<strong>The</strong> <strong>Table</strong> <strong>Tennis</strong> Collector No.<strong>53</strong> No. <strong>53</strong> Summer 2009 Editor and Publisher: Chuck Hoey, Curator <strong>ITTF</strong> Museum, Switzerland www.ittf.com/museum museum@ittf.com This is the fourteenth issue of the <strong>Table</strong> <strong>Tennis</strong> Collector series published by the International <strong>Table</strong> <strong>Tennis</strong> Federation (<strong>ITTF</strong>) Museum. I am pleased to continue the following policies: 1. Free subscriptions 2. Full color production 3. pdf downloads via the Museum website: www.ittf.com/museum 4. Free classified ads 5. An increase to 4 issues per year 6. A 50% increase in content, to 24 pages Feedback is always welcome! Publishing schedule: Spring issue: May 1 Submit articles by April 15 Summer issue: August 1 Submit articles by July 15 Fall issue: Nov. 1 Submit articles by Oct. 15 Winter issue: Feb. 1 Submit articles by Jan. 15 From the Editor Summer 2009 already. Your editor was in a time warp for a while, staging a major exhibition at the recent World Championships in beautiful Yokohama. Such exhibitions are always exhausting, but all went well thanks to the Organizing Committee, good support from the volunteers, and a great exhibit coordinator, David Yip of Okinawa. A full report, including photos of 17 former World Champions who visited, is included in this issue. Great Shots features an historic photo from the Schoelers - wonder where that giant Dunlop Barna racket is now? New Discoveries, Old Treasures presents a previously unknown Earl Christy print, which graces our cover, and an elegant French menu card. Gerald Gurney reviews a new book on the life of Fred Perry, winner of the 1929 World <strong>Table</strong> <strong>Tennis</strong> Championships, who went on to become a legendary <strong>Tennis</strong> star. Meet the Members features world renowned philatelist Hans- Peter Trautmann of Germany. Researcher par excellence Alan Duke begins a series of English newspaper research, inspired by Steve Grant’s fascinating series based on American papers. Our friends from the Netherlands, Jos Zinkstok and Jan Nusteleyn have prepared their always popular Philatelic Pages. <strong>The</strong> Book Corner reviews the much anticipated Ogi - the Life of Ichiro Ogimura, along with a book by noted philatelist Reiko Miyagawa, and a book documenting the records of Hungarian World Champions. And the issue would not be complete without an update of recent auction results, and another Mystery Photo to challenge our readers. As always, constructive feedback is much appreciated. Enjoy! What’s this? A gloved racket, leather decorated turtle shell, & thick vellum on the other side, about the size of a No. 5 battledore. This was for the old game of Balle au Tamis, in some parts of France & Flanders. A sieve was used to initiate serve, with a 40mm ball made of wool and leather. Another variant of our ancient ancester, jeu de paume! Copyright Notice Because of numerous abuses in the past, previous permissions are now cancelled. If you want to use <strong>ITTF</strong> Museum images, you must now apply for permission in writing & agree to the <strong>ITTF</strong> Museum copyright policy. Use of such images requires the following caption credit, clearly readable and immediately adjacent to each image: “Copyright © <strong>ITTF</strong> Museum All Rights Reserved www.ittf.com/museum”. If such images are used on the internet, then the museum website address must be an operational clickable hot link that when clicked transfers to the <strong>ITTF</strong> Museum website. Reminder: Submit your membership details, as well as comments, corrections & news to the editor: museum@ittf.com 2
Great Shots: Historic Photographs Great Shots features a photo from our friends Diane (Rowe) & Eberhardt Schoeler, seen holding the giant Dunlop Barna racket on the left. <strong>The</strong>re is Victor in the background, Eva Koczian 3rd from left, the others I need help to ID! Mystery Photo Our Mystery Photo asks the Readers to identify the players and the event. Send your answers to the Editor at: museum@ittf.com See page 23 for the answers to the previous Mystery Photo. 3
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