 16; Smith bt Schiernning 12. 7; bt Paulsen 16. 1 Ghana x 0:3, 0:3 0:3 0:3 0' 5 Stewart bt P. Lupon 15. 11,. 15 2 LuxembourH 3:0 x 3:0 3:0 2:3 3 2 Dorrian/Senior bt Lupon/Sanahuja 18. ~ 14. Angus lost to Paulsen -21. -22. 3 Scotland 3:0 0:3 x 2:3 0:3 1 4 22. Angus/Smith bt Paulsen/Schiernnin\-j 15, 19. 4 Ireland 3:0 0:3 3:2 x 1:3 2 3 5 Switzerland 3:2 3:2 3:0 3:1 x 4 1 For Positions 9 and 10 IRISH RESULTS v. Luxembourg (I:ost 0'-3) Iran 3. Ghana O. Stewart lost to J. Dom 20. -17. ~14. v. Scotland (won 3-2) Senior lost to M. Krier -18. ~15. Final overall placings (previousIJositions in Lrackeis) :-,. K. Stewart bt K. Angus 13, 18; lost to E. Dorrian/Senior lost to Dom/Krier -18. -17. Smith ~14, 15, -10. K. Senior bt Smith 20, -15, 19; bt Angus SCOTTISH RESULTS 1. SOUTH KOREA (3) 21. Australia (18) -15, 19, 19. v. Ireland (los,t 2-3) 2. China (2) 22. Belgium M. Do,rrian/Senior lost to Angus/Smith -12. 3. Japan (1) 23. New Zealand (25) 18, -16. v. Ghana (won 3-0) Angus bt Eshun 20, 8. 4. Hungary (9) 24. Greece (19) v. Switzerla,nd (lost 1-3) Smith bt Okwan i. 19. 5. U.S.S.R. (5) 25. Singapore (26) Angus/Smith bt Eshun/Okwan 13. 11. Stewart lost to V. Lehmann -12. ~17; lost to 6. Rumania (6) 26. Hong Kong (20) C. Hoppe -13, -H. v. Luxembourg (lost 0-3) 7. Fed. Germany (7) 27. Switzerland Senlior bt Boppe 7. 19. An~us lost to Krier -15. 17, -16 Senior/Stewart lost to Boppe/Lehmann -18. Smith lost to, Dom -9. -14. 8. Czechoslovakia (4) 28. Luxen1bourg -15. Angus/Smith lost to Dom/Krier -14. 21. -19. 9. Sweden (10) 29. Denmark v. Ghana (won 3-0) v. Switzerland (lost 0-3) 10. En;gland (8) 30. Netherlands Senior bt C. Eshun 18. 8 Smith lost to Lehmann -11, 17. ~15. 11. Yugoslavia 31. Ireland Stewart bt N. Okwan8, 9. Angus lost to Boppe -21, 20. -16. 12. France (11) 32. Scotland Dorrian/Senior bt Eshun/Okwan 12, 13. Angus/Smith lost to Boppe/Lehmann -17, -19. 13. Indonesia (13) 33. Spain 14. Austria (14) 34. Norway 15. P'oland 35. Iran 2 3 4 Won Place 1 Nigeria x 3:0 3:0 2:3 2 2 16. Bulgar'ia 36. Ghana (27) 2 Italy 0:3 x 3:0 2:3 1 3 17. India ( 15 ) 37. Brazil 3 Turkey 0:3 0:3 x 0:3 o i 4 Brazil 3:2 3:2 3:0 x 3 1 18. U.S.A. (21), 38. Nigeria 19. Malaysia (17) 39. Italy SECON,D STAGE - CATEG,ORY 1 20. Canada (16) 40. T'urkey For Positions 1-4 2 3 i WOll Place INDIVIDUAL RECORDS, CORBILLON CUP I Japan x 3:1 1:3 2:3 1 3 2 Hungary 1:3 x 1:3 0:3 o i ENGLAND 3 South Korea 3:1 3-1 x 3:1 3 1 4 China 3:2 3:0 1:3 x 2 2 Howard/ Hammersley/ Hammersley Malthe'ws Mathewsl Mathews 0'Pponre:nts F A FOlr Positions 5-8 2 3 i Won Place 1-0 1-0 1-0 Austria 3 0 1 U.S.S.R. x 3:0 3:2 3:0 3 1 0-1 0-1 0-1 Japan 0 3 2 Czecho'slovakia 0.3 x 1:3 0:3 o i 1-1 0-1 0-1 U.S.S.R. 1 3 J Ruman4a 2:3 3:1 x 3:0 2 2 4 Federal Germany 0:3 3:0 0:3 x 1 3 0-1 0-1 0-1 Hungar'y 0 3 1-1 0-1 0-1 Czechoslovakia 1 3 Fo,r' Positions 9-14 1-0 1-0 1-0 Indonesia 3 0 2 3 '456 Won Place 2-0 0-1 1-0 Yugoslavia 3 1 I England x 3:0 3:0 2:3 3:1 3:0 i 2 2 Indonesia 0:3 x 3:1 0:3 1:3 1:3 1 5 1-0 1-0 1-0 France 3 0 3 Austria 0:3 1:3 x 0:3 0:3 0:3 o 6 1-1 0-2 1-0 Sweden 2 3 4 Sweden 3:2 3:0 3:0 x 3:2 3:0 5 1 5 Yugoslavia 1:3 3:1 3:0 2:3 x 3:1 3 3 ---~-- 6 France 0:3 3:1 3:0 0:3 1:3 x 2 4 8-5 3-7 5-3 0-1 16 16 ENGLISH RESULTS Mathews bt Leder ~li. 16, 17. Howard/Mathews, bt Bergeret/Leder 10. 18. v. Yugoslavia (won 3-1) v. Sweden (Iolst 2-3) Mathews lost to· M. Resler -20, -17. Hammersley bt E. Jeler 10, -15, 17; bt Mathews lost to' B. Ra.dberg -12, 16, -16; Resler -19. 13. 16. lost to L. Anderssonl -20, -15. H~~.ard/Math:lws bt Jeler/E. Korpa -16. 16, Hammersley lost to Andersson 12, -18. -19: bt Radherg 11, 14. v. France (won 3-0) Howard/Mathews bt Andersson/Radberg 15. Hammersley bt C. Bergeret 14, 10: -15. 16. CATEGIORY 2 For Positions 1-4 2 3 4 WOll Place 1 Bulgaria x 3:1 1:3 3:0 2 2 2 U.S.A. 1:3 x 2:3 1:3 0 i 3 Po,land 3:1 3:2 x 3:0 3 1 4 India 0:3 3:1 0:3­ x I 3 For Po:sitic>ns 5-8 2 3 4 Won Place 1 Canada x 2:3 3:0 3:0 2 2 2 Malaysia 3:2 x 3:1 0:3 2 1 3 Australia 0:3 1:3 x 3:0 1 3 4 Belgium 0:3 3:0 0:3 x 1 i For Positi:ons 9-12 2 3 i Won Place 1 New Zealand x 3:0 3:0 1:3 2 1 South Korea's Lee Ailesa who WeJ.ljt through. the whole of the Corbillon 2 Hong Kong 0:3 x 0:3 0:3 0 '4 3 Sin,gapore 0:3 3:0 x 3:1 2 3 Cup event without deleCllt. 4 Greece 3:1 3:0 1:3 x 2 2 Photo by Cliff Darley

Page 12 IRELAND C\JMBEftLAND NO,YES P'eter Broughton retained his Men's Dornanj Senior/ Singles title by easily defeating John Stewa.rt Senior Senior Stewart Opponen;ts F A Willis in the final, whilst Yvonne by Ron Rigg Brockbank took advantage of the 1-1 2-0 0-1 Scotland 3 2 enforced absence of Clarice Rose to 1-0 1-0 1-0 Ghana 3 0 GREAT EXPECTATIONS add the Women's Singles to her 0-1 0-1 Luxembourg 0 3 0-1 After one of the most successful Junior Girls' title. 0-2 1-0 0-1 Switzerland 1 3 seasons in their short history, 1-0 1-0 1-0 Norway 3 0 Mention of Clarice reminds me that followers of the sport in Cumberland 1-0 1-0 1-0 Spain 3 0 she will next season add the role of ---­ are already looking forward to next National Councillor to her duties as season with great expectations of even 4-4 6-1 3-2 0-1 13 8 County Secretary, taking over from ----­ bigger things. Instigators of this the writer of this column who will, mood of optimism are, of course, the however, continue as County SCOT'LAND County Junior side who broke all Treasurer and Tournament Secretary. records by winning two of their five Smith An,gus Angus/Smith Oppon,en,ts F A Next season's Cumberland 2-Star matches to finish well away from the Open will be held earlier than usual, 1-0 1-0 1-0 Ghana 3 0 foot of the Junior North table fori on Saturday, O'ct. 6, at the same 0-1 0-1 0-1 Luxembourg 0 3 the first time. All the five players highly praised venue at the Market 0-1 0-1 0-1 Switzerland 0 3 who turned out in the final match Hall, Carlisle. If present expecta­ 1-1 0-2 1-0 Scotland 2 3 against Yorkshire pIus reserves, tions of sponsorship are fulfilled, all 2-0 0-1 1-0 Spain 3 1 Stewart O"Neil and Jeanette Bullock, prize money will probably be raised, 2-0 0-1 1-0 Norway 3 1 are still available for next season, with a top men's prize of £30. although judging by the amount of 6-3 1-6 4-2 11 11 young talent on show in the recent ---- Cumberland Closed Championships, they will have to fight very hard to hold their places. CLUB BADGES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Star of the Closed Championships, * Attractive Cloth Badges, made held at Workington for the first time, to your own design, in any The E.T.T.A. gratefully acknow­ John Jaques & Son Ltd. (Track was undoubtedly 13-year-old Chris quantity. ledges the support by the following suits!). Reed, son of Millom major domo compan:ie'S who assisited in providing Lillywhites Ltd. (Socks). John Reed, whose efforts stamped * Suitable for Blazers, Sweaters equip,mlent for ou.r plal}'ers attending him as a certain county player of the etc. the 2nd Common:wealth and 32nd L,en Smlith's (Sports,wear) Ltd. not too distant future. His exploits WorM Championships. (Traiinin;g track suits and financial started in the Men's Singles where * LOW PRICES AND QUICK support for outdoor wear of olfficial he defeated County No. 2 Junior, DELIVERY. A.D.B. (London) Ltd. (Playing team). Ian Smith, but it was really in the clothin,g). * Free help offered in designing Under-15 Singles that he swept all your badge. (Susse~) Tebbutt Hall Bros. Ltd. (Training Ascot Sports Ltd. (Play­ shoes). before him to become the first title in;g shoes). holder of this new event. In the semi­ Tyne Textiles Ltd. (Support with final Chris beat County No. 1 S. A. CORY & COMPANY Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd. (Holda1ls). team anoraks). Finn Shoes Ltd., Nuneaton (men's Junior, Peter P'olczynski, and in the 35b Tooting Be,c Gardens outdoor shoe,s). Wolsey Ltd. (Traininig shirts). final overcame Martin Barry, the No. 4 ranked junior. Streatham, S.W.16.

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Page 13 '-rhe other victory fot ROR~rtson Locke bt S. Sutton (Essex) -21, 17, WOMEN: was in the Men's Doubles where THE ESSEX lie 8. 1 Hammersley (.Bucks) and Stevie Smith E'ssex Closed Fi~: J. Champions, now s~cured the Open HELLABY bt Locke 22, 14. (891-10-1970) 287 1 2 STAR OPEN 2 K. Mathews (Middx) title. They dropped one game only Vete:rans' Singles Semi-Finals:: throughout, back in Round 2 against (1104-115-590) 1809 Cecil Jones School, S,outhend K. Beamish (Essex) bt E. Dickenson 3 L. Radford (Essex) Joe Andrews and Chris P'ickard. Their (Essex) 13, 19. final opponents, Brown and Stevens (424-30-0) 454 14th/15th April, 1973. J. Osborne (Essex) bt R. Herber 4 S. Hession (Essex) only just made it against Taylor/ (Essex) 13, 8. Munt by -15, 14, 20 in the semi-final (3°1-4°-0) 341 Final: 5 J. Williams (Sussex) after Taylor/Munt had themselves OSB,ORNE bt Beamish 21, 20. scraped past Radford/Bowles -20, 18, (2°5-90-10) 3°5 6 S. Howard (Surrey) 23. Consolation Singles: Final: B. DUNNE (Warwicks.) bt S. (230-40-0) 27° Prizes were presented by West Ham Lyons (Surrey) 15, 19. 7 *E. Tarten (Essex) star "Pop" Robson, who was no (209-50-0) 259 doubt delighted to hand some cash 8 *L. Howard (Surrey) to wife Maureen, runner-up in the (112-55-50) 21 7 Women's Doubles. She and partner ©@©~~©©!fu~ 9 J. Heaps (Ches) Janet Hellaby went down to the (160-55-0) 215 tough RadfordjHession duo. 10 *J. Walker (Yorks) One final comment: is it not utterly ~W~~~ (99-80-15) 194 deplorable that the E.T.T.A. should 11 S. Lisle (Lanes) have staged a Juniorl Training Camp (143-0-25) 168 on the one weekend in April when !l~~!l$ 12 D. Court (Middx) By ALAN SHEPHERD (126-30-0) 6 there was a major Tournament? b,y La,ulrie Landry, 15 (Hen. Referee) Apart from defeating their own 13 J. Hellaby (Essex) alleged view that juniors should enter S,cheme Ad1mlinlis-trarto:r. (116-20-0) 136 Despite the absence of England's as many senior events as possible, 14 S. Kavallierou (Sussex) top-players on World Championship what sort of service are they doing The following are the points (88- 15-0) 103 duty, and the counter attraction of to the game in general? obtained for the Coca-Cola £100 15 *A. Stevenson (Leies) l Awards up to the end of April, '73. (73- 15-0) 88 a number of Closed Tournaments in Detailed Results the South, a reasonably strong line­ These are not the final positions but 16 B. Bird (Kent) up still took part. Unfortunately No. Men's Sinlgl.esl-Quarter-Finals;: there is little likelihood of much (63-0-0) 63 3 Men's seed "Les" Haslam failed to p. Taylor (Beds.) bt D. Bowles r change being effected from the 17 *K. Rogers (Leies) appear, a situation which other (Essex) -16, II, II. renlaining events of the current season. (45- 15-0) 60 tournament organisers have regret­ R. Stevens (Essex) bt D. Randall The three sets of figures in brackets 18 J. Vass (Surrey) tably had to suffer recently. This left (Essex) 9, 20. denote points 0 btained for (50-0-0) 5° a quarter open and Bobby Stevens G. Blomfield (Essex) bt DI. Brown (Tournaments - County Metches ­ 19 D. Johnson (Lanes) took full advantage of it. He failed (Essex) 22, -19, 19. International Play). Denis Neale was (20-25-0) 45 to reach the Final only by the M. Johns (Cheshire) bt M. Waldman able to overhaul Trevor Taylor after 20 J. White (Lines) narrowest margin, P'eter Taylor win­ (Middlesex) 18, 16. the latter had been withdrawn from (30-10-0) 4° ning 19, -17, 19. Semi-Finals: the individual events in the World Taylor bt Stevens 19, -17, 19. Championships and the subsequent Taylor himself dropped a ,game to Johns bt Blomfield 17, 12. matches against Japan. SELECTED David Bowles in the quarters but was Final: The National Selection Committee J ill Hammersley wins the Women's otherwise untroubled. In the third JOHNS bt Taylor 10, 19. announced on May 7, the following quarter a fantastic run by 19-year­ section on account of her play in Women's Singles:: Semi-Finals: International events. Juniors are team to represent England in a junior old Grahame Blomfield took him past international match against Wales on B. Williams (Surrey) 5, 10. No. 4 L. Radford (Essex) bt J. Hellaby signified by an asterisk. (Essex) -21, 8, 17. May 18 at A.P.V. Ltd., Crawley:­ seed Derek Munt 17, 14, Peter Rad­ MEN: forld 18, 16 and then Essex No. 2 S. Hession (Essex) bt L. Barrow P'aul Day (Cambs), John Kitchener David Brown 22, -19, 19. This last (Essex) 12, 11. 1 D. Neale (Yorks) (715-260-1665) (Suffolk), Mark Mitchell (Middle­ win brought the biggest crowd Final: 2640 sex), Andrew Barden (Middlesex), reaction of the Tournament. Even­ RADFORD bt Hession -15, 16, 12. 2 T. Taylor (Ormesby) (1067-0-1395) Judith Walker (Yorkshire) and tually Grahame's progress was halted Men;' s Doubles': Semi-Finalsl: 2462 Angela Mitchell (Middlesex). in the semi-final by Mike Johns, S. Smith/I. Robertson (Essex) bt 3 N. Jarvis (Yorks) (410-135-385) It will be the first international 0 seeded No.2. Mike had earlier seen N. Eckersley (Cheshire)/Johns .T 93 appearance by the brother and sister off Brian Brumwell, Barry Meisel and 17, 9. 4 *D. Douglas (Warwks) (258-165-455) combination of Mark and Angela Melvyn Waldman in straight games; D. Brown/R. Stevens bt P. Taylor/ 878 Mitchell, the latter being the national now he repeated the process over D. Munt (Warwicks.) -15, 14 20. 5 1\1. Johns (Ches.) (295-230-30) U -13 girls' singles champion of Grahame and in fact did the same to Final: ' 555 England. Peter1 Taylor in the final 1 SMITH/RO,BERTSON bt Brown/ 6 P. Taylor (Beds) (413-80-25) Stevens 15, 13. 518 Obviously the Southend air must 7 B. Burn (Warwks) (323-175-0) A Un,ique Service to Table agree with him. Women's Doublle1s,: Semi-Finals: 498 Telnnlis P'la¥e,rs The women's singles saw the re­ Radford/Hession bt S. Beckwith 8 A. Hydes (Yorks) (235-0-200) (Essex)/G. Locke (Essex) 13, 15. appearance of former England star 435 Maureen Robson. She survived a Hellaby/M. Robson (Essex) bt A. 9 A. Clayton (Yorks) (223- 1°5-7°) STIGA ROBOT Painter (Middlesex)/J. Hartwell tough looking group with juniors Jane 398 TH:E AUTO'MATIC TRAINING Hartwell and Susan Tame but failed 13, 10. 10 *D. Alderson (Yorks) (258-35-55) Final: to survive a second round match with 348 MAC,H,IN,E Janet Hellaby. P'redictably the final RADFORD/HESSIO,N bt I-Iellaby/ 11 O. Haslam (Middx) (233-45-45) Robson 17 22. was fought out between arch rivals 323 Available for Hire! Lesley Radford and Shelagh Hession, Mixed Doubles: Semi-Fin'a!s,: 12 J. Walker (Yorks) (145-125-0) victory ,going to Lesley in the decid­ Johns/Beckwith bt P. Radford/L. 27 0 ing game. Janet Hellaby gained Radford -8, 12, 17. 13 R. Chandler (Surrey) (30-185-0) For further detaUs co,n:tact the consolation by taking the Inter­ Robertson/Hellaby bt M. Bawden 2 15 mediate Girls Singles and the Mixed (Essex)/L. Barrlow 8, 16. 14 D. Munt (Warwks) (98-105-0) Taible Tennlis s,peciailists Doubles in which she and Ian Final: 198 Robertson repeated their Essex ROBERTSONjHELLABY bt Johns/ 15 A. Piddock (Kent) (0-180-0) ALEC BROiO,K Closed win of a few weeks before. Beckwith 17, II. 180 A,.D.B. (LO'N:D'OIN) LTD. 11leir opponents here were Mike Intermediate Boys' Singles C. Warren (Surrey) (35-145-0) Johns and s.usan BeCkwith, who had Semi-Finals:: 180 57 BLANDFO:RD STREET, put out two redoubtable pairs in Ken 17 D. Brown (Essex) (15-145-0) p. Taylor bt M. Read (Essex) 19, LON:DO,N W1H, 3AF. Beamish/Shelagh Hession and the 14. 160 Radfords. There were further 1. Robertson ht N. Eckersley -19, 18 *A. Barden (Middx) (70-60-0) Tel. 01-486 2021 triumphs for Ian Robertson who gave 0 17, 15. 13 a brilliant display in the final of the Final: 19 *P. Day (Cambs) (112-10-0) (Tibor Harango,zo bats and unit Intermediate Boys Singles, beating ROBERTSON bt Taylor -15, 16, 21. 122 rubber. Anti-Io'op bats. Official T.T. P'eter Taylor -15, 16, 21. In Round 20 B. Hill (Lines) (80-40-0) 2, however, he had his work cut Intermediate Girls' Singles 120 shirts). All ava,ilabl,e 'fro:m stock. out to beat 13-year-old Essex junior Semi-Finals: R. Stevens (Essex) (10-110-0) Write for free catalogue. David Newman by 6, -21, 20! 1 Hellaby bt Hartwell 12, -21, 23. • 120 Page 14 - ~ ~ COCA-COLA CARTER CUP available, Captain No. 5 next and bodies of sport. It was clear from the The holders, North Yorkshire, had so on. The third player of each team speakers and the discussion that fol­ little trouble against Stockport with will come from the Junior ranks. lowed that the change in the role of a~D Robert Wiley, David and Brian Teams will play each other once the Sports Council whereby they can allocate grant-aid direct instead of Alderson crushing the opposition only, over nine sets, and 1 point will merely recomluending, has made for TheCOCKoia National Tea. T_ 6-0. be awarded for each set won. The team with the most points at the end easier understanding of grant-aid A fine match between Cambridge procedures. and Ipswich with the former just of the series will be deemed the winning the last set to make the score winners and earn for themselves the The morning concluded with a 5-4 in their favour. Paul Day was in sum of £300. session on some legal considerations tremendous form for Cambridge and Second-p laced team will qualify for for governing bodies given by a i Solicitor but as seems to happen with won all his sets in straight games. £210, 3rd £150, 4th £100, 5th £60 and there will be a special Referees' legal types much of the text was fThe Coca·Co'" Many people outside Yorkshire feel prize of £40. An individual player frightening in its complexity and I N ation,,1 Tea". that the North Middlesex team can can also win an extra £6 per session anI sure that many administrators win the Carter Cup this season and on by winning his three sets, in other were prepared to leave such compli­ Trophy the form they showed against Wands­ words, a bonus of £2 per set. All t;ated matters to their own Solicitors. worth who would bet against it. players' expenses ,vill be paid, up ~ompetitioDS David Tan, Mark Mitchell and For the early afternoon session, the to a maximum of £5 per match, and Conference delegates were split up Andrew Barden certainly gave notice umpires will also be reimbursed for by Keith Panting of their intent after crushing Wands­ into five groups, each discussing a their services. different topic and as Derek Tremayne worth 8-1. Special programmes and score cards ,vas in the chair for the group THE QUARTER-FINALS Crawley reached their second suc­ will be available, and more detailed discussing communications within cessive semi-final with a good 5-2 win information, together with the com­ governing bodies, I chose to attend a COCA-COLA WILMOTT CUP over Bris101 v/ha have done well this position of teams will be published in discussion group concerning itself with North Yorkshire swept into another season. Chris Wells, Gerald Pugh and the next edition of this magazine due the organisation and the adluinistra­ Semi-final with a convincing 5-1 win Michael Douglas played well but a in late September. In the meantime tion of development schenles. There over Manchester with Nicky Jarvis, strange order of play by Bristol whose reserve the foregoing dates for won­ was no doubt in my mind that the Jimmy Walker and Denis Neale not best player and winner of two sets, derful evenings of table tennis. smaller and more informal discussion really extended. Good win for Jeff Chris Sewell, did not complete his groups brought forth participation Ingber over Walker. sets. fronl delegates who were otherwise A Mike Johns Uhat-trick" made the Carter Cup too shy to bring up their points in journey to Cheshunt ..worth while for Stockport 0, North Yorkshire 6 Sports the larger assembly. the Birmingham team who came away Cambridge 5, Ipswich 4 To aid our digestion before dinner with a 5-2 win. Barry Hayward and North Middlesex 8, Wandsworth Administrators we had a session on Taxation with Derek Munt helped Mike with one Bristol 2, Crawley 5 the emphasis on V.A.T. As has been win each whilst Barry White and COCA-COLA Conference subsequently proved to be universal, Chris Pickard scored for Cheshunt. L. BROMFIELD TROPHY the many anomalies contained in V.A.T. were too numerous for the Last season's finalists, East London Cheshunt have surprised many by by A,I:belrt W. Sh,i'pley speaker, a Chartered Accountant, to opened up a 5-0 lead over Central reaching the semi-finals but have done E.T.T.A. Admliniistraitive Sec,retary. give us any definite information. London but conceded the sixth set. so on merit. To beat Wolverhampton Bobby Stevens and David Brown won 6-3 was a good performance and three FOLLOWING on the success of the The day concluded with a trio of two sets each for East London but wins each from Jane Hartwell and first Conference of Sports Adminis­ Speakers each describing special Peter Williams had a good win over Angela Mitchell was outstanding. trators held in 1971, a second Con­ development schemes and it was Stuart Gibbs. ference was held at Lilleshall Hall Thames Valley did well against interesting to hear the campaigns on from 12-14 Feb., 1973 with an in­ swimming, volley ball and keep fit. Wilmott Cup Dagenham, previous winners against creased attendance, both in numbers North Yorkshire 5, Manchester 1 favourites Barking. Susan Tame of delegates and in sports represented. Immediately after breakfast on the Cheshunt 2, Birmingham 5 played excellently to win all her sets final morning we listened to a fine The first item was a session on the East London 5, Central London 1 in straight games and Kay Greenough talk by Dr. Roger Bannister on the implications for governing bodies of Brighton w.o. Staines and Stephanie Clark helped her in a Sports Council and the future 6-1 win. In fairness it must be said sports from the re-organisation of local developnlent of Sport. It was obvious COCA-COLA J. M. ROSE BOWL that Dagenham were handicapped government boundaries which come that Dr. Bannister knows his subject Some thought that Chesterfield when Elaine Tarten went down with into force in 1974. Much of the exceedingly well and I am sure that could surprise Stockport this season flu. She started the match and played effect of these changes would depend delegates were convinced that the but this was not to be as Diane J ohn­ bravely against Miss Tame but had on the structure of the sporting body Sports Council is in very capable and those organised on a regional son Doreen Schofield and Susan Lisle to give up. hands. basis would be less affected than a cruised to a comfortable 5-0 over the The last full session was given by Again without Linda Howard J sport such as our own, which is based Derbyshire t~io of Jackie Billington, Guildford did well to beat Southamp­ Clinton Sayer, a co-ordinator of T'ech­ Sandra Walters and Mandy Mellor. on County units. The creation of ton 5-4. Nicolette Leslie was the'star, new Counties will leave some pre­ nical Services with the Sports Council, Reading fought well against West· winning all her sets in fine style. viously strong Counties weak, in terms giving information on the various services available to governing bodies. Bromwich and were level at 3-3. They Brom,field Trophy of playing and administrative strength, eventually went down 3-5 and West but the best advice to come from this Whilst it could be said that the Wolverhampton 3, Cheshunt 6 Sports Council is a "Jack of all trades, Bromwich can thank a brilliant Thames Valley 8, Dagenham 1 session was for any sport which was maximum from Kath P'erry for their not ready to tackle these problems to master of none" there is no doubt Southampton 4, Guildford 5 that their experience gained over a success. Liverpool w.o. Northumberland "freeze" their existing boundaries until such, time as they were able to wide variety of sports enables the The keenness of the Central Lon­ Executive Officers of the Sports don league to fit in matches was properly assess the position and take whatever action was necessary. Council to provide a backround of emphasised when Judy Williams SUPER LEAGUE sound reasoning for all types of travelled overnight from Amsterdam, The second session, Chaired by problems. where she was working. Without a b,y LOIUIS H,OIFFMAN Derek Tremayne, was to describe the sleeping berth Judy felt very tired purposes and functions of the The Conference ended ,vith another but, along with Diane Court and 'rHE Super League is to be with us Regional Standing Conferences of fine lunch provided by Jim Lane and Shelagh Hession won two sets to crush again for Season 1973/74. A sponsor Sports. This discussion brought to his staff who had looked after us very East London 6-0. Elsie Carrington, ha~ been found (whose name will be light the confusion created in the well during our brief stay at Lesley Radford and Janet Hellaby all released in the National Press at the minds of many Sports Administrators Lilleshall. Table Tennis managed to played well for East London but appropriate time) and the £5,000 fee by the use of various long-winded scoop the limelight by the faCt that found the holders too good. has been paid to the E.T.T.A. The titles for these Bodies. In fact, one some of our leading senior and junior format has been changed to the extent of the main speakers, Mr. Keith players were also in residence at Without Linda Howard, Guildford that only 5 series of matches will be Mitchell, was Chairman of the Lilleshall for a training camp and one brought in junior Nicolette Leslie played instead of the 10 previously. Yorkshire and Humberside Sports evening were able to provide a against Worthing and she played well These will be taking place to coin­ Federation, a body which had demonstration of top class play. to gain two ".ms. Linda's sister Susan cide with the following 3-Star Open changed its name from originally It is to be hoped that these con­ played on top form to win three and tournaments: - Humberside (Oct 27 / being a Standing Conference of Sport. Ruth Miles did her part with one. ferences will continue to be organised, 28), Midland Counties (Nov 2/3), The first session on the second for despite the fact that it is sonle­ Suzannah Kavallierou scored two for English Closed (Jan 5), Basingstoke Worthing. morning was one which saw the dele­ times a little difficult to assitnilate all (Feb 2/3) and Teesside (Feb 16/17). gates with note books and pencils the infornlation that is crammed into Rose Bowl Basic principles will remain un­ poised for we were due to be addres­ a short two day period, the chance Stockport 5, Chesterfield 0 altered with the six highest-ranked sed by Walter Winterbottom, the to meet and speak informally with

West Bromwich 5 t Reading 3 participants being the captains. Director of the Sports Council and other adluinistrators gives one a con­ Central London 6, East London 0 Captain No. 6 has firSt choice of the Dennis Wade, a Senior Executive fidence which could not be so easily Worthing 2, Guildford 6 remainder of the senior ranked players Officer, on grant-aid to governing gained by remaining in isolation.

Page 16 visitors' C. Chdstodoulatbs" .aged 38, was the better of the two Greek men REVISED HERMITS t .. T. CLUB ellintl and Maria Louka outclassed Elaine Smith in the WS. Scores:­ The Hermits Club of Bradford have SENIOR now taken possession of their new R. Yule bt M. Kostopoulos 16, -22, /ie"llltet! club-house at 22A Kingsway, Wrose 21. RANKINGS Road, Bradford 2. designed and built E Sutherland lost to C. for table tennis, consisting of two Youth will be very much at the ·Christodoulatos -18, -17. match rooms 35ft. x 20ft., changing helm when an England team, lead Miss E. Smith lost to M. Lauka -11, N,O CH'AN;GiE AT TH,E TOIP by ETTA. chairman, Charles M. rooms with wash basins, toilets, -11. Nicky Jarvis and Desmond Douglas showers, etc. Wyles undertakes a 2-weeks tour SutherlandjYule lost to find themselves elevated to Nos. 3 of the' People's Republic of China in ChrtistodoulatosjKostopoulas -21, and 4 in the revised seniorl rankings The cost was over £5,500 of which early June. The average age of the 16 -21. issued on May 7/73 but the biggest the club had to find a quarter, the side is 16 years, seven months! Yule/Smith bt Kostopoulas/Louka leap is credited to Brian Bum who rest being in the form of grants from Karenza Mathews, the Middlesex -15, 16, 18. comes up from No. 14 to No. 6 the Sports Council, a half, and the international, 8tged 22, will be the Yule lost to Christodoulatos -16, 8, Bradford Corporation, the remaining Little change has been effected in quarter. The scheme was commenced "grandmother". Her playing com­ -14 the women's section with the first panion is Leicestershire's 16-~ear-old Suth~rland bt Kostopoulas 18, 17. in June, 1970 and the building was four players holding their places but completed in February, 1973, 21 years Anita Stevenson, the n atIonally­ West Europe'an Group,:­ Linda Howard slips further back to ranked No. 2 junior. of patient endeavour by the club's P W L F APts No. 7 from No.5. Elaine Tarten building scheme committee. The male quintet is made up ?f Poland ...... 4 4 0 27 1 4 replaces her Essex colle8tgue Janet Nicky Jarvis (19) and DaVId Netherlands 4 3 1 17 11 3 Hellaby, previously at No. 11. In-May, 1972, a special committee was formed to raise the club's share Alderson (15) from Teesside, York­ Norway 4 2 2 11 17 2 Newcomers in the men's list are shire, D'esmond Douglas (17), the Wales 4 1 3 10 18 1 of the cost and money-raising schemes juniors P'aul Day and Donald Parker such as Christmas raffles, sponsored coloured England No. 1 junior from Finland ...... 4 0 4 5 23 0 to the exclusion of Surrey's Roger Warwickshire, and those two tournaments, jumble sales, discos and Medit;e'rraneian Group Chandle'r (13) and Tony Piddock of saving of the new !p, etc.. were em­ "mighty atoms" from the cadet Spain ...... 3 3 0 16 5 3 Kent (16). ranks p'aul Day: (Cambs.) and barked upon whilst members were Bulgaria .... 3 2 1 16 5 2 New rankings (previous positions asked to donate or lend money to the Andr~,w Barden (Middx.), both aged Turkey ...... 3 1 2 8 15 1 14. as at Jan. 15/73 in brackets.):­ club to which they responded magni­ Portugal ...... < •••••• 3 0 3 2 19 0 M,EN ficently, the necessary money being Because it is the "chance of a life­ raised by the time payment was due. time" young Day, of Soham, has bee.n 1. T. Taylor (Herts.) (1) given three weeks off school and thIS 2. D'. Neale (Yorks.) (2) An official opening was planned for also goes for Alderson, Barden and Scottish Title 3. N. Jarvis (Yorks.) (7) April 18th and members spent many Miss Stevenson. 4. *D. Douglas (Warwks.) (10) hours decorating the main hall and 5. A. Clayton (Yorks.) (3) changing rooms and painting the out­ The party, which when fu~ly for Clayton 6. B. Bum (Warwks.) (14) side woodwork. An impressive sign assembled will further compnse 7. A. Hydes (Yorks.) (4) in gold leaf, on a maroon background, George R. Yates (D'eputy Leader'), Yorkshire's Tony Clayton was the 8. M. Johns (Ches.) (6) was donated by a local business firm Les Gresswel1 and P'eter Simpson winner of the Scottish Open men's 9. P. Taylor (Beds.) (5) of Butterfield Signs Ltd. (non-JYlaying captains) and David singles title at Edinburgh, the 10. O. Haslam (Middx.) (8) At the official opening duly per­ Fraser, the 20-year-old Scottish right­ counterpart women's award going to 11. *D. Alderson (Yorks.) (11) hander from the Central TTC, Vr'eni Lehmann of Switzerland. formed by Malcolm Hartley, all those 12. C. Warren (Surrey) (9) \vho had helped in any way were in­ Glasgow, are due to depart on Singa­ England 'landed'. both the juni?'! 13. D. Munt (Warwks.) (13) pore Airlines Flight SQ 776Y from titles the boys' beIng won by DaVId vited and the hall was filled despite 14. J. Walker (Yorks.) (12) a wet night. Guests present included Heathrow on Wednesday, May 30, at Alderson and the girls' by Judith 15. *P. Day (Cambs.) (-) 2-10 p.m. and arrive in Singapore Walker. Results:­ Mr. Templeman of the Yorks and 16. *D. P'arker (Lanes.) (-) Humberside Sports Council, Mr. Phil­ some 25 hr's., 45" mins. later. MS: q-f: WOMEN potts of the Bradford Co~p~ration The onward flight, after playing an A. Clayton (Yorks.) bt R. Kerr 1. J. Hammersley (Bucks.) (1) Recreation Dept., Mr. C. VI1hers of official match against Singapore, will (Scot.) 14, 9, 17. 2. K. Mathews (Middx.) (2) the Leeds Sports Council and Mr. be via Bangkok and Hong Kong. E. Sutherland (Scot.) bt A. Barden 3. L. Radford (Essex) (3) Frank Briggs, Bradford TTA Chair­ Entry into China will be effected (Middx.) 16, 18, -16, 17. 4. J. Williams (Sussex) (4) man. from the latter point during the L. Foldy (Switz.) bt R. Yule (Scot.) 5. S. Hession (Essex) (6) During the evening a presentation weekend of June 2/3. A match against 15, 16, 19. 6. S. Howard (Surrey) (7) Hong Kong will be staged on the D. Alderson (Yorks.) bt D. Fraser of an inscribed Silver Salver was made 7. *L. Howard (Surrey) (5) to Ron Hart, the club match secre­ return journey on June 18. (Scot.) 21, -19, 18, -19, 15. 8. S. Lisle (Lanes.) (9) sal: tary, for 25 years service to the club. 9. D. Court (Middx.) (8) A spray of flowers was given to Mrs. Clayton bt Sutherland -17, 12, 12, 9. 10. J. Heaps (Ches.) (10) Alderson bt Foldy 16, 10, -17, 17. Hart Exhibition games were then 11. *A. Stevenson (Leics.) (12) play~d by members of the club's 1st EUROPEAN Final: 12. *E. Tarten (Essex) (-) Clayton bt Alderson 13, 14, 21. team which had won the Montague * Denotes Junior (Season 1972-73). Burton Cup for the fifth time. LEAGUE WS: sal: E. Smith (Scot.) bt J. Walker RUSSIA T'HE C,HAMPIOiNS (Yorks.) -19, 18, 21, -14, 20. FOR SALE Final placings for Season 1972-73 V. Lehmann (Switz.) bt G. Taylor (Essex) 12, 25, 5. in the European League's Premier ClO'TH CLUB BADGES made to yo,ur own design in any Division were:~ Final: Lelunann bt Smith -16, 13, 19, 18. P W L F APts quantity. Low price'S • Quick de,livery Soviet Union 6 5 1 31 11 5 BS: s-f: Sweden '... 6 5 1 27 15 5 Alder1son bt M. Thomson (Scot.) S. A. CORY & COMPANY, 3Sb Tooting Bee Gardens, Hungary 6 4 2 25 17 4 18 13 Czechoslovakia ... 6 3 3 20 22 3 J. Kitchener (Suffolk) bt Barden Streatham, S.W.16. Fed. Germany ... 6 3 3 19 23 3 17, -14, 19. England ...... 6 1 5 12 30 1 Fin,al: France ...... 6 0 6 13 29 0 Alderson bt Kitchener 12, 20. France take the plunge into GS: sal: top players are JOOlA-fans Divis,io'n 2 and will be replaced next G. M'cKay (Scot.) bt Taylor 11, 20. season by Austria, the promoted Walker bt C. Inverarity (Scot.) 6, 14. champions:­ Fin,aJ.,: Walker bt McKay 17, -13, 14. Austria 6 5 1 32 10 5 Belgium ..~ 6 4 2 23 19 4 MD: Final: Fold~/M,. Greece ...... 6 4 2 22 20 4 Grimm (Switz.) bt P. Italy 6 4 2 22 20 4 Forker (Scot.)/Sutherland 15, 17, Luxembourg 6 3 3 18 21 3 19. Switzerland 6 1 5 14 28 1 WD: Final: Scotland 6 0 6 16 26 0 K. Angus (Scot.)/Smith bt McKay/ Beaten 4-3 by Greece in their M. Neish (Scot.). 13, 17, 11. final match, Scotland are the demoted XD: Final: country. It was a cl~)sely-contested Yul,e/Smith bt Alderson/Walker 11, top players are JOOlA-fans match in Edinburgh where the -14, 10, 19.

Page 18 NOTES COUNTY NOTES COUNTY NOTES COUNTY ------;------­aTE IWorcestershire canllot at present Diane St. Ledger and DOleCTI II; z7.ard; Frank, but pushed all the way in Imatch. Mixed Doubles: Diane St. Ledger and .11 nio: final against I11l1eh under-rated County Notes Local ,u!wans of yesleryear will Brendan Dunne. . Ian ]ones. have seen with much interest the (;OVC:l~r News interview in the B.B.C. "Midlands To­ Two Coventry sides have completed Supplement Day" news programme with Geoffrey their Inter-City fixtures. The IITen's SUSSEX NOTES Pharaoh Adams a Vice-President of lhe fir"t team drew 5-5 with Nuneaton. by ROBIN PIERCE Worcestershire Association; Geoffrey, Ke\'in Pilgrim won twice with one now resident at Sandbanks, Poole, was win each from Derek Bell and Roy CLARKE TO EMIGRATE WORCESTERSHIRE NOTES recounting with two fellow-prisoners Thomas. They also took the douhles. of the Japanese his experiences during The ncw Swsex 'Closed' champion bv Ian R. Crickmer the cullStruction of the notorious 'TIle junior 'A' ,ide travelled to is John ;larke, the 21-year-okl Crawley Burma-Siam Railway during 194~ and NOllingham for their last match and player. John, who callle wry dose '" FRONT PAGE COVERAGE 1943. These experiences he has now won 6-4. Alan Jones and Chris winning last year, won at \·.-hat coull! narraled in a recently-published book Clements both won twice and LOok lhe be his last attempt. He plans to 11 is not o[ten that Table Tennis II-hich, \\'ith typical humour, he has deci,ive doublcs. Mark Magnire won emigrate to the U.S.A. in the lIear achieves frollt page co\'erage, but such e!1litled "No Time for Geishas". once. This was a fine performance by [uture. was the case in the 'Worcester a \I' 'akened side who were alone stage Shocks are 'lnit u~ual during the ..Evening News" on 7th April. With the clOSe season (what a 3-0 down . fhe occasion wa, a special maratholl misnomer) now upon us, and the cady l"Ounds at Brighton's Corn The Covelll.ry Leaguc season ha - onl y Exchange but no-olle anticipated all match being pIayed by the round of Annual Meetings under way, a few weeks to rllll and many early shock exit [or the dC£elllling­ Columbians Table fennis Club, the Worcestershire meeting is promotion and relf'gation i>sucs have champion, Sam Ogundipe. champions of the Sixth Division of scheduled for Monday, June ll-it will already been setlled. In Division I the Worcester League; whereas some long­ comes as a relief to those who atlencletl The new Sussex, '0. 1 callle 10 lh,· 0111)' issue to be sellled is who goes playing efforts are a waste of time (lots b,t year's meeting to Ieam that 197~J venue knowing that he had an unkind rnnners-ull to Valves. Charterhouse and of it!), this was a contest with a has seell only one nile amendment draw bUl he got nowhere neal' the later r -iullJph arc the cllIbs in contention ddinite excellent objective. 1\ Iinalised l'ropo,al tabled [01' discussion. stage;, where the trouble was expeclecl. and both won 7-3 against Lockheed figm'e was not available at the tillle of alld Charterhouse 'B' respectively. Sam went down to 48-year-old Leu going to pres:;, but it was anticipated Gunn in his very first outing to the that sponsorship would amount to WARWICKSHIRE NOTES III the, 1 U, Et\. rON LEAG liE "'i~-Sl tables. The crafty Len outpushed Sam Dil'ision, lowly Co-op Sports '1\' took more than £350, to be devoted to )2, 10. Althought Gunn is mallY years sending eight handicapped children by Ron Anson adralltage of llert Banks' absencc from past his be't be was never in dangel' hom three Roman Catholic parishes Df the Bedworth Labour line.up, when ilG OTE CONCLU I N against an opponent unable to make a \Vorcester on the pilgrimage to they held them 10 a creditable draw. mllrlL older JUan move. And Len is still Lourdes. The Foley family - Jim, A season thal started with thoughts Di\-ision I dlampioJlship chasing able to pmh and graft with all but the senior, ~heila and Jim, junior won 167 01 a quick exit from Premier SlaWS Lnddingto!l '1\' were knocked Ol1t in \"(~ry best. games in the 24 hours "round the ended on a high note with the seniors lhe S fRA ["FO D Sona HandicalJ Clip .\n upset came in the other h:tlf 01 clock" match againSt their team lini'hing in the fIrst three and lhe quarter-finalS by Division II leaders colleagues, Phil Beech, Dhamus juniors after a disastrous linl series . l1ilworth St. licholas. In the otlier tlIe draw where the NO.2 seed, Peter Williams, after holding a 20-15 first Hamdharry and Neil Bullock who eventually tallying more points than in quarter linal match \V lIesbourne .A' game lead, was ousted in straight recorded 84 games. For those \d Ih a the previous season. In rell"USpeCl defeated Luddington 'B' u-3. Stratfords gallles by flame-hair'd Robin Stace. keen eye to statistics, Halex yellow reasons arc not hard to find. journey to Tamworth for th~ir ball No. I endured 505 minutes' play At scnior level the ellleI"gence of Warwick_llire leaguc match was not in Stace went on to reach the final by for a total of 3,248 points and 1\0. 2 Desmond Douglas as first·class Count) \'ain when they beat theil- bottom ddeaLillg 15-Ylar-oJd Gerald I'llgh. [or 490 minutes with 3,063 points and indeed England material was the placed hosts by 7-~. Roger Keyte The young',lel- was in with a lhallcc scored. Only I~P an hour I The match all-important factor, while equaliy replaced 'flu victim Richard Hen. haw. until Stace snatdled a 2I'17 final gam _ \-erelict with e_-pericnced spin-]Oilded was oflicially declared under way by important was the "come-back" of Jeff COVENTRY CLOSED TOU NA ENT services. Worcester's M.P., Peter \Valker, the Nix to play such a lital pan, ..Iller 1973. RESULTS. Secretary of State for Trade and nine months indcti\ it), in tlIe success Rack in the top half Clarke had little Industry, who played a single game of the second Junior weekend. COUIll) Men's Singles - Paul Arkell bt John trouble in his semi with the tired ami \'eTSUS Worcester Alderman Stanley seconds, dropping only one point, were Earles 15, 14. ga lam Gunn. The Brighton butcher Marshall, a former Chairman and worthy J\1idland Division Champions Women's Singles - Bett)' rOWll In had had a great run, however, and President of the local league. Although wit I Kichal'd Cooper, Paul Judd, Pat r [argaret -Watkins 17, 16. wont home with the prize that is the Secretary of State disclosed that he Glynn, Di St. Ledger ana Doree]1 'lomh,; Singles _ hallk Lase;; bt Lddic a\ 'ardeel for the outstanding pcrfw­ had sought secret tuition from the HaLLaI'd maintaining a high len:1 01 Lasek -~o, 17, 18. mance. Asian masters of table tcnnis on his performance combined with a J . S' I £ II' La:l'k jn Abu Truth LU tell, the final was ;1 drau recent visit to China, it was evident he IloaJerful team spirit. unIOr mg es - .l I I had been largely occupied in promot­ Jones -18, 17, 17. affair. Both players had difficull)' ill Only at Junior ~nd team lel'eI was ing Britain's trade in the Orient - the keeping the ball on the table. But .-\Iderman won 21-141 ~~~~~-e d~~~~rin~~~~~~e~:ith b~~IY ~:~~ ]\[~~~:'t D;~~b~~s ~ ;~~~ Ig:~'a;~ Clarke won the poims that maLlen'd and came through at 18 and 15. l\-Iarch, 1973, proved the best month participants arc still \'ery young and Kevin Pilgrim 19, 20. nell' -Williams took the w0111en's for a long time in Worcestershire J could still come good with a season's WunH;I1-s Doubles - Ei!cu Shaler an' crown for the ninth time. Once agaiu county match ci:'des, three teams experience lInder their belts. .\Iargarct Watkins bt Betty Brown her tinaI victim was SUlanna finishing theil- season's programmes on With Desmond and Derek Munt and Madge Lasek 16, 12. I~ a winning note. Both previous Karallierou. The scores of 13 and away at the Commonwealth the Mixed DOUbles - ~largaret Watkins gi L; ample proof that Suzanna has a \Vorcestershire Gloucestershire Warwickshire .(;Jo,ed" took on a and 'ddie Lasek In 13 ll.y JJr011n anti lOll:; way to go before o\'enakillg the matches had ended in draws, but the stalemate was broken with \\'Ol-cestcr­ 'wide open' look in the Men's and liert Banks -16, 19, 1(;. experienced Miss Williams. lT~ shire firsts winning 6'4 at Chehenham, nO)5' l.vellls. HOWe\el-, 1\0. I see( H.U,;:.lG 'TIlere was some consolation [or The second side gained theil- antici­ Richard Cooper duly came throngi, to Non-entry of town's top pla)crs _ Ogundipe v,hen he snatched a pated success over hapl ss neighbours boat 1 TO. ~ seed Paul Judd in the i~nal. )dan Burv, Phil Ridla -dson, D I-e dramatic dOllbles \-icwry with Lcn Shropshire, the chief feature being the ~urprjsc o[ the tournament was' the CUlcli 'e, but a most intere'ting and (;lInn ol'er Crawley's Pugh and Andy Illanner in which members 01 the SllCce,s 0- unseeded Mary Rose in the ,uccessful tournamcnt ensued. reatls. Women's singles, beating No. 2 seed junior side merited the faith in them Doreen Hauard in the semi's and Fil-st tournament success lor Paul :-'Ieads anJ Pugh tried to finish I heir which had been shown by the senior giving a conlident display ill the Arkeil \. L amingLUll's Johnny Earle appon illS uff in double quick timc selectors when nominating their Final Illlal to account for hot favounte DI (who played well to get to final ­ when holding a 20-16 third game lead. Midland Division side for 1972/73. Sr. Ledger. Diane had an otherll"i,c beating top seed l\1ick . lilt in the '1 he older P< ir have been around too The junior team itself recorded three successful day, sharing tile WOlllCll-S semi). 10llg for th,at SOrt of treatment, how­ successi\'e wins in 1973, the most 'largaH~t c\- r_ They stood linn and cool \1 hilst meritorious being the first-ever and mixed doubles titles, and in the Excellent tournament [or junior grades taking the girls' ,il1gt(.s Watkins - nice to sec a nell" face in picking up six consecutive points for success over Somerset. The disappoint­ the title. lIlUll continues to be the veterans' lack and doubles. amongst the top 1\"DlIlen p la, el's ill of impact, having yct to gain a point Other winnel's: JunIOr Bo)'s, V-17: Covcntry. l\Iother and daughter collibiIlalioll, Pal and Linda Wales, did \'cry II'cJI to in two seasons' lIlembership of ,-e\-in 'ilgrim; (;-15: 'del GIifIiths: She partnered Eddie Lasek to great Veteran Division Midland. This once Junior girb, '-15 'aTen Gr \'es; XD success versus the expericnced Ben reach the ,roillen's doubles linal. Bill controversial competition, now well \ eteran sing'le.: George • ayward; Banks and Betty Brown. Good results allhough they had pnt out the holders, I Di Gard and Linda Woodcock, lhey established on the County scene, is Men's Doubies: Richard Cooper and I aho ~or Coullty junior Lasek - slightly providing a standard of play which Alan Fletcher; \\'omen's doubles:, unlucky in Youths' :Final \-ersus brother eonlillu('(l on next page NOTES COUNTY NOTES COUNTY NOTES COUNTY NOTE were unable to fully extend Sue mattered. The 2nd & ~rd teams have BS: Peter Housden; R-U: Nicky Hill. I a week back presented the Levine Kavallierou and Judy Williams. finished in the bottom two spots of In the South East Midland~ League IShield. to St. Andrew's School who judy's chance of a triple vanished Division 3 but that they will gain from championships Tim Speller maintained won IllS team competition. Good for when Sue Kavallierou and Clarke took the experience there is little doubt. his improvement of this season when I Harry! Ihe mixed. This was a neck-and-neck Loughborough have done well. The he lost very narrowly in the junior ------affair ending at 22-20 in the third. Juniors, as already mentioned, topped bo)'s' ~;eIIli-final. He w~nt down -18 in SOUTH-EAST MIDLANDS Judy and Ogundipe lost because John 2B and the Intermediates fell at the Ihe deCider agamst RIchard Jermyn. and Sue stuck to their accurate hitting last fence to miss out on the champion­ On the same day, partnered by Kevin LEAGUE CHATTER policy no matter how tight the situa­ ship of that division. The Men's team ! loore, he lost the boys' doubles final . ljon. The younger players would have will finish about ha](way in the third against Gary Hamilton and Tony by Leslie Constable lIlet with complete disastel' had they division. A satisfactory state of affairs. Clarke by exactly the same score. attempted to push it out. In the South East Midlands League At the time of writing the results of Ely have won the men's title for the Sussex hopes for the future may the play-offs for the Senior Premier second season in succession, Norti1 depend on lads such as Steve Marley Division are not yet known. Leicester­ NORFOLK NOTES Herts. have championed the women's and Pugh, finalists in the intermediate shire - despite a 6-4 defeat by Derby­ and junior sections, with the singles. shire - have qualified for these play­ Eric J. Fairhead veterans' title going to St. Neots. Gerald made it two years in a row offs but it will need a really superb Final men's table:­ by winning at 12 and 19. He was effort for them to reach the Premier WORTHY RECIPIENT P W D LPts always in command and impressed the Division. There is an interesting 0111)' infrequently these days with a Ely 11 10 1 0 83 spectators with his calm but confident inclusion in the team - Chris Rogers fair numbcr of championship type N.l1er(s 11. 8 2 1 77 manner. is induded in the squad and I am tables available for the carting does Wellingboro' 11 6 1 4 61 informed he is not going along just for one hear the hanl)' .,pectators at a Crawley have some very interesting St. Neots 11 5 2 4 60 the ride. Indeed, since he has already tournament wished a "Good morning" Bedford 11 4 3 4 60 prospects. I was impressed by Mike beaten all the county team this season after the presentation of the last trophy Cambridge 10 6 0 4 56 Douglas who took Williams all the way he can reasonably expect to play! but his did happen at the recent I rUlltS. Cent. 10 6 0 4 56 in a tough three gamer. Looks as if the Much will depend on how well Paul Cwmer Closed Championships staged Northampton 10 5 1 4 50 New Town is going to provide the Randell can do and whether the girls at the Youth Centre in Aylsham. Ron Dunstable 11 2 1 8 41 white hopes of the future, can win most of thcir matches. Martin was the late recipient of the D1elchley ,...... ') 2 1 6 35 All in all it has been a pretty good men's :>ingles trophy, a very fitting end Kettering 11 2 0 9 32 LEICESTERSHIRE NOTES season all round for Leicestershire. We to a long association with Cromer for Petcruoro' 10 1 0 9 19 await next ,eason with interest. he is taking up duties in Chelmsford There were 42 entries for thc by Phil Reid very soon. Veterans Tournament at Kernpston. Janet Moore became singles Piay in tile singles event ,vent JUNIORS GAIN PROMOTION HUNTINGDON & champion a feat she was to repeat according to form although Dick Ingle was unable to take part owing to Leicestershire Juniors go into the PETERBRO' NOTES a short while later in the Wylllondhalll domestic trouble He would l!ave 1'remier Division. That is the event Closed. The men's singles was won by been the No.3 seed. which overshadows any other in the by David Obee 'tephen Bassett at this event and the hunting shire over the past season. junior title by Trevor Bunn. Bassett The holder, P. Ladbury, wenL OU( Not only that, they have done it in WELL DONE NEEDINGWORTH and Tots Cardy defended successfully in the group stages, leaving Doug style, finishing top in the play-offs at their doubles title. Gwillim from Northampton to come Loughborough on April 14/15. By the date this magazine is issued The Nor\vl'ch through to play the No. 2 seed Needingworth "A", the Hunts Central championships GordOll Coekram of 51:. Neots in the The team has relied heavily 011 the club side will have met invincible provided a very full days play for in semis, this after Coekram had beatc!I two Junior Internationals, Anita Ormesby in the national club addition to the straight events thne Ron Nunn of Cambridge in an Stevenson and Karen Rogers and also fj I T I . was a handica!) sing:lcs and some championship quarter- ma. 0 ac ueve ~ expedite match. In a mainly deIen­ l~-year.old Chris Rogers, who, playing a place in the last 8 the team of Paul players notched up as many as 27 sive final Gwillim won 2-1. Cockr:lIl1 number one, has lost but one set (to Charlton, Geoff Atkinson and Albert games. Chris Bensley took the major and Stan Roberts of St. Neots ue

ESSEX NOTES II Open, mentioned in the March ship decider against Gosport, by Andy 'Nilson (Boumemouth) beat Kevin I 'Tournament Survey' has been con­ Whitcher and Adrian Nuke who have McQuade (Gosport) -14, 14, 19. ,,\1 by Alan Shepherd sidered by the Essex County Execu­ been playing well for the second 20-16 in the decider Steve missed tive Committee. Although the Com­ team. The decision proved a right one two loops, served off, then gave GIBBS TRIUMPHANT mittee was unhappy about the for both Noke and Southampton Kevin a simple smash, which he champion Ian Cooper had two singlcs The Senior Closed was held at the manner in which Robertson acted missed. I think that sums the match they were equally concerned about wins including victories ovcr Kevin up. Fortunately the girls' singles was I'atemo,;ter Spons Centre, 'Vallham McQuade in a 6-4 win. Karen Say­ Abbey, on March 18 and proved that the way in which his conduct was a little bit saner with Lesley King publicly condemned without any well of Gosport gained a good win (Sonthampton) hitting well to IJeaL Stuan Gibbs is almost the force to be sort of investigation into the facts over Lesley King. This Southampton Linda Wales (Portsmouth) 18, 14. reckoned with of his England No. 3 having taken place. Having carried victory means they retain the title. OTHER RESULTS days. Having disposed of the unseeded out such an investigation the County Basingstoke juniors gain promotion, Robert Hellaby in the semi-final he has decided that no further action wit.h South East Hanb, from tile Men's Doubles: K. SUUlmerfield/C. ousted eleven times winner Bobby is warranted." second division. Shetlcr (Southampton) bt J. Daley Stevens in the final, during the course /D. Nicholson (Isle of Wight) 13, of which he played some literally In the National Club knock-oLlts, 12. astonishing shots. -This was Stuart's Snows (Southampton) gained good HAMPSHIRE NOTES wins over Western and Cra\vlev boih Women's Doubles: Mrs. p. \Vales/ seventh Closed win. That former Miss L. Wales (Portsmouth) lJt by 5-4, and meet Dagenite J (Eom­ stormy petrel of Essex table tennis, by David Cosway ford) in the quarters. In the women'~ Mrs. J. Coop (Bournemouth)/Mrs. Jlob Hellaby, who "retired" at 18, has event Four Ts (Southampton)., aHer A. Gilbert: (South East Rants) -12, now I·eturned, and actually now seems HaJllp~hire's first team ended the beating Merton 5-4, have the some­ 15, 13. to enjoy playing; he is a much more season with a flourish which if started what substantial obstacle of Cains­ Mixed Doubles: T. Smith/Mrs. J. relaxed young man and of course is earlier could ha\·e led to the phy·· ford to contend with, a.t the samc Coop (Bollrncmollth) bt Shetler! still potentially one of our leading oils. Against Berkshire a 2--5 deftci t ~tage. :\Ii~s C. Hutchins (Bollrnernouth) players. The other Bobby achieved the was changed La a draw-a creditable I close the season's report witb a ll. 11. illlpossible (on form) by beating David result. I(eith Summerfield won ·[\\0 note lor next season. The 1'0111' T's t~t'all Brown in his semi-final, but the ever singles including a win over 110lJ V Singles: n. Lush (Ports­ Opcn will be held on Sunday, Sep­ mou111) bt L. Cooper (South East I Thornton the then Hampshire cham­ young Stevens constantly ignores form tember 16 at Southampton University Ifants) 9, 15. pion. Trevor Smith, brough~ in at the Lesley Radford picked up her usual «nel entry forms may be obtained from titles and nearly made it three, while last minute to replace Chns Pickard (the selectors must read my 110tes), Chr:s Sims at 2 Bakers Drove, Janet Hellaby was in tluee finals and Hownhams, Southampton. won olle. Stevie Smith and Ian also WOll two including a good win GLOUCESTERSHIRE Robertson defied probability by reach­ over Derek Basden In the Sussex HAMPSHIRE CLOSED. Once again NOTES ing the mens doubles final-then went match Smith was naturally retained. this tournament was held at Ports­ mouth Sports Centre. The entry for one stage further by winning it! Iall The 8-2 result was perhaps a htlle flattering to Hampshire but Chris the tournament was lower 'JIan in by Dave Foulser made it two titles for himself by previous seasons, due I feel, more to annexing the mixed. Shetler and Summerfield both played In their 50th year the Chcltenhanl well to win their singles and share the unfortunate clash of dates with 'l able Tennis Association were invited Men's Singles Semi-Finals the men's doubles. other local tournaments than the to stage this season's Gloucestefshire R. STEVENS bt D. Broil'11 -13, IG, ~l. elimination of the restricted (unucl­ In the last two second team matches "Closed" championships. Having S. GIBBS bt R. Hellaby 15, 19. 23) event from the programme. At gladly acccpted these were duly held the selectors, tluite rightly, gave a least the entry meant: the tournamcnt Final chance to a young team who, at Chosen Hill School, Churchdmvn S. Gibbs bt R. Stevens 19, 18. was comiortably linished by a I{'aSOll­ and all credit must go to the' offtciab although losing, performed in a way able hour. Women's Singles which auguers well for the future. responsible namely Ron Dawkins, L RADFORD bt J. J-lellab)' -I~. 17, The junior team lost their chance of In the mcn's singles the holtier, Peter Cruwys, Les Smith, John 18. contesting the play-offs with poor dis­ Thornton, was no longcr eligible and Buckland and all others who hellJed. Men's Doubles plays against both Sussex and Berk­ Pickard, winner in two of the pre­ Having started at 9 a.m., the J. ROBERTSON/S. SMITH bt R. shire and the two 3-7 reversals arc vious three seasons, was the ~ 10 • I Mixed Doubles had to be scratched as Stevens/So Gibbs -18, 17. 13· perhaps best forgotten. seed. The four semi-finalists were pre­ proceedings did not then finish until Women's Doubles The veterans ensured themselves of dictable with Pickard (Bournemouth) aHer 11 p.m. The great deed of the S. HESSION /L, RADFORD bt beating Derek Holman (Bourne­ the championship with a 6--3 win day's play cline undoubtedly in the 10. mouth), 12, 7 and Summerfield, Hcllaby /Tanen -18. 18. over Oxford. It was good to sc.'C quarter-finals of the MS when 1'1­ Mixed Doubles Drtphne Gray again winning the Eng­ making up for his Southampton closed year-old Chris Sewell, thc 5th seed, I. ROBERTSON / J. HELLAl\Y bt lish Open veteran women's title and final defeat, beatin,::: Shetler 14, -23, had to face Berkshire No. 1 Dub Radford/Radford -17, 17, 19· Ray Lush reaching the tinal of th(' 23. Shetler' was within 1in. of repeat­ Thornton, seeded No. 2 Most people Vet~rans' ing his win lor he led 21-20 in the Singles men's. \\'hile it is good to see iJ1(' thought it unfortunate that the young K. BEAMISH bt J. Osborne -17. 16, veterans doing so well, how much third, when SummerfLeld got the Bristol junior had to play Tholnton, faintest of edges. In the final, 14· better it would have been for the and not one at the others, bll~· the County if the juniors were also going although the vastly improved Sum­ youngster was undaunted as he played A gremlin must have got into this mertield dropped the second g;une to column last month because in the forward to the Premier division. The some of thc best table tennis \\c have junior ranks is where t.he future of the Pickard, he always appeared in (on­ yet seen from him to win 1<), Ii'. detailed scores of the Junior Closed con~ist,'ncy County lies and with the extent of trol and showed the (: (l Does this mean, then, that if one caIt I recorded the runners-up in the Boys' add to his already fluent attacking Doubles event as being Martin Bawden coaching now underway it is time block Thornton's loop consistently H

I walked away from the table, turned! straight. They only have to beat: '\V5: 5. l{apsey (Truro) bt S. Hirst I Devon, Cornwall and Dorset, and all around to see the ball creeping over I struggling Walsall to make sure. I (Penryn) 11, 5. four were placed in tile top six. It the top of the net and then hitting i Around the leagues, Cheltenham i IS: ~. Tregenza (Praze) bt A. Pearse was not surprising that Keith ] ames the edge of the table to give Morley I (St. Austell) 14, 14. of Devon should be No.1, but' nex~ Y.M.C.l. won the Cheltenham 1st! the point. Harvey duly lost the division for the 27th time in 50 years 135: A. Trewhela (St. Austell) bt D. Graham Hill the Dorset No.1 was I ~o. POlllt and the fust game. After that having won 21 and drawn once in I Pearcc (St. Austell) 16, 18. placed 2; Mike Hughes No.3; net he was mentally beaten and only 1heir 22 matches. The last match of GS: S. Dale (l-'enzance) bt ]. Down- I Hoger Trim 4 and ] ohn Robinson at got 17 in the second to give Thiorley ing (St. Austell) 16, 13. G--a really good achievement. The the season, against runners-up St. 1 I the title for the second year In suc­ ;\IBS: B. Cornelius (St. Austell) bi ~UUllty l\lark's 'A', WilS the draw which saw are hoping to compete in the cession. However, these two combined Harvey lose to Thornton 17, -19, -18. 1. James (Praze) 13, 19. I Junior Charnpionship next sca on and well to win the 1\lD to give Harvey Thornton won all his 66 sets while MGS: J. Lamburn (P nzanee) ot N. as a trial are pla-ying Vlilis. twice ill his first title in any Glos. Closed I ian'ey won 64 and in the !\is flllal Manasseh (Penzance) -18, 17, 11. May, 1he fll'St in Dorset on May 19. although this was the 9th time in a Harvey will get yet another chance YS: K Joyes (Ilelston) bt A. K I, is understood that \Vilts. would row that Morley has won the MD. at Thurnton. Gordon League 'A' won Bunt (Truro) -18, 13, 19. [,(,Id :~ strong side, and this will give Sewell gained considerable consola­ the Gloucester League with Bryan 1\1.0: R G. Bunt/K Cheesewright Dorsd plenty of experience. t ion by taking the lntenned!ale ;'.1eneii among their ranks. (Polgooth) bt R IIill/i\1. White The final County coaching SCS;;;Oll Singles and the U-17 Boys' ~eating (Truro) 19, -11, 13. was on 19 May at Poole Sports \ViIJie Da"'e trorn Gloucester m both In tile Stro~ld League, Nailsworih WD: B. Hapsey/S. Rapsey bt ]. Centre witJl Bryan Merrett in ;L1' ell­ tinals. Dawe was unlucky as he also 'A' have almost won tile title with Chinn (Penryn)/Hirst -18, 19, 8. dance. John Luther has done a SP:CIl­ reached the U-15 130ys final only to R.ILP 'A' second. These teams mel XU: W. Eathorne/S. Rapsey bt D. diJ jOJ for the County and has takcll lose to Green. Stroud's Jean Golding in the final of the Alb;;rt Manll Team Williams/Hirst -16, 12, 13. all eight sessions, Brian Rookes, as rciained her WS title with easc. K.O. Cup with the lattcr winning by CS: T. Willshire (St. Austell) bt G. 43 points thanks to Alan Giles win­ Coaching Officer, got the :;c!1ell1e 1\1.5.: R. Morley bt D. llarvey 19, 17. Hicks (Truro) 8, 19. ning three. under way aud il1C talent that JS lIt M.D.: R. Morley/D. Harvey bt ]. I~iliy Nertllcoit, dtarnpion ill 1959, the County ",ill provide thc reward 13ri~;tol Wise/H. Bowles 15, 17. The first and Sou1h Glos. 1'.)6'1 and 1'.)05, came back after a four for his exceilent work. Schools championships were held lasl \V.S.: Mrs. J. Golding lJi Miss G. yca,· break to win the men's singles Besidc's ille Cuunty, all the tOWIlS Wetmore 14, 10. month vi1h Sewell winning the V-IS title once a,gain. Billy, who played in event aiJd Alan Hussey the Over-IS in the County have had coaching \\'.D.: Mrs. J. Golding/Mrs. S. Giles the Devon Closed, for the first time, sessions, most recent being Dorchest(:r event. a few wceks ago and got as far as the bt Miss G. Wetmore/Miss ]. ~nd Weymou',h, iJoth caken by ]ollil ~cmi~', l\'lorhmer 15, -19, Y. Finaliy, the writer of this columll played as well as ever to take Luther lnt. 5.: C. SewelliJt W. Dawe U, 1'). Jound time to play in a friendly the title for the fourth time with very In I erUl<'diate ll.1ilteh with Oxford and Two juniurs caused the !Jig u[Jsel U-17 135.: Sewell iJt W. Dam; 18, 15. liti Ie trouble. He played through six quiie successfully lost all iliree. rounds without lusing a game and in the Dorset Closed champiun-nips L-15 DS.: M. Green lJi W. Dawc 18, Cheltenham lost 1'-2 with Moreman conceded only 129 points. Only :It Dorchcster in March. Graham Jlill/ 18. and Amphicti each winlling one but 1\lartin "'Vhite in the semis really gil"e John Robinson beat the hot favouritu~ l'-17 GS.: Miss J. Mortimer bt i\lis~ Oxford's Paul Humphrey in a class him a game. Sheila Rapsey again won Dennis Applebee/l\Jickey Doyle in the C. lacopi 17, 12. of his own. th ree titles but Sandra Hirst had the men's doubles first ronnd. Cliff DifTey. L-15 GS.: Miss J. Dovey bt Miss L. misfortune to be runner-up in three who had an appendicitus operat'ioll Willshcr 2I, 18. finals. Thc major surprise came in the in Jan., was in brilliant form to \vin YS: P. Slack bt J. Poynting 16, l'f. CORNWALL NOTES I,linor Days' final when Barry Cor­ the men's singles, and Rosalind nelius beat the hot favourite Ian SylTll'S won three titles. Hill took the COUNTY SENIORS RELEGATED by Tom Honey ] a nes. Barry is ti1e very talented junior singles. There was an entry of As predicted in my last coluIna 13-year-old son of former' County nearly 100, and an encouraging 40 the County Seniors were relegaied lur DISASTROUS RESULT player and 1952 champion, Geoff lor tJle junior events. Results:­ the first time in our history -Co a Cornwall's final County Champion­ Cornelius. MS: C. Diffey bt D. Applebee 16, tK, regional division as they crashed ships ]ilatch against DeVOll, lost \\':): l\liss H. Symes bt l\Irs. 1. Telry 4-6 at horne to neighbours \\'or­ Close 011 100 young players were at 0-10, was il disaster, only John iO.9; cestershire Again Sewell could not br Falmouth School on Apr. 8 for the Basselt in the opening set against Cornwall Schuols Championships. The J5: G. Hill bt M. Hughes 18, 19, Iaulted as he won both his sels beat· Barrv Davi~ leoked at all like takillg ing M. Sykes 19, 12 and B. Be:lcher ncw Boys' C-16 champion is Stephen V:-;: D. Applebee bt D. Smith U, 14. even' a game. The season has been !lawke (Falmouth) who has played 1\1\): Dale/S. Brice bt C. DiJIey/P. 21, -13, 9, as well as teaming up witi1 ~ vel'y poor one indeed. Sheila Rapsey yery Ji (lIe this season, but soon found Bryce 11, 19; Morley, for the first time, to win the has played in three matches and won his old attacking form to beat Ian \\'f): i\liss H. Symes/l\lrs. D. Ingram doubles. Morley also beat Beleher but two singles and aile doubles, and ~s J~:!t1es (Heamoor) in the hna!. Ian oi :\liss ]. Miller/Mrs. I. Terry 12, that was our lot as Harvey lost both the most s~lccess[uj player. lndi\'iduai ,\un the -13 title as expected and -20, 13. really dismally and the women were records:­ not much better-that is where our his 9-year-old sister, Sharon (Penpol ].0: G. l-lillj]. Robinson bt C. Trim/ real weakness lies. With Harvey Men's Singles PW c.r'.) beat 11-year-old Kim Bas3eit R Trim 19, 20. 1ll0vin,3 10 Cheshire in the summer Martin White .. 10 3 (Si. Ives) in the fmal of the Girls' Xl): :\liss R Symes/]. Dale bt M[s. and Morley now in his mid-thirties it ] aha Dassett S 2 {'-13 c,,'ent. Kim is a sister to former D Ingram/S. Brice 15, 24. might be a blessing in dis,guise in that Keith Cheescwright 4 1 County champion, Debbie Bassett. l{Oll I-Iili 4 0 Both Sharon and Kim show great the juniors icd by Sewell may get ] uim Penhaligon 4 0 pI' mit;c and Sharon, a leit-hander who their chance. MIDDLESEX NOTES \\lo;oen's Singles Ilits very early on the forehand, is There was a- tense exciting struggle it ycry exciting prospect indeed. ill the linal of the Gloucester City Sheila I{apsey 3 2 by laurie Landry Sandra Hirst .. 2 0 Angela lTowc (Callington) won the l\iS final Letween Morley and Thum­ (;ills' G-16 title with a win over Ion which at aile time seemed to be The Executive Committee are con­ ] ane1' Lamburn (Penzance G.S.) in llie last County match of the season ;.\ wal kO\'cr for the latter who had cerned with the team's lack of snccess the rma], The team champions were :tg linsl Sus~:ex saw a new-look team won {he first two games 18, 10 and in recent years and are agreed that a Le,cudjack (Penzance). \, illl Rober! Aldrich having another was S-J up in the third with Morley new approach is required to improve OUling and 14-year-old Andrew s( un) ng 10 haye no fight in him. But mal1ers. The Chairman, l\ir. A. R. Barden haYing his fil'St Premier snddenly he produced the goods to BUilt, who is also county team secre­ DORSET NOTES m:llch. Thcse tWO dill lIot disappoinl \\'in 21-17. The fourth went his way tary, has outlined plans for' nex~ alld ,mn their fi,'e scts including thc 2 1.-13 and with Thornton tiring the season. Players selected for the by Barry Weller doubl~s together. With ether young 0;1 age was set tor the fifth and final County Squad will be expected to players lik~ Mark ;\Iitchell and David game. Thornton led 13-10 then at give table tennis priority over other WEALTH OF TALENT Tan around, we are looking forward 13-13, he had two nets and an sjlorts and to train and attend regular to some new-look teams next season. "edge", 16-13, but still Roy fought practice sessions. He has also pointed Dorset juniors are doing their Otherwise the sumlller will be a busy UelllO"t to lighten :he gloom that has back to 19-18. Bob had anoti1er out that the Executive Committee felt I i ~ne Oil the coaching front. The mail] "edge" for 20-18, then 20-19 and that the team's performance should befallen ti1C seniors in the County ralh' will be al Barnet on Mav 26 from to cap it anoe1er net to win 21--19 justify the considerable expense that Championship this season. ~ p:"I.. wilh further rallies 'on June and the crowd clapped reluctantly. was being spent on such a small Coo-ching has taken place on a 21 alld J nly 29· Throughout the Willie D,Lwe won the junior title numoer of players. (Over the 22 county scale for the first time, and SUlllmer Leo Thompson and lJlyself beating Philip Twigg. years (1951-1973) only 43 players apart from bringin,g the county will he running weekly sessions for the ha-,e represented Cornwall). Che:ILcnham's senior Men's side secm closer together, it has revealed a LOp squad and there will also be some to be sure of winning Division 2 of Played at Cornwall Technical Col­ "c:dth of talent that should put re~;ular 0-14 group sessions. the Midland League aiter drawing lege on Mar. 25 the County Indh'idual l'orset in good stead in a few years The Middlesex Open finds another ",i111 Derby away and then thrashing Championships resulted in the follow­ time. new ,'enue next season at Picketts promotion rivals Oxford 9-1 at ing players taking the titles:­ In the ll1iddle of April, four young­ Lock, Edmonton, N.9, a wonderful home. Harvey played splendidlv to 1'\'IS: W. Northcott (Plymouth) bt I\:. s,c~s [rUIIl Dorset took part in an modern Sports Centre. The dates will beat Derby's Doug Foulds 't,,·o- Songhurst (Helston) 8, 8. . ssessment at Okehampton, for be Dec. 15/16, 1973. 2nd Commonwealth Championships ANOTHER CLEAN SWEEP FOR ENGLAND they did in Sil\gapore - with their strange Asiatic names in which one never knew whether one was calling ROILL O'F H,O'NIOIUR out their Christian name or Surname. Players from these countries also M,e:n's Si,ngiles WOlmeln's S,ilngiles caused the Referee some headaches by TREVOIR TAYLO,R JILL H,A,M:ME,R,SLEY the variety of staining and painting on l the reverse side of their pen-hold (Eng;larnd ) (E,ng,lalnd) gripped bats. No serious protests were made and the whole Competition was M·e,n's D'oulbles WOlmeln's Douibles conducted in the friendly spirit which D'EN:IS N.E.AILE and JILL H,AMiMiER.SLEY such Championships are, quite rightly, TR,EVOIR TAYLOIR anld SUISA,N' H!O:WAR,D expected to engender. (Eng!land) (Engllalnd,) Despite all the vocal support, nothing stopped the English players Mixed D:Qiuble,s from steam-rollering their way through to each and every final with DE.NIS N;EALE alnd' 'l'he 2nd Commonwealth ~'able the only non-English participation 'Tennis Championships were staged by KARE.NIZA MiATHEW'S being Australia's Paul Pinkewich and (Engll,and ) the Table Tennis Association of "Vales Robert Tuckett in the final of the ' at the magnificent National Sports men's doubles. Both TREVOR Centre for Wales, Sophia Gardens, M,e'n's Teialml WOlmen's Te,a,m TAYLOR and JILL HAMMERSLEY Cardiff from Mar 26 to ApI 1, 1973 went on to retain their individual ENIGLAN:D ENIGLA,ND Sixteen nations took part in the team titles won at Singapore two years events and 170 players contested the before. five individual events. T AYLOR retained his half share in JarVis bt P. Taylor 18, 15, 17; E. Smith (Scot) bt I. Puri (Ind) As one of a Squad of twenty English the men's doubles, this time with Neale bt Douglas 15, 17, 17. 20, 19, 19; Umpires officiating at the Champion­ Semi~fina,}s: Y Fo'garty (NZ) bt K. Senior (Ire) NEALE who was a non-voyager to TAYLOR bt Yule 19, 20, 14; 12. -16, 11, -16, 17; ships, I was not able to see as Illany Asia in 1971 Both the women's and NEALE bt Jarvi.s 14, 18, 18. K. Mathews (Eng) bt V. Woodward (Aus) of the lnatches as one would have Final: 9, 10, 12; mixed titles ~hanged hands completely wished but there was one match in TAYLOR bt Neale -15, 20, 15, 15. Lim Guat Hoon (Mal) bt A. Stonestreet when, in the former event, JILL Women's Singles: Round 3: (NZ) 19, -17, 17, 19; the men's team event which, if not HAMMERSLEY and SUSAN J. Hammersley (Eng) bt S. Hession l Essex) S. Lisle (Lanes) bt R. M ukherjee (Ind) seen by everybody, was certainly HOWARD got the better of Karenza 11, 10, 11; -13. 15, 18, -20, 15; heard. This was the classic encounter E. Jacks (Nig) bt M. Le Gassick (Aus) V. Nesukaitis (Can) bt B. Stewart (Ire) Mathews and Linda Howard. NEALE 6, 10, 5. between England and Australia, and 13, 16, 17; when former Thai international and Mrs. MATHEWS took over the mixed title, previously held by Alan Chayanont "Charlie" Wuvanich beat Hydes and Pauline Piddock, w"hen Denis Neale from being 14-20 down in they finally accounted for the Barnsley the third game, the roof of the Sports left-hander partnered by Linda Centre was lifted several feet into the Howard. air! Surprise results included the defeat Excitement ran high as Australia of Alan Hydes by Scotland's Richard fought themselves into a 4-all position Yule (16, -19, 6, 12) in the men's and it was virtually an anti-climax when Nicky Jarvis so easily disposed singles and Elaine Smith's. (22, 14, of Stephen Knapp in the deciding set. -15 8) defeat of Linda Howard in the counterpart wonlen's event. Susan Apart from the Australian match, Howard was beaten (15, 19, 20) by neither of the England teams were Australia's Ann McMahon, aged 21, seriously hampered on their way to the 1971 national title holder who sub­ winning their respective groups and sequently lost to India's Indu Puri. their final No. 1 placings in the play­ offs. A certain amount of resistance The hospitality given by the "V ~lsh came fronl Canada in the wonlen's Association to all players and offiCIals team event final in the person of was first class and the amenities Violetta Nesukaitis, the 21 year-old afforded by the Sports Centre were well Canadian champion - three times a suited to an event of this kind. winner of the Canadian and United Writing personally, my meillories of States Open women's singles title ­ the Championships were of noise, and the vocal encouragement of her colour and friendship with a hazy re­ team mates consisted of repeated cries collection of the Welsh Umpires of "C'mon baby". beating us at a drinking contest during The individual events were less the Umpires' Party and treating us local in that the larger teams in­ to some magnificent Welsh singing. variably had several of their members Well done England, well done Wales, playing at the same time, but and may the Championships endure occasionally one's attention would be for so long as the Commonwealth it­ drawn to a particular table where the self endures. noise level had increased. Invariably this was when an English player was Illdividual Results in contention and any defeat of an Men'Si Singles: Round 4: England player was greeted with a T. Taylor (Eng) bt Loong Peng Sun rapturous applause. (Mal) 14, 6, 10; P. Pinkewich (Aus) bt P. Kleninas (Can) One such incident was the defeat 12, 8, 15; G. Munday (Aus) bt B. Burn (Warwks) of Linda Howard by Elaine Smith, -18, 20, 11, -18, 15; Scotland's 1-8-year-old champion R. Yule (Scot) btMa Cheung Kwai (HK) currently studying political history at -13, -12, 18, 15, 20; N. JarVis (Eng) bt Tan Kai Kok (Sing) Edinburgh University, and another 6, 8, -21, 11; was the ousing of the Hydes/ Jarvis P. Taylor (Beds) bt C. Wuvanich (Aus) combination in the men's doubles by 15, 18, -9, -7, 18; D. Douglas (Eng) bt S. Knapp (Aus) Babstunde Obisanya and Lassey 16, 13, 13; Wilson of Nigeria. D. Neale (Eng) bt Lo Hon Po (HK) The little people from Hong Kong, 17, 12, 16. Malaysia and Singapore caused Quarte'r~finalls: Taylor bt Pinkewich 11, 12, 7; problems to the Umpires - just as Yule bt Munday 17, 19, 9;

Page 19 Quarter-finals: Guernsey 2, Mauritius 5 Sutherland lost to Davies -IS, .. 14. Hammersley bt Jacks 11, 10, 11: Team Events Clancy lost to, M. Mauthoor ... 13. ~8; lost Nigeria, -t, Si:n,gapore ,5 Fogarty bt Smith 15, ~22, .. 15, 20. 19; MEN to F. Mauthoor -14...13. Mathews bt Lim Guat Hoon 19, ~17, 17, 19; Willcocks bt R. Cho,ng 10, 15; lost to, M. Jersey 0, Nigeria 5 Nesukaitis bt Lisle 14, 13, 16. Group A Mauthoor -IS, 17, -21; lost to' F. Mauthoor Hansfo'rd lost to Aiyesoro -9'. -13; 10l;t to .. 17, ..11. Obisanya ~5. -10. SemiAinals,: England 5, Guernsey 0 James lost to F. Mauthoor -10, -16; bt Chong Carver lost to Fenuyi -18. ~13; lost to HAM,MERSLEY bt Fo'garty 11. 12, 11: o Douglas bt J. Clancy 12, 5; bt K. Marsh 5. 8. Aiyeso'rol -12, .. 18. MATHEWS bt Nesukaitis 14, 15, 15. 11, 10. Journeaux lost to Obisanya -9, ~5. A. Hydes, bt G. Willcocks 15. 11; bt Clancy Ghan,a 1, Hong Kong 5 Finah Scot1:3ID.d 5, New Zealand 0 3. 9. Gu,e'1"Dsey 0., Ghana, 5 HAMMERSLEY bt Mathews 11, 19, 14. N. Jarvis bt Marsh 7. 10. ~8. ~10; P. Fo'rker bt T. G. Jennings 15. 17; bt D. Clancy lost to Quaye lost to Quansah Couper 22, -19. 18. Men's Doubles: Quarter-finals: Australia, 5, Mauritius 0 -9, -8 Sutherland bt J. Fisher 8,8; bt Jennings 15, Willco,cks lost to Bartels -8, -17; lost to Nea1e/Taylor bt Burn/M. Johns (Ches) Ireland 4', Hon:g Kong 5 10. Quaye -6. ~12. Fraser bt Couper 11, -20, 20. 10. 13, 13; S. Tracey lost to Tang Hung Bar ~23, ~12: James lost to Quansah -8. 19. -13. Knapp/Wuvanich bt D. Munt (Warwks)/ lost to, Ma Lung Sang ~16, ~9; lost to Ma IWaleS! 2, Singapore 5 p. Taylor 13, 18, 16: Cheun:g Kwai ..11, ..19. Ireland 5, M'auritius 1 Davies bt Chia Chong Boon -14. 17, 17: lost B. Obisanya/L. Wilson (Nig) bt A. Hydes C. Thompson bt Ma. Cheung Kwai 16, ~17, 18; Wilso,n lost to, F. Mauthoor -IS, ..17; bt M. to Tan Kai Kok ..15, 15, ..15. (Eng )/Jarvis ~14. ~15, 14, 24, 17; bt Tang Hung Bor 20, 13; lost to Ma Lung Mauthoor 20, 18. Griffiths bt Yean Ching Fatt 15, 16; lost to Pinkewich/R. Tuckett (Aus) bt E. Caetano/ Sung ..10, ..16. Thompson bt Chong 10, 9: bt F. Mauthoor Chia. Chong BO:Qn 12, ..21, -19; lost to Tan P. Gonda (Can) 15, 13, ~19, -21, 9. A. Cairn!s lost to Ma Lung Sang -18. 16, 10, 8. Ka,il Kook -II, ...25. Semi-finals: .. 18: bt Ma Cheung Kwai ~18, 16, 17; bt Tracey bt M. Mauthoor 16, 10; bt Chong R. Bishop lost to Tan Kai Kok -17, ... 18; bt 11, 11. NEALE/TAYLOR bt Knapp/Wuvanich Tang Hung Bor 14, 19. Yean Ching Fatt 9, 12. ~19, 11, 16, .. 16, 11; Canada 5, Ghana 4 Canada 4" Hong Kon,g 5 Indi.a 5, Malaysia 4 PINKEWICH/TUCKETT bt Obisanya/ Guernsey 0, Ireland 5 Eng:land 5, Australia 4' Wilson 16, 9, 5. Jerse,y 0, Wales 5 Clancy lost to Tracey ~13. -10: lost to Jarvis lost to Pinkewich -12, -18: lost to Hansford lost to Griffiths -16, -9'; lost to ~13. Final: Thompson -6, Wuvanich .. 15, -18; bt S. Knapp 13, 13. Mansfield ~11, ~15. NEALE/TAYLOR bt Pinkewich/Tuckett Willcocks lost to 1. Wilson -14. -17; lost to Neale bt Knapp 13, 14; bt Pinkewich 10. 13; Carver lost to Griffiths -15, -10; lost to ~19, ~15. 20, 15, 15. Tracey -14. -13. lost to, Wuvanich 18, -20. Davies -19, 20. -13. ~19, ~14; M. James lost to, Thompson ...3...12. Taylo'r lost to Wuvanich 19, bt Journeaux lost to, Davies ~6, ..4 IWomen's' Doubles: Quarter-finals: Ghana, 0, England 5 Knapp -H. 11, 15; bt P'inkewich 19, 16. M,athews/L. Howard (Eng) bt Le Gassick/ New Zealand 0, Nigeria 5 E. Bartels lost to T. Tay~or -10. -16; lost Canada 5, Gue,rnsley ° Woodward 6. 13, 10; to, D. Neale ~8. -10. P Gonda bt Marsh 12, 10; ht James ~12, 8, Singaporel 0, M'alaysi.a 5 Lim, Guat Hoon/Tan Sok Hong (Mal) bt J. Quansah lost to' Jarvis -19. -15: lost to 16. Scotland 1, India 5 M. Dorrian (lre)/Senior ~13,. 12, ~18, Taylor -11, -17. Caetano bt Willcocks' 12. 16; bt Marsh 13, 7. 17, 15. Fraser lostl tOI Bajaj -14, -22; lost to Ali -16, E. A. Quaye lost to Neale -16. -15. 1. Lee bt James 12, 13. -18. M. Domonkos (Can)/V. Nesukaitis bt ~16: C. Howe/Lo Yuk Mui (HK) ~20. 17. 5. 11: Mauritius. 0, Canada 5 M,auritius 0, Ghana 5 Yule lost to Jagannath -16, 21, bt Bajaj 19, -IS, 9. Hammersley/S. Howard (Surrey) bt Hon:g Kong 1, Australia 5 Enigland 5, Hong Kon.g 0 Sutherland lost to Ali -18, 16. -13; lost to Mukherjee/I. Puri 16. ~19, 17. ~22. 18. Austiflalia 5, Guernsey 0 Douglas bt Lo Hon Po' -14. 7, 7; bt Ma Jagannath -16. -20. Semi-finals: P. Pinkewich bt Willcocks 6. 9; bt James Lung Sang 13. 12: Hydes. bt Tang Hung Bar 12. 14; bt La Hon Scotland 5, Jerse.y 0 MATHEWS/L. HOWARD bt Lim Guat 5, 12. Forker bt Hanslord 14. 16; bt Carver -20. Hoon/Tan Sok Hong 16, 12, 12; B. Tuckett bt Clancy 6. 15; bt Willcocks Po 14, 11. Taylor bt Ma Lung Sang -19, 19', 19. 19, 14. HAMMERSLEYIS. HOWARD bt Domonkos/ 8, 12. Sutherland bt Journeaux 10, 11: bt Hansford Nesukaitis 10. -19, 12, 19. C. Wuvanich bt James 4, 7. Irdl,and\ 1, Australia 5 10, 15. -II, .. Final: Mauritius 0, Hong Kon,g 5 Tracey lost to, Pinkewich 19. 17; lost Fra~er bt Carver 11, 17. to. Wuvanich -12, -13. HAMMERSLEY/S. HOWARD bt Mathews/ Canada 0, England 5 Thompson bt Tuckett 13, 13; lost to' Pinkewich Wales 5, Ne\W Zealand 1 L. Howard 18, -16, 16, 18. P. Klevinas lost to, Hydes -8. -8: lost to -16. -8. Griffiths bt Jennin9:s 17. 18; bt Couper 12, 15. ~13. ~15; Davies. bt Fisher 16. 11; bt Jennings 18 ...16, Mixed Doubles: Quarter-finals: Neale -18. Cairns lost to Wuvanich -17, lo,st to E. Caetano lost to, Taylor -15. 16. -16: lost Tuckett -16, .. 11. 20. Neale/Mathews bt Wuvanich/Le Gassick to, Hydes 17, ... 17, ~20. Mansfield lost to Couper 18, -19. -J.l; bt 7, 16, 11; D. Wall lost to Neale -18. 19, ~1I. Ireland 1, Canada 5 Fisher 18, 18. Johns/Lisle bt Soong Poh Wah (Mal)/ Tracey lo,st to Lee ~9. -21; lost to Caetano Lim Guat Hoon 13, 15, 15; Ireland 4', Ghana 5 ~14, -16. India 5, Sin!gapore Hydes/L. Howard bt Yule/Smith Wilson lost to, Quaye -12, -20; lost to Thompson bt Wall 12, 20; lost to Lee .. 17,. Nigeria 4, Malaysia 5 17, 17,' 16; Quansah -13, -17; lost to Bartels -15, 18. 17, -11. T. Taylo'r/Hammersley bt Jarvis/S, Howard ..17. Cairns lost tOI Caetano -14, -18; lost to, Wall New Z~alalll:d 5, Jersey 2 14, 18, -15, ~12, 19. Cairns lost to Quansah -20, -18; lo,st to ..18, -18. Couper bt Hansfo'rd 16, 17; bt Carver 12, 17. Bartels 15. -16, -14; bt Quaye 19. -10. 13. Jennings forfeited to' Journeaux and Hansford; Semi-finals: Thompson bt Bartels 12, -19. 20; bt Quaye Honig KOOig 5, Guernsey 0 bt Carver 19, ~16. 12. NEALE/MATHEWS bt Johns/Lisle 16, 14; bt Quanlsah 9, 10. Ma Cheung Kwai bt Clancy 11, 9; bt Fisher bt Carver 17, ~9, 19; bt Journeaux -19. 9, 15, 10; WillcockS' 16, 17. 13, 14. HYDES/L. HOWARD bt T. Taylor/ AustrJaHa 5, Canada 0 Lo' Hon Po bt James 16, 19; bt Clancy 12, Nigeria 0, India 5 Hammersley -12, ~13, 17, 17, 15. Engl,and 5, Ireland 0 18. Ma Lung Sang bt Willcocks 14, 9. Final: Douglas bt Tracey 13, 15'; bt Thompson 12, Wales 1, Ma,1aysi,al 5 -13. 19. Mauritiusl 0, England 5 Griffiths bt Peong Tak Seng 20. 11; lost to NEALE/MATHEWS bt Hydes/L. Howard Soon:g Poh Wah -19', 9. -16. 14, 17, ~17, 16. Neale bt Cairns 7. 12: bt Tracey 9, 6. M. Mauthoor lost to, Jarvis -II, .. 10: lost to JarVis bt Thompson ..19, 11, 9. Hydes, ..12, .. 13. Davies lost to, Loong Peng Sun ~19. -12; lost F. Mauthoor lost to Neale -8, -15; lost to to. Peong Tak Seng 21, ..18, .. 19, JarVis ..14, ..12. Bishop lost to Soong Poh, Wah -11, -11; lost Chong lost to, Hydes .. 15...11. to Loo,ng Peng Sun -9', ... 10. Ghana 1, Australia 5 Scotland 5, Sin:gapo,re 1 Fraser bt Chia Chong Boon 16, ~17, 20; bt TROPHIES P'lacings:­ Tan Kong Hong 17, -15, 19. W L Yule bt Tan Kai Kok 9, 11; lost to Chia CUPS England . 7 o Chong Boon ..22, ..18. Australia . 6 1 Sutherland btl Tan Kong Hong 14, 12; bt Tan Hong Kong .. 5 2 Kai Kok 9, 11. BADGES Canada . 4 3 New Ze.aland 1, Singapore S Ghana . 3 4 Ireland . 2 5 India 5, Jersey 0 MEDALS Mauritius . 1 6 D. Saxena bt Hansford 8, 8; bt Carver 10, Guemsey .. o 7 11. Jagannath bt Journeaux 12, 3,; bt Hansford TIES Group B 5, 10. India 5, Wales 0 Ali bt Carver 8, 13. SCARVES G. Jagannath bt J. Mansfield 15, 14; bt A. Wales, 3, Nigeria. 5 Griffiths 13, 11. Griffiths bt Fenuyi 18, 14; lost to Obisanya N. Bajaj bt G. Davies 10, 13; bt Mansfield ..8, -12. PENNANTS 11, 14. Davies bt Aiyeso'ro, -18. 11, 14; lost to Mir Khasim Ali bt Griffiths, 11, 17. Fenuyi -18. -18; lost to, Obisanya -12, ..17. Bishop lost to, ObisanYa, -12, -16: bt Aiyesoro PRIZES Singapore 5, Jers~y 0 Tan Kai Kok bt C. Hansford 8, 13; bt H. 13, ~18. 14; lost to Fenuyi -22, -12. Carver 16, 17. Scotland 4', Malaysia, 5 EMBLEMS Tan Khoon Hong bJ Carver 16. 13. Fraser lost tOI Soong Poh Wah ~16, -7; lost Chai Chong Boon bt T. Journeaux 9, 18; bt to Peong Tak Seng -25. -20; lost tOI Loong Hansford 9, 14. Peng Sun ~13, -11. COLOURS New Zealand 1, M'alaysia 5 Yule bt Loong Peng Sun 11, -18, 15: lo,st to, Soong Poh Wah 17, ~16, -17: bt Peong Scotland 3, Nigeria 5 Tak Seng,' 18, 20 AND D. Fraser bt L. Fenuyi 13, -18. 17: lost to Sutherland lost to, l>oeng Tak Seng ~17, ~19; B. Obisanya, ~19'. 13, -14. bt Loong Peng Sun 10, 12; bt Soong Poh R. Yule bt Y. Aiyesoro ~11, 14, 13; lost to Wah, ~19'. 12. 10. INSIGNIA Fenuyi -17, ~11; lost to Obisanya 19, -19, ..19. Placings:­ EVERYTHING FOR CLUBS AND MEMBERS E Sutherland bt Obisanya ~16, 18, 14; lost W L 'to Aiyeso,ro, ~19, 14, -11: lost to Fenuyi India 7 0 -13" -19. Malaysia 6 1 Eviry association club, and organisation should have Singapore 4 3 its own copy of this invaluable catalogue "Marks of Jersey 0" M.alaysia 5 Nigeria 4 3 Hansford lost to Loong Peng Sun -16, -IS; Wales. 3 4 Distinction". 48 colourful pages of trophies and insignia lost to, Peong Tak Seng -13. -14. Scotland .... . 3 4 for every sporting and social occasion. Carver lost to, Fan Sim Wai -10. -16: lost to New Zealand .. 1 6 Loong Peng Sun ~12, ~17. Jersey...... 0 7 Journeaux lost to, Peong Tak Seng ~6, -5. SEND FOR YOUR FRE.E. COpy TODA YI Play~offs:­ India 5, New Zealan,d 0 For Positions: Marks of Distinction Ltd. (Alec Brook Ltd.) Scotland 0, Wales, 5 1 and 2-ENGLAND 5, India 0 Fraser lost to Griffiths ~18, ~16; lost to Davies Douglas bt Jagannath -17. 7, 12; bt Ali 20. 124 Euston Road, London, NW1, 01-387 3772/3/4 -17, -II. 18. Yule lost to, Mansfield ~11, 20, -17; lost to Tarvis bt Bajaj 19, 14; bt Jagannath 8, 10. Griffiths ..14, ..10. Neale bt Ali 17, 9.

Page 20 3 and 4-Australia 5, Malaysia 0 tIoward/Mathews bt Eng/Hony 15, S. Hong Kon,g t, Nigeria 3 FINAL PLACINGS 5 and 6-Hong Kong 5, Singapore 2 Australia 3, Wales 0 New Zealand 3, Scotland 0 (Previous po'sitions in brackets):­ 7 and 8-Nigeria 5, Canada 2 Le Gassick bt Pickering 21, 14. Stonestreet bt Angus 20, -8, 12. McMahon bt Jones 15, 16. Fogarty bt Smith -9. 14, 19. Men 9 and 10!-Ghana 5, Wales 3 Le Gassick/McMahon bt Pickering/Thomas Fogarty/Stonestreet bt Angus/Smith Bartels lost to Bishop -17, -17: lost to 12. 12'. 17, -17, 13. 1. ENGLAND (1) Griffiths -15, 15, ..21. Quansah bt Bishop 20, 24; bt Davies 17, 15; Ghana 3, Guemsey 2 Placings: 2. India (3) lost to Griffiths -13, .. 14. Eshun bt Du Feu 10, 16; Canada: Won 6, Lost O. 3. Austr1alia (6) Quaye bt Griffiths, 12, 17; bt Bishop 16, 20; bt Opie 11, 13. India: Won 5, Lost 1. bt Davies, 13, -21, 17. Okwan lost to 0pie -16, 18, -21; New Zealand: Won 4, Lost 2. 4. Malaysia (5) bt Du: Feu 19, 12 • Nigeria: Won 3, Lost 3. 11 and 12-Scot1land 5, Irdand 1 Eshun/Okwan lost to Du Feu/Opie. 5. Hong Kong (2) Sutherland bt Tracey 15, 9; bt Thompson 17, SCOTLAND: Won 2, Lost 4. 16. Ireland 2, Singapore 3. Hong Kong: Wonl 1. Lost 5. 6. Singapore (4) Senio'r bt Ai Suan Yap 14, 15; JERSEY: Won 0, Lost 6. Fraser lost to Thompson -4, 21, -15; bt 7. Nigeria (8) Cairns -18, 17, 16. lost to' Tan Kek Hiang -20, -19. Play-offs:­ Yule bt Cairns -19, 17, 10; bt Tracey' 15, 16. Stewart lost to Tan Kek Hiang 22, -14. -22; bt Ai Suan Yap 17, 19. FOR POSiTIONS: 8: Canada (9) 13 and 14-New Zealand 5, Mauritius 0 Dorrian/Senior bt Tan Kek Hiang/Peck and 2: 9 Ghana (10) 15 and 16-Jersey 5, Guernsey 3 Noi Hwoy 15, 17. ENGLAND 3. Canada 1 10. Wal,eis Hansford bt Clancy 19, -18 18: lost to Wales 0, Mala,ysia 3 Mathews bt V. Nesukaitis 5, ~18, 15. Willcocks 17, -15, -19; bt James 17, 17. Thomas lost to Lim Guat Hoon -13. -16. Hammersley bt Domonko,s 3, 13, 11. Scotland Journeaux lost to, WH1cocks -14, 17, -20; lost Jones lost to Tan Sok Hong -17, -16. bt Nesukaitis 12, 14. to James -17, -13. Pickering/Thomas, lost to Lim Guat Hoan/ Howard/Mathews lost to Domonkos/ 12. Ireland Carver bt James 17, 6; bt Clancy 16, 11; bt Tan Sok Hong -17, ..12. Nesukaitis -16. -12. 13. New Zealand (7) Willcocks 7, 9. Sin.gapore 3, Ghana 0 and 4: WO'MEN India 3, Australia O. 14. Mauritius En,gland 3, Guernsey 0 Group A Mathews bt Du Feu 8, 6. 5 and 6; 15. Jersey Ghana 0, Australia 3 Howard bt Opie 8, 9. New Zealand 3, Singapore 2. 16. Guernsey Howard/Mathews bt Du Feu/Opie 4, la, Wales 0, Englland, 3 7 and 8: L Jones lost to, L. Howard -S, -16. Ireland 2, Austr'alia 3 Malaysia 3, Nigeria O. Women S. Pickering lost to, J. Hammersley -11, -10. Senior lost to M,cMahon -17, 12, ... 11; 9 and 10: 1. ENGLAND (1) Jones/Pickering lost tOI Howard/Mathews -15, bt Le Gassick 7, 19. IRELAND 3, SCOTLAND .. 13. Dorrian lost to Le Gassick 14, -11, ... 13; Senior bt Smith 20, 15; 2. Canada (4) lost to, Mc,Mahon ... 13, .. 11. GUeJ:nsey 0, Sing,apore 3 bt Angus 11, 17. 3. India (5) Dorrian/Senio'I' bt Mc.Mahon/Woodward Stewart lost to, Angus ~5, 19, -12; S. Du Feu lost to Tan Kek Hiang -13, -11. -18, 20, 17. R. Qpie lost to Peck Noi Hwoy -11, .. 11. lo'st to Smith -3. -15. 4. Australia (9) Du Fe:u/Opie lost to Hiang/Hway -11, .. 12. Pla.cings,:­ Dorrian/Senio,r bt Angus/Smith 16, 18. 5. New Zealand (2) Ireland 2, Malaysia. 3 ENGLAND: Won 7, Lost O. 11 and 12: 6. Singapore (6) K. Senior bt Lim Guat Hoon 19, 20; bt Tan Aus,tralia: Wall' 6, Lost 1. Hong Kong 3, WALES 0 Sok Hong 19, 19. Singapore: Won 5, Lost 2. Lo Yuk Mui bt Pickering 13, -23. 8. 7. Malaysia (3) B. Stewart lo,st to Tan Sok Hong -6, -16; Malaysia: Won 4, LOlst 3. Howe bt Jones 19...7, 20. 8. Nigeria lost to Lim Guat Hoon -13, -20. IRELAND: Won 3, Lost 4. Howe/Mui bt Pickering/Thomas 18, -20, M Dordan/Senior lo,st to Hong/Hoon 12, WALES: Won 2, Lost 5. 18. 9. Ireland :10, ..16. Ghana: W oIII 1, Lost 6. GUERNSEY: Won 0, Lost 7. 13 and 14: 10. Scotland Ghana 0, England 3 JERSEY 3. Ghana 1. 11. Hong Kong (8) C Eshun lost to Howard -16, .. 12. GROUP B Edwards bt Okwan 8, 14; N·. Okwan lost to Hammersley -12, -9. Jersey 0, India 3, bt Eshun 17, 12. 12. Wales Eshun/Okwan lost to Howard/Mathews -8. P. Edwards 10iSt to R. Mukherjee ~18, -14. Gallichan lost to Eshun -17, -13. 13. Je~s!ey -15. Edwards/Gallichan bt Eshun/Okwan K. Gallichan lost to I. Puri -18, -17. 14. Ghana (10) Wales 0, Ireland, 3 Edwards/Gallichan: lost to Mukherjee/Puri 12, 16. Jones lost to· Stewart -16, 15, .. 19. -21, ..18. 15 Guernsey 15. Guernsey Pickering lost to' Danian ..9', -15. Nigeria 1, Canada, 3 Jones/Pickering lost to Senior/Stewart -15, -19'. Hong Kon.g 1, Scotland 3,. Kuo, Lin,g lost to E. Smith -16, -15 Guernsey 0, A.ustralia 3 LOI Yuk Mui bt K. Angus 19, ... 14,' 19; Du Feu lost to V. Wo'odward -16, -12. lost tal Smith -16, -9. 1. Dye lost to, M. Le Gassick -6, -11, Kuo Ling/Yuk Mui lo,st to Angus/Smith Du Feu/Dye lost to Le Gassick/Woodward 17, -13, -8. -8, -8. Scotland 0, India 3 Singapore 3, Malaysia 1 Smith lost to Puri -19, 20, -22. Guernsey 0, Malaysia 3 Angus lost to Mukherjee -17, -19. Ou Feu lost to Tan Sok Hong -9, .. 11. Angus/Smith lo·st to Mukherjee/Puri Opie lost to, Lim Guat Hoon -10, ..7. 18, ~14, -11. Due Feu/Opie lost to Hoon/Lee Foong Eng Jersey 1, Nigeria 3 -6. -11. Edwards bt M. Nwaka 14, 12; ED!gIan,d 3, Aus,tralia 0 lost to, E. Jacks 21, ... 16, .. 13. Hammersley bt Le Gassick 19. 20. Gallichan lost to Jacks -16, -5. Mathews bt A. McMahon 9, 13. Edwards/Gallichan lost to Jacks/O. Jo1.nson Howard/Mathews bt Le Gassick/Woodward 12, -13, ... 19'. 19, 11. Canada 3, New Zealand Wailesl 0, Sin,gapore 3 Jersey 2, Ne:w Zealand 3 Pickering lost to Peck Noi Hwoy -12, -20. Edwards bt Y. Fogarty 13. 17; JoneSi lo,st to Tan Kek Hiang -11, 23, -19. bt A. Stonestreet 19', 14. Pickering/G. Thomas lost to Hiang/Ai Suan Gallichan lost to Stonestreet ~7. -13; Yap -16, -14. lost to, Fogarty -13, -16. Ireland 3, Ghana 1 Edwarls/Gallichan lost to Fogarty/ Senior bt Okwan 15, 7; bt Eshun 15. 21. Stonestreet -6, -18. lJorrian bt Eshun 12, -16, 20. Hong Kong 0, India 3 Senior/Stewart lost to Eshun/Okwan -18. -13. Scod:an,d 1, Nilgeria 3 Wales 3, Guernsey 0: Smith bt Nwaka 11, 8; Pickering bt Ou Feu -17, 14. 15. lost to, Jacks 13, ..7, -10. Jones bt Opie 13. 6. Angus lost to Jacks -17. -10. Pickerring/Tnomas bt Du Feu/Opie 16. 12. Angus/Smith lost to Jacks/Johnson Ghana 0, Malaysia 3 18, -10, -17. Ireland 0, En,gland, 3 Hong Kong 0, New Zealand 3 Senior lost to Mathews ..22, -9'. Stewart lost to Hammersley -7, -10. Scotland 1, Canada 3 Dorrian/Senior lost to Howard/Mathews -15, Smith lost to, M. Domonko,s 14, ~23, -16: -18. lost to, V. Nesukaitis -5, -7. Angus lost to· Nesukaitis ..7, ~13. Austr~alia 3, Sin.gapore 0 Angus/Smith bt S. Gero/Nesukaitis 12. 5. Ireland 3, Guernsey 0 India 3, Nige.ria 0 Dordan bt Du Feu 19, 15. Stewart bt Dye 5, 6. Scodan,d 3, Jersey 0 Dordan/Stewart bt Du Feu/Dye IS, 13. Smith bt Gallichan 13. 13. Angus bt Edwards 19', -13. 9. Ireland 3, Guernsey 0 Angus/Smith bt Edwards/Gallichan ~, 12 Dorrian bt: Du Feu 19, 15. Stewart bt Dye 5, 6. Hong Kong 1, Canada 3, Dorrian/Stewart bt Du Feu/Dye 18, 13. Ne,w Zealand 0, India 3 Ghanal 0, rwales 3 Jersey 1, Hong KCID.,g 3 Eshun lost to Pickering ~18, -14. Edwards bt C. Howe 11, 9; Okwan lost to Jo~s ~15. -14. lost to La, Yuk Mui -12, -19. Eshun/Okwan lost to Pickering/Thomas ... 11, Gallichan lost to La Yuk Mui ~19, -18. ~16. Edwards/Gallichan lost to Howe/Mui Sin,gapore 0, England 3 -19, ... 18. Tan Kek Hiang lo,st to Mathews -9, -15. New Zealand 3, Nigeria 2 Peck NO'i Hwoy lost to Hammersley -8, -17. Ai Suan Yap/Hiang lost to Howard/ Canada 3, India 1 Mathews -14, -7. Jersey 1, Canada 3 Malaysia 2, Australia 3 Edwards bt F. Nesukaitis 15. 12; 100st to V. Nesukaitis -9, ~5. England 3, Malaysia 0 Gallichan lost to V. Nesukaitis -8. -6. Hammersley bt Lim Guat Hoon, 14, 4. Edwards/Gallichan lost to Domonkos/V. Mathews bt Tan Sok Hong 9, 12. Nesukaitis -11, -15.

Page 21 Individual Te,am Records player i'~ his hey-day will have the opportunity to sho;w his paces again, Neale Hydes Jarvis Douglas Oppon,en;ts F A Local Leagues' thanks to John Jaques and Son, who 2-0 1-0 2-0 Guernsey 5 0 will be despatching to him two 2-0 2-0 1-0 Ghana 5 0 Karenza Mathews Butterfly bats and 1-0 2-0 2-0 Canada 5 0 Magazine two Denis Neale bats. 2-0 1-0 2-0 Ireland 5 0 Vic Bennett, the enthusiastic, 2-1 2-1 1-2 Australia 5 4 hapPY-tgo-lucky editor of the Norwich 1-0 2-0 2-0 Hong Kong 5 0 Competition magazine, 'Monthly Mardle' not only 1-0 2-0 2-0 Mauritius 5 0 plays himself but has a son Douglas 1-0 2-0 2-0 India 5 0 By PHIL REID who is equally enthusiastic. The ~~------Norwich magazine is well set out, 6-1 10-1 8-0 8-2 8-0 40 4 Well-the n1agazines have COllIe in, th.ere are illustrations and a number ~...,.,...... ,~-.--..- the jud;ges have met and their of interesting articles. I hope Vic Wo:men decisions made. gets as much pleasur1e out of his three Howard/ /STIGA' bats (with covers) as the Ha,mm,e:rsley Mathews Howard Mathews Opponents F A All three of the judges were judges did out of reading his maga­ by the high standard set 1-0 1-0 1-0 Wales 3 0 impr'essed zine. and it was far from easy to decide 1-0 1-0 1-0 Ghana 3 0 Harold Webb, the editor of the the winners 1-0 1-0 1-0 Australia 3 0 North Middlesex magazine is giving 1-0 1-0 1-0 Ireland 3 0 Fortunately there was a good sup­ up anti-loop, to the relief of most 1-0 1-0 1-0 Singapore 3 0 port ironl the manufacturers and it players in Division 2. He will, how­ 1-0 1-0 1-0 Malaysia 3 0 was possible to give six prizes. ever be receiving two bats from S. W. 1-0 1-0 1-0 Guernsey 3 0 HANCOCK AND SO'NS for the The Liverpool League Magazine, quality of his magazine. There was 2-0 1-0 0-1 Canada 3 1 /TABLE TENNIS DIGEST' emerged ---- plenty to read in this magazine winner and thus qualified for one which however had fewer articles 8-0 6-0 3-0 7-1 24 gross of DUNLOP' BARNA SUPER ---- of ygeneral interest than some of the 3 CRO'WN table tennis balls The others. /Digest' ,vas the only entry 'which N. Jarvis bt M. Kuze 19, 20. was printed (the others all being One of the smallest leagues to enter Mrs. K. Mathews lost to S. Yokota duplicated) but this alone was not was Mansfield, whose magazine -19, -12. sufficient to give them first place. 'TABLE TALK' was a racy, lively Japanese production. Tony Hewson, the editor Miss L. Howard lost to Y. Takase They achieved an excellent balance 17 -6 -15 in local league gossip, National news can expect to receive two table tennis Jarvis/Neale 'lost to Ohya/l~asaka and articles of general 'interest. So­ holdalls, with the compliments of -19 21 -12 Jack Lambert-stand by for your ,gift A.D.B. Ltd. Tour H~wa~d/Mathews from Dunlop any day now ! L. lost to T. Finally there is something of a Edano/T. Abe -12, -20. When long-serving Maurice Gold­ 'mystery prize' for sixth spot. This Jarvis/L. Howard bt KuzejEdano stein, editor of 'Birmingham T'able has been won by the Reading League. Judi Charters certainly produced a Before one of the small~st crowds 25, 20. T'ennis News' entered, his words to see a table tennis international In B,efore a much bigger and nlore were thus /Our magazine isn't very beautifully typed magazine with this country, Japan opened their tour enthusiastic crowd at the Leisure brilliant and it won't be until we plenty of pages and their prize is one in the West Country, by sharing the Centre, Bletchley on Good Friday get an editor with more time to of engraving. This will be arranged spoils with England in a 4-4 draw evening, Apr. 20, Japan triumphed spare than me'. The judges disagreed by F. Cordell & Sons in connection with the E.T.T.A. office. -at the P'alace Hotel, Torquay on 5-3 despite Neale a~ain beating with the modest maestro of Birming­ April 18. T'asaka and Jill Hammersley re­ ham and Warwickshire. They placed Finally-thanks to all the leagues As expected the standard of play inforcing the distaff side, to beat the magazine in second spot with its who were sporting enough to enter­ was high, but the match lacked Tomie Edano, and sharing in a well-typed divisional reports, interest­ and to the three judges - Philip atmosphere with the poor support, women's doubles success, with Susan ing controversial articles and Mulcahy, John p'ike and John and this, after the Devon secretary, Howard, over Miss Edana and Miss generally well-planned set-up. Woodford who did such a thorol\uh Keith p'onting had done a tremen­ Abe. But that was all. Maurice-who was (he says) a good job of marking the entries ;:, dous job in both staging the match, Scores:­ and trying to sell it to the public at Jarvis lost to Ohya 6, -13, -18. short notice. Yes Devon you let him D. Douglas lost to Kuze -17, 18, -15. down. Neale bt Tasaka 19, 20. When both teams arrived in Tor­ S. Howard lost to Edano -19 -14. quay they were obviously feeling the J. Hammersley bt Yokota 13. II. strain of the world championships and Douglas/Neale lost to Kuze/Tasaka the journey back from Yugoslavia. 19 -14 -17 Ham.'mersiey/S: Howard bt Abe/ The match started well with Eng­ Edano 14, -20, 18. land quickly going into a 2-0 lead Jarvis/Hammersley lost to Ohyaj through Denis Neale beating Masahiko Takase 8, -17, -9. Ohya and Nicky Jarvis accounting In the third and final match played for their junior champion Masayoshi at the N'ational Sports Centre, Kuze. Japan came back when Sachiko Crystal P'alace on Easter Sunday' Yokota-she is their No. I-beat afternoon, Apr. 22-again before a Karenza Mathe,ws before J ar'vis and fair-sized audience-Japan triumphed Linda Howard took the mixed to put 4-3 to win the Japan Airlines England in command at 3-1. Trophy. That lead, however, was short­ With the match score poised at lived as Tokio Tasaka and Ohya got 3-3, everything hinged on the final Wolsey believe the better of Neale and Jarvis, and set between Neale and Tasaka. But, there are times then the scores were levelled when despite his wins over the same aman should show Yoshiko Takase beat Linda. With a opponent, both at Torquay and women's doubles and a men's singles Bletchley, Neale failed to capitalize his true colours. left, there was everything to play for. on an opening game win as Tasaka AllrlghtJ not n~any And play they did with Tasuko Abe powered his way back to win the people get to see your and Tomie Edano putting the visitors next two for the set match and the underwear. But that's in front for the first time, before coveted trophy. J no reasonforit to be Neale beat TaMaka in the best set of Scores:- dowdy is it? ( the evening to square the match at Go on, cheeryourself 4-all. Neale bt Kuze 18, 8; lost to Tasaka 20 -15 -16 up - wlth Wolsey today. l Wolsey Underwear On reflection a fair result, but I am J arvis lo~t to' Tasaka -15, 20, -14. starts around42P. still left wondering where those table Douglas lost to Ohya -10, -14. tennis lovers of D'evon went, the day Mrs. Mathews bt Edano -15, 18, 18. the Japanese came to Torquay. Douglas/Neale lost to Kuze/Tasaka ··Wo{sey Individual scores:­ -18 16 -19 D. Neale bt M. Ohya 13, 16; ht T. N eal~/Mathew; bt Ohya/Takase we offer you more. Tasaka 13, 9. 11, 13.

Page 22 players. T'his suggests that given a Marriage can appear a great deal win over Staines League side, St. chance they might succeed in Europe. more attractive than trying to reach Annes. Just look at the cups scooped up over the top for England at table tennis. While Ormesby remain one of the the years by the two Rumanians Maria Unless a much wider range of Controversy Alexandru and Eleonora Vlaicov. best men's teams in Europe, there players are given chances soon it looks is no success this year for their Are they too old? Lesley Radford, as though our overall standard will women's team. In the quarter-final married wi th a child trained a lot go downhill steadily, yet more talent of the Ladies' competition they were last season to produce results this will be wasted and more players will beaten 5-2 at home by Gatley year. After a very narrow loss give up altogether through resentment Y.M.C.A This win means the Stock­ against Karenza Mathews at the and frustration. port side· are the sole survivors from beginning of the campaign was told the North, and will travel again in "You are playing well, but you dont the semi-final to meet Letchworth N!ATIO'N~Al stand a chance of selection - you'll CtUB Settlement from North Herts. The give up too soon". Yet Lesley has CHIA,MiP'IO'NISHiIP'S other tie is an all London affair with been playing since she was 10 - so Gainsford having the home advantage Why should it be assumed that she'll S,E,MI-FINAL.S, over Maldon Wanderers from give up before some of the current Chelmsford. pronlising juniors? Who is the By John Pike continental star still mopping up nearly all comers at the age of 35? The twin towers of Wembley are in sight, or at least it's equivalent JUNIOR INTERNATIONALS Is their style wrong? It seems to in the table tennis world, as the semi­ S,CO'TS "WH:ITE.WA,S,H:E.D" JOHN WOODFORD be assumed that "awkward" or in fact final draw was made this week for With only two sets needing a decid­ any defensive player, though effective the National Club' Championships. expounds at length on the at home, will cut no ice against the ing game England inflicted a crushing European women. Can we tell with­ One thing is certain this year, and 10-0 defeat on Scotland in a J unio! tiny E.ngland women's out finding out? Awkward players that is that, it will be a North versus International match played at Bar­ present most problenls to people who South cup final in the men's section, mulloch Community Centre, Glasgow squad. have never played them before and while the women's competition sees on Mar. 9/73. Scores:­ I'm the last person to attack spend a lot of (inle practising orthodox three of the last four teams coming A. Barden bt D. Mullen 9, 6; selectors. Having had a long innings systenls. Conversely, this means that from the South. J. Kitchener bt J. McNee 14, 15. as one myself I know that in any set stylists need to be that much better to The Ormesby Cup forI men first, Miss J. Walker bt' Miss G. McKay of decisions there is often something be effective in a higher class. and the big game in the North is at -22, 10, 15. bound to upset somebody and their Conditions in England are llluch Ormesby itself where the holders take Barden/Miss G. Taylor bt McNee/ supporters. It is a thankless task being faster than in Europe. Consistent on English Electric from Liverpool. Miss P. Fleming 21, 18. on a selection committee and I am hitters here find they lack penetration The other semi-final tie is in London D. Alderson bt A. McCulloch 18, 16. never surprised when at annual abroad whilst defensive and awkward where Fellows Cranleigh from the Kitchener bt Mullen 12, 10. meetings, reluctant candidates have to players find the slower conditions suit Barking League are at home to the Miss G. Taylor bt Miss Fleming 14, be press-ganged into it. them better. Romford side, Dagenite. In the 14. That is not to say that selectors So what can the players concerned quarter-finals, Dagenite went to Barden bt McCulloch 22, 13. should be above criticism. They must do about it? They try to get results Southampton and beat Snows Sports Alderson bt McNee 17, 9. expect it and they usually get it. It's that count. Single successes are clearly 5-4, while Fellows Cranleigh Miss Taylor/Miss Walker bt Miss often a question of the critics trying not sufficient. Shelagh Hession has reached the last four with a 5-1 McKay/Miss M. Smith -18, 13,_ 15. to find a platform - I have never beaten Karenza Mathews and Marita felt that meetings of the National Neidert (Sweden). She has been well Council or the E.T.T.A. A.G.M. are up the rankings but never been given NOT the right places; perhaps the even a single game for England, even letters columns of this magazine could against home countries, in eleven be enlivened with constructive ideas years. Our top two girls are con­ on national selection tinuously playing at the higher level, However, I am sure that there are our other girls hardly ever get the large numbers of people in our game chance, perhaps once a year at the who have been puzzled for several if English Open. Even at this event no not a number of years by the re­ second ladies' team has been entered strictive policies adopted by the for several years, whereas two and England selectors regarding the son1etimes three men's teams are national women's squad and in fielded. particular, the very small number of This. is partic;ularly choking when women or girl players chosen to re­ more money is now coming into the present their country. It's almost a game and even countries like Eire squad without reserves - heaven send their Nos. 3 and 4 players for knows what would happen if our two the experience. A ray of light-ranked lap girls Jill Hammersley and Karenza pIayers were invited to compete in Mathews suddenly became unavailable the qualifying competition at the for any reason whatever. Commonwealth Championships - at Take possible illness alone. These their own expense. At Cardiff, Eng­ two girls play themselves into the land should have fielded at least six ground sometimeS day after day, night women and nine men. Look at the after night in all sorts of events all number of players often participating over the world, no wonder Mrs from the host country at the Euro­ Hamm2rsley has recently announced pean and World championships. And she is not happy about departing on then when the 1973 World's cham­ another tour of China; no wonder pionships is only two hours flying that Trevor Taylor and Denis Neale time away, we send only three girls. yearn for their annual change of The policy of selecting the top team summer scene on their holiday camp plus up-and-coming juniors has been con1mitments. followed for something like eight or Why is it, to return to the girls, nine years. The result is, that really that for the past three years it has only the top two have had any real been impossible for women players international experience. Three years from No. 3 on the ranking list down­ ago or more there were little break­ wards to represent England? One ex­ throughs by Lesley Radford and]udy ception only - Unda Howard who has Williams who were given a sniff of been suitably rewarded for her top play. Two more players who have breaking' into the senior ranks last given up going for the top are of year. course Pauline Piddock and Maureen Are they not good enough? This Robson. might be the answer, at least in the So we are back to square one-if eyes of the selectors. Most of the Jill and Karenza give up next year, players concerned - Lesley Radford, where are we? In trouble, because Shelagh Hession, Judy Williams and there are so many other distractions Susan Howard - have had the odd for young stars these days, just doing win against European and world-class things like getting married for a start. Pace 23 ENIGLIS,H TA,BLE TENNIS ASS:O:CIATIO!N D:EVELOiP'MENrT O'FFIC'ER Aplp,licaiti,ons alre inlvirted for thlils new POSit. The duti,es incliud!e wOlrk with, Ed1uc'a\ti,ona:1 alnld COlmlmercial1 Boidlies in, c,on,­ nectitoln with the d!e~e,lopimenlt al(ld prolmo,tiloln olf table tenn,is. The post wiU bel b,as/eid: alt the He1adqualrters of the Assoc,i,ai­ ti:o,n i:n H:astingrs and! the a1p,p,li­ calnt mUlst b:e prepareid to travel thl'i<*Jghlout Eng:land! iln the purSUiance, of his/her dutiels. A c:alr aUowance wiU be g,ive:n. Siallary wiiU be within, the' ralnge £2,0,20 - £,2,794 pier ainlnum. A,p,p,l,ic,alti101n fOlrm,s alnd fu'rther ilmo,rmlalti,o,n miay b,e o,btaliinled frolm:­ The G:enlelra,1 S,e,creitalry, E:ngUis,h Talble Tenlnlis ASs,oCliarti,oln, 21 Clalre'll1Olnrt, 23 of Yorkshire's 25 quadruple tide-winning players in party 8plnt at the Yorkshire dinne:r-dance at Hastingls, Su,s,sex. Knareshorough on May 1/73. From left-Fro~t: Bert Dainty (County Match Sec.), Judith Walker, Denis Neale, TN341HiA. Ala,n Ransome (holding Premier Division trophy), Tcny Clayton, Jimmy WaJker, D'avid Aldet"'SOl1 (holdin~ (Junior Premlie~r Division trophy); Middlei: Brian Alderson, John Krier, Sylvia Broadbenrt, Karen Wils()n, Lynda to wholm the,y s!hou1ld be SUltton, Tony M:artin, John Kedge, Philip Ward; B'ack: Jeanette Richardson, Pat Clanents, Mike Thirkettle, returned b'y 18th June, 19:73. Carole Grayson" Julie McLean, M,elody Ludi, Stephen Souter, Robert Wiley and Andre,w Kilburn. Nicky Jarvis and Paul Cox were not plresenlt w~ the p,icture was taken by Tony Ross. INrrER,N,ATIOIN:A,L TAIBLE YORKSH'IRE NOTES ham in Rd. 3. Steve Worsman, who to Dennis Reed. TENiNllS S,C,HiO,Ot 1973 had earlier defeated Jim Yeats, was In the other semi, Jimm,y Walker KO'L'BOID:A, S,WEDE.N' by TOI1¥ Ross Shutt's final opponent. Sylvia Bro1ad­ was due to play Alan Ransome. bent was the WS winner and Melody Andrew Kilbum hammered his way 1~he Swedish Sport University are Ludi took the GS title. In the boys' ORMES,BY HAT-TRIC,K to the finals of both U-15 and U-17 again holding a summer' school for event, Greg Hill defeating Steve BS, where he was due to face table tennis players of all ages and On Apr. 30 last, Ormesby TfC Waring, who had had earlier wins Stephen Souter and David Alderson stages from the 3rd of June to 15th became the first club to win all 3 over the higher-r1anked David Renton respectively, havi:qg already beaten, September at Kolboda, situated 25 sections of the Yorkshire Club and Philip Halmshaw. in the V-17 event, Souter and Brian kilometres south of Kalmar, Sweden. Championships in the same season, In Harrogate, Leeds and Northum­ Alderson. Instruction is under the top Swedish beating Moor Allerton (Leeds) in the berland player AlaDt Jones retained men's team competition, Barnsley Congratulations to Social Secretary, coaches and play is on 30 Stiga his local MS title with a win over Alan Cram, on the success of the tables and 5 Dunlop tables. N'orth End in the women's and Hull David Shaw in a repeat of last Y.P.1. in~ the junior. The winners well-attended County Dinner Dance Charges are 260 Swedish Kroner season's. final, whilst in the Halifax on May 1. and runners-up in the Yorkshire Closed, David Lamb defeated holder per week except for the period 8th League wer'e:- Keith Guy in the MS final. July to 4th August when the price rises to 310 Sw. Kr. perl week. (£24 Div. 1 - Middlelsbrougp. I (Hud­ ' Over in HUll, Qive Pollard, E.T.T.U. CAtENiDAR' 1973/4 and £28 approx.). Minimum period of dersfield I); Div. 2 - Halifax I regained the MS title he last held September booking-one week. (Sheffield II); Div. 3-Harrogate I 12 years ago, after knocking out 7/9 Czech Junior Open A week commences with evening (Middlesbrough III); Div. 4-Castle­ holder NeB Fulstow in the semis, meal on a Sunday through to lunch­ ford/Pontefract I (Doncaster II); and Gordon Birch in the final~. October Div. 5-H,alifax III (Wharfedale and 5(7 Polish Op,en L,ubline time the following Saturday. 'The Lynda Sutton rletained her WS title price includes full board and all Airedale) . with a win over GS winner Ka.ren 12/14 Spanish Open Alecante coachiI\g fees. Women-Middlesbrough I (Barns­ Wilson. The boys' event went to November Full details and all bookings to:­ ley); Junior: B,radfo'rd I (Middles­ David Robson, victor over Malcolm 2/4 Yu,go,slav Open brough); Veterans: Blradford II Noble, after he had beaten Steve Mr. J ohan Messa, Gray. Mike Thirkettle's conqueror. 14/15 Hungarian Open Budapest Oxenstiernas Vag 159, (Barnsley) . Last week ScandinaviaA {)petJ At Doncaster, Mick Dainty beat S-184 00 Akersberga, Yorkshire League Merit Awards, Malmo Sweden. John Keys to retain his MS title. St. which go to the player(s) in each 1974 Telephone: 0764-62560. division who has/have (i) won the Mary's Y.C., South Elmsall, pro­ January most and (ii) lost the least number vided a tTio of young winners, with 15/18 USSR Invitation Vilnius of sets, were awarded to:- Div. 1­ Pat Waldrol1t taking the WS, Paul U-13 CH:AfM:P'IOIN1S Cox the U-18 BS and Alan Summer­ 20/22 Rumanian Open Cluj David Alderson (Middlesbrough) 25/27 Cze:ch Open Prague Martin Shuttle (Surrey) and (won 13, lost 1) and John Kedge scalie!s the U-15 BS. Angela Mitchell (Middlesex) were the (Huddersfield) (13-1); Div. 2 ­ Surprtise winner last year, Geoff February winners of the Halex U-13 National Bria!l/ D'awsoD (Halifax) (15-1); Sa,g;ar did the same again this year 10/12 ETTU Classification Singles Championships at the Abbey Div. 3-Graham Carr (Harrbgate) to take the Barnsley' MS title, with (Top 12) Sweden Stadium, Redditch on Saturday, May (13-3); Div. 4-B. Potter (Barns­ LilJias Hamilton also retaining the 15/16 Irish Op,en Dublin 12. ley) (15-1); Div. 5-Paul Dykes women's. D'avid Starkie made it a 24/25 Federal Gennan Open Although tying with Chris Rogers (Wharfedale anq: Airedale) (13-3); successive hat-trick of BS successes. Munich (Leics.) and David Newman (Essex), Women-Caro~ Knight (Middles­ The Middlesbrough Closed finals February 28/March 2 all with 7 sets won and one lost, brough) (16-0); Junior (Boys)­ Shuttle had the superior game average had not been played at press-time, English Op~ Brighton Philip Halmshaw (Bradford) despite losing to Newman who, in but the wealth of talent provided a Ma,rch (23-1); Junior (Girls.)-Me1ody Ludi few shocks in the earlier rounds. In turn, lost to Rogers. (Bradford) (10~2); Veterans-Brian the MS, Blnan Alderson put out 10/11 Welsh Open Ca:rdiff Angela Mitchell had the impressive Starkie (Barnsley) (18-0). Durham champion Malcolm Corking 23/24 Scottish Open Edinburgh record of seven successive wins all in Bob Shutt (19) is the new Brad­ in Rd. 1, and Tony Martin in Rd. Ap'ril straight games. Suzanne Hunt ~as the ford champion, beating the holder 2, but then avoided a clash with his 6/13 EURO,PEAN CHAMPS,. runner-up and Angela Tierney finished and next-door neighbour P'aul Cotten- brotherl D'avid in the semis by losing Novi Sad third.

Page 24 Two 13-year-old table tennis tigers The last named were also runners­ gifted with attacking flair and fame up for individual awards, finishing 'NEWS OF THE WORLD' at their fingertips were on Sunday, joint 3rd and 4th respectively. Apr. 29 acclaimed the News of the Other runners-up were:­ World "Boy" and "Girl of the COACHING SCHEME Year". BOYS-2nd Trevor' Burrows, 15, of Crewe, Cheshire. Joint 3rd Keith Slim, left-handed David Newman, Richardson, 13, of Soham, Cambs. of Maldon, Essex and pretty, pig­ GIRLS-2nd p'atricia Allen, 15, of tailed Belinda Chamberlain, of Malpas, Cheshire. 3rd Anne Wallis, Table Tennis ·Tigers' Buckden, Hunts., proved outstanding 15, of Wellingborough, Northants. among the sixteen finalists at Butlin's bY JOHNNY LEACH Bognor Regis Camp, and hence the Standards were extremely high pick of 40,000 teenagers who took throughout the competition, and any part in the whole N'ews of the World of the sixteen finalists could be rated National Coaching Scheme at Butlin a potential England representative of Holiday Camps last summer. They are the future. For once the English boys guaranteed every help and encourage­ and gir'ls outclassed those from ment to emulate those past title­ Scotland and Wales. holders who have climb~d to stardom. It was notable how many com­ petitors favoured the all-out attack­ David and Belinda were the ing style. This was refreshing, but no unanimous choice of our international youngster today should neglect team of coaches, which included past altogether his defensive technique. winners in Karenza Mathews and Alan Modern world championship play Hydes, though David in particular demands strength in all departments had very fierce competition in the of the game. latter stages. They received their trophies from Mr. Bobby Butlin in PREVIOUS WINNERS front of an appreciative crowd in Butlin's Regency Ballroom. BOY 1955 George Fearnley Earlier in the day that same crbwd 1956 I-Iowell Jones thrilled to the exciting rallies in the 1957 C;eorge Livesey P'upil Partners Doubles Competition 1958 David Creamer contested by boy-and-girl partner­ 1959 Nigel Ive ships from each of the eight Bntlin 1960 Chester Barnes Camps. This was eventually won by 1961 Colin Cadwallader the Skel8'ness team of 15-year-old 1962 David Brown Michael Douglas of Crawley, Sussex 1963 Alan Hydes and 13-year-old Susan Hunt of 1964 Stuarft Gibbs/Jin1 Langan Grantham, Lines. from Minehead, 1965 Trevor Taylor represented by Gary Hamilton of 1966 Haydn Thomas Wolverton and Wendy Brown, of Dronfield, Sheffield. continued on next page

The winning line-up' (from I,. to r.) Mr. Bobby Butlin, David Newman" Belinda Chambe'rlain and Sche'me Administrator, Johnn¥ Leach.

The whole compan,y at BOgl1olr Relgis with coaches Karenza Mathewsl and Brian Bumis to Johnny's right and Alan Hydes and Suzanna Kava1lierou Michael Douglas and Susan Hunt, winners of the Pupil Partners Doubles to his left. Competition"

Page 26 1967 Peter 'Taylor ruoney and the reason for such early Marshal Lord Montgolllery and Sir the final of the Coca-Cola J. M. Rose 1968 Tony Langan notice is to call upon the table tennis Alec Rose. Bowl, but if they are to be at Harlow 1969 Ian Horsham fraternity at large to render all pos­ The Rules of the Club provide that on the 27th May, they must first win 1970 Robert HeBaby sible assistance by submitting ideas of if a merrlber is challenged by another their semi-final tie at Stockport. 1971 Paul Day how to raise the necessary money. member and is unable to produce his In the quarter-finals of the Brom­ GIRL All such suggestions and/or dona­ winkle, he is fined - to the advan­ field Trophy, Wolverhampton were tions should be sent to me, Lou tage of the funds! cr~dit 1955 Jacqueline Butcher beaten 6-3 by Cheshunt, but all Hoffman, F.R., 33a Grove Avenue, 1956 Margaret Bradnum Besides having an annual supper to'the Wolves youngsters for getting London, N. 10. I do most sincerely 1957 Carol Bagshaw and giving a New Year Party to this far in the competition. hope that if and when your Club, 1958 Hilda Brautigham children, the Club fund raising events League or County is approached for Another full programme was cpm­ 1959 Diane Fitzgerald are organised and over a period of pleted at the Highfield Centre, but I help that same will be readily forth­ time considerable sums have been 1960 Lesley Bell coming in that spirit of enthusiasm hope next season, we shall see some 1961 Lesley P'roudlock given to charity. of the Staffordshire players helping so very necessary for a Super World A.K.V. 1962 P'at Dainty Table Tennis Championships. out. This season county coach, Jim 1963 Linda Henwood Hayward, has been most grateful for 1964 Pauline Hemmings the help given at the centre by the 1965 Karenza Smith HASTINGS STAFFORDSI-IIRE NOTES Birmingham players. 1966 Jill Shirley by John Pike The Staffordshire selection com­ 1967 Elaine Smith WINKLE CLUB mittee will be working to a new 1968 Lynda Chesson Another season over and I am policy next season when it comes to 1969 Lynda Jones ON the occasion of the England v. afraid very little glory again for team selection. A number of changes 1970 Janet Hellaby France match at Hastings on the 6th Staffs. The best performance came were made relating to county players 1971 Judith Walker ~1arch, 1973, Charles Wyles and Keith from the "B" team who finished in a new set of rules issued at the end Watts were made members of the runners-up to Glamorgan in the Mid­ of April and approved by the county Hastings Winkle Club in recognition land division. The "A" team and committee in May. FUND RAISING of their long services to Table Tennis. veterans both finished in the bottom half of the table while the juniors had Two A.G.M. dates. T11e County Those present at the induction hold theirs at Burton Manor, Staf­ World Championships 1977 ceremony which con~isted of present­ one of their worst ever seasons and were left at the finish holding the ford, on Sunday, June 24th at 3.30 ing them ,vith a winkle (which is the while Goodyears is the venue for the b1y LOIUIS HIOIFFMAN symbol of membership) and their wooden spoon. To all four teams, better luck next season. In the Staffs. Wolverhampton meeting on Thursday, membership card, were Mr. John June 14th. IN Sarajevo, England took up their Burton, the President, Mr. Charlie County League. the first division title option to stage the 34th World White (Hon. Secretary), Mr. Charlie is still undecided at the time of writ­ Local youngsters, R. Legge, G. Chalnpionships in 1977 at Brighton. White (Junior) and Bill Vint ing, but it will rest between the P'ot­ Round, and J. Hinton were all hoping This is a fact. And another is that (members). teries and West Bromwich. All the to do well in the Joseph Leckie Junior tournament, held at the Walsall the cost of staging this enormous spec­ r-rhe Winkle Club was founded in other divisions are clear cut with the winners as follows: Division 2­ school at the beginning of May. tacle of our sport at today's prices 1900 by the fishermen of Hastings Potteries, runners-up - Stone; Divi­ would be in the region of {150,000! with the main idea of helping others At the end of season dances and By )977 this conservative amount could less fortunate than themselves. During sion 3-Wolverhampton, runners-up­ presentations, Hughie Porter a house­ spiral to anything up to a !-mill,ion. the course of years many famous Potteries; Division 4-Wolverhamp­ hold name in the cycling world, did Well, having got that off my chest, people who have visited Hastings have ton, runners-up-Stone. In addition the honours at Wolverhampton, while let me now tell you that I have: been been made members including the to this, Wolverhampton won the third at Darlaston, the pots were handed given the task of Fund Raising. In Duke of Windsor (when he was the division of the Midland League. out by the West Bromwich secretary the very near future I shall be putting Prince of Wales), Sir Winston At the end of April, West Brom­ and now E.T.T.A. Vice - President, into operation schemes for raising -Churchill, Sir Robert Menzies, Field- wich were just one game away from Arthur Wall.

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Page 27 Congratulations to Lancashire on week, and these are attended by a their return to the Premier Division large number of established and up­ of the CTTC and to Donald Parker and-coming stars from a wide range in winning 7 out of his 8 sin,gles sets of sports. These or similar sessions at Redditch which might well have would be of considerable benefit to had something to do with his eleva­ many of the better and high poten­ tion to No. 16 in the senior ranking tial table tennis players. list recently issued. Physical fitness is generally recog-­ nised as a key factor in success at table tennis and training to pop SPORTS HOLIDAYS AT music achieves a more enthusiastic SCARBOROUGH FOR ayproach and a high work rate. A few of those attending this speci.al demon­ YOUNG PEOPLE stration session in Reading were fami­ Ho1idays with a difference have been liar with some concepts of exercising to music, but left highly impressed arranged for the summer this year by with the system developed by I{en the Sports Council. Young people Woolcott. under 18 will have the opportunity of a coaching holiday in anyone of five l'his demonstration should lead to sports, either on a day basis or sorne interesting applications and resident at Scarborough College. developlnent of pop-mobility training for tabIe tennis. The first week·- ~8th July - 4th August, includes an advanced cricket course for selected players for which scholarships are available, which has GOVERNM,ENT URGED TO been organised in co-operation with EASE EFIFECTS OF VAT ON Royal Patronage the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, while courses in Table Tennis and SPORT Her Majesty The Queen, in addition tol being the Patron of the English Trampolining are open to boys and Table Tennis Association, is also P~ron of the Bo,ys' B'rigade to! whose girls of all abilities. Dr. Roger Bannister, chairman of the Sports Council, has appealed to headquarters at Brigade House, P'arsoo:s Green she plaid a recent visit. The second week, 4th August - 11th the Government to change their minds The Queen is here seen chatting tOI forJDm4 Middlese!x intemiation,al August, has Cricket and Basketball for and ease the affects of Value Added Laurie Landry who w~s runniD/g a table: /tennis coaching sess,ioo on the boys and a Badminton course for boys p'rem,isc's. Boys' B,rigade Presrident, the Ea,rl of Elgin and Kincardine, and girls at all levels of ability. Tax on sport. completes the group. In a letter to Anthony Barber, The fee for each course is [15.40 Photo by courtesy of Ronald Chapman, Enfield, Middlesex. (including V.A.T.) for full accom­ Chancellor of the Exchequer, Dr. modation or £6.60 (non-resident). Bannister described the introduction Details and application forms are of V.A.T. from 1 April as "a sad day LANCASHIRE NO·TES available from:­ for British sport". Halex Under-13 He stressed the dependence of by George R. Yates The Sports Council, 5 St. Paul's Street, amateur sport on the devoted and un­ Singles paid efforts of thousands of supporters PRESTON AR,E CHAMPIONS LEEDS LS1 2NQ. (Tel. 36443). throughout the country. He added: Championships Founded in 1929, the P'reston and "I am most concerned that the DO-strict TTL really had something additional burden of V.A.T. will not By la,n R. Crickme'r to celebrate at their prize distribution only have a depressing effect .on sp~rt on May 11 when they took possession POP-MOBILITY as a whole but will also, by ImposIng 165 boys and 89 girls took part in of The Sydney Richardson Challe~e further demands on the administrators' the Regional play of these champion­ Cup as chan1pions, for the first time, time and energies, start to undermine ships at eight centres on the week­ of the First Division of the Lancashire TRAINING this essential voluntary support.' , and Cheshire League, first won by end of April 7th and 8th. The resul­ by ALAN DINES tant winners who will contest the Blackpool back in 1938. Dr. Bannister made the following National Finals on Saturday, May But it was no easy run-in the Coaching Organise,r, R,eading. firm propos'als:­ 12th, at The Abbey Sports Centre, Prestonians had in their final match, Organiser, ETTA Regio'nal Centre, 1. Subscriptions to sports clubs and Birmingham Road, Redditch, are: away to Chester on Apr. 13. Down Reading, and Secretary, ETTA associations should be exempt Boys: 0-3 they had to really pull out all Southern COlachi'ng Area. from V.A.T. in the same way the stops to win 6-4 but champagne that subscriptions to trade, Richard Jermyn, North Hertfordshire Ken Woolcott the athletics coach corks duly popped as Donald P'arker, professional and vocational -Region 6. Tony Rigby and Jim Clegg finally has developed training to pop music David Newman Chelmsford-Region to a very advanced level during the associations are already 5. . drank to their success in the company excluded. of inter-league secretary George last seven years. His method is based Christopher Reed, Barrow-in-Furness Ressel. Final table:­ on a two hour session in which ~. Courses in sport and physical ~Region 2. various sets of exercises are per­ P W D L F APts recreation should be zero rated Christopher Rogers, Leicester-Region formed to about 35 pop records. The Preston ...... 7 6 1 0 47 23 13 or exempt from V.A.T. on the 3. programme is carefully worked out to grounds that they are of an Martin Shuttle, I'hames Valley Manchester 7 5 1 1 47 23 11 exercise different groups of muscles Liverpool 7 4 2 1 43 27 10 educational nature and .can, in Region 7. in sequence. A very high standard of many cases, be considered as a Andrew Smith, Birmingham Stockport ...... 7 4 1 2 37 33 9 fitness is demanded and achieved ­ Region 4. Bolton 7 2 1 4 34 36 5 normal extention to a physical teenage girls are able to perform education curriculum. Michael Thirkettle, Hull-Region l. Farnworth 7 2 1 4 30 40 5 exercise routines which include 18 or Richard Trim, Shaftesbury - Region Blackpool 7 0 2 5 23 47 2 36 press ups to a record. There are 3. That certain safety and life· 8. Chester ...... 7 0 1 6 19 51 1 different exercise routines to about 60 saving equipment associated Girls: Replacing demoted Blackpool and records so that variety or specialisa­ wit)l physical recreation should Belinda Chamberlain, St. Neots ­ Chester for next season will be tion can be introduced to any session. be zero rated. Region 5. Blackburn and Sale, champions, res­ A demonstration session was staged 4. Adnlission charges to sports Jane Dovey, Gloucester-Region 4. pectively, of Divisions 2 (N) and in Reading on April 6th for the Read­ centres and events should be Linda Holmes, Derby-Region 2. (S) . ing Coaching Organisation and the zero rated. It is the Sports Suzanne Hunt, Grantham-Region 3. Manchester retained their Women's Reading Regional Centre. This was Council's view that the Angela Mitchell, North Middlesex- Div. 1 title when, in their final attended by table tennis coaches arguments which led to the Region 6. match, they beat Bury 8-2. The from a wide area and many repre­ abolition of the entertainment's Janet New, Bc5'urnemouth-Region 7. Junior Div. 1 title went to Lancaster sentatives from other sports. Ken tax are equally valid today. Angela Tierney, North East Summer and Morecambe but in the play-off Woolcott and his team of demon­ -Region 1. between the top four leagues, Stock­ strators generated an enthusiastic Dr. Bannister's letter" to the Mary Wakely, Exeter-Region 8. port came through to win the Jack response from those present who were Chancellor followed .the completion of Play in the National Finals will Livingstone Memorial Trophy. Final all soon convinced that this method a wide-ranging investigation into the commence at 12-30 p.m., and the junior table (leading positions):­ of training is now highly developed effects of V.A.T. on sport which was system of play has this year been Lanc./Mor. 8 7 0 1 50 30 14 and extremely valuable. carried out with the help of the amended to allow each finalist to Bury ...... 8 5 1 2 54 26 11 The training programme run by Ken Central Council of Physical Recreation, play the other seven title con­ Preston .. 8 4 2 2 48 32 10 Woolcott in London includes pop­ the governing bodies of sport and a tenders. Stockport 8 4 2 2 43 37 10 mobility training sessions twice a number of spor.ts centres.

Page 28 XD: Hallows /Dovc bt K. Aldenj p.r~s~nt in mass - so it Inust be the tennis. I believe it is pennanent INTERNA TIONAL Sangster -20, 16, 18. Sports Editors. But why send reporters there now. U-15 EVENTS if they have no intention of printing Swimming Baths having dressing CLUB BS: C. Sewell (Gloucs) bt Hallows 13, their copy.. It is time the E.T.T.A. rOOlns and other amenities used in by Hlo'n. Sec., 15· had a show down with the press barons this way for t. t. in the winter months Laurie La,nd:ry GS: Dove bt Sangster 14, 13. in an endeavour to get our sport are splendid. There must be dozens BD: Burrows/D. Shropshire (Warwks) reported, not more fully, but just that could be converted for this A FAII~LY active year and SOIDe bt Hallows/ I. Smith (Lanes) 15, 11. reported. Thank heavens for Table purpose and provide an unexpected Hew lllenlbers bring our Il1embership GD: Dove/Sangster bt J. New (Hants) Tennis News, even if some of the income for the council. to nearly 140. The main events were /R. Newman (Cambs) 12, 14. results are somewhat dated as is It might interest the ETTA to the highly successful 2nd Rubber Bat LJ-13 EVENTS inevitable with a monthly publication. know that the small swimming bath Open and the match with the Ches­ BS: R. Idowu (Lanes) w.o. G. Alden FRAr~K JACKSON. at the White Rock Main Baths is hunt League celebrating their Silver (Nthnts). completely unused throughout the 1 Elims Avenue, Jubilee. The International Club GS: S. Hunt (Lines) bt V. Feakin year by th~ublic. Who knows, an Lo,ndo:n, N. 10. frophy will be played for at the (Nthnts) 10, 20. enquiry, miglit be a new Hastings 1~T English Junior Open for the Boys' BD: Idowu/E. Waiters (Ches) bt A. Why not write in to the Sports HQ. Team event. Sankey/ A. Smith (Warwks) 16, 14. Editor of your particular newspapelr VALDER HUDSON, O.A.P. 'tVith 5,0 Inany memb~rs it is not U -11 EVEN'rS and co,mplain. Both The Guardian Top Flat, difficult \ tor the Club to involve itself BS: G. Baker (Nthnts) bt C. Wilson and the Daily Telegraph carried 46 Wickham Avenue, in celebrations of any type so if there (Hants) 19, g. comprehensive reports from Sara­ Bexhill-on-Sea, is any League or Association that GS: M. Smith (Berks) bt G. Heath jevo.-Ed. Sussex. wishes the International Club to pro­ (Berks) 13, 11. vide a team of Juniors, Veterans or PRO'TEST REGiISTE:RED present day full Internationals just DURHAM NOTES contact me at 53 Highfield Road, I \VOULD like to protest that again London, N.W.6 lQD (01-794 6753). $;lto.m tIie this season's finals of the Coca-Cola by Fred Inch National Teanl Competitions are held £ditoJt,''" [I~ away from the North. Jim Liddell, Durham County Vice­ The E--rTA has a duty to all its P:resident and Philadelphia League Joseph Leckie Iuembers and therefore the venues for President diid at the age of 44 years WOIRITHY OIF P'RA,ISE these events should move throughout on Saturday, April 14th, 1973 and the country, but I feel the North many Officials and representatives of 1 Star One reads about International Table always gets the ."rough end of t~e Leagues throughout the County Tennis, but rarely do we hear very stick" when detaIls are sorted out In attended the funeral to pay their much about what should be classed our "Southern" H.Q. respects and below is a tribute, given 'rHIS new Joseph Leckie tourna­ as the ((back-bone" of the sport, the by Don CharIton, Secretary of the league clubs. If you wish for a specific grievance Inent at Walsall for juniors is here to then I site the case of Stockport Philadelphia League and County stay. With 225 entries and 14.events, These are the teams who play week 'VOlnen who last year travelled to Coaching Chairman. it was a new tournament on VIew for in and week out, fielding dedicated Birnlingham for the Rose Bowl final, liThe death of our P'resident, Jim the first time, and what an impact players, who in my opinion, build the which I admit is reasonably central, Liddell, is a great shock to his it made. Like the F.A. Cup final, interest for all young boys and girls and this year have to go to Harlow in family as well as to his friends in played on the sanle day, this tourna­ and playa major part in every Table Essex - if they manage to reach the Table Tennis. lllent had its moments of greatness Tennis Tournament throughout the final next year will it be the Isle of and disappointments. As an official of the Philadelphia country. Players who know they have Wight? League for many years in the post 'raking the latter first, and one no chance of winning high honours, I think the titne has conlC for more of Treasurer he worked tirelessly for 111USt feel sorry for Marilyn Sangster but on every occasion you will see "National" thinking for these the good of the League and Table from North Acton. She appeared in them battling away until defeated National Trophies, let us see the finals Tennis as a whole. no fewer than five finals but only and hoping above all else to play a of 1974 somewhere in the North. (arne out on top in the Girls Under­ ranked player. As P'resident he had at all times 15 doubles with Susan Dove. Another GEORGE STAFFO'RD an active interest in the welfare and The Ilford League have produced well-being of all members. disappointment fell to Gary Alden, a club worthy of praise in Table 15 E,mp,res:s Avenue, the Northants NO.2, who had to Tennis. Ilford Ltd. T.T.C. complet­ Miarpte, Cheshire. As a person, a finer man you could leave the tournament because of suf­ ing the hat-trick winning the 1st not wish to find, quiet and quietly spoken, with an integrity beyond fering from migraine, but this I am Division Title three years in succes­ TAKE TH,E PtUN!G,E glad to say had a happy ending. \Vith sion. Always a consistent team, question, who would not hesitate to Gary not returning on the second day, against strong or weak opponents. If rf'S quite natural that stars of speak his mind if he thou/ght an his brother Kevin teamed up with the same bond existed in our Inter­ sport make the headlines and cove­ injustice was being done to anyone. Leanlington's Ewan Ferlie. The out­ national scene in Britain, we could rage In their respective Inedia maga­ I spoke with him last, early on conle? They took the Cambridge cup once again be a great power in Table zines. Such reading is fine for top­ the Saturday morning. Table tennis by winning the Boys' doubles. Now Tennis throughout the world. liners and above average performers, was of course being discussed, some­ those Iuoments of greatness and some but as our subject is Table Tennis, thing he said to me was simply V. L. ELSTON. of the youngsters that stood out above of what intense interest is such news Jimmy Liddell when he said 'The the rest. Trevor Burrows from 30 Belvedere Road, to the below average. result does not matter as long as we Crewe, Bristol's Chris Sewell, Roger Leyton, (London, E.10. Not so long ago, a League Secretary, play the game' ". Idowu of Sale, Bolton's Nigel an excellent player, told me he didn't Hallows, although he lost in three EASY MONEY know really much about the lower finals, he won the mixed with Susan divisions of his League. His know­ WESTERN LEAGUE NOTES Dove. Susan herself won three After reading the editorial in the ledge was adequate but not intimate. trophies, and we saw another good April edition I can only say that the by Grove Motlow display froln Birminghanl's Di St. newspaper reporters of this country It seems to me that much larger Ledger. Both the consolation prizes earn easy money. Your topic was the and wider circulation could be Last month I reported the death went to Staffordshire players with scratching of Neale and Taylor frolll achieved by describing life "below of Ted Brooks, one of our vice­ stairs" in our table tennis. leagues. presidents, from Newport. It is now Robert Legge (Cannock) taking the the Norwich Union International my sad duty to record the loss of boys'; and Wolverhampton's Janet Chanlpionships and to quote your A page devoted to play and condi­ Carr picking up the girls'. With their tions of less talented but equally en­ yet another, Ray Harris of Bristol, words ' 'under the full glare of who passed away early in April. He first tournament behind them,' one national publicity". That is quite a thusiastic low division players would can only find praise for Sid Parker and be very readable to those who play was our chairman for many years laugh since the first I knew of it was and, upon his retirement four years his committee, and I thoughtit very -when I read TT News. for enjoynlent and no desire to take fitting at the end, that the tournament the sport too seriously, or indeed ago, was made a vice-president of the referee, Ian Crickmer, should receive Table tennis on the whole is very could not. League. poorly reported in the national press, a tankard from the committee. Though having no choice in the He served the League well, as did hardly any of the results of the 2nd R.ESULTS:­ tnatter it has always seemed to me a Ted, and we shall miss these faithful J Commonwealth Championships were friends of ours. In addition, both LJ -17 EVENTS cheerful game and a social evening printed and even the coverage of the had given yeoman service to their BS: T. Burrows (Ches) bt N. Hallows was surely more enjoyable than the recent World Championships was scant frenzied efforts of top players to do respective leagues and long will their (Lanes) 19, 14. to say the least. But they did print GS: D. St. Ledger (Warwks) bt M. or die. Although, of course, bless devoted services be remembered. Our Neale's victory over a past holder of 'em, we would perish without 'em. heartfelt sympathies are extended to Sangster (Middx) 15, 11. the men's singles title. BD: K. Alden (Nthnts) /E. Fel:'lie Harking back to my S1. Bride's their families. (Warwks) bt Burrows/G. Jackson Who is to blame for the lack of Institute days (Ludgate Circus, On the playing front we have (Ches) 14, 20. table tennis results in the national London) in winter, the covering of the another successful season and my GD: K. Groves (Warwks)/St. Ledger press - according to you it is not the swimming" pool there with wooden sincere thanks go to all League Sec­ bt S. Dove (Middx) jSangster 15, 20. reporters as, at big events, they are planks was simply great for table retaries for their loyal co-operation.

Page 30 is to run more smoothly the number all averaged a win every two sets, tures have now been completed, and Midland League of postponed matches must be drasti­ but Day surprisingly could only the Division winners and runners-up cally reduced and the Executive Com­ manage a win every three. The three are:­ by PH'ILIP REID mittee must insist that matches, once doubles sets continue to be a big Div. 1: Byker CC "A" and Reyrolles arranged, must be played, if neces­ failing and only the mixed produced Practically all the Midland League IIA". sary with weakened teams. more wins than losses. The individual Div. 2A: Byker CC liB" and Rey­ titles have now been settled but fust averages for the season were as Of the League's 10 divisions, three rolles let's look at the Veterans' 1st Divi­ follows:- "c". remained unresolved at the time of Played Won Div. 2B: Reyrolles "B" and New­ sion. O'xford and Coventry both Michael Harper ...... 10 5 writing as do many of the promotion castle University "A". arrived at the final match with Ken Muhr 4 2 100% records. An exciting match and relegation issues. Div 3A: Electrics "c" and Wills Tony Littlechild 10 4 "A". ended with the spoils shared but this P'aul Day 6 2 shc was good enough to give Oxford the I)iv. 3B: St. Wilfred's Be and Byker CAMBRIDGESHIRf NOTES SaIly Hirst 4 2 CC IIC". championship on sets average. The Ruth Puddick 1 0 last three years-in fact the ONLV by Leslie Constable Div. 3C: Learn Lane CC and Newton. three years-these teams have lTIct Div. 4A: Sterling Winthrop "B" and the score has on each occasion been The Cambs. team's lack of con­ NORTHUMBERLAND North Shields YMCA liD". a draw. Alan Bury recorded a splen­ sistency is emphasistd in the indi­ NOl'ES Div. 4B: Health and Social Services did maximurn. In his three seasons vidual averages, where no player has and Ponteland Adult. in the Midland League Arthur Davies averaged more than 50% Michael by Pauline Jackson Div. 4C: South Shields YMCA I,C" has won 60 out of 63 sets--on E-ach Harper, SaIly I-Iirst, and Ken Muhr The Northumberland League fix- and Vickers Michell. occasion he has lost it has been to Alan Bury! ! It has in fact been a good season for O'xford veterans since their 2nd team have also topped their division. Gloucester had a mathematical chance of catching them if they could beaL Derby 10-0 but two good wins by 1). Salrnon spo:led any chances of that happening. Accompanying. Leicester to the Veterans' 2nd l)ivi­ Reverse 1.5m~m. sion next season will be NottinghalTI Afte'r more than three years theoretical and practical research The playing surface on this bat has tB' ,vho needed to "vin outright by TIBOR HARANGOZO, a world been specially developed for beginners. against Coventry in their final match . renowned professor of table tennis, It blends a little of all table tennis sheet characteristics - speed - spin - control to stay up. An 8-2 defeat ended in close collaboration with leading without allowing anyone of these t=l their hopes. Japanese manufactu rers a com­ features to dominate. Reverse 1.5mm sponge rubber - colour black only. Leicester Juniors have come in pletely new development in table ~ tennis bats has been perfected. It SUGGESTED RETAIL - £1.50 EACH with a late spurt and taken the has been discovered that each type of game requires a sponge rubber playing surface selected 5 ply Junior 1st Division title. 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Page 31 they are simply not interested. Such preparation, is a high price to pay navian or Asiatic countries. being the case it would seem a great for such little return. Personally I would like to see our In the I pity as the courses can be most en­ During April, both Bryan Merrett own Staff Coaches come up with the • Id joyable as well as informative. and Peter Simpson journeyed to the 'English Method', and if the Asians Ie Having already covered in detail World Championships in Yugoslavia. wish to copy it, let us just tell them Coaching F the previous courses held by Northern Following the issue of their report on enough to keep them at least half a by John O"Sullliwanl Staff Coach, Peter Simpson, at Lea the championships, and the direction step behind. Green it is not my intention to repeat in which the game is evolving, it may Peter Hirst has been officiating' at SUIP'PLY A,NiD D\EMA,N'D myself by elaborating on the most be possible to take a further look at courses for schools and teachers in recent one, held at Carnegie College, our own coaching methods. addition to running a Training Camp INSTEAD of looking ahead to spot­ Leeds. I would only add that this was It would appear that after every at Lea Green as well as student light what is forthconling on the the last of a series formulated to courses at various places throughout we~l World Championships we discover a coaching scene it l11ight be as to stimulate new ideas for coaches to new facet to the game, and we all hIS region. look back and see if we have gaIned take away for further study. start practising like mad, and it anything from past efforts. The next issue of Table l.'ennis 'T0 this degree the courses suc­ happens that what was once frowned FrOIll the coaches therIlselves COIll­ News will not be published until the ceeded, and there could be more, But upon, suddenly becomes in vogue. Autumn so, if you have any iteITIS of plaints have been lllad~ that ~hey are unless the demand is greater, result­ I lTIention this, because in previous news on coaching activities over the not given sufficient notIce ?f Impend­ ing in higher attendances, it would notes, I have said that we always summer months, please keep me in­ ing courses and, on oc~asIons,.never appear that the effort required to seem too be copying other nations' formed, and I will endeavour to in­ hear of them at all. It IS also dIfficult organise, in'cluding research and training methods, be it the Scandi­ clude them in the October issue. for coaches who are married to leave their wives on too many occasions, especially so i~ ~lso enp~ged in play­ ing table tennIS I~ addItIon to coach­ ing, say on two nIghts per week. 'This cOlnplaint was emph~sized when a coaching course was reslden­ 1ialover a weekend entailing a husband, or wife, being away for the revolutionary Hlore than one day. On enquiry, I found that, in respect of the first AUTOFOLD grouse, the probieill was more of. a local one involving a breakdown In cOIumunications from some coaching WHEELAWAV and league secretaries. I dare not make too Illany com­ Inents about the second point,. in­ volving one's opposite number, but if the coaches who do attend courses are indicative, I think that 'Women's Lib' 111USt have a strong foothold. F'rom the students desirous of coaching, come 1110ans about lack of continuity and, in some: areas, no coaching at all. This again indicates that Staff Coaches must have some idea as to which coaches, in their par­ ticular area, are willing to travel and indications should be afforded as to how far. Having said all that, I may have The Table with all the extra features built in ­ given the impression that there is sets the standard for others to follow precious little coaching taking place. But this is not true for I am con­ stantly hearing of school groups, and The ETTA have again chosen JAQUES TABLES other centres, positively thriving all over the country. Regretably it is not exclusively for all major events this season. always qualified people who involve themselves and those that do are grossly overworked. SRIVER SUPREME BATS These groups receive little outside the 'DENIS .NEALE' and 'KARENZA' attention mainly because so little is known about them. So, come on, designed and used by Englands No.1. brag a little about your group, and ranking stars. There are bats in let us hear about you. the JAQUES range to suit all styles Only the advertised courses, run by of play. Ask for them by name the Staff Coaches, come to the notice of the table tennis community at 'DENIS NEALE' SHOE large. These will, of course, still be lightweight with special non-slip sole reported on, but don't hide your light under the table tennis table. and real leather uppers. With all the coaching taking place, why is there a problem concerning Like the best juniors receiving tuition? I thought I would count the coaches whose choose names are listed on the official ETTA register. This proved too lengthy a job with nlany hundreds of names and lots of pages. I gave up the task. Yet when refresher courses are set up, or cours~s offering new informa­ tion, it is considered a success if it attracts 20-30 applicants! Of the courses I have attended, and they have been numerous, it is always the same faces one encounters no lTIatter in what part of the count.ry the courses are held. It SeeITIS that very few coaches are able to attend, perhaps due to the reasons previously advanced, or that

Page 32 I 1\.1 rs. B. Harnmond, Bd. 4 4 100 JUNIOR SOUTH J. Baxter, He. 6 4 67 6 LEADI·NG Miss j. Hellaby, Ex. 5 4 80 1\1. Crimmins, Sy. 14 13 93 S. Norton, Ex. 4 67 l\1iss S. Hanlilton, Mx. 5 3 60 G. Collins, Ox. 8 5 63 AVERAGES M. Douglas, Sx. 14 13 93 R. Etheridge, Ke. 10 6 60 2nd WES-r G. Pugh, Sx. 10 9 9° S. Wilson, Ha. 86 Mrs. D. Gray, Ra. 6 6 100 R. Bishop, Gn. 6 6 100 14 12 1972-73 8 6 75 Mrs. B. Andrews, He. 3 100 G. Davies, Gn. 10 A. Allars, Sx. 3 9 90 R. Mellin, Ke. 7 Mrs. K. Ie Milliere, Ke. 6 5 83 Qualification: 2 luatches played, A. Griffiths, Gn. 10 0 4 3 9 9 C. "VeIls, Sx. 8 6 5 Mrs. M. Davies, Ox. 6 4 67 average of 50% (Premier, Junior R. Morris, SO. 10 8 80 75 p. Matthews, Sy. Prelnier) or 60% (all other divisions). J. Bowden, Gn. 12 8 67 4 3 75 P. Trott, Bk. 12 8 VETERAN MIDLAND B. Reeves, So. 10 0 67 7 7 A. Barber, Ch. 8 PREMIE·R A. Kinsey, So. 8 l\tl Luckhurst, Ke. 6 4 67' 7 87 5 63 A Hicks, Bk. M. Tew, Ch. 8 P W % T. Bruce, Wi. 10 6 60 14 9 64 7 87 12 100 K. McQuade, Ha. 64 E: Coggins, St. 6 D. Neale, Yks. 12 l\Jl. Raltue, Dv. 10 6 60 14 9 5 83 C. Barnes, Ex. 4 4 100 D. Reeves, Bk. 10 6 60 J. Burraston, Ng. 10 8 80 N. Jarvis, Yks. 8 7" 88 Miss p. I\10rtiJuer, Dv. 5 5 100 G. Hamilton, Bu. 10 () 60 E. Edwards, Wa. 10 8 80 12 10 l\1iss A. Boyce, Wi. ~3 2 67 R. Bolton, Ng. 10 0 D. Douglas, Wa. 83 Miss K. Mashford, Bk. 3 3 100 7 7 80 l\1iss L. Jones, Gn. 3 2 67 J Peakman, Wa. 10 6 60 M. Sugden, Mx. 10 8 Miss .J. Holtam, Ke. 2 2 100 10 8 80 Miss S. Rapsey, Co. 3 67 J. Walker, Yks. Miss C. Reeves, Bk. 2 2 100 Miss M. Leigh, Ch. 5 5 100 R. Stevens, Ex. 8 6 75 SOUTHERN l\tfiss L. King, Ha. 7 6 86 Mrs. B. Hall, St. 5 3 60 R. Aldrich, Mx. Mrs. P. Hammond, Ng. 4 3 75 M. Read, Ex. 100 Miss S. Talne, Sy. 5 4 80 5 3 60 1\1. Johns, Ch. 14 10 1 4 4 Mrs. J. Rogers, Le. 7 D. Randall, Ex. 6 Miss L. Holtam, Ke. 3 2 67 5 3 60 A. Clayton, Yks. 10 0 5 83 7 7 8 () C. Warren, Sy. 12 8 67 D. Seaholme, He. 75 JUNIOR NORTH. The follOWing' players were un­ F. Mauthour, Ex. D. Brown, Ex. 14 8 57 4 3 75 S. Souter, Yks. defeated in the only match in which B. Parish, Ex. 4 3 75 10 10 100 B. Burn, Wa. 14 8 57 P. Cox, Yks. 4 100 they played singles:­ 8 D. Phelps, Ha. 4 3 75 4 R. Chandler, Sy. 14 57 p. Ward, Yks. 6 5 8 A. Hanlmond, He. 8 5 63 83 PREl\IIER: A. Piddock, Ke. 14 57 P. Edon, Du. 10 8 80 Miss E. Tarten, Ex. 2 2 100 1). Munt, Wa. 14 7 50 B. Towell, Wd. 10 8 80 A. Barden (Mx). Mrs. J. Godwin, Bk. l\1iss J. Williarlls, Sx. 6 6 100 4 3 Z~ A. Kilburn, Yks. 8 6 75 Mrs. D. Baines, He. 2 2 NORTH: Mrs. K. Mathews, Mx. 4 4 100 3 A. Clark, Nd. 10 0 7 7 I. Johns (Ch); C. Lang (La) l\1rs. D. Court, Mx. 3 2 67 G. Baines, 'Yd. 6 4 67 NORTHERN W. Allanson (La); R. Kettlewell 1\1rs. L. Radford, Ex. 5 3 60 C. Heap, La. 8 8 100 1\1iss M. Ludi, Yks. 2 2 100 (Nd); Miss S. Broadbent (Yks). Miss J. Walker, Yks. 4 7 57 D. Stills, Dy. 4 4 100 IVliss K. Wilson, Yks. 2 2 100 Miss L. Howard, Sy. 2 50 4 W. Allanson, La. 8 7 88 l\1iss B. Kearney, Nd . 5 4 80 2 MIDLAND: Miss S.. I-Iession, Ex. 2 1 50 I. johns, Ch. 8 6 75 Miss M. Mellor (Dy). Miss S. Howard, Sy 2 1 50 JUNIOR l\1IDLAND P. Edon, Du. 4 3 75 Mrs. D. Schofield, Cll. 2 1 50 2 EAST: S. Kaufman, La. 4 3 75 D. Yallop, Dy. 12 12 lOa 2nd SOU'TH C. Lang, La. 4 3 75 p. Vickers, Dy. 8 8 100 S. Gibbs (Ex). P. Maylnan, Ch. 4 3 75 C. Rogers, Le. 12 11 92 A Watson, Bu. 10 9 <) WEST: ~~ J. McNee, Ch. 4 3 75 G. I-Iall, Le. 12 10 83 K. Summerfield, I-Ia. 8 7 D. Roberts, Ch. 8 5 63 R. Da·wkins, Ng. 4 3 75 K. James (Dv); C. Diffey (Dv); Miss E. Emecz, Sx. 10 7 70 ,M. Douglas, Ng. J. Racey (Dv). D. WeIsman, Sy. 10 70 Mrs. C. Downer, Dy. 4 3 75 4 3 75 7 A. Ashley, Ng. 6 L. Wooding, Bu. 10 70 Miss B. Kirkn1an, La. 4 3 75 4 67 SOUTHERN: 7 K. Alden, Np. 10 6 60 L. Etheridge, Ke. 10 6 60 MIDLAND S. Penny, Le. 10 6 60 A. Schooler (Bk); A. Foster (Bk); R. Thornton, Bk. 10 6 60 S. Dunning, St. 8 7 88 J. Smith, Li. 10 6 60 B. Mailey (Ex); G. Blomfield (Ex); l\Jliss S. Howard, Sy. 4 4 100 J. Mansfield, Mo. 8 C. Jackson (He); M. Borshell (He); 7 88 Miss A. Stevenson, Le. 4 100 Mrs. R. Buick, Ke. 3 3 100 R. Dixon, St. 6 4 Miss G. Locke (Ex); Miss C. Stonell 5 83 Miss K. Rogers, Le. 2 2 100 Mrs. J. Hammersley, Bu. 2 2 100 B. Keates, St. 6 (Ex). 5 83 Miss M. Mellor, Dy. 5 4 80 Miss S. Kavallierou, Sx. 5 3 60 J. Bowden, Gn. 8 6 75 Miss S. Hunt, Li. 2 67 NORTHERN: M. Owen, Gn. 3 2nd NOR'rH 4 3 75 Miss H. Round, St. 5 3 60 F. Anderson, Gn. 8 5 63 T. Burrows (Ch); A. Hunt (Dy); P. Mayman, Ch. 6 6 100 JUNIOR EAST C. Eltringham (Du); B. Crook (La); lVliss J. Anderson, Gn. 3 3 100 J. Krier, Yks. 4 4 100 R. Kelly (La); D. Cottrell (La); Miss B. Eardley, St. 4 3 75 j. Kitchener, Sk. 10 10 100 A. Martin, Yks. 4 4 100 T. Hart (Nd); Miss M. Leigh (Ch); R. Oldfield, Sk. 12 11 92 Miss B. Kearney (Nd). A. Ransome, Yks. 4 4 100 EASTERN R. Jermyn, He. D. Alderson, Yks. 8 88 12 10 83 7 R. Marchant, Np. 8 8 100 L. Eadie, Ex. 6 MIDLAND: B. Hill, Li. 8 7 88 5 83 M. Broughton, Nk. 4 4 100 rr. Speller, Hu. 12 9 75 S. Rowe (St); Miss G. Thomas (Gn). D. Parker, La. 8 7 88 J. Goodall, Np. 8 7 88 D. New1nan, Ex. J. Kedge, Yks. 8 5 63 4 3 75 j . Kitchener, Sk. 8 7 88 R. Potton, Ex. 10 7 70 JUNIOR PREMIER: Mrs. D. Johnson, La. 5 5 100 M Musson, Nk. 4 3 75 S. Ball, Sk. 12 8 67 D. Iszatt (Ex); M. Crimlnins (Sy); 1\1rs. D. Schofield, Ch. 3 3 100 S. Ball, Sk. 6 4 67 M. Penney, He. 12 8 67 Miss N. Leslie (Sy). B. Jones, Ca. 6 4 67 J. Proffitt, He. 8 5 63 2nd MIDLAND A. Alban, Hu. 8 5 63 P. Burton, Nk. 10 6 60 JUNIOR SOUTH: D. Hogg, Np. 8 E. Hall, Dy. 4 4 100 5 63 Miss S. Harper, He. 2 2 100 G. Roberts (Bk); B. Williams (Sy); 12 11 K. Seager (Sy); Miss M. Johnson p. Judd, "Va. 92 Mrs. C. Bane, Np. 4 3 75 Miss S. Smith, Ex. 2 2 100 (Bk); Miss K. Greenough (Sy); P. Glynn, Wa. 12 10 83 Miss B. Webb, Hu. 4 3 75 JUNIOR WEST Miss A. T'erry (Sx); Miss H. P. Randell, Le. 12 10 83 Miss J. Youngs, Sk. 4 3 75 10 8 80 O'Brien (Sx). D Foulds, Dy. M. Owen, Gn. 10 10 100 D. Douglas, Wa. 4 JUNIOR PREMIER 3 75 'V. Hussey, Gn. 10 9 0 S. Ward, St. 4 86 9 JUNIOR NORTH: 3 75 D. Douglas, Wa. 14 12 C. Sewell, Gs. 10 9 90 A. Hunt, Dy. 10 7 70 S. Heaps, Ch. 6 5 83 A. 'Thomas, Gn. 8 88 Miss J. Pachul (Cu); Miss J. A. Croome, Ng. 12 7 1\1cLean (Yks). 8 67 P. Ward, Yks. 6 5 83 p'. Twigg,Gs. 6 5 83 R. Cooper, Wa. 8 D. Alderson, Yks. 5 63 14 11 79 M. Green, Gs. 12 9 75 JUNIOR MIDLAND: A. Isaacs, St. 8 5 63 P. Day, Ca. 14 11 79 K. Jarnes, Dv. 12 9 75 D. Johnson (Wa); Miss S. Holn1es D. Marples, Dy. 8 5 63 D Parker, La. 14 11 79 P. Knights, Woo 10 7 70 B. Alderson, Yks. 8 6 (Dy); Miss J. Hackford (Li). l\1iss K. Rogers, Le. 3 3 100 75 M. Ashcroft, Dv. 6 4 67 1\1. Mitchell, Mx. 1 l\tIiss A. Stevenson, Le. 3 3 100 14 10 7 "V. Dawe, Gs. 8 5 63 JUNIOR EAST: Miss K. Perry, St. 6 83 R, Wiley, Yks. 14 10 71 S. Claxton, Woo 10 6 60 5 D. Tan, Mx. D. Iszatt (Ex); J. Fuller (Nk); Miss 1\1rs. J. Lloyd, Woo 3 2 67 12 7 58 M. Williamson, So. 10 6 60 A. Barden, Mx. 14 8 S. Sutton (Ex); Miss P. Abbott l\1iss D. St. Ledger, Wa. 5 3 60 57 Miss D. Michael, Cn. 4 4 100 (Ex); Miss J. Livesey (EX); Miss J. J S. Lyons, Sy. 14 8 57 Miss J. Willson, So. 4 80 2nd EAST G. Walsh, Sy. 8 5 Kelly (Ex); Miss P. Ribbans (Nk); 14 57 Miss K. Rowe, Dv. 6 4 67 12 6 Miss J. Langridge (Sk). P. Taylor, Bd. 10 10 100 M. Bawden, Ex. 50 Miss J. Mortinler, Gs. 5 3 60 R. Aldrich, Mx. 8 6 75 J. McNee, Ch. 14 7 50 .J UNIOR WEST: A. Barden, Mx. 8 6 75 K. Richardson, Ca. 14 7 50 VETERAN SO,UTH 8 P. Harry (Gn); Miss L. Jones (Gn). C. Jackson, He. 4 3 75 J. Nix, Wa. 4 5° R. Coussens, Ex. 6 6 100 M. Mitchell, Mx. 8 6 75 Miss L. Howard, Sy. 6 5 83 V. Atterno, Ke. 12 11 92 VETERAN SOUTH: 1. Robertson, Ex. 8 6 75 Miss J. Hartwell, Mx. 7 5 71 C. Bush, Ha. 12 11 92 D. Shipton (Ha). D. Bowles, Ex. 10 7 70 Miss B. Willianls, La. 7 5 71 D. Whittaker, Ke. 10 9 90 P. H·armer, Bd. 10 6 60 Miss E. T'arten, Ex. 3 2 67 R. Lush, Ha. 12 10 83 VETERAN MIDLAND: B. White, He. 10 6 60 Miss D. St. Ledger, Wa. 7 4 57 P. Curtis, Ex. 10 8 80 D. Schofield (Ch).

Page 33 At this point I don't feel the Conclusion of County Championships Round-up continued frOM page 35 tr'aining and championship build-up Viewpoint need be analysed as my following Lancashire 6, Bedfordshire 3 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING observations would be apparent Donald Parker's sole MS defeat of SPECIAL WORLD irrespective of preparation, therefore the weekend -16, -18 to Peter Taylor. The Annual General Meeting of the CHAMPIONSHIP REPORT the pre-mentioned points are, in my Final table:­ County Table Tennis Championships opinion, the faults and requirements P W L F APts will be held on Saturday, June 9, By Brian Ke'an of England's team captaincy. Bucks. . . 4 4 0 30 6 8 1973 at the Waverley Hotel,

1 • • ••••••••••• 4 3 1 20 16 6 Publicity Sec., Cheshire T.T.A. Moving the beam of enquiry, I feel Lancs Southampton Row, London W.C.I. that a captain needs response from Leics. . . 4 2 2 18 18 4 The meeting will commence at The 1973 World Championships his players and it was obvious that in Glamorgan 4 1 3 11 25 2 held in Yugoslavia from April 5-15 Cresswell's decision to send Trevor Bedfords. 4 0 4 11 25 0 2 p.m. will be remembered for the final Taylor home for lack of effort he was ' Men Count-down :­ bridging of the European-Asian gap. not receiving it. Although I did not see the Austrian match in which 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 \rJ L Despite the return of the Men's Bedfordshire Sin,gles Crown to the Far East, Euro­ Trevor was so accused I am, after pean dominance in both team and thorough investigation, convinced 1 P. 'raylor L L \'l W W 'vi I,V W 6 2 individual events was most apparent, that Gresswell had strong grounds 2 P. Harmer L L L L L L L L 0 8 this being highlighted by Sweden's for his actions. 3 C. Crowe L L L L L L 0 6 4 D. Holden winning of the Swaythling Cup and The players showed no real support L L 0 2 only one oriental sur'viving the Euro­ or encouragement for each other and Buckinghamshire \ pean onslaught to hold a place in the spirit was similar to that of the 5 p. Shirley WW L L L W W w 5 3 the quarter-finals of the men's loser's' dressing room after a Wembley 6 L. Wooding W W W W L vI L W b 2 singles. Cup Final. I understand there was a 7 A. 'wa tson W W W· 'vf W W L W 7 1 Defending Champion, Stellan special circuit training prqgramme Glamorp;an Bengtsson, although falling in the advised for their use which was largely ignored. These points aside, 8 A. Griffiths LW W L L L L W "3 5 second round to Soviet Union's G. Davies L W W L L L L v: - j­ the ugly and unfortunate fact is 9 5 Comozkov proved he is still the best 10 N. Owen WW L L L W L L 3 5 simply that the players we have at player in'the World by producing Lancashire countless miracles to enable the present are just not good enough to Swedes to capture the coveted World cause any worrying tremors on top 11 D. Parker L W \'1 W 1,'l W W w 7 1 team title. I predict this 20-year-old European - let alone World soils. 12 P. Bowen L 'l L L W W L .1, 3 5 13 w. Allanson L L W L 1 to emerge as an all-time fgreat as I With 'old' campaigner Denis Neale 3 14 R. Kelly W ftJ w L 3 1 feel he was pushed beyond human now struggling at a level where he endurance when he finally cracked once sparkled, Taylor's unpredicta­ Leicestershire bility, and the hard cold truth that under the pressur'e of defending his 15 P. Randell L VI L W W W L W 5 3 individual crown. Almost all of Jarvis and Douglas looked like lambs 16 J. Hughes L W L W L L 2 4 Europe mourned the defeat of this being led to the s1aughter-althou.gh 17 C. JacQues WW L L L \,Ai W W 5 3 in fairness Douglas was in his 18 M. Newman L W 1 1 talented player who has emerged as thr~wn the most popular and best-loved inexperience, somewhat in at player in the game. the deep end. ~ 1 2 3 4 5 6 w L Looking to the domestic front, we In this present plight I cannot see ask what happened to England? I the matedal required to enable England to walk heads high once feel there must be some concern over l' B. Hammond L W L W 2 2 what can only be described as a conl­ more, therefore we must set about the plete fiasco. task of restoring national pride and 2 Hammersley W W W ·w 4 0 prepare for the future in the appro­ J. Only two wins, over lower ranking priate fashion considering the mam­ J. Evans L L L L 0 4 France and Indonesia, comprised the moth task ahead. We must also 3 sum total of England's joy. Apart broaden our outlook and be prepared 4 D. Johnson W L W w 3 1 from these victories and a narrow to tackle this problem by inviting 4-5 reverse at the hands of Japan, suggestions and ideas from those K. Rogers L 0 1 England made very little impression 5 who have a genuine interest in the 6 A. Stevenson L W L 1 2 on the foreign opposition. Finally the prqgress of English Table Tennis. disastrous and humiliating defeat at I have based this report on the the hands of Austria poses certain followin~ results of facts as I see and believe FINAL TABLES The have already questions regarding England's future appear~d: 2S 2N J 2E, 2W, S, N, M, JP, IN, VM. at World and European level. them to be, plus any enquiries during my two-weeks stay in Sarajevo. So where did we tgo wrong? No PREMIER JUNIOR SOUTH PW D LF APts doubt countless critics will be only I have not intended to offer solu­ Surrey II ...... 7 6 0 1 54 16 12 Yorkshire 7 7 0 50 13 14 to willing to (unconstructively) tear tions to existing problems, only to ...... o Berkshire ...... 7 6 0 1 48 22 12 Warwks. 7 5 0 2 30 33 10 the whole International Squad, and highlight them and enable us to give Sussex ...... 7 5 0 2 53 17 10 in Essex 7 4 0 3 35 28 8 officials, to pieces and leave us in them serious thought and respond Hampshire 7 5 0 2 47 23 10 Surrey 7 4 0 3 32 31 8 transit without any real solution. a manner which would be in the best Bucks. 7 3 0 4 25 45 6 interests of the game. Middlesex 7 3 0 4 34 29 6 Kent ...... 7 2 0 5 28 42 4 However, as I see it, we must be Cheshire 7 3 0 4 28 35 6 Herts. II 7 1 0 6 18 52 2 completely honest and pull no Kent ...... 7 2 0 5 24 39 4 Oxfords...... 7 0 0 7 7 63 0 punches in our endeavours to guide LOSS OF RECREATIONAL Sussex 7 0 0 7 19 44 0 JUNIOR MIDLAND England back to successful pastures. Leics. 6 6 0 o 48 12 12 To achieve this, the following exist­ LAND 2nd MID'LAND Derbys. 6 5 0 1 48 12 10 ing problems must be remedied. Warwicks. II . 6 5 1 o 44 16 11 The Central Council of Physical Leics. 6 3 2 1 39 21 8 Notts. 6 4 0 2 31 29 8 Firstly, Les Gresswell scalp hunters Recreation are most concerned that D'erbys. 6 4 0 2 32 28 8 N'orthants ...... 6 1 2 3 26 34 4 bury your hatchets and stop taking land and facilities which are currently Notts. 6 3 1 2 29 31 7 Lines 6 1 2 3 23 37 4 War~icks. the easy way out by planting the being used for recreation are coming Staffs 6 2 1 3 27 33 5 II . 6 1 1 4 23 37 3 seeds of failure at Les's feet. under increasing pressure from private Worcs. 6 1 1 4 24 36 3 Staffs. 6 0 1 5 11 49 1 True, and fairly, he will share some and public development schemes. Gloucs. 6 0 0 6 15 45 0 JUNIO,R EAST b lame. As a captain I feel Les does Whilst in a limited nunlber of cases Essex II 6 5 1 o 44 16 11 EASTERN not have the total respect of his sport may benefit financially from such Suffolk 6 5 0 1 47 13 10 Northants ...... 4 4 0 31 9 8 players and operates at a different schemes, in the majority of plans sport o Herts. 6 4 0 2 36 24 8 Suffolk 4 3 0 1 29 11 6 level. There should be a closer and is certainly the loser. It would be most Hunts. 6 2 0' 4 26 34 4 Hunts. 4 1 1 2 14 26 3 more equal relationship between helpful if Leagues or Clubs affected, or Beds...... 6 2 0 4 25 35 4 Cambs. II 4 0 2 2 12 28 2 captain and' prayer thus producing a likely to be affected by such schemes,' Norfolk ...... 6 1 1 4 24 36 3 Norfolk II ... 4 0 1 3 14 26 1 happierl and more understanding plat­ could provide the E.T.T.A. with full Cambs. II ... 6 1 0 5 8 52 2 form from which to progress. Also, at information so that the matter may be VETERAN SOUTH JUNIOR WEST this low England ebb, a captain taken up as a matter of urgency with Hampshire 6 6 0 o 39 15 12 Glamorgan 6 6 0 o 55 5 12 of greater personality is required, a the C.C.P.R. and the Sports Council as Kent ...... 6' 5 0 1 42 12 10 Gloucs. 6 5 0 1 42 18 10 dynamo who can ,generate the neces­ necessary. Obviously no guarantee of Essex 6 4 0 2 34 20 8 Devon 6 4 0 2 38 22 8 sary enthusiasm to lift a player's success can be given but the co­ Oxfords. 6 3 0 3 29 25 6 Worcs. 6 3 0 3 30 30 6 confidence and will-to-win. In soccer operation of a stronger body maybe of Herts. 6 2 0 4 17 37 4 Somerset 6 2 0 4 27 33 4 comparison, exchange a Frank assistance in delaying schemes, until Hunts. 6 1 0 5 18 36 2 Wiltshire ...... 6 1 0 5 14 46 2 O'Farrell for a Tommy Docherty. other similar facilities can be provided. Northants ...... 6 0 0 6 10 44 0 Monmouths. ... 6 0 0 6 4 56 0

Page 34 Northumberland 0, Leice,stershire 10 Leicestershire 6, Glam,organ 4 Leics. fully deserved a handsome Switching Dawn Michael to xn' win, but this result was cruel to a gave Glamorgan a fourth set to go game team. Kevin Hall made singles with the expected 2 x BS from Owen debut for Leics. and showed up very plus BD ftom Oiwen and Walter well. Hussey. But no more could be squeezed and Hussey's form over the Suffolk 5, Leiceste~r'Shire 5 Suffolk had worked out how to get weekend a big disappointment. Karen this draw and their predictions were Rogers again impressive: the only 100%: 2 from Kitchener, 1 each from player to go unbeaten through the Oldfield and Simon Ball, and BD. weekend. But how Kitchener had to fight to B,et:kshire 2, Suffolk 8 take Graham Hall at -15, 9. 19 ! Berkshire had such high hopes of Glamorgan 5, Northumherland 5 this weekend but their boys proved Probably the biggest surprise of the themselves to be not quite ready for day with the Nthld. BirIs taking a the top flight. I feel they will come maximum and the Clark brothers again, and do much better I each picking up a BS. Some consola­ tion here for the Leics. result. Count down:....:­

~ 1 2 3 4 5 6 789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 w L Berkshire 1 A. Hicks L L L L W L L L 1 ? 2 D. Reeves L L L W L \'1 2 if. 3 P. Trott W L L W L L 2 4 4 s. Doug;las L W L L 1 3 FIRST TIMERS Glamorp;an 5 M. Owen \'1 W WW ww W W 8 0 Northamptonshire's senior Coun,ty team chalm.pioned the Eastern 6 w. Hussey W L L L L ·W L L 4 4 J)ivision of the C.T.T.C. to win p,romotion for thel firs:t tim,e ever. The 7 A. Thomas WW L L L W L W 4 4 plaiyers responsible, looking justifiably p,roud, w,eire (from rl. to r.):­ Leicestershire Mrs. Judith Woodinig, Rod Marchant, J. MOlloney, David Hogg (Capt.), John Goodall and Mrs. Connie Biane. 8 c. Rop:ers ww LW WW L W 6 2 9 G. Hall W W L \"1 W W L" W 6 2 Photo by courtesy of Northamptonshire Newspapers Ltd. 10 s. Penny L L W vi 2· 2 11 K. Hall W W L L 2 2 Continued from page 36 but the damage was done and Daphne Gray wrapped up the match against Northumberland beat Sukdeve Singh. Best set Mary Leigh. Schofield repeated his 12 A. Clark LW LW L L L w· 3 5 between the youngest players, won Norwich Union result ~gainst Lush 13 P. Clark W W L W L L L L 3 5 by Philip Vickers 22, 19 over Gary but Rants. took the other! two and 14 G. McCardle L L L L L L 0 6 Alden. Newly affiliated Towcester surely· the magnitude of this win 15 M. Bowman L L 0 2 League laid on excellent facilities for dispels any doubts which may have ~ their debut match and both teams lingered on Rants. abilities. W W L'W WW WW 7 1 responded well. 16 J. Kitchenex JUNIOR PRO'MOTION 17 R. Oldfield W W L W L W L W 5 3 Staffordshire 1, Warwickshire II 9 CHALLENGE 18 S. Ball WW W L L W W VI 6 2 For the first time words. fail Colin Staged by Loughborough at very Pearse-what a dreadful season his short notice (well done Reg Billson, Q2.. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 w L team has had. ])·ick Johnson and helpers) the Junior 1 K. Mashford W L \~ 2 1 2 C. Reeves 1 0 JUNIOR EAST Challenge saw Leicestershire and W Hertfordshire 7, B'edfordshire 3 Suffolk take the Premier places .3 D. Michael L L L 0 3 Nice maximum by Richard Jennyn vacated by Lancashire and Cheshire. 4 K. Johnson L 0 1 in a comfortable Herts. win. Final Table:~ 5 K. Rogers W tv W 3 0 Norfolk 4, Huntin,gdon,shire 6 p W ]) L F A .Pts 6 A.• Stevenson W 1 0 Suffolk 10 Cambridg:elshire II 0 Leices,tershire . 4 3 1 0 29 11 7 7 ~. Kearney L W L W 2 2 Cambs. 'never stopped trying, but Suffolk 4 3 1 0 26 14 7 8 J. Langridge L W L L 1 3 Suffolk simply carried far too llluch Glamorgan 4 1 1 2 19 21 3 ammunition. Berkshire ...... 4 1 0 3 14 26 2 NOl"thblnd 4 0 1 3 12 28 1 PROMOTION CHALLENGE Hammond stretched Jill Hammersley JUNIO'R WEST to -21, -15. Gloucestershire 9, Wiltshire 1 Northumhe:dand 3, Suffolk 7 (SENIOR)-REDDITCH After an opening \vin by Bryan Barbara !(earney and Lucille Clark Leicestershire 5, Bedfor'dshire 4 Buckinghamshire 7, Lancashire 2 Saunders it was all Gloucs. picked up i wo sets, but the Suffolk After losing the fir'st set, Leics. An impr'essive performance with boys too good. Worces,tershire 7, Som:erSiet 3 were never again behind nor more only Donald Parker's two denied Leicestershire 8, Be:rkshire 2 than one in front! Graham Hughes Bucks. VETERAN SOUTH 6 sets went the distance, including comfortably took the last for the Hertfordshire 9, Northamptonshire: 0 Leicestershire 7, Glamorrgan 2 Anita Stevenson trailing at ends in win. The Glamorgan team disappointed A closer match than 9-0 suggests 3rd to Kara l\tlashford before winning with 5 sets needing a decider. Glamorgan 2, Lancashire 7 throughout the weekend: an extremely -20, 13, 15, but Leics worthy Mike O'wen featured in both the Esse'~ good result this for Leics. HUl1)ting:donshire 1, 8 winners. Welsh wins and from 2-all Lanes. Oxfordshire 3, Hampshire 6 B,erkshire 6, Northumberland 4 were never seriously troubled. Bedfordshire 4, Gla.morgan 5 Barbara Hammond (who beat VETERAN CHALLENGE Two nice wins for P'eter Clark and Lancashire 5, Leicestel'Shire 4 another Nthld. GD success, and Berk­ Janet Evans 7, 6) and Peterl 1~ay lor Hampshire 7, Cheshire 2 As it turned out the second pro­ emerged unbeaten, but Beds. could R. Lush lost to D. Schofield -7, -6; shire's Xl) win the vital one. motion place turned on this result. manage no more. bt A. Barber 16, 17. Suffolk 6, Glamorgan 4 Poor Anita Stevenson may be kicking C. Bush bt Schofield 14, -21, 15; bt Michael O'wen careless against herself for letting a 15-9 lead in 3rd Buckinghamshire 7, Leices,tershire 2 A. Summerfield -21, 15, 16. }{obert 01dfield but superb in great v. Di Johnson go, but she did recover Alec Watson's only defeat of the L,. Cooper bt Barber -19, 16, 10; bt set to beat John Kitchener 18, -12, fron1 18-20 and was desperately series, 13, -19, -18 by Graham Summerfield 22, 16 16; backhand most impressive. I felt unlucky to -12, 17, -21. Donald Hughes. Bush/Cooper lost to 1'". ])onlon/ that the inclusion of a 4th boy (in Parker led Piau1 Randell 13-0 in Glamorgan 2, Buckingha!nshire 7 Schofield -1~ -16. both doubles) lost Glamorgan a win 3rd! Mrs. D. Gray bt Miss M. Leigh 1B, -after this they reverted to usual Bucks. clinched it in style despite 14. pairings with much greater success. Bedfordshire 0, BuckingJ-tamshire 9 two singles defeats for P'ap.l Shirley. Lush/Gray bt Donlon/Leigh 19, ]4. Nice GS win for Judith Langridge Peter Taylor, unbeaten in singles They dropped a total of 6 men's and doubles in the other matches, singles and won all the other sets 1~he win set up by Cyril Bush who 17, -20, 19 over experience of Dawn Michael. failed dismally here, losing -9, -12 to with Jill Hammersley, as expected, started the evening by defeating Leslie Wooding and -7, -15 to P'aul a tremendous asset. Les Wooding and Derek Schofield; Ray Lush and Les Glamorgan 6, B,erkshire 4 Shirley. His performance can hardly Alec Watson remained undefeated in Cooper then made it 3~0 and the Berkshire rather unfortunate to trail have inspired his team, and Bucks. MD for the season. expected home XD' success 4-0. 0-3 and Glamorgan comfortably took could not have hoped for such a Schofield and Terry Donlon got MD the other 3 sets needed to win. start to their programme. Barbara Continued on page 14

Page 35 Mrs. L. Radford bt Miss J. Walker 11, 11. Stevens/Radford bt A. Ransome! county Championships Round-up Walker 17, 17. ~rony Clayton and Jimmy Walker by JOHN WRIGHT won this match between them. 2nd MID'LAND Glouces1tershire 4, Worcestershire 6 Championships presentation to an out­ standing official at County level. . So Gloucs. finish without a point, League Secretary at 17 (few can beat but with the consolation that in Chris that!) T'ournament O'rganiser, Cham­ Sewell they have a real prospect for pion F'und Raiser, dedicated County the future. Re won 2 x MS, MD with Captain are just a few of the jobs Roy Morley who also took 1 x MS handled by Doug in a career spanning but Worcs. took the rest. David near1y 35 year's and he looks good for Harvey unlucky to break his bat the as long again. So well did Ken Green pr'evious evening which contributed and his Worcs. colleagues keep the ,to defeats by players he has beaten. secret that not even Doug's wife Good team effort by visitors. Diana knew until the moment of LeiceSitershire 4, De'rbyshire 6 presentation! Derbys. came back from 2-4 to win. Dou.g Foulds their star with : PREMIER DIVISIO'N wins over Paul Randell and GrahaITI I Middlese:x 7, Sussex 2 Hughes: the latter a real cliffhanger O. I--Iaslam bt S. Ogundipe 15, 13; at -19, 18, 22! TJerrick Marples lost to P. Williams 15, -16, -II. unbeaten in MS and also took Xl) R. Aldrich bt Ogundipe 12, -11, 14; with Marilyn Deakin: h:s MS ,vith I I bt J. Clarke 8, 18. Charlie Jacques \von -20, ]7, ]7 after I A. Barden bt Williams 20, 19; bt Expedite called at ]9-18 in first. Clarke 13, 16. Karen H.ogers impressive for Leics. Aldrich/Barden bt Clarke/Williams Warwickshire II '7, StafIordshlrc 3 17, 18. EASTERN Mrs. D,. Court bt Miss S. Kavallierou 15, -17, 15. Camibridg:eshire II 0, Suffolk 10 Haslam/Court lost to O,gundipe/ A young and very useful Suffolk Kavallierou -18, -17 side always in command. Simon Ball t-ested by both I)'avid Tiplady and A pleasing debut by Andy Barden, Brian Jones bUl came through ,vell whose win over' P'eter Williams one beating the former at -17, 16, 23 and of the best things of the evening. the latter -18. 13, 19. Williams had earlier inflicted yet another defeat on ((Les" Haslam­ JUNIOR SO,UTH the Middlesex No. 1 won only three I-Iampshire 3, B'e'rkshire 7 of his 12 sets this season. A fine Stephen \\Tilson gave I-Iants. a nice C.T.Tro,C. Se'creta,ry, John Wright (left) hands over the Les:lie Forrest tussle between Di Court and Sue start but the visitors better balanced Memorial Trophy to Worc'este,r'Shire T.T.,A. Chairman, Doug Mos,s, durin.g ICavalUerou, and a remarkable run of team took the next five and later the Senior PrOimoltion ChalJenge Matches at Redditch over the weekend of points by Bob Aldrich v. Sam two more before Wilson scored again. Ap,r. 28/29. Photo by courtesy of Redditch Indicator and Alcester Chronicle Ogundipe from 4-11 to 17-11 in Lesley ICing surrendered her unbeaten record in GD and GS on her last LIKELY FO,RMATION FOR 1973-74 Herts., Northants. and Norfolk. 1st outing as a Junior, but how she All issues having now been settled, 2 West: Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Surr1ey 4, I(ent 5 made I{aren Mashford fight before it remains only to briefly recap the Glam., Somerset and Wilts. C. Warren bt A. Piddock 16, 9; bt goiI\g down -18, 20, -19. Poor J-Iants., main events of the season. All four SOUithe'rn: Bucks. II, Hants. II, C. Morris 15, 18. who had led the division froIll the competing Yorkshire teams won their Herts. II, Kent II, Oxon. and Sussex R. Chandler lost to Piddock 18, -16, start, and now end 4th. divisions without losing a match, and -18: bt I-I. Buist -19, 22, 13. II. O'xfordshire 2, H'ertfordshire 8 only one point was dropped (by the Northe~m: G. Chapman lost to Mortis -16, -12; Ches. III, Cumbo Dbys. Surre:y 8, Buckingham:shire 2 Junior 1st team to Surrey). A really II, Durham II and Nthld. II. lost to Buist -18, -6. remarkable record, this. Chandler/Warren bt Buist/Piddock Surrey surprisingly trailed 1--2 but Midland: Glam. II, Monmths., 20, 13. allowed their visitors no more. Three Senior Second Divisions were Salop., Staffs. II and Worcs. II. won by County 2nd teams and only Mrs. J. Warren lost to Mrs. J. Ellis Extremely entertaining BS bet,veen game average prevented this being Eas,te'rn: Cambs. II, Essex III, -4, -10. Chris Leslie and Martin Shuttle ,v;th four: although Glamorgan won 2nd Hunts., Norfolk II and Suffolk. r. B:shop/Warren lost to Morris/ the Bucks. lad winning 28, -17, 16. West comfortably they could finish Leicestershire and Suffolk impres­ Ellis -17, -16. Max Crimmins gave one of his best no higher than 4th in the Challenge sed at the Junior Challenge and An uninspiring match, neither side displays. and backed by Peter where Bucks. and Lanes. triumphed deserve their places in that Premier. having a great deal to play for. Matthews, Shuti-lem Susan Tanlc and I{ay Greenhough formed a teanl of aQ(L :r;et lJJU_ to ~h~ t9P ftight. Cheshire and Lancashire drop and (( Connie" Warren again outstanding the r'elegation of the former may mean for Surrey, and the first set of the which coach Mick Kercher' can justly Only one Regional Division was feel proud. won by a 1st team: Eastern by the loss of their second team unless match, Roger Chandler's defeat of Northants, and they move up as do it moves to J. Midland. Ambitious Tony Piddock, virtually the decider. SUSSCIX 9, K,ent 1 Lancashir'e II following their own Berkshire, although disappointed at Henry Buist in good form (first Kent's approach this season has beli~ved success and that of their 1st team. the Challenge results are to singles of the season) and came been one of introducing players to Both Kent II and Sussex II drop to be considering the entry of a 2nd within a point of beating Chandler. County play: this has rarely been Regional Divisions with the relega­ team (to J. West?) while Alan Essex 4, Yo'rkshire 5 revvarded wi th matches won and this tion of their higher teams from the Shepherd, embarrassed possibly by was no exception. the wealth of talent at his disposal, D. Brown lost to A. Clayton -14, -13; Premier. Both enter 2nd South which lost to J. Walker -14, 15, -16. JUNIOR MID'LAND looks pretty strong again. may be able to persuade his County to enter a 3rd Junior team. S. Gibbs lost to Clayton -15, 13, -14; Lincolnshire 3, Nottinghamshire 7 Likely formation of the Senior bt D. Alderson -14, 18, 10. If, as seems possible, there is any Northampto!llshire 1, Derbyshire 9 Divisions is: R. Stevens lost to Walker 16, -16, The only defeat for a solid looking increase in the Veteran entry, it -15; bt Alderson 13, -12 23. Premier: Bucks. Ches. Essex, Derbys. side came when Kevin Alden would seem likely that the two divi­ Brown/Gibbs lost to ClaytbnjWalker Lanes., Middx., Su;r1ey, Wa~wks. and sions will become three. which will, -18, -13. Yorks. one imagines, end the straightforward Continued on page 35 2 South: Berks., Rants., Kent, play-off arrangements which have Middx. II, Surrey II and Sussex. existed thus far. Hampshire follow N otts. and Essex as Veteran Cham­ S T I G A BATS AND 1.1. ACCESSORIES 2 North: Ches. II, Durham, Lanes. pions following a great performance II, Lines., Nthld. and Yorks. II. c,gainst Cheshire. 2 Midland: Derbys., Gloucs., Leics., FRO M OLYMPUS SPORTS Doug Moss, Worcestershire Chair~ Notts., Staffs., Warwks. II and man, was surprised at the Senior 9 HEADSTON,E DRIVE, WEALDSTONE Worcs. Challenge with the Leslie Forrest HARROW, MIDDLESEX 2 East: Beds., Cambs., Essex II, Memorial Award, the annual County ! I ~ 8.A.E. FOR FULL LIST Printed and published for the English Table Tennis Association, 21 Claremont, Hastings, Sussex. Page 36 by Wallace (Printers) Ltd., 44 Crook Street, Bolton, Lanes.