“FOLLOW THE LITTLE WHITE BOUNCING BALL."

Duffy's Gen, Volume 1, Issue VIII, 1 August 1945, Page 17

“FOLLOW THE LITTLE WHITE BOUNCING BA LL."

- : ' TABLE-TENNIS FEA¥Ej?§fc Of ■■ every calibre , whether exponents .of -'he ; orthodox hr "fountain-pan" grip, : "bashers" ar . z s -^ ore '^?^^ rs 9 . all had. •■• their, chance on the night of Monday < the -1 6th, when. an interesting handicap tourney was held* ' ■ Good 'handicapping produced some very , close ,finishes*.- : .Des < Talbot, ; of r Sigs, playing,- with a plus 5-. aid, took the prize in a convincing fashion, while ..his opponent in the final, . Net’s Hugh.. Bishop, as : well yas.-a. newcomer, Nick Roach (plus’ also played good table-tennis* - - •• f /X/ 3 -' t < An : even more successful ■ tournament, with an > entry of . /nearly . 30;players, was; held bn; the; 29 th.,. F/Sgt Alan. ■.. ; . Charman made light of his owe 5 handicap, to tales first * ( prize,, while, George Hot-chin, Sigs, was right oh top of his .; form -and/ gave the:;winner,. a good-run- in’ the final,' after X?. : us irg his {plus 2 ; aid to /beat several .first-gank . players in earlier »gaves- and 'take the second, prize*' X’■/ ’a b „ 'X \ , /'// ••. / :• . Kot ♦’ v Signals* / >n“ . * v _ /. Keen inter-section rivalry was evident- on the evening ./ / hf./.the”. 25th, - when - teams.of t six, representing Net. t and Sigs played off a series/pf singles and doubles mhtcb.es, 1 Sigs; won 41 of the .singles to Net’s.. 7 and six of th doubles to Net’s three. ? ,The scores in all \ games were- very close, however* . The doubles, especially,-. were hotly contes tes • f ’and provided much amusement for players - and spectators alike*' ■ , . \ \ • y The success of the ■ table-tennis -evenings is jin largo measure due tooths keenness and hard vzork of L.A.C. .• -/b/-' an:. Bishop. '’ " "' ••• ‘ ; . '..-1.--; ; • \ - b-'-'' vc, ?"• . ?<.. Six keen players, of all handicaps, were given a,very enjoyable, evening at Nt * Bates .by -the table-tennis . enthusiasts oh the ' 3rd -August.’' The -."highland'’-boys- cleaned <up the singles games by ft to. U,. including sore very-; inter- . esting displays, and Camp won three' of* the doubles to two*