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Chicago Player Wins Great Plains Open Table Tennis Tourney
Peer Pradst of Chicago won the Men's Singles at the 1971 Great Plains Open, defeating Kerry Deschamps of Kokomo in a round robin format leading to the semifinals. Deschamps finished as runner up. the event, held April 3-4 at Hardin Junior High School in St. Charles, was conducted by the Prairie State table tennis club with several other events and winners across classes.
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Peer Pradst
Chicago
Kerry Deschamps
Kokomo
May
Vey
Ami Larry Chisholm
St Louis
Deschamps
Vacver
St. Charles
Lois Brame
Jim Wacheer
Jobin
Joe ‘Biscatt
Piebig
Scott Gratton
Kensay City
Gordon Greggs
W. Lafayetne
Inds
Lagko Keyes
Che Ogg
Robert Irvin
Washington, Mal
Ackerman
A i
Henry Hofacker
Charleston
Stephen Lankwood
Princeton
Tad
Boye Roger
John’ Mowethy
St. Loxley
Joe Windham
Kam
City