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Sol Schiff, whose rocketing, flat forehand propelled him into national and world table tennischampionships in the 1930s when he was still in his teens, and that later earned the unofficial name "Mr. Table Tennis" within a fervent advocate for his game, died Feb. 26 at Brooklyn. He was 94.

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At a time when the match was a draw for road children seeking recreation in church basements, school spas and the regional Y.M.C.A., Sol Schiff -- a short, left-handed redhead -- was more than a standout. Back in 1933, at 15, he won both the public high school table and the New York City junior title tennischampionships. A year later, he won the United States Table Tennis Association (now called USATT) federal men's singles tournament.

"Then, in 1935, a very renowned player, Viktor Barna, a world champion from Hungary, came to play with at the U.S. Open, " the USATT historian, Tim Boggan, stated Friday. " Barna was this type of lock to win the Open that a special event was created -- the U.S. Closed, where only those living in the U.S. may play. Barna won the Open, as expected, and Schiff won the Closed."

They confronted at the 1937 world championships in Austria. " Schiff played sensationally," Boggan said. " He wins 21 out of 22 matches, leading the U.S. into the men's team name, with Schiff winning the last match against Barna."

He'd conquer Barna again when Jimmy McClure and he outlasted Barna Laszlo Bellak, and his partner, to take the world men's doubles championship in London.

Schiff beat back opponents with a ripping, no-spin forehand. " When he hit the ball, you can barely tell the difference between the time it came off his racket and hit the other side of the table," said Dean Johnson, who played with Schiff in exhibition matches in the 1950s and '60s. " It was like one noise, unreturnable."

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Solomon Joseph Schiff was born in Manhattan on June 28, 1917, to Aaron and Anna Schiff. It had been at P.S. 151 on East 91st Street that he first picked up a racket. " He was flat-footed, and also the phys-ed teacher gave him an option to play table tennis instead of basketball," Hoberman said. Shortly afterwards, he was being coached in the 92nd Street Y. He dropped out of high school to play in tournaments.

Titles Schiff couldn't make a living playing the match. He started a company. He stayed active in promoting the game, leading to his election. He held the post for eight decades, and from 1986 to 1988.

"During his presidency, table tennis gets qualified to be in the Olympics," Boggan said, adding that Schiff was instrumental in gaining recognition for Taiwan and South Korea by the International Table Tennis Federation, despite the opposition of China.

Schiff -- who has no immediate lands and never married -- won a lifetime achievement award from the association in 2000 and has been inducted in the USATT Hall of Fame.

Powerful though his forehand was, Schiff "had a weakness," Mr. Johnson said, "which was that he loved to play to the crowd. He told me in his own words that he could have won a lot more matches if he had been patient and waited to get the Correct shot, rather than what we call 'pulling the trigger.' "

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