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    "verified_text": "although during the period of the world war few men played bowls, the game has continued to make progress since 1910. the game is sharply divided into four styles of play, each with its own predominant association. the flat green game, called rink bowls (known in canada as lawn bowling), is ruled in england, scotland, wales and ireland by national associations. the international board controls the laws of the game and directs the international matches between these four countries and the british overseas dominions. of late years canadian, australian and new zealand teams have visited great britain to play the flat green game, and english teams have visited canada, south africa and australasia. the crown green game is governed by the british crown green assn., the counties controlling their own championships and ruling their own particular areas. in lancashire, the crown green game is played by professionals, who have their own board of control. in east anglia, a mixture of flat and crown is played, being governed by the norfolk and suffolk association. in nottinghamshire there are thousands of bowlers who support their own county association and play a game that is nearer to the english assn. flat green game than that of east anglia. south warwickshire is developing its flat green game. the flat green game has, perhaps, experienced the greatest 419 growth since 1919. the english bowling assn. can claim that its individual membership stands at 100,000, and it has nearly goo clubs affiliated. for greens in london, turf is brought from the solway firth or the marshlands around the ribble mouth. bibliography.—g. t. burrows, bowls (1920), afodern bowls (1920) and the game of bowls (1924); j. hartley, bowls (1924). (g. t. b.)",
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