INTERVIEW WITH ARMSTRONG

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 1, 26 September 1921, Page 5

INTERVIEW WITH ARMSTRONG

.NOT PUT FORWARD AS OFFICIAL ' WRITER VOUCHES FOR ITS ■* CORRECTNESS z-r- * By Telegraph—Press Association —GonyrlcM ’ (Rec. September 24, 5.5 p.m.) ® London, September 23. Mp. Clegg states that he did not put forward tile interview with Armstrong as official, adding: “I told Armstrong I wanted him to tell me whatever he had to say of interest, «s if ho had any- ■ thing he might as well tell me as anyone else. The interview stands for whet it is. I stand for every word and every • comma of it.” —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PROFESSIONALS IN TEST MATCHES PAYMENTS TO AUSTRALIAN PLAYERS. (Rec. Septembor 25, 11.5 p.m.) London, September 24. An anonymous county cricketer cora9 tributes an article 'to the “Observer adversely criticising Armstrong's declaration that tho average professional never . can bo got to play as h,o should in ft three days’ match, and gives instances of professionals' rapid scoring in Tests. "But if wo are sensible," he says, “we will profit by what Armstrong said, as it has long been beyond doubt that our professionals as a body do not play freely enough. It is unfortunate that our professionals should bo twitted by fffie leader of a team whoso members receive, besides all expenses, a sum : amounting to hundreds of pounds for playing cricket. If future Tests in England aro played to a finish as many cricketers hope, there is no logical rea-. son why the Australian players should . not- ohange in the professionals’ dressing / room. The Australians pride them- .• selves so often in public on then- frankness and calling a spade a spade that tt seems odd that Australians paid tor playing cricket should be willing to pose as amateurs3’—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn; . ( POSITION OF ENGLISH CRICKET NOT AS BAD AS IT APPEARS. (Rec. September 25, 11.5 p.m.) London, September 24. . MaclnYen met with a street accident in London. In attempting to board «n omnibus he was dragged for ! = ere ’! t /. yards, the musedes of his left ehoulde being badly torn, and he has wter o». both knees. Nevertheless he spoke at a charity luncheon in Ashtaad Ho Witt the English cricketers might have done a great deal better than they hVd done this vear. He did not consider that English cricket was anything like so bad as appeared. He was cer^^ A voiingsterd>were as good as ever. Am. . N.Z. Cable Assn. v ..