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Valleri Smith Bellini
Courtesy of Tim Boggan When Valleri Green (later Smith for a short time and later Bellini for 48 years) appeared on the California tournament scene, it was clear from her position in the Jan 28-29, 1956 Golden State Open draw that not much was expected of her. Up against the eventual winner, Sharon Acton, in
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Jack Howard
Courtesy of Tim Boggan Yep, you could read about it in the morning paper: “‘It was definitely an upset,’ Bobby Gusikoff, 26, said, still sweating and breathing hard after trying to keep up with Jack Howard’s bustling-type running game. ‘And a surprise. I’ve played him hundreds of times and he’s never beaten me. He sure
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Eric Owens
By Tim Boggan Kenny Owens, with a very successful neuromuscular therapy practice in Houston TX, had, as one interviewer put it, “the financial resources to provide the right coaching, the right equipment, and the right opportunities” to help his son Eric involve himself in sports and excel in table tennis. Kenny “taught his son to
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