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Graham Frankel (ENG), created a complete online archive of the English Table Tennis magazines, 1935 to 2010. A great research tool.

78 Feb 2016

From the Editor

The Table Tennis

Dear Friends, Welcome to issue 78 of the Table Tennis Collector. Our cover story salutes Graham Frankel (ENG) for his monumental work in creating a complete online archive of all pages of the English TTA official magazines, from 1935 to 2010. This is a great historical resource for research, results, fact checking and interesting articles. With thanks to Gunter Straub (GER).

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I’ve compiled a list of World records, and ask the Readers to verify & perhaps add some other world records. Alan Duke (ENG) continues his remarkable research with two articles, one focusing on Slazenger’s &their Whiff-Waff game, another on early publications. Always a pleasure to welcome back Steve Grant (USA), who appeared recently on a Norway television program. Gerald Gurney (ENG) reports on the short-lived TAB-TEN game. This edition of the Philatelic Update is a brief one, but we can look forward to many more stamps and postmarks from the World Championships and the Olympic Games in the coming months. Master philatelist Hans-Peter Trautmann (GER) presents two fine articles, one on the famous and multi-talented Lilli Palmer, who was also a strong Table Tennis player.

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Our Auction Action shows an interesting variety of rackets, including a beautiful group of pyrographic bats, and the rare and elusive Galyon picture postcards. And the Back Page announces the upcoming World Team Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Editor and Publisher: Chuck Hoey, Honorary Curator ITTF Museum www.ittf.com/museum New: [email protected]

Hope you enjoy the new issue. Feedback always welcomed.

Chuck

New: Publishing Schedule: Feb 1

June 1 Oct 1

Geoff Reed (JER) 1925-2015 We are sad to learn of the passing of Geoff Reed, who was a long time Table Tennis official from Jersey.

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In this issue … Grham Frankel Archive 3 Steve Grant on tv 16-17

Art Bats Children in Need 5 Philatelic Update 25

Alan Duke Research 6-12 18-24 Hans-Peter Trautmann Reports 26-27

Gerald Gurney TAB-TEN 14-15

Auction Action 28-35

Back Page World Teams 38

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Meet the Members Historical Table Tennis Magazine Archive Completed Table tennis coach Graham Frankel, living in the English town of Harlow in the west of Essex, has not only a sense for the practical side of our racquet sport, but also for its historical issues. Cooperating with the English Table Tennis Association, in the course of the year 2015, Frankel completed a magazine archive of a special kind. On the internet platform: http://tabletennisengland.co.uk/news/tabl e-tennis-magazines-archive/ The Englishman gathered all issues of the official organ of the ETTA. Based on a total of 549 magazines, this enables a time travel. This time journey begins with the first issue published in November 1935 under the title “Table Tennis” and ends in July 2010 with the publishing of the last issue of the journal that had been renamed “Table Tennis News”. by Gunter Straub

Master collector Fabio Marcotulli (VEN) won the Men’s Doubles Gold at the Veterans Latin-American Championships held in Salinas, Ecuador (Age 60-64) in 2015. He also won Silver in the 60-64 Teams, and Bronze in Singles 70-74. Another reader, Laila Galvez, won the bronze medal in Women’s Doubles. Congratulations! Always great to see Table Tennis collectors on the podium.

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World Records Citius, Altius Fortius, the Olympic motto, Faster, Higher, Stronger. Statistics from major events in all sports provide a performance history that is an ongoing part of sport heritage, identifying who is the best of the best, defining their legacy. Following is a list of world records for Table Tennis. Within the context of the Olympics or World Championships, I encourage readers to update or identify further World Records.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS (1926-2015) Most World Men’s Singles titles: Most World Women’s Singles titles:

Victor Barna (HUN): 5 Richard Bergmann (AUT,ENG): 4 Angelica Rozeanu (ROM): 6 (consecutive) Maria Mednyanszky (HUN): 5 (consecutive) Most World Men’s Doubles Gold: Victor Barna (HUN/ENG): 8 M. Szabados (HUN): 6 Most World Women’s Doubles Gold: M. Mednyanszky (HUN): 7 A. Sipos (HUN): 6 Most World Mixed Doubles Gold, Men: Ferenc Sido (HUN): 4 Most World Mixed Doubles Gold, Women: M. Mednyanszky (HUN): 6 Most World Championship Medals, Men: Victor Barna (HUN): 40 R. Bergman (AUT/ENG): 30 Most World Ch. Medals, Women: A. Rozeanu (ROM): 30 M.Mednyanszky (HUN): 26 Most World Ch. Gold medals, Men: Victor Barna (HUN): 22 M. Szabados (HUN): 15 Most World Ch. Gold Medals, Women: M. Mednyanszky (HUN): 18 A. Rozeanu (ROM): 17 Most World Championship participations: Men: Jean-Michel Saive (BEL): 24 Victor Barna (HUN/ENG): 19 Women: K. Toth (HUN), V. Pavlovich (BLR): 17 Nations: England: 59 Hungary: 58 Most World Championships hosted: England, Japan: 7 Sweden, Germany: 6 Country, most Swaythling Cups won: Country, most Corbillon Cups won: 1�� country to win Swaythling + Corbillon at same World Championships Longest World Ch. Rally:

China: 19 Hungary: 12 China: 19 Japan: 8 USA 1937 2 hours 12 min. 1936 WCh Ehrlich-Paneth

OLYMPIC RECORDS (1988-2012 ) Most Olympic Gold Medals, Women: Most Olympic Gold Medals, Men: Most Olympic Medals:, Nation: Most Olympic Medals , Men: Most Olympic Medals, Women: Most Olympics participations, Men: Most Olympic participations, Women:

DENG Yaping, ZHANG Yining, WANG Nan (CHN): 4 MA Lin (CHN): 3 China: 32 Korea: 16 WANG Hao (CHN): 5 WANG Nan (CHN): 5 J. Persson (SWE), J-M Saive (BEL), Z. Primorac (CRO): 7 Olufunke Oshionaike (NGR): 6 (qualified forRio 2016)

OTHER RECORDS Most ITTF Hall of Fame Members: (DING Ning & XU Xin, new members) Most World Tour Gold Medals, Men’s Singles: Grand Final, Men’s Singles: Women’s Singles: Grand Final Women Singles: Pending: World Ranking records

China: 31 Hungary: 9

Japan: 6

Samsonov (BLR): 26, WANG Liqin: 21 MA Long: 4 2008, ‘09, ‘11, ‘15 WANG Liqin: 3 ZHANG Yining: 29 ZHANG Yining: 4 2000, ‘02, ‘05, ‘06

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The Art of Ping Pong Auction for BBC Children in Need London, 6-25 November 2015

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by Alan Duke

Thanks to Boris Johnson and his famous 2012 Olympics acceptance speech, it is widely known that Whiff-Waff was one of the early names for Table Tennis (but not the first!). Not so widely known is that in 1900 it was registered as a Trade Mark1 by Slazenger & Sons. Slazenger have always been very closely involved with tennis and golf, and much less so with table tennis, but they were active at the beginning of the 20th century in producing sets bearing the Whiff-Waff name, initially for their version of Table Tennis. Following the early success of this product it was renamed simply Table Tennis, and the Whiff-Waff name transferred to the new game of Table Badminton2. In addition to the Trade Mark, Slazenger also registered as Copyright3 the Rules for Table Badminton, and Albert Egerton Legh Slazenger applied for three Patents4 for table tennis equipment (14726, 24108, 24777, of which Abandoned 1901 Patent Application. only No. 24108 was Registered). Since those early days The address is that of a Patent Agent. table tennis has, throughout the life of the company, continued to be included amongst the wide range of ‘other sports’, such as cricket, croquet, hockey, badminton, football, etc, for which the company has supplied equipment. © ITTF Museum

Who were Slazenger & Sons? Co-founder Ralph Slazenger once described the company, accurately, as a small friendly company, despite its international operations. From the beginning, they were alert to new trends (such as the waterproofing of materials, then the demand for sports equipment and clothing), and to the overseas potential for such items. Their sports brand always commanded a strong presence, built upon a personal approach, an innovative marketing style, and a reputation for quality. Each racket carried the signature of ‘Slazenger & Sons’. The company has also enjoyed the benefit of big-name endorsements for its product lines (for example, Miklos Szabados and Richard Bergmann in the case of table tennis).

The origins of the family firm of Slazenger in the United Kingdom can be traced back to the arrival in Manchester of Mordecai Slazenger (1770-1819). Born in Baden, he was part of the first influx of German Jews to Manchester, where he was living by at least 1795 (when his son Henry was born there). 1800 Manchester Directory

The surname has appeared in various forms, such as Sclazenger or Schlazenger, whilst Schlesinger is the name for people from Silesia (Schlesin), formerly in Prussia, now in Poland. Possibly the family was known by a different surname in Silesia and was given the name Schlesinger at one of their migration ports. Family tradition has it that their ancestors crossed into Scandinavia, possibly from Hamburg, sailed across to perhaps Hull, aiming to travel across northern England to Liverpool and join a ship to America. But word then reached them of the American War of Independence and its effects so they decided to settle in the north of England, firstly in the older-

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SLAZENGER AND WHIFF-WAFF established Jewish community in Liverpool. By the 1780s, many had moved to Manchester, opening small shops in the ‘Old Town’ area. The town was fast becoming a busy industrial and commercial centre, with the many cotton mills in the area leading to it becoming the centre of the hugely important cotton trade (and the subsequent trade in cotton clothing, both old and new).

Mordecai married Dublin-born Isabella Franks (1775-1855) and they had seven children. In 1800, he is listed as living at 4 Millar’s (or Miller’s) Lane, Salford, and from 1804 to 1809 is described as an ‘umbrella-maker’. Around 1810, Isabella’s brother Jacob was trading from this address as, amongst many other services offered, an ‘optician’, his ornate handbill including a note at the very bottom (in a nod to Mordecai’s business, presumably): By 1813 Mordecai and family had moved to 14 Miller Street, Long Millgate. 1815 Manchester Directory

Following her husband’s death, Isabella carried on the business, later going into partnership with Lewis Moss. Perhaps because of this, or possibly because one of her daughters married a Joel Moss, or maybe just because it was the most common surname in Manchester, all the children added Moss to their surname, further anglicizing the process started with the change of spelling to Slazenger.

1821 Manchester Directory

Isabella later moved to Bury, and finally Preston. Meanwhile all her sons went into the clothing trade, setting up in some of the smaller towns in the Lancashire cotton belt, with number three son Joseph (1810-1872) choosing Warrington for his trade in second-hand clothes. Joseph Slazenger Moss married Eliza Lazarus (18231901) in 1842, and the first three of their 12 children were born in Warrington. Joseph moved into tailoring and in 1844 had at least two tailor’s shops (one at 22 Horsemarket, Warrington).

1850 Manchester Directory

Joseph took over the upmarket tailoring business of William Hulme at 23 Market Street. In 1830, Market Street had been described as ‘the most handsome shopping street in Europe’. By 1851 (then listed as a tailor and draper) Joseph had 16 employees, and was an active figure in the Jewish community. On his death, eldest son Ralph took over the family tailoring business, acquiring a number of further premises, until by 1877 there were 5 shops.

1876 Manchester Directory (H B is the suburb of Higher Broughton, home to many wealthy Jewish merchants, and near the Moss family home at Cheetham)

Most of his brothers were also involved in the family business; Isaac (1855-1927) as a tailor at 23 Market Street, Albert a commercial traveller, Horatio (18581946) a hosier at 46 Market Street, and Frank (18601938) a warehouseman.

1877 Manchester Directory

Perhaps an early sign of the direction the company would take are the first appearances of ‘athletic clothing’ (1877) and ‘sporting clothing’ (1879), reflecting the increased leisure time available to the middle-classes following the Industrial Revolution.

1879 Manchester Directory

Waterproof clothing was added to the range, following Charles Macintosh’s invention of the process for waterproofing cotton cloth (1823), and his subsequent work with Manchester manufacturers in improving the process and the material.

1863 Manchester Directory

In 1850 the family moved to Manchester where 1876 Manchester Directory

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SLAZENGER AND WHIFF-WAFF The first mention of Slazenger & Sons is in 1876 (as Slazenger et Fils), importers of fancy goods and gaiter manufacturers, etc, based at Irene Chambers (the home of a number of businesses at 23-25 Market Street, and not a person!). Together with brothers Isaac and Albert, Ralph established factories in Manchester and Paris.

Quick to realise the potential of the new game of lawn tennis, one of their earliest products was a set of “Lawn Tennis in Boxes”, providing everything needed for the game (rackets, balls, net, chalk, and rules).

1886 London Directory 1883 Manchester Directory

By 1880 the company had moved to premises in Corporation Street, with access via the rear in Hodson’s Square, and a warehouse on the top storey. By then they were also using the name Slazenger and Sons e.g. in two Design Registrations (No.356,660 in 1880 for textiles, and 376,006 in 1882 for indiarubber soles), and in 1883 for two Patent Applications (3047 concerning lawn-tennis balls, and 3156 for lawn-tennis nets and other apparatus). This was their first mention of sports equipment, just nine years after the popularisation of lawn tennis by Walter Clopton Wingfield’s Patent for ‘A portable Court for Playing Tennis’ (685/1874).

Given that the company is probably best-known for the Wimbledon connection and lawn tennis balls, it seems appropriate that their first Patent should be for that product.

In the first 5 years at this address, the family were prolific in applying for Patents and Trade Marks to protect their inventions. For example, there were applications for almost 40 Patents, mainly from Ralph, with a number from Albert, and even one from Frank, for a variety of topics (sporting items, clothing, waterproofing, sundry other inventions, and even a couple of games):

This 1884 Patent was for the ‘New Game of “Sandringham”’. The following was for a ‘modification of tennis and badminton’:

In 1884 alone, they applied for six Trade Marks, including the following, the first of which was later used for table tennis bats and balls:

This second Patent is also very interesting, not only as it demonstrates that the company was also involved with other equipment for the game, but as it intriguingly also includes the first-known reference to lawn-tennis being played on a table5. In 1883-4 Ralph and Albert moved the business south to 56 Cannon Street, London, at the same time diversifying further into the manufacture of sporting equipment (famously supplying tennis balls continuously to the Wimbledon tournament for over 100 years).

Advertisement in Pastime, 1884

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SLAZENGER AND WHIFF-WAFF Albert floated the business as Slazenger’s Limited in 1911. The shop at 23 Market Street, Manchester, had continued as I S Moss & Sons until around 1903, in 1907 becoming home to the Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank.

The London Gazette, July 18, 1890

By the 1890s, the brothers had been joined by younger siblings Frank and Horatio. The latter worked as Director of Sales and Marketing and remained on the Board until his death in 1946. Frank (also adopting Legh as a forename!) later ran the New York branch of the business.

© ITTF Museum

Ralph Slazenger Moss was born on the 15th April 1844 at 22 Horse Market, Warrington (although later claiming nearby Lymm, in Cheshire, for the event, as presumably to him more respectable-sounding). In 1851, he was living with his family at 23 Market Street, and after leaving Manchester Grammar School, he joined his father’s business as an apprentice in 1859, completing his education at Forster’s College, Cheetham. By 1861, the family (now enlarged) had moved to 159 York Street, Cheetham. Later re-named Cheetham Hill Road, this was in the Jewish Quarter of a North Manchester suburb. In 1871, described as a hosier, he was living with his parents Joseph and Eliza and his siblings at 2a Marshall Place, Halliwell Lane, Cheetham (and co-submitting his first Patent Application: No. 3024 in October 1872 for improvements in metal blinds and shutters for shopfronts). By 1881, the family had moved to Beech House, Legh Street, Broughton, Salford, with Ralph listed as a leather merchant (currier).

1896 London Directory

Around 1896 the company began the move to its best-known London address by taking over a former tea warehouse at 10 Ducksfoot Lane (a small lane running south from Laurence Pountney Hill to Upper Thames Street). By the following year the move from Cannon Street was complete, the address known from then until its demolition in 1962 as just Laurence Pountney Hill. Another property just across Laurence Pountney Lane (No.15) was also acquired and the two buildings linked in 1909 by a third-floor footbridge over the lane.

Although Ralph had served as President of the Great Synagogue on Cheetham Hill Road, following his move to London he renounced his Judaism, and in early 1886 dropped the Moss from his surname, reverting to just Slazenger (as did others of his siblings). He (and Albert) then started to move in Victorian London’s middle-class circles. By 1884, Ralph had joined the National Liberal Club, at its temporary headquarters in Trafalgar Square. Membership of this newest of the London Clubs (formed in 1882) is not necessarily an indication of his political views, as it was intended as a ‘liberal’ club in every sense of the word, and accepted both political and non-political members. He married wealthy widow Jane Stokes (née Rutherford, born Aberdeen 1840; died London 1912) on 2nd April 1890 in Hampstead, and they resided at 9 Kensington Court, London, with a further property at St Alban’s Court, Nonington, near Dover. They had no children.

1897 London Directory

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Ralph was a member of eight City of London Livery Companies (e.g. Spectacle-Makers, from 5th July 1907; Shipwrights, also from 5th July 1907; Needlemakers, 5th November 1909, Master from 10th November). He was elected in 1903 to the Court of Common Council of the City of London as representative for Dowgate Ward (which included Laurence Pountney Hill); Freeman of the City (1903, 1907); a very active Sheriff of London, 1909-10 (carrying out 590 public engagements during his year in office, even ignoring medical advice and attending his successor’s inauguration on 28 September); and Governor of several charitable institutions, notably the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital. He had enrolled in the 1st Lancashire Light Horse

The London Gazette, January 3, 1871

Volunteer Corps (September 7th 1870), soon gaining promotion to Lieutenant (although resigning his Commission in September 1871 and returning to the Ranks). The Light Horse regiment was disbanded in 1873, but Ralph is reported to have remained an ardent Volunteer, serving for 30 years in the Lancashire Light Infantry; he used the title of Captain from 1897 on (possibly just another affectation?). He retained his association with Manchester throughout his life, presiding over meetings of the Association of Lancastrians in London, and in 1909 returning for the 5th reunion of the Old Mancunians’ Association (and taking the opportunity to catch up at a Council Meeting with many he had known in his youth). Ralph was a popular, genial man, and his name was known wherever lawn tennis was played; he was an avid sportsman (cricket, golf, shooting) with a fine physique. He retired from the company around 1901, and died at home on 24th October 1910, aged 67, after a short bout of influenza and pneumonia. He was cremated and interred 3 days later at Putney Vale Cemetery (B.154) following a service at St Mary Abbot’s, Kensington. He left £108,918/5/8d, with brother Albert as co-executor with company Managing Director Archdale Palmer. Albert Slazenger Moss was born on the 9th January 1857 at 159 York Street, Cheetham, Manchester. In 1871 and 1881 he was living with the family at Halliwell Lane and then Legh Street, in 1881

described as a commercial traveller. By 1888 he had also dropped the Moss as a surname. But he had also added two forenames, Egerton and Legh (I suppose thinking that if Ralph could alter his place of birth, the addition of a couple of names would do no harm). The names chosen were those of two of the richest families in Cheshire; the Egertons of Tatton Park, and the Leghs with branches at Lyme Park and High Legh.

In 1891 (now a Merchant) he had moved with his widowed mother and sister Bella to St John’s Wood Park, Hampstead. In the second half of 1909 he married Leila Mary Gully (born 1878, Cuckfield, Sussex; died 1940 at Sandwich Bay) at Eastry, Kent. She was an able and supportive partner, and also an accomplished sportswoman (a keen golfer, representing Sussex, and excellent tennis and hockey player). By 1911 they were living at New Place, Sunningdale, Chertsey, where he was listed as Manufacturer of Indiarubber Sporting and Athletic Goods and Games. They had one son, Ralph Chivas Gully Slazenger, born in London in 1914. The family later lived at 11 Prince’s Gardens, South Kensington, and also had a country house, “Sandown”, at Marine Parade, Sandwich Bay, Kent. Albert was admitted to the Gold and Silver Wyre-Drawers’ Livery Company (and Freedom of the City) on 22 March 1909. Following Ralph’s early death, Albert took over his Councilman role, and also served as Chairman of Slazenger’s, going daily to his office until just the week before his death. He invested in properties in Cheapside, Westminster, Eltham, and two plots of land at Helwan, near Cairo. Albert was also described as of genial temperament, full of fun, and a keen tennis player. He knew all the champions from the days of Renshaw to Budge and Perry, and was closely involved with Fred Perry’s contract with Slazenger at the time of the amateur / professional sponsorship debates. He contributed to the development of lawn tennis by ensuring high standards for the game’s equipment, providing support for the Lawn Tennis Association, and financial support for the ‘Lawn Tennis and Badminton’ magazine. He also played golf regularly at the Royal St George’s Golf Club, Sandwich, right up to the year before he died. His death came, not long after that of his wife, in a Nursing Home in London on 22nd June 1940, after an operation following a short illness. He was buried at Putney Vale Cemetery (in family plot B.154), leaving assets of £434,582/8/4d.

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October 1936 November 1936

Above, October 1938

Below, 1954

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From the 1905-06 catalogue. In the extraxt above, note the missing space where the original artwork has been retained, but the words ‘Whiff-Waff or’ have been removed (although the name can still be clearly seen on the net). In the extract below, note the two spellings of the name, and also mention of an ‘Ayling bat’ [R D Ayling, winner of All-England Championship, December 1902]. This bat carried his signature on the handle, and the faces were covered with ’very superior quality transparent vellum’. There was also a ‘Parker bat’ [Arnold Parker] in the range, similar to the Ayling, but with a shorter, leather-covered handle and a ‘thumb piece of cork in the base of the head’.

To summarise, it can be seen that the company was based around the Manchester area before its move south to London, with the founders born in or close to the city, and calling it home for the early parts of their lives. Steve Grant demonstrated in his book ‘Ping Pong Fever’ how the term Ping Pong had been in use before the game was ever invented. The same is true of Whiff-Waff, as it is an old Lancashire dialect term for “trifling words or actions” (listed in William Holloway’s 1839 book). For those not familiar with the geography of England, Manchester and Warrington lie within the historic county boundary of Lancashire! So is it possible that it was a term known to the Slazengers from their youth which just sounded right for the new game? It could have been worse! References:

‘More Tales of Manchester Jewry’ (Monty Dobkin). ‘Jewish Manchester’ (Bill Williams). Slazenger catalogue (Gerald Gurney). Manchester Jewish Museum. ‘Table Tennis’, magazine of the English Table Tennis Association, for the 1930s advertisements. ‘Winners in Action: The Complete Story of the Dunlop Slazenger Sports Companies’ (Brian Simpson). Table Tennis Collector: 1. No.50, page 4; 2. No.3, pages 6-7; 3. No.72, page 14; 4. No.24, page 7; No.70, page 4; 5. No.77, page 10. With grateful thanks to Colin Dean for his help with the family history (Article for Your Family History magazine, December 2003).

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1936 advertisement for Swedish rackets , with thanks to Magnus Sturesson

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TAB-TEN Table Lawn Tennis by Gerald Gurney

A confusion of titles! How can this be the 15�� edition?

Some years ago - 18 to be precise - Alan Duke and I published an article in Collector 14 under the title Table Lawn Tennis and gave some account of how David King, a manufacturer of sports equipment, devised and introduced his new game in 1922. It seems to have enjoyed a very brief existence but we have no date or reason for its decline and fall. I have now found an original copy of David King’s (16 page) Rules and it is possible to see some possible reasons for the game’s failure. The Rules did, indeed, replicate all those of lawn tennis: service was direct over the net (and to alternate courts) but into a space only 28 inches by 18 inches (71x45.7cm), very difficult for an umpire to judge even if he is a British Army General!; Volleying was allowed but how practical was it and was it sometimes (unlike tennis) a certain winner?; If a ball was high enough for an overhead smash was it not on its way out?

“TAB-TEN” - Table-Lawn-Tennis being played by General Sir Francis Lloyd, K.C.B., C.V.O., D.S.O., Against Sir Philip Dawson, M.P., General Travers Clark, Q.M.G. (British Army), acting as umpire. Is that David King to the right of the umpire? What did Table Tennis players say?

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“More than 100 different sets in stock!” Did the business collapse?

Addendum by the Editor: Left, an original of the first edition, from the ITTF Museum Library. Note the different titles and the author, F.W. Last, whose name disappeared from later editions, though he was cited with an endorsement quote. Regarding the number of editions, I have always believed that these were exaggerated if not desperate attempts to suggest success of the game.

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PING PONG FEVER by Steve Grant (USA) I was on Norway TV in December. Based partly on my book Ping Pong Fever---the Madness That Swept 1902 America, the humorous documentary showed the origins and the social significance of table tennis. It was part of an 8-week series on 8 different sports, produced by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and journalist Linda Eide. My scenes were filmed in New York City in 2014. Linda is a very popular personality back home; Norwegian passersby in Times Square were thrilled to be photographed with her. (But that’s me in this photo.) Here’s the link to the show on the broadcaster’s website: http://tinyurl.com/p9xg36a (or google: nrk smaesj 7). For a transcript in Norwegian that you may, if you wish, translate online into the garbled language of your choice, click on “Teksting” below the video. You will also find the following viewer’s guide helpful:

Highlights include: *A spit-take by Emmett Jaques, co-head of the Jaques of London sporting goods firm that claims to have invented table tennis and that in actuality first popularized the game. *Action at Bounce, the London ping pong social center, where a blue plaque states that this is the very spot where a Jaques ancestor patented the game. As our colleague Alan Duke (ENG) has pointed out, we “haven’t ever found a patent for it, and the Trade Mark wasn’t registered by him either.” *A Yes He Is/No He Isn’t debate (left) between a teleported Emmett Jaques and me concerning my James Devonshire inventor assertion, supported publicly by Mr. Jaques’ own ancestor in 1901.

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*An examination of the two-pronged derivation of the name “Ping Pong,” namely the onomatopoeic origin (demonstrated at right by Linda and Emmett) and the music-hall origin---the popular Ping Pong nonsense

songs of the 1880s before the term had any meaning, as detailed more fully in my book. At left is 1884 songwriter Harry Dacre’s supposed response when asked the meaning of his phrase “Ping Pong.” (By the way, Dacre later wrote the “bicycle built for two” song.)

Lowlights include: * A reenactment of my discovery of the inventor of table tennis. Seen here, Linda clapboards Take Number 235, which I hadn’t even realized (not knowing Norwegian) until I recently saw the subtitle. She was joking. I rather doubt I needed even 100 takes. * A segment on Virginia Woolf simply because she later lived in the same house as the table tennis inventor (mercifully cut short by a phone call from the producer demanding a return to the show’s main topic). * A ping pong game with an official of the Nobel Prize Institute simply because this Cold War historian also discusses Ping Pong Diplomacy. *Linda’s attempted fratricide by racket of her lifelong ping pong rival. I had the honor of closing the show from Times Square (right). In America we say, “That’s all she wrote.”

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EARLY MAGAZINE ARTICLES – PART 1 by Alan Duke

This series will present articles, illustrations, snippets, etc, from magazines and newspapers of the early 1900s. During this initial craze for the new pastime, there were few magazines that did not include at least one article or story about table tennis. It is not my intention to duplicate items that have already been featured in TTC, and where appropriate I shall try to include cross-references. Many newspaper reports have already been included in a number of previous articles 1. Extracts from all nine known issues of ‘The Table Tennis and Pastimes Pioneer’ have previously been published2, and thanks to Steve Grant, even details of the ‘anonymous’ Editor and Publishers3. But, as listed in the article on Copyright materials, there was another early magazine devoted to Table Tennis4. Or was there? Apart from the sample of Issue 1 included with the Application Form (No. 36573), no further issues have been discovered, nor indeed any evidence that Issue 1 was ever printed for circulation. This first article in the series features the little-known contents of that issue.

WHAT wonderful changes take place even in a few months! Why, if twelve months ago a paper had been issued in the interests of Table Tennis players, it would have been openly laughed at; but now we feel sure all players will at least greet our creation with some degree of toleration. We admit that it is with feelings of timidity that we place this first issue before the public. The title has been somewhat of a perplexing question, and in finally selecting Table Tennis in place of Ping Pong, we trust we have met the public feeling correctly. We cannot but think that the name Ping Pong conveys a somewhat slangy snap, which would be resented by a certain section of our readers. Many persons we have spoken to about this paper have considered it would be impossible to obtain sufficient interesting news to publish it in weekly form, but we feel convinced that our readers will take good care that we have plenty of readable matter. What with Club news, Tournament fixtures, Correspondence, Illustrated interviews and many sundry other matters, all of great importance both to the expert

and beginner, we cannot see that there should be any lack on this score, another and very serious reason for publishing each week, is that in our opinion the news of a monthly journal is stale for one week and not news at all for three. We have been fortunate enough to obtain the services of several well known players as permanent members of our staff, nevertheless we shall be only too delighted if our readers will assist us as far as possible in our endeavours to obtain all news and information of interest to the Table Tennis player. A first class player has been placed at the head of the correspondence department, and all queries of general interest will be answered in these columns, and those only of private interest by post. As a parting word, dear reader, may we by our constant endeavour to improve and our unceasing endeavours to supply your wants, shortly find our little paper in every house where “Table Tennis” the game has penetrated. The EDITOR.

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THE SERVICE.—The style adopted by various players differs, according as the service is relied upon to win the point or simply to start the rally. With the former object in view the writer has found a very hard, low delivery from several feet behind the end of the table most effective, as the striker, even if able to return the service, usually sends back the ball so high as to render a winning shot comparatively easy to the server. It need hardly be said that, as no “fault” is allowed, anything like certainty with such a service requires constant and careful practice. Some players attempt a “screw” service, but this is not very effective, owing to the smoothness of the vellum racquet and the celluloid ball. THE RETURN.—The respective merit of the forehand and the backhand return forms a constant subject for discussion amongst Table Tennis clubmen. There is a great deal to be said in favour of each stroke and probably the most effective play is that in which either style can be easily adopted at will. There are, however, first-class players who stick religiously to forehand play from every part of the table. Undoubtedly, however, the backhand stroke is used to a much greater extent in Table Tennis than in Lawn Tennis, and it is one which the would-be expert should cultivate thoroughly. The two desiderata in the return stroke are hard hitting and good

placing, the tendency being rather to neglect the latter in favour of the former. THE HALF VOLLEY.—This is, perhaps, the favourite stroke with Table Tennis players, owing to the very fast nature of the play. Many of them rely upon it almost entirely, and a sharp rally of low, halfvolley strokes between two such players is a very pretty sight. On the other hand, there are those who much prefer the long, swinging stroke, resulting in base-line play. That this stroke is absolutely essential at times all players will allow, and it is therefore one which, whilst not at all difficult to learn, is well worth carefully developing. THE SMASH.—This, whilst unquestionably the most effective, is certainly the most difficult of all Table Tennis strokes, requiring, as it does, unerring judgment, lightning quickness, and absolute accuracy. Against a player of medium calibre this stroke is almost certain to score, and its constant repetition has a most demoralising effect on an opponent. Mr. Llewellyn Hutchinson, one of the earliest players of the game, and to whom it owes, perhaps, more than to any other enthusiast, is the best “smasher" the writer has yet seen, and, as may be gathered from another illustration, when in form for his favourite stroke, is practically unplayable. The only way to discount the advantage possessed by the skilful “smasher” is to avoid “lobbing,” and to adopt a hard, low style of play.

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AS to the future of Table Tennis, it would be unwise to dogmatise, but we think that from all accounts it may fairly be deduced that the game has in it all the requisite elements of a high-class indoor pastime. That it is at the present time ridiculed by many, objected to by some, and cordially detested by a few, is entirely discounted by the fact that it has provided untold enjoyment and healthy exercise to thousands, during the last year, and will do so increasingly in the near future. It may be remembered that lawn tennis had to go through a period shortly after its introduction, when it was contemptuously relegated by athletes to the realm of Girls’

schools and garden parties. lt successfully survived the ordeal, and it augurs well for the future of Table Tennis that its keenest players are drawn from the ranks of lawn tennis. That there is a large section of those who have played Table Tennis in its afterdinner social variety, which has not yet recognised the game as a really serious branch of British sport, goes without saying; but the formation of suburban and provincial clubs, which commenced last winter, and which has largely increased during the present season, will, we believe, tend to accord its true value and legitimate position to this best of all indoor pastimes.

THE days of the parchment racquet are obviously over. The many advantages of the racquet strung with gut have compelled the Table Tennis playing public to pass a verdict in its favour not even adding a recommendation for mercy on behalf of the old pattern. First let us take the disadvantages of the parchment. It is always getting loose, and requires to be constantly warmed, this is all very well in the winter, but how would we get on when the warmth of summer does away with the cheery, but unnatural, warmth of the fire. Again the fidgetting and penetrating noise made by the tightly stretched vellum annoys everyone in the house that is not playing, making it impossible to play Table Tennis in a house where lives an invalid. Now coming to the more technical part of the affair. It is self evident that it is much

easier to use the stroke commonly called the “screw,” with a gut-racquet than with a vellum racquet, which has practically no hold on the ball. Another great advantage is the much longer life of the gut, thereby saving the continual expense of the new racquets which is so much objected to by the users of the out-of-date vellum racquet. As one of the great advantages of Table Tennis is the cheapness of the “rig out,” this point alone would be sufficient to ensure public approval. It is needless to say that beginners are strongly recommended to get used to the gut racquet at once and they will never regret it. For particulars of various racquets the reader is referred to the advertisement columns.

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WATCHING a Table Tennis match would be intensely amusing, even to one ignorant of the game, as the most startling freaks of the balls create an ever changing fund of merriment. When Mr. Tasker has been playing I have seen the ball hit the net and simply crawl along and drop into his opponent’s court, thereby making an absolutely untakable shot. When he has been playing with the now famous "boy" from the Hendon Club, I have seen him step back from the table thinking he had won with his last stroke, but the youthful genius had taken the ball a few inches from the floor and sent it safely across the net. One of Mr. Tasker’s best shots is, in my opinion, his “crouch smash.” This is a very effective stroke in reply to a hard drive. As the ball comes towards you, you crouch down and hit the ball with the racquet above the wrist just as it passes the edge of the table. This is a good return for a hard service, but that it is most difficult to accomplish goes without saying. Another splendid stroke of his is termed the “side bound,” on the ball leaving the table, you step well forward and hit the ball sideways at an angle of 45 deg. but with a sharp upward twist, thereby keeping the ball within bounds and making a simply untakable reply to a slow drive. Although this stroke requires some practice it is well

worth mastering, and will win many a game for its master. I managed to get a few words with him between whiles, speaking of his experiences he said:“Playing in the tournament the other day I had some amusing experiences. I drove three or four balls from right to left, and then hit the ball straight down the side line by turning my wrist back. My opponent at the moment the ball hit the table on one side was holding his racquet to take it the other. Again I had driven the ball hard from left to right backhand. It was returned weakly to the same place. Instead of driving backhand, I stepped across as described above and hit the ball forehand to the same spot. My opponent seeing me step to the left dashed across, thinking I should drive to the vacant space. He was disappointed. The next time a similar thing occurred, only he, learning by experience, stayed where he was. What could I do but use the first stroke described and hit hard across to the left. Again, I say, vary your strokes as much as possible. After playing a hard hitting game so as to keep your adversary well away from the table, start a series of short cross shots, so that he has to lean well over the table. When he has got quite use to it and begins to feel happy and quiet, a hard drive will usually be effective.”

Note that some of the comments attributed to “M. Tasker” are word for word those written by Mr A Parker in his article “How I Play Ping-Pong” (Daily Mail, 3 January 1902)! [The British Library Newspaper Collection lists two items from 1901, entitled Table Tennis and Ping-Pong. But the examples consist of only the outer cover of each, with no contents. Apart from the title, the two are identical, with the inner and outer covers of both filled with the same (non-table tennis) advertisements. Below the main title is a sub-heading News * Notes * Notions, and the date December 20, 1901. Possibly more draft versions of magazines that didn’t make it? Unless anyone knows any differently, of course!]

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THE table space on each side of the net is a court; there are no sub-divisions as in lawn-tennis, and should the server fail the first time a point is registered to his opponent. The amount of skill it is possible to display in this game is wonderful. Some players can do almost anything with the ball. When two adepts are playing, rallies of forty or fifty are common, and as many as seventy-two have been known. One of the great points to cultivate is the art of "sending" the ball so that it will be difficult for your opponent to return it, as an example, the trick of striking the ball on to the extreme edge of the table from which it flies off at extraordinary angles may be mentioned. When this comes off, it is a killing stroke, but let the beginner be warned of the extreme danger of losing a point by the ball not touching the table. Another and more feasible way to score is, after serving to your opponent`s right,

place the following to the extreme left. This will tie him up in a knot as it were. Then there is half-volleying—that is, catching the ball just after it bounces; the man who can do this well generally comes off victorious. To meet a hard service, stand well back, and let the ball rebound from the racquet. After some practice it is amazing how rapidly the ball travels to and fro. Some players prefer to use the back-handed stroke, and there is no doubt that very rapid play can be maintained in this manner. To such a height of popularity has the game attained that regular match fixtures are arranged amongst clubs. Many gentlemen, once slaves of the billiard cue, have transferred their allegiance to the Table Tennis racquet, and their wives and daughters are grateful to the new game, their only regret is that Table Tennis was not invented years before.

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THE members of the Provisional Table Tennis Association—wbich must not be confounded with any ping pong organisation—met last night in London to discuss various questions concerning the government of the game. The term “ping pong” was repudiated as being undignified and unsuitable to describe a "serious national pastime," and a council was appointed to decide on ways and means. Two representatives each from the following clubs will form the council :–

Cavendish, Upper Clapton, Streatham Common, Walthamstow, Chiswick, Ealing, Hampton, Shaftesbury, Leytonstone, Ambleside, Bloomsbury House, the Racquet, the Ladbroke, the Lordship, the Crystal Palace, the Charterhouse, Wandsworth Common, Queen’s Club, Hildrop Club, Finsbury, and the Fountain Club. Mr. G. H. Mennell (Cavendish) and Mr. E. F. Long (Chiswick) will act as secretaries.

References 1. TTC 64, 66, 67, 68 (‘Early Tournament Reports’) TTC 53-56 (‘Early references in The Times’) TTC 58 (‘The Penny Illustrated Paper’)

2. TTC 04 to TTC 12. 3. TTC 67, pages 11-13. 4. TTC 72, pages 14-15.

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Philatelic Update Our Philatelic Update is rather brief in this edition! That should change soon, given the upcoming World Team Championships in Malaysia, and the Olympic Games in Rio, when new stamps and many new postmarks are anticipated. Special thanks to all those who send news & updates.

Personalized stamp, World Junior Championships 29 Nov - 6 Dec Vendespace

Singapore, 50 years of independence. 5 August 2015

Special thanks to Hans-Peter Trautmann, Winfried Engelbrecht,Tang Ganxian, Marc Templereau, Ortwin Schiessel, Rob van Tuyl and Gao Yibin for their helpful reports of philatelic items.

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Lilli Palmer: Actress, writer, painter and table tennis player (by Hans-Peter Trautmann) Lilli Palmer ((* 24. Mai 1914 in Posen, Prussia – † 27. Januar 1986 in Los Angeles), born Lilli Marie Peiser, was a German actress, writer and painter. She won the Deutscher Filmpreis three times and was nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award. Lilli and her family moved to Berlin when she was four. She studied drama in Berlin and started her career at the Hessisches Landestheater in Darmstadt 1932. Lilli Marie Palmer (Peiser) was a hopeful table tennis talent in her youth and nominated for the 1930 World Table Tennis Championship 1930 in Berlin. She lost her single match in the round of 16 against the later champion Mária Mednyánszky. In the ranking-list of the German Table Tennis Union (DTTB) she was on the 9th place. Her partner in the mixed games was often Heinz Nickelsburg (Hilary Nichols * 27. Oktober 1912 in Berlin; † 17. März 2001 in London). Lilli Palmer played table tennis German Television (MDR) 1967

She emigrated to Paris in 1933 when she found no work as a Jew in Nazi-Germany, and made her screen debut in Crime Unlimited (1935) and appeared in British films for the next decade. In 1943, she married actor Rex Harrison and followed him to Hollywood in 1945. She signed with Warner Brothers and appeared in several films. Lilli Palmer returned to Germany in 1954, where she played roles in many films and television productions. Her second marriage was in 1957 with the Argentine actor Carlos Thompson. A talented writer, Palmer published in 1974 a memoir “Dicke Lilli – gutes Kind” which became an international bestseller. Philatelists can prove the 4th World Table Tennis Championships 1930 in Berlin and Lilli Palmer with this stamp from Germany, issued October 12, 2000. Michel-Catalog Nr. 2143 ((2143-2147):

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Who was Bedřich Nikodém ? (by Hans‐Peter Trautmann)

Autograph of  Bedřich Nikodém 

Postcard from Bedřich Nikodém dated Jan. 30th, 1928 and sent from Berlin to Josef Maleček (father of the table tennis player Antonín Maleček * 1909, the world table tennis champion with the team in 1932) in Prague. (Collection of Hans-Peter Trautmann, Reichelsheim, Germany)

Bedřich Nikodém (also: Bedrich Fritz or Bedrich Friedrich Nikodém) was born as son of an engineer August 12th, 1909 in Vienna/Austria. The family moved in 1921 to Brno / Czechoslovakia. He absolved a study for engineer in Prague. But his main interests had been sport and music. At the end of the 1920s he was one of the best Czechoslovakian table tennis players. He was a member of the Czechoslovakian national table tennis team from 1929 til 1933. His results at the World Table Tennis Championships with the Czechoslovakian team: 1932 Prague Winner Antonin Malecek, Jindrich Lauterbach, Stanislav Kolar, Michael Grohbauer. 1931 Budapest 2. place Antonin Malecek, Jindrich Lauterbach, Stanislav Kolar, Karel Svoboda. 1930 Berlin 3. place Antonin Malecek, Mikulas Fried, Bohumil Hajek, Zdenek Heydušek. During the worldwide great depression at the end of 1929 till the late 1930s, he earned his money as a pianist in bars. Under the pseudonym Niki Němec he made records with Dixieland dance­orchestras. He also composed at this time his first songs, which became popular in the “tramp-scene”. Since the 1940s he was devoted mainly to composing the Swing style, and some of his songs in the 1950s became classics. Bedřich Nikodém composed in the 1960s mainly Rock 'n' Roll.  He died of a heart­attack in Prague on July 29th, 1970. The Czech city Ostrava named a 2,3 kilometer long street in 1983 in his honor: Bedřicha Nikodéma.

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Auction Action Quite a good variety of items went up for bids, including rackets, balls, sets, cards, pins - most at reasonable prices, but as always, some exceptions: a press photo of Johnny Leach was offered at £148 with £100 postage!?

No bids at £100 for this fine wood bat with bulbous grip Ayres strung racket, c. 1901. No takers at £100

Box lithograph, “The Popular English Game”, both players using the penhold grip. $60

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McLoughlin (NY) Table Tennis set in large wood box, with 4 fine drum rackets with red leather trim. Originally offered at $1200 Buy it Now price, no takers, then auctioned for $235

Racket made from woven cane. The head design is on both sides, with a hollow space in between. 21.5 inches length, 9 inch diameter head.

C.1901 Slazenger Whiff-Waff set with pair of strung rackets. $453 after 47 bids!

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4 drum battledores, 2 with vellum one side, the other strung. No. 4 size, one is No. 3. This auction attracted much attention, and after some vigorous bidding (32 bids!) they sold for an impressive £770.

Superb group of 4 Table Tennis wood bats with beautiful pyrographic (wood-burned) designs. Given the past history of prices for pyrographic rackets, and the fine quality of this group,, the winning bid of $1135 seems quite reasonable.

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Two Galyon postcards from the rare set of 12, the first Ping Pong picture postcards. Undivided back, write-in invitations to play Ping Pong. £245

Card 6 in the Ping Pong in Fairyland set, sold for a strong price of 101 Euros. This series attracts general postcard collectors, so the bidding tends to be more competitive. For many years I had cards 1 - 5, then chanced upon the 6�� card to complete the set.

Leather Postcard with ping pong verse, postmarked 1908. Round diagonally strung racket with short hande in lower right corner. $20.50

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Bisque figurine, boy with heart-shaped racket, and ball. 12.6 inches (32cm) height. $65

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$25 Seldom seen postcard from the 2ⁿ� Jugoslav International Championships.

Plopitin game, using a long handle drum racket to hit a tethered ball into one of the holes. £39

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Fine wood bat by Hobbies, textured surface, leather trim on grip end. £14

Wood bat with different textures , £10

Pair of combination rackets, pimpled rubber and cork. £13. The rubber sleeves on the grips are interesting & seldom found.

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1943 US Championship trophy, women’s singles. Won by American legend Sally Green, who won 5 consecutive US Singles Championships from 1940-1944. $395 26 inches tall (66cm). This is sadly the second of Sally’s major trophies found at auction. Unfortunately Sally’s major trophies are being scattered to the winds. This one in need of some TLC restoration.

The tennis legend Bjorn Borg ventured into Table Tennis! £6

Coca Cola boxed set with 4 hardbats with woodburned logo. Also made with green rubber. With scarce advertising. $250

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Heiloway offset anatomic racket. No bids at a steep $850

Scarce STIGA Bernhardt blade, 1�� series decal. £300

Butterfly Anatomic, design by Heiloway. £600 Then reduced to £555. No bids.

Stiga Flisan 448 SEK

Stiga Hornet $137.50

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Collector Directory Günther Angenendt ebay Langacker 10a 44869 Bochum, Germany +49-2327-77117 [email protected] Pre-war World Ch Programs; all Ttitems German boxed sets & bats; TT pins

Winfried Engelbrecht Germany Virgiliastr.21 D-45131 Essen 49.201.78.6795 [email protected] Philately: Stamps, FDCs, Sheets, Postmarks, books, phonecards, tickets, stickers, W.C. Programs

Jorge Arango [email protected] Cl. 10 No. 25-103 Ap.116 Medellin Columbia Philatelic & general TT items

Romualdas Franckaitis [email protected]

Lithuania

Barry Hayward UK 19 Little Hardwick Road, Streetly West Midlands WS9 0SD [email protected] Chuck Hoey Hon. Curator, ITTF Museum Chemin de la Roche 11, RENENS 1020 Switzerland [email protected] Art bats, unusual bats, historic photos, Important medals, museum quality items

Michael L. Babuin, PhD USA PO Box 3401 Cary N,c. 27519 [email protected] Pre-1905 books, old film copies, programs

Gao Yi-bin [email protected] 2-202 Lakeside Apartment, Jiangning, Nanjing, P.R.China 211100 +8625 5212 3334 TT stamps, FDC, postcards phonecards, coins, medals, pins, cancels

Oliver Born Germany [email protected] www.old-butterfly.de Old Butterfly rackets, especially Korpa

Roman Gelman [email protected] 24 Taverngreen Court, Baltimore, MD. USA 21209 410 602 0267 Pins,,badges,medals

Rolf Jaeger USA [email protected] Tennis and Table Tennis items Custom jewelry: www.tennisboutique.com

Keith Bowler In Memoriam

David Good [email protected] 710 N.Waverly, Dearborn, MI 48128 USA +1 313 278 5271 c.1900 sets, equipment, ephemera, memorabilia

Dean Johnson USA 3404 Holly Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 (757) 478 3605 [email protected]

Fabrice Chantriaux France 10 Rue des Chevrefeuilles F-45130 Saint-Ay 02.38.88.82.11 Fax: 02.38.45.94.29 [email protected] Stamps, cancels, Postcards, posters, old papers on TT Colin Clemett [email protected] 2 Watermill Court, 10 Springwell, Havant PO9 1ED UK Historical documents Fabio Colombo Italy [email protected] http://drfabiocolombo.ilbello.com/ Table Tennis books, World Rankings. Author Seeking STIGA Stipancic rackets Ron Crayden (ENG) in Memoriam

Scott Gordon USA [email protected] 5340 Shelato Way, Carmichael, CA 95608 +1 916 978 0117 www.hardbat.com films Historic films,classic era hardbats, old books Gordon Gotal [email protected] Meduliceva 23 Zagreb 10000 Croatia +3851 4848 687 Exch: TT pins, medals, postcards Acquire: WC & EC official badges (Guest, organizer, player, press, etc) Steve Grant NY, NY USA author [email protected] Ping Pong Diplomacy, Early 1900s TT

Andre Demeure (BEL) in Memoriam Jean Devys Residence La petite vigne, 20 rue Edgar Quinet, A16 F-59100 Roubaix France 33.320828444 Fax: 33.320650849 TT philately, cycling [email protected]

Esko Heikkinen [email protected] Vainamoisenkatu 9 B 17 Helsinki 00100 Finland +358 50 62532 TT history, Stiga bats

[email protected] TT balls, phone cards

Gerald Gurney +44.1206.230330 Guildhall Orchard, Great Bromley Colchester ESSEX CO7 7TU England. All racket games, All equipment, ephemera. Historian, author. Worldwide exhibitions. Swimming items. Exch: boxed sets, postcards, books, rackets

Alan Duke [email protected] 2 Shapwick Close, Swindon WILTS. England SN3 3RQ UK +44 (0) 1793 531234 History, music & photo record of TT items

Rex Haggett [email protected] 27 Meadow Close, Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire, CV37 9PJ England +44 (0) 1789 269352 Philately

Sergio Durazzano [email protected] Via Girardini 8, 33100 Udine, Italy 0432.21105 Stamps & historical books

Russ Hamilton Arkansas, USA [email protected] 214-673-6164 C.1890-1902 vintage sets, books & unusual items

Axel Dickhaus Germany Atzienbacherf Str. 88 D-51381 Leverkusen

+49 (0)2171 32108 Fax: 49 (0)2171.731478

Martin Holland [email protected] 44 Victoria Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria England BA14 5JU TT postcards & trade cards

Jean-Francois Kahn France 49 rue Leonardo da Vinci, 77330 Ozoir la Ferriere [email protected] +33 1 40779762 TT philately: imperf stamps, sheets, color proofs, minister/artist sheets, errors, postmarks, meters, FDCs, specimens Christian Klaus Möllersdorf, Austria [email protected] TT stamps, cancels, postcards, autograph cards, FDCs, historic photos, magazines, Newspapers, score-lists, books, posters … Jan Kleeven [email protected] Margrietstraat 63 6373 NN Landgraaf Netherlands Pins, flags, pennants, stamps, Phonecards, stickers Matti Kolppanen Finland Kollekannaksent 12E, FI-02720 Espco [email protected] TT history, TT postcards Randy Koo Netherlands Torenwacht 37, 2353 DB Leiderkorp +31 071 5417413 [email protected] Stamps mint, postmarks, red meters, FDC Hans Kreischer +34965698195 Avenue les Comargues 21, Busot-Allicante 03111 Spain [email protected] www.ttmuseum.nl Kevin Lau USA [email protected] 7544 N.Claremont Ave, Chicago, IL 60645 773-719-0860 Philatelic, pins, coins, memorabilia, souvenir & decorative items

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Collector Directory Caron Leff Florida, USA [email protected] Pins Francis Leibenguth France 1 résidence des Hauts de Villebon 91140 Villebon-sur-Yvette +33951966614 [email protected] Vintage bats (esp hardbats), vintage sets http://raquettes-collection.blog4ever.com

Laszlo Polgar Hungary [email protected] Early World Ch items,Barna,Bergmann, Bellak,Szabados,Anna Sipos,Rozeanu,Ehrlich and Dolinar. Table Tennis plus chess. Alberto Prieto USA [email protected]

Jorgen Lindh [email protected] Egnahemsgatan 13D S-43242 Varberg SWEDEN

Robin Radford [email protected] 16 St Edmund Cr TAWA, Wellington, NZ +64 04 232 5672 TT cartoons, comic strips, clip art

Steve Luck, 12 Liskey Hill, Perranporth, Cornwall TR6 0ET Phone: 07860 446209 [email protected] racket sports, rowing, billiards, croquet, archery ...

Jose Ransome ”Conifers” Church Lane ORMESBY Middleborough TS7 9AU ENGLAND 01642 322223 [email protected]

Fabio Marcotulli Venezuela [email protected] Barna rackets, TT items from all eras

Geoff Reed

Hubert Menand [email protected] President, AFCTT (French TT Collectors) Eldon Mohler [email protected] 1820 E.Warm springs Rd. Suite 112 Las Vegas. NV 89119 USA Fax: +1-702-453-8472 Erik Kenneth Muhr England UK 2 Highgate Hill, Hawkhurst KENT TN18 4LB 01580 752676 History of Table Tennis [email protected] Rudolf Mueller Germany Bahnhofstr. 58 D-57250 Netphen 027381461 Stamps, cancels, letter, error, red meters [email protected] Jan Nusteleyn Netherlands Weserstraat 21, 9406 VP Assen 0592356050 e-mail: [email protected] Stamps, mint perforated FDCs red meters, cancels WC, EC, EC-Youth, Top-12 Robert Op de Beeck +03/455.41.59 J.F.Willemstraat 66 2530 Boechout BELGIUM

In Memoriam

Helmut Reinhardt Friedrich-Voss-Platz 19, D-24768 Rendsburg, GERMANY [email protected] Ortwin Schiessl Austria Lascygasse 14-16, A-1170 WIEN [email protected] table tennis philately: Stamps, sheets, FDC, postmarks Lutz Schoenfeld Germany selling Table Tennis items on ebay: pongiste e-mail: [email protected] Luigi Simeoni [email protected] Via Ponte S.Pancrazio 2/a 37133 Verona Italy 0039 045 532033 TT Balls, catalog Harry Sintemaartensdijk Netherlands Julianastraat 8,2651 DP Berkel en Rodenrijs 0031 105114621 [email protected] Tischtennis Aufklebers/stickers Tang Gan Xian P.R.China [email protected] Qin Hu 4-35-104, ChangShu 215500 +86-512-52722359 TT stamps, FDC, pins postmarks, postcards, phonecards,tickets,

Marc Templereau France [email protected] Florian Pagel Germany [email protected] 16 Hameau des cerisiers 38150 Roussillon Older Banda, Stiga, Joola, Butterfly, Imperial Secretary, AFCTT (French TT Collectors Assoc) https://afctt.wordpress.com Park Jeong Kye [email protected] Collections : stamps, FDC, players postcards, PO Box 555 Busan KOREA South 48931 autographs, programs Postmarks, stamps, postcards Michael Thomson Gregory Pinkhusovich 1 Kinnoull Terrace, PERTH Apt.10, h.2 Sheshet Ha-Yamim Str PH2 7DJ SCOTLAND UK 01738 622052 Ariel 40700 ISRAEL +972-54-3394739 [email protected] [email protected] Jaques and history of Table Tennis TTpins, badges, medals, coins

Solazzi Tonino [email protected] Via Millefonti 6 / 5 10126 Torino, Italy 00393668744426 Table Tennis pins Hans-Peter Trautmann Germany Siegfriedstr. 17 64385 Reichelsheim [email protected] Stamps mint, perf + imperf, sheets, color proofs, minister/artist sheets, postmarks, errors, red/blue meters Graham Trimming 44(0)1628 529609 Rosemount Juniper Lane Wooburn Green, Bucks HP10 0DE England [email protected] pre-1939 TT items, esp c.1900s. Acquire: Gossima 1891; early unusual items; early World Ch items. Nikola Turk [email protected] Ulica Pavla Hatza 26, Zagreb 10000 Croatia Sport historian, Sport-recreation activist, journalist Professor of Kinesiology. Philatelic Damir Uzorinac Croatia Prilaz Gjure Dezelica 20 10000 Zagreb

[email protected] 38598474982 Books, pins, stamps, cancellations Diane & Harvey Webb England [email protected] +44 (0)1424 216342 English related photographs, programmes, books, post cards. General - pin badges Yao Zhenxu Room 401 Unit 1 Building 2 No. 4 Dongsikuaiyu South Street Chongwen District, Beijing 100061, China +86-13911990508 [email protected] TT stamps, FDC, postcards, coins, pins, phonecards, postal material, tickets etc Jos Zinkstok Netherlands Neckarstraat 8 NL9406 VN ASSEN +31 592 350486 Fax: 0031 592 355861 [email protected] www.poveia.nl TT cancellations, stamps, vignettes, on real used, letters/covers/cards, FDC Anton Zwiebel In Memoriam

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Perfect World Team Championships Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 28.2.2016 - 6 March 2016

The Corbillon Cup for the World Women’s Team winners

The historic Swaythling Cup for the World Men’s Team winners

Malawati Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, venue for the 2016 Perfect World Team Table Tennis Championships Good luck to the athletes - play with Heart! Special thanks to the hard-working Organizers, officials, umpires & volunteers. Copyright © ITTF Museum 2016 Published by the ITTF Museum: Chemin de la Roche 11, CH-1020 RENENS, SWITZERLAND e-mail: [email protected] website: ittf.com/museum No part of this journal may be reproduced without prior consent of the publisher