OVERSEAS SPORT.
RUGBY LEAGUE INVITATION. NEW ZEALAND TEAM IN 1926. (Received 5.5 p.m.) Eeuler. LONDON. Dec. 17. The council of the Rugby League has decided not to invite a touring side to visit England in 1925, but to invite a New Zealand team in 1926. MANNERS AT TENNIS, j SUSPENSION FOR BAD TEMPER. A. nnd N.Z. LONDON. Dec. I?'. There was a lively discussion on the ! question of the mannt.'s of tennis players | i,'t tin- ;>i:nual lectins of the tennis nsso- ! /mtinn. | \j [/ \| p, l<"i ;l'er. foureih <<i N<-a\ I ii-,>•.)(.vd . i. a'lu ndmcnt to ;,ilo\v ■ the siis'j,ii ..on t-f players who exhibited J teuipei. He pleaded on boh; If of temperamental players who were at high tension, and considered suspension would be too drastic. The umpires weie not perfect. He recalled an instance of a linesj man who was removed at Wimbledon bo- • cause, he was asleep. Some umpires had a I personal interest in'the game. (Cries of j "No!") Mr. Fisher, hotly: "Do not say 'No,' 1 contend some umpires are partial." The amendment was carried.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18896, 19 December 1924, Page 11
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