Table Tennis Official Magazine of the English Table Tennis Association Edited by W. HARRISON EDWARDS Published by Walthamstow Press, Ltd., Guardian House, 644 Forest Road, London, E.17 Vol. 20 OCTOBER, 1961 No.1 -=------­ THE WAY AHEAD WHy is it tih!at !England haiS nOlt produced a The Ichoice of IChairma'n is shrewd and wise. wovld chanlpion fOir over seven years? Are George White, a civil servant, has been one of our coadhing methods out of da1te? Do players the ganle's ablest ad!ministrators. Recefiit~y made need more looacbing? Do they need Iless ? Where a Life 1Member of the E.T.T.A., lhe is President have :the spectators gone? Is our match presen­ of the London ICivii Service League of wh'rch he tation poor? Is our p,ubI:idity bad? Should we has been an officer for 25 years. He 'is a former have Jess tourna1ments? Should we have more? Inember of the N.E.IC., has been referee of many T:hese, and many others, are ,vhe questions the English "Op:en," Iwas a founder Imem1ber of the National Executive 'Committee has 'been asking Nationall Um'pires' Com'mittee and at one time itseilf again and again during recent months. What editor of TABLE TENNIS. is needed to revitaiJise and develop table tennis in The other 'memlbers of the ICo1m'mission :come England? 'Con1cerned to find the answer, the from many Iwailks of life and in'clude !mem!bers of N.E.C. has decided to set up a DeiveJ}op.ment Com­ the Press, 'players, ,coaches, writers, a Youth C~ub mission to investiga'te the poS'si,billit1ies for the organiser, the talble tennis retairl trade and the future. Its terms of reference wi!H be: Association's President. "To examine the factors affecting the develop­ Here surely lis a ga!laxy of experience and ment of table tennis in England, including play ability, of enquiring and ana~yticalminds, admir­ and players, organisation at a~llevels and public ably fit!ted to underta'ke rhis important task. " presentation and to lnake recommendations to Important as the setting up of this inquiry nlay the National' Executive Committee as to any be, it is only a !part of the N.E.C.'s plan to put practical measures which should be taken by the table tennis in the forefront of English sport. Not English Table Tennis Association for the long ago the E.T.T'.,A. appointed its first National hetterment of the game". Coaidh, grant-aided by the Ministry of Education, and since then a successful a1pplication has been The Members made to :the 'King George VI Julbi~ee Trust Fund The fonoWing have aocepted invitations to be for a grant to ass'ist with vhe advancement of junior mem/bers of the 'Commission:­ players. Reports ffom bo:rh schemes indicate that JMR. ,E. rG. WHITE ~Chairman), IMR. VICTOR the money is being twelll spent and that worthwhHe BARNA, REVEREND S. IA. GooSE, IMR. BILL HICKS, results wiiH ,be adhieved~ MR. IC. KICHENSIDE, 'MR. JO'HNNY LEACH, HON. IVOR ,MONTAGU, MR. PHILIP MULCAHY, :MR. D. W. Euro,peans for E;ngland POUPARD, (MR. KEN WHEELER, MR. PETER WILSON When 'Can the N.iE.C. e~peot to see its plans together 'with IMR. T. BLUNN, MR. I. EYLES, MR. come to fruition? l1he answer may tbe found in G. JAMES, MR. L. iLANDRY, MR. A. K. VINT, re­ the announcement, as we go to press, that vhe presenting the N.iE.lC. as ex officio memb'ers. MR. E.T.T.A. has decided to ·exercise its option on the PETER iDWEN, Secretary of the 'E.-T.T.A. wiH act European 'Oham1pionshi:ps and to st:age them in as Secretary of the ICommission. this country for ,the first :time in 1964. Here in­ The 'mem/bers need Httle introduction. llhe deed, is a bo~d decision. It is an indication of choice of those invited has been made d,elilberately the mood of the administrators. to indlude a 'majority Who are not direc~Iy asso­ ~he way ahead presents a chaHenge: this is ciated with day to day ad'miinisltraNon of the game. their answer.

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members the caluculation of 1~~IIlII~1IL the levy shall be based on () IIF If I ( ~ 111111t the number of teams com­ 1(' peting in the League multi­ Annual General Meeting.-The An­ countants, were re-elected as the plied by the normal number nual General Meeting of the Associa­ Auditors of the Association. of players in a team plus tion took place at the Bonnington Many matters of interest were dis­ two players for each Club. Hotel, Southampton Row, London, cussed at the Anuual General Meet­ From the point of view of League W.C.l, on June 24, 1961, with 21 ing not the least of which was the Treasurers, this means that the affilia­ County Associations and 70 Leagues question of the new basis of affiliation tion fees payable to the Association being represented. as proposed by the National Executive are based on exactly the same lines as The results of the ballot for the Committee. Other alternative pro­ for the 1960/61 season. election of officers and members of posals were also discussed, but, all The question of the fee payable by the National Executive Committee for were lost when put to a vote and the Directly Affiliated Clubs and Individ­ 1961 /62 were as follows : meeting decided to carryon for a uals was also discussed, and it was Officers: further year with the E.T.T.A. agreed to increase these fees to £1 Is. Chairman: A. K. VINT, O.B.E., Un­ Members' Levy. For the benefit of per year. opposed. our menlbers the Rule dealing with Consideration was given to the Deputy Chairman: I. C. EYLES, Un­ this item is Rule 6 (e) and this reads matter of 'E.T.T.A. Representatives' opposed. as follows : ­ who up until the 1960/61 season had Bon. Treasurer: T. BLUNN, Un­ MEMBERS' LEVY. A levy of been the persons nominated by opposed. 6d. per member for all members Counties and Leagues to undertake National Executive Committee on the registered with or in membership the voting at the Annual elections of Regional Basis: 'rvith a League shall be paid in the E.T.T.A. It was agreed that the Region 1, E. REAY. Unopposed. accordance with Rule 7 but the position of "E.T.T.A. Representative" Region 2, J. SENESCALL, 13, elected. should be deleted from the Rules and N. Rushton 5, not elected. that in future the County or League Region 3, N. COOK. Unopposed. Secretaries should be made the Region 4, L. W. JONES. Unopposed. English Table responsible persons to deal with this Region 5~ M. E. SCOTT 17, elected. aspect of the Association's work. I. R. Crickmer 10, not elected. Tennis Association A new rule was agreed whereby Region 6, M. GOLDSTEIN. Un­ Patron: Her Majesty The County Associations now have a vote opposed. Queen. at the Annual General Meeting of the Region 7, H. WALKER. Unopposed. President: Hon. I. G. S. Association, when block voting takes Region 8, L. THOMPSON, 12, elected. Montagu. place. This was a new departure L. S. Woollard 9, not elected. and acknowledged the fact that Region 9. G. JAMES. Unopposed. Chairman: A. K. Vint, O.D.E. County Associations should have the Region 10, C. J. CLEMENT. Un­ Deputy Chairman: I. C. Eyles. right to a vote at future Annual opposed. Honorary Treasurer: T. Blunn. General Meetings of the Association. Region 11, R. J. NICHOLLS. Un­ A further new rule was introduced opposed. Secretary: D. P. Lowen. into the Constitution which dealt with Region 12, F. G. MANNOOCH. Un­ Office of the Association: 652, the question of certain Leagues which opposed. Grand Buildings, Trafalgar do not affiliate to County Associations. National Executive on a National Square, London, W.C.2. The following rule was passed by the Basis: (Telephone: TRAfalgar 2165). meeting: ­ Two Members. Elected: F. H. BATEMAN 84, L. F. LANDRY 66. Not Rule 21 (a). (vi).' elected: G. R. Yates 49, K. Watts Levy due froln members registering Tn any case where the National 44, S. R. Hoddy 38, G. A. Owen 35, with or becoming members of a Executive Committee may decide A. Howcroft 34, W. Mitton 33, G. League after October 31 shall be that a League shall not be obliged Eagle 21. , paid to the Secretary of the Associ­to affiliate to a County Association, One Woman Member. Elected: ation by the following March 31. either (a) because no County Miss M. FRY 142. Not elected Miss The follow i n g conditions to Association exists in the County K. M. Benson 49, Mrs. F. Jarvis 11. apply :­ concerned or (b) because member­ The HON. I. G. S. MONTAGU was (i) The levy shall be collected ship of the Leagues concerned is re-elected President of the Association. from each League regard­spread over more than one County, The Vice-Presidents of the Associa­ less of a member being in an additional fee equal to 2/- per tion were re-elected with the addition membership with more than Club in membership with the said of Mr. K. MACKENZIE and MR. D. S. one League. League shall be paid to the PURR have been associated with the (ii) The levy not to apply to E.T.T.A. Money so received in Game for a great number of years members playing only for case (a) shall be passed to the fronl the Manufacturers point of view, Youth Clubs or Schools appropriate County Association if during which time they have both Clubs in Youth or Schools one be formed during the year to been of great help to the Association. Leagues. which payment relates, but shall Two further mernbers were added (iii) For the purpose of defini­otherwise h e com e 0 r din a r y to the list of Hon. Life Members of tion the word 'member,' E.T.T.A. income. M 0 n e y so the Association: E. G. WHITE this to mean anv member received in cases (b) shall be (London Civil Service) and L. S. taking part in any League divided in such a manner as the WOOLLARD (Bedford). This honour is or Tournament competition National Executive Committee may bestowed on E.T.T.A. members for under the auspices of a decide between the County Associ­ their past services to the game and the League. ations in whose areas the League Association. (iv) In the event of a League concerned operates. Messrs. Spain Bros., Chartered Ac- not registering individual Rebates to Counties were also con­

Page Four OCTOBER - 1961 TABLE TENNIS sidered by the meeting and it was 1960/61 season has been made to Rackets. The question of the agreed that a new basis be operated BRYAN MERRETT for his outstanding colour and the reflecting surfaces of for the 1961/62 season. The details effort on behalf of the England team certain rackets was considered. The are as follows : ­ in the Swaythling Cup Competition I.T.T.F. therefore made the following (i) 6d. per team in respect of matches in Peking, China, whilst announcement regarding this matter : Youth and Schools Leagues suffering acute physical discomfort. It is noted that manv rackets in affiliated to the County Team Selections: use at the 26th World" Champion­ Body. E.T.T.A. Tour of the U.S.S.R. ships and, currently, elsewhere, (ii) 1/6 per team in respect of October 6-14, 1961. I. HARRISON contravene Law 4 regarding the all other Leagues affiliated (GIos.), J. INGBER (Lancs.), S. JACOB­ racket: to the County Body. SON (Middx.). Non-playing Captain, If It's surface shall be dark (iii) 1/- for each directly affili­L. G. ADAMS (Middx.). coloured and non-reflecting." ated club affiliated to the International Match v. Poland, Rackets of yellow and other County Body. Warsaw, October 15, 1961. I. HARRI­ light colourings are in common use T\vo meetings of the National SON (Glos.), J. INGBER (Lancs.), S. in many competitions, and the Executive Con1mittee have taken place JACOBSON (Mirldx.). Non - playing plain outer surface of 'reverse' since the Annual General Meeting. Captain, L. G. ADAMS (Middx.). (pimples inward) sandwich is often Among the v a rio usappointments Netherlands Open Championships­ brightly reflecting. made were :- Anlsterdam~ October 7 and 8, 1961. Hon. Press Officer of the Associa­ B. MERRETT (Glos.), Miss DIANE THIS MUST STOP. The Equip­ tion and Liaison Officer of the Official ROWE (Middx.), Non-playing Captain ment and Rules Committee are Magazine TABLE TENNIS: MR. N. K. -R. J. CRAYDEN (Surrey). jointly charged with submitting to REEVE. the A dvisory Committee in 1962 a Sub Committees - National Selec­Il\IPORTANT Regulation, with definitions, that tion Committee (Senior). I. C. EYLES A communciation has been received shall more clearly define the exist­ (Chairman), Miss M. FRY, R. L. from the International Table Tennis ing prohibition of light colourings CRAYDON (Captain), L. G. ADAMS, A. Federation dealing with discussions and reflecting surfaces, for pro­ 'V. C. SIMONS with D. PETER LOWEN which took place at the I.T.T.F. Con­ visional adoption thereafter and (Secretary). gress held in Peking, China. The de­ confirmation at the General Meet­ National Selection Committee tails' are as follows :­ ing in 1963. (Junior). E. REAY (Chairmat:t), N. Open Tournaments: The question In the meantime, all Associations COOK (Hon. Secretary), Miss M. FRY, of the' Pushing Play' Regulation was are requested to take necessary F. B. BRUMWELL (Captain), L. F. considered and. amended. The I.T.T.F. practical steps to stop the use and, LANDRY and A. THOMPSON. have agreed to experiment for the so far as possible, the manufacture The National Executive Comn1ittee coming season with the following of yellow and light coloured have also decided to set up a regulation and have asked for the rackets, permitting only dark red, Development Commission, details of Association's views on this experiment dark green, dark brown, dark blue which can be found in the Editorial at their Advisory Committee n1eeting and black, as well as the use and of this edition of the Magazine. to be held in 1962. Therefore for all manufacture of rackets with re­ It was also agreed that the E.T.T.A. OPEN TOURNAMENTS for the coming flecting surfaces. Consultations should take up the option it was given season the following experimental with manufacturers and importers by the European Table Tennis Union regulation will apply regarding' PUSH­ with this object are recommended. to organise the European Champion­ ING PLAY,' Further rackets are to be the same ships in England in the 1963/64 "If a game be unfinished fifteen colour on both sides. season. Negotiations are still taking minutes after its commencement, the Umpire (or Timekeeper if one It has also been noted that place and further details will be in­ several Associations are still per­ cluded in the next issue of the be officiating) shall cause the game Magazine. to be interrupted by declaration of mitting, and SOlne have even a 'let' and the players shall be adopted as team uniform and The following balls were given the al!o}ved to be brought to these Association's official approval for the notified before the next service that the game in progress will pro­Championships, I i g h t coloured 1961/62 season:- clothing in contravention of Regu­ Barna 3 Crown and 2 Crown. ceed under the following rule :­ The player shall be permitted to lation vii No.2. Associations are Halex 3 Star and 2 Star. once again reminded that white, or Haydon' Tema' 3 Star and 2 Star. hit the ball 12 times excluding the light coloured clothing such as Villa XXX and XX. service stroke, and if all such pale grey, pale blue, bright yellow, The Victor Barna Award for the strokes are safely returned by the or clothing with wide patches of opponent, one point shall be scored this kind, is not permitted at by the opponent. World Championships, where only Published on the First Saturday of The Server for the point inter­dark colours may be worn. each month October to May inclu­ rupted shall serve for the first sive. Postal Subscription lOs. for point after the interruption, anrl A reminder on this point, and eigbt issues, post free. thereafter the service shall alter­respecting the colour of the racket, Circulation & Advertisements: Tbe nate after each point whilst this will be included in 1he entrv form Walthamstow Press Ltd., Guardian rule is in force. for the World Championships in 1-10use, 644 Forest Road, London, Where, in a lnatch, this rule has 1963, and an inspection of dress E.17 (COPpermill 4301). been applied in one game it shall and of rackets, to ensure conz­ Circulation Manager: G. R. Har­ be applied ten minutes after the pliance with Law 4 and Regulation rower, 11 Lyneham Road, Luton, C011'zmencement in each of the sub­vii No. 2 may be carried out be­ Beds. (Luton 7468). sequent games of the m~tch. fore play at that Championships." Editoral: W. Harrison Edwards, c/o Counting shall be carried out by In view of the above, all Tourna­ Sports Press, 142, Fleet Street~ an official other than the umpire ment Referees are asked to enforce London, E.C.4. (FLE 5352). (by the timereeper if one be rigidly Law 4 in its entirety durin~ officiating). " the coming season.

Page Five TABLE TENNIS OCTOBER - 1961 NINE IND I HILF HOURS' TO LIVE by BRYAN CUTRESS ITHE doctors shook their heads It was on Sunday, May 7, that verge breaking his gravely as the patient was carried, Landry had his accident. He was on rig h t leg and unconscious, into the hospital. his way to South Wales with his cracking his skull After careful examination his in­ brother, Harold, who was buying a which kept him in juries \vere noted: three fractures of cottage there. Also in the van were hospital for two the skull, a broken pelvis, a broken Harold's son, four-year-old Paul, and weeks. right leg (a clean break, tibia and friend, Roger Dunkley, an inter­ Now, fortunately, fibula) and a broken shoulder blade. national 3,000 metres steeplechaser. the Landrys are making rapid pro­ So Laurie Landry, an English Near Gerrards Cross on the A.4, they pulled into a lay-by to ensure gress. "This is largely due, said international, was judged to have a Laurie, "to the wonderful way we life expectancy of just nine and a that the furniture in the back of the van was still secure. were looked after at Hillingdon Hos­ half hours. pital." But the doctors had reckoned with­ No sooner had they stopped than Let's hope we see Laurie com­ out Landry's fighting determination Paul suddenly dashed out into the pletely fit and getting around all the which has taken him through so many road. tournaments again before the end of tough· table tennis battles. "I rushed after him," explained the year. Ten days later he woke from his Landry, "and caught him at about the middle. I then decided to come' Geoff Pullar, England's opening unconscious sleep and imnlediately batsman, was married to Miss Pat began his fight for fitness. back rather than continue across because there was traffic rushing by Downs at Altrincham Register Office After long treatnlent in Hillingdon the other side." on September 9. England fast bowler Hospital he was transferred to Brian Statham was best man. Farnham Park Rehabilitation Centre This proved an unfortunate decision Pullar's first step to international and in only three months he was because on the way back Landry was fame was as a table tennis player. He playing table table tennis again in the hit by a Mercedes Benz, crashed won two England junior badges in East of England Open Doubles­ through the windscreen and was 1953 and was a leading Lancashire despite having plaster right up to his carried for 40 yards. County player until test cricket took knee. Paul was thrown onto the grass him away last season.

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THE MATCH I R'EMEMBER Relegation • • • A Point Away by Brian Kennedy (as told to Malcolm Huntly)

'THE tension was terrible. The I defended nearly all the time with occasional hits and got home 21-11 in set was vital. The next point the fifth. was critical-honestly, I felt sidk. Another was when I played Aubrey Manchester Y.M.C.A. was Simons in the English Open semi­ cram'med to the doors with final of 1950. I won 26-24 in the ~ans. decider and was the first English­ hundreds of breatWess No born finalist for many years. But Roses maitch was ever nl0l"e ,thrill­ Alex Ehrlich took the title that year. ing or more vital. Lastly there was a remarkable Yorkshire were bottom and needed match against Ogimura in the semi­ to win to stay in the Premier Divi­ final of the Open in 1957. sion. A draw was no good. And if I won the second game 29-27 and we won . . . it was Lancashire who in the third he got nine serves out of went down! ten at me. We led 5-4 when I went on to face Re served five, I served Olle, and Ken Stanley in the final set. He won then he fell over the surrounds. After the first, I took the second. In the that he served four more and in the third game the tension nlounted. . . . general tunnoil neither I nor the BRIAN KENNEDY Ken led 20-19 and the next point umpire realised it until someone told could give him victory and Lanca­ us later. shire safety. With a serve like his it is like -~I' With all that in the balance I hit giving points away. I don't say that · OXFORD PLAN the shot of a lifetime. mistake cost me the set, but it might TOURNAMENT There was a ball near the middle, have done. I very near the net and not very high. I am not playing at all now. To­ ,OlXFORDSHIRtE, winners of the Mid­ Afterwards you wonder why you do wards the end of 1959 I opened a land Division last season, look for­ hit them like that. Anyway, I really snack bar in Leeds and last year I ward to an attractive and interesting pro­ also took over the Town Hall Cafe gramme in the Second D,ivi'sion (Mid­ let go at it and it went like a bomb straight down the middle-a winner at Morley, a town five nliles from land) and hope for greater 'Support. Leeds. Their program-me 'Consists of four' all the way. There was a look of real matohes, at ho,me to 'Glamorgan (OctOber horror on Ken Stanley's face! So I no longer have the time for 7); away to Staffordshire (October 21); That was deuce and I went on to the constant practice which is essen­ away to Bedfordshire (D;ece,mher 9) and win the next two points to keep tial to stay in the top grade. But I at home to Worcestershire (January 13). Yorkshire up. still enjoy going along to county Selectors aTe in tihe happy position of matches and the local championships. being able 10 -ohoose from at least five men, including 17-year-old Evan Lloyd of Oxford Y.M.C.A., -who played a ~arge Carried Off part in forcing the draw with Notting­ There was uproar at the finish. 'I~"CAMBS. COACHING ham, which earned promotion ,last Several hundred spectators, many of PAYS OFF season. them from across the Pennines, were cheering wildly as I was carried HECambs. Coaching Scheme, whi-oh Last Season T has produced many keen and shoulder-high off the arena. promising youngsters, has ,encouraged Stanley Hahn (E.'O.,C.C.), now 16, lines I've played in a lot of matches but the 'county to enter a team in the up for his last ,season in the junior side the atmosphere in the last few Junior Division of the National County which faces a busy programm,e ,in the minutes of that Roses match in 1952 Championships. Midland Junior Division with home and was as electric as any world cham­ This is the first time in several years away fixtures with Warwickshire, Staf­ pionship in which I have played. that 'Cambs, bas been represented in the fordshire and 'Gloucesters'hire. Junior Division and it is hoped that Hahn sha,red top pla'ce with Lloyd Perhaps there is a lesson in that competition algainst other counties will (now a senior) in the Midland Junior memorable shot. You have to antici­ lead to a general improvement of averages last season with seven wins from pate an opening and when it does 'Standards. eight games. arrive regardless of the score take it With the help of John ComweH, who Oxfordshire plan their first ever invita­ and not wait for something better. If is now fully fit, and John Thurston, the tion Tournam-ent for 'early Novemher­ an opening is good enough to take at Senior side are hoping to do much possibly Nov'ember 5. Entries will be in­ better this Iseason in the Southern vited from Ayles1bury, BuckinghamS'hire, 5-0 it should be good enough at 19-20 Division. Banbury, Didcot, Henley, High Wy­ because it's just as important you Only worry is the avaHability of combe, M;aidenhead, Newbury, Oxford should win the point at 5-0. Keith Chapman. He lis in the R.A.F. University. Oxford and District, and Wit­ Three other sets stand out in my but lit is hoped that he wiH be able to ney. memory. play for the county in one or two llhe Inter-Towns League 'wiH 'again he matches. in ope~ation and plans are afoot for a One was my win over the seeded The Cam'bs. Closed Championships separate competition for women's teams. Sido in the 1957 world champion­ win take place from ,March 19 to 23. Dennis E. Thompson ships. I was not given a chance but Leslie Constable.

Page Seven TABLE TENNIS OCTOBER - 1961 THE LATE P. E. WARDEN THE PORTRAIT OF A VETERAN by IVOR MONTAGU

HE E.T.T.A. has lost its eldest corners of a room from which all and from pillar to post (bruised, no T Vice-President-Mr. P. E. Warden benches, chairs, coats, shoes, etc. had doubt on each of them), suddenly died on July 11, 1961, aged 90. been specially and meticulously rushed up and put an end to one of Thus passes one of the few links removed beforehand. their terrific encounters, with a neat with the remote, original past. Mr. P. E. Warden's racket was small but almighty swipe in this fashion, Warden had played Table Tennis in and extra thick. It was not sponge­ grinning all over his rounded, the early days of the Ping-Pong that did not come until Messrs. puckish face. Bromfield was a shy, boom at the turn of the century, Jaques sent me a sample to try in the well-mannered man and I never heard before the blank gap of twenty years 'thirties - but it had a precisely him swear, but if ever the sky was that preceded the revival of the sport analagous tartical effect. filled with silent blue it was on those by Messls. A. F. Carris, Percival It was ordinary pimpled rubber occasions. Bromfield and J. J. Payne-now, alas, stuck over a thick layer of plush. P. E. Warden, of course, was over all also departed - soon after the With it, as with thick, soft s~onge 50 even then. To me, far less than First World War. or soft sandwich he could absorb all half his age, he seemed desperately I knew him very well 40 years ago. the pace of the enemy, float the ball ancient, an effect heightened by his I first met him when, at the mature back with occasionally an extra side­ white stubble hair, white clipped twist and, when opportunity occurred, moustache and globular build. Never­ age of 17, a Cambridge fresh~a~, I ~nto theless he was good enough to be­ was pitchforked (the "fall guy ) come the first Civil Service Cham­ the chair of the newly-formed Plng­ pion, in 1923-4. I never heard him Pong Association and then the T.T.A. sayan ill word of anyone. He just I used to come up tf) London some­ enjoyed his game and got on with it. times and hang abr ut the old All­ Nor was he "merely" a Table Tennis England club first a cafe in the pIayer. He was a real sportsman, and Strand and then at St. Brides. Lawn Tennis just as dear a love. P. E. Warden-we never spoke or We used to play a lot of L.T. thought of him without his initials tournament doubles together, he the and even now I do not know his first "veteran," I just out of my "junior" name-used to come along and one swaddling-clothes. He made nle play of the favourite joys of club nights, doubles on just the same lines. We as it equally became a star-piece in used to team up together every year our missionary exhibition runs at the beginning of the season when around the counties as "All-England," the London and nearby hard court was the combat between Warden and tournaments are played (of course we Bromfield. I use the word "combat" could not play the same tricks on the advisedly, for nothing else could faster surface of grass courts or describe it. There was a strong ele­ wood) and run like hares around the ment of wit and mischief in P. E. back-stops, tossing lobs up over the Warden. heads of exasperated strong men Bromfield was the great hero, a seeking vainly to put the ball away really fine and classic player. He on the powdery en-tout-cas. used the then somewhat novelty Many's the time we must have had since become orthodox, pimpled the criss-cross pattern of the wire rubber. His game was powerful top­ stop-netting suddenly and painfully spin attack, forehand and backhand, imprinted in our behinds. But it is with a sidespin-particularly from P. E. WARDE,N surprising what success we attained. the backhand flick, a stroke of which Three long advantage sets against a he was the inventor-which sent the startle the opponent by darting for­ pair on the edge of the Davis Cup ball shooting away (just as did ward and biffing the ball unexpectedly I remember well. Anyway, we got a Barna's perfect one a generation past him with a racket sometimes tremendous amount of fun. And even later) and carried the defender right held, forehand or back hand, blade afterwards P. E. Warden's face would out of court. Mr. Warden delighted downward. wrinkle up, and his eyes shine and in frustrating him. These tactics of P. E. ",rarden's pucker, just at the thought of it. He Their battles gave exactly the play bore, as a matter of fact, a spit was a gentle being, brim-packed with pleasure that more recent audiences and image resemblance to those of determination, but to him a game was have derived from Bergmann's the first Japanese World Champion, a game. sample "cutting-down to size" of Satoh ill BOlIlbay thirty years later. In later years P. E. Warden became various successive Ajaxes, bashers of P. E. "Varden, however, used to run very ill and it was a hard trial to mighty thews, all thunder and light­ much more than Satoh. him. While he was still in his seven­ ning. Bromfield, like nearly all English ties we fetched him once or twice to Tiny, roly-poly, with rosy face and players, could not drop, and I can Wembley World Championships, but round close-cropped head surmounted see him now, as clearly as if it were later even this he could not manage. by a white stubble, P. E. Warden yesterday, a big man streaming with He retired to a village not far from would dart fronl side to side at long­ sweat, as his tiny opponent, having the Thanles, had dizzy spells and was range, floating the ball back from the been literally run all over the shop Continued on Page 9

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TOURNAMENT TALKING POINTS Conducted by LA'URIE LANDRY

FITNESS PAYS

MOST of England's leading players almost continuously from ten in the who took Joseph Somogyi to 18 in put in a lot of practice. They do morning until ten at night. the third. Even Joe admitted he was not, however, pay sufficient attention Victor Barna has always been a fortunate to win. to physical fitness. stickler for physical fitness and While in hospital and at the Re­ Johnny Leach is another. He trained Joe is taking his table tennis very habilitation Centre I have come to with the Crystal Palace football team seriously this season, and has been realise the true importance of fitness. when he won the world champion­ arranging special training with Derek People with quite minor injuries ship. Burridge, Alan Rhodes and shock take a relatively longer time to re­ So to all aspiring young players I winner of the East of England Brian Wright. cover if they are unfit. Yet to keep would advise: "SEE THAT YOU ARE fit does not require much effort. PHYSICALLY FIT AS WELL AS MATCH The Hungarian exile, who is hoping About ten minutes a day of the FIT." to take out British papers towards the correct exercises does the world of end of the year, is making an all-out good. East of England effort to win a place in the England I have always attempted to keep fit Over to Skegness for the East of team. Good luck Josef! though I did not know how useful it England. Many players are attempt­ Wright must certainly have bene­ would be at the time. ing to master the now famous fited from the special practice session Shortly after I regained conscious­ " JACOBSON TOPSPIN." for he se'emed quite used to Somogyi's ness the doctor told me that it was One fairly successful exponent was awkward game in the final of the undoubtedly my fitness that pulled me Derek Baddeley from Birmingham, East of England. through. Recovering from illness and injury is not the only way in which fitness pays. It is just as important when ESSEX NOTES actually playing table tennis and can make all the difference in a tight match. PRESIDENT JOHNNY It builds up stamina, so essential IT ,is President Johnny L'each now a,s in the likes of one-day events far as Essex are concerned. l'he when you can be kept on the table twice for,mer 'World 'champion, 'Who did so much to put Essex on the map, ha,s been 'elected the new county President. Other changes in the Essex administra­ tion are Ray Moody (Romford) match P. E. WARDEN-cont. secr,etary; Harry Warde (Braintree) com­ petition secretary; Sheila Brumwell as­ forced to give up cycling to the sistant seoI1etary; ,George W,enham village shop. He became near-deaf (Billericay) Press Officer and in oharge and then found reading difficult. But of 1uniors. some of us were still privileged to get Essex have put a 25 yeairs age limit letters. on second team players. It is pad of the He was not quite alone, for his is drive to encourage younger players and a long-lived family, many loved him ensure a quick return to Premier Division and he was deeply proud of those status. who followed his generation. I was Regular junior practice sessions have lucky enough to see him a .few been held throughout the summer and as months ago. There was little strength part of this Youth policy a representative party is to be sent to many of the junior in his body, yet in appearance he did tournaments. A party of eight wiH make not seem to have changed one iota the t,rip to Bradford for rthe Yorkshire from the same ancient but then Junior ,Open. energetic bundle I had met first in the 1920's, and the spirit was gallant as Br,ian Brum:weU has been touring lea­ gues in the London :area, giving valuable ever. coa:ching to 'bhe youngsters. We talked of the game and the JOHNNY LEACH world, of then and what has been Tournament seoretary Harry Spraggs, and Muriel Drake, his assistant at recent since, and he told me how all the Essex tournam,ents, were married mJuly. time he had a table in the shed at CLUB BADGES the side of his garden. He used to Players requiring entry for,ms for Essex • Attractive Cloth Badges, made to play regularly with his neighbour, he Tournaments should note that Harry your own design, in any quantUy. Spraggs new address is: 76, Sherrard • Suitable for Blazers, Sweaters, etc. said, but (this with a snort) "when I Road, Forest 'Gate, London, E.? • LOW PRICES AND QUI C K was 79 I lost a game to him and then DELIVERY. I knew it was time to pack up." Subject to E.T.T.A. approval, the • Fll"oo help offered in designing your Essex Open will be at John Knights Ltd., badge. May the package rest in peace. Please write to: SilvertO'wn Way, London, E.16 on March S. A. COR,Y & COMPANY, Happy our country's sport if it 31 - A:pril 1, 1961. 20 ST. JOHN'S HILL, LONDON, SWll always produces such characters. George Wenham

Page Nine TABLE TENNIS OCTOBER - 1961 Subscriptions Still Not Settled by TOM BLUNN

(E.T.T.A. TREASURER)

AFTER discussions and resolutions and the players' levy was accepted as costs have generally been offset by a at the last three Annual General an interim measure. There was still reduction in administration expenses. Meetings the question of the annual some support for the annual sub­ Since the matter was first raised in subscription has not yet been settled. scription to be based completely on 1959, there have been increases in For two seasons now the Players' an individual player basis. The salaries, National Insurance, travel­ Levy will have operated to make players' levy was an additional fee ling, accommodation and postage ends meet but it is desirable that and did not affect the existing scale amounting to £300 per annum. In some more permanent form of in­ of club and team fees. addition, the appointment of a crease should be devised. So the problem was deferred once Director of Coaching has increased Much has been said and written more until the 1961 A.G.M. when the annual costs by at least £500, but since the first discussion started at the several resolutions were submitted. there is no doubt that this is a good meeting in Manchester in 1959. Con­ Although there was no agreement on investment for the future. siderable time was spent at the two the basis of affiliation fees or the The general activities of the Asso­ subsequent meetings and the matter extent of the increase, there seemed ciation come under the Working Ac­ seems to have resolved itself into to be a majority in favour of some count and it is here that there is three separate problems. form of permanent increase in the scope for flexibility. Many activities 1. Does the Association need an Association's income from members. are of long standing and members increased income? 2. How much additional income is expect them to continue. At Manchester there was some required? There are certain activities which support for an increase but not suffi­ The basic running costs of the As­ the Association is under some obliga­ cient to warrant pursuing at that sociation come under the heading of tion to perform, but the full extent stage. However, it was there that the Administration Expenses and while of the activities under the Working question of an individual player's fee these are reasonably static, they are Account must be regulated each sea­ was first raised and there was some more likely to increase than decrease son according to the financial posi­ support for it. in the future. tion and prospects. At the 1960 A.G.M., the case for Economies are continually being Such activities as the English an increase was given more support imposed and in recent years increased "Open" and International Matches in Top Spin ••• You win Grays Bat ••• BEAT THATI

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Page Ten OCTOBER - 1961 TABLE TENNIS this country used to provide an im­ The present basis is generally This is quite natural and is a way portant source of income but in thought to be unfair and in some by which a league protects its mem­ recent years the position has altered respects a little confusing. Most bers. But if a two-thirds majority is and these events now cost money to leagues pay to the E.T .T.A. on five to be obtained for any system, then stage. different rates together with the somebody must be prepared to give At the 1961 A.G.M. the county re­ players' levy and also pay to their way a little. Then somewhere along bate was increased by 50 per cent county on a similar basis. the line there will be some measure and will cost an additional £330 each Some people are of the opinion of agreement. year in future. The county rebate is that the multiplicity of national and an important part of the income of a county fees actually loses the Asso­ county and is the Association's con­ ciation potential members. There is KNOW THE N.E.fJ. tribution towards the cost of running no doubt that some attempt at sim­ Frank Bateman the country. It helps to reduce the fees plicity would be welcomed by all. HE first in a series of pen pictures that Leagues are asked to pay to The possibility of a complete fee T of members of the N.E.C. in their County Association. based on the number of players must alphabetical order is Frank Bateman, A bright spot is that the Associa­ still be considered. The main ob­ a newly elected member. An ex­ tion's Accumulated Fund is now in jection is the inequality of payment. regular army officer, born at Black­ a healthy condition and will cause Teams of five players would pay two­ heath 50 years ago; Frank is now no further concern if it is not de­ thirds more than a team of three employed with a ships ~handl~r.. pleted in future by a loss on any players. His appetite for work In admInIster­ season. A club with six teams would pay ing the game is nearly as insatiable The Players' Levy brought in six times as much as a club with one as his eagerness to make the tourna­ £1,630 in 1960/61 season and a simi­ team. Put sinlply it means that there ment rounds. He has been Romford lar amount is expected for the cur­ is no reduction for quantities, but League Secretary for 10 years, is the rent season. It is, however, important that may not be a bad thing. present Publicity Secre~ary .to the to remember that the increase in the Also, there are difficulties in ascer­ National County ChampIonshIps and county rebate mentioned above, will taining the correct numbers for each a National Umpire. cost £330 so that the Association will league as some leagues do not have Past posts include, Essex County receive a net of only £ 1,300. a system of registration of players. Match Secretary and Press Secretary Other sundry income is not being Some leagues require clubs to regis­ and Chairman of National County maintained and it is no longer pos­ ter far more players than an average Chanlpionships. It is no wonder that sible to rely on any income from team requirement because of the he was awarded in 1960 the Corti general TV fees. In recent years the necessity of having several reserves. Woodcock Award for administrative Association has had very good as­ A recent suggestion has been a fee services to table tennis in Essex. sistance from the Supporters' Club, based on team places which over­ Unlpire winter and summer-he is particularly in helping to pay for the comes some of the objections of the a member of the Association of World and European Championships individual players' fee, but not all of Cricket Umpires-Frank is impressed expenses. But we cannot go on for them. Team places means the mini­ with good relations that exist between ever relying on outside support. mum number of players required for table tennis players and umpires. But While no definite figure has been a team and so does not include most of all he values the friendships agreed, recent resolutions have been reserves. This idea received a certain designed to give increases ranging he has made while playing and ad­ amount of support at the last A.G.M. ministering the game. between £800 and £2,500, net to the Another possibility is a fee based Association. The answer is obviously on teams only, as distinct from a club Colin Cleme,tt somewhere in between these two fee with a reduction for the addi­ figures. HIRTY-two-year-old Colin Cle­ tional teams. This assumes that ad­ T mett, member of the N.E.C. since 3. What is the most acceptable ministration costs by the E.T.T.A. basis for calculation of the 1957 and Secretary of Surrey County are twice as much for a club with Association, is an electronics research annual subscription? two teams than for a club with only This is probably the hardest ques­ worker married with three children. one team. This basis would be much By hi~ own description "a right tion of the three. The present basis cheaper for the small clubs but it is one of long standing and originated handed optimistic player who repre­ would be at the expense of the large sents a team respectably buried in the in the early days when the member­ clubs. ship was composed mainly of small depths of the Croydo~ ~eague", clubs. As the game became more There is also a possibility of a Colin holds no table tennIS tItles, but popular these clubs grew and form~d split fee with the basic income modestly owns to several academic additional teams. The tendency In covered by a fee based on clubs or qualifications which do not belie his recent years has been for more teams teams and an additional fee based on scholarly countenance. and less clubs; the large clubs being players or team places to cover the Secretary of the National Umpires able to survive the economic pres­ cost of the general working activities. Committee and the Chairman of the sure better than the small clubs. This idea may not be as simple and Willmott Cup and Rose Bowl Com­ With fees based on 9s. per club straightforward as some people mittee he has little spare time for and 2s. 6d. per additional team, the would like but it is an attempt to be anythi~g more than his family and trend in the income from affiliation fair to all sections of the member­ table tennis. Mrs. Clemett also finds fees is obvious. For instance, the ship. time to play in the same club but, to total membership in 1953/54 was It is therefore a question of arriv­ Colin's disgust, in a higher team! about the same as in 1960/61 but ing at a system that is fair to most He hates sponge, is strongly op­ then there were more clubs but not members and then fixing the fee to posed to any plans for subsidising as many additional teams. bring in the necessary amount. players because he thinks that those THE AFFILIATION FEES FOR 1953/ It is not going to be easy to solve who play should pay, and is of the 54 BASED ON THE CURRENT RATES because most leagues are inclined to opinion that co~ching is a. ~ixed W~ULD HAVE BROUGHT IN £150 MORE look at a system in the light of how blessing because It tends to elImInate THAN THE ACTUAL AMOUNT RAISED IN it effects them and to support the the unorthodox player who might be 1960/61. basis that is most beneficial to them. a potential champion.

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EAST OF ENGLAND OPEN by LAURIE LANDRY

BRIAN WRIGHT'S FIRST SENIOR TITLE

BRIAN WRIGHT, the English junior champion, - Somogyi Dethroned celebrated his new senior status with a double victory in the East of England Open at Skegness on junior, Tony Cornell, also of Essex, Derek Baddeley of September 2-3. Birmingham, Terry Densham, and Stuart Dyson. He won the men's singles-his first senior Open-and the mixed doubles with Judy Williams. Creamer accounted for Derek Burridge in the Making it an all-Wright occasion Cheshire's Diane quarter-final (14, -16, 18), after tough matches with Wright carried off the women's singles and women's R. Crasham (Lanes) and Derek Wall, a former South doubles with Mrs. Doreen Schofield. African champion. The men's doubles went to Terry Densham and Eddie Hodson. Two Fo,r Diane Brian, who was 18 just two weeks before the tourna­ ment beat David Creamer, England's No.9, in the Lesley Bell, the brilliant young Essex junior had a semi-final of the men's singles, then went on to dethrone succession of good wins over Alma Taft, Judy Williams the holder Hungarian exile Joseph Somogyi in the final. and Pam Mortimer, before falling to Diane Wright in Wright made a poor start to the final losing the first the women's singles final. game at 11. He looked like being outplayed but he Miss Wright, who was top seed and had beaten was full of determination and his game suddenly clicked Carole Blackshaw in the semi-final, was fully extended as he gained control of his hitting to win the second by Miss Bell, particularly in the first set, before winning at 17 and force a thrilling final game. 27-25, 21-15. Wright went out to a 19-16 lead only to drop the Miss Wright went on to win the women's doubles next four points. He fought back grimly to save the with. Mrs. Schofield, beating the Lancashire pair of match point and eventually secured victory at 23-21. D. ~Itzg~ral~ and C..Spencer in the final, narrowly missed Somogyi made hard work of reaching the final, a thIrd tItle In the mIxed. She partnered George Livesey dropping games to Chester Barnes, the young Essex to reach the final only to be beaten by Brian Wright and Judy Williams at 21-18, 18-21, 21-19. Brian sacrified his chance of a third title in the men's doubles by gallantly agreeing to partner Laurie Landry who still had his right leg in plaster. Nevertheless the; got through one round. THE Dens~a~ and Ho~son, who beat Somogyi and George MuranYI In the semI-final, had a comfortable win over Burridge and Ian Redfearn in the men's doubles final. .. BROMFIELD" B~ian ".ill of Lincolnshire, won the boys' singles, beatIng MIke Symonds, who had previously accounted for David Stanley. Lesley Bell beat Lesley Proudlock CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE in the girls' final.

adopted for as many In.te,rnati,ona,1 M'Clitches in Englland dU'l"ing RESULTS 1954-58 as ALL otheir make's put together. Men's Singles. Semi-Finals: B. WRIGHT (Middlesex) bt D

Creamer (Middlesex) 23-25t 21-16t 21-16. J. SOMOGYI (Surrey) De Luxe £44 5 0 bt ~. Dyson (Yorkshire) 17-21, 21-9, 21-11. • Standard £41 8 6 ~!GHT Final: bt Somogyi 11-21t 21-17t 23-21­ Serv'ice £37 10 0 Women s Smgles. Semi-Finals: D. WRIGHT (Cheshire) bt C Less 5% for ca,sh with order. Blackshaw (Yorkshire) 11-21t 21-14t 21-13. L. BELL (Essex) bt ~. Mortimer (Warwickshire) 22-24, 21-19, 21-15. AU these tClibles ha,ve nominal lin. playing surbces, and we Final: WRIGHT bt Bell 27-25, 21-15. can in addiltion offe·r tin. and i,in. tables and top's hom Men'~ Doubles. Senli-FinaJs: T. DENSHAM/E. HODSON bt £24.0.0 to £15.10.0. SomogYI/G. Muranyi 19-21, 21-18t 21-5. D. BURRIDGE/I. RED­ FEARN bt Dyson/M. Pitts 20-22 22-20 21-10 Also availaiblefrom us: Final: DENSHAM/HODSON 'bt BdrridgeiRedfearn 21-19 Jaques Championship £54.10.0 Barna £45.12.6 21-10. ' Jaques Club Tournament £45.10.0 Spalding Women's Doubles. Semi-Finals: WRIGHT/Mrs. D. SCHOFIELD Jaques League £41.10.0 Villa £44. 8.0 bt W. Swift/Me Leigh 21-10, 25-23. D. FIT'ZGERALD/C. DeHvery free. Hire Purchase rte'rms. SPENCER bt Mrs. C. Moran/J. Williams 23-21 21-16 Final: WRIGHT/SCHOFIELD bt Fitzgerald'/Spenc~r 22-20 W~ite fo,r Tlable Tenn,is Prke Ustt als,o Catdogue showing 21-18. ' our superb range o!f SPORTS P!RiIZ,ES. Mixed Doubles. Semi-Finals: WRIGHT/Miss WILLIAMS bt Densham/Miss Mortimer 18-21, 21-18, 21-15. G. LIVESEY/Miss

WRIGHT bt M. Creamer/Miss A. Taft 17-21, 21-19 t 21-14. (SPORTS) Final: WRIGHT/WILLIAMS bt Livesey/Wright 21-18 18-21 21-19. t • BROMFIELD Boys' Singles. Semi-Finals: B. HILL (Lincolnshire) bt B. LTD. Sykes (Hertfordshire) 15-21 21-16 21-12. M. SYMONDS (Lan­ t t cashire) bt D. Stanley (Yorkshire) 21-16, 21-13. Bromfield House, 27 Bucl

Telephones: Shoreham-by-Sea 4355 and 4356. (Hertfordshire) 21-18 t 21-14. L. PROUDLOCK (Yorkshire) bt

M. Billington (Warwickshire) 21-6, 16-21t 21-10. Final: BELL bt Proudlock 21-11, 23-21.

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BRIAN WRIGHT, of Middlesex, the English junior champion, will write for TABLE TENNIS on junior activities this season. Here is his first article. Juniors who have items of interest for the column should conta.ct Urian at the tourna­ ments or write to him at 69, Tubbs Road, HarJesden, London, N.W.IO. SPOTLIGHT ON JUNIORS by BRIAN WRIGHT BRIAN and LESLEY MAKE

CONGRAT'ULATIONS to Brian Hill (Lincolnshire) and GOOD START Lesley Bell (Essex) for winning the first tournan1ent of the season, Maureen Billington, 14-year-old sis­ the East of England" Open " at ter of last season's junior No. 1 ButIin's Camp, Skegness. Maurice. Brian, one of last season's junior Lesley Bell and Chester Barnes, internationals, had tough battles in both only 14 years old, caused some the last two rounds before w1inning red faces in the senior singles. the boys' singles. In both cases he Lesley fought her way into the final lost the opening game before recover­ of the women's singles, beating many LESLEY BELL ing to beat Brian Sykes (Herts.) and times international Pam Mortimer on later Lancashire's Mike Symonds. the way, but then fell to England's Lesley Bell continued her unbeat­ Probably the best match of the No.6, Diane Wright. able form in the girls' section winning tournament was the s,econd round Chester looked like causing the all her matches in two straight. She clash between David Stanley and biggest upset of the tournament when has still to drop a game to any junior young Chester Barnes. leading top seeded Josef Somogyi by this season. David's defence, which forced his one game and 9-3. However an un­ Jackie Canham finished second opponent to overhit at crucial sltages, lucky edge ball at this stage seemed with Beverley Sayer, Gloria Sayer and eventually took him to a 17-21, 21-15, to rattle him and he fell right away. Pauline Martin coming up behind. 21-18 victory. In another Area Trial at Slough, Brian Hill followed up his Skeg­ last season's top Surrey junior, Bob Lesley Bell had an easy victory in ness triumph by winning all six of McKewon emerged triumphant, win­ the girls' singles. Without dropping his games in an English Area trial ing all of his games. a game she went on to retain her at St. Luke's Club., Canning Town. The shock of the trial was the de­ title with a 21-11, 23-21 final success Chester Barnes won five of his feat of favourite Ian Giles (Mddx.) over Lesley Proudlock, of Sheffield. matches to finish second with Brian by Oxfordshire's Stanley Hahn. In Miss Proudlock was given a hard Sykes, third and Danny Prior (Essex) the end both Giles and Hahn shared semi-final struggle before beating fourth. second place. The top four on the girls' side were Pauline and Christine Holes (Hants.), Kay Stokes (Kent) and Pam Venus (Mddx.).

Staffordshire Coaching Scheme The Staffordshire Association, deter­ mined to raise the standard of play in their area, organised a coaching wieek last month. They held sessions at Albrighton, Walsall, Stafford, and Wolverhampton as a prelude to a long week-end at Lilleshall Hall.

The Bishopsgate Tahle TennisCluh 230 Bishopsgate, E.C.2 Twins Pauline and Christine Holes, aged 16, of Ashby Youth Club, Southampton, with their has a few vacancies for this season. 136th trophy for table tenni,s. Wi,th them are John Hoar and David Davies. The four The Club meets at 6.15 p.m. every represen1ted the Hampshire Association of Mixed Clubs and Girls' table tennis team, which Monday and Friday. won for the second year in succession the Achievement Tro,phy presented by the British Write to the Hon. Secretary, Bottlers of Coca-Cola for the National Table Tennis Toum,amenlt. In the finals, which were H. A. PackeU, held at Squires Gate, Blackpool, as part of The Nation'al Association of Mixed Clubs and 6 Ravenscourt Road, Hammersmith, W6 Girls' Clubs Golden Jubilee programme, the team beat a team from the Durham Association.

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when he partnered Helen Elliott to NEWS OF THE WORLD win the "Coach and Pupil Chal­ lenge Cup," representing the Ayr Camp. It was a proud day for the Proud­ Chosen from TwentJ Thousand locks for while 16-year-old L,esley was acclaimed top girl, her 13-year­ old sister Susan figured among the by HARRISON EDWARDS runners-up. It was by way of being MAKE a note of the naIrne'S, Pupils were assessed on ball con­ There had been no hint before a nice fiftieth birthday present for trol, attack and defence on forehand hand as to the likely winners, so well their father, a Sheffield bank mana­ Colin Cadwallader and Les­ and backhand, and general play, with had Leach guarded the secret, but the ger. ley Proudlock. If they maintain a maximum of 25 points for each. choice certainly proved popular. Lesley has come a long way since their present keen interest in In addition there were six bonus "We had no difficulty in deciding she was a runner-up last year and will ta1ble tennis t1hey win atlmost ,cer­ marks for every year a competitor Lesley Proudlock as the top girl," undoubtedly make a big impression was under the age of 17. said Leach afterwards, "but I had on the tournament scene in the tainly become bright stars of the There was tremendous rivalry and doubts as to how the choice of Colin future. future. determination throughout the Festival Cadwallader would be received. RUNNERS-UP This is the oprinion of B'vitiain's Week, building up to the grand cli­ "His main rival was Brian Hill, Runners-up awards went to Brian leading coaches, who after sifting max in the camp theatre. already a junior international, and the Hill (16), of Boston, Lincs., Maurice through 20,000 youngsters at It was a presentation that would choice between these two kept my Billington (17) from Leamington Spa, have done credit to the Palladium. fellow judges and I locked in dis1cus­ Stuart Gibbs (13) from East Ham, Butlin's Holiday Camps this sum­ Just picture the scene as the cur­ sion until the last moment, when I David Brown (13) from Barking, Judy mer, voted these two teenagers tain lifts to reveal the coaches. Then gave my casting vote to Colin. I Williams (17) from Hatfield, Susan as News of the World "Boy and the huge turnable slowly revolves felt there was a little extra spark in Thomas (16) from Kent, Pat Dainty Girl of the Year." and there are the 180 competitors, all his play which could one day take (14) of Doncaster, and of course They received their trophies at a in table tennis dress, and a credit to him to the top. He is able to intro­ Susan Proudlock. spectacular presentation in the camp the youth of this country. duce real bite into his strokes with­ With the exception of Billington theatre at Bognor, where the 180 The coaches move around to take out sacrificing accuracy, and all his and Miss Williams all will have the HELEN ELLIOT and COLIN CADWALLADER, winners of the "Coach and Pupil" Challenge Cup. finalists attended for the final week's their places in this mass assembly and movements suggest that he is a chance to bid again next year for the festival. a hushed expectancy falls over the naturally gifted all-round sports­ coveted major trophies. The "Coach and Pupil" tourna­ decision over Clacton (Ian Harrison There they were put through their 1,500 spectators. man." This is the seventh year of the ment, in which the coach chooses a and Susan Thomas) and Pwllheli paces by Chief coach Johnny Leach, Cadwallader, tall ginger-haired be­ News of the Warld scheme which pupi! of the opposite sex, provided its (Bryan Merrett and Lesley Proudlock) and his assistant Ian Harrison (Clac­ THE GREAT MOMENT spectacled car salesman from Bir­ is doing so much to discover new most ex'citing finish yet. It is played who finished joint second. ton), Joyce Fielder (Bognor), Louis This is the moment the Mums and mingham, is now 17 and has been talent and bring the game to young­ on the American tournament system The other camps in order of finish Kerekes (Skegness) j\lan Lindsay Dads and, of course, the pupils have playing in the News of the World sters who might otherwise be lost. of each play each other and the final were Bognor (Joyce Fielder and Mor­ (Filey), Helen Elliott (Ayr), Bryan been waiting. And it is "step forward tournament for the past four years, Every year it has grown in status result had to be decided on games ley Mordecai), Filey (Alan Lindsay Merrett (Pwllheli), and Diane Rowe, Lesley Proudlock and Colin Cadwal­ gaining a runner-up award at his first and with new camps coming along it average with Ayr (Helen Elliott and and Pamela Venus) and Skegness who acted as relief coach through the lader" to a tremendous burst of ap­ attempt and again last year. should be bigger than ever next sum­ Colin Cadwallader) just getting the (Louis Kerekes and Delia Goodman)~ season. plause. Colin scored a second triumph mer. IAUSTRALIAN TITLE FOR ELSIE I ACK and ELSIE CARRINGTON, Thomson had his reward in the J now on their way home to boys' singles dethroning Michael Will­ England, have made many friends cox 21-8, 21-19, in the final. in Australia and their visit will be F. Smith and Cliff McDonald won long remembered. the men's doubles, while Miss L. Apart from junior promotions Jack Murphy won the girls' singles, where has done great work in taking the Miss Curyer was once again losing game out into the country and this finalist. should provide long-term benefits to Prior to the Australian champion­ communities outside Melbourne. ships, Hirsch won the South Austra­ Mrs. Carrington returns home with lian title, but he was beaten by Will­ a national title. She partnered Miss cox in the New South Wales final, L. Prowse to win' the women's and by Robert Lim in the final of the doubles in the Australia champion­ Victorian championship. ships at Adelaide. They beat Miss G. Australian Rankings 1961-2. Moselely and Miss E. Curyer 22-20, Men: 1 Hirsch (Vic), 2 McDonald 14-21, 21-16, 21-16, in the final. (N.S.W.), 3 Willcox (N.S.W.), 4 Miss Prowse won the women's Thomson (S.A.), 5 R. Lim (Vic), 6 singles beating Miss A. O'Brien 21-15, S. Morgan (S.A.), 7 A. Ma (N.S.W.), 21-17, 21-17. 8 J. Marton (Vic), 9 P. Anderson Vic Hirsch was the only sucess­ (W.A.), 10 A. Miles (Queensland). ful defending champion, beating Mur­ Women: 1 S. Javor (Vic), 2 L. ray Thomson 21-14, 21-15, 15-21, Cohen, 3 L. Prowse (Vic), 4 A. 20-22, 23-21, in the singles final. He O'Brien (Vic), 5 E. Curyer (S.A.), 6 also collected the mixed doubles with N. Buckland (Vic), 7 L. Murphy Norma Buckland, beating Thomson (Queensland), 8 E. Szabo (Vic), 9 F. The impressive scene in the Bognor theatre as 180 finalists and the coaches await the announcement of the Boy and Girl of the Year. and Miss Curyer 21-13, 21-18, 21-11. Smith (N.S.W.), 10 J. Ding (S.A.).

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Forber 600se Honoured CORTI WOODCOCK MEMORIAL FATHER GOOSE, the popular Canning Town curate, may not be able to ITHE CORTI WO,ODCOCK produce golden eggs like the pantomime character of similar name, but . MEMORIAL TROPHY is he has certainly given as much joy to the dockland youngsters. presented annually by Essex He has devoted 28 years of his life to the teenagers of this tough neigh­ County fOI" services to the game. bourhood and through his efforts has built up St. Luke's into one of the It was bought from a fund foremost table tennis centres in England. raised by leagues and individual members of the county, to keep It was for the "wonderful work done" in this club that Father Sydney alive the memory of one of the Goose has been awarded the Corti Woodcock Memorial Trophy, presented l)ioneers of table tennis. annually for services to Essex table te~is. Corti was the first Essex presi­ What has he done? Since he took over the club it has expanded from one dent and county _chairman up to rickety table to several of competition standards. It has beconle a showpiece the time of his death ill 1958. of Essex activities and the centre for junior international matches. His whole life was associated Last season, they staged two internationals . . . and a very good job they with table tennis. He was a made of them, too. fonner chairman of the .E.T.T.A., Essex hold their county junior matches there as well as the county junior and also the donor of the St. Brides Vas:e--the world's singles trials. championship. Father Goose believes that it is because of these activities that he has been The a'ward is made each year by singled out for the coveted Corti Woodcock award, which now hangs in a a special committee of Victor place of honouJ: in the club room. Barna, Johnny Leach and Ro~ "I regard this as an honour to St. Luke's rather than myself and only Markwell, under the chainnall­ wish the county had taken advantage of the rules which would have allowed ship of Bill Bailey. it to be presented to the organisation rather than the individual, just like the George Cross to Malta," said Father Goose. But Father Goose, idolised by his flock, is much too modest. He seems to have forgotten the early days after the war when his leadership pre­ vented the club being closed down by local Teddy Boys who, finding smashed windows could not deter members, eventually went away and left them alone. St. Luke's has played its part in dockland youth activities for almost 90 years, for it was in 1873 that the existing hall was built. It was there that the idea of cross-bars in foot­ ball was born. The first were nlade in an adjoin­ ing timber yard, and used by Crown Athletic and Thames Ironworks who got together in the St. Luke's Hall to form West Ham United Football Club. Now the emphasis is on table ten­ nis, though this has come into pro­ minence only in recent years, after Jack Carrington paid a coaching visit there. Victor Barna and Jolmny Leach have all helped the boys of St. Luke's Father Goose with the Corti Woodcock Memorial Trophy and some of the boys from the and many other famous names have St. Luke's Cen,tre. Ha1lijax Photos. played there. No wonder their motto is " All the world comes to St. Luke's." SUSPICIO'US PE,RS,ON If ever Fatber Goose is asked to describe his most embarrassing moment it will surely be when he W'3S stopped by a po~ticeman as a suspicious person. It happened when he received the Corti Woodcoc'k Memorial Troph.y at the Essex CIRCULATION County annual meeting. It was raining when he left the Romford United Services club with. the troph~ Change of Address wrapped in newspaper undier his arms. With halrf a dozen of his boys Father Goose PIe a s e note that Geoff stood for ,3 while on the steps dJen turning up their collars tbey decided to make a Harrower has now moved to: dash for the bus and ,ran straight into the anus of a policeman, who natuTaUy wanted to know what he was carrying. 11 LYNEHAM ROAD, Fortunatel~, Frank Bateman came out of the club while the policent'an was still LUTON, BEDS. talking to them and was ,able to explain the position. TEL.: LUTON 7468. "I guess we did look suspicious running out 6ke that," s:aid Father Goose. "I can laugb over it now, but it was certainl1y an awkward moment."

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AMERICAN NEWSLETTER From PAULINE ROBINSON SOMAEL New York Has More Players TABLE TENNIS in the U.S.A. seems to be on the upswing again. New York has 180 members in it's Association, as does California, an increase for New York at any rate of 150 in one season! The U.S. Nationals singles titles were won by the 1956 World's mixed doubles champions, Erwin Klein and Leah Neuberger. Klein defeated Mike Ralston in the final and Bob Gusikoff, 1959 champion, in the semis. He displayed his usual bril­ liance although he has been out of SHIRLEY HOUSE JOY OWENS the game in the past few seasons due to college studies. He will be a force and David House in New York for to be reckoned with in the next a while and Shirley won the two world championships., as will tournaments she entered. They have Ralston, Gusikoff and several other moved to Chicago, however, and have up and coming players. not been active. California in particular has some Jack Glickman and John Parish fine talent. Leah Neuberger surprised are not playing. I believe Joy Owens, the field by breezing through the of Ireland, is doing well in Canada, tournament in her old style, defeating taking the Canadian Closed last DAVID HOUSE Valleri Smith, Mildred Shaihan and seaSOll. defending champion, Charon Acton A little bit about some of the old­ you will be hearing include Leonard without conceeding a game in the timers you will recall. Lou Pagliaro Cooperman, Richard Card and Denny tournament. has taken to bowling but is some­ Hickerson. I have been visiting out With Barbara Chaimson, of Wash­ times seen hitting a ball. Dick Miles there and these kids are good. ington D.C., who won the Canadian is still around, although on tour n10st Easterners coming up are Bill Nationals, the U.S. girls are much of the time. Marty Reisman, now a Keirn, Doon Wong, Paul Hudson stronger than in the past few years, proud father of a baby girl, won the (with a recent win over Hazi). Tibor and should field a good team in Eastern Open this year. John Somael Hazi is still very much on the active Prague. is active again, reaching the finals of list even though he is now eligible the last big tournament after defeat­ for our "Esquire" event! Bernie Bukiet returned to active ing Schiff and Gusikoff. Sol Schiff, play to take the Men's Doubles with the perennial, is always on hand, The 1962 National Championships Bobby Fields. T.T. equipment being his line of will be held in New York City and Acton-Gusikoff won the mixed business. we hope we can get some representa­ doubles, and Acton-Smith the Peggy McLean Folke is in Stock­ tion from across the "pond." We get women's doubles for the third con­ holm. Sally Prouty is inactive as is players from Jamaica now, with one secutive year, Clark Goldstein won the 1957 U.S. champion from Japan, little girl, Joy Foster, aged 11, who the Juniors and is another player to Suzy Hoshi. Loqa Flam is married has great potentialities. She won the watch. and has three children. Doug Cart­ National girls' event. We have a lot of young players in land is somewhere in Europe. Barbara Chaimson won the "Junior their late teens and early twenties Bob GusikofI owns the T.T. centre, Miss" title. We have so many different who are making their presence felt, a hotbed of activity in New York, events in the Nationals at the Junior and we also have several Hungarian which is also the headquarters of the age levels, that I have to clarifY that expatriates winning tournaments, New York Association. Reisman also point. among them, Danny Vegh, Emery owns a club and in Hollywood the Lippai, Tibor Back and Dr. Andreas centre is owner-managed by Mike We are hoping that the next Gal. Ralston and Stuffy Singer. Nationals will put the game over in English players over here, Shirley Other Californians whose names this country, as it will be televised, great preparations are under way already. We intend to run it the same way as the English Open, and hope we succeed. Plans are being drawn LUCKYHARRYSUGARHOOD now so we should be in good shape by April! EVERYONE has dreamt of having a big pools win and Harry Suga,rhood, 53-year­ Speaking for myself, I'm glad to be old former English veteran cbampion, was no exception-until last month. playing again and hope to renew all Fol' him tbe drep.iln has come true with two wins on the same day totalling almost £13,000. myoId acquaintances in England Harry, a master talilo'r, plans to give £3,000 each to his SOD, Nonnan, and sometime in the near future. Anyone daughter, Rita, both of whom are fonner Essex junior county players. or anything I have omitted in the Harry's luck started two weeks earlier when he had a pools win of £16. It was way of news will be sent along in a because of this tbat he decided to use two coupons and increas:e his stake. future newsletter.

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won the boys' doubles with Huddersfield 'col1eague Ian Shields and 'f'eached the last A FORREST MEMORIAL FOR YORKSHIRE eight in ,the boys' s!ingles. NINE da)'ls after ,rhe wedding of 'bhe well-known Cheshire county player-who The Yorkshir'e Open win again be Duke and Duchess of [Kent, Alan will play for Leeds Victoria. played at York (November 25) ; the Cook (Bamsley) suggested inviting the Another playing newcomer of note is YorkS'hire Closed stay'S at Bradford duchess to be patron of the Y.T.T.A. !Mrs. J,ean Jones (formerly Latty), an (March 24). H'e put forward his idea at the York­ Essex second-teamer who has moved to Malcolm Hartley shire's annual meeting-but there was Bradford and should strengthen the city's opposition on the ground that a patron inter-league team. should be in close touch with the game. A fanlHiar nam'e 'missing will be Pam A vote could not be taken as the rules Morton, who has 'withdrawn from the ~NTERNATIONAL mak'e the matter a subject for executive game following her marriage to Steve I recom'm'endation, but the suggestion start­ Bodrog, a Hungarian with Victoria in I CHAMPIONSHIPS ed many subsequent discussions on its the Leeds League. medts. Her absence will be felt by Hudders­ THE British Railways women's Some new names 'will take the York­ field, the women's inter-league cha,mp­ team won a bronze medal in the shire table tennis 'Stage this season. Fore­ ions, and with Hull also having to find most among them is Eric Johnson, the repLacem'ents Bradford will start fav'Our­ Railways International Table Tennis it,es. championships at Beld, Yugoslavia. On the administ~ative ,side, 39-year-old With wins over Poland and East Ken Milner, secr,etary of the Albion 'club Germany they finished runners-up to at Leeds, becomes tournament secretary. Czechoslovakia in Group 1 then in A VOICE FROM THE PAST He replaces K,en Park, who Isteps up to I I county championships' secretary in place the playoff for third place beat Bul­ garia 3-2. TIE following verses have come to light of the late Les Forrest. The game to which Leslie was so The Czechs won the title beating among the papers of the Ilate Mr. dedicated responded welt to his testi­ Yugoslavia 3-0 in the final. E. R. Merle, where he had kept them monial fund. Over £130 was handed to over 60 years. lIt is possible ~hat rthey The British men, drawn in the his widow and in addition a trophy was same group as Czechoslavakia, the appeared in the LiverpooJ Eoho. We feel acquired to be awarded each season to that we should share them 'with our ,the person contributing most to the game eventual winners, and Hungary, readers, even if the prophecy of their in Yorkshire. shared thirteenth place with Holland. author has been a hit 'Shaken by ev'ents! The A:lbion club at Sheffield, who be­ ,~,me the .m'en's county club champions English Table Tennis Supporters' IN PRAISE OF PING PONG In May, wIll have two teams in Sheffield's Club. The Club will be operating Who cares to play at Cricket? First Division for the first time again this coming season and full Who cares to kick a ball? David Stanl,ey is the latest piay,er to details of the Club and its activities To suffer hacks at Hockey, turn to tennis during the sumnler and he can be obtained from the Chief Or chance a nasty fall? made an encouraging Istart. In hi'S first Far better don your slippers, t~umament at Ilk'ley---.,one of (the pre­ Organiser, Mr. J. Ashley, 19, Law­ Enjoy a cigarette, mIer events of the northern season-he rence Hill, Bristol, 5. Play Ping Pong in the Parlour Across a little net.

In cycling there are tumbles And puncturable tyres An if you hunt perhaps you come A cropper on the wires "R 'll T'6lE TENNIS In rowing there are blisters Whioh may possibly chafe, But Pi'ng Pong in the Parlour E'IIIPMENT 'NI) Cl'T.,N' Is absolutely safe * SWEDISH TABLE TENN,IS BATS. We 'are ful:1 agents Ifo:r these and can sU1pp,ly all types. BERCZIK and EHRLICH 33/- e,ach The river has its dangers, MELSTROIM and STlGA ...... (\pl~~' post~ge) 30/- each The Picnic has its snares The motor car may run away * ALL OTHER autographed sandwich and normal bats in stock. Or butt you unwares SANDWICH RUBB'ER (Spo,nge 'and Rubber c01mbined) 3/-apiece It is a consolation SPONGE RUBBER ...... 1/6 a piece No parent can deny PIMPLED RUB,BER, f:ast, medium 'and Continental ... 1/3 a piece That Ping Pong in the Parlour Would never hurt a fly. TABtES The ALEC BRO'O,K Inte,rn,at'io'na,l Tourn:ament Table 42 gns. Our prowess in athletics The A.D.B. tin. Match Table 34 gns. May pass in foreign lands, J,AQUES Tournament Ta'bles £45 And future generations see BARNA Tourn'a,ment Ta'bles £44.10 Our cups in other hands O'id Tables taken in part exch'ange. But still the Might of England Shall everywhere be known H,ire Purch:ase faciHtiies av'aHable. At Ping Pong in the Parlour r------·-·-·-·-. I KIN'D'LY N'OT'E NEW AD:D1RESS I Her sons shall hold their own. L._.-._._, . J Then twirl your tiny rackets And pat the celluloid Be careful that your quick returns ALEC BROOK The corfee cups avoid. Flick hard ye men of sinue (SiP'ORTS EQUIPMENT) LTD., And pirouette in style, 124 EUSTO'N R,OAD, LO'NDO'N, N.W.l. The ladies in the parlour, EU;STON 3772/3/4. Are watching all the while.

Page Nineteen fABLE TENNIS OCTOBER - 1961 Appreeiation I WOULD like to express my appreciation of the good wishes and visits that I received while in hospital following my accident. There HAVE A SANDWICH is no doubt that they helped me considerably to recovery. THE prompt reply from Mr. Gruber, able services, less table tennis and I would like particularly to thank of Melbourne, to my letter in skeleton crowds (except in China), Mr. and Mrs. Harry Edwards, who the April issue gives some indication besides acting as an incentive to play visited me at Hillingdon Hospital of the wide circulation your magazine squash or ten-pin bowls. practically every day. This was apparently enjoys across the globe. Finally, after kicking me around extremely re-assuring after my parents While appreciating his constructive from pillar to post and back again, had gone back to Germany. criticism, I feel that, as some of Mr. Mr. Gruber declares himself as an Gruber's provocative assertions sav­ ally and heartily agree that "sand­ I appreciate also the efforts of my our somewhat of pin-pricking, they wich" should be tossed out as it does club, Tennyson (Willesden League) in cannot be allowed to pass without nothing to enhance the game. I have taking me home and back each week­ comment. much pleasure, therefore, in admit­ end when I was at Farnham Park In tendering my apologies for al­ ting him to honorary membership of Rehabilitation Centre. leged minor inaccuracies, I admit the A.S.S. (Anti-Sponge Society). My League, Willesden, also did a that my observations relate mainly In conclusion, may I congratulate lot for me. They organised a to the top players or inter-state com­ Jack Carrington on recapturing the collection wliich helped considerably petitors, my knowledge of the rank old magic with the thin-rubbered bat towards the enormous expenditure of and file in other states being subject he dug up on the ship en route to my parents in coming over straight to severe limitations. I admit also Australia. If Mr. Carrington can use after the accident. that my information could be a little his influence to reverse the current It has become known both at out of date, having been gleaned trend towards sandwich now in evi­ Hospital and at the Rehabilitation mainly from my own observations dence in Melbourne he will earn the Centre that the table tennis players during the 1959 carnival in Perth and undying gratitude of Mr. Gruber and and followers are a wonderful crowd. reports from West AustraJian teams hi's fellow Victorians from the actual This is also my opinion and I would State and Insurance Associations) Table Tennis Centre of Australia. like to advertise this fact through the returning from Eastern States tours. R. V. CROXTON, magazine. I was under the impression that (S.G.I.O. Club, Perth, W.A.) LAURIE LANDRY. Miss Cohen used an orthodox bat at the Perth carnival, but she could have changed to sandwich at some HERTS. NOTES later date. But in any case she is only one of ten in the squad from whom the teams were selected, and with all due respects to Miss Cohen, STEVENAGE TO RUN OPEN she probably would not have made it had Suzy Javor been available. A'FliER a number of seasons in the his team of helpers. More news of this The second point raised by Mr. Second Division Herrlordshire have tournament will appear in next month's Gruber is that Victor Hirsch won at last gained Premier status and will issue. the Australian singles title with an make every effort to stay there. Another "First" for Stevenage was orthodox pimpled rubber bat (with There will be three attractive home "New Towns Teams Tournament" at out and sandwich filling). If this is matches with Gloucestershire, Lan­ the English Electric Canteen on 24th indeed the case I am afraid I have cashire, and 1\1,iddlesex, and it is up to September. been misinformed, and lowe Mr. all concerned to give these maximum sup­ The seven new towns taking part Hirsch an apology. Had I possessed port in order to reduce the heavy expen­ were: -Basildon; Bracknell; Crawley; ses to he incurred for the away matches. I-Iarlow; Hatfield; Hemel Hempstead; this important piece of information The (Senior and Junior trials were not at the time it could have been my and hosts Stevenage. A trophy has been held until the end of last month, but provided by a donation from each team trump card in the battle of the that no big ,changes were expected at taking part and the Stevenage ,Develop­ sponge (sandwich), and I must con­ the top of senior ranking, although I mentCorporation provided a trophy for gratulate Mr. Hirsch on beating the have heard that Nor,man Parker, the each member of the winning team. best Australia can produce by his Welsh International, may be available A note of distinction about County ability as a player, and without the for the County. Officials, Players and Supporters this artificial stimulus of a concealed With Judy Williams and Bob Ra,ctliffe now Seniors, Brian Sykes and Ja,ckie season will be the new C'ounty Tie. or­ "catapult" in his bat. Canham should lead the Junior ranks. ders for which should be placed 'with Mr. Gruber also objects to my in­ Judy and Bob are both going to C'ollege Treasurer David Seaholme. discriminate use of the w 0 r d this term and this nlay restrict their ap­ Our congratulations go to Gus Ract­ "sponge" on the ground that the pearances for the County. liffe. for severa'l seasons our Junior plain sponge bat (unpimpled) was Extra support for John Hunt our Match secretary, former County Secre­ sentenced to death two years ago. I senior Captain will he coming from tary and Vice-Chairman, who has been Simon John who arrived on July 23rd elected President of the St. Albans am sure nobody regrets its passing, League. but why allow its twin brother with ~while Dad was in the middle of a Tennis match! Another Junior Coaching Course will the acne to survive. It's all sponge North Herts and in particular Steven­ be held in 1962 and once again it is and in my humble opinion the legal ag.e, still lead the County in efforts to expected that there will be keen compe­ version is the more deadly weapon popularise the game. And this season tition for the limited places to be avail­ of the two, and its continued use will win see the first Stev:enage Open. able. only result in shorter rallies, unplay- Best wishes to Organising Secretary and G. P. H. Butcher.

Page Twenty OCTOBER - 1961 TABLE TENNIS E.AGLE./GIRL TOURNAME.NT THEY ALL WANT TO PLAY -ENTRIES TOP 12~OOO T'HE boys and girls of Britain want Special Qualifying Rounds will be the most refreshingly unpredictable of to play competitive table tennis. held at St. Bride's Institute, London them all. And who knows what fresh So much is clear from the large num­ (November 18 and 25), and at Birm­ names will thrust themselves forward bel· of team and individual entries ingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, before this season is out! now pouring in from all parts of the Bristol, Edinburgh, Liverpool and country for the eighth annual Manchester. E A G L E / G I R L Championships. A Area Finals are to be held as WEST BROMWICH NOTES record total in excess of 12,000 com­ follows:­ petitors is confidently anticipated by October 9 (the closing date). January 13, 1962: BIRMINGHAM Entry is free, and there are many (Midlands); January 20, 1962; LON­ SUMMER TO WINTER DON (South); February 10, 1962: handsome prizes and honours to be IT'S a busy life! On the same evening won, but many young children will LEEDS (North); February 17, 1962: GLASGOW (Scotland); (To be deter­ that the West Bromwich District travel 100 miles and more at their Committee finalised the placings in the own expense only to be knocked out mined): CARDIFF (Wales). Summer League they also drafted out in the first Qualifying Round. "Better Event winners in the Area Finals the plans for the Winter League. luck next time," we tell them, and will each receive a plaque and go Winners of the Summer League were: there nearly always is a "next time" forward to the South, or North, Div. One, Cambridge; Div. Two, Lloyds "A"; Div. Three, Conduits so far as they are concerned. Regional Final, as appropriate. The "A"; Div. Four, HickenbottoIllS; Div. South Regional Finals (for Area Five, Smk. Pres. "C." Special Awairds champions of the South, Midlands St. Phillips, champions last season The keenness and determination of and Wales) win take place in London after 18 years' continuous membership these kids is ltl'vi110ible ,and in recog­ on January 20, but it has been deci­ of the first diviision, have disappeared nition of these "gallant losers," ded to alternate the venue of the from the West Bromwich League. Johnny Leach is to make special North Regional Finals (for Area Reason is that they have amalgamated with Sandwell Tennis, the League's first awards this season to those players champions of the North of England champions, who now "field" two pre­ he considers most deserving. and Scotland) and this season they mier sides with Derek Backhouse, John Once again there are to be under­ will be held at Glasgow on February Carter, Stan Ward, Alan Deeley and 15 and under-13 events for boys and 17. Dorothy Worrell as their star perform­ girls, the qualifying age being ers. January 1, 1961. Table tennis tables For the second tim'e W.B. Highway will be presented by the Editor to Finals Date will be represented by three teaulS in those schools or clubs whose repre­ the First Division following the pro­ motion this season of the "c" side. sentatives achieve most points in the A suitable school in the London Evergreen Marjorie Cumberbatch re­ team event. Area is to be selected as the venue turns to the game after a season's By the end of 1961, well over for the Grand Finals which will take absence and should strengthen the 100 Qualifying Rounds will have place on a Saturday between March chances of I.C.I. taken place in schools and clubs 24 and April 14, 1962. Eighty-year-old Mrs. E. J. Spiers was re-elected as Plresident for the twelfth in England, Scotland, Wales and The honours have been distributed Northern Ireland. time at the League's annual general pretty evenly over the years. In 1960 meeting which was enlivened by a Medals will be awarded to event Midlands players (Maurice Billing­ strong, fighting talk from the chairman, winners of each group of 32 competi­ ton and Graham Pressick) took the Dr. C. W. Cole. tors, and those winners go forward to EAGLE titles, while the two GIRL A. A. Wall their appropriate Area Final. titles went to Diane Fitzgerald and Pat Dainty of the North. Doncaster Youth were top team. Last year David Stanley and Les­ RO~ ;~ ley Proudlock captured s.enior event I DIVORCE I honours for Yorkshire, with the team TABLE tenrns has often paved the prize also going North (to Hull way to Wedding Bells, but now it Schools), but the South took both seems it is on the road to the divorce junior event titles through Chester court for Efrem Zimbalist, of the "77 Barnes and Beverley Sayer. Sunset Strip" television feature. He and his wife Stephanie have fallen Scotland has captured thr,ee 11tles out over a tilted tennis table. in the past through the Brass It appears tha,t while Zimbalist w~ brothers, while Wales had a single playing his wife crawled under the tabl'e success in 1956-7 through Ian Gibson, JACK PE,DDLES,DEN, the new President o,f the and tipped it the wrong way. winner of the EAGLE under-13 event. Hastings Association, receives the new Presi­ Botb say the ensuing row will only be We are all looking forward to dential badge purchased by the past president settled in the divorce court. from BILL VINT, Chairman of the E.T.T.A., An mnpire mig'ht have dispensed with another spirited battle, full of shocks with KEITH WATTS, Chainnan of Sussex, a judge. and surpris,es for this tournament is lool

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COUNTY CHAMPIONSHI'PS ROUND UP by FRANK BATEMAN LE.SLIE REMEMBERED WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE TROPHY THE late Leslie Forr.est, the York­ welcome Miss Fry as our first lady counties have been at logger­ shireman who was such a pillar secretary. She has taken over from heads as to how the matches could of the National County Champion­ Ivor Eyles. be shortened to save expenses. ships, will not be forgotten. Ivor's vast experience will not, The matter was thrashed out last His memory will be perpetuated by however, he lost for he defeated me January and at the annual meeting the a trophy in his name kindly donated in the postal ballot for the chairman­ change was passed by a vote of 13 to by Mr. John Jaques and Mr. D. W. ship. one. Pounard at the annual meeting in Conrad Jaschke resigned as pub­ Middlesex, who proposed the June. licity secretary and I was elected in alteration are likely to be the biggest It will be presented annually to an his place. Ever-green Tom Blunn sufferers and those counties who have administrator from an affiliated remains as treasurer. been weak on the women's side will county, adjudged by an awards com­ gain. They may well turn last mittee to have rendered the greatest Wome:n's Doubles Out season's table upside down. contribution to the game. There are many who will regard The big change from a playing this as a retrogade step but, while I Nominations, made by county point of view this season affects the associations, must reach the hone have always taken a great interest in Premier Division only. Here the the women's game, I am glad that general secretary, Miss Margaret Fry, matches are being reduced from ten before December 31. after so many years of abortive dis­ sets to the best of nine, by the eli­ cussion, the premier division counties There was a general post among mination of the women's doubles. the officers at the annual meeting. We are now in agreement. For years the Premier Division Match secretaries, have you got a clock? For Kent's proposal was pas­ sed by a majority of 12 that COUNTY DIARY "In every match the /lime Umit shall PREMIER DIVISION be introduced when necessary, except October 7 Yorkshire y Surrey, Mechanics' Institute, Bridge Street, Bradford. "( p.fka, Hertfordshlre v Glouc~st-ershire, English Electric Canteen, that by ,agreemen!t between opposing Stevenage 7 p.m. captains, the expedite rule be used October 21 Surrey v ~ertfordshire, Ronson Sports Pavilion, Leatherhead 7 p.m. instead." Kent v Mlddle1sex, Bowaters, Sittingbourne 7 p.m. G10ucestershire v Warw-i'ckshire, Cheltenham I ,shall always welcome news from Lancashire v Yorkshire, Rubery Owen (Warrington) Ltd., counties. It is Worcestershire's turn to Warrington 7 p.m. get a mention. SEOOND DIVISION SOUTH October 7 Kent v Suffolk, Doddington, nr. Sittingbourne 7 p.m. What wonderful team spirit they ISus'Se!X. v Hampshire, Y.M.C.A., Eastbourne 7 p.m. produce in this lovely county. They October 21 Essex v Sussex have played 50 first team matches SECOND DIV~s~rg~h~~:UffOlk,Victoria Hall, Ash, Nr. Aldershot 7 p.m. since formation in 1952, and Mick October 20 Wiltshire v Cornwall 7.30 p.m. Hawkins has played in everyone. October 21 Dorset v Cornwall Then Doug Moss has been non-play­ SECOND DIVISION MIDLAND October 7 Worcestershire v Bedfordshire, Gelraldine Staff Hostel, Malvern 7.15 p.m. ing captain in every fixture under­ October 21 Glamorgran v Bed.for,dshire taken by Worcestershire-a total of Oxfordshire v WarWickshire 58 lfirst and second team matches! SECOND DIVISION NORTH October 7 Durham v Cheshire, T.L.F. Welfare Institute, Fulwell Road, What other county can beat the Srunde'rland 7 p.m. ever faithful record of Hawkins, Ray October 21 Northumberland v Yorkshi.re Lush and Bobby Goode who have Lincolnshire v Cheshunt, Louth 7.15 p.m. MIDLAND DIVISION occupied the men's singles positions October 7 Staffordshire v Nottinghamshire together for 23 consecutive matches? October 14 Warwickshire v De~byshire Please let me have the "gen." It October 21 Derbyshire v SttaffordsbJire Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire may be your county's tum for a men­ SOUTHERN DIVISION tion next month. Octobe~ 7 Buckinghamshire v Norfolk October 21 Worcestershire v Buckinghamshire Norfolk v Oambridgeshire Rec'ord Maintained JUNIOR DIVISION MIDLAND October 7 OXfordshire v WarWickshire, St. Margaret's Hall, Poltsead Fifty-four teams, the same as for Road, OXford 2.30 p.m. the past two years, will once again Staffordshire v Glouce'Stershire contest the championships. This October 21 Warwickshire v Staffordshire JUNIOR DIVISION NORTH record figure has been maintained October 7 Durha,m v Cheshire despite the withdrawal of Leicester­ October 21 Lancashire v Yorks,b,ir1e, Tanner Bros., Greenfield, nr. Oldham shire, who ran teams in the Second, Cheshire v Durham JUNIOR DIVISION EAST Regional and Junior Divisions last October 7 MiddleselX v Cambridgeshire year, and Berkshire. JUNIOR DIVISION SOUTH Their loss has been made up by October 7 Sussex v Hampshire, Portland Lodge, Worthing 4 p.m. Kent v Surrey, Doddington, nr. S.ittingbourne 3 p.m. Worcestershire entering a second October 21 Hampshire v Sussex, Victoria Hall, Ash, Nr. Aldershot 3 p.m. team in the Regional Division, and

Page Twenty-two OCTOBER - 1961 TABLE TENNIS junior teams from Cambridgeshire, Gloucestershire and Hampshire. This junior influx has led to the KENT'S SILVER ANNIVERSARY fornlation of a new junior division, the old Southern now being divided by MIKE GRADY into South and East. There are now four Junior Divisions. XAJCllLY 25 years ago the Kent n1inistrative expense by collecting county Making their bow in the Premier ~ and E.T.T.A. fees in one lump, and E 'County Table Tennis Association p1ssing on to the E.T.T.A. their fees in Division are Hertfordshire, while was formed, in October 1936, and the one payment. Warwickshire also return there after leagues and committee aim to make this In an effort to improve the climate be­ an absence of five years. a really memorable season. tween Kent and the E.T.T.A., Tom Hertfordshire can expect a tough The season marks a new era, for Blunn (E.T.T.A. Treasurer) suggested a season ahead, for it is not easy to Jimmy Mannooch, Kent's secretary since meeting with Kent chairman Conrad maintain position in the top grade, the beginning, has retired from that key Jaschke and members of his committee. but their success in winning promo­ post. At the Annual M,eeting Jimmy The result of these discussions is not yet tion should be a great encourage­ said he felt the time had come for a known. younger man to Itake over, and proposed Belgium are sending a tea,m of two ment to the other smaller counties. that IConrad Jaschke should combine the boys and two girls to the Kent Junior Also in the Second Division for offices of Chairman and County Secre­ Open championships at Folkestone the first time are Essex, but for them tary. on N,ovemher 4-5. Negotiations with it is demotion and they are deter­ This was agreed unanim,ously, and France and West Germany are also well mined that their stay will not be for Conrad accepted the two posts for the advanced. While the Ghana Associa­ more than one season. current season. tion were so impressed with :las.t year's They have gone into the South event that they have offered 'to pay the section along with Hampshire, Kent Mr. !Mannooch continues as Tourna­ travel costs of Okine Quaye to compete II, Suffolk and Sussex. ment secretary and was also elected a for the Under 17 title. Last year he Vice-President, in recognition of the un­ won the Under 15 event. Suffolk have come up from the rivalled service he has given the county Kent are keen to have him and have Regional Divisions and this is an­ over 25 years. offered a contribution towards his costs other sign of progress in the less Dennis Webb (Woolwich), who has while in England. The E.T.T.A. are con­ fashionable counties. handed over Kent League secretaryship sidering the matter. Oxfordshire are another county to to Len Pilfold was alsoe1ected a Vice­ The Sittinghoume and District T.T.A. have moved up into the Second Divi­ President. Geoff. Murray (Beckenham) are staging the Premier match Kent v sion. They go into the Midland sec­ is the new Club Championships or­ Middlesex after drawing with them at tion along with Bedfordshire, Gla­ ganiser and also takes responsibility for Middlesex in the first match of the sea­ the Kent -end of the new Kent/Sussex son. This year, on home ground, every­ morgan, Staffordshire and Worcester­ one is hoping for a win. shire. CLub Chamipionshi:ps. J. C'uckney There is every indication of this (iMaidstone) is the new Trophy Secretary Editor's Note. It should be noted that and Mike Grady (Sittingbourne) Press although the N.E.C. proposal was defeated being an interesting season and some at the A.G.M.• , the motion brought by great battles are ahead. Offi'cer. Kent also met with a similar fate. Kent, with the biggest committee in their history, have been enjoying the Th,e line up for season 1961-2 largest ever attendances of league repre­ sentatives at recent 'meetings. An ambitious progf1amme of training PREMIER DIVISION for the younger players has been carried GLOUCESTERSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, out during the summer, with valuable Dulwich League KENT, LANCASHIRE, MIDDLESEX, SUR­ help from IIarry Venner, who said, ENTRIE.S for the Dulwich League REY, WARWICKSHIRE, YORKSHIRE. "It's a long time since I have seen so have Jumped up to 41 teams this many promising youngsters in one SECOND DIVSION place." season. Family interest in this area was emphasised by their closed Midland: Bedfordshire, Glamorgan, chanlpionships where Olive Goldwin Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Worcester­ beat her sister Evelyn in the women's shire. singles final and the husband and wife North: Cheshire, Durham, Lincoln­ One factor which unites all 17 leaaues cornbination of Sid and Doreen Tims shire, Northumberland, Yorkshire. in Kent 'is strong opposition to E.T.T.A. financial} policies. Kent, who have not reached the mixed doubles final be­ South: Essex, Hampshire, Kent, fore falling to Ted Preston and Olive Suffolk, Sussex. raised their fees for six years, want the E.T.T.A. to effect economies, as has Goldwin. West: Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, been done in the county. Denis Littlewort retained the men's Somerset, Wiltshire. It is pointed out that the E.T.T.A. singles but only after Roy Murrell REGIONAL DIVISIONS levy, which was supposed '10 be "once had led 2-1 and 16-14 in the final. Midland: Derbyshire, Nottingham­ and for aU" is causing widespread dis­ Littlewort won a second title in the shire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire. Quiet in Kent as we'] as other counties. men's double with J. Floodgate when Southern: Buckinghamshire, Cam­ Several leagues who had indicated a they beat Murrel and Punt. ~ wish to disaffiliate due to this levy bridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, have remained in the E.T.T.A. thanks to Worcestershire. the efforts of Kent County offi.cers. DO NOT bUy Trophies, JUNIOR DIVISIONS Kent were one of the leaders in the B'adges or Cups until fie:ht at the E.T.T,A A.G.M. which re­ you have seen my East: Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hert­ sulted in overwhelming defeat for the latest list which will fordshire, Middlesex, Suffolk. N.E.rC. and throwing out of their pro­ be sent, post free, on Midland: Gloucestershir,e, Oxford­ po,sals for a new fee structure. application. shire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire. Example: EP Cup as Greater responsibilities for counties, illustrated, Size 2iin., North: Cheshire, Durham, Lanca­ and de-centralisation of table tennis ad­ Price complete with shire, Yorkshire. plinth, 15s. post paid. ministration are two of the principles HENSHALL, COMO, GRONANT ROAD, South: Hampshire, Kent, Surrey, for which Kent arc fighting and they PRESTATYN, FLINTS. Sussex. have offered to save the E.T.T.A. ad­

Page Twenty-Three TABLE fENNIS OCTOBER - 1961 FIXTURE ENGAGEMENTS In the Open Tournalllents below. events shown in the column are additional to M.S., W.S., M.D., W.O. and X.D. in every BUNGIRY case. Tournaments marked (A) are Approved. The closing date for entries is shown in parenthe,is after the title. Suitable entries are inserted in this diary without charge but all organisers should send information to the Editor at the earliest possible date. BONOURS Date Title and Venue Extra Events Organising Secret,ary O,et. 6-16 E.T.T.A. Tour of U.S.S.R. 7-8 NETHERLAND OPEN Amsterdam. -MIRII­ 12-14 North of England Open (A) J.S.G. L. W. Jones} Drill Hall, Seymour Grove, J.S.B. 261, Mauldeth Road, RS. MARIA (MEDNYANSZKY) Old Trafford, IYlanchester. Burnage, Manchester 19. M KLUCSIK, who has won more 22 Portsmouth Open (A) J.X.S. P. Goldring, world championship titles than any South Parade Pier, 52, Winter Road, Southsea. I-Iants. Southsea, Hants. other player, was a war d e d the Op'~n Memorial Plaque of the Hungarian 27-28 Cheshire' V.s. W. Gawne, Harrowiby Road D'rill Hall, Y.S. 33, Broadway A¥enue, Association on June 24-her 60th Birkenhead. Wallasey, Cheshire. birthday. 27-29 ITALIAN OPEN The presentation was made in the Turin. Cultural Hall of the Sports Office and 28-29 Sussex Open V.S. D. N. Tyler, Mrs. Klucsik, 18 times a world cham­ White Rock Pavilion, 23, Elphinstone Road, pion, r.eceived a cordial ovation from Hastings. I-Iastings. 28-29 Junior Final Tria~s, the many officials and players present: London. Zoltan Berczik and Mrs. Eva Fold! Nov. 4 Hull & East Riding Open J.S.B. K. H. F. Jordan, head the new Hungarian tanking lists Madeley Street, Baths, J.S.G. "Burnlea" which are: Hessle Road, Skillings Lane, MEN: BERCZIK, 2 PETERFY Hull. Brough, E. Yorks. 3 SIDO, 4 ROZSAS, 5 FOLDI, 6 4-5 Kent Junior Open Under 15's F. G. Mannooch, FAHAZI, 7 SANDOR, 8 PUSZTAI, ,Marine Pavilion, Under 13's 216 Park Road, 10 Folkestone. Under II's Sittingbourne, Kent. 9 NAGY, HARCSAR. 8-12 YUGOSLAVIAN OPEN WOMEN: 1 MRS. FOLDI, 2 MRS. Novi Sad. LUKACS, 3 MRS. KEREKES, 4 10-11 Meresyside Open J.B.S. Miss M. Lindner, MISS FALUDI, 5 MISS I-IEVESI, Dunlop Rubber Co. Canteen, l.G.S. Fat 01, Eaton Close, 6 MRS. SZARVAS, 7 MRS. Speke, Liverpool 24. V.S. Eaton Road, Livenpool 12. WIELAND, 8 MISS MAROS­ 18 Binningham Open J.B.S. M. Goldstein, VOLGYI, 9 MRS. BALATONI, 10 Friends Institute, J.G.S. 415, Moseley Road, MISS GRIGASI. 220, Moseley Road, V.S. Birmingham, 12. Mrs. Gizi (Farkas) Lantos has been Birmingham, 12. I.M. 19 Boumemoutb Open (A) J.S. C. B. Cashen, left out of the list at her own request. (Nov. 4) 16, Victoria Avenue, World's, Thoughts Drill Hall, Winton, Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth. After thoughts on the World Bournemouth. Championships: 25 Yorkshire Open (Nov. 14) V.S. K. Milner, Ferenc Sido: "Although I have RaHway Institute, 44, Ederoyd Crescent, York. Stanningley, Pudsey, Yorks. been playing table tennis for 25 years 26 Hastings Tigers Invitaltion I have never faced such a strong St. Leonards. entry. I was therefore satisfied with 25-28 SCANDINAVIAN OPEN my own achievements." ~tockholm. Coach Pal Vidor: "At the start Dec. 1-2 Quad1rangul:ar Internation3:! we would have been satisified with two (England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland), second and one third place, but in Glasgow. view of the following events we were 2-3 Newbury Open (Nov. 18) J.B.S. A. A. J. Mosson, Corn Exchange, 29, Croft Road, son1ewhat dissatisfied. Newbury, Berks. Newbury, Berks. "Mrs. F oldi could have won the 16-17 Middles:ex Open (D'ec. 2) J.B.S. G. James, singles title but an umpire's warning Hanwell Com,munity Centre, J.G.S. 19, 81. Ann's Villas, when 17-14 in the decisive set, com­ Westcott Crescent, Kensington, W.l. pletely disconcerted her. The other Halliwell, London W.7. two wonlen players also gave praise­ 1962 worthy efforts but it was a pity our Jan. 16 ENGLISH CLOSED London. team didn't reach the final. 12-13 WELSH OPEN "Among the men, Sido, Peterfy, C:ardiff. and Rozsas did well. The performance 13 Lancashire Open (Jan 3) J.B.S. A. HOlwcroft, of Berczik, however, was a great dis­ De Havilland Air1craft Co. J.GS. 94, Bradford Street, appointment. His defence was ineffec­ Lostock, Bolton, Lancas V.S. Farnworth,.. Bolton, Lanes. tive and he proved to be helpless 20 Bath O'pen (Jan. 8) J.B.S. J. A. Butcher, against the Asians' style. Drill Han and St. Peters Hall, 1, South View Road, Lower Bristol Road, Bath. "We shall have to learn a great Bath. deal from these championships if we 20 Pontefract Open (A) Y.S. T. Horrocks, are to keep abreast of the Asians in Assembly Rooms and Town V.S. 4 Bondgate, future." Hall, Pontefract. Pontefract, Yorks.

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WELSH CORNER success than is attending our play.ers' efforts at present. There's plenty of room alt the top in Wales! The W'elsh League, starts on Octobe'r A THIN TIME AHEAD 14 and is now for t.eams of three AFTER a disastrous financial 1960/61 It is fair to say that the Welsh playing on Swaythling Cup lines. This season and a cupboard lamentably Association needs no reminder of its innovation. it is hoped, will increase bare of new ta'lent, the new season duty to foster table t'ennis in Wales, and interest, improve the standard and outlook is not at all encouraging for it wHI continue to try to organise events simplify travelling problems. Wales. over and above its task as mere ad­ The Welsh Closed, postponed in There's little consolation in the now ministrator of the game in Wales. But March because of venue difficulties, obvious fact that European table tennis it cannot go on running itself into debt. will now nake place at the L!landaff generaUy is of lower standard than that There must be great improvement both North Drill Hall on O'ctoher 7. In the of the Asiatics. If we were even good in the financial and playing resources Junior events, competitors who were by European standa'rds it would open before we can begin to climb back into eligible in March, will be allowed to up much wider fields of activity, and international reckoning. enter in October. that in itself would be the means of The Swansea Open follows on further increasing our ability. NO HANDICAP November 11, and the Cardiff Open on It is noticeable, 'even with a much less November 25. exalted world r.anking than hither.to, Some make the ex!cuse that becaus'e England still g,ets plenty of invitations we are a small country we are badly The Quadr.angular Tournament takes to send teams to Open Tournaments and handicapped. May we remind our place in Gllasgow on December 2/3. The on tours and this is becaus.e their readers that Aubrey Simons, Bryan Welsh Open, if it is held, will be players are still good enough to be Merrett and Ian Harrison aU ,come from on January 12/13, and the Gwent Open aUra'ctive in Europe. the unfashionable We:st Country, and probably on April 14. T1he Welsh Association is often the last two, resident in Gloucester and Glam'organ's Second Division National criticised for not trying to do similar Cheltenham surely cannot in their early County matches will be aga.inst Bed­ things, but it must be understood that days have had any more opportunity fordshire at home on October 21 ; nearly aU these tours and tournament than players in Cardiff and Swansea. Worcestershire at ho-me on December 9; visits are arranged on a reciprocal basis, No. It is the willingness to apply 'Oxfordshire. away, on March 3, and and when one reads of an EngHsh team themselves to the game that Welsh Staffordshire, away, March 17. being invit'ed to tour Russia this is players of today lack, and until we C3.n because a Russian team was invited to find some more real dedication, we are tour England. in for a thin time. U nle-5s you have unlimited resour,ces, In the days of Walter Sweetland, Stan you can only arr.ange this ex'change of Jones, Gerry Chugg, Monty Smith and visits if you have top talent to offer, John Davies, we had a side that com­ INORFOLK CHANGE I which we have not. So we have to face manded respect even if it was not always the fact that no Continental Association as successful as we had hoped. A few ROBIN Wickens, Norfolk magazine will be interested in inviting Welsh years ago, the three Welsh Musketeers, secretary for ,the past two years, has players or a W'e;lsh International team. Shirley Jones. Audrey Bates and Be~ty moved to Somerset and his job has been The only thing we can do is to invite Gray, became the terrors of Enghsh taken OYer by Jack Penny. World Stars to the Welsh Open, and Tournaments, taking a great deal of Apart from his untiring efforts to pro­ hope that the crowd wiU pay enough to trouble to build themselves up into a mote sales of TABLE TENNIS, Wickens cover their fares and hotel. We did -combination that brought Wales a rendered great service as an umpire and this l;ast year when we had the Swedes. women's ranking of sixth in the world' was a hard worker for county, League ~he crowd did not turn up in sufliciently We badly need this spirit now, and and Club. large numbers, and the result was the the impetus for inspiring the National Congratulations to Mr. R. Q. :Gurney, g'reatest loss we have ever sustained in body to venture forth into new fields President of the Norwich League, on his the Welsh Open. must be the impetus of far greater election as Lord Maror of Norwich. Mr. Gurney's intere'St in table tennis started with the England-Yugoslavia LANCS. and CHESHIRE NEWS match at Norwich Lads Club in 1958. He ~is -closely conected 'wi~h the Norwich Y.M.e.A., whose £26,000 sports hall is fast taking shape. A proposal to reduce Division I teams LANes. and CHESHIRE LEAGUES COMBINE to three-a-side was defeated at the pOSSIBLY unique is the wholesale integration of member leaigues of the Norwich annual meeting. A presentation . Lanc'3shire and Chesm,re Associations to fonn the higbly conlpetitive Lanes. was made to Mr. G. F. Rix, to mark and Cheshire Lea,gue. his 25 years as chairman. He continues New bridges are continually being spanned across the M,ersey and the overall in office. Mr. Bob Perry, from Birming­ team entry goes up to 67, an incr'ease of six over last season. The merging ham was appointed Norwich secr,eta'ry for of the two women's se,ctions reduces the number of divisions to eight. inter-league matches. Manchester, ,champions since 1953-4, Stockport, Burnl'ey, Liverpool, and Bolton, John Baker (County Arts) winner of plus Southport and Ashton-under-Lyne who took over from demoted Blackpo01 and the Norfolk clos'ed title. is a fonner Wirral, form the First DiV1ision. Junior Wimbledon [aiwn tennis champion. Preston repla,ce withdvawn Urmston to make an entry of nine teams ,for the Mary Turner (St. Faith's House) won the Women's Division, 'which was previous,ly divided and held by Manchester and womien's title. Liverpool "A". Mrs. Betty Cassell (,Kings Lynn) is A similar number of teams conteSlt the junior tiNe being defended by Liverpool. once more County President. Eric Fair­ Macclesfield are new entrants here. head (Norwioh) :is secretary, and Sydney Horwich, Hyde, Salford and Eccles are welcome additions to the regional Lewis (Yarmouth) treasurer. divisions. The departure of Eric Johnson to Leeds is a hig blow to Cheshire and Stockport, Mrs. IMarion Harrison (Norwich both in the competitive field and administratively. Stockport chairn1an E. Spafford Y.M.IC.A.) is the new secr,etary of the fiUs the gap on the Oheshive back bench and Brenda Bailey, of Macclesfield will East Anglian League of Leagues. bring the ,committee up to 'Strength. Dereham hope to include viHages with­ G. T. H. Fa'ckre11 (Warrington) repla,ces S. M. Renshaw (Stretford) on the in a five-miles radius. Wymondham will L'ancashire general 'committee. run two divisions of seven teams each. George R. Yates. J. S. Penney

Page Twenty-five TABLE TENNIS OCTOBER· 1961 FIRST BADGE AT 32 ENGLAND MUST ENCOURAGE YOUNGSTERS T the age of 32 and after There are even arguments about the He is sHll young enough to im­ A choice of Ingber and it seems obvious prove and new youngsters must be nearly 20 years of table ten­ that selection policies must be re­ fostered. nis Stan Jacobson wins his first viewed. If teams are to be chosen purely England badge in the team tour­ The B.T.T.A. have got to make up on the ranking list, then the E.T.T.A. ing Moscow from October 6-14. their minds whether to try and win might just as well do away with the The team has been chosen in matches with our current top players selction committee. A clerk in the accor-dance with the current ranking or build for the future. They should office would only have to look at the list and Jacobson gets his break statt by building around Ian Harri­ ranking list and see who is avail­ because Bryan Merrett and Peter son. able. Shead are unable to accept. He joins Ian Harrison and Jeff Ingber with Len Adams as non­ MACCABIAH GAMES playing captain. They will play an international against Poland in War­ saw on the way home. Because of his age the choice of 'TABLE tennis in Israel has received ,filIip since Angelica Rozeanu, five times world champion, emigrated there from Rumania. This fact was in evidence at the Maccabiah, the World Jewish Olym­ pics, in which all except Iron Curtain countries participated. Every session was well supported, especially the finals nights, and the Israelis proved themselves to be wildly enthusiastic and very partisan. Great Britain, represented by Jeff Ingber, Stan Jacobson, David Offen­ bach, Joyce Abrahams and Irene Ogus, were very successful. In magnificent conditions, Ingber won the singles gold medal beating Jacobson 3-1 in the final and Great Britain won the team event beating JEFF INGIBER Israel. The women also did well finishing quite a part of social activity. STAN JACO,BSON third behind Australia and Israel in The Israelis have plenty of talent, the team event and third in the particularly among the juniors, but Jacobson has come in for a certain women's doubles. until they get experience in European amount of criticism. The game is far more popular in and World class play, they can never There are many who argue that as Israel than in this country and forms become a force to be reckoned with. Jacobson cannot hope to improve at his age, selectors would have been far wiser to have adopted a long term policy and sent an up and com­ ing youngster. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS II Brian Wright, the English junior -- , champion, who has successfully made 6d. per word prepaid (minimwn 12 words). the transition from junior to senior Box Number, inclUding postage, 2s. status by winning the East of ,Eng­ land tournament, would appear to fit CLUBS AND CLUBROOMS SPORTS AND PLAYERS MEETING rooms to let. Afternoons or BADMINTON. Leyton Casuals require this bill. evenings. Also for weddings, etc. All faci· players of a reasonable standard, men and "We must give incentive to the lities.-70, Grange Park Road, London, ladies.-Write Miss R. Rabey, Secretary, E.10. 7, Malvern Road, London, E.ll. young players and not stick to the old REHEARSAL and practise rooms for hire. faces," the critics claim, adding. "It Small hall suitable Drives, Dancing.-22, ENJOY Winter tennis with R.A. club. Orford Road, London, E.17. Larkshall Road, London, EA. Excellent all is a waste of time sending a player weather courts.-Apply at Pavilion or whose progress has been made on MISCELLANEOUS telephone SIL 3215. one shot." FREE gift of 6 silver-plated tea spoons Jacobson's top-spin forehand has with every 22-ct. or platinum wedding ring SCOOTER FOR SALE certainly brought him many notable over £3. Fine selection of modern patterns 1958 DAYTON ALBATROSS 225 c.c., in Diamond, signet and initial rings, screen, carrier, blinkers, mirror, etc. scalps over the past year, but once watches, bracelets, etc.-Ward's Stores Taxed. Only 11,000 miles. New chain. £60 players get accustomed to ii, his Ltd., Seven Sisters Corner, London, N.15. or offer.-29, Wood Street, London, E.17, power is gone. STA 4242. or COP 4411. Mr. Boniface. Published by The Walthamstow Press Ltd., Guardian House, Forest Road, Wal.thamstow, E.17. Printed by West Essex Printing Co., Ltd., Gazette Offices, High Street, Epping, Essex.