FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 56, 24 July 1912, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

LEAGUERS BACK AGAIN. AUSTRALIAN TOUR A SUCCESS. By Telegraph —Press Association. Auckland, Monday. The New Zealand representatives of the Rugby League game arrived 111 Auckland this morning by the Wimmera, after a successful tour in the Australian Commonwealth. Except for a number of injuries of a minor character, the players are in the best of health, and, without exception, speak enthusiastically of the games and of the unbounded hoeof the Australian footballers.

Mr. William Dervan, the well-known

.UL'klaiid player, who was one- of the party, said that the Australians had assured them that they were the best Northern Union combination that had ever visited . the . Commonwealth, "I don't know about that," said Dervan, with a laugh, "but, taking everything into consideration, we came out with a fair percentage of wins. "We could never have been expected to get that first match—it was nothing short,o'f murder to take sea-sick players off the steamer and: put the& up agiinst a team that had been playing together like a concertina for months. Dervan went on to say that he thought that, with a little luck,, they, should ihave gained the Australian game,, but, otherwise, the teams won on their merits.

. Questioned in ' regard' to the trouble that lias arisen between the New Zealand council and the team in regard to the arrangements for, ..players ,to 4-eturn to the Dominion, the big forward had nothing tg say, it having been decided to. make nothing public until the .whole question is inquired intdby'thc cduncil.

.. The players express keen annoyance at the fact hat, in Sydney,. they were termed strikers wifchbut any opportunity having been given them to justify the position which they took up in the - matter. AN INQUIRY HELD. The trouble wfis di.scus.sed at a mectjing 'of the council of 'the'.New. Zealand- • Rugby League, this afternoon. " j Mr. Mcßeynolds, one of . the managers, J stated in t]te course of his report that ] the men absolutely refused to go on ) the field when they wfcre tojd that theyj b,ad to go liome the same'night. ' TJey j signed a docum'ent to that .effect, and,-in { i order not to compromise the' New Zea- I League in the _ eyes'. of the Sydney ? 1 public, the 'managed .wtfre .compelled to ; agree to the men's requesL The, men ] gave as'their reason that' they landed j in Australia apd had been compelled to play, travel, and tVain continuously, and, therefore, would' not .be, fit', to go aboaid ( the steamy tlie 'sanie "night! * '"' ■ , ,The council decided.to receive a- deputation •of .players, of whom Twine was spokesman. .He; rep^atM I '|he• reason given by the managers' regarding cdntinuous travelling, and said) that they only'got' notice on-Friday of the intention to rdtyrn 'Jto 'New Z^alantj. on Saturday night: TSey \vp,re--,unaiymou l s in their decision not to, come liome. They had been & happy family, but thought tjiat the tour had been badly arranged, i ,A. Carlaw, one of the flayers, "stated that had they knoW the" circumstances ■regarding the Wellington', match-.they -.would have, considered the.'League's initerests before their, ojvn. ' • v ,:W. Dcrvan, one . of. the players, .stated that' they knew' the risk \yhicli i they were running in refusing to' play,' but, , as some of the men had, been hurt in other-matches, tfrey'did not care to goon the steamer, straight -after, the "'last ■ I irtatch for fear of v MmiJar' accidents. " < The players then, withdrew,- and the ! after due' cdnsidfera'tioji, decided to fine the men the maximum amount althe rules,.arid a portion I' - J

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