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TennisTable English TaJble Tennis Associ1ation

Edited by W. H,A(~RI]jSON EDWA:RDS

PUlblis'hed tby WaHrhamstow Press, Ltd., Guardian House, 644 Forest Road, London, E.17

Official M'a~azine of the

Vol. 24 MAY, 1966 No.8

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS SPECIAL

Johansson the Supreme

SWEDEN'S KJELL GUNNAR JOHANSSON stooped. once

more to conquer when, with the lofty disdain of a Cruft's champion, he shntgged off the terri'erlike Vlado Miko of Czechoslovakia to retain the men's singles title of EuIOpe with an

by GEORGE R. YATES

easy 'three-straight win in a disappointing final.

Fittingly then did the tall Johansson take repossession of the Sweden Cup from the hands of Mr. Ake Eldh, the President of the Swedish Association.

Again it was J'OHANSSON,

CHAMPIONSHIP ROLL Men's Singles

KJE'LL JOHANSSON (Sweden)

Men's Doubles

KJELL JO:HANSSON HANS ALSE'R

(Sweden)

Women's Singles

MA'RIA ALEXAND'RU (Rumania)

Women's Doubles

EVA KOCZIAN E'RZSEBET JURIK

(Hungary)

Mixed Doubles

VLAD'IMI'R MIKO MARTA LUZOVA

(Czechoslovakia)

Men's Team Women's Team

SWED'EN HUNGARY

Champion II

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partnered by his compatriot HANS ELVARD ALSER, who climb,ed to the topmost level of the rostrum to accept, as men's doubles champions, 'the 'Czechoslovakia Cup from J 0 s e f }\jbraham-again 'the donor association's President.

Unlike his Swedish counterpart, however, it was not with the utmost joy that Mr. Abraham performed his function for his countrymen, Miko and Jaros:Iav Stanek, finished runnersup bu't thund,erous was the a1pp'lause for their most gallant efforts in a truly gripping final.

MARIA ALEXANDRU resolutely defended her way to victory over the 'popular Svetlana Grinb,erg ,of Russia to give Rumania the women's singles title-the doubles going Ito the deposed singles champion, EVA KOCZIAN, partnered by ERZSEBET JURIKorf Hungary.

In this fina~ Marta LuZ'ova, the English Open ,ehampion partnered by Irena Bosa-Mikocziova. flattered Ito deceive by failing to maintain the ii'm'petus 'tha!t carried

Pa,ge ,Thre,e

TABLE TENNIS MAY.1966

One could have wished for a betterEUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS SPECIAL showinlg from our men hUI: against

the ICzeeh pa!ir to an opening 21-7 win only to lose the next three games decisively.

Together MIK'O and Miss LUZOVA re-entered the arena uo oonltest 'the mixed douJb[,es 'tiltle in opposlilt'ion \110 England's sdl,e Tepresen1taltirves lin 'tlhe finJa[IS 'Ohester Barnes and :Mary Shiannon-Wltight.

An opening 21-19 win for the ~o.me paJir ftolllow,oo by a lITaIlI10weqU!a~lslng suocess Iflor ItJhe ICzedhs laugur,ed fior mudh be~ter IthJan fue disroa11et-down Of 3 ralJld 9 poinIts Itlhra!t rwals aU the Eng1lilsh ipair oould Imuster when /the pressure wa!s puit on (them..

This bome I£ailure foil/owed the pa!ttem 01£ IBalrnes' di:smii!ssa!l f~om ttJhe men's 'slingles when 'a Itwo-lgiames advan1talge held over Stanek was ttoss~d away Ito the.1tune ,of 10, 12 and 14 ~n the 'fiB~h ~ound.

Stuart G:ibbs was the only other home player to reach the last sixteen entering the competition proper with straight qualifying wins over Scotland's Charlie Vesco and F. Carrion of Spain.

\In 'the 1JhJird round (first :voun'd proper) ItJhe young Esrsex PIlayer disposed of IG. IG,eorg:iou of ,Greece and fol'IOlwed up wi'th 1f\0uJjth and !Jiflth round ,suocesses over 'Dodor V'elll~ov (,Bru:lgal1i1a), Itwin brdther l~ Peter, rand Josef Sedel,meier of Austna.

Buit cllJI1tains came down £Olr him by 3-1, art ~he: hands ~ Steflan K'oUarovli'tg t1he rCz'edh surprltse paokage 'wbo, lin I~he fi1rslt ,round p~oper t10ppled 'sixrth seed Istvan K10rpa (Yugo[sila~i!a).

lIn "uhe qual1ters (the handsome Cz~h a~ISIO laaoounlted lfiOlr fourth lseed DorIn Girur~iuda 'olf IRumanJi1a and even beld a 'tWlo..,games adV'al11lt1a!ge over Jloh~nsson in Ithe !semis before tthe champIon proved hliJs ~orlbh de~'pilte all. ltha1 K'olilaJI1ovli!1Js 1rrfled Ito "i1lnch rillle Issue.

Stanek I~OO had girv,en J1dhansson a t'remendous run lin the qua'Ifter.s before f!adinlg Jin the dedilsive filffll game rof a 'see-salW ,encounter wbi'ch saw ~e Swede loom,e fb'aJdk llike a 'tidal wave.

Second seed Ebe·rhard Scholer of West 'Germany had a liikely victory over the deceptive Peter Rozsas (Hungary) prised from his grasp when a two-games advantage counted for nothing in the final reckoning.

Nor was the Hungarian's rhapsody deStined {lor a goJden dJilsc when bitten inltJo by rtlhe needle ,o!f Russli!a's Ana'tol:i Ame1iiJIl huJt '\\bi1ch was suJbsequenltlry b1runted by Mli1k!o in ltJh.e semlilS.

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Wh'alt then of En.gland's bigge'r guns other ltihran -Ba;rnes whose vildtii1ms comprised David Brodsky of Russtia, against whom 'Chester' showed 'rea!! firgh(t, Josef Papp (Hungary) and Norbe.rt VandeM1la[le of Hellgium?

Denis Neale ran foul of Giurgiuca, having bearten Emanuel Kudmac (Cze,chos'lovakia) and John Mansfield of Wales.

Ian iHarIiilson smarted wii'-th a oomfOflbalble win over Jorge Ibanez of Spain land 'agalin lin 3-st,ra'ilghlt des

'patcbed Pdland's Jerzy Skub1:i1cki beifove fa'1'1'ing 3-1 Ito IRadu Negulescu of Ruman(iia who 'Subsequenttly lost to Amelih.

Bo~h 'Oonnie Wla'r,ren and Brian Wright fell at the first ditch, the Surrey man to Gennadiy Av,el1in of Russlia and Wni:ght, desperately, 22-24

in the :fifth rto Chrislter Jolhanrsson of Sweden.

Of the qualifieTs, Gibbs apart, Ralph Gunnion won through from the qualifying rounds for the dubi0us pleasure of tackling KjeU Johansson.

Tony Riddock loSt to Dieter Weiltz of West Getttnany, ,Derek. Schofield to H~lmulth lIJuschlanek of Austri!a and Geovge Muranyd Ito Wright's oonqueror atf'ter havJinig 'a:ooountted f10T Tony PeUegrinii of ,MallJta lin ~e fi:mt round proper.

Other tllan Kol[arOlvits, '~he "dark hor,se" of the tourn'amenlt, the 16-yearoid Anton StiJpancic of Yrug'oslavd.la was the pi1ayer tooottch dJ.'e eye. In readh\ing the fifth 'round this junior grealtly !impressed ,even in detfeat 3-0 to .Nlser.

sUlclh opposilVion, rilgoroU'sly dli'sc~plined, the resrui!ns, or la'ck of them, wer,e hard.1y 'SUI~pli'ilslil'fiig.

Slender too we:re England's chances in the women'ls singles burt rin jioinJttop :seed ,Ma,ry Shiannon..W'rliig'ht and Di1ane Rowe-Sdholer, seeded No.8, w'e appeared '~o sl~and a heltter chance.

True boilll our ,git1JS 1"eadhed the. qua'tters ~s eXipedted wuth Marr-y geVting i1nrto her stride wli1tih a good win over EU:a OonJstanltinescu of RUJmanila land a !110mp home lagainst 1Jhe 'Sufbs~ituted HannellOre Manner of West ,GeImMly.

Mliss LUZJo:va Ithen barred M:ary'ls pa1illl and one hrad reoonec'tionis of 'the h1aviQlc wlioug'hlt by rthe Cz,ec!h girl a!t Br1ilghl110n last season. This was not repela1ted however al1th'Ough the end pr.oduet was Mary's ,ellimlination. Up down, up down went the fif1st four games !buJt 1fue sequence went awry lin the deoider.

Mrs. Scholer aJlls'o oommenced her run w'ilth a 'good win ob'tained over Irena Bosa-Mlil~ociii()lV1a, the Cz'edh Nlo. 2, and ca1rried on the Igood work rugalin'st Mlargaret PhJil[ii!ps 'Or:f Wales and Dorils Hovestadt 01{ E'alst Germany.

Ma1ri'a A:lex!andru then halted Di's pvogres:s a'llt:Jborugh the exped'ile tac'tli!cs slboru'ld !have faV1ouroo the home player.

Lesley ,BellI, whoise 'a'hance must now oome wi1th :the ~eltiirement of M'f1s. R:ow,e-Scho[,er, 'galt th110Uigh tlo the last sixlteen wi1th wins ov,er liatjana Jecmen'iloa (YiUJgoslavia) and Eleonora Mlihall1ca (RUJIDMlia)). Lesley a'llso manra/ged a ga1me out of 'Miss Gr:inbel1g but overall ~he 'Russli'an carried too mUlch rfir,e f10r the Essex [afss a's further eVidenced by her 3-1 def'eart of M(iss Luzova dn the sem.!is.

Jun\io~ Maureen Heppell aooounted florM\km~le Stilrn of Swi/tzedand in the qUia1liJfyillig ,rounds and advanced to fue seoond main rOllJIld wlirth anolther IsruraJiglhJt IgamelS win over Ann G~a P~ttel1son of Fin/land.

Russia's Sfilgne Pajl8a'f'V llOst her fi ll'1st Igam,e ,to ,Miss Heppell but rtJhereaJfter ,oou[d n1dt he Stopped.

Both Karenza Smith and Pauline Martin failed to emerge from the qu~lifyinrg ~ound bruit Palt Dalinlty did alt ilie exJpense of Blr'iltta Chr!ils1tensen of Denmark. It 'was however, exit for her fat 1:lhe hands oif Monique Ja1cqruet of ~itzer1'and in lthe first ~ound pvoper. AlIma l1a!flt made one round of the qualifying but then lost to Mavis van Gelder off Belgiirum dn tJhe second.

England's main 1ii~e hope was in

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kl1 in 4111 'the dhampi!onShips, soEUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS SPECIAL -well staged at Wembley's Empire

the wOlnen''S doubles and a repeat reten'tion of the 1ii~ie filI1St ,won aIt Berl1in and retJained a~ MraJlmo by Mary and Di.

A quarter-final win over Mihalca/ Alexandru boosted hopes of fulfilment but those Czechs, Luzova/ Mikocziova, refused to be shaken off and despite pulling back to 1-2 it was Marta and Irena who carried the day even though they, in tum, lost by a similar margin in the final.

LAST ElGHT

,Mii1ss Ma'rtlin and K'arenZJa Smith realched the last e'i1ght 'wilth a Dutdh and NOlWegian pair behlind them bult alias West Germany's Agnes Simon and EdI~t Budhhollz quli1dkly saw them off.

IMessJ'1s. Barnes and Nea1le made 'the b~t progress of the home loountry'ls pail1s in tlhe men's doub~es It/he\ir best wi'n being 'aJgalin:St Kol1'a~OVli!ts and Paipp in three straight.

Wilth thii:s win to their crediit hopes, as would appear linevli1ta1b'le, were t/h,en dashed when, in sruralighlt games they 'ca'Piltulla:ted 'to 'the Russi~ans A'me1lin and GomozklOv.

Warren and Gi!bbs saw off the Dutch pair F. Schoofls and G. B!akker only '110 be thumped off by 1Jhe Yugoslavs KIQI1pa and V OOklO.

Hia!rri'son and W I1irgbJt were in rece.i:p't of a fiiflst floU!11d wa[k-over conceded by Sooltlland's K'err and Dow but it was to no avail as Alser and Jdhan'Sson oonceded notJbinlg-ndt ev'en a game.

AJpart [I~om Barnes/Mrs. Wright, GrunnJion and ,Paulline ,Martin did best in the Imlixed IJiea'ching the fourth I'ound, Ithe defea/t ,0[ H. Mikfueiloff/ Jultra Kruger being !their zenith. GiiuligiuClajA!leXJandru pr-oved their undoing.

IS IT COIN'CID!ENCE that 'tfue majoliity of :the

Englisih European Cup tea'm players including

MARY SHANNON & CHESTER BARNES

have be,en tra~ned and ,coaohed by HAI.RRY ViE'NN,ER

(England & Surrey)

Enquiries !for e~hilbjltionts and oO'alohing direct 'to:

14, CRANHAM ROAD, HORNCHURCH, ESSEX.

(Phone:- HORNCHURiCH 46344)

Nea'1!e and Mli'ss H,eppell disappdinJted aJga!i'nlst the Danes, Lutthje and Urita Henriksen and Harrison and Mrs. Scholer flClJi1led to progress beyond the ItJhrird round los!ing to FalbaZJi and Jurlik.

DETAILED MEN'S SINGLES

First Round: R. Gunnion (Eng.) b P. Bevan (Wales') 10, 7, 17; L. Slmon (Jer.) b B. A. Powell (Ou) 24, -18, ---18, 17, 12; B. LeWin (,SW) b G. Kocher (W. Ger) -17, 1,3, 1:3, 113; 'S. G~bbs (EIIllg) Ib C. Ves,co (Sic) 11, 20, 14; A. Pliddock (Eng) b B. Petersen (Den) 19, 19, 20; A. Osorio (!Port) b A. Thomas (Wa) 16, 16, 19 ; !P. C'ameron (Sic) b H. C'arver (Jer) 15, 20, 2:3.

Second Round: Gunnion 'b J. Eberl (Aus') 12, ~17, 17, 17; LeWin b Simon 7, 8, 6; Gibbs b F. Carrion (Sip) 7, 9, 18; Piddocik b C. Duve'rnay (S~z) 17, 19, 13; D. Schofield (Eng) b Osorio 15, 15, 14; Dameron b G. BlonGel (Gu) 6, 13, 9; G. Muranyi (Eng) b J. Marques (Sip) 13, 16, 18.

Third Round: K. Johansson (Sw) b Gunnion 19, 12, 12; Z. CaUnski (Pol) b B. Schoofs (Neth) 14, 13, 17; M. Ness (W. Ger) b S,. Slarkhojan (lJ1SISR) 10, 16, -16, 20; S. Lem'ke (E. Ger) 5, 17, ~19, 15, E'. BuClldey (Jer) w.o. J. Fahazi (Hun) b D. Gaudion (Gu) 5, 5, 11; T. Penttlla (Fin) b K. Hava-g (Nor) 1'3, 13, 15; D. Su~be'CIk (Yug) b J. Campos (Port) 5, 7, 3.

W. Vater (Gu) b G. Zinke (Aus) 8, 19, 15; N. Vandewalle (E'el) b A. Hernandez (Sp') 8, 9, 18; G. Barnes' (Eng) b D. Brodsky (USSR) 14, 1'8, -19, -19, Its; J. Paplp (Hun) by,e; G. Davies (Wa) b H. P8Jce (Ma) 6, 12, 13; G. Krecke (Lu) b M. Grimm (ISlz) 10, ---19, -11, 6, 11; Lewin b V. IPurkart (Fr) 1'6, -20, 18, -8, 16; J. Stanek (Cz) b J. Langan (Ire) 7, 14, 12.

I. K)om>a (,~u) Ib S. Kolrl'arovi,t:s (Cz) 22, 19, 19; F. Felten (Lu) b P. Powell (Gu) 18, 11, 9; I. Huokelikamp (Den) b M. Mariotti (Sz) -20, 19, 18, 1'5; P. Tuominen (Fin) b O. Nilsle,n (Nor) 8, -20, 13, 22; C'. Thompson (Ire) b G. Delabarre (Bel) -8, 16, -20, 211, 18; J. Siedelmeler (Aus) b E. Van Den Berg (Neth) 15, 18, 14; Gibbs b G. Georgiou (Or) 14, 10, 14; T. VeUkov (Bu) b J. Garnbier (Fr) ~1'6, 16, 17, 8.

D. Wei:tz (;QB) b Piddock 8, 14, 19; s. Harangi (Hun) b M. Olivar (,Sp) l8, 6, 15; K. Bernhardt (Stw) b L. Choi (Port) 11, 19, 15; S. Gomozkov (lJiSSR) b K. Efloury (Jer) 11, 11, 10; J. Mansfield (Wa) b A. Slctberras ('Ma) 111, 10, ---<17, 13; D. Neale (E'ng) b E. Kudrnac (Cz) 5, 21, ~15, 18; W. S;tein (E. GeT) 16, 16, 17; D. Giurgiuca (Rum) b~.

H. Alser (SIw) b S. Aaltio (Fin) 9, 14, 9; G. Averin (USSR) b C. Warren (Eng) 15, 17, 15; H. Micheiloff (W. Ger) b C. Chrisltodoulatos (Gr) 15, ---18, 17, ~17, 7; G. J. J. Bakker (Netll) b G. J. SChmid (Sz) 14, 1'3, 14; P. Velikov (Bu) b J. Kong (Por) 11, 118, 14; J. Kusinslki (!Pol) b V. C'achia (Ma) 10, 17, 14; J. Pal'es (Sp) b B. Wylk'es (Jer) 8, 12, 12,; A. S'ttbancic (Yu) b R. D'avies (Wa) 10, 8. 12.

H. Dus,c'hanek (Aus) b SChofield (Eng) ~19, -14, 16, 17, 1,2; M. SUlgden (i~) b F. Lanclkmann (Bel) -15, l3., 12, - ·12, 12; V. Markovic (Yu) b H. Zitzmann (E. Ger) 20, 18, -16, 18; G. Amouretti (Fr) b T. Se[hl (Nor) 8, 11, 13; A. Reti (Rum) b L. Antal (.Sz) 19, 11, -11. 15;

Pool and Sports Arena, did not prove an inspiration for hom:e domination. Playwise our men ne,ed to improve their i:mage for those seeking an ex:a'mple and as things turned out for Di and Mary their final partnership should not detra,ct from all the glory that has gone before.

RESULTS L. Pignitzky (Hu) b s. Luthje (De) 1:6, -18, 14, 13; J. RO'Slbe'l'lg (SIW) b W. D. Sharp (Gu) 11, 18, 12; V. Miko (C'z) b K. Scholl (W. Ger) 2~3, 14, 17.

A. ArneUn (U1SJS;R) b GameroiIl' 11, 8, 7; E. VeClko (Yu) b T. Caffr,e,y (Ire) 9 11 116,; J. Hui de OaI'Valho (Port) IbF. ,Bode~ (Lu) 8, -18, 17, 1,6; J. Kunz (C'z) b F. Hansen (De) 1'6, 15, 20; 1. Harrison (E1ng) b J. Ibane'z (,t~p) 14, 18, 14; J.Sikublicki (P<;>l) b E. Dia;ka;kis (Gr) 9, 6, 12; G. HeIne (All'S) b S. Gerdgikov (Bu) --':"16 1~, 10, 10; R. Ne1guleslcu (Rum) b M: Ble'rl{ens (Bel) 13, 14, 8.

. P., Roz,sas (Hun) b R. Kerr (Sc) 4, 9, 8, B. Porn8Jck (E:. Ger) b A. T. L,e Gallez (Gu) 6, 10, 7; C. Johansson (SIW) b B Wlight (E1ng) 18, 19, -18, -116" 2:2; Muranyi b A. P'eUegrini (Ma.) 15 13 17' A. S,teckler (,SZ) b J. Turner (Jer') 18 12' 10;. F. A. Schoofs (Neth) b E. V~lasti (Fin) -18, 13, 16, 15; F. Dubus (Fr) b J. Morgan (Wa) 18, 16, -19, 20; E. S,choler (W. Ger) b K. EJ. Danielsen (Nor)12, 13, 11.

Fourth Bound: Johansson b Galinski 11 12, 17; Lem'ke' ib Ne'ss 11, 17, 18; Fahazl b Buc:kley 14, 18, 16; S1lr!beck b Penttila 14, 15, 17.

Vandewalle b Vater 13, -16, 16, 5 ; Barnes b 'Pappi 17, 11, 12; Krecke 'b DaVies 11, 16, 16; S!tanelk b L'8win 18 19 18

Kollarovits ib Felten 6, 14, 1;' T'u~i~e'n b HUClkelikamp 17, -14, 13, 15; S,edelmeier b Thompson 11, 1,9, 13,; Gibbs b T. VeUkov -2'2 13 15 ~20 11

Haran!gi b W~itz '13, '11, 1,3; ~mhardt b Gomozkov 20, --..18, 19, 20; Neale b Mansfield 14, 16, 112; Giurgiuca b Stein 8, 13, 18.

Alser b Averin -1,9 15 19 13 . M~cheiloff b B,akkrer 116' 9 ' -18 13~ Kusinski b VeUkov 12" -i9 18' 12 ~ Stipancic b Pale's 19 li 13' , ,

. Sugden b Duschanek 18, li, 17; MavkoVl'C b Amouretti 1.8, 15, 15; Pignitz~ b Ret! 10, 18, 23; Miko b Rosherg 14, 20, 9

AmeUn b Vec:ko 15, 9, 1.1; Kunz b RUI ~e Oarvalho .9, 8, 10; Harrison b SkublIck! 9, 18, 8; Negule'Scu b Heine 5 16 19

Rozsas 'b Pomac/k 12, 18, -18, ~1'{: 16; C . .Johansson b Muranyj 1'3, 13, 12; ISchoofs b Sitec1kler 16, 8, 14; Scholer b Dubus. 12, 7, 12.

Fifth Round: Johanslson b Lemke 10 14 15 ; Sur,beik b Fahazi 12, 2:3, -16,' 17; Barnes b Vandewalle 7, 16, 16· S:taneik b Kr'e'cke 10, 10, 12. '

KOllarov!ts b Tuominen 15, 1,1, 12'; Gihbs b Sedelm,e'ler 19, 13, 1,6,; Harangi b Bernhardt -16, 10, 17, -1'8 20· GiuI'lgiuca15, 20, 14. ' ,

AIse~ b Micheiloff 14, 15, 16; SUpancic b Kus'lns!ki 10, 11, 17; M ar'ko:vie, Ib SiUigden 14" ~116, 18, 18; Miko b Pi'gnUzky 11 18, 14. ' A~elin If) Kunz 16" 14, 19; Negelescu b

HarrIson 1,3, ~14, 1,6, 17; Rozsas b C. Johansson 11, 13, 19; Slcholer b Schoofs 16, 15, 10.

Sixth Round: Johansson b IS1l'~bek 14 14, 15; s:tanek b Barnes -11 -1'1 10' 12, 14; Kollarovits 'b Gibbs 10 -2,2 6' 19; Giurgiuca b Harangi -18 10' 1:S' ~~24, 16. ' , ,

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Russians Catch the Eye but Sweden and Hungary are

'T!HE big feature of the team championships has been the rise of

the Russian players and it should not be too long before' they are getting among the titles. Both their men and women reached the team finals and gave a wonderful account of themselves befol·e losing to SWEDEN and HUNGARY respective,ly.

The m'en's final was packed with excitement as the young Russians fought every inch of the way.

They brought an atmosphere to the arena when 18-vear-old Sakis Sark:ho}an beat Bernhardt only for Alser to level with an e~perienced win over Stanislav Gomozkov, 17.

Johansson was taken to thre'e games by the 19-year-old Anatoli Ame:lin, and the Russians were level again when Gomozkov beat Bernhardt.

Then came the key to the whole rnatch with Jdhansson face to face with Sarkhojan. Everyone sensed an ups,et when the Russian took the first set and he had the crowd on their toes in the second with a spectacular recovery from 5-11 to 19-16 only to lose 23-25. H,e was still .there with a 13-4 lead in the decider. But here Johansson brought out his champion qualifies to level at 15-all, and eventually take the game at 21-18 after being 17-18 with Sarkhojan serving.

There was no holding the Sw'edes from that moment and they went on to win 5-2.

The women's final did not have Quite the same thrills but one wonders what the Russians may have done had they brought Zoya Rudnova!

As it was the Hungarians proved too st,eady, with Eva K6cz:hin in top form.

The Hungarians had survived a triple tie in the semi-final group, losing to Rumania, who finished si,xth.

England were disappointing in both team events. The men after beating 1\1:a1'ta and Ireland without loss of a game suffered a blow when Ian Harrison was injured in the 5-1 win over East G,ermany. He was absent \vhen we moved into the semi-,final groups.

Victories by Denis Neale over Johansson, the European champion, and by Chester B,amles ov,elr former chamipion Hans 'Alser should have

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Team Champions put us in a strong position to provide a major upset, but we lost 2-5. Lack of conoentration was a factor in this defeat.

Against Rumania Barnes again lost to the No.3" Reti, yet heat the No.

by LAURIE LANDRY

1, Negulescu, while BI~ian Wr.ight, producing the best form I have eve'f seen from him" beat both these players.

In the last semi-final match agains t Hungary Barnes again lost to the No. 3, after Neale had savied four match points against Harangi in the opening gam!e.

Barnes at last showed his capabiliHes by winning all three of his matches against Cze'ehoslovakia in the play-off for fifth and sixth place. But these were our only successes and we lost 3-6.

The wom'en had an ,easy run in the group with Maureen H'eppell'winning her singles and two doubles in her first-ever outing. But this did not appear sufficient background for the tough semi-final glroup. After a hard but comfortable win OVler Poland I would have thought that some pracHce against the m'en would have he!lped.

So we came up against Russia and Mary Wright was blasted off the table by an inspired Svetlana Grinberg. Mary was just that bit slower than her very fit opponent and it was suggested that perhaps she had ove'rtrained.

.Diane Ro~e-Scholer had an easy WIn over PaJsarv but the Russians struck their major blow by winning the doubles. The Ihard hitting Grinberg was the key, and she settled the match 3-1 by going on to heat Diane in the next singles.

A further blow to England was a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Czechoslovakia, and we were finally dethroned as the ,champions.

Mary was still not with it and went down before the all out hitting of Karlikova. Diane made a tremendous effort against Luzov,a losing the first

SVETLANIA GRIN,BERG

game 28-30 and £aHing well behind .in the second. Mary and Di then lost the doubles over thre~e games.

In the play-off against Rumania England were comfortable winners, to finish fifth in the over all ranking.

In both the men's and women's semi-final groups Russia, after securing two wins, took the chance of playing reserve players and suffered defeu!ts, the men falling to West Germany and the women to Poland. However, these resnl1ts did not stop them taking their places in the finals.

Russ.ia had a great semi-final with Czechoslovakia winning 5-3. Gomozkorv was the hero by winning all three of his matches.

The Czechs w,ere involved in anothe.r exciting match agaJinst Yugloslavla who 'Won 5-4. New star Surbeck won all his games and Yugoslavia went on: to beat Rumania for third place.

The big surprise of tire women's semi-final group was the 3-0 defeat of Rumania by West Germany, whQ: were in turn heaten by Hungary, ,.

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Alser Ib sti:panci,c l3, 9, 1:5; Milko b Markovic 15, 15, 8; Am'elin b Negelescu 22, -20, 14, 10; Rozsas 'b Scholer -18, -13, 11, IS, 18.

Quarter-Finals: Johansison b Stanek -15, 10, -----<14, 19, 13; Kollarorvitz b Giurg:iuca 14, ---.27, 13, 13; Milko b Alser 14, -15, -21, 20, 18; Amelin b Ro's'zas ---<2,4, 13, 15, 12.

Semi-Finals: JOHANSSON b Kollarovits ---<14, -11, 15, 14, 13; MIKO b Amelin 11, -----<17, 20, -18, 8.

Final: JOHANSSON b Milko 17, 16, 7.

WOME:N'S SINGLES

First Round: A. Ta,frt (Eng.) b M. ten Broek (Net!h.) 116, 17, 2,1. M. van Gelder (Hel.) b O. HaJwtk:iDls (Scot.) 1'7, 15, -19, 2\4. M. SUrn (Sz.) ib J. FH'zlsimons (lre.) 11, -17, 212, -14, 10. M. HetppeU (Eng.) bye. B. Ohri'Sitens'en (De.) bye. P. Da~nty ('E,Iljg.) w.o.

E. M. Hansen (De.) b A. Grevecoeur (Bel.) 1.19, 114" -112, 14. B. Anis1imova (U.rS.IS.R.) b K. Sm'ioiih ('Eng.) 1'7, 113, 18. H. Willinger (Aus.) b C. Collignon (Bel.) 15, 13, 16. R. POIgosova (U.IS.S.IR.) b P. Mal'mn (Erng.) l!2, 9, -1:1, 1'8. H. M,anner (IW. Ge'r.) b L. Runl<h:~trom (,sid.) 18, 12, 1'6 1. Moren (,siP.) bYte.

secoRd Round: van Gelder b Taft 15, -----<210, ],,7, 14. Heppell b ,Stir.n 19, 14, 18. DaJinttlY b c.hrislteIl!Slen 15, 1,4, 19. Anisimova b Hansen 119, 1:1, 13. Pogosova b WilHI1Iger 9, 20, 14. Manner b MOr1e'U 4, 13, 1l1.

Third Round: E. Koczian (Hun.) bye. L. SkriVlanou b L. W1ivines (Lux.) 19, -17, 21, 5. C. NOWlOr,ytJa (Po:.) b B. He:IlIliiiksen

(De.) 12, 18, 13. M. Nilsson (Sd) b van Gelder 8, 18, 8. S. Paj'sarv (U.IS.S.iR.) b B. Ommoolal ('Nor.) 13, 10, 8. Hep:pe'11 b A. G. P:etJtenson (Fin.) 10, 1'9, 1/1. C. Pirc (Yug.) bE.WilliIllgter (Aus.) :L3, 20, 2'0. A. S'i'mon (W. Geir.) b R. R:Uimlbau (SIp.) 4, 7, 7.

D. ROIWe-Scholer (,Eng.) b 1. Bosa Mikocziova (CZ.) 17, ---.1J6, 119, 9. M. Philliips (Wa.) b V. Quinn (Ire.) 13, 12, 1'6. D. Hove'Stadt (E. Ger.) b S. Lukacs (Hun.) 116, 15, 1J6. M. Lis{)WIs!kJa (Pol.) b R. M. Op;ie (Gu.) 5, 5, 6. M. Jaquet (,sz.) b Dain't'y 20, 1;9, 16. L. BalaisaJJiJte (U.rS.S.R.) b D. Donaldlson (Scot.) 8, 16, -213, 17. J. KrUlger (W. Ger.) b M. F. Petre (Be,l.) 7, 1:0, 18. M. Alexandru (Rulm.) b R. J. M. BOIgim'ans (Netth.) 12, 212, 1~.

S. Grinlberlg (U.S.IS.R.) b J. Karl1ilkova (Cz.) -112, 8, 12, -1'5, 116. F. SCharfegge'r (All's.) b J. C'ornelis' (Bel.) 18, -19, -----20, 18, 119. L. Bell (Eng.) b T. J,e,cmenica (Yug.) 18, 119, 18. E. Mihalca (Ru.) b L. BaI1ry (Scot.) 4, 10, 8. G. Geissler (E. Ger.) b A. NaNarro (Sip.) 6, 8, 1:2. Anis':mova (U.S.IS.IR.) b M. Laucla (Gr.) 1'0, 14, 211. E. Buchholz (W. Ger.) b C. Andlre (Sz.) 9, 6, 1:2. E. Junk (Hun.) b E. Reid (Ire.) 1'1, 10, 12.

M. Luzova (Cz.) b D. SZrmlit-OaliIliSlka (Pol.) 11, 15, 8. M. Reiner1t (Lux) bye. Elike Ri~ihlter (:E. Ger.) b L. R'a'm(be1'lg (De.) ----;2,0, ---.2'0, I t3, 17, 14. POlgO'sova b P. Knudsen (Nor.) 114, 9, 8. M,anner b P. Ha'1'Itland (Gu.) 8, 6, 113. L. Jarv,e'IlJpaa ('Fin.) b S. MOr1g;an (Wa.) 17, 18, -16, 11. E. Const'aIllttllllescu (Ru.) b A. Wijnants (Neth.) -14, -1'5, 15, 18, 16. M. Shannon-Wrtgtht (,Eng.) bye.

TA&LE T~NNIS

~'ollrth Round: Kocz1i!an b Skr1ivanou 19, -1.7, 21, 5. Nils:son b Noworyto lO. 20, 16. Pajsarv b Heppell o-~17, 10, 15, 7. Silmon b Ph-c 12, 14, 4.

Srcholer b PhilJoip,s 9, 7, 9. Ho'Vesta,dt b Li'SOIWslka 5, 13, 13. Bala'ishirte b Jlaque1t 16, 12" 113. Alexandru b KrtIgle!r 115, 10, 13.

Grin/ber.g b SCfharfeglger 1!2, 15, 1'5. Bell b Mlihalca -17, ----;119, 19, 18, 10. Gelsisier b Anis:imova 118, 14, 113. Jurik b Buchholz 8, -----<16, 14, -----ro, 1J3.

Luzova b Riein'ert 7, 6, 7. Rlichtter b POlgosQlVa ---.116, 1'6, 116, 116. Manner b Jamnenpaa 10, 13, 11. Wr~ght b ConiStQln: HneSocu -18, 111, ---;20, 18, 9.

Fifth Round: Koczian b Ni'lsson 118, -15, 6, 6. PaJjSiaru b Simon ---19, 20, 12, -13, 2:0. BClholer b Hovelsltadt 14, 17, 17. AllexantdlfU: b Bala'ishittre 1'3, 211, 1'7.

Grinberg b Ben 12, -1~, 16, 12. Ge'isls'ler b JUr1~k -7, 17, 19, 115. Luzova b Richter 119, 14, --;115, 16. Wrilght, b Manner 10, 7, 7.

Quarter FlnaJs: Koczi1an b Pajs,arv 15, 6. 113. Alexandru b Scholer 116, 20, -15, 19, G~tl1lberg b Geissler 16, 16, 13. Luzova b 'Wri!gfht ----:13, 118, ----J17, r2l(), 'l7.

Semi-Final: AJLE'XANiDRU b Koczian 16, 118, lJ7. QR.:INB/IDRiG b Luzova 12, -12, 11, 20.

Final: ALEXANDRU b Grinberg 19, ~1J4, 211, ~1, 18.

M:t~N'S DOUBLES

:t'irst Round: C. Thompson (Ire.) IF. F~llten (Lux) b C. BlondellA.. Le GaJllez (Gu) 10, 9, 13. P. Beva;n/A. 1bomas: (Wa) bye. G. Zinke (Aus) /B. Petersen (De) b G. DelaJbarre (~l) / A. Osorio (Port) 13, 10, l5. C. Duvernay/A. Siteickler (Sz) b G. ,MuraIllYd/D. ,Sdlrofield (,Erng) 13, 14, 14. A. Herll'and:ez/F. C'arrion (,SP) b B. Wykes'/H. C:arver (Jer) 9, 17, 15. R. Gunnion/A. PiddoCik (Enlg) b P. Cameron/ C. VeSICo (ISoot) LLO, -1,6, 14, 14.

Second Round: H. Alser/K. Johansson

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10, 19. MantinfSmith b Bogmans/ten BroekEUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS SPECIAL 19, 14, -116, 11. Nilsson/Rumi's;trom b van

(Sw) b G. Averin/S. Sa1'lkhojam (USlSR) 14, -16, 6, 12. I. Harrison/B. Wrigh.t (Eng) w.o. R. Kerr/J. Dow (SCOlt) ser. L. Cnol/J. Kong (Port) b R. Davies/J. Mansfield (Wa) , -13, ----'9, 18, 21, 16. E. S/c:holer/D. Weitz (W. Ger) b M. Olivar/ J. Pales (,Sip) 7, 13, 15.

G. HeinelJ. 8edelmeier (Aus) b V. Purkat/F. Dubus (Fr) 19, 14, -15, -11, 12. P. Tuominen/E. VaJJasti l(Fdn) b C. Christodoulatos/E'. Di81lmkis' (Gr) 13, -18, -15, 18, 18. J. Kunz/E. Kudrnac (Cz) b O. Nilsen/K. Danielsen 8, 15, 18. !P. SUl'lbek (Yu)/W. V,aJtar (E. Gelr) b C. Thompson (Ire) /F. Felten (Lu) 10, 11, 15.

M. Grimm/M. SChmid (Sz) bye. L. Pignitzky/ J. Fahazi (Hu) b Bevan/Thomas 13, 18, -17, 17. W. Steiln/H. Zitzmann (E. Ger) 9, 11, 13. N. Ramberg/I. Ruckellmmp (D:e) b M. Bierkens (Bel) /A. Siciberras (Ma) 1,g, 10, 12'.

C. W'arren/IS. Gilbbs (En'g) b Zink.e/ Petersen -14, 15, 11, -12, 16. F. A. SChoofs/G. J. J. Bakker (Ne) b D. F. Gaudion/B. Powell (Gu) 10, 9, 11. K. SCholl/G. Kocher (W. Ger) b J. KusinSki/ Z. CalinSiki (Pol) 19, 16, 21. I. Korpa,/ E. Vecko (Yu) b N. Vandewalle/F. L,anck.m:an (Be) 16, 11., 12.

D. Giurgiuca/A. Re:ti (Ru) b E. BIlekleY/iL. Simon (Jer) 6, 10, 12. S. Harangi/ P. Rozsas (Ha) b K. BeT'Ilhardt/C. Jonansson (iSiwd). 14, .112, 1)4. DUViema.yi!iSte,ckllelr b J. IJbanez/J. Marques ('Sp) 14, 16, 18. A. Amelin/C. Gomozkov (USSR) b S. Lemke/ B. Pornac'k (E. Ger) 15, -16, -21,16,11.

S. Kollarovits (Cz) /J. Papp (Hu) b T. Sehl/K. Havalg (Nor) 16, 17, 16. J,. Gambler/G. Amouretti (Fl") b B. SChoofs/E. v,an de Berg, (INe) 17, 17, 21. C. BaJrnes/ D. Neale (Eng) b F. HaIllSen/S. Luthje (De) 21, 19, -16, -19, 16. G. Krec:ke/F. Boden fLu) b S. Aa1tlo/'T. Pentltila (Fin) -17, 18, 11, -19, 23.

M. :Sugden/I. Bar~lay (;Sc) b W. D. Sharp/P. A. Powell (Gu) 13, 15, 15. H. Micheiloff/M. Ness (W. Ger) b H. Duschanek/J. E,berl (Aus) 13, 17, 11. T. Caffrey/J. Langan (Ire) b B. Lewin/J. Rosbe1'lg (Sd) 19, 15, -20, ----11, 14. R. Gunnion/A. R. Piddock (,Eng) b Hernandez/Carrion 18, 14, 7.

D. Brodsky (USSIR) /J. SikUJbUciki ~Pol) b J. Rul/J. Oampos (Por) 10, 18, 9. V. Mamovio/A. Stipancic (Yu) b P. VeUkov/ T. VeUkov (Bu) 18, 15, 14. L. Antal/ M. Mariotti (Sz) b G. Davies/J. Morgan (Wa) 15, 7, 7. V. Miko/J. Stanek (Oz) b A. Pellegrini/V. Oachia (Ma) 11, 8. 11.

Third Round: Aiser/Johansson b Harrison/Wright 22, 14, 10; SCholer/Weitz b Ohoi/Kong 17, -22, 18, -15, 18. Heine/ 3edelmeier b Tuominen/Valasti 13, 16, 10. KUillz/Kudrnac b Su~bekrvater 18, -20, 18, 13.

Pignitzky/Fahazi b Grimm/SCihm1d 14, 15, 117. Sitein/Zitzmann b Ram,berg/ HU'cke1:kamp ---,14, 14, 17, 17. Warren/ G1lbbs' b SChoof's,/Bakker -1'8, 17t 2,0, 20. Korpa/Vecko b SchoU/Kocher 17, 15, 10.

Harangi/Rozsas b Giurgiuca/Reti 17, -18, 14, -14, 19. Amelin/Gomozko¥ b Duvernay/Steckler 116, 10, 16. Kollarovitsl PaiPP b Gambier/Amouretti 9, 1,6, 13. Barne,s/Nel3Jle b Krecke/Boden 15, 13, 16.

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M:.ic'heiloff/Ness b SU~den/Barclay 11, ----.119, 13, 21. Gunnion/Pilddoo:k b Oafflrey/ Langan 19, 16, -19, 211. Markovic/ Sitipancic b Brodsky/ISIkulbliciki -13, 17, 1'9, 22. Miko/IStane'k b Antal/Mariotti 11, 14, 14.

Fourth Round: Aiser/ Johansson b Slcholer/Weitz 13, ---.14, 14, 18. Kunz/Kudmac b Heine/~delmeier 10, 7, --'19, 8. Pignit zkY/I~ah~i Ib Stein/Zi.tzimann 16, 2Q, 15. Korpa./Veclro b Warren/Gi:bibs 13, 9, 15.

Amelilll/Gomozkov b Harangi/Rozsas 19, -13, -1,9, 11, L1. Barnes/Neale b Kollarovilts/Pwpp 12, 17, 21. MiClheHoff/Ness b Gunnion/iPiddoclt -16, 18, 16, 14. Miko/ stanek. 'b MiaJl"kov.1cf,StJilpancic -12, --J.8, 15, 16, 17.

Quarter-Finals: Alser/Johansson b Kunz/ Kudrnac 18, 7, 9. Korpa/Ve:cko b Pi:gnit zky/IDaJbazi -20, 7, -20, 14, 10. Ameolin/ Gbmoz'kJolV \b IBarnetsl/,Nea~e 1Q, 14, 11. Miko/IS,tane,k b Micheiloff/Ness 17, 16, ----19, 16.

Semi-Finals: AILS,E'R/JOHANISiSON b KOl"lpa/Veeko 13, 17, 19. MIKO/,ST'ANEIK b Amelin/Gomozkov 14, 19, 19.

Final: ALSER/JOHANSSON b MIko/ Stanek 13, -15, -16, 11, 17.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

First Round: ,J. KarLiko:va ('CZ)I/IS. :Lukacs (Hu) b L. Ja;rvenpaa/A. Petterson (Fi) 19, 11, 19. P. Dainty/A. T:aft (E;ng) b N. Reinent/L. Wivines (Lu) 14, 18, 14. C. Pirc/T. Jecmenica (Yu) b Hansen/B. Henn'ks,en (D'e) -1'7, 16, 16, 21.

Second Round: D. Rowe-SCholer/M. Shannon-Wright (Eng) b KarUkova/'Lulca,cs ---16, 20, 18, 20. S. Morgan/,S. PhilUps (Wa) b R. Opie/P. Hartland (GU) 8, 12, 14. M. Alexandru/'E. Mihalca (Ru) b D. Hovestadt/G. Geiss[er (E. Ger) 14, 19, 12. F. SCharfegger/E. Willinger (Au) b L. Barrie/D. Donaldson (SC) 18, 13, 13.

M. Petre/J. Cornelis (Bel) b A. Navarro/ R. Rliumbau (Sp) 18, 17, 15. B. Anisimova/ S. Grinberg (USSR) b B. Christensen/L. Ramberg (De) 11, 18, 16. G. Noworyta/D. Sz,m,U-Oalldnsma (lPol) b J. Krwger/H. Manner (/VV. Ge,t) 114, 2:2, 1Q. 1M.. Luzova/I. Bosa-iMlillrocz,ioV'a (CZI) b Da:inIty/T'a;ft 6, 11, 11.

A. Slmon/E. Buchholz CWo Ger) b Pire/ Jecmendca 14, 16, -19, 11. R. PogO'sova (US/SR) /E. Richter (E. Ger) bE'. Reid/ V. Quinn (Ire) 12, 1·7, 12. R. Bogmans/ M. ten Broek (Ne) b I. Moreu ('Sp)/M. Stirn (:Sz) 10, 13, 9. P. Martin/K. Simith (E~l1'g) b B. Ommedal/R. Knu<!slen (No1") 12, 3, 16.

M. Nilsson/L,. Rundlstrom (.Swd) b A. Wijnants (Ne)/O. Hawkdns (Se) 15, 19, 19. M. van Gelder/C. CoIUgnon (Elel) b L. Skrivanou/M. Louca (Gr) 14, -18, 17, 12. L. BalaiS!hite/rS. Pajsarv (USiSR) b C. Andre/M. Jaquet (Sz) 11, 19, 11. E. Koczian/E. Jurik (Hu) b L. Bell/M. Heppell .(Eng) 20, 13, -16, 15.

Third Round: SCholer/Wright b Morgan/ Phillips 11, 16, 14. Alexandru/Mlhalca b Sclharfegger/WilUnger 17, 17, 13. AniSlimOVla/Grlinberg b Petre/Corne!is 16, 18, 22. Luzova/Mlkocziova b Noworyta/ Oalinska 20, 11, 17.

Slmon/BuClhholz b Pogosova/Richter 11,

Gelder /C'oIUgnon 20, 16, 13. Koczian/Jurilk b Balais'hite/Pajsarv 12, -13, 19, 17.

Quarter-Flnals: Scholer/Wright b Alexandru/Mihalca 9, -19, 22, -15, 15. Luzova/Mi,kocziova b Anis,imoVia/Grinberg 16, 10, 17. 'Simon/Buchholz' b Mar'tin! Smith 9, 15, 11. Koczian/Jurik b Nilsson/ Rundstrom -15, 15, 14, 11.

Semi-Finals: LUzorvAjiMIKOCZ10VA b SC:holer/Wrigl1t 15, 18, ----'13, 10. KOCZIAN / JURIK b Simon/Buchholz 13, 17, -16, 13.

Final: KOCZIAN/JUBIK b LU(lova/ 1llk·ocziova -7, 12, 1,9, 11.

MIXED DOUBLES

First Round: B. SChoof,sl/M. t,'en Broek (Ne) b M. Bievkens/A. Crevecoeur (Be) -18, 18, 18, 13. A. Piddock/K. SInilth (Eng) w.o. K. Boholl/H. Manner (W. Ger) b C. Thompson/J. IDittzsimons (Ire) 8, 15, 11. G. Muranyi/A. Taft (Eng) bye. D. Brodsky/B. Anisimova (USISR) b H. Dusc'hanek/H. Willinger (Aus) 21, 12, ~18, -9,2:1.

D. Sc.hofieldllP. DaJinty (Eng) bye. J. Iba.nez/I. Moreu '(Slp) bye. R. Gunnion/P. Martin (Eng) b P. Oameron/L. Barrie (SC) 17, 1.8, 18. S. Sa.rkhojan/R.Pogosova (US,SR) b I. Huckelkamp/F. Hansen (De) 14, 10. -1,6, 16. B. Wright/L. Bell (Elng) b M. Grimm/C. Andre (,Sz) 14, 13, --'19, 12.

Second Round: Piddook/ISInUh b SChoofs/ ten Broe'k 14, 15, 16. S'choll/Manner b Muranyi/Taft 19, 11, 10. Brodsky/AnisimaYa b SChofield/Dainty 14, -11, 20, 8. Gunnion/Martin b ]banez/Moreu 1.5, 9, 1l. Sarkhojan/Pogosova b Wright/Bell 16, 2'1, 13.

Third Round: P. Roz,sas/J. Lukacs (Hu) b O. Nilsen/R. Knudsen (Nor) 11, 14, 8. S. Lutllje/B. Henrirksen (De) b D. Ne,ale/M. Heppell (Eng) -8, -12, 17, 17, 15. G. Heine/E. Willinger (Au) b D. Wei,tz/E. Buchholz (W. Ger) 15, 18, ~10,

-19, 18. Piddock/iSmith b T. Gaffrey/V. Quinn (Ire) 10, 12, 17.

J. Kusli,ns'ki/D. Galinski (Pol) b I. Antal! M. Jaquet (Sz) 11, 7, 16. A. ArneUn/S. Grinberg (USiSR) b W. Btein/G. Geissler (E. Ger) 18, 19, 10. K. Bernhardt/L. Runds1trom (rSid) b P. P()well/R. Op'ie (Gu) 8, 8, 6. J. Kunz/J. Karlikova (Cz) b R. Davles/S. Morgan (Wa) 9, 15, 16.

S. Kolliarovits/I. Bosa-Mlkocziova (Cz) b C. Johansson/M. Nilsson (.Sd) 13, -16, 21, 16. F. SChoofslA. Wijnants (Ne) b G. Krecke/N. Reinert (Lu) 19, 19, 15. A. ReU/E. Mihalca (Ru) b C. OhriSrtodoulatos/ L. Skrlvanou (Or) 211, 18, 15. N. Ramber,g/ L. Riamberg (De) b M. Sugden/D. Donaldson (SC) 11, 13, 16.

G. Averin/I. Balaishilte (US!SiR) b SCholl/ Manner -14, 119, 2\2, 114. I. 'KoI"PalT. JecmenJica (Yu) b N. Vandewalle/M.Petre (Be) 18, 17, -16, 8. Brodsiky/Andslimova b M. Olivar/R. Ri~bau (,Sp) 17, 0, 13. C. Barnes/M. Wright (Eng) b P. Tuominen/L. Jarvenpaa (Fi) 6, -19, 15, 8.

D. Giurgiuea/M. Alexandru (Ru) b E. Ve,cko/C. Pi~c (YU) 20, 12, 17. B. Pornack/D. Hovestadt (E. Gel") b M. Mariotti/ M. Stirn (Sz) 19, 6, 8.. Gunnion/Martin b F. Lanckman/J. Cornelis (Be) -16, 18, 18, -19, 15. H. MicheUoff/J. Kruger (W. Ger) b J. Lang8iIl/E. Reid (Ire) 10, 6, -20, 7.

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T. Pentt'Ha/A. PetteI'lson (Fii) b G. ~nke/ F. Scharfegger (Au) 9,' -14, 17, 12. S. Gomozkov/S. Pajs'aJrv (US.sR) b F. Hansen/B. Cihriste'nsen \ (De) 8, 20, 15. I. Harrison/D. Scholer (Eng) b T. ,Sen-liB. Omtm,ed8JI ,(Nor) .8, 12, 1:3. J. ,FaJhJazli/Jurik (Hu) b Z. Calinski/e. Noworylta (IPol) 18, 19, 18.

S. Harangi/E. Koczian (Hu) bye. E. Scnoler/A. S1mon (W. Ger) b R. Neguleslcu/E. ConstantineSICfU (Ru) -14, 17, 16, 13. D. Gaudion/P. Hartland (Gu) w.o. D. SUI'1beik (Yu)I/!M. Vlao GeMer ,(Bel) b J. Mansfield/I'M. PhllLips (tWa) 9, 9, 1'1.

'Sal1kih!ojla;n/rPogoiSoVia (USISR) b E. Di.aJkalrils/M. Loucla (Or)' 15, 13, 13. J. Balle'SlA. NavaJrro (IStp) b G. BaJkker/R. Bo~mlans (Noe) 1:6, ---'15, 15, -10, 14. S. Le1mke,/E. Ri,ctltter (IE. Ge,r) b J. 'SuJbbcki/iM. ,LisolW1sik'a (Pol) 17, 1'6, ,17. V.Mliko/iM. Luzov.a (ICz) b F. Boden/L. Wihmne,s (iLu) 10, 115, /6.

Fourth Round: Rozsas'/Lukacs b Luthje/ Henriksen 12, 9, 1:2. Heine/WilUnger b PiddoCik/,S/mUh 19, ----<19, -18, 1!6, 18. Amelin/Grinbe,rg b Kuslnski/Calinska 14, 14, 16. Kunz/Karlikova b Bernlhardt/ Rundstrom -14, 16" 15, -24, 16.

:rooUiaroviitls/Bosl8J-,M,ikocz'iov,a b SClhoofiS! Wij'IlJaIlJ1:IS 17, -2'1, 16, 1'6. Rert:J/ Milh8Jlca, b RarDiberI1g/R8Jm,bel'g 13, 16, 2'1. Averin/ Ba,lialishttle ob KOl'1P1aJ/JelCIneDJi,ca 20, 15, 10. Barnes/Wright b Brods!ky/ Anisimova ~18,

16, 10, 12. Giurgiuca/Alexandru b Pornack/Hove

stadt -13, 15, 15, 16. Gunnion/M'artin b Micneiloff/Kroger ----<17, ---'15, 14, 14, 19. Go'mozkov/Pajsiarrv b p,etn!t!tna/~eItlterson 7, 9, 17. FahazilJurik b Harrison/SCholer 15, 11, -18, 22.,

Harangi/Koc'zlan b Scholer/Simon 17, 19, -1'7, ----e, 18. Surbek/M. V1an Oetl!dm- b Gaudion/Hartland 5, 9, 6. Sarkhojan/ Pogosova b Pales/Navarro 7, 9, 16. MI!ko/ Luzova b Lemke/Richter 13, 16, 19.

Fifth Round: Rozsas/Lukacs b Heine/ WibliIllgelr lQ, 14, 13. Kunz/K,arl'i'ko:va b Am,el.in/Grirrbelllg 18, 9, 21. Reti/MithaJloa b Kol13Jrovi:ts'/iBOis,a-,Mlkoczio:va -14" 1,7, -10, 13, 15. BarnetS'/Wrilght b Ave1rin! B8J~asi81hi,te 17, 13, -17, -8, 18.

Giurgiuc'a/Alex:and'ru b Gunnion/MarUn 13, 14, 19. Flahaz.i/JuriJk ib GomozkOiv/Pajsarv 15, ~12, 17, 28. Harangi/Koczian b Surbelek/V!8Jn Gelder 17" ,1'0, 21. Mllko/ Luzova b Siarkhojan/Pogosova -14, 9, 20, 22.

Quarter-~'inals: Rozsas/Lukacs b Kiunz/ ~arlikova 15, 1t7, 2:1. Barnes/Wright b Reti/Mihalca 18, 13, 20. GiurgiuCia/Alexandru b Fahazi/Jurik 11, 9, 11. Miko/ Luzova b Harangi/Koczian 13, ~15, 19, 13.

Semi-Finals: BiAJRNiES/WRliGRT ,b ,Rozsas/Lukac,s14, 'i5, -16, 20. MIKO/ LUZOVA b Giurgiuca/Alexandru -17, 15, 12, -17, 13. ;_

Finalt MIKO/LVZOVA :b Barnes/Wrigtht -19, 20, 3, 9.

Wirth not so many otlhers ;{ have been wa'tohJing the European ChampilOnshi!ps at Wernbley and our team penformances were :so bad 1IDat Tom Blunn, 'tIhe B.T.T.A. treasurer, commented that we had lost £1,000 on the gate becau!se of Itheii'r failure.

Where then do 'we go wr.ong? FlfoOffi the p1a~ing standards we

have a ooach1ing :scheme ~bJat ~'S only a'f't1ived promotJillig ,players and, in genera1l, gives onl!)' basic tra1ining.

There is virtually no intermediate or advanced level of coaching, except as carried out by one or two individuals; and that by the captains of our teams on a sp'are-time basis.

Do nott Ibhiink I am necess'a'rily blaming our Director of 'Coachiing. I am ,sure !he rwill bave jUJSt1lfiable alrgum'enJts and can point to many Clichlievernelllts in ,the pl1omoting of basilc rtraJiJIliing fields. BUit I understand he has Ito aJbide by cetvain rulinlgs of the Educa'tiona:l Authority, who ,supply ~he hulk of bils salary.

The ooncluding dnsta'lnleIlJt of A Plan For Table Tennis lin 1Jhe April issue -of lt1hii'S magazJine oOIlJta'ined ideas I have adVlOcalted over the years. In generaU !the "P~an" i,s good; my doubt lis 'whether or not we can get the 'Peopl'e who ar,e qua[iified or mlootedenoUigh to carry the soheme through.

ASIAN COACH

The ." IPlan" rmentions hi'ring an Asian coaldh f.or a s:ealson. Th~!s iiS an idea !in the Iii;glhJt diifreoti1on and ooU'ld 1ead to new !innovatioTI's and per'halps menltal :approach.

Burt iI lfea'r a pel1i,od of one seaSon Wiou~d be too short ibo have the desirable la'sting effect.

I!n [a1irness to SUJCh a coaoh I feel that he ,should be offered at least a three ye!avs conltract, espedial~y if, as i~ i:s hoped, he wiill ltffi,in a gl"OUP of pen-holders fflam sc~atch.

Th~'s pa;~bi\culat' section of the " P\lan " appea'rs lto imjJ1y oondemnatlion ()If our own sdheme and standa'rd of ooaches in generaL ,', .

The " PI!an " menllions, and 1J 'quote:

says

HARRY VENNER

"(iv) To apply and revise the Coaching Awards Scheme."

I hope (tbis means that there will be h!i'gher 'standards s~t than the 'Diploma ~or the ffiiore almbr~tilQus ooa,ches Ito achi'eve. Such an attainment would ,a1t least mean a beltter ba'sic quality.

I put tbJils lidea forward at a N a!Nonal OOaJdh!ing Committee four yea'rs wgo but tit was quashed.

We could weB take a note from the F odtlbaU Associa!tion by appolinting a naltioll'al ooach £or basile training and pr,omoeion and sO'm,eone like ~l!f IRams'ey Ito ,ooncen~rate on the hiigher standards ... the training and ,seleation of teaJms.

Th.!is should be done Without the res'tf1ilcJt1i'On's of an unwieldy committee wirll the understanding of get T'e8Ults or else ...

Rlon 'Crayden has suggested tllat overltrain1ing could be one of the reaisons for our falHure in the Eu~opeanrs. I find this laughahle. I would suggest ~hey we!e not fit enough, men/taHy or phySI'ooHy. ~y else did Ian Ha'rri'slOn pul[ a

thIgh musc[,e When he wa's nolt being parni1culady 'aJa~irve. And aigain, why the spa,smodic play of Chester Barnes, who showed he was capable of beating anyone' in the ;tournament, but cannot produce ilt over a llong enough period?

Another point that ,must be cI1ittici:sed li!s the ICrySlta~l Pa'la,ce training sess1ion. I adVii'sed Johnny Learch and Rlon Crayden, the mWlO ca!ptains, that the 'P~Oigramme given to the pIaye'rs would leave ~hem' jaded.

,LlKE P'RlSON

, I was not being part1icularly wise. Some of ,the players had told me this was the case. l1hey stressed the fact tha1t staying aft 'the Crystall Pala1ce mornfing, noon, and nijight fior five days was nke being !in prison.

M'ary WIii'ght, whom I still consider a's Europe's best woman player, was pa:r!Vi,cuiJarly off odlour at the start of 'the 'competi~ion's, ibut recovered a

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his IWOliSt since he was 15. He hais stillEUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS SPE'CIAL Uo produce a mental disoiplinefhat

little to heat A!lexandro, the ev,efiltual singles winner.

As England's No. 1 she should have been playing and training with superior men playe,rs to pull that little extra out of her game. Instead she had to train ina group formed by Diane Scholer and Lesley Bell, who were unable to provide the better practice she required.

Th'e rest otf the group, Maureen HeppeH, Pauliine ,Marlin,. Pau1ine Hemmings, and Karenza SmIth, were weH below her Ilevel of !p1ay.

Ilt {is laudable to put these players inlto such pra',cti'ce wilth the future in mind, but not when !the European Championsh~ips are onily a week away.

Tony ~iddock, mhe Kenlt No.1, did help, but he was on~y one man among many ,gi,rls.

ruoo LOYAL

'My advilce to Mary '~as Ito avoid the :Crysltal Pa[alce seSSIon and continue the private pradtJice ·we had been bui1ldling up. Butt ,she :is lloyal a~d decided she ,should play her part lJll tlhe ttra1ininrg, in my opinti1on Ito her own and England's oost.

By comparison {he' Russian teams, without being any more tta[,enlted than our Ipilayers, reaped the Irewa'ltls their fitness and dedi'ca1tlion to the game riichly deserved. lft ·was obvious to me ,tlha!t: ttheir traliner and ooach had stalmped his au(thol1~ty and ideas upon tlhem.

One of the reasons we do nolt fare so rwen tis the la~k 'of a London headquarters Iwhere 1~he top play.ers . ca,?,play a,galinstt leach ot~her [110St nIghts of the week.

The type of club I visua['ise would halVe arborut t'en ,tables and show.d be as near fue ,cenltre :of London as pos'silble, or convenliently nea~ a popUlar stmtilon ito ease ttraryei.

We do have ha[tls suclh as Harlow and ICrytstaJ Pa1huce but they can be used only at weekends by the majority of ,Players. Consequently thdir use is Hm!ited.

Our teams have had the use of Shell House £'or practice butt rth1s was opened only ito a ,NnlJitted numlber. A much wider net must be spread.

Th,ere was a chance that we could have had a ,place at Gidea Park, R,om£ord. iEJilght tables ,were planned, but l10wn and Country Planllling refused peml1i'ssion. The local ~omford Lealgue gave no support; neiilther did the Essex Association.

I feel :that the E.T.T.A. could do a lot more where this venture is

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concerned b3r making representations directly to Mr. Dennis Howells, 'the Minister in charge of sport. I am sure something could be done.

Mr. Rowan, a Ohe[,mSif.ord bUSinessman who is pr,epared to back the Glidea Park scheme, ha:s said that he is holding on to 1jhe property for a wIh'i'le in the hope vll'att sometbing can be done.

So, how about it! Are our assooiation leaders jurSlt going to silt on 'bhelir haunches and do nothing aJbout ubi's proposed centre, whi'ch I bdltieve oould be a major step to at least put us on top of Europe, or will they give M'f. Rowan .the baoking that wiH provide us wirth an iimpofttant club?

One question I a,m being continua[lly asked is whether or not Chester Barnes has shot hilS holrt and readhed hilS peak at 19. I would say

. no, but Chester must face up to the faclt rtha1t '~his season mu1st be a'bout

is in keeping w'i1th his standards of game. ..

J'dhnny Lea1ch bit the na1lfl on the head when he said that one of the troubles with our men p1ayet1S is uha1t they are doing too mudh ooaching of Other ptayers when they shou[d be cOll'cen'tra:tiing on their own game. He had in mind the winter teadhing,,, but I think the holriday camp sessions in the summer a're lOne of 'the troubles. This jls when they should be oondi'uion'ing themselves.

,It seems ~halt I have been particularly ooncerned Wlilth cri1tii'oi'sing offioia'ls, hut ,fhe players rthemsel1ves are ndt Ibla'meless. Many of them are lazy, menta}'ly and. physicaU~,. ~nd 3.lppear afralid to v:oll,ce any crl'UI,clsm ~hey may harye.

Let me say now that next season's ga,me depends on th~ summe.r c0l!dition. Anyone who 'IS lazy In thIS period wil[ pay fhe penairty. My own playet1S wiH be set summer. soheduies and targets' alimed at put1Jing five points on their games.

TEAM RESULT'S MEN

GROUP 1: Swed,en 5, Switzerland 1; Bulgaria 5, Belgium 1; Sweden 5, Bulgaria 0; Be;},gium 5, Switzerland 3; Sweden' 5, Belgium 0; Bulgaria 5, Switzerland O. Sweden win groop.

GROUP 2: Yugoslavia 5, Luxembu~g 0; Finland 5, Italy 1; Yugoslavia 5, Italy 0; Luxemburg 5, Finland 4:; Luxem.burg 5, Italy 0; Yugos[avia 5, Finland O. Yugoslavia win.

GROUP 3: Gzecihoslovakia 5, Greece 0; Holland 5, Jers1ey 0; Czechoslovakia 5, Jersey 0; Holland 5, Greece 1; Czechoslovakia 5, Holland 0; Gre:ece 5, J,ersey O. Czeoooslovakia win.

GROUP 4: Rumania 5, Spain 0; Austria 5, ,Spain 1; Rumania 5, Austria O. Rumania win.

GROUP 5: France 5, Wales 1 (J. Gam~ bier b R. Davies 2,1-15, 21-12, b J. Morlgan 21-17, 21-12; J. Weber lost to Morgan 18-211, 2,1-17, 16-21, b G. Davi'es 21-11, 2:1-11; V. Pukart b G. DaVies 2:1-1,1, 2'1-14, b R. Davies 21-18, 2'3-11); Hungary 5, Portugal 0; France 5, Portugal 4; Hungary 5, Wales 0; Hungary 5, France 0; Portugal 5, Wal,es 2. Hungary win.

GROUP 6: Poland 5, Norway 0; W. Germany 5, Norway 0; W. Ge'rmany 5, Poland O. W. Germany win.

GROUP "I: Denmark 5, Guernsey 0; U.IS.,S.R. 5, Scotland 0; U.IS./S.R. 5, Guernsey 0; Denm,8Jrk 5, ,SCotland 2; U.!S.IS.R. 5, Denm'8.lrk 0; Scotl!a;nd 5, Gue1rnsey O. U.S.S.R. win.

GROUP 8: England 5, Malta 0 (C. Warren 'b A. SC'iberras 21-13, 2,1-12, b V. Oach1a 2.1-17, 21-10; C. Barnes b C:a.chia 2.1-10, 21-5; B. Wrf,ght b A. Pellegrini 21-7, 21-4, b Sethibe'rras 21-9, 21-13); E. Getm1any 5, Malta 0; England 5, IreJ.&nd 0 (B. Wri:ght b :T. Langan 21-1;3, 21-16, b C. ntompson 21-9, 21-16; D. Neale b T. Caff~e'y 21-15, 21-16, b :T. Langan 21-11, 21-14; I. HarriiSon b Thompson 2'1-9, 2!l-16); E. Germ/an'}' 5, Ilrelland 0'; Il'e'land 5, Ma,llta 0; England 5, East Germany 1 (D. Neale b W. Stein 21-11, 21-18, b S. Lemke 2'1-15, 19-21, 21-15; L. Harrison lost to S. Lemke 2[-10, 16-21, 14-21, b H. Zitzmann 21-14, 2.1-16; C. BaJrne$' b H. Zitzmann 21-11, 2'1-'1~). Engla:a4 win.

GROUP 1A: Sweden 5, England 2 (H. Als,er ib B. Wri,gb:t, 211-14, 21-5; C. Johans'son b C. Barnes, ,214,--212, 211-10; K. :TOtnans,son 10m to D. Neale, 113-21, 21-14 13-21· Al'ser lost to Barnes, 19-21, 21-12: 181-12i; K. Johansson 'b Wdg:ht, Q'l J ll8, 1J81-121, :2!1, ,211-1,3; C. Johans'son ib Barnes, :211-:118" 21-18)---1Rumania 15, Hungary 13.--;Sweden ,5, HUIllg.a,ry l~RUIlHLIlia 5, England ,3 r(!D. Giu~giuca b Neale, \211-19, 21-114; A. RethJY Ib B'a;rnes, 21-115, '21~8:; R. N1egu]eSICu lost lbo Wr~ght 2\1-i16, 1\9-21, 115-,21; Giurgiuca Ib Harnes, 14-,21, 2,1-113, 21-118; N'egule'sicu ,b Neate, 1213-2,1, .211-.:7; RetJbly loslt Ito Wirilgh/t, '1J8I-211., ~'l- 13, 9-21; Negules1cu los,t !tIO Br8.lmes, 2tl-t7, 15-121, 21-l2la; Giungiuca b Wri,ght, :21-1t6, 211'-1(81)Sweden ,5, Rmnlania 2'-iEngland 5, Hungary 2.

GROUP IB: U.S.S.R. 5, YugoSillavia 1Cze'Clhoslova:kia 5, W. GeI'lman'Y 4~U.IS..s.<R. 5, C'zeClhoSilOlV;8Jkia 3-Yugo;slaV'ia 15, W. Germ1any l-----.W. Gernnany 5, U./S.rS.R. ,2'-Yugos'lavoia :5 rCzechoSilovaJda 4.

Group 2A: E. Oe1'lmany 5, Aus,tria 1E. Germany 5, F1ranoe l-----.BuLga;rla 15, Auslh'lia lHF\['1ance 15, 'BuLgaria 2,...-.,Austria ,5, FralliCe 131---1E. Germany 5, Bullglaria 1.

GROUP 2-B: Denm,al'lk 5, Nlettherlaoo!s 1DiEIDIIJ1lar!k 5, Poland O---iNelthedand,s 5, Luxem!bourrg 2--4P0lJand 5, iLuxemlbO'urg 2Poland 5, ,Netheru,and'S O---,De'nma1'lk 5, [,u~emlboUlIlg 13.

GROUP 3A: BeligtiUffi 5, ,spain 2-~OrrtUrgal '5, IrellJand '~Srp'ain 5, I,re!'and 41-Belgium 5, PO'l'lt\Ulgal 4~orltrugal ~, ,Sp8lin 3'~elligium 5, IreJoand 2.

GROUP SB: Scotlan'd 5, Greece 2-minland 5, IGreece I2L---fSloot~lland 5, No,rw&y 0 ----iFiI1Jl,and 5, NOJ:"lway 2---<Greece 3, Nonway 3-----Finl:and 5, ,Srotliand 3.

GROUP 4A: Switzel'll!and 5, ,Malitia 0Wa'lles 6, M'al1t:a ~Greece 3', Norwa.y SWales 5, Malta 2......--!Slw1itz1emand 15, Wales 0

GROUP 4B: 11:Ja,I:y 6, Gue,rns,y o--Jersey 5, Guerns,ew l---,It'ally 15, JleIrs·ery 1.

Final: SWEDEN 5. USSR 2: K. Johansson b S. Gromozkov 10, -16, 15; b A. Amelln 15, -19, 8; S. Sarklhojan -119, 23, 18; H. Alser b Gromozkov 18, 17; b Amel1n 17. 20; K. Bernbardt lost to Gromozkov -00, 12; lost to ~khojan -15, 19.

MAY - 1966 TABLE TENNIS

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS SPECIAL PROGRAMMES

Play-offs for other positions:

3-4: Yugosilavia 5, Rumania 3. 5-6: Czechoslovakia 5, England 3. 7-8: W. Germany 5, Hunigary 4. 9-10: E. Germany 5, Denmal'lk 2. 11-12: BTulgaria 5, POrland 2'. 13-14; Franoo 5, Nethe'rlands: 3. 15-16: Austria 5, Luxembourg 3. 17-18: Belgium 5, FInland 3. 19-20: Scotland 5, Portugal 4. 21-22: S,pain 5, Greece 1. 23-24: Ireland 5, Norway 1. 25-26: Switzerland 5, Italy 1. 27-28: Wales 5, Jersiey O. 29-30: Nl:alta 5, Guernsey 1.

WOMEN

GROUP 1: England 3, Greece 0 (M. Heppell b L. Slkrivano'll 21-15, 2:1-16; Mrs. M. Wright b M. Louca 21-11, 2,1-1,3; He'!Jpell, L Bell b S,krivanou, Louca); Gre~ce 3, Wales 1 (1M. Louca loslt to M. Phillips 14-21, 11-21; L. Sikrivanou b S. Morgan 2i2,-2'0, :20-!212, :21-1~9; Lou:c'a, rSkrivanou b PhilHps, Morgan 2:1-19, 2;1-18; S:k.rivano'll b Phillips 11-2:1, 21-14, 21-3). "~ngland 3, Wales 0 (L. Bell b M. Phillips 21-8, 2:1-10; Mrs:. D. Sicholer b S. Morigan 21-9, 21-3; Bell, M. HJe/pp'e'1l b !Phillips, Morgan 21-18, 21-13). England win glroup.

GROUP 2: Hungary 3, Norway 0; Finland 3, Norway 1; Hungary 3, Finland O. Hungary win.

GROUP 3: Rumania ,3, Luxem[bnurg 0; Swil'z,erland 3, Luxe'mloouI"g 1; Rumania ,3, Switzerland O. Rumania win.

GROIJP 4: Czechoslov'a,kia 3, Ire'land 0; Holland 3, Ireland 0; Czechoslovakia 3, Holland O. Czecho3lc'vakia win.

GROUP 5: U.S.,s.R. 3, Austria 1; Ausrtria 3, Denmark 1; U.rS.,g.R. 3, Denmark O. U.S.S.R. win.

GROUP 6: W. Germany 3., Scotland 0; Be,lgium 3, Scotland 0; W. Germany 3, Bellgium O. W. Gennany win.

GROUP 7: E. Germany 3, Gl.llernse,y 0; S'weden 3, Guernsey O. •

GROUP 8: Poland 3, Spain 0, YugoslaVia 3, S'pain O.

GROUP lA: England 3, Poland () (,M. SIh:annon..wr~lg1hlt b C. NOlwory'h1" 213,-21, 2'1-1'3; D. ROlwe-\Sicholer Ib D. SZlmit-OaliinE.ka, 21-11, 213,-12'1; 8'hannon-lW,r1g;ht, L. BeE b NOlwol'yta, Szmiltl-Galinska 21'-;1;6, 21-17)-U.:S IS.R. 3, Czechoslovakia 0U.S.S.IR. 3, ,England 1 (/S. Grinberlg b Shannon-WrLgthit 21-15, ,2'1-:2'; S. Pajsarv lost to D. RQiwe-ISlcho'le:r, 9,-21, 11-2i1'; Or;il1lberg, Pajsarv b Shannon-Wright, Rowe-Scholer, 2111-15, 21-1115; Gr:'nlbeI"g b Rowe-Schol!er, 21-116, 2'1-H51)~Oz'e'c:hlQ'Sllov:akia 3, Polland '2 Polland 3, D.IS.IS.R. 1-----JCzechoS'loV1ak:'a 3, E1ngl'and O.

Karliikmna b W,right 211-1:1, 14-211, 211-18; LuzoiVla b ISCholell" 3'0-218, 2,1-14; Luzorv':l/ Mii:klolC'zliQlva b WlrilgJ1}t'/'SCiholer 21-119, 2iO-22, 2il-11.

GROUP IB: West G8,rm,alliY 3, Rum!aIllia O-Hunlgary ,3, E. G€lrmanty O--'Hulligary 3, W. Gi€lrmany O~Rumanta 3, E. Germanty 0 ----<'Ar• GeI'lmlan~ 3, E. Germ'any OL...........;Rumania 3, HungaI'lY 1.

GROUP 2A: YUlgosrl.avia 3, ,Neth'ell"liands 0 --Yugosll'a,vi'a 13, Greece O-Nelbhelr.lands 3, Aus't'rJIa. 1------.Aus'tria 3 Gre€'CJe ()------.Netherlands ,3, Greece O--Y~.gosl:av'ia ,3, Ausltmia O.

GROUP 2,B: Swede:n 3, SiWitzerl:and 0

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GROUP 3A: Denmark 3, Ilreland 0Wales 3, SIP'ain O,--lfll:~:l:and 3, ,Spain 0-Dfeln:m~ari:~ 3, 'Vales O-----<W'ales 3, I:rerland 0 ----1Denrmark 13, Spain O.

GROUP 3D: Stccdand 3, Luxe1mhouI'lg 0 -No!rwa.y ,3, Guerns'eiy Q<-......JLuxembourg ,3, GueI'ill:S'ey O~Slcroltland 3, Norway '2~SICOt

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Final: HUNGARY 3, USS,R 1: E. Jurik loslt to .s. Grinberg ~18, ~9; E. Koczian b ,S PajS!arv 17, 10; b Grinberg 19, 16. Jm-ik/Koczian b Grin'beng/Pajsarv -11, 1'7, 13.

Play-offs for otber posit,ions: 3-4: Czechoslovakia 3, W. Germany O. 5-6: Eingland 3, Rumania O. 7-8: E. Germany 3, 'Poland O. !)-10: Yugoslavia 3, ,Sweden 1. 11-12: Netherlands 3, BeLgium 2. 13-14: Ausltria 3, Switzerland 1. 15..16: Finland 3, Greece 2. 17-18: Denmark 3, ,Slcotland 1. 19-20: WaleS' 3, Norway 1. 21-22: Luxembourg 3, Ireland 1. 23-24: Srp,ain 3, Guerns-ey O.

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JASCHKE APPOINTEDWEMBLEY ODE It alii began whe'n Con·rad said "'1"11

o,rgan'is'e the thing" With charts and votes and a,rgUiment

and pulli'ng the' odd string. He gat1he,red 'a,1I abo'Ut him a much

ass'o'rted c,rew, Of nine Co'mmitte'e cha:irm'en, all

good men and true. Eyles was the fi rst one, and Secretalriat

was his fate, With Remin,gto'n and Gestetner, and

Margaret as his m'ate. Then ca'me B;lunn the Yorkshireiman,

the' m,o'ne'y was his care, W'ith MitC'helrl s'eHin'g tickets, made

a combination rare. The ha!rdest task was what to give our

good frie'n,d Jo-I~ly j'a'ck. So they gave him twice as mu'ch,

be'ca'us'e he' -had the bro'adest back.

To publicise the' whole affa'ir, with tdcks U'P' eve,ry s'leeve,

A civil se'rv'ant and his wife, AI'ma 'and N,o,rman Reeve.

So,me'one had to do the job of se'e'ing the'm play fair,

With ru,les and clocks and ranking lists, 'of Ge101rge White, J10hn Wright beware.

To help with alii the piro:ble'ms of making umpires sco,re,

Clemett and M,os,s we,re chosen. Ho'w could y'ou ask for m'o,re?

Wihat can we do with Pete,r? A p'roble'm you must agree,

B'utas he 'w'as good I'ooki'n'g, they p,ut Ihim on T.V.

And then it was de'cided we Clou Id not be'g;i n to sta,ge

Without some real expe,rie,nce Ente,r Bill Vint, our s'age.

The tea'm wa:s picked, or S'O we, thought. But no, see w'ho C!OimeS he,re',

T'is H'artle'y an,d tis Ship,le'y, a-s'we,e'Ping up the re'a'r.

Let's ·me'et onrce a montih the'y said and so we did just that.

Jumping f~o'm the fryi'ng plan and the'n into the fat.

Art We'm,bley, 13th Ap,ril came', the day da'wned brig!ht and d,e-ar.

"Fo-rget the p,lanning" s'omeone said "We,'n play it alII by e'a,r."

Th'ose seven days passed swHdy by, the pl'aye'rs hav'e aill deparrted.

Po'olr Conrad's hair h!as turned to w'hite, hi,s troubles h'ave just started.

We've atll I'e'a;rnt an 'a'wful I,ot, and so'me have had thek kilcks,

But n,o,_lone wHI fo,rget the'k tiime at We'mble'y, sixty-six!

FRED-THE OLUBMAN

CON'RAD JASCHKE, orgafilis1er of ~ohe European Oha,mpilOnshi'ps, has

been ellected to the comm'ittee of the European I1aible T'ennis Uni:on for a four-yela'!" term.

He is the first representative from thils country to be elooted in the ten yeats' 'existence of the Union, although Peter Lowen has been -a co-opted member.

Four other m'embers elected w,ere J. Meroier (Fflance), B. ~opov:ic (Yugosl:avia), L. M~a:kal'ov (U.S.S.R.), all for four yealT'S, and H. Girelke (Bast Germany) for two yea'l"S.

J. Schlaf (West Germany), the President, V. Vebr CCz.echoslovak[a), tJhe deputy presliden1t, and Niancy Roy Evans (Wales), secretary/treasurer, were aH re-eloot'ed to office.

THE WEMBLEY TABLE A NEW. table and ali tlhe thf\ilUs rut

Wemb['ey. This was one of two pniz,es offered to Qubs in a Draw organils~d by Brian Harlley in aid of fund's f.or the EUt'opean Ch:ampionships.

The winni'n:g Clubs were 81. Ca1therilO.'e's You1th Club, oIf Uitrtlehampton, Sussex, and the Ea~st: M1idlands Gas Bioa'rd Sports and Soctal Olub, of GrimSby, Lines.

Riepresen'ta'Virves ffonl both Clufbs were alt Wemb:ley to s'ee the finals pl'ayed on the a1ctuai tabl'es th!alf: their Clubs wiH receive.

Mr. Darvlid Zarman from St. Ca'therline's told us 'l1lalt bris Olub had on[y 'r,ecen1:lly heen formed and alltlhough di'rectly affiHat'ed ibo Sussex tJhey were l,oo:kiing f.ol'ward to playling in the local League n'exlt season.

Mr. Ron/aId M'a'rshaU from the Gals

Board said that thi,s win would give a tremendous boost to the team, at prelsen1t playing in Di;vlision 5 of 't!he G~imsby Lea'gue.

The Draw WaJS weI[ supported, w'itth some 620 OluJbs partJi'aip:a11ing, resuHing in a pt'ofift of juslt Olver £600. The Assodila/1ji1on a~e indebted ito John J1aques and Son Ltd. foor presenltin'g the tables and to John Sti1ckland, Chalh'man of the B,rackneN L'eague for conducting ~e draw.

R.A.F. WINNER D,IIOK CLODE was the only winner

for the ,R.iA,IF. when they lost 2-7 to a young Suss'ex side at North Mundham, on April 29. -He !beat C. Hardyand T. Rile~, then lost to J. Beasley over thliee games in the last match.

TO THE SECRETARY • • • • • Turn your Club Night into a really great occasion by inviting two of England's leading 'players to give an Exhibition. Mary Shannon-Wright and Brian Wright. Make Ta'ble Tennis super,bly entertaining.

WRITE TO :

KEN M'ATHEWS 11 SOUTH NORWOOD HILL, LONDON, S.E.25 Telephone: LIV 1918

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MAY - 1966 TABLE TENNI~

THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS IN PICTURES

by Michael Maclaren

Page Thi'rfeen

TABLE TENNIS MAY I 966

MAY·1966 TABLE TENNIS

,SYETLAN~ GR,INBERG (U.S.S.R.).

AND NOW SOME MORE ACTION BY DENIS OFFER

Right: ERZSEBiEiT JURI'K and iNA KOCZIAN (Hu:ngary).

Bottom row: V~DIIM;IIR M'IKO and J:~RiO'SLAV STA,NIE!K (Czecho. slovakia), ,MAR"rA LUSOVA and IIREN~ BOISA~,MI(KOCZIO¥A

( Czechoslovakia) •

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TABLE TENNIS MAY 1 966

Top: V. Miko, J. Stanek, S. Kollarovits, M. Lusova, I. BosaMikocziova. Left: A. Simon, E. Buchholz. Right: D. RoweScholer, M. Shannon.Wright.

* Below: D. Rowe-Scholer, M. Alexandru, A. Amelin, S.

Gomozkov.

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MAY - 1966 TABLe TENNIS

WORLD SCENE CHINESE CLOSED

CANADIAN TAKES U.S.A. TITLE

VIOLETTA NESUKAITIS, 14· year-old Toronto schoolgirl,

made table tennis history by be-ing the first Canadian to win a major title in the U.S. Championships at Detroit in March. She took tbe women's singles beating Bernice Chotras, of New York, 12, -17, 12" 18.

IBirst si,gn1s tlhat the young Canadian Wla!s :iJnJdood la iSeIitOUIs rt:lhrela!t was her grea1t win over Leah Neuberger, nine td,mes a winner of tlhe title. Violetta delfended har lWfay mag'llli1fiJoonnlo/ to win over five games.

H'er game is st'iH being developed by her brother, J,ohn N esukaM'is, and When she has a fruny controlled back hand offensi've stroke to ba'ck up tha t deva~sfta:ting forehand kiH, she could become a maj:or threat to the top players in the W1oIild.

His metlhods of coaching her with a ruIbfber halt ,instead of sandwich have 1ead to criti,ci'sn1, bult ilt looks as ,Uhouglh ii:t J,s pa)"~rug off. 1ncidenltatJy all four wom,en's semifinalliStls used rubber halts.

iB'ernar.d IB!uilC'i~t loajpliured /uhe !men's slinglles .at ,tlhe 'eXlpens,e of Dranny Pe!Clora ,in rtlhe finall, !bUit 'eattLier in ~:he qrularlt,eI1s 'Vet'e'flaJIl Dlilcik !MliJI,es sicolred :a grelatt /Wrin orver EJdWiin IKlein, Ithe delfenJdmg obJamlpion. M,iIl'es then feN to IBUtki'et 'in lthe s:emils.

Men's Singles: Quarter-Finals: Miles: b Klein, Bukiet b Kruskie, Pe,cora b Ralston, Sweeris b Gusikoff. Semi-Finals: Bukiet b Miles, Pecora b SiWeeris. Final: BUKIE'T b Pecora 16, 16, 2:1.

Women's Singles: Quarterr-Finals: Martinez b Siomael, Ohotras b S'tace, Mukunda b Hirs'Clhkowttz, NeslUikaitis: b Williams. Semi-Finals: Chotras b Martinez, NesiUkaitis b Mukubda. Final: NESUKAITIS b Chotras 13, -11, 12, 18.

Men's Doubles: Siweeris/Krusikie b Bukiet/Klein. Women's Doubles: KaminskyINesurkaitis b HunniU's'/Neuberger.

JOHANSSON TREBLE 7 JELL JOHANSSON and Marita1~ Nilsson wer'e respective winners of

the m'en's and women's singles in the Swedish Nationa,l (Championships on March 18-20.

Johansson also won the m'en's doubles with Hans Als,er and the mix:ed with Lena [Rundlstrom, who colle,cted a se,cond tide in the worn/en's doulbles with Mrs. Nilsson.

VIOLETTA NESUKAIl·IS Picture Malcolm Anderson

WORLD FINAL REPEAT

'THE 'Chinese closed cbampionships ,provided a 'repeat of the world

fina'l when Chuang Tse-Tung once agalin helat L,i FIU-Jung in tlhe fiooil. And once again they battled the fuB d:s'tance of five games with Chuang Tse-Tung winning -19, 15 13 ~15 16. " ,

They were on opposing sides once again when Chuang Tse-Tung and Li Ohing-Kuan bea't L'i Fu-Jung and W1ang ,Chiia-Sheng -17, 9, 17, 20 in the men's doubles final.

'Chuang Tse-Tung just ,missed a third tli'tle in the mixed doubles, \vhere he partnered Lianlg Li-IChen.

They were bearten in the fina[ by Wang ,Chia-Sheng and Li Ho-Nan 19, 20, ~19, 18.

Chou Pao-:Cbin beat Liang Li -IChen -17, 9, 17, 20, whi1le Li Ho-Nan and Li Li won the Wlomen's doubies.

The 'dha,mpioll'shJip attratcted an entry of 292, 40 per cenlt. of whom were under 17.

Russia Warmed Up Against Japan A VI\S!IT from the Japanese for a

series of matches helped Russia's final preparation for the European C'hampionships.

There were a series of int,ernational tournaments in which the ,Russians tfielded a first and s'econd team.

ISarkhojan, who ,was to play such a biig part in the team ev,ent at Wemlbley, was playing for the second team: when he caught the eye of IchiroOgimura, Japan's national coach. H'e scored wins over all three Japanese ;players Hasegawa, Takahashi and Kitamura, but Russia lost 3-5.

In the women's matches Japan beat U.S.S.R. I 5..1 and D.S.S.iR. III 5-0. The lone Russian S'ucoess ,cam'e from Svetlana Grinberg who beat Shimoyama 17, 17.

At an individual tournam,ent in ,Mo~cow the Japanese took four of the five titles, the Russian being in the men's doubles where Am'elin and ,Gomozkov beat Hasegawa and Takahashi 17, 17, 16 in the finaL

Hasegawa won the men's singles and Fukatsu, the wom:en's. Fukatsu and Yamanaka 'Won the wom'en's doubl,es, whil,e the mixed went to Takahashi and Yamanaka.

* * * JlA!PAIN beat Hunga-ry 12-8 in a men's

ma,tch in BudaJpest on March 29, but the women's event was drawn 10-10.

SAlRJOLTlA iLU'KAC:S collected the tifipl'e crown in the Hungarian

National Championship in Budapest on March 111-13. She !beat Eva Koczian in the sing,l'es final, then took the women's doufbles with iFaludi and the mixed with 'Rozsas.

'Harangi beat Rozsa,s in the mien's singles final and they team'ed up to win the doubles.

EUROPE CU'P: MiEN, Rd. 3: CSIM ClLUJ Ib AN\K O'IYIDpia 5-0; BVISC Bud1.pest h TUlSA Dusseldonf 5-4; LOKO Brno b Falkenberg 5-0; SC Leipzig b Spatta Warsaw 5-1.

Senli-finals: CSM ,b B~SIC 5-0. ,WOMEN: Semi-finals: V,oros Meteor.

Bud3Jpes't b Progresul BuchareSlt; DTC Kais'erherrg b Sparta Prague 5-3.

F,iuarl (1st. Leg): :DllC b Voros M'eteor 5-2.

* * * N:Ern'ERJLAiN,nS s!cored a double I victory over Belgium, vheir men winning 5-3, and the women 3-1.

APOLOGIES

AKE ELDH, of the Swedish T.T.A. has drawn attention to a wrong

picture caption in the A,pril issue. The young lady described as Svetlana Grinberg, was in fact LENA RU:N,DSTROM, of Swede,n.

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TABLE TE,NNIS MAY - 1966

STAFFORDSI-IIRE NOTES

Three Times

ANIOTH\ER. season over and on the whole a very good one for the

three SttaffordSlhire teams. Al i three finished runners-up in their respectivedivisions and ,each tim,e it m,eant 'taking second place 'to Wal'1wiokshire.

It was unJfrortunate ,that the firslt team w~er.e without 'OUENN WARWIICK when needed m'oSit lbut he lwou1d have made little difference in the match which gave Warwi'okshire the second division title.

Warwickshire now carr.y the Mid]ands Ihopes agains1t YorkSlhire for that coveited pr,emier division place. P,ew will fancy Warwickslhirre'.s chances but if they show the kiHer instinct which sank Staffordshire 9-1 the northern county may not have things all their 'own way.

Like the ,first team, the second team and juniors w,ere onl,y beaten by Warwicksh'ire .

Looking around 'the county it is easy to piok the team' olf Ithe season. By

Games Aggregate

Decides School League M

iIiJIJB1~OOK "A" won the Southampton Schools League in the closest

finish ever. They rgot the de,cision over St. Mary's "A" on games aggregate after the tw'o teams had played a. draw in the final maJtch of the season.

Christine Holes in Division I and W. Moulding in the Junior Division were the only players to achielV'e 100 per oent averag.es in the Hampshir,e Inter-Towns Le'aJgue.

Southampton "A" won the first Division with an unbeaten record; Gosport won Division II. Southampton also won the Junior Division.

Registered PlayersA lSUIB-IOOIMIMIJTTElE IhlaiS' belen

alppoinlted to !Consrid!er ~lhe wlho[e :ma,titelr ,alf "~R'egii!slte'red Mlelmlbe!rs" laJllid I~he IrelgrurrJaltlions IconJoomifllg rtJhem, ·~he :m,ejmJber.s beiLllIg iI. ,c. 'By/les, K. W;art~iS, J. 'Cal1r1in,gtton ,and A. W~dk'ens. [Pilla!y,elI:s and or~hers are !invli.lted ItlO stend ~Iheilr v:ielws an:d idealS 10 A. ""ilcikens, 31 , ~he Green, Ohallrve:y, S]owgh, BUlcks ~ ll'ort: llaite:r l~hJan 'Maly 2l11slt, 1966.

TH!E ST. B:RiliDE:S CILUIB is 'meelt~llig throughout the summ'eT. The instiuUitle has pl'ellity olf taibloes

for pralct'i;ce sessions.

P\le'a'S'e write: Hon. Se'cretary, A. W. HIli, 3'1, Byron Avenue,

Coulsdon, Surrey.

Paqe Ejghteen

By JOHN PIKE

Runners-up winning ,the Wol:verhampton, Walsall and West Bponlw1ch League, the Cambridge dub stood out in a class of their own.

The Woodfield dub at Wolv,erha'mpton celebrated their 25th annual tournament early in the season and this: was an untold success. REX EDWARDS, who was the first winner, of the tournament way back in 1941, returned from South Africa Ito win the m'en's singl'es again as well as the men's and mixed dOUibJies. ANN HAYiDOiN took rti:m,e off from tennis to present the trophies.

WolJverlhampton 'enjoyed one of their best s'easons. in the Snaffordshire 'County League but the association received a bl,ow recently when ,their ,secretary and treasurer, ALAN and ESMiE ,OAVELL, decided to call it a day after nine y,ear1s in offi'ce. Esme has. not been enjoying the besit of health and it was for this reason that thiSi husband-andwife partne:rship Iwill not ibe standing for re-election alt the A.'G.IM.

Wesrt 'Brom,wich women's team had a fine run in the ROSie Bowl and it was thesie same plrayers, plus PETER EATON and ,STtAN W'AR,D, who .provided the ba,ckibone of the Staffordshire team.

JACK CAiRRINGTOIN was in the oounty recently when he ran a very suc,cessfuL ,coaching ral:1y and tournament at Wednesfield. On his weekend visit he had a good second-in-com:mand in A. H. Mollreath, the Wolverhampton chainman.

1.1 Technology G

BO~GE ST:ARKE, holder of the E.T.T.A. Teaching J:heory C'erl1ifi

cate since 1958, daims that it is fals'e thinking that prRcfi'ce a'lone wi'll bring out the fulll potential in a player.

"They hav,e got to know /Why they are playing shorts cert~in ways, and this can only come from sound tinstruction," he says.

He also believes there should be a greater pooling of knowledge on the grounds tha't the older player have many worthwhile things to tea,ch.

Aocordingly, IStarke has put his theories on to paper by pulbEshing Starke's Table Tennis Technology.

This is a duplioated book1et, complete with diagrams, whi'ch sets out to show hOiW various shots should be pllayed,· and 'contains many useful 'hints.

The pri1ce is 5s. and It is obtainable from G. A. Sta:rke, 182, Morden Road, London, S.,W.19.

GOVERNMENT GRANT TiHE Barnet. League have been

offered a gOiVernme:n;t g!r:ant ItoiWialidJs ;the Iconslnro'Cition of rtlhelir new tafbil'e tenIll~S re. Itt !is l£or £6,906 1io~I1ds an I expenditure of £14(062.

SOME VETERAN

RIOIN EllHiERrI:DGE scor:ed a unique doulble by winning both the Men's

Singles and the V'et,eran Singles in the Bromley IClosed Chaimpionships. For good mleasure he won the m:en's d.oll/hles with L. COOpeT.

Men's Singles: R. EITHEIRIDGE! b B. Meisel 14, 2:1. Women's Singles: C. C1AR,TEiR b M. JQlnels 2'1, 12.

Men's Doubles: R. EITHEIRIDGEI/L. COOPEiR b D. Crowley /R. F'lemiDig 2, 20. ,,,,om,elll's, DOUlbles: G. ClART'EiR;/J. OART\E'IR b A. Mitcihelll/B. OWe'D! -119, 17, 2Q, Mixed Doubles: B. ME:liSrEL,/C. GARTEIR b J. L,eitihjM. Jonesl 19, 12.

Veterans' Singles: R. EITHE1RIDOE' b J. Ta.btbenor 12, 9. C'Ollisola,tion Singles: G. RElID b A. Cooper 1'6, 15. Junior Singles: M. MrcOEE' b A. Norman 19, 16.

Cheltenham. are New Western Cham.pions CHELTENHAM, coming through wiilth

a surrge to 'win thJelilr 1alSlt five matches, captuved the men's selotion of the West'ern Coun~ies Lelague. Plymouth Lad.ies won the women's! section when they beat NeWiport 6-3 to maintain an unbeaten relcolid.

Che.1tenham"s lrust fiv,e wins were 8-1 aga~nslt Bath; 9-0 against Newport; 8-1 aga'inst Ply'mouth; 8-,1 argainSJt Sw,indon; and 7-2 a:ga'inst BIiiisto], last year's champions.

Bristol's downlfaill can be placed at the hands' of their second team who surprisingl~ bealt them 6-2, a 'Score ,tJhat does not fully reflect the c10sleness olf the 'encountler. Seven of the eight gamies welllt to three sets!

Ron Bowles was the key figure for the "seconds" winning all three olf his mat1ches. BOlwles was again ullibea,ten aIgallnst New'port, but it wals not enough to pliev,ent Bri!stol 2ndSi losling 4-5.

Nancy Hollywood, :Aatm Mor~imeir, BaJ1bara Pearson and Madene Munday are the qual1tet who have taken Plli)',mouth to theilf first ohamJPionshiJps. They hJa!Ve maintained a solid all-round team throughout. They wound up their progralm1me wirth a 6-3 win over Newpolit.

Exe~e:r, last year's chalmpions, finished second.

I..EoAGUE TABLES P.W.L. F. A. (P.

OheHenlhalm ............ 8 7 1 58 114 14 Bri'S,t,o,l .................. 8 6 2 44 2'7 12 BriJsltJo~ 2indis ............ 8 5 3 4/6 25 10 "Wieslt,QID: .................. 8 4 4 32 4'0 8 Slwinldio'n ............... 8 3 5 30 412 6 NelWIPiQ'I'It ............... 7 3 4 216 3:7 6 Plymouth ............... 8 3 5 2!9 4,3 6 ExMler .................. 7 2 5 2'7 36 4 Ba1th ..................... 8 2 6 2Q 50 4

Rem,ruinillig m,atlClh to be play'eld NelWPolI'lt v Ex'e!~er

LADIES P1y:rnou~ih 10 10 0 65 2:5 20 Eix,ete'r . .. .. .. .. . .. .. 1,0 8 2 512 3,8 116 BriSltol 10 5 5 53 37 10 N'eJW1port .. .. .. .. . . .. 10 4 6 48 4:2 8 SWindOin 10 3 8 30 60 6 W'estJo'n .. ,., .. , 10 1 9 2~ ea 2

MAY - 196' TABLE TENNIS

INTERNATIONAL CLUB OFFER MATCHES

the third annual meeting of theAT International Club, at the Empire

Pool, Wembley on IApril 16, it was unanimously agreed tbat Ithe playing side of the club sbould affiUate to the E.T.T.A.

1'1 was because of non-affiliation that the club was l,ess aotJive oveT the last year. A cOImmi'vtee Wiith Laurie Landry as secretary has been eillectted to or,ganise matches.

The clutb is prepared to play any Loogue, Di'strict Area, or team who wish to :pr:omote matlches to boost the ~ame. Alrready uen'taHve arrangemlents are being made with a mture against N,ortha,mpionshire, who do not hav,e a county association. It ~s hOlped that sufficient inter,est wtiH be ,created for such a body 'to he form,ed. _

The firlst match on the list will !be against the WilLesden League at Johnsons, H'endon on May 13, to mark the 100 representati~;e appearances olf Laurie Landry and Mary 'Symes for WiH'esden.

Any organisations wishing to play against ,pr:esent and past ~nternationals should 'COlll~act: Laurie Landry, Hall Flat, 96, Haverstock Hill, Hampstead, London, N.W.3.

The Int'ernational CluJb have members liJving 30'11 ov,er the country. Where ait a1bIe arrangements lean be mrade they are prepared to attend fJUnctions and present 'priz~.

Best Summer League

WEST ,BltOIMWICH claim to be the greatest summer lealgue in the

country. They are OIpen to any team in thel Hla'dk C,ountry and entries come from IDudliey, Oldlbury, Stnethw,iak, Streelt1y, Tipton, Wab~all, 'Wednes'bury,W,edneslfield, Willenhall, Wol~;erhampton and of course West Broffi'wi:ch.

The league was fonned 14 years agoand is now expanding to a 10th division.

'Marjorie Cumlbetibatah, one time England No.5, recently threw a party for some 80 associates to celebrate her 150th appearance for West Bromwich. She was presented with an illuminated address by the league.

BRIST'OL TRAGEDY MO,RLEY MORDBCAI, ,tlhe former t junior internamional, was kined in a car crash at Bristol on April 16.

His car struck a wall and he was thrown into the path of_an oncoming vehicle.

Mordeaai, 21, was rated No. 2 player in Bristol and was a member of the GlloUiceiStershjlre County team.

H,e had recently been showing a return to the fornn whlfch made him an out~tandJing junior. His death is a sad 10s8 to both the county and Bristol.

WEDDING BELLS

MICHAEL :MAOLAREN married MI:SSPEN,NY NiEWBElRY, from Weybridle, on April 2nd. Best Man was ,Mr. Peter 'M'adle. Pen,ny is an assistant Ubrarian.

Michael and Penny are now Iivin'l at Epsom.

YORKSHIRE NOTES

Novel Barnsley Double B IG annual attraction at Bamsley is

'the change partners draw doubles in the closed cbamp'ionsbips. A draw for new paItners is made after caleb round, giving lower division players the chance of a top man 'to haul ,them ,through.

Ernest HampshiDe, a Divti'Sion Four Wanderers f;t~pf!eg.entatiJve, :r,ea,ched this Y'ear's lfinaJ along with thr,ee Division Olne mien Ibut :he and 1}ony Wood could not stOtP AU)left V,i,ckers and Edwin Roib~nson.

Alan Hydes danced a'way with thre·c bitles-the men's singles, youths (for the fifth year running) and douhl1es with N'eil iStirUng.

Two :huSband and wif.e cOUJPI'es cont,ested 'the mix·ed final, Brian and Eile,en Stanki,e defea'tling G1eoff and Paul,ine WI]llia[}]Js.

lIt was the gay Gordons at H'alifax, where Doug;las de£eated D:er,riak Oddy in the ,men's final and combined wiith HeIlbert Whitaker for the doubles; and hilS brorther Mk~hae:l ,triumphed in the youth and junior ,mixed sin~les.

Barbara 'H.a.ngrave was ,women's champion for the thinl: time iill a if:O~.

,Pat Daintl dominated the women's side of the Bradford IQosed with three titles. Her mixed doubl'cs partner was John Davies, who helped Jim Yeats to a men's doubles bat-tnck.

Yeal1s took the singles for the second ~uooesSJive y,ear, his fina1 victim being

Tony F'l,esher, who had pipped junior and y,outh ,champ10n PhiJ:ip IRowe 28-26 in the third game of their slemi-finaL

At Doncaster ICynthia Duncomlbe won the I,ey.el doulbles with P,eter Roome and the mmed !Wi~h Allan Wilson while husband IPeter defeatod M'ich~"'el Dainty 21-18 in the ,third gam'e of rt:he singlesfinal!.

TWO F'O'R Y.M.C.A.

Y.M.e.A. took two t1t1,es through Brian Dav,is (junio:r) and Jmjrrny Re:es (v'etera:ns~.

Doncaster !burst into t:he Rose Bowl final by addillig 'Manchester Ito the, sea'lps?f ,Hudder:sfield, Ba:rnsley, Leeds, Spa.tldllIlg and North H,eri~s.

Univ,ersity 'Won Divisions OlUe and ~wo of {Ihe Leeds League bUlt their fine first .team now spHts up.

AU the :oounty competition honours hav,e been scooped by thflee oentres"Bradford, IHudeter,sfield and HuLl.

,lit has been Bradford's big year with three 100 pe'f ,cent championSr-the yourths (wLth a !Iecord siets aNerage of 86-4) women and men'rs third ·,team. '

Huddel1Sfield were Division One champions 'and Y./M.e.A. men's cliulb champions; /Hulll took 'Dwision Three and Y.P.I. the youth and women's club oompetitions.

And DiVliSiion ~wo lies" .. lbetween Hun and Bradrfor.d. Malcolm Hartley.

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by ,players were first handicapped inAROUND EAST ANGLIA th~ir Diy:~sions and ,then conceded further rpomts, if drawn against lower division players.

This was a ,grea:t sucoess and ~a\ve the under~dog a faJir chance. In fa,ct the £oUJr semi-finalists Iwer,e drawn frorri

Youngs Twins Clean Up L 'OWIESTOFT twins Jeanne and Diane

Youngs had a field day in the Bast Ang1lian League's first championships at the NOPWich Lads' iClub. They are stili juniors yet each ,appeared in four finals. Jeanne beat Diane ~n the worn-en's and girls' finals, they teamed UtP to win the women"s doubles, then Diane paired with AlanCoby ,to win the mixed final againSlt J.eanne and C. TU!o~er.

{fhe pla.y of the -twins, paI1tioularly the way in which they disposed of Edna Allen and Joan Rodwell in the doubles final, swgg,ests a great future for them.

Colby nOTched :a trelbl'e by also ,takJing

CAMBS. JUST MISS AL'I1HOUGH Cambridges:hire won their

bN: three county matches against Hunts, Suffolk and Hants -it was not enough to gain ,promotion. That pri~Uege went to N1orfolk, whom Cambridgeshire had beld to a draw earlier in the season.

The "find" of ilie last three m'atches has been Tony Littlechild, who w-ent through these matches unJbeaten in singles.

The county "lblooded" two resepy·es for !the llast match wjth Hants. Sandra Tiplady, who is still at school, he,lped fo~ the winning m'ix-ed dOUlbles pair, while Stephen Andn~ws showed he had a good future by winnil1lg one of his singles.

Sandra is a plioduct off the Oambs. Coaching Class, which hopes to turn out mor,e Hke her in the near f.Ulture.

The Camibs. League .is wonking up to an ex,citing first division finish with Univ-ersity· Press, N~w Chesterton Institute and Y.M.C'.A. all there with a chance. ,Press a.re the faviQunit,es, howev,er.

IPire Brigade are leaping a.head in the Second ,DiV'ision and ~ppear to hav:e i:t wel1 in hand although they have belen chased /by Hospitals. ICamibridg,e University look like mOViing up from- the fourth division next season.

ICarol Chapman, Brian J ones and Keith White were title winners in the T,ecem: Ely and District championships.

Cambridge City halVe won the Junior s!eotion of the South iEast Midlands League for the thind 'SUlOoes-sive y,oor.

Among playeI"1S to watich next season are Sandra Tiplady, Carol Chapman and Tony Utrtloohrild.

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the men's singles and m,en's doubles with C. Fi:elds.

These can be looked upon as the championships of Norfolk and Suffolk and it is hoped they wiD paTe the way to an ,East Anglian Open.

Re6ults: Men's Singles: A. COfB;Y (N) b D. Ske:dge (N) 16, 8. Women's Singles: J. YOUNGS (L) b D. Youn-gs (L) 13, -13, 13.

Men's Doubles: COlBY/C. FIELJ)S (Y) b Sikedge/P. Graver (N) 13, 16. Women's Doubles: J. YOUNGS,/D. YOUNGS b E. Allen/J. Rodwell 19, 7. Mixed Doubles: COBfY/Miss D. YOUNGS b 'C'. Tucker/ Mis's J. Youngis 7, ---tt.6, 10.

, Youth's Singles: S. BlAJSSrElT'T (Wym) b S. Tye -/ (Y) 18, 15. Girls' Sinigles: J. YOUNGS b D. Youngs, -18 1'1 15

Restricted Singles: J. TURNER' (N) b H. ]lle:ck (I'p,s) 18, 10.

IChris Field'S reversed last season's fiesults to bea,t West fHaydoClk and win the men's singles in the Gr,eat Yarmouth Le~gue Championships, wher,e Mrs. AJJen won the wo~en's title for the 14th time. Leag-l.!-e lPIiesldent ISidney Lewis, used the ooca'slon to mal~e a Ifare'well presentation to Doug Cotton, their inde/fatigable-coach.

Results: Men's S,ingles: C. F'I[E[L!)IS b W. Haydoc'k 12, 16, 19. Women's Singles:: E. ~IN b J. RodweU 14, -14, 17. Junior Singles.: P. TYEi b P. Clarlk -19 14 13 Youth Singles: ,S. HJALlEIS! b S. Ali~n i6, 9:

Men's Doublas: FIEILiDiS/HAYDOCK b M. W.i1son/B. Taylor 19, 6, 17. Women's Double,s: ALiLEN/P. KEUF b Rodwell/B. Wright 17, 15. Mixed Doubles: HAYDOCrK/ Mrs. RODWELL b Fields/Mrs. Wright15, 20.

Norwich League programm,e is now complet.e, with C.E.Y.M.S. champions and WInners of .the &eadwin Team Knookout Cup, thus once a'gain a,chielViIlJg "the doulbl,e." Winners of l!ower divisions are: II:-Y.M.C.A. ,n; IiIII:-Noriolk Dumplings; IV:-Y.M.'C.A. C,; V:3rd C:o.B.B.O.iB.; V'I :-Jarrolds· and VII:- ,Prison Officers. '

Ya'l1moU!th League winners are:Premi,er: -~St. Andll"ew's A· 1: W.-M.C.; Irl:-N.A.,L.G.O. A; 1:11:Gorleston Congregational; Junior: Waveney A.

Double !blow for Dereham teague ils the loss of 'Chairman Douglas C'raslke and s-ec!",etary Peter Fearn, iWho ar1e both moving away from rthe town. CrasJce who is the county president, ends ~ I? years' association ,with the league. He wlll, be sucoeeded. by Wilf Matthews.

1,erry PUliple 'WIill he the nelW secretary. lDereham ar1e dividing their league pro

groamm·e into two divisions neoct season. J. S. Penny.

BEDFORD STOPPED B,EDFORJD Ladies' unbeaten run in

the South-Hast Midlands ueagu,e and ~lso their hopes Off the title, both ended 1n fhe final match <>If the season, with a 3-7 defeat by North H'eIts.

The League "Darby and Joan" Cup Comtpetition attraoted an entry of ov,er 40 ,players.

The HancHcappin.g Committee devised a new iba~is of fiocing handioaps, where-

all f,our diV'isions of the ue3igue. A Third Division player-1J),et,etr Smith

(!London ,Brick ICo.)---'Wlas the winner beating Mt:s•. yaldl3 Gilbert. (B.T.T.e.), ~ Second Dlrvlslon player, In the final. From ,Division Four, 13-year-o:1d Pat' King .(B.T.T.:C.) had done extremel,y well to Iieach the semi-final, disposing of two Hedford Le,aJgue play,ers en-route.

IC~se}:co "A" still hav,e a great chance to pull off the double, haViing a good tead in the First Divi,sion and having r.eached the semri-dinal of [the W. G. Smith Memoria,l ChaUenge Cup. Theirr only possible ,rivaLs for League honours, St. Neots "A", are also still in the Cup. Thes,e tJwo ,oould weU battle out the finall, although "darik hor.ses" Goldington Electricity "B" from the Third Division, helped by former NOIlwich League players Roy Marshall and Mick Cooper, h~v,e pulled off :some good wins.

Northampton Win

NORTHAMPIiON haV1e Iwon the Men's ISeation OIf the ISouth East Midlands

League with an unbeaten record. !Bleochley arie almost cer,tain to be second although Ca'mbridge C~ity who have an outstanding rnatch with Kettering, o'ould overhaul them with a 10-0 SUiCCesS.

Wellin~Jborough in their fil1Sit season halve been somewhat out of their depth and faHed to win a match. The same also went for theilf junior side.

!North H:ert,s, with a match in hand, look poised to pip Bedford, leaders aU s-eason, for the Ladies' Section. Their unbeaten r,ecord inoludes a win over Bedford. -'

Cambr.idge City have an unlbe,aten record to win the junior seotion for the thi,tld successiv,e y,ear. Petel1borough are runners-up with North H,er,tg third.

Men's section P. W. D. L. F. A. P.

Northampton 10 9 1 0 79 21 79 Bletchley . . ..... 10 7 1 2 68 32 68 Oamhrldge City . . . 9 6 0 3 518 32 58 Bed-ford . . .. ..... . . . . . .. .. 10 3 2 5 57 43 57 North Herts. .. .. . . . .. 10 4 2 4 5~ 48 52 Hunts. Gentral ...... 10 3 3 4 4:7 53 47 Ely . .. . . ..••. .. 10 4 2 4 46 55 46 Peter-borough 10 4: 1 5 45 55 45 S:t. Neots 10 1 4 5 44 5,6 44 Kettering . '" . .. . .. . .. . . 9 4 2 3 38 52 38 WeUingborough ..•. .. 10 0- 0 10 7 93 7

Women's Section Bedford . . .. ... ... . .. . ... . 8 7 0 1 58 22 58 North Reds. . . .. .. 7 7 0 0 56 14 56 Bletchley 8 5 2 1 48 32 48 Oambridge City .. . 7 3 1 3 42 28 42 Kettering .... . . 7 2 1 4 36 34 36 Northamptoo . '1 3 0 4 31 39 31 St. Neots 8 3 1 4 28 52 28 Pete~borough 8 2 0 6 26 54 26 Ely .. .. .... .. . ..... .... .... '8 0- 0 8 15 66 15

Junior Section Cambridge Cit.y ...... 8 8 0 0 73 7 73 Peterborough . . .. . .. .. 9 8 0 1 61 29 61 Nor.th Herts. . 9 6 1 2 59 31 59 Ely and Dist. 9 5 2 2 50 40 50 Bletchley . .. 9 4 1 4 49 41 49 Sit. Neots 9 2 2 5 39 51 39 Bedford .. . .. . . . . .. . . 9 3 1 5 33 57 33 Ketterin:g . . . .. .. ....... . 8 1 2 5 31 49 31 Northampton 9 1 1 7 <25 66 25 Wellin~boroU'gh 9 1 0 8 20 70 20

MAY - 1966

CAMBS. OPEN By JOHN THURSTON

Chand'ier's Consistency

Carries Him Through THE Cambs. Open at the Corn

Exchange on April 2-3 was again a soccess with the competitors expressing satisfaction with the conditions and the faster tables in use this year. Although s'everal ranked players did not compe,te there was a large and good class entry and many entertaining matches were witnessed.

Highliights of the earHer liounds of the men's' sil1J~les were the defea~s of dIe s'e'eded Brian HiU and Alan ComilS/h by Laurie Landry and Peter Radl£ord, and the 'SUJper1b but unavailing reltJr!ieving of Sammy Ogundi'pe against Roger Chandler. Chandler also had a mSit and rthrHling threesetter with Alan Rallisome before' the Yorkshire man fe].!l away in the third.

Brian Burn and Radtford ul,timately reached the semi-fina~s to dhJaUelllge the tOip tseeds, Chandler and Ralph Gunnion, but made Httle ilmpreSision. Ohandler oufuirt Radford and Gunnion was too falsrt and conslistent for the promi8ing Burn.

'The finai warS a fierce hitting affair wiith Chandler's sHghrt supetiolrity [n consistency and weti!ght of s,troke enabling !him to shade Gunnion.

HARD MATCH

The ladies' ,glingles went to Lesdey Bell burt only after a hard three set match with Pauline Hemmings who a'gain amply demo11Jsrtrated her potentiaL In dIe lsemi-fina[s Mli:ss, H'emmi11lgs had a comfortaibie win over Beverley Sayer 'but MiSiSl Bell had to go to three ISletS to overcome Ka'renza Smii'~h.

Gunnion and ChancNer also reached the fina!l of the men's doubles but they were unsuccessful against Brian Burn and Stuart Lennie.

While the promising Durham boys may not yet be of such prominent standing in singles, as theiir redoubtable opponents they proved highly effective in combination and deservedly won after a marathon second set.

The two Junior Final,s were of a hi'gh sttandard, especiaHy the Girls', witlh K'arenza Sinlith sugge!sting a bright future by 11h.e manner of her defeat of Pau[line Hemmin,~s, who i,s rank,eel above her. The Boys' Finall was slightly less impress~ve with D.

Cot1bett running out a narrow winner over the unranked nOlwles who earlier had a good win ovelr the seeded Richardson.

Burn gained his, second tlit1,e when he partnered Karenza SmiltJh to win the mixed doubles against John Clarke and Pat Dainty. Lesley Bell. also had a further success in the ladies' doubles. She and Miss Hemmings had just too much experience

CUMBERLAND OPEN

WHIT'EHAVEN FIELD 'DAY

pLAYERS from the Whitehaven and District League had a field day

at the CU1mberiand Closed played at Dalston on April 2 wi1nning everytitle with the exc_ption of one, (writesGeorge Yates).

Cal'll Farrer won his first major tournam,ent to becom,e the new holder of the 'Lon,sdale Challen.ge Cup, his final victim being George Gray of Carlisle.

In the semis Farrer defeated his team.,mate H:arry Bowman and Gray accounted for Alan 'Dixon, the county N'o. 1 junior also from Whitehaven.

Ron Batty and Bowman had little difficulty in addi,ng the county men's doubles title to their list of successes this season beating Gray and B. Blackadder of Carlisle In a one.sided final.

Carlisle's Margaret Hankin retained her women's singles title when beating Marilyn Batty to break the i,mpressive run of Whitehaven successes.

The Whitehaven players had it all their own way in the jun,ior events wi~h Tom Lowrey, ,Harry O'Neil, Alan WilCOClk and M'aurice Bell contestingthe semis.

Both the men's and ju,nior singles holders, Ron Batty and Alan Dixon" were ousted from thei,r respecti,ve domains by the 13-yearo.ld Maurice Bell of the Ki'rk TT Club, Whitehaven. For whom next will the belli toln

Men's Singles: C. FARRER b G. Gr.ay 15, 12.

Men's Doubles: R. BATTY/H. BOWMAN b Gmy/B. Blackadde'r 8, 15.

Women's Singles: M. HANKIN b M. Bwttty 17, -14, 12.

Junior Singles: T. LOWREY b H. O'Neil 22, 11.

Junior Doubles: A. DIXON/H. O'NEIL b A. Wl~/'G. Dixon 18, 12.

TABLE TENN IS

for young Diana Simpson and Karenza Smith.

A word of praise i:s\ due to the Ol1ganislng Secreta1ry M118. Cornwe1Jl, M.e. Bernalld Noble and Relfere:e Fred Larter and aU the other officia,ls and umpires who helped to make the "Open" a success,.

Men's Singles: Quarter Finals: R. Ohandler (Sussex) b A. Ria:nJsome (YorkJs) 20, -17, 14. P. Radford '(IE,slSeiX) b A. Cornisth (KenJt) -17, 1'6, 18. B. Bum (No~thumbertand!) b R. PeIlJfolti (Middllesiex) 18, ---013, 18. R. Gunman (Wa~wjicilal') b D. Johnson (Es!S'ex) 15, 9.

Semi-Finals: OHAJN1DLEIR bRadford 11, 15. GUNINLON Ib BurIlJ 8, 17. FilIal: CHANDLER b Gunnion 19, 19.

Women's Singles: Semi-Finals: P. HEMMINGS (Bert'sl) b B. ,S:a;yer (E:slS!e~) 19, 8. L. BEiLL (IEss,ex) b K. Smitlb. (Middl:esietX) 13, ---0119, 9. Final: BELL b Hemmings 10, -19, 16.

Men's Doubles: Semi-Finals: GUN~'HON/ OHAJNDilJE\R b COby (Nonfolk) /HUC (Dines.) ----1,7, 1:3, 9~ BURN/IS. LENN[E (Nor,tlhwnJbetrlland) b T. Taylor (Hems)/L. DandJry (;Middl'es'ex) 22, ---<20, 11. Final: BU<RN/L:£NNIE b Gunmon/Oh!andJIer 15, 27.

Women's Doubles: Semi-Finals: BEiLL HIDMMITiNGS b lB. CaJslSeM (NoI1folk) /P. D.a;in!by (York,s) 19, 15. D. SIMPSON (ESls,ex) /K. SmiJth (M'ilddlle'sl~) Ib B. and G. Sayer 15, 2!8. Final: BELL/HEMMINGS b SiIm,psolll/Sm.tth 18, -16, 9.

Mixed Doubles: Semi-Finals: J. CLARKE (La'I1lCl8JSlhire)/P. DAIN1T~ (York,s') b P. Radforof,L. Bem (!E}S!SletX) --2~, 18, 16. B. BURN/K. SMITH b D. Brown/D. Simpson (IEisIS,eX) ---<14, 20, 18. Final: BURN/SMITH b Ola:rke/Dainty 17, 1:6.

Boys' Singles: Semi-Finals: D. CORBETT (K'entJ) ib T. Wal1ler (CamJb~id!geshJ1re') 13, 1'0. D. BOWUEIS (EISIsex) b P. RidlJardison (Wa:rwilcks) --...,22, 116, 16. Final: CORBETT b Bowl:es -17, 16, 18.

Girls' Single,s: Semi-Finals: K. SIMITH b J. NaJPIPer (Hucklsl) 7, 16. P. HEMMINGS b D. S,impson 8, 12. Final: SMITH b Hemmings 17, 15.

LEICEST'ERSHIRE BEST LEillCIES11ERSHiIiRE oonoluded their

'County Chatl1'pionship (Junior) Fixtures with a 10-0 :win OVier Worcestelrshire, 1t'O finish ithird-their best-·ever. On the same day the juniors had another fixture~in the Midland Table Tennis Lea~e-,with Wolverhampton. Without any of the regular team they nevertheless heat their visitoIis :to ,top the chaflt a grand performance.

The final charts of the Leicestershi're Towns League show Leioester 'B' and Loughlborough as ,ohampions of the senior and junior diJvisions respecttvely.

The Rose Johnson Bowl was won by Barrwell Constitutionail I~I, who broughtoff a good win afgaiDist 'Knighton Pad.: in the final.

lBarweU Constitutional had a further trophy 'When they beat Bentley Engineering 5-4 to take The Rose Johnson Cup. The Sawacen Cup was won SUlrptiismgly easily /by Nazarene,s, who dropped only one set.

The first dirvision of the Leicester and DistrIct League was finaH'Y won by HenHey Engineer:in~ in an eiKci1ing finiSh. Into the first diVision come K~ighton 1\l'f1k 1111 and Barwell ConstUtutional IiI1

with Wilmot/Mellor Bromley and Leicester lTC [:I being relegated.

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TABLE TENNIS

GWENT OPEN by GROVE MOTLOW

More Welsh .Titles Cross the Border

MAY.1966

RECORD ENTRIES AT EXMOUTH AND EXETER

rnHE end of the season in the West .J. was marked by tbe usual spate of

closed chamrpionSibips. Both the Exeter

~LSH players once again experienced the frus:tration of

seeing most of the titles at yet another of their tournaments, the GWENT OPEN, crossing the border.

This tim'e the main spearhead came from Birmingham with a quartet of titles. Ralpb Gunnion and Doreen Griffi,ths captured the m'en's and women's singles, while Ingrid Sykes won the girls' singles and the mixed doubles with Gunnion.

Bristol stepped in to pick the s'Poils with Jean Golding and Joan Collier taking the women's doub1les.

DISAPPOINTING SEASON FOR

SUSSEX

AJLTlHOUGH table tennis convinues to , thriv.e in Sussex generally, the county championships results of the three SUSISex county teams thi,s season have he-en disappointing. The premier side has finished aJt the bottolm of the table despite heing strengthened by the inclus'ion of Judy Williams. Apart fflom a late win over Pauline Martin Miss Williams's performances have not reached the height,s of which she is capable.

Roger Chandler the SUSgeX No. 1 is easily in the top tweLve in Englood as his many wins in tournam,ents haNe proy,ed, especially his notable victories over ,Chester Barnes, Ian HarrJ,soll, Brian Wright and Ralph Gunnion.

Nigerian Sam QgundJipe seem,s to have r,oo'ched the end of the road with pimpled rulbber and m.iJght now ivurn to a sandwich hat. !Sussex No.3 Pe'te1r Williams has sur:vived mix,ed fontunes with several good wins over some notewolithy opponenits.

The SUJsseoc second t-ea'm has finished in the ,middle of Division 2 (South). The on1y player who has reailily 'j)mp'ressed has been the new Bastbou~ne champion John Beasley who made a late dehUit for SUJssex II in February and Matich. The junior team has Iproduced some very promising players in Terry Riley, Chris Hardy the new Susisex junior cha;mpion and Wss Diane Gard 'but were f.oiled ffi<Jlffi winning the Junior ,Southern Division at a late 'Sta'ge 'by 'Kent.

Fortunately, the two most-improrved Sussex players of the season a're bol1:h young enough to go a long way-lJohn Heasley and 'Chris HardlY [rom Haywards Heath.

J.W.

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AU that was left for home consumption was the men's doubles won by George Evans and Graham Gear, and the boys' singles, wher,e Dennis Samuel emerged successfu!l. in an aHWelsh final with Haydn Thomas.

Evans and G,ear scored a fine win over Gunnion and Sammy Ogundipe in the semi-finals at -18, 19, 16, and w,ent on to beat Welsh rivals Ron Davies and Brian Everson in the final at 15, -20" 12.

Gunnion experienced his toughest singles ma,tch from Welsh junior Dennis Samuel in :the quarter-final. Young Samuel showed some spirited opposition to take the first game and clung on grimily to 18 in ,the third before conceding victory.

Evans, who scored a great se'mifinal win over Davies at 22, 20, failed to reproduce this form .in the final against Gunnion who imposed himself ,in the game from the start.

The women's singles produced an aU-Birmingham final with Mrs. Griffiths beating Ingrid Sykes 16, 15. The champion, however, experienced a 'much tougher hattle in the semifinall where she was taken to 16 in the third by Sandra Morgan. The first game, which went to Mrs. Griffiths at 23-21, was to prov,e most vital.

RESULTS

Men's Singles: Sem,i-Finals: R. GUNNION b S. Ogundipe 2.0, 18. G. ErvANS b R. Davies 22. 20. Final: GUNNION b Evans 8, 17.

Women's Singles: Semi-Finals: D. GRIF'FITHB b S. Mo,r,gan 2'1, -19, 16. I. SYKE:S b M. IPhilliips 12, 9. Final: GRIFFITHS b S}'1kes 16, 15.

Men's Doubles: Semi-,Finals: EIVANS/G. GEAR b Gunnion/Ogundipe -18, 19, 16. DAVIEIS'/B. EVEIRSON b A. Thomas/P'. BeV"an 9, 13. Final. EVANS/GE,AR b Davies/E:verson 15" -20, 12.

Women's Doubles: 8em1-Finals: MORGAN/BHILL,lPIS b E. Gray/S. Jones. 12, 9. J. GOLDING/J. COlliLII1ER b Griffiths/ Sykes -15, 19, 12. Final: GOLDING/ OOLIAE'R b Morlgan/Phillips 16, 13.

Mixed Doubles: Semi-Finals: GU'NNION/ Misis SYKES b Davies,/Mrs. D. Attenborough 11, 14. OGUNDIPE/Miss PHILLIPIS b ElvanslMiss B. Broad -15, :L6. 16. Final: GUNNION/SYKES b Ogundipe/ Phillips 18, 15.

Boys' Singles: ~-Finals: J. MORGAN b K. Morris -6, 18, 18. D. SAiMUEL, b H. Thom8JS 16, 2'2. Final: SAMUEL b Morgan 12, 15.

Girls' Singles: Final: SYKES b S. Bale 7, 8.

and Exmouth League championships were held on the 2nd April, with record entries. Devon ch$lpion Albert Heals duly completed his "Double" when winning the Exeter title after a tussle with county team-mate Mike Lyons.

Joan Crosby took the ladies' sin'gles againStt V!Merie AdJdicott, who had previously provided the upset of the tournament when defealting Joan War,e.

The ladies' doubles also came Mrs. Cl1osiby's way, when partnered !by Joan Ware they oveIicame the steady play of CaroEne iSla'ck an1d June Palmer. Mrs. Slaok gained some consola'uion in retatining her mixed doubles title with M~ke Rattue. Milke Lyons, a:fter f.eaturing in 'tJhree finals managed -to g,et one win, when with [Roy W,edlaike they took. the men's doubles.

The EXJmouth closed was dominated by Rosemary Pyne, who in both the girls' and the ladies' singles, and in the mixed with A. Hibbs. Paul S~one, 14, also performed 'well, appearing in thr,ee finals and winning two. Ken Judge, a newcomer to the league took the men's sin~les title beating John Doble in a hard fought finaL While most events Iwere dominwted by the juniors, the old brigJade chaLked up one victory when Arthur IHaYlward and Dave Haywood won the men's doubles wgainst Brian Worts and Paul Kelly who had previously dethroned the rel~ing cha'mpions ,Harold Stnith and John Doble.

ISpare a thought for 15-year-old French gill1 Brigitte Marion who 'attends a local conv,ent school who participated in four finals and just could not manage to get on the winning side.

Barry Davis won his first Cornish dosed title when he beat Bill Northcott, winner for the past two years in the singles. .. ..

LaISit senlor htle to 'be doolded In Plymouth the Rolborough trophy for senior clulb ,pairs went to Tommy Anson and Adrian Wright.

LONDON BREWERIES CHAMPIONSHIPS

Men's Singles: A. OAMPBELiL (Whitbread b G. CoUings ,(Whitbread) 19, 17.

Women's Soingles,: D. HIm:AD (WbitJbread) b E. Potter (Whitbread) -19, 24, 16.

Men's Doublas: M. KEIRCHER/T. LAWLOR (Whitibread) b A. Campbell/J. Broughton (Whitbread') -21, 17.

Women's Doubles: D. HEAD/J. WIlBON (Wh1tibread) b E. Potter/Miss P. Murray (Whitbread) 18, 12.

Mixed Doubles: A. CAMPBELL/MISS V. HAINE;S (Whitbread) b C. Collings/ Mis,s He~d (WhitJbread) 15, -19, 18.

Vetelrans Singles: A. YATEIS, (Courage) b F. MOSiS (Courage) ~14, 14, 14. J1Dlior Single:s: D. E. BRYAN (Whitbread) b A. Powell (WhitJbread) 13, 18.

MAY.1966

NORTH-EAST ENGLAND OPEN by LAURIE LANDRY

•Gunnion In Good Form but Neale Loses

BIG surprise in the North-East England, played over a wet

Easte:r at Scarborough, was the defeat of Denis Neale by Roy Morley in a m,atch marred by exhibitionism.

Ralph Gunnion got through the other half being too eX!perienced for John Kedge, whose passage to the semi included wins over Salter, WiUiams, Ogundipe and Ha1mpson.

Gunnion re1ceived a walk-over in the. quarters when Alan Ransome had to get back for the Durham Closed, which, as usual, clashed with the main North-Eastern Open tournam,ent. With agr;eement of the, players this could have been played on Saturday.

Roger Morris had good wins over Dow (Scotland) and Landry before falling to Neale. Another good perfODmance was Johns' win over Roger Chandler.

Lesley Proudlock beat Cynthia Duncombe in the won1en's final, a keen mat'ch going to three games.

Phil Clark, who had a good win over Ingrid Sykes, then partnered her for an outstanding success over Proudlock and Duncombe in the women's doubles final.

The men's doubles produced good games all through and the final, in which Neale and Pete'r Duncombe beat Symonds and Gunnion, was a real cracker which could have gone either way.

'P 'e t e r Duncombe and Lesley Proudlock teamed up to win the mixed and Mrs. Clavk.

double'S final against Neale

The boys' and girls' singles provided comfortable vi'ctories for Alan Hydes and Ingrid Sykes. Hydes also reached the final of the Youth

E.T.T.A. LOTI:ER):: Thefin,d result of the lot!ery organised ~ by Conrad and B"fooda Jaschke -- .is ; £1,010 distributed- to Counties and Leagues a,s rebates, leaving a net profit of £620 ft9 ·the E.T.T.A.

E.T.T.A. Tabl~ Draw:' Organised by Brian Hartley, this .produ~ced_ a net profit' of just 'Over £620.

Singles with wins 0 v e r Glen Warwicks, p1laying extremely well again after a long inness, and Mike Johns, but was beaten by Peter Williams.

R,eg Bowles travelled from Bristol to win the Veterans' title;, but Frank Briggs provided a local supppise with hi~ win over NOliman Lusher.

R'ESULTS Men's Singles: QuarteT-Finals: D. Neale

(YOl'lkSihire') Ibt R. MOI'lris (Wal'lwickshire') 8, 115. R. iMotrltery (IGloucieslte,rslhj're) bit D. Holland (IGloncestte:rs:hire) -10, 15, 1'5. R. Gunnion (tWa'r,wlckslhiJr'e') <W.O. A. Ransome ,(IDurha,m) s!cra:tcherd. J. Kedlge (Yorkshire) bt R. Hampson (Cheshire) 1.5, -12, 2'1.

Semi-Finals: MOR.:LrEry ht Neale -18, 11, 115. GUNlN[ON ht Kedge 15, 11:2. :Final: GUNNION ht M01r}ey 20, 1'3.

Women's Singles: Semi - Finals: L. P.ROUIDluOGK (Yorkshil'lel) bit Y. W'arne (Yorkshire) 8, 5. C. nUNICOMiBiE (Yorkshire') :bt P. Olartk (iNorthumlbe:rland) 9, 117. Final: PROUDLOUK bt DunCOilnbe ---19, 116, 18.

Men's Doubles: Semi-,Finals: NEIA!LE/ p. DUNICOIMIBIE (Yolr~sh~re) fbt J. Bla,ckman/M. Watlt!s \(iEss'e\x) 13, 20. M. S.ylMiONIDiS (iLancas:hlire) / GUNINIOIN bt A. iHlYdes (Yorlkshire) /IL. Landry (;M'iddlesex -118, 1,4, 13. Final: NEALE/DUNCOMBE ht Symonds/Gunnion -211, 2:2, 19.

Women's Doubles: Semi..,Finals: ,so F. OLA'RiK/T. S,YRjEiS ('Wa,I'wircksihire) bt 1. Rolley (New Z',e1aland) lA. NOrlburn (Yorkshlire) 1:5, 11. DUN1COIMBE/P,ROUDiLOCK bit P. Brilg\gs/A.W,a:te,r8 (Yorkshire) 8, 7. Final: CLARK/SYKES bt DUIWombe/ P,roud,lock 19, ----46, 15.

Mixed Doubles: Semi-Finals: DUNCOMIBE/PROUJ)(]jOOK :bt fM. J 0 .hJ n s (Ches:hire) /iSl)71kes '20, -118, 1112. NElACLEI C1lJA1RIK ht K1eld,g.e/iDuncom:be 20, 19. Fin a I: DUNCOMBE/PROUDLOCK bt Neal'e/ClarLk 19, --<215, 1i5.

Youths' Singles (U.19): Semi-Finals: P. WIIL[..[iAMiS (ISuslSe,x) Ibt KedJge -----I2l2, 18, 8. A. HYiDrEiS hi Johns 11!'7, 17. Final: WILLIAMIS bt Hydes ---'116, 13, 14.

Boys' Singles : ~emi-Finals : iHYDEIS ht .v. Sal]jter (ISur:rey) 9, 18. P. ROWE (YOirkslh:ire) .fbit J. Goldslhoroug:h (Yor·kshire) 1\5, 1>9. Fina,l: HYDES 'bot Rowe 6, 12.

Girls' Singles: Semi-Finals: .s:YKIEIS bit M. Mainslwo1"th (iLe'iiees't1e\rs'hire) 18, 9. S. LEl!J (Yorksh'ire) bt N. .soth'cott (Yor1kshire) -1>9 8 8. Final: <SYKES bib Lee 7, 111. "

Vet,erans' Singles: ~emi-Finals: R. BOWLIEIS (tSomerset) bt T. Allison (Nottingha:m,Si'hire) 18, 10. F. BRIGGIS (Yorkshire) bit N. Luslhelr '(Yol'lkshi,re) 16. Final: BOWLES 'bft (Br1~g1gs

Consolation Handicap: Final: (senior) (IM-iddl'esex) Ibt R. (ISusSJex) -1\2.

-17, 2'1, .8, 1!1.

M. BAX Onand'le'r

TABLE TENNIS

HASTINGS, 1966 The 31 Sit Sussex Open will

be held at the White Rock Pavillion, Hastings, on October 22-23, 1966. Closing date for entries is October 8.

Entry forms will be available from D. N. Tyler, Prudential Chambers, 1, York Buildings, Hastings, Sussex, in I ate August.

PIayetrs will be asked to state the earliest time they can play group singles (none later than 4 p.m.). Last year the later times were all filled before the closing date, so it is advisable to get entries .in early.

JUNIOR SPOTLIGHT

NOW FOR THE INTERNATIONALS

THE season is over where, the seniors are concerned but for the juniors

it would ap:pear to be starting. There is an invitation tea'm tournament in West Germany from May 31 to June 4 and thi,s is being followed by the European Junior Championships from July 9 to 13 a,t Szo'bathedy (Hungary). This adds up to a most i'mportant summer.

Two special training day,s have been a~ranged ... May 21 and June 18. Both WIll he at the rFe:11ows ICmnleigh Club, East iHam, London, E.:6.

The official junior squad, Alan Hydes (Yorks), Keith lLawrence (Essex), Brian Burn (N'land), Geoff Salter (Surrey), Maureen HeppeH (N'land), Pauline Hemmings (Herts) and! Karenza Smith (Middlesex) wil:l be asked to attend.

One 'Or two senior 'Players win be lnvi1ed to help the juniors with various aspects of the game.

The junior ,committ,ee have taken an interest in fitness and training, and two seSSIOns., at Harlow and Bradtford, have bee.n held Ito give. g~idance to players. It IS hoped that JunI'ors ,concerned will test Ithem.sellves on this offidal tmining cir'cuit and fopward Itheir r,esults for guidance of the selection committee.

So far no records have been received . N'ext season it is hoped t'O Sttr-eamline the pfogram;me with some official training days.

The new Slough Junior O'pen at the Slough Community Centre had the biggest entry yet • • • 146 boys and 84 girls.

Trevor Taylor (Herts), ranked No. 7 and 'Only 14, heat 'Keith ILawrenc'e (Essex), ranked No.2, in Ithe Under-17 final. Karenza Smith I~Middlesex) beat Diane title.

Simpson (Essex) for the girls'

Laurie Landry.

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FINAL COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS REVIEW By JOHN WRIGHT DIVISIONAL

TABLES Essex Lose to Surrey PREMIER DIVISION

76014181\51.2 ~~~~,'~ ... :::::::::::::::::: 7 6 0 1 3\2 31 12 Middlesex 7 5 0 2 46 17 10 K!ent 7 4 0 ;3 ,3231 8 Gloucestelrshi're 7 3 0 4 313 30 6 Ciheshlire . . .. . ... . . . .. . . . 7 0 3 4 26 38 /6 Lancasnire 7 1 0 6 21 42 '2 Susslex 7 0 0 7 15 4,8 0

SECOND DIVISION SOUTH HeJrtford~hlre 6 6 '0 0 4\6 1\4 12 Kent II 16 4 1 1 3!5 2,5 ~ Surrew II " . '6 2 2 2 ,3,4 ,2'6 Ham,pshire 6 2 1 3 30 30 5 SU$s'ex II . .... ... .. ..... 6 2 1 3 23 37 5 BuckiIlighamshLre 6 1 2 3 27 313 4 Bedfo'Vd:shire ,6 0 1 5 1/5 45 1

SFJCOND DIVISION NORTH YOl"kslhi'r.e .. ~... .. ... .... . 5 5 0 ~ i:~ 2ig1~ LancashlJre II . . . . . . . . . 5 3 1 Lincol:nsihir,e ....... 5 3 1 1 24 216 ~ Durham . . .. .. .. . 5 2 0 328 22 NortJhum\berland , .. 5 1 0 ~ 2~ ~:~ ~ cum,berland ...•... . . 5 0 0

SECOND ,DIVISION MIDLAND Wa1"W1ickslhi-l"e . 7 7 0 0 6,1 B ii Staffordshlire 7 5 1 1 4:4 2,6 Derbysihi'Ve 7 3 2 2 40 30 8 GlamO'~g'an 7 3 2 2 3/6 34 8 WOlvcestershire 7 3 0 : ~~:~ ~ OXifordslhire . . .. .. .. . .. . 7 2 1 . NolttiIlighamslhire ...... 7 0 '3 4 i23 47 3 Monmouthshil'le 7 0 1 6 1:6 /M 1

SECOND DIVISION WEST 6 Cornwall .. .. .... .. . .. . . : ~ g i ~~ i~ 6 Devon .. .. .. .. . . . . . . .. . . 4 2 0 2 20 20 4

~::,~~:~~ ::::::::::::::: 4 1 1 2 1,8 22 3

SOUTHERN DIVISION Hertford.shire 6 5 1 0 414 16 11 Norfolk '6 4 2 0 319 2'1 10 CamJbridges:hire 6 3 2 1 35 25 8 BuckiIlJgiham'SlbJi.re IiI 6 2 2 2 3'3 217 6 :Suffoltk . . .. .... . .. ... . .. . 6 2 0 4 2;3 37 4 Hamp'shire 6 1 1 4 24 316 3 Huntlingdonsihire . . .. . . '6 0 0 6 1,2 48 0

MIDLAND DIVISION Warwickshire II 4 4 0 0 3,5 5 8 Staffordshire II .. , , . , 4 2 1 1 22 118 5 OXifordshire IJ: ......... 4 2 0 2 1r6 24 4 Wor,cesterSlhire I'I .', 4 1 1 2 19 2'1 3 Denbi'g1hshtre 4 0 0 4 '8 3~ 0

JUNIOR DIVISION SOUTH

~~:ex ...:::::::::::::::::: f ~ ~ ~ '~,g ig gSur,re'y 4 2 0 2 ,22 18 4 Berks!hire . . .. . .. . . .. .. .. 4 0 2 ,2 1,6 ,214 2 Hampshire .. .. .... .. .. 4 0 13 7 ,33 1

JUNIOR DIVISION NORTH Yorkshire . . .. . •. . . .. . .. . 4 3 1 0 27 5 7 Ghes'h:re 4 2 1 1 19 13 5 Lancashire 4 12 1 1 17 115 if)

No:rthum1beTland 4 1 1 2 16 Hi 3 CUmJbedand 4 0 0 4 1 21 0

JUNIOR DIVISION MIDLAND W'a~i,Cksihilre ...... , .. 5 5 0 0 4\8 2 10 Staffordshire 5 ,3 1 1 2'3 2'7 7 Lei,C'esttershire , . . 5 2 1 2 2i9 21 15 Nottillighamshire , ,. 5 2 1 ,2 215 215 '5 Oxfordshi,re . , . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 13 1,7 313 3 Worccs:tershirI'Ie 5 0 0 ,5 8 4'2 0

JUNIOR DIVISION EA~T He,rtf.oI"dsih:iJre 5 4 1 0 315 15 ,9 B uckinghamshh'le 5 3 2 0 3\7 1'3 8 Essex , 5 3 1 1 3,5 1'5 7 Midd'lesle~ .. .. . .. .. 5 2 0 32'1 219 4 N'Orfol,k .. . .. . 5 0 1 1 1'33'7 1 SuffolJk . . .. .. . . . 5 0 1 4 9 41 1

JUNIOR DIVISION SOUTH-WEST WHtshire :. 4 4 0 0 3,0 10 8 Glamol'tgian 4 13 0 1 2,9 11 6 Monmouths!hille 4 2 0 2 19 21 4 Pembrokesbi!re 4 1 0 3 14 2\6 2 GloucesltierSIbJire 4 0 0 4 18 2,2 0

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But lake the litle SINOE writing the April notes, aU

rema:ining mat1ches havel heen played. Surrey's win OlVe'r G1oucestershire, followillig only a we:ek after tihe:iir defeat of Esse'x, gives, them seoond pla:ce in the Premier Divilsion, their best re'sul1t since winning in 1958-59. Kent (who finished fourth) had their best season since he'ing runnens~up in 1960-61. Surrey win, however, not he compla'cent, as four of their slix victori'els were by the' narrowest possilb:le margin.

Hertfordshire IT hamm,er·ed Suffolk to clinch the Southern Division title and so equa'l'led Warw:i,okshire:'s achievement of taking Se1cond, Regional and Junior Divisions. Promotion for 1Jhe second tea:ffiSI of these two counties depends on their respe'ctive fil1st tea:ms being able to win their promotion cha'l[ellige matches, with He'rts, sure[y having a better chance of beating D'e:von than Warwi:cks have of defeating the powerful Yorkshire side.

What is regarded by many as an unf'air way of Siettlinrg Premier promotion may be dhanJg'ed by the A.G.M. on 25th June when proposals to substitute an "an-p~ay-all" challenge will he: discussed.

A1llso for discussion at the A.G.M. is, a proposal to standardise the composition of matches on Second Division lines. TheTe are at present fOUf

different compOisiltions in use.The Junior ChaU,eng,e maltiches on

7th/8th May at St. Margaret's Hall, O~ford, will be fought out by He'rts, Kent, WatWi'cks, Wiltshire and Yorkshire. The last four welre, also involved 'last year. None of the five counties has eve'r won the overall title.

PREMIER DIVISION Surrey 5, Essex 4

c. Warren lost to C. Barnes -19, 2'5, -15; b S. Gibbs 11. 18. M. Creamer lost to C. Barnes -16" -20; lost to R. Slevens 22, -13, ~13. G. Muranyi b S. Gf.bibs 10, 14; b R. IS:tevens 15, -10, 19.

Mrs. M, Wright b Mis!s L. Bell 10, 20. Mura:nYi!'Varren lost to Barne:s/Gibbs

-2,1, 18, -14. Crelame'r/Mrls. Wdght b Btevcns,/Milss

Be[l 14, 18. Specially selected for his record agalinsf

Essex, Gieorge Murany:i emerged as the man-of.,the-match. Bobby Stevens had him worried but big George pulled out some fine shots to win and wa.s nerver troubled by Svuart G~bbs. A wekome return by Connie Warren who played well to take Ohester Ba'fnes to three, but Ma,ry Wright was ~ubdued.

Gloucestershire 4, Surrey 5 1. Ha;rr,i,slOn b C. War,ren ~17, 17, 19;

b M. Creamer 14, ----19" 18. R. Morley lost to C. Warren 19, -19, -12; b G. S8JlJter 16, 14. M. Mordecai losit to M. Cireamer -9, -116; 101s!t to G. Salter ----19, -17.

Mrs. L. Haw'kins lost to Mrs,. M. Wri.ght -8, -11.

Hardson/,Modey b Wa;rrmlljS'alter -16, 12, 8.

Mordec.8Ji/M:rs. Hawkins lost to Cream'erj Mrs. Wright -16, 14.

Both count~es were e~perimenfing, GlouC5. with LesHe Hawk[IDS and Moriey Mordecai, and Sur-rey with Geoff Saner. Surrey, for whom Mary Wriight wa,s a tower of strength, deserved their win although Ian. Harrison .played well.

SECOND NORTH Northumberland 3, Yorkshire 7

No:rtJhumlberland's most entertao.ning home matches for many seasons. Brian Burn gave Peter DUllicombe hls first delfeat of the sea'son and aIslo took the first game from Denis Neal1e. Stewart Dennie used long range defence and fast close play to beat John Kedge, who rulso went down to Ram Bhal'1a. Yorkshire's women were again invincible.

Lincolnshi're 5, Lancashire II 5 John ClaI1](;e',s malTIch. He fol/lowed his

11 and 12 win over home star Br:ian H·ill with a fine re)covery from 14-18 in the third agains: Gary Stanley to win 21-19.

SOUTHERN DIVISION Hertfordshire II 10, Suffolk 0

The Men's aJlld Wom'en's doubles provided the most aHrrootiJVe play of the evening. Suffolk fought all through and were unlU!oky not to notch a cOUiple of sU'ccesses.

JUNIOR DIVISION NORTH Yorkshire' 8, Lancasmre 0

Cheshire 8, Cumberland 0 Much unproved Allan D,ixon the best

playler on view, but lrock of eooperience n1;eant he dlid not get the rea:Hy vital points and he went down afiter leading aliI the way.

Northumberland 4, Yorkshilre 4 Fit again, Peter Whllteman made his

first apearance for the home county, winning a singles and rus:stiSiting Brian Burn 'in the doubles. Although Bum aga~iifi got two, the homle county could get no more.

JUNIOR SOUTH-WEST GlamoTg'an 4, Wiltshilre 6

Jeff Morgan was art his best for G lamoligan, winning both singles and boys' douiblelSi with Dennis Samuel. Sa!muell could only beat William Moulding and with Julie Townsend far too strong for Shan Morgan Wiltshire got the win they needed for the diiVision title.

Pembrokesmre 10, Gloucestershire 0 For reasons too involved to detail

here, this match was awarded to Pembrokeshire.

MAY - 1966 TABLE TENNIS

A. Coby (NorfOl1k) 12 0 100COUNTY AVERAGES B. Barr (Hell'tfordsihi,re) •........... 8 0 100 A. Littlechild (Ca,mbridgesh'ire) 5 1 83 J. Healey (Buc'k,inghamSlhi,re) 9 3 75 J. Thurston (Camhridgeshire) 9 3 75 n. Gilbert (Her.tfordshire) 6 2 75

22 Hundred Per-centers AVERA!GES fo[" 1965-66 Hst 22

plaryeocis with 100 pe'r cent records. Warw,i1ok,shire and HertfoDdshire each pro-vide' four of these and Staffordshire, Yorkshire ',and Glamorgan two ea'ch. The full list iiSI: ,

Chester Barnes (Essex) : Pauline Hemmings (Hertfordshire): Jean McCree (Uedlfordshire); Denis Neale (York,shire); Derek Wall (Warwickshire); Dorothy Dee'l~ (Staffordshilie); Joyce Coop (Dol1sei); Alan Coby (Novfolk); Brian Barr (Hertforoslhire); Barbara Andrews (Helrtfol1dshi lre); Derek Backhouse (Warwiokshire); Marjorie Cumberbatch (Staffordshire); Derek Corbe:tt (Kent); Brian Burn (Northumherland); Linda Forkes (Yorkshire); John Corrall (Le'ices1ershire); R. Gameson (Warwickshire); J e n n y Comock (Warwi!cksh\ire); Trevor Taylor (H,e:rtfordshire); Robe'rt Bishop (G'lamoDgan); Jeffrey Morgan (Gla,mol1gan); Julie Townsend (Wiltshi're).

When reading fu.e averalges, it should be relIl1e1mbered they can be mis1leading. In the cases of thre,e, men in a team they do not aU play tlhe same opponents. Stua'rt Gibbs and Bobby SteiVens are good e!xampJleis!: three of the five delfea:ts susitained hy G~bbs were by (England ranked) pIayers Stevens did not mee!t.

Lesley BeU',s defea't waiS by Mary Wright, who lost to Irene' Ogus.

PREMIER DIVISION w. L. %

C. Barnes (Es'sex) 12 0 100 B. Wright (Middlle'slex) ', 11 1 92 D. Creamer (Mjddlesiex) 5 1 83 C. Warren (Surrey) 9 3 75 A. Lindsay (Middleslex) .. .. . .. . . 6 2 7,5 I. Harrison (iQlollceslt!ersb1,re) . .. 10 4 71 L. Haslam (Middl,es,ex) 10 4 71 R. Stevens (E1ssex) 10 4 71 S. Gibbs (E'sisex) . 9 5 64 R. Morley (Glouce'Slt'el'lShdre) 9 5 64 B. Merrett (Gloucestershb'ie) 5 3 63 A. Piddock (Kent) .. 8 ,6 5rT D. Basden (Kent) 7 7 50 R. Hampson (Cheshire) 7 7 50

Miss L. Bell (Es,s,ex) . . .. . .. . .. .. 6 1 86 Mrs. M. Wright (Sul'1rey') 6 1 86 Miss I. Ogus (Mlddlelsex) . . .. .. 5 2 71 Miss P. Martin (Kent) 4 3 57 Miss J. Heaps (Chesihire) . .. 3 3 50 l\'liss C. Moore (Lanc8JShJ1re) 2 2 50

SECOND DIVISION SOUTH A very much bette:r SeiaiSiOn for

Terry D'enISlham. A pity Paul(ine HemmiIlJgs! and Jean MoCree did not meet. T. Densham (HertfoTdSlhi~e) 10 2 83 G. Chapman (Surrey) 9 3 75 B. Meisel (Kent) .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . 9 3 75 B. Hill (Surrey) . . . .. . . . . .. . . 6 2 75 D. Whittaker (Kent) 7 3 70

R. McKewon (Surrey) 8 4 67 P. Shirley (BUJckinghamsbire) 8 4 67 D. Gilbe,rt (Hertfordsihire) 6 4 60 S. Hill (Kent) 6 4 60

Miss P. Hemmings {He,rtfOirdsihi.re) 4 0 100 Mrs. J. McCree (BedfordSih1,re) 3 0 100 Mrs. J. Ellis (Kent) 4 2 67 Mrs. D. Gray (Hamps!h!ire) 2 1 67 l\liss P. Hol~ (Hampshire) 2 1 67 Mrs. J. Sheppard (Sussex) ...... 2 1 67

SECOND DIVISION NORTH Yorkshire dominated this division,

with Cynthia Duncombe, Pat Dainty and Lesley Proudlook taking turns to play the siiDJgles, all being unbeaten. D. Neale (Yorkshire) 6 0 100 P. Duncolnbe (Yorkshire) 9 1 90 A. Ransome (Durham) 9 1 90 A. Hydes (Yorkshire) 5 1 83 J. Keogh (Lancash.!iJre) 7 3 70 M. Corking (Durham) .. .. . .. . 4 2 67 B. Bum (Northuml:):erland) 5 3 63 J. Clarke (Lanc,ashire) . . .. . . 5 3 63 B. Hill (Lincolnslhir~) 5 3 63

Mrs. C. Moran (Lincolnshire) 4 1 80 Miss E. Cha,pe (Northumberland) 2 2 50

SECOND DIVISION MIDLAND WafiWicks superiority ,in men's nlat

dhes a!ccurate!ly reflected in averages. Ra1lph Gunnion's' onllY defeat in his last set by Jeff Morgan" after w:inning first 21-3. D. Wall (Wa:rwickshire) 14 1 100 R. Gunnion (Warwicksihi!re) 11 1 92 D. Baddeley (Warwick'Shi,re) 7 1 88 S. Hahn (Oxfords:hire) .. .. . .. . . 7 1 88 G. Warwick (StaffordshJir.e) 7 1 88 F. Anderson (Glamorgan) 6 2 75 M. Billington (W,arwickJshtre) 6 2 75 S. Ward (Staffordshire) . . . .. .. . . 10 4 71 R. Davies (Glamorgan) 8 4 67 J. Wallhead (DerbyShire) 9 5 64 J. Morgan (Glamorglan) 5 3 63

Mrs. D. Deeley (S'taffordJshire) 5 0 100 Miss S. Pegg (Derbyshire) . ..... 5 2 71 Mrs. E. Gray (Monmouthshi're) 4 2 67 Mrs. D. Griffiths (Warwicksihi,re) 2 1 67

SECOND DIVISION WEST Tony Ward did not play against

Cornwalill, who won thi,s dilVision on all-round strength. A. Ward (Wl1tshdre)1

R. Bowles (Somers,et) . . .. . .. . .. . . B. Davis (Cornwall) . . J. Hartr~y (iSomersret) . . . . . .. . .. .. A. Heals (Devonsltti're) A. Kinsey ('Som,erse't) .. '. . .. . W. Northcott (Cornwal!) J. Bassett (CornwaJ1l)

Mrs. J. Coop (Dors,et) Miss B. Pearson (Devonshire)...

5 1 83 6 2 75 6 2 75 4 2 67 4 2 67 4: 2: 67 4 2 67 5 3 63

4 0 100 3 1 75

SOUTHERN DIVISION Alan Coiby needed a deciding game

in only one set.

M. Close (Buc1kinghamshir1e) 7 3 70 G. Clay (H'alnpshire) . . . . . .. . .. . 5 3 6,3 A. Ponder (Cambridgeslhire) 5 3 63

Mrs. B. Andrews (He~tfordsh1re) 4 0 100 Miss A. Mills (Ham,pshir.e) ...... 4 2 67

MIDLAND DIVISION Warwliick,sl dropped only one men's

singles and were too powe,liful for an opposi1t10n. D. Backhouse (Wa,rwickshi:re) 8 0 100 R. Cox (Oxfo.rd,shire) 4 2 67 D. Harse (OxfordsbJire) 4 2 6f A. Davies (Oxf~)rdshire) 5 3 63

Mrs. M. Clunbeirbatch (Staffordshi,re) 4 0 100

Miss I. Sykes (Warw1;cksihire) ... 2 1 67

JUNIOR DIVISION SO'UTH Moira Ste'Vens and Ruth Wilson

undetfooJted in giirls' singles and doubles for Kent. D. Corbet,t (Kent) 6 0 100 T. Riley (Bus!s,ex) 7 1 88 N. He.aps (Bucklnghamlshi!re) 6 2 75 R. Kozlowski (Buck,ing:hamsh~re) 6 2 75 A. Norman (Kent) 6 2 75 T. Hall (K,ent) 5 3 63 C. Vinnecombe (Surrey) 5 3 63

Miss n. Ga,rd (Sus,s,ex) 3 1 75

JUNIOR DIVISION NORTH Brian Burn in excellent fOiffil, in

flicting onlly defeat on PhiHp Rowe. B. Burn (Nol'lthmnberland) .. 8 0 100 P. Rowe (Yorkshire) 5 1 83 S. WilUams (Lancashdre) . . .. .. 5 1 83

Miss L. Forkes (Yorksihire) .. .. .. 4 0 100

JUNIOR DIVISION MIDLAND John Corl1a'll a,lone between War

wiiok,s and whitewash. Excluding him only one other ga1me conceded. ,J. Corrall (Leiceslte,rs1hire') . 6 0 100 R. Gameson (WarwickJslhire) 6 0 100 P. Judd (W'arw1ckshi,re) . 9 1 90 P. Richardson (Warwieksh;ir;e)... 9 1 90 J. Watson (Nottinghamshire) 8 2 80 M. Cole (Staffordshire) 7 3 70 D. Randall (Le,icestersihire) 6 4 60

J\'Iiss ,J. Cornock (Warwicltshalre) 4 0 100 Miss M. Hainsworth

(Leice:alt1ersihire) 4 1 80 l\liss J. Griffin (Oxford:shi.re) ... 3 2 60

HOLIDAY Y:RAINING WEEK

SKEGN'ESS 17th.-24th. Septembe,r, 1966.

For detarls app1ly to:: Mrs. E. 'Carrington,

24, Worce,ste,r Gardens, Ilfo'rd, Essex.

,... Twenty-five


Mixed Doubles: Semi-Finals: L.BUCKS OPEN LANiDfRY'(,Middoc.) /iHlIDMlMlrNGS b Ch'andle-r/J . Wtilll1ams' 19, lJ5. P. RAJDFUiRD (Esls1ex) /iHESiSION b MorleiY/!Martin 17, 20. Final: LANDRY/HEMMINGS b RJadiford/ He'ssion 112, 1.3.DawidCreamer back Boys' Singles: Semi-}'lnals: T. TAYLOR

AFTER 18 months in the wi'ldemess of coaching and exhibition play,

David Creamer came back among the tournament winners in the Bucks Open at Slough on March 26-27.

T'rylifi'g !to oom!batt 1ihe modern gaJrrl'e hlaiS been a problem fior David and he hals done it by haird work and top fitness.

iHJi:s cioseslt match was wiitlh Trony Piddock in the s'em~ but after nea~rly losing 2-0, D!arvid won the thJhtl in com!f1ort.

The bi!g 'Surpri1se was the def.eait of Les Halslla'm by Mike Johns. Haslam has ·nJot learned how to change his game wlhidh is ri1mporltanlt when an opponent laps up hlis usual hit f.or hilt exdhang,es.

Mlike trUed halrd in the fina[ but oould not rna/nch CTeiamer's aU-Tound a1bli1'i1ty.

Pauline Hemmings came away with the Girls' and Women's Singles. Jill Shh~ley, 14-year-lo\ld Buckis junior, lost two strailghlt in !the G:i["ls' final but ,took tihe middle galme from Paul\ine when they melt ,in the Senior event.

When She l'earfils to pick oult her h/ilts JiiU could be a gr-eat player.

In the s'emi-fiina1!s Beverll-ey Sayer could not make much impression on MliSis Hemmings, whHe Judy Williams was fair Iboo steady for top seed Paulline Mi~tr1~in. She was allmo'slt ItOO

steady TIor Mli1ss Hemmings i'n the finalJ. but the Hertfordshive girl fought

CIQiUNTY AVERAGES JUNIOR EAST

Five of the eight England ranked girls in this division. Karenza Smith's sole defeat by Pauline Hemnlifilgs, who played twice and did not meet another ranked player. T. Taylor (He,rtfordSJl1i,r'e) . 10 0 100 R, Napper (Bucking-hamshire) . 9 1 90 K. Lawrence (Es,sex) . 8 2 80 J. Kasza (Hertfords:hire) .. 8 2 80 1\'1. Wald (Bucking,hamshire) . 8 2 80 D. Bowles (E'ss,ex) . 6 2 75 P. Harmer (HertfordisibJire) 7 3 70 T. Wald (Buckingham:s1hiire) ...... 7 3 70

Miss K. Smith (M,Iddlesex) 4 1 80 Miss L. Henwood (Els,sex) 2 1 67 Miss J. Shirley (BUicking:hamsh'ire) 3 2 60

JIJNIOR WEST The dominance of Wiltshlire and

Glamorrgan shown. R. Bishop (Glamorgan) . . .. . .. . . 6 0 100 J. Morgan (Glamorgan) 6 0 100 D. Samuel (Glamorgan) 7 1 87 W. SUto (W.illtshire) 5 1 83 R. Lloyd (WiLtslhire) 6 2 75 W. Moulding (Wntsrure) 6 2 75

IVliss J. Townsend (WiLtshire) 3 0 100 Miss H. Price (Monmouth:slhire) 3 1 75

baJck Vo snaluch the second and take the tJhli'rd.

Bauiliine HemmJings is discovering that oonsistency is just a's important aJs power.

PauliJne and Judy did not combine very well lin 'the DoruJbies and ;tl1e title went 110 the Sa~er tWins, but slhe did take ItJhe M~ixed \\T;~t!b!out loss oIf a ga:me in paritneI1Smp wi/Vh Laurie Landry.

Davtid Creamer and Les Haslam Won the M'en's DoUbles, pI1crniding a cO[T~b'inlatilon that usuaJl1y does payoff . . . ltlhe big h:~t wilth consistenlt pIay.

'TII1evtor l1aylor and Pau1 Haffiler got ith'liough in the Boys' Singles as e~pected but found that the one that tried to hit would lose. Ha'nner knew already from bitter 'experience and Tayior TIound out in 'the first game. Eventually Harmer lost patience in Itlhe second a:nd the third was exped/ilte~need I s~ more!

RESULTS Men's Singles: Quaater FU.ls: M. Jobina

(OheISi.) b D. Johnson (IES's-ex) 1:7, 15. L. Haslalm (lM'idldlX.) b A. Uintd:SJa,y (Midd:x.) ----117, 14:, 18. D. OreaJIner (lMhldlX. ) b K. Baikler (Kerut) 19, 17. A. P1iddOick (Ke'nt) Ib R. Chandler (.8Uis1selX) ---8, 18, 14.

Semi-FiIlJa-ls: CiR'EIAM_EIR Ib Pliddock -19, 20, 112. JOrELN!S b Haslam 16, ---14, 18. Final: CREAMER lb Jo:hns- 1!6, 13.

Women's Singles: Semi-Finals: P. HIEMMiIlNlGiS (Her.t's) b B. Sa:yer (E~SiSex) 17, 16. J. WlIILr..a:\AIMIS (ISUSSex) b P. Martin (Kent) 2'0, 13. Finial: HEMMINGS b Will~a.ms ---1116, 20, 14.

Men's Doubles: Semi-Finals-: D. ORiIDAIMrEIR/HASrI1AiM b M. Ol'leam,e,r -(ISuvre1Y) /lPidldiOC:k 20, 118. CH~N[)LEiR/

R. M!O[RJUEIY (Glo:UJC!s.) b L. Gunn/S. Ogund,iiP'e (ISuslselx) 119, ----11'4, '12/. Final: D. CREAMER/HASLAM b OhandLer/ MorleJy 1'6, ----<15, 1J6.

Women's Doubles: Semi-Finals: B. S,AYEIR/iG. ISAYiEiR \(IE,slsex) Ib L.. WHMaiins (BuCj~s!) /IMaiI'lHn -118, 11, 20. HEIMMliNlGJS/iW[\lJLIAMIS b S. Hesslion (Eslsle!X:) / H. !lambert (Surrey) 2Q, 19. Final: SAYER/SAYER b He-m1miiIllgsi/William's 1.5, -16, 18.

(Herbs.) b M. Wald (IBUiCiks.) 1'1, 118. P. HA,RMlEIR (Her1ts.) b P. Rtcbardson (Warwi'cks.) 1,9, 18. Final: TAY,LOR b Hwrmer ~18, 8, 15.

Girls' Singles: Semi-Finals: HIDM'iMINGS ,b S. PruciHto (Buoks.) 3, 8. J. SHlI!RIlEry (Buclkls.) b M. Wa~ker ('M,iddx.) 8, 12. Final: HEMMINGS b Sihirlew 15, 9.

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