Ping Pong game

Ping Pong game

Ping pong table in the game room of the Hankow (Hankou) YMCA.

"The above is a picture of the game room and reading room in our Boys Department. each afternoon after school and every evening there are from forty to eighty boys in this room at one time. The equipment is pretty well shown up in the picture. There are two ping pong tables, on billiard table, two chess tables and a reading table with papers and magazines on it. Most of the boys have to play the game of 'waiting for their turn.'

It goes without saying that we must have more equipment to take care of the boys that come to us now. But think how rapidly this group of boys will grow if we have the accommodations and these boys shall be allowed to bring their friends with them."

Kautz Family YMCA Archives, University of Minnesota