TABLE TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 91, 14 October 1935, Page 13

TABLE TENNIS

HUTT TOURNAMENT

NOTES ON PLAYERS

A remarkable recovery of form was the reason for K. Longmore's success in the open singles at the Hull Valley Table Tennis Sub-association's annual championships.

On the opening night o£ the tournament Longmore showed only average form, and was considered lucky to reach the semi-finals. He beat L. Ridler, last year's champion, with ease on the concluding night, however, and the complexion of the event was entirely altered. His defence was as good as Ridler's, while his attack left little to be-desired.

E. Hughes, the other finalist, in contrast to Longmore, displayed inferior form on the final night. Although he played many fine shots, he was no match for Longmore, who was brilliant on defence. Longmore's attacking shot, which is a beautifully-timed backhand flick, was used to advantage, his opponent being unable to do anything against the consistent chopping and top spin used to make the necessary opening for that shot .

I. G. Tustin, the other semi-finalist, who went down to Hughes, was responsible for the surprise of the tournament when he defeated W: T. McFarlane in the quarter-finals in two straight sets. Tustin, whose type of

game is to chop consistently, was most impressive.

■ As expected, Mrs. M. Brennan proved too good for her opponents in the women's singles..

Miss K. Tustin, who met Mrs. Brennan in the final, is more aggressive than, the average player of her sex. She put up a good fight against Mrs. Brennan and had she not been so eager to hit winners she would have won at least one set against Mrs. Brennan, whose experience was undoubtedly a big factor in her success.

Mrs. Ingham, who caused a surprise when she eliminated Miss Turner, provided one of the best matches in the women's singles when she met Miss Tuslin in the semi-finals. ' Miss Tustin won each set by the nirrowcst of margins. Mrs. Ingham is a player of whom more should be heard next season.

The mixed doubles final provided another splendid match when L. Ridler and MissK. Tustin met W. T. McFarlane and Mrs. Brennan. Ridler and Miss K. Tustin, the winners, combined well, as did Mrs. Brennan and McFarlane, but the brilliance of Mi- Tustin was the deciding factor. Miss Tustin who took McFar'-ne's service and play in both the first and third sets rarely made a mistake and many of her recoveries of McFarlane's wellplaced shots left little to be desired.