ttnz chronicle contents 1934

*Year*	Page contents (All Years include Top Men's & Women's Titleholders, Rankings and Administrative People)

1934	NZ Table Tennis Association Established Groundwork Already Laid for Organised TT	Officials Get to Work First Champions

1935	Two More NZ Champions	Large Player and Admin Base in Wellington	First AGM

1936	Officials Tour South Island AGM Discusses Attracting Overseas Players	Fixing Fees Debated Third NZ Champs: Junior Events Introduced

1937	Hungarian Stars Visit Publicity Coup by Future NZ Secretary North & South Island Champs Introduced	Net Lowered Development in Provincial Centres Australian Team Visit Discussed	Trophies For Champion Associations Presented NZ Joins International Body

1938	Superstar Visits NZ Laszlo Bellak Hungarian Tour Delights	Auckland Dominates NZ Champs TT's Vice-Regal Status	President Visits ITTF More Associations Affiliate

1939	First NZ Team Sails Overseas NZ Triumphs in Adelaide & Melbourne Off the Boat, Onto the Table Praise in the Press	Don't Forget South Island Hungarian Tours - Almost Three Algie Wins His First NZ Champs TT Stats from Great Britain	Constitution to be Revised Debate over Dual Roles NZ Represented at ITTF Meeting

1940	Clouds of War Algie Tested at Nationals Inter-Provincial Champs Launched	Australia & US Visit Japan Stratford & Christchurch Host Island Champs	Frank Paton: First Triple Champ Dual Roles Again Debated

1941	Tournaments Curtailed Throughout the War Inter-Provincial Event Held Enthusiasm But No Balls	Wellington Administrators Mix it With Players TT War Casualities Remembered	Wartime Affiliation Fees Difficulty War Bit Like TT

1942	Wartime Shortage of Players and Administrators Chairman Surprised	Two On-Going Debates Wartime Ball Shortage	American Marines Play TT in NZ

1943	Wartime TT Minders Meet Interclub Participation Reaches Lowest Point	Inter-Association Events Maintained Flying Officer's Death Memorialised	Flood of Inter-Association Trophies Presented

1944	End of War in Sight - Big Plans Servicemen Conduct Pacific Champs Military TT A-Plenty	Marlborough & Canterbury Emerge Debate Over Junior Age-Groups Finances Helped by Art Union	Young TT Talent Lost Improvement in Ball Supply

1945	Major Tournaments Revived Intense Competition NZ Titles Russell Algie: Champion Marathon Tournnament for R/U	Attempt Limit NZ Champs Field Sth Isl Champs Restart TT at University Champs TT Re-awakens in Canterbury	Sth Taranaki Welcomed Balls Keep Arriving Ballinger Thanked

1946	Postwar Surge Revivals, Affiliations and Innovations North Wins First Inter-Island Contest National Club Team Competition	NZ Champs: Ken Cantlay's Comeback Auckland Stumbles as Host of Teams Events First Ranking List Published Who's Best? Algie or Cantlay?	North Island Champs Revived Another War Legacy - Laurie Sweetman Memorial Shield Ball Shortage Over

1947	NZ Champs Titles Change Hands - Again North Island Still Wins - Just Tragic Deaths Follow Women's Trophy Presentation Progressive Chairman Steps Down	Margaret Hoar - New Star at North Islands Attempts to Attract Overseas Visitors Three More Associations Affiliate

1948	NZ Player Competes at World Championships Russell Algie - Juryman Media Under-Estimates Margaret Hoar	Algie Stumbles TT "Show Biz" Style More Rankling Over Rankings	No More Finger-Spin Serving Overseas Experience for Sisters More New Affiliations

1949	Barna Returns - Gruelling Schedule Barna & Bergmann Challenge Audience Test Matches: NZ v England Watch TT at Movies	NZ Champs - Algie Back Ballinger Steps Dowm Women's Matches Now Best of Five	First President Dies Offer of Barna Cup Accepted NZ Trio Sets Out For 1950 World Champs

1950	First NZ Team at World Championships International Politics - First Hand Account Close-up View of Communism Algie Retires (For Now)	Triumph for Bob Jackson at NZ Champs First Barna Cup Presentation Table Tennis Film Made by Auckland TTA Hoar & Jackson Signal Intentions at Norths	Negotiations for International Visits Another NZ Team Approved for World Champs NZ Table Tennis Assn, Incorporated

1951	World Champion Visits NZ Leach & Haguenauer Assess NZ TT NZ Team at World Champs - Again	Professional Coach, or 1952 World Champs? World Champs Decision Spoils Mixed Doubles Plans Welcome back, Algie	NZ Champs: All Eyes on Algie, Jackson, Hoar & Leathley Inter-Island Contest Hits Rocks Annual General Meeting Plans Ahead

1952	Japan Drops Bombshell At Worlds NZ Welcomes Professional Coach NZ Champs Go International	NZ Star Shines in Australia 1954 World Champs - We're Going This Time Another New Star Bursts onto the Scene	1953 Visit by World Champion English Twins Possible Long Debate on Shorts

1953	Rowe Twins Visit NZ NZ Players Against the World-Class Twins NZTTA Answers Itinerary Critics Women's Attire: Shorts or Skirts	Media Interest in NZ Champs 1954 World Champs Team Announced Canterbury Protest Over Selections	Algie Finally Retires Crossley Win Celebrates Queen's Coronation Death of Arthur Meachen

1954	NZ's First Official Team to Worlds Error-Ridden Men's Final at Worlds Richard Bergmann Returns All Eyes on Worlds Team at NZ Champs	Weather-Related Interruptions Sponge Bats Take Off in NZ NZTTA Takes Over National Tournament Draws First Open Champion Wins First Veterans Championship	Former NZer Wins Australian Title Early Attempts to Attract Japanese Stars Fail Umpire Qualification Scheme Introduced Ten Year Old Wins North Island Under 16 Singles

1955	Talking Point of the Year: Sponge Bats Success at NZ Champs for June Magorian Women Play Inter-Island Contest - By Default	"Player of the Year" Award Introduced Succession of Plans For International Tours Fall Through Marathon Match	Franklin Stands Alone Opotiki Given a Nudge

1956	NZer Becomes Champion of Australia NZ Champs: Sponge Debate Heads South	Foster Family Makes Its Mark Men & Women Combine for Inter-Island Contest	Tangle Over Sunday Sport Inter-Association Trophies Update

1957	World's Two Best Players in NZ International Debut for Bryan Foster Japan Tour Plans - Nightmare First NZ Woman at World Champs Japan Dominates	Bittersweet Success for Women in Australia Neti Davis Outshines Stars at NZ Champs Fire Haunts NZ Champs Player of Year: Margaret Hoar	Equal Voting for All AGM About Turn on Sponge Bats Death of Arthur Marshall All-Time Peak for Interclub Participation

1958	Jackson Retains His NZ Title - Just Teams Contests Cast Doubts Over Seedings Margaret Hoar Moves to Australia	Sponge Debate Showdown Upsets at South Island Champs Women's Veteran Events Introduced	Women's Team for 1959 World Champs? Umpire Qualification Scheme Takes Off

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