SOCIAL OSTRACISM

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 138, 7 December 1912, Page 7

SOCIAL OSTRACISM

MISDEEDS OF MEMBERS OF THE TEAM. SYDNEY, 6th December. It is rumoured that the conduct of several members of the Australian Eleven recently touring England was extremely bad. The Sun newspaper alleges that the team as a whole was compelled to suffer for the delinquencies of a few, and to all intents and purposes was socially ostracised. The Sun adds that a report by Mr. Crouch, the manager, will be considered by the Board of Control in a few days, and that Mr. Crouch states that, while the conduct of the team as a whole called for nothing but complimentary comment, the misdeeds ofi a few were such as to induce him to ask the board to consider whether the selectors in future should not consider .something else besides playing ability when selecting a team. The report doeß not mention names. DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH SOME MEMBERS. (Received December 7, 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Mr. Crouch's report adds that there wera members of the team with whom it was difficult to work from a national standpoint, and seeing that the teams come prominently before the public eye, it was desirable to send men who would realise the responsibilities of their position and be a credit to Australia. A BOMBSHELL. NO COMPLAINtTiN ENGLAND. (Received December 7, 8 a.m.) LONDON, 6th December. The Daily Mail says that Mr. Crouch's report on the conduct of the team comes as a bombshell. No complaints were heard in England nor hints of ostracism. ILL-TEMPER IN THE FIELD. (Received December 7, 10.30 a.m.) m n „ L »9 l £ tloN > 6th December. The Pall Mall Gazette says that the English cricketers noted with Burpriso the display of ill-temper on the field, particularly of one cricketer, but it was felt that Gregory was more distressed than any. Little notice, however, was taken of the matter. "We certainly never heard of ostracism," says the Gazette.