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Price 1(- GEORGE YATES REPORTS FROM LYON INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ,..••~ ~.,~..,J~ ~.,~.,~., ." ,~., ,~••--.••-.-.,....y ILONA-CHAMPION AT tit I J EUROPEAN CHAHPIONSHIPS IIN conditions better suited to the Half her six VlctJms were from ; Men's Singles Women's Singles I cultivation of orchids, the the Soviet Union and two, Svet • DRAGUT1N SURBEK JLONA VOSTOVA : Sixth European Championships lana Grinberg and Zoya Rudnova, ; (Yugoslavia) (Czechoslovakia) , held in the Palais des Sports, Lyon, each went the distance of five , Men's Doubles Women's Doubles ; France from April 17-24, really did games before bowing the knee to • ANTON STJPANCIC JJT.KA KARLlKOVA • produce a rare species in the form the fair-haired heroine from ; EDVARD VECKO MARTA LUZOVA ; of a 14-year-old winner of the Prague, joint-ranked, with East ; (Yugoslavia) (Czechoslovakia) ; women's singles event. Germany's Doris Hovestadt, at No. 15 in the European classifications. • Mixed Doubles • Ilona Vostova by name, a Czech i. STANISLAV GOMOZKOV and ZOYA RUDNOVA t whose fourteenth birthday only Rum ani a n holder, Maria ; (Soviet Union) ; occurred on April 9, was the young Alexandru. Jost her grip when lady in question and none could sensationally beaten in the second Men's Team Women's Team • have been more proud of her round by Josiane Detaille-Cornelis ; SWEDEN WEST GERMANY ; remarkable achievement than her : : of Belgium who subsequently lost J--t-.••~••~••~ ~., , ~ ,~ ~ ~ captain Ivan Andreadis. to Mirjana ResJer of Yugoslavia another Vostova victim. Also from the lower order of the TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS classified heirarchy came the men's singles winner in the person of Dragutin Surbek whose feats AlSER TREBLE DOES THE TRICK included the ousting of West Germany's "Hbby" Scholer, joint FROM a trailing 2-3 po ition that with the score standing at Maureen Heppell had been in top seed with the Soviet's Stanislav against the Soviet Union, in 2l-all in the second game between gloriously swamped by Simon. Gomozkov. the final of the European men's Amelin and Scholer, a dispute arose This took the Germans into a 2-0 Equal ranked at No. 10 with Ilona Vostova (Czechoslovakia') who team championship at Lyon, on over the introduction of the lead, but England came back when Anatoliy Amelin of the USSR, won the Women's Singles title. first Mary. partnered by Karenza April 20, Sweden launched a expedite rule. the powerfully built Yugoslav hit Photo: Denis Offer comeback to take the next three It was peculiarly resolved by a Smith, won the doubles and the his way to victories over such ets to retain their hold on the jury vote of 7-2 in favour of void Surrey star then accounted for opposition as Hungary's Matyas Kjell Johansson of Sweden and Hungary Cup, winning it for the ing the existing score and restarting Simon. Beleznai and Hans Alser of Gomozkov, who himself wilted as third successive time. the game at love-all! Still unnerved after her experi Sweden whose chances were rated Surbek summoned up renewed On this occasion they were ence against Simon, Maureen again high in the heavy atmosphere energy for a fifth and decisive indebted to Hans Alser who, REPEAT FINAL took a hammering from Buchholz which prevailed throughout the onslaught. having previously disposed of The men's final was a repeat of which surrendered our chances of tournament. Not to be outdone by the Gomozkov in straight games, beat that at Wembley, excepting that improving on NO.5 position. stirring deeds of their compatriot, both Sarkhojan and Amelin in the the score then was 5-2 in Sweden's Prior to this, against Hungary, ACE "CHOPPER" the boy Anton Stipancic was by no final gallop. favour. It was also an encore for Karenza had suffered in like Finally, it was the ace "chopper" means a sleeping partner in com Perhaps fortunate to reach the the Soviet women but, unlike manner to Maureen at the hands Janos Borzsei, another Hungarian, binatioll with Edvard Vecko in final, Sarkhojan had pulled his Wembley when Hungary beat (cant. an page 6) who earlier had worn out holder (cant. an page 7) team through with last set wins them 3-1, in France it was West against V/es[ -Gtril1any a1ItI Yugo- G~m1ahY's NE;nes Simon and Edit lavia when the match score had Buchholz who wielded the .. brush" stood at 4-all. 3-0 over Zoya Rudnova and Gomolla and Stipancic then held Svetlana Grinberg. the fate of Russia in their hands It was England who came but, with scores of 14, -]1, 20 closest to beating the West Ger =~..... against the former and J6, -15, 17 man duo and practically off her ~ against the latter, Sarkis Sarkhojan own bat Mary Wright would have I proved his worth in full measure. been responsible. to:- The USSR v West Germany As it was. she lost a tense third _.1 O match had an unusual feature in game to Buchholz, at IS, after Message from the Chairman-Elect of The English Table Tennis Association I WOULD like to thank all th?se who ~ave supported me ~n the recent elections, for the confidence whIch they have shown zn me, and I will do my very best to try to live up to this. If English table tennis is to progress fast enough to keep pace with the developments now taking place in other countries, and if it is to reach its full potential, it is necessary that all players and officials within the ETTA work together for the common aim of improving the status of table tennis' vis-a.-vis' other sports in this country. Although great difficulties have beset the ETTA in recent years, and although there have been disagreements and divisions which have harmed the image of our sport, nevertheless considerable progress has been made in many aspects of English table tennis. Very much more can be done if everyone pulls in the same direction, and I appeal to all who have the well-being of English table tennis at heart to make a real effort to help us to make the 1968/69 season into one during which English table tennis can progress in all its aspects. I myself will always be glad to hear from any player or official, at any level of the game, who has views or criticisms, and I will deal personally with every approach that is made to me. The top manage ment of the ETTA has tended to become too remote from the club and league level, and it is necessary for us to establish a much closer contact with players and officials at the local level. This is something that cannot be achieved in a matter of weeks or even months, but we must work towards the ideal of a fully integrated Association. in which the national officials understand the problems of local clubs and leagues, and in which the local players and administrators under stand the problems with which we have to deal at national and international level. Now that the elections are over, I hope that we shall all work together towards this aim of understanding each other's problems, towards a higher status for English table tennis at home, and finally, but by no means least, towards creating the conditions that will enable our top players to achieve bigger and bigger successes for England in international competitions. CONRAD JASCHKE CH.E~STER BARNES *** ETTA Officer elections resulted in the elevation of Conrad Jaschke . wears Louis Hoffman Clothing from the position of Deputy Chairman to that of Chairman, in succession to Ivor Eyles, and the deputy position going to Walter Mitton ... uses a Chester Barnes Bat, made by Louis Hoffman of Yorkshire. ... recommends "SchiIdkrott" BaIIs-The PERFECT Ball Tom Blunn was returned for yet another season as Hon. Treasurer in the new administration which will not become effective until after as used at The World Championships, Sweden; The the A.G.M. to be held in London on July 6. European Championships, France and The English ubject to this meeting accepting the scrutineers' report, the voting fi·gures, at this stage, cannot be published. Junior Open, Folkestone Both Walter Mitton and Tom Blunn thank all who supported them in the elections. Editor 2 TABLE TENNIS NEWS MAY, 1968 Editor's Postbag attempt was completely unofficial Tobie Tennis News INTERNATIONAL ROUND-UP and done to suit themselves. Let Published on the 10th of each month. me illustrate. October to May inclusive. Postal sub Homework Not Done (a) When I first came across the Icrlptlons lOs. for eight issues post free. By CONRAD JASCHKE record, it was 36 hours set up by Advertisements and Circulation: D. P. IT is not my usual policy :to Deputy Chairman and Hon. International Secretary of the E.T.T.A. defend team selections as these a three-man team playing one hour Tremayne. English Table Tennis Assn. -A v B, A v C, BC and so on. 26/29, Park Crescent, W.1. are always done with the best JAPANESE TEAM INVITED TO VISIT ENGLAND interests of the Association in mind Just before we made the attempt Editorial: George R. Yates. 043, the record was pushed up to 40 Knowsley Road, Smithills.