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3 COVER PHOTO sent in of course. t will Chairman of the Association
sent in of course. It will
The cover photo fea- NOT be just an English after about 17 years. I have re-
The cover photo fea- NOT be just an English
tures Kevin Conroy from
tures Kevin Conroy from magazine. produced a report by Selwyn
magazine.
Ireland
Ireland who won this To have a sport without its Goldsmith on the AGM and
who won
this
year’s World Singles Title. own publicity vehicle is unbe- this basically covers the most
year’s World Singles Title.
He is featured with his
He is featured with his lievable and I got within a salient points.
two sons Wyatt and Oscar hairsbreadth of pulling the Looking at the AGM re-
two sons Wyatt and Oscar
suitably dressed in Irish plug. After all “not enough is sults I hope that we eventu-
suitably dressed in Irish
team colours. being done for the apathetic”, ally get all the necessary jobs
team colours.
SHORT MAT CHAT which is as clever as “nostal- filled. There were no nomina-
My apologies over the lack of gia isn’t what it used to be” tions for some but as the
ESMBA is being restructured,
a summer issue but there If any sport wishes to be several offices are going any-
simply wasn’t enough copy to taken seriously it should be way - more at a later date.
produce a magazine. able to show the world how The development work
After this I was good it is. in setting up the ESMBA has
After this I was
NEWS PLEASE!
going to enclose a let- NEWS PLEASE! up to now been somewhat
going to enclose a let-
AND STOP PLAYING
ter in this issue asking AND STOP PLAYING squandered. We appear to be
ter in this issue asking
AROUND WITH THE
“Is this the last ever AROUND WITH THE a shrinking sport going back-
“Is this the last ever
BLOODY PHOTOS!!!
issue of Short Mat In- BLOODY PHOTOS!!! wards every year. Indeed we
issue of Short Mat In-
ternational?” Just send them as they come have shrunk by about 25%
ternational?”
from our high point but we
However, with the from the camera or they won’t should still be growing.
However, with the
be published. Also, without a
ESMBA’s intended in- reasonably FULL story with a I hope that Barry will
ESMBA’s intended in-
volvement it WILL con-
volvement it WILL con- photo it will not be published. give the ESMBA the kick up
tinue! Plan ahead and also the backside it so desperately
tinue!
It was a very serious send/scan the scorecards needs but there is no instant
“add water” solution. It will
question and would have from say the quarter final on- probably take a number of
wards or perhaps the semi-fi-
marked the end of 22 years of nals but certainly the final. years for the ESMBA to be
hard work but “painfully en- If your event is run dif- back on a true even keel.
joyable” work. ferently, send me the group As to rule changes, rule
Barry Hedges, the new changes appear later in this
Chairman of the ESMBA, scoresheets. As with score- issue.
cards, you can do this by post
feels that more grass roots or scanned email. In this issue I have very
players should know about I missed the English sadly announced the passing
what the ESMBA is doing and AGM, I turned up at the venue of Jim (Shane) Nisbet and
intends to use the magazine Roy Everitt both former im-
as part of the ESMBA’s infor- listed in the paperwork but it portant officials of the
was held elsewhere at a
mation route - a breath of venue I couldn’t find. ESMBA and co-founders of
fresh air!!! I drove around for about Cambridgeshire Association.
The apparently silent P.S. In order to get to
P.S. In order to get to
embargo by the ESMBA is an hour hoping to stumble 48 pages for the printers, I
48 pages for the printers, I
hopefully at an end. It would upon it but without success. had to included more holi-
had to included more holi-
As it turned out I was very
appear the ESMBA is return- close to it at one point. day advertising than usual
day advertising than usual
ing to being run by a commit- I drove home and got a plus jokes, which many
plus jokes, which many
tee, as I designed it all those game outdoors and won on say they like. Pages need
say they like. Pages need
years ago. to be produced in 8’s,
to be produced in 8’s,
Let me stress that an away green, so the day hence 32, 40 or 48.
Let me stress that
hence 32, 40 or 48.
was not completely wasted.
the magazine will still The main thing that hap- Weaf
the magazine will still
cover the World’s
the
cover
World’s pened at the AGM was that
news, assuming it Chris Hopkins was outvoted Somewhat rushed !!
news, assuming it is is
