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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1020, 19 March 1912, Page 4

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was quite prepared to hand his resignation to the Iron, secretary at once. M’Alister stated that he was not giving his view as a captain, but as a judge of cricket, At this stage Mr Davis at my request left the room. I had some telegrams ready to show the selectors with regard to Mr M’Lareu being available for the lourth test match, aud was only waiting an opportunity to give them this information before leaving the meeting mysdf. Mr Hill then asked Mr M’Alister where he got his experi ence as a captain, and he (M’Alister) staled that he had captained a team in Australia and also captained several matches as vice-captain of the Australian Eleven in England, and he considered that he bad done all that was necessary. Mr Hill remarked was it not a fact that Warwick Armstrong had refused to play under him as captain in the Old Country. This Mr M’Alister denied, aud Mr Hill asked him to name any match in which Armstrong took part aud in which he (Mr M’Alister} acted as captain. Mr M’Alister replied that he played under him as captain at Lord’s on one occasion, when Mr Noble had to leave the field, but that he did not play under his captaincy in the other matches, because he always stood down when Mr Noble was not playing. Mr Hill then asked Mr M’Alister what matches he had ever won as captain, aud asked him to write them down on a sheet of paper. Mr M’Alister enumerated several, uad Mr Hill remarked that they were very second-rate matches.

“Mr M’Alister said, ‘At all events, I did as well as Victor Trumpet had done in captaining the Australian Eleven against Gloucestershire, when he almost made a hash of things.’ Mr Hill then stated, ‘Fancy you comparing yourself to men like Trumper and Armstrong.’ Mr M’Alisler replied, ‘At ail events, I consider I| am as good a skipper, if not better, than the two players you have mentioned.’ Mr Hill then informed Mr M’Alister that he had no idea ot captaincy, and Mr M’Alister replied, ‘At all events, I reckon 1 am a better skipper than either Trumper, Armstrong or yourself.’ “Mr Hill got up from his chair and informed Mr M’Alister that he had better take the position of captain and pick the team himself. Mr Hill then sai down again, and informed Mr M’Alister that he knew absolutely nothing about skipping a side, which brought lorth a retort from Mr M’Alister that he (Mr Hill) was the worst skipper he had ever seen. When this remark was passed Mr M’Alister was leaning, with his two hau ls in front of him, and Mr Hill immediately jumped up and said, ‘You have be.eu looking for a punch in the jaw all night, and I will give you one.’ “Immediately he leaned across the table and dealt Mr M’Alister a violent blow on the side of the face. Mr M’Alisler was somewhat dazed, but jumped up and rushed round the table to where Mr Hill was standing, and a fight ensued, both selectors grappling and trying to punch each other in the small space between the table and the wall, Mr M’Alister sitting down between the telephone box and the table. Mr Hill leant over him, but did not strike him whilst on the ground. I eventually managed to separate the two combatants, and might state here that when the scuffle first took place the table slewed round, and Mr Iredale was jammed into the corner, and was thus powerless to act. I urged Mr Hill to get out of the room, but he went to the other end of the table, near the door. As soon as Mr M’Alister got on to

his feet, I tried to stop him from rushing at Mr Hill, but they again got to holts. The furniture was knocked all over the room, the pictures were broken, and Mr Hill grappled with Mr M’Alister and forced him on to the table and window sill. Another couple of feet, and both the selectors would have beeu out of the window into the street three floors below, but this was prevented by Mr Iredale leaning across and catching Mr M’Alister by the arm, whilst I pulled Mr Hill off by the coat tails. As soon as I got Mr Hill away I at once shoved him out of the door, aud told him he had better stay outside, Mr Iredaleand myself holding Mr M’Alister, aud he shouting out to Mr Hill, “You coward ! you coward !’’

“Blood flowed from Mr M’Alister’s face copiously, and it presented a sorry spectacle. My clothes, collar, hat, etc., were covered in blood. After getting Mr M’Alister to sit down, I went outside and interviewed Mr Hill, aud told him he had better go home. He said, ‘Sid, I will not remain a member of the selection committee any longer, as I refuse to sit with M'Alister as a coselector.’ I replied that I could not take that as official, but if he would put the matter in writing I would place the same before the board. He said he would write his resignation out straight away, but I refused to let him go into the room again, aud said that he could write it out at the hotel, aud I would call for it. I then gave Mr Hill his hat, papers, etc., and he said that he had had enough the day before at the board meeting, when Colonel Foxton practically branded him as a liar in connection with the publication of the telegram he received from McAllister on the eve of the third test match.

“I might also state that during the disturbance Mr Hill accused Mr M’Alisler of being drunk, but in toy opinion neither Mr Hill nor Mr M’Alister was intoxicated. The two selectors were very heated in their arguments before the climax was reached, and the language was anything but gentlemanly. Mr Iredale and myself took no part whatever in the arguments, but endeavoured in a joking way to try to get the two selectors info a better humour, but without avail. I regret exceedingly that this report has been necessary, but can positively state that this is a true account of the proceedings.”