WHITE SHOES RULED OUT
(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) SYDNEY. White shoes, a controversial subject in bowls for many years, are “out” as far as next month’s world championships in Sydney are concerned. The Australian Bowls Council stipulates that tan or white shoes must be worn, but the International Bowling Board rules, under which the world championships will be played, provide for black or brown. The main arguments for banning white shoes are that they are effeminate (women
bowlers wear white shoes), they quickly become soiled and the white polish used on white shoes comes off on the bowls when kicking them back on completion of an end. and is difficult to remove. The 1.8.8. rule on the subject is specific: players, umpires and markers must wear black or brown heelless shoes with smooth, rubber soles. It has been claimed that as suitable black shoes are not readily available in Australia, all Australians Involved in the championships will have to wear tan.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31142, 19 August 1966, Page 13
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