Also I don’t understand the one paragraph aside about the American who is never mentioned before or after(?)
Also I don’t understand the one paragraph aside about the American who is never mentioned before or after(?)
This American mentioned was the women's champ, who apparently went on to beat him. Which either means he wasn't cheating, or was and then played fairly on the last match?
It is probably the kind of event where the only people who would be willing to do the timely prep work are the contestants.
Part of the "point" of conkers is that conker-prep is just as much as a skill as the technique during the hitting phase.
I think this was just poor scrutineering (or corruption) on the organizers side.
> Jakins was responsible for drilling and inserting strings into other competitors’ chestnuts as the competition’s top judge, known as the “King Conker”.