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Herwald Lawrence
Courtesy of Tim Boggan I met the legendary Herwald Lawrence only once–at Sandor Glancz’s funeral. This was only a year before Lawrence himself was to die of cancer on Christmas morning, 1974 at age 72. Ironically, in a tribute he paid to Sandor, he said he hoped that a Table Tennis Hall of Fame would…
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Yvonne Kronlage
Courtesy of Tim Boggan 2013 Mark Matthews Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient In her 1985 USTTA Executive Committee Election Campaign Statement, Yvonne Kronlage showed very clearly her disillusionment at the continued passionate effort she’s made, and will continue to make, to further the sport, but always with so little personal recognition. She feels she’s so often…
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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…
US Table Tennis Hall of Fame
Recognizing athletes and contributors in the sport of Table Tennis in the United States