"THE AUSTRALIANS."

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 737, 9 February 1910, Page 7

"THE AUSTRALIANS."

:.;■ ;>,!■r She f^ncenglpf^the'tqitr. ■; ;-^-M '-Tie. , Association has - : ifa'itead^st'refusal to'.-have H ■■■ ■: :-.:' * anything -, tp'.'do, Jwith. an' Australian crictonr, :tp jSv ;'wtieif ;liks ' interpreted; ?. :^:;:/dnHng?tne';p'a6t^ mo'nthj'can be" explained/; V:'W f Sinoe i906-7;.-risit:to 'New Zealand of B vMaryiebbne :|Cricket >teanu' tfie' 'i.feKtfceJlrig^itt^yeDington.',has|; been '.agaiiisj; : }'~A a''6ec4nd: experience v t^ i :'. , po6Urig';..eye-'. ■••■;."■^^'tern.: J , connectipni thatltowj'the .; : .v T :;.:'asst)oiationa':.pf ; 'Auckland,';; Wellington,' :■: ISnnd ?Otago, : each, \:guaranteed. .£SOO,- and ...if; /tie .Set -takinge'."'- had - been , μd.•; S;:y i Canterbnry,i2sf 10s. ;:■:',,. i to' be made'up by .the' y-i'; :^associations ;would.fiaye been ;:;■ ;"."V7eilington,iX3s sg;.;ld.V '■H. : tCanteiharT, 9a:;6d.; ?s. ;p6oiing system;Me We|- ; ,;t had: to", lose 'iSlß6,'put; ■ ?j:#i of.:-.the ; ;^sooV deppeite^i; instea'd.:' bi' "iSii, : ;-v.':'; I |.wKi«b: i ,wwild-: have i been, required!, under : .;,>■;'the" difference of i 6150.

. •,:; ,;. ...When 'the proposed tour of: the Aue-. firsb.:. mentioned, .the -.'; 'jff: . imemory/of the'■■English-.' cricketers' :v'isit ;.» 'was r an. important:, , : influence .'■ upon the : ':-■■■■': minde:*bf.':■ ■ the; local authorities, tf '■ They r:,..; considered that the:Welliggtpa'Association , ,jV;.v;;waa .:probabjy,!>vor6e.off-,ftnancially than; '.' : : , W? 'ether,.'association ,in;the .Dominion, v: :, jOndT«solyea not-tolppuntenaace 'any pro.:jv. ipoeartpipool.; :They:.were unanimous, in ',;V:-. r : theii-j opinion.:, that; local ■'■support' , ; shbuld : /;■.-;■■ oe :withdrawn.:from tours:which were to >••::(.-;'• be "-rniiV-dt ■-.a-loss::'il,.-.;;; :■•■ , -;: , ;: ; . :■■■>'■'■■ ■ : 'ytV- s In' July -last,; when; the New; Zealand ■.:;- ? :..Cricket,:Cpuncil. decided-.without .consult- . '■ ;■ ■;;ing .the .associations^;to'.fiiuuica'-' : the. > vAtis-' ; \,:::.'.traliani' -'.tour^on ,, . the pooling system, , the '■'. '-,UrWelliiigton' , Association'objected- prompt- ,-::'.; ,-was;;held, in abeyance,, at; the annual meetin.g.'of, tho .Wei-->'W; iijngton; ; the >: delegates .;inv. •.-."•- ,y.-structed.Vthe .management' committee to ..: ; ...ttaKe .no-.part in;the-.pooling scheme; , : , Fol-' , : ; 'i:y: ; :l°?™t: oll ! : :f.t : Beir;threat)itfle .. ><k;iand. Council framed the visitors' jtincr- .--:• "ft;ary.-leaving.Wellington out, and the ar--':.,:';rangements..'were:i:published' '-in Sydney ■ ...;:: r .papers::Negotiations proceeded with the'. ; i^Austrahiin:, Board /of-:C6ntrol.,' and 'the ■::•■ rvNew:iZealand.;Crioket:Council":6tiU v i eni'i>f-!-. de . a T??« d . ; tq;perenade:.the Wellington , As-' f?"".^ 0 "/. toVcome into: line; by'-, agreeing: :- : : f .^to;:pDol:Si;-y-. -;-,, : r:. i;.v ■■?■■-. ,■ ,■-■••":-,..■.-,-:; ■ ;:"■•;;^At/a'iSpecial; ; meeting:--of- the'-Welling- , ■..f^^tonoAssMiatibn.-.fheld^pn , -'January--20. tbe;;matterVwas; ; finally-;(lecided; ,:, Dele- ■;■;:,-, gates :telegraih-from: ■ .■ .i ■::: thov body,»at Christchuroh;' ,-:.:. stanng.'that, unless.;unanimity: could ;be .'; :,j. : ; arriTCd , at,: the : t6ur;-would be abandoned.: >:.:,: Realising-.that;.the. abandonment"; of .the ;;:''.;/ tbnr..,at v that Jate/.stago would.have been I''■•<■}•: calculatfi^::to ;{■ prejudice : ;■ Zealand I •*: .-.■}'■'. encket: in ;thei/nture.'.:6omo v delegates'- 'ox-' '=:v-;.;:pressedhthe that' the Wellington •-';.;'.. Aissociation should '"back -down,' , -making ;. ;i;s'.«ndition .that, the'council should uu- .;,:.., demke 'not- :tp arrange for -'the , - , :pooling ■ '.'::: 'Pfjprpfits: in jregard to . ; any future tour. %:'■■■■ \ Atter^. lengthy,;..disqussion,••<however, -'.it >: : r:; was'decided,:to staßd-firmly. I :'•■' A: : resolu-;■ ■■:•*,•;■'; tion ; agreed ■• to that' the'-asspciation , v :;: : /wptt{d-;!nbuy^ ; 1 : : . ■":-' ;.mg '■ the Mother.' associations ':to a pool-' , the"- ,-;.:;■ tprofitsipf their; , :matches.->' '-:•:■■■ .v . V;^V;i^lt!4ppears-that^onUeaxnißa > of.ithis de- . ;■ ■- ycieion cc-n'V 1 the , 'part',; of I. the ■ VWellirigton : oi.<,Association, the -,New'..V Zealand ■' Council ;•■-,-; "caiblepl^tronce' (Jan-ua'ry-;2.2).:aband6n(ing ;.'. V't,he.ioui. ; :; : Thie.;in«s6age;:caused no little 1 .::■■'■: ,»stonashm'ent in:Sydney,':according to■ the' , .;;.:.. A , uOTalum^paTOr3,,". ? aia:r , a:,:eaDle -was :..:: promptly the' council; asking ;;:'■ 'iipr:a definite reply, next day., :The aneror. : :-"- , v?;.^^^Be- ; o^y;.-''OTe,-. , Wbioh'-.ADstrulia' , had .:-:;:-. .beefrled-to espect—» confirmation of : the i. ; 'v , -'.' : B>^p<ißßii>eii'(f''.' ; t]faf:. : :'Jt|ad'' , been , Vmad.9;''br > ..,;-; :the:New' : Zealand: It ;.was' ;; given: ,-:;.;■■ oat tin'Wellijigtpn ffiat 'the v'twb' cabl«B ;:;.^fi.^adr-^cToss'ed,' , / and; : thatj as it was-ajh '<:'£?&**& hadbbeen:. pick«d,-'- ■' '-;-. ,, ;.t1\9' , :,c0nm!il : waa forced.'to. go- ph.'•■'. Refe'r- ,-;; /. :fo'-the Auetralj'an fil^s'.gbes-to "dfc' f'i. ; ;-'i{P.^W' , that'fliere\wa»'.aaytiijj^ :^aore' , ,thaa.- ■: : y: . 'stra'ighteut.'.question;>nd. ansiye'r.in. toe • ;v, f cables..; 1 ' The ''Australians: arrive ■' to-day; * , ; : been' ■;,.< ::t'-- ! :p-:>? :■. :■'■•■:;-.- ■--~ ■-. ; ■ ■;.v ;.^?or. the jsake ;of' New; : Zealand:;Oricke€ ;,;;; .vthe ,commg ,-pf:the 'Australians : is a'good. ":'. ; tlung.-i.becausejthereMVjp.uld■■-.hayo'. been' ':>s■ .'-. greaixdifficulty; ;in :arraMing.. : anr:' future. /M-,-v.-.tbnis, .if ;th.is;one'-had been abandoned. ]■::$ -TOe;imwicial; reeponsibility.;of 'the. ■ WeU: ; .inVcpnjiection , - .wMh .;';■. .J the: match "thia; week' is •considerable.,and , %/■ :; ; - iffi2s willjhave , :to;}»:takeri %; the;gatef ;:>;;.: pefoje:;any.profit-.commences. The''guar-' ■;-'*- : ..aitM'.to'ithe' , New-Z^Md'C6tuioil ; is''Jßlßo;- , ,:-.•:; and ! the:expenses "are .estimated': tb'-'be ;■-. . WN-'-v.;-.' ■-'-•<:■