History Of Table Tennis
Table Tennis originated in England towards the
end of the 19th century, when a group of upper class Victorian decided to turn
their dining room into a miniature
versions of the traditional lawn tennis playing field. Several different
every-day objects were employed in constructing the sport, this included a boarder made out of a line of
books, Rackets were lids from empty cigar boxes, and a little net. later,
parchment paper stretched around a frame. The ball would be either a ball of
string, or perhaps more commonly, a champagne cork or rubber ball.
When the game first started
it was called by a number of different names. “Whif whaf,” “gossamer,” and
“flim flam” were commonly used to describe it. The words, as can be assumed,
were derived from the sound that the ball made when hit back and forth on the
table. In 1901 though, English manufacturer J. Jaques & Son Ltd registered
one of the more popular names, Ping-Pong, as a copyright. He later sold the
trademark to the Parker Brothers in the United States. Then in the 1920's the
name and the sport were revived in Europe as table tennis.
Written By: Alex
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