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Marcy Monasterial
Courtesy of Tim Boggan
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Dick Miles
Courtesy of Tim Boggan By the late 1930’s and early ’40’s, Ping-Pong parlor-game sets had been around for decades. It was ironic but not particularly surprising then that Dick Miles, perhaps our greatest U.S. Champion, should be introduced to the Sport in this way. “For my 9th or 10th birthday,” says Dick, “a woman friend…
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Jimmy McClure
Courtesy of Tim Boggan Jimmy McClure first appeared on the 1934 American Ping-Pong Association (pro Parker Brothers) National tournament scene at the 7-city round-robin Intercity Matches at the Hotel Morrison in Chicago. Here, with a 16-1 record, he suddenly established himself as a great rival to Sol Schiff as North America’s best player. He was…
US Table Tennis Hall of Fame
Recognizing athletes and contributors in the sport of Table Tennis in the United States