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Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1925, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN ANU N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. LORD HAWKE INTERVIEWED. .Received this day at 9.25 a.in.l LONDON. Jau. 25. Lord Hawke, in a special interview by the “Sunday Express,” said: “Bless my soul. T never meant to hurt anyone’s feelings, especially the professionals. I simply meant that England would ho in a bad way when she cannot produce an amateur capable of loading a test team.” PARKIN’S CRITICISM. (Received this day at 12.30 p.mA LONDON. Jan. 25. Writing to a newspaper. Parkin says; “I see nothing wrong in my comment about the tost matches. I only repeated what I had said countless times about other teams and captains. Lord Hawke’s remarks are an insult to players like Hobbs and Tledron. Mby should not a professional, captain England. Rhodes practieallv captained Yorkshire for years. Professionals earn an honest living in the finest game in the world. Thev are not ashamed to take money. Many sham ainatcuis make more money out of criclr't t l '-"’ professional peo-olc.” Parkin adds that “a defeat hv eleven is as had as hv one hundred. The moral is simple. Me have not sent the host team to Australia. Hobbs. Sutcliffe and Tate have not been properly .supported. II Tate bad not, to do throe men’s work. he would not have been iniured. The Englishmen want some stiffening found in northern teams. Too many southern players were selected. Tt would he difficult for the present team f<) defeat Australia, if Oilligan tossed with a two-headed coin.”