FOOTBALL SENSATION.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 246, 17 October 1922, Page 6

FOOTBALL SENSATION.

ALLEGED ATTEMPTED BRIBERY. iKrom Our Own Cnrresponiient.) svnXEY. October 12. On? of the most astounding eases i" the anna 1 * of Australian pport is that in which allegations liave been mede by Port Melbourne player? of attempted bribery in connection with the final footlull match 'between Part Melbourne awl KooWray. Mvmbers of the Port Melbourne team alleged that they haj boon approached before the match l-y certain persons who offered individual members of tin team big stilus to allow tlieir opponentl to win. Tliv Port .Melbourne team nevertheless won the match 1■ >• two point*. The inquiry by the Victoria Foo'hlli Association into flip allegations has been commenced. One of the witnesses. Vernon Albert BanUiry, a labourer, of Fibroy, gave evidence that he had visited the Repatriation Department on the Friday before the Port Melbourne-Foots-cray match. Mc Im<l heard there was money there to back Port Melbourne to win. Other evidence l «a~ given, but it dealt chiefly with the whereabouts of certain witnesses. The .-I.airman then announced that the inquiry would have to be. adjourned, as the Port Melbourne team was leaving for a holiday trip. It will 1* resumed on October Ifi" J-uring the course of the evening & witness who had s;>id that he thought he could brinjr pvidvncP to show that a Footsi-ray player had received an amount of money lo induce him not to play in the final match, oxjdaincd that he had invited the player indicated to attend the inquiry that pwiiinn with him, but that "he had rcfu.-cd to come along."