THE FRIGID HAND.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1937, 20 December 1913, Page 6

THE FRIGID HAND.

TO ALL BLACKS IN AMERICA.

A PIAYERS OPINIONS. , ' , don't .like being beaten, 'ami they dou't liko losing money," was the'cryptic' comment o!' ono member of tho "All Mack' 1 ! team of footballer's who returned from America by way of Auckland and the Main Trunk railway yesterday afternoon. 1 "Wore you hospitably treated?" was asked. . ■ "Woll, no! At least not by tho Californiim Union. Some of tiro people wo met could not do enough for ua, but tho California)! Union lmd tbo frozen hand. More- than onc-5 wo wont to fulfil an engagement, and there was eo ono there to meet us. They weren't worrying much, anyhow!" v"\Yh.vP': . "AVeil,'. I think it was because they lost- money,:on- tho first few games." . "Lost snouov'r". . • "Ves, nil because nobody know that ■wo wcre'.'there.The games .weren't advertised'as they should havo been. Tho ■.American is'largely bluff. Look at this —ho had a good attraction, and didn't know.' how to handle it. Then, becausc tho money, didn't just roll in they got coo!. cm! nasty. ' It was botior /when we got to tho col-leges:';-At."'bach of tho college games wo :lmd' about 5000 or 6000 students. Or course, you heard about the rough play iir : the second gatno with tho Caiiforitiaif University. We couldn't mate' it out at first,, and took it all in good ; part, but when tliey mndo it hot wo 'could-do nothing but got back, and wo 'mails hacks, of tlicm at that game. The coach was going to order his team oft tho field, and tilings were only middling, but wc sot going again. That was when they, scored the only try of tho tour. Nobody was watching tliom, and there ■were only a eouplo of moi to pass, and they scored a try."

"And how did the tour wind tip financially'?";' . . "We went over at their invitation, you know, anil after paying our fares, board and lodging, and washing, they camo out about square. They did really well towards the end. At the last match against All America there must have been about 12.000 present. Tho lowest price of admission was 75 cents (Bs.), and tho highest a dollar and a half (Gs.):" , • "Did they allow tho members of tho team .po-nkoi; .money?" ' ; ■ not - . cent. But that wasn't expected