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. Page Three TABLE TENNIS OCTOBER· 1961 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.