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LTHOUGH nothing official is to hand at the time of writing." I have learned au- thoritatively that Civil Service Cricket Club have given Craigengower Cricket Club R walk-over in Second Division of the Lawn Bowls League and by so doing have con- demned themselves to relegation.

There is a long story behind this action, which dates back to June 10 the original date of the fixture. On that occasion, lawn

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bowlers will recall, both the Civil Service Lawn Bowls Association. He was then ask- and the Cralgengower teams arrived

at

These are the facts of this particular case

the latter club only to find that the matched to make an effort to straighten out the as related to me by a Civil Servant and,1

had been postponed by Craigengower au thorities although no notification had been given to the representative of the visiting team, or in many cases, to members the Craigengower team.

of

on

It was an unfortunate state of affairs as the weather cleared up it happened, for beautifully and matches were played

Civil both adjoining grounds, Police and Service.

matter unofficially.

the

give them for what they are worth. There may be another side to the story but I have not heard it.

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the somewhat painful conclusion that the spirit of competition is rather art to over rule the porting blatinets; of certain clube.

I can think it nummerdus instances in the course of the past season where clubs have taken advantage of the rather loose fram- ing of the rules.

One glaring example was the case of a club, in danger of relegation, playing no fewer than three vital matches with a high proportion of senior players, and by so do ing avoiding this bogey.

Such action cannot but be highly deplor ed by all lawn bowlers with the best in terests of the League at heart. Again there may be arguments for the club above-men tioned, I can think of several.

Eventualy. I believe, the matter, was brought before a full meeting of the Coun- cif of Lawn Bowls Association and it was

The whole question boils down to one of discovered. that while. the feeling of

As long as the rules enable these meeting was sympathetic to Civil Service,HIS particular instance, however, is not rules.

crop up, just so there was nothing in the bye-laws which T

the only unsatisfactory feature of the unfortunate instances to covered the situation.

past season, which has proved beyond all long will we have these cases which leave The match was subsequently rearranged doubt that the rules under which the League such a nasty taste in the mouth.

I trust that the sub-committee appointed for last Saturday week, but, on a number is conducted, are sadly in need of drastic an- of members of the Civil Service team Indi revision. Presumably, the original drafters to go into the question will appreciate the teams importance of the task entrusted to them OLTE The Civil Service team, naturally noyed, claimed the points on a matter of cating a reluctance to play-purely on the of these rules were confident that

principle involved, I am told-C.S.C.C. de participating would observe not only the let and make every effort to straighten

once and for all, these unfortunate loog fubter of the law, but also the spirit. principle.

the points with the

Lawn holes in the rules which have caused mean Like so many ruling bodies the Nothing further was heard, however, un-clded to award til the Civil Service representative broach-knowledge that such action would

Bowls Association have now been forced to much impleasantness, ed the matter to the Hon. Secretary of the definite relegation.

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