A CRIBBAGE player who goes by the glorious name of Eugene McWilliams pulled me to one side during the finals night at Swaythling WMC on Thursday evening to tell me a sad tale or so I thought.
Moments after his Bitterne Park WMC side beat Shirley Social B in the Malcolm Brooke Plate, Eugene tugged my arm.
One of our players died yesterday, he told me solemnly.
Im sorry to hear that, I replied, already thinking of the headline: CRIBBAGE CHAMPIONS DEDICATE WIN TO DEAD TEAMMATE.
Yes, added Eugene. He drowned.
Im sorry to hear that, I replied, now thinking tabloid style: CRIBBAGE STAR PEGS OUT FOR LAST TIME or even WAT-ER WAY TO PEG OUT.
And with a perfectly straight face Eugene delivered the punchline: He fell into a bowl of muesli and a strong currant pulled him under.
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