This is the 8th issue of LeTTers. The 12th issue will be the last. The magazine was initiated I½ years ago to give BCTTA members an opportunity to voice their opinions. However, although several letters have come from the USA, very few have been written by our own members –in fact only two entirely unsolicited letters have been received.

Eric Calveley, LeTTers Editor-in-Chief,
laments on local players lack of interest in the LeTTers publication

BCTTA LeTTers: September 1974

From the BCTTA Archives… is this 6-page, 8th edition of the BCTTA LeTTers publication from September 1974. Noteworthy within is editor-in-chief Eric Calveley’s announcement that the end of the LeTTers publication was pending; and the start of the long anticipated Super League, consisting of the best players in the province is delayed, while arrangements are made to promote and possibly even televise the league events. Also inside are:

  • Chandra Madhosingh reports on the Canadian Open
  • A call out for anyone wanting to get in on a bulk buy of Jaques table tennis tables
  • Harry Luck’s report on the delay of the start of the vaunted “Super league” of BC table tennis
  • Len Lukey-Ott reports on some rule changes for the V&DTT League
  • Eric Calveley’s editorial on the need for establishing table tennis clubs in BC high schools
  • A call out for those players wanting to try out for the Canada Winter Games
  • Art Ngai reports on coaching clinics in Kitimat and Terrace
  • Eric announces the end of the LeTTers publication, adds a call out for a new editor and suggests the new publication be titled anything but “LeTTers” as almost none arrived during his tenure at the helm of the publication
  • Gerry Hamer reports on the Olympia Open in Washington state, won by Peter Joe
  • Leslee Ward in Sweden: an update
  • Chandra reports: Eddy Lo loses in 5 to Tom Ruttinger at the Puget Sound Open
  • Eddy tops out at 2139 to lead the PNW rankings
  • An update on junior development in BC from director Chandra Madhosingh
  • Zoltan, Eddy, Peter and Vladimir Dub amaze the hoi polloi with an exhibition at the Vancouver Racquets Club
  • Announcement: only two stores carry TT gear in Vancouver: Collegiate Sports and Abbie’s!
  • World Rankings list for 1974
  • BCTTA Officials list
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