The history of ping
smshiai1 | 13 Septembar, 2010 09:34
The history of ping
Ping-pong started as a
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In about the year
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A man called Mr. Wood, of
led car light London, had the idea of covering the bats with studded rubber to give greater control over the ball. The London agents who first sold the game in England now called
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Many people, however, began to
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