WELLINGTON CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 411, 21 January 1909, Page 9

WELLINGTON CRICKET.

Sir,—Without unduly trespassing qt\ youjv valuable space, I venture "to add my quota to the cricket controversy.-now; raging- (hav-; ing been ■ started ~ .by "Boo'dla") ■; in .. ; y,our columns. Of course, I am.pot asserting "ivas 4 a matter of.fact, not being behiiid 'the iedK : tofial scenes, but it.seems r to "nio'-'that those, letters signed . "Mahogany", ; 'Ya'tidf'-'".Glebe";, wore penned by' one and-Hh\*'-same ~in4fn 5,; dual, but with what object you'ri.readefs caS ; guess. : However, _in crickotißg c'if.pleSj !; if "nit-'• ini the public l mind, •there>'"';sb'ems_'to 'have' been created tho impressiqn-'that ;s LamTtTie s • writer of the letters indicated/^an'd;-this r ,iin- ; pression, through the medium,'of -The \D6minion, 1 I'.wish ,tb deny, v .I'i.am-hbt-Jthe 0 ; writer of those letters, nor are.tho'Sentim'ents' contained in > them mine^sexccptin'g'-ithat^l'\ agree that players Mcornpen'sed-'' for any loss of time. .Oricketors-Jin.Welling-ton are not "on the .maks,'M heir; sold', desire being _to'.see'the ; game fostered and-to reach the highest possible • standaTd;-r.bufc it must not be.ovorlookod ;that inliendeavouring :to further and foster cricket,'imaaiyi'plaj'ers, who are but working men,'lose;,time, and .should ■therefore be reimbursed fof'-tlnit loss-of'time. Much has .been written controversy that is not true, and- therefore serving only of contempt.'i'--Myv;s6le object, however, is to disclaim the;' au.thpjship ,oE those letters 'signed f ! Malio)i;any.]?iji and" . I'Glebe."; Whatever opinions! liold'onntMs matter T am not afraid dfi.expressing signing my name to.-J;am,;e,tc.,;, i; y-ii" ' ;.•• : ■'-.:,':;;;' I ''- j"j.^mahonyp;