Courtesy of Tim Boggan Tibor Hazi, the Hungarian International who became a U.S. Hall of Famer, was born Feb. 9, 1912. His real name was Hoffman, but as Hungarian society was anti-Semitic (hence Braun became Barna, Klein became Kelen), he used the name Hazi. Thus he was “in compliance with a Hungarian law requiring Hungarian…
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General Sportcraft Co., LTD
Courtesy of Tim Boggan The General Sportcraft Company Ltd. was founded in 1926 by Walter Holdstein. Its first ad to appear in Topics was for the Feb., 1934 issue and featured the imported French Reina ball, “the official ball of the New York Table Tennis Association” that would be used in their 1934 National’s. With…
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Class of 2024
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** **US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2024 Inductees** Portland, Oregon – March 3, 2024 – The US Table Tennis Hall of Fame proudly unveils the esteemed inductees for the Class of 2024. The induction ceremony on Oct. 10, 2024, will coincide with the 18th Si and Patty Wasserman Jr.…