RUMOURS RE WILLIAM WEBB.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 921, 14 September 1910, Page 4

RUMOURS RE WILLIAM WEBB.

-V v . : •: THE USUAL CONTRADICTION;' :. (By Telegraph—Special - Correspondent) j ' , Wa'nganui, September 13. la regard to statements mado in 'the; Sydney papers to hand by last mail that 1 a sculling match had been arranged between Webb and Pearce .'on. the Wanga--nui'.River, for.! a purse 'of ■ 6ub ; ' scribed': by the Wanganui pwple/Mt' is declared by Webb's friends here, that '' u mistake has been made somewhere.'Negotiations: have been iri progress: for:, a .£2oo' a-sido, and: a,:reply, .was some time .ago ; received from Sy'dney ..to the effect that- Pearce's supporters were averse to putting up a! stake /or a race at Wanganui, : but were prepared' to consider, the offer of-.a purse... Mr. .W. ,L. Young, one of Webb's, backers,'-wlio . is. now in Sydney, ..was to "en-; deavo'ur to arrange a match, and .in the event, of failure, to / say. that an endeavour would be mado to raiso a purse, though- nothing ! more was promised; v. Webb's party , think it too much that they should be asked to relieve the Australian; from'-'all risk, and*.say - that, the latter,' if he wants a match, should. put iip /a .stake so that , t'of ; • a purse' being; raised locally are not "ison! sidered very bright. :