DONNYBROOK.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET SELECTORS COME TO BLOWS.
BLOOD FLOWS COPIOUSLY
(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.)
(Received 5, 9.0 a.m.) Sydney, February 5
The “Herald” states that the meeting of selectors to pick the test and English teams was the noisiest and most quarrelsome ever held in connection with the national game and finally degenerated into an open ruptnrd/ •” ; Violent blows wore exchanged And’blobcT flowed copiously. Hill and the- South Australian selector resigned. It ,is, alleged that Macalister received'a bad mauling at the hands of a selector after Hill’s resignation. fV. . ° Jrcdfije and Macalister chose the teams.
Carter, iniorvfewod, states that tlio disgruntled players will wait till the whole team is chosen. They will then consider the appointing of their, own manager, if the team considers a manager besides the one appointed by the Board necessary and approves of Laver, whom tlio six desire. Then none of the six will go to England unless Laver goes.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/STEP19120205.2.31
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 34, 5 February 1912, Page 6
Word count
Tapeke kupu
156DONNYBROOK. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 34, 5 February 1912, Page 6
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Copyright undetermined – untraced rights owner. For advice on reproduction of material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in