UNGENEROUS ACT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1586, 1 November 1912, Page 5

UNGENEROUS ACT.

' - tIY A CRICKET ASSOCIATION. ;• CBy TeWerapt.— Special- CorTespondont.):'. ■■■.- -' ; v.ci' aWanganui,: October 31.: ''Ciis t the .defence of ■ the ( country should jyj su'idrdiiiivte: to- spbrt is a,' question on .'.vhii:]:." the sparse. ;oricKetingV-,'fra--■fes-riity of \Vangariui ; appear to'havemado. ■up ili'.'ir minds.-'They complain that:day-' ijj.'jit- ilrills ■ are ':intcrforin,? ywith : cricket, iiiii iome of the junior teams jnust : ;drop. /but oi' tho competitions, arid that .the: miliihvy; suthoritics'ldo-not appear to liave |isy. rygard for: oTicket. a mutter of'i/ntr, »)me time ago, the. military authori--f.it-;j convened: a- meeting of sports todies friili r.-. viewof so -arranging the,.daylight. JM'rr.'k'j- as. to cause the.'minimum of in--'liweiiience . to- those '.engaged.', in sport.; I'fhei- i'iiefttjnj-was .very;poorly attended, unci Xμ cricketers who aro now. complain-! Pr? wf.re. conspicuous "by .their absence ■ 'worn-:it.-' '■'.-.■J-:--- '■-.'■/■ '.:':■ : ;--.. "■''■■■•■■ - : ':'-|y' ■'-.'"'■: •Last' night," however,-the Cricket'Assojeiivtion had a chance (-p "take it out , ' out i«f tho defence authorities;.;a.nd tliey .did mot loss the opportunity.", An" application i!H3.rnadb by; the latter for -the' use; : of' the': cricket a display by the! New Zf;nl(ind next ESaturday." The .association.'refused, the application,' though ; alleging-that it did ep "with reluctance.'-':■ ■. '■.V.-'i. ..-.:"' '• ■'•■■■. .Tho Eugby Union, howevDr, has' come to tho'resiuewith an offer of its ground, andJso : the display,.in ivWch:great. pnMic : 'Jnterest ie being..takoh, will take place