Ball Tampering Poem by Douglas Scotney
Ball Tampering
Last heard,
29 March,2018,
wasn't even tape pressed into dirt;
was shop sandpaper,
presumably,
or by premeditation,
from Australia brought,
or from Capetown bought
and the seller phoned the station.
To tamper in chess:
a slippery cushion
provided by the host;
burnt inter-games toast.
Nevertheless, it was seen as an attempt to cheat unfortunately and caused some heads to roll.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/29/2024 1:18:49 AM # 1.0.0.1119
This incident is on all the news media in NZ right now. Sure it is cheating, but does it matter all that much? I don't think it will affect the result of the match.