BRADMAN'S CONTRACT

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 234, 3 October 1932, Page 7

BRADMAN'S CONTRACT

Control Board Upholds PlayerWriter Ban. McNAMEE AND McCABE IN FORM SYDNEY, October 2. Don Bradman's application to be allowed to fulfil the terms of his contract, a portion of which binds him to write for Associated Newspapers, Limited, has been refused by the Australian Cricket Board of Control. Bradman stated that he could not truthfully say his sole occupation was journalism, in which event he would have escaped the player-writer ban. Also he emphasised that there was another party to the contract—the sports goods firm by whom he is employed part of his time. He insisted that he must fulfil the terms of the contract which was made at a time when he received a lucrative offer to play in England. Associated Newspapers, Limited, has offered to release Bradman from writing on the subject of first-class cricket. The cricket season, which was opened at Sydney yesterday, was marked by the sensational bowling of R. McNamee. Playing for Randwick he took seven of Manly's wickets for 14 runs. . McCabe, fresh from his Canadian and American tour, made a stylish 139 ryns for Mosman against St. George. Warren Bardsley, former international, scored 124 for Western Suburbs against University. ' AMERICAN TENNIS. Austin and Perry to Meet in Pacific Final. VINES IN DOUBLE-HARNESS. SAN FRANCISCO, October 2. In the semi-finals of the Pacific Coast singles tennis championship Austin (Britain) defeated' Chandler, 6—4, 4—3, 2—6, 6 —2, and Perry (Britain) defeated Satoh (Japan), 6—2, 3—6. o—6, 6—3, 6—3. The American tennis star-Ellsworth Vines and Miss Verle Low, were married at Pasadena, California, on Saturday evening. They will leave shortly for a tour of Australia, New Zealand and • Japan. GOLF IN VICTORIA. FOURSOMES CHAMPIONSHIP. (Received 1.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. Schlapp and Fawcett won the Victorian foursomes golf championship with an aggregate score of 146 from M. Ryan and Sloan Morpeth 148.

ENGLISH GOLF. MISS TISHWICK CHAMPION. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, October 2. Miss Diana Fishwick, of the North Foreland Club (1930 British open champion), yesterday won the English ladies' golf championship. She defeated Miss Beryl Brown, at Formby, 5 and 4, over 36 holes. BILLIARDS. McCONACHY'S 1321 BREAK. LONDON, October 2. In a fortnight's billiards match concluded on Saturday McConachy (New Zealand) scored 18,114, and defeated Davis, whose score was 17,283. McConachy in the afternoon made a break of 1321, his first four-figure break under the new baulk line rule. The new rule referred to provides that the cue ball must cross the baulk line at least once every 100 points.