International News ON THE INTERNATIONAL FOR RUBBERS AND BLADES RING OR WRITE FRONT Rose Bank Sports By THE also for T.T. equipment! clothing at Discount Prices 119 WITTON STREET NORTHWICH. CHESHIRE JUSTTWO TEAMS J . Pansky lost to S. Kovac 18. -'8; UNBEATEN V. Broda lost to B. Mesaros -10. -12; Telephone: 0606-48989 (day) M. Hrachova bt B. Batinic 17.14; J. Javurek/Pansky bt Kovac/ Z. Primorac 1.4 . -15. 0978-760249 (after hours) Only two teams in the Super 19; Division of European League Pansky/ Hrachova bt Kovac/Bantinic -19. 14. t 1; Pansky lost to Mesaros 20. · 19. -19; can claim unbeaten records after Broda bt Kovac 12. 10. 1066 two matches with Sweden in pole position and Czechoslova­ Next at home to Federal Germany in Ruzomberok on Qct kia in second place on the grid. AND ALL THAT 10. the self same Czech team 's exploits in beating again found the going hard wjth Publicity of the wrong kind hit Poland (5-2) and losing to the scoreline no different than in the headlines last month when, Hungary (3-4) are written up their first match 4-3 in their in the Sunday Express of Oc'tober elsewhere, by Mike Watts and favour.. 8, " PING-PONG DING-DONG" Fiona Brown. but what of FIRST DIVISION George beat both Pansky ran the banner heading followed Sweden' s 4-3 victory over Hun­ and with again France. last season's de­ by "Fists and chairs fly tears gary in Edsbyn on Sept 19? successful in the mixed when motees from the Super Division. at the village hall". ,Ulf Bengtsson, the reigning partnered by Susanne Wenzel would appear intent on a quick The fracas occurred at the European champion, opened the Pansky and Hrachova. return as. - to date• .they have National League match involving match against Zsolt Kriston and Scores:- polished off Austria, Norway and TSB Dolphins and Spicer New squeezed home 19 in the third. a Pansky lost to G. 19. -16; Spain although dropping 5 sets Malden in a 2 South win that was nullified in the next Broda bt E. 23. 16; in the process. encounter at Hurstpierpoint set when Tibor edged Hrachova bt S. Wenzel 15. 15; Javurek/Pansky bt Bohm/J . Rebel 16. 12; They began their comeback which might better have been home even closer Jan­ Pansky/Hrachov8 lost to Bohm/Wenzel-18. -2.0; trail against Austria in Baden bei staged at Battle, nr. Hastings. in ave Waldner the third. Pansky bt 16. 7; Broda lost to -1 7. 19. 0 ; Wien on 22 winning 5·2. a re-enactment of 1066 and all Yet another three games Francois Farout losing to Dietmar that. But the affair did not followed when Zsuzsanna Olah Prior to. away to the Nether­ Palmi in the first set whilst Patrick enhance the image of table put the Hungarians in front by lands in Heerlen on Sept 19. Renverse and Nadine Daviaud tennis or. indeed, the Halex beating Marie Lindblad only for Federal Germany had triumphed lost the doubles. National League. the Swedes to level when Wald­ 6-1 their only loss. predictably, A similar result was obtained Such consequential matters ner and Erik Lindh saw off Klam­ being the women's singles in in Quentin on Oct 6 against we can well do without unless par and Kriston. Two subsequent which Bettine Vriesekoop beat Norway when both doubles were this be .a ploy 'to entice spec­ victories, by Lindh/Lindblad ·_ Wenzel. Scores:- lost but against Spain in Gerona tators with gladiatoral combats the mixed, and by Bengtsson . v Spanje lost to -14. -15; on Oct 13.it was 6nly the men's being the draw rather than the R. Potton lost to ing -11 . -1 7; over Klampar. gave Sweden a doubles .that went astray. play. , however. is extremely. decisive lead, Kriston winning ~ Vriesekoop bt Wenzel 12. 13; , H. v Spanje/R. v Spanje lost to Bohm/W. lieck Scores:­ doubtful. despite the ever dwin­ the final set to inflict a double 18. -18. ·19; v Austria dling numbers attending such PottonNriesekoop lost to lieck/Wenzel-J 8. -13; defeat on Waldner. Scores:- H. v Spanje lost to ing · 11 . 20. -10; D. Palmi bt F. Farout 21.23; P. Gockner lost to : Renverse -14. -19; matches. u . Bengtsson bt Z. Kristan 21. -20. 19; Potton lost to -9. -12. E. Maier lost to' B. Abgral! -18. -19; Even the Quadrangular inter­ J·D. Waldner lost to T. Klampar 17. -1 5. -20; M. Lindblad lost to Z.Olah 15. -16. -13; E. Amplatz/Palmllost to Farout/Renverse -7. -10; Amplatz/Maier bt Re nverse/ N. Daviaud 15. 17; national matches at L1andudno E. lindh/Waldner bt Klampar/Kriston 18. 20; Poland. following their 5-2 Palmi lost to Renverse · 11 . ·7; in late September suffered this Undhllindblad bt J . Molnar/ Olah 13. ·14. 18; Bengtsson bt Klampar 15. 12; defeat by England, next travelled Gockner lost to Farout -15. -20. fate with spectators being con­ Waldner lost to Kristan 8. -20. -17. to engage Yugoslavia in Prilep v Norway spicuous by their absence. P. Birocheau bt T. Johansen 13. ·14.14; Subsequently Sweden. away where they won 5-2. this having Renverse bt E. Rasmussen 15. 18; Indeed players aRd officials far . to the Netherlands in Gorssel on been behind 1-2 when IIie Oaviaud bt T. Folkeson 14. -12. 20; outnumbered the paying public. Farout/Renverse lost to Johansen/ Rasmussen ­ Oct 17. off the promotees 6­ Lupulescu beat Leszek Kucharski 18. 16. · 22; Happily this was not the case 1. the one to escape them being and Batinic beat Weronika Renverse/Daviaud lost to J ohansen/Folkeson at the Spectrum Leisure Complex ·16. ·13; the final set when Henk van Stelmach. Scores:- Birocheau .bt Rasmussen 14. 16; at Willington, Crook. Co. Renverse bt Johansen 22. 13. Spanje beat Lindh. Scores:- Mesaros lost to A. Grubba ·17. 15. -13; Durham, on the occasion of the I. lupulescu bt L Kucharski 20. 18; v Spain R. van Spanje lost to Lindh 11. -20; England versus Hungary Euro­ Satinic bt W. Stelmach 14. 7; J . Pales lost to Farout ·23. -19: H. van Spanje lost to J . Persson -18. -15; lupulescu/Primorac lost .to Grubba/ Kucharski R. Casares lost to B. Parietti · 7. ·12; pean League match when an J. Jansma lost to Lindblad -t 9. -19; -12. -16; Sanahuja· lost to M. Monteaux' -5. -14; H v Spanje/ A. Vlieg lost to l indh/Persson -'5. appreciative crowd of some 500 lupulescu/Batinic lost to GrubbalStelmach 18. M. Caymel/Pales bt Farout/Parietti . 14. 16; ·19; ·18. -16; Pales/A. Godes lost to Farout/Monteux -13. ·15; people were enraptured by the Vlieg/ Jansma lost to lindh/Lindblad -22. -15; Mesaros lost to Kucharski -18. -17; Pales lost to Parietti -16. -11 ; R. v Spanje lost to Pe rsson ·'9. -'7; lupulescu lost to Grubba -8. -13. Casares lost to Farout 15. -9. ·17. play and the cry went up for H. v Spanje bt Lindh 22. -1'.22. more. Czechoslovakia. the defending champions, began with a tight4­ SUPER DIVISION ENGLISH TABLE TENNIS 3 success in Pribram where P W l F A Pts ASSOCIATION Yugoslavia, the visitors. took the first two sets when Stefan Kovacs P W l F A Pts Patron: Her Majesty The Queen. beat Jindrich Pansky and Bela Sweden 2 2 0 10 4 2 President: M. Goldstein, O.B.E. Mesaros beat Vladislav Broda. Czechoslovakia 2 2 0 8 6 2 Life Vice- President: But back came the Czechs to Federal Germany 2 1 1 9 5 1 England 2 1 1 Hon. Ivor Montagu. win the next three sets. both 8 6 1 Hungary 2 1 1 7 7 1 Chairman: T. Blunn. doubles. and a women' s singles Poland 2 1 1 7 7 1 Deputy Chairman: G. R. Yates. when Marie Hrachova accounted Yugoslavia 2 0 2 5 9 0 Ho.n. Treasurer: A. Drapkin. for Branka Batinic. But not yet Netherlands 2 0 2 2 12 0 General Secretary: A. W . Shipley. was the match over as Mesaros Management Committee: beat Pansky in the penultimate November Fixtures (Vice Chairmen) set to level the match score but 7th Hungary v Czechoslovakia (Salgotarjan) P. Charters, C. J. Clemett, Broda was more than equal to Sweden v England (Stockholm) A. E. Ransome. N. K. Reeve, the task of beating Kovac to give Federal Germany v Poland D.1. Whiteside the home side victory. Scores:- 14th Yugoslavia v Netherlands (Cerknica) 3 International News Denmark, the only other un­ Leroy lost to Rasmussen 22, -19. -1 6; November Fixture It will be from the foregoing Lippens lost to Folkeson -1 -18; Wales v Switzerland defeated team in the division, D. Christophe/Saive lostto Johansen/Rasmussen lists in conjunction with the had a tight 4-3 at home to ·18, -16; Cadets that the invitees to the Saive/Bogaerts lost to Johansen/Folkesen -8. EURO-ASIA TOURNAMENT Finland in Frederiksvaerk on -12; "first Euro Junior Top 12 will be Final arrangements are now in Sept 22 when, in the final set, Saive bt Rasmussen 18. -1 18; selected. The tournament will Leory bt Johansen -15, 15, 13. hand for the Euro-Asia Tourna­ Jan Harkamp got the Danes take place over the weekend of ment to be played in Hong Kong home with a final victory over Other results:­ Jan 5/6, 1985 in Serravelle (San over the period Jan 4/7, 1985. Jokinen. Subsequently, Norway 5 Luxembourg 2 Marino) and will be jointly or­ Rasmussen bt Maas 15.