England Takes Table Tennis Title
England Takes Table Tennis Title
Clip: 353061_1_1
Year Shot: 1953
(Actual Date)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1592
Original Film: 026-523-06
HD: N/A
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Country: Romania
Timecode: 00:52:59 - 00:53:53
1953 World Table Tennis Championships; title match; Table-tennis with an international flavor as Britain's Richard Bergmann faces Ferenc Sido of Hungary, whose bulk belies his deft skill. A battle of masters with Bergman winning in a terrific final set. CUS - Bergman and Sido hitting the ping pong ball back and fourth. CUS - Bergman of England scores a point. CUS - Sido of Hungary playing Bergman of England, in spite of his size, Sido displays delicate touches on the ping pong ball, and Sido scores a point. CUS - The two ping pong players playing ping pong, the sound of the ball being hit makes a rhythmic sound. All of a sudden Bergman makes a good hit that Sido misses and Bergman of England wins the game.