On the trufen discussion list, Ted White has mentioned that when he co-chaired the Worldcon in 1967 (NyConIII), he proposed that the fan Hugos (Best Fanzine, Best Fan Writer, Best Fan Artist) be called Pongs, in honor of
Bob Tucker's alter ego Hoy Ping Pong. I just discovered a piece by Alexei Panshin confirming this, in
a story about the Hugo he
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