INTRODUCTION | DEDICATION | Acknowledgements

 

            From Oct., 1933 through Nov.-Dec., 1993, the name United States Table Tennis Association (USTTA) prevailed; thereafter the Association is referred to as USA Table Tennis (USATT). During the years this volume deals with (1977-79), I’m of course greatly indebted to the official publication of the USTTA, Table Tennis Topics.

 

            Those to whom I particularly want to show my gratitude: Mal Anderson, Tommy Anderson, Stewart Ansteth, Ray Arditi, Mike Baber, Mike Babuin, Ed Ball, Tom Baudry, Peter Becker, Angelita Bengtsson, Insook Bhushan, Lou Bochenski, Sally, Scott, and Eric Boggan, Houshang Bozorgzadeh, George Brathwaite, Bard Brenner, Larry Buell, Bernie Bukiet, Mike Bush, Dick, Sue, Scott, and Jimmy Butler, Errol Caetano, Jack Carr, Lim Ming Chui, Robert Compton, Dave Cox, Jay Crystal, Joe Cummings, Fred and Carl Danner, Kasia Dawidowicz, Dave Dickson, II, Wendell Dillon, Charlie Disney, Dick Evans, Shazzi Felstein, Bobby Fields, Neal Fox, Danny Ganz, Kanchan Gilfillian, Bob Glass, Grady Gordon, Cosmo Graham, Bob Green, Danny Green, Hal and Alice Green, Fred Grobee, Howie Grossman, Ray Guillen, Don Gunn, Bobby Gusikoff, Harvey Gutman, Bill Haid, John Harrington, Rufford Harrison, Judy Hoarfrost, Bill Hodge, Larry Hodges, Mike Hoffland, Bill Hornyak, Jack Howard, Franz-Josef Huermann, Steve Isaacson, Dean Johnson, Bob and Barbara Kaminsky, Dennis Kaminsky, Gus Kennedy, Larry Kesler, Yvonne Kronlage, Lem Kuusk, Mike and Bob Lardon, Don Larson, D-J and He-ja Lee, Joseph C.H. Lee, Y.C. Lee, Marv and Caron Leff, Jochen Leiss, Paul Lewis, Ray Mack, Attila Malek, Barry Margolius, Bowie Martin, Sr., John Masters, Dale McColley, Tom McEvoy, Jack McLarty, Jim McQueen, Jack “Buddy” Melamed, John Messerly, Brian Miezejewski, Dick Miles, Parviz Mojaverian, David R. Moore, Leah Thall Neuberger, Joe Newgarden, Arthur and Louise Nieves, George Nissen, Dean Norman, Tim O’Grosky, Sean O’Neill, Tyra Parkins, Sheri Pittman, Marv Plevinsky, Tom Poston, Marty Prager, Scott Preiss, Pam Ramsey, John Read, Philip Reid, Marty Reisman, Errol and Jairie Resek, Danny Robbins, Stan Robens, Fuarnado Roberts, Raul Rodriguez, Dave and Donna Sakai, Nisse Sandberg, Gene and Sue Sargent, Sol Schiff, Chris Schlotterhausen, Perry Schwartzberg, Dr. Michael Scott, II, Dan, Rick, and Randy Seemiller, Adham Sharara, Ron Shirley, Dan and Patti Simon, Simon “Stuffy” Singer, Tom Slater, Jeff Smart, Neil Smyth, Rudi Stipkovich, Roger Sverdlik, Dell and Connie Sweeris, John Tannehill, Larry Thoman, Russ Thompson, Jose Tomkins, Zdenko Uzorinac, Jim Verta, Herb and Marilyn Vichnin, Ron Vincent, Ron Von Schimmelman, Bob Vukovich, Dr. Bill Walk, Derek Wall, George and Kathy Walters, Si Wasserman, Michael Wetzel, C. J. Williams, Tom Wintrich, Charlie Wuvanich, Mort and Evelyn Zakarin.

           

            I again want to thank Leah Neuberger’s sister, Thelma “Tybie” Sommer, for agreeing after Leah’s death, that I might, in succeeding her as the Association’s Historian, have access to her conscientiously-kept records, letters, photos, newspaper clippings, magazines, and tournament programs from around the world. I want also to thank again Leah and Tybie’s late, longtime friend Bob Green for taking the considerable time and trouble to box up and send to me all this information, which I find indispensable in writing these books.