ALL BLACKS' VICTORIES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18897, 20 December 1924, Page 11

ALL BLACKS' VICTORIES.

■ —-—.*. ILL-TEMPER IN THE PRESS. I NEWSPAPER CHIDES CRITICS. ! 1 Sun. LONDON. Dec. 18. I .The Daily News, in a leading article, | slates: "All the opponents of the All Blacks pay tribute to their sportsmanlike! qualities. Tho alleged infringements are I due to their speed and keenness. They ] ' havo shown us splendid football, not kidglove, " namby-pamby '* play. They arc ' a fine body of men, physically and ment-1 1 ally. ' I j " The recent ill-temper in the press sug- j j gests that Englishmen are losing their! , I fortitude in defeat, formerly their special j ' j boast." " | The Daily Mail, commenting on the New j j Zealand cable stating it is sad if the tour i I proved that Englishmen can no longer | j tako punishment smilingly, says it is I i astonished at such a message. j I ! The All Blacks have everywhere been | . j warmly welcomed and hailed as heroes. j i The biggest victories only increased their | : | popularity. The large number of penali ! ties against them inevitably caused com- j ■ I ment, but no qualified critics suggested | they wcro guilty of deliberate foul play. | i New Zealand must have been misled, i j Tho Southland forward, A. White, has | j dislocated his collarbone. | | i NEW ZEALAND COMPLAINT. { I | | SILENCE OF TEAM MANAGER. j • i ' . i • j [BT IELEGRATH. —PRFSS ASSOCIATION.] j 1 WELLINGTON. Friday. j i ! Except, for a letter pot-ted at Panama j j during the voyage of the All Blacks to I I ! England, the New Zealand Rugby Union j I has received only one report by mail ! ' i from the manager of the team, Mr. S. S. j • I Dean. This fact . was the subject of a I J j complaint made at a meeting of the New j i ! Zealand " Rugby Union's Management j • ! Committee, when Mr. C. fH. Mullany j > i asked if' steps were being taken to sec J \ that the team played no extra matches. I ' ; The Chairman (Mr. A'. C. Kitto)": I J ' I feel quite confident that the team or the > I manager will not sanction any matches : i Surprise was expressed by members i i that the delegates to the Imperial Con- j • j ferenco held in London last week had J I not cabled any report. Tho chairman ! considered that the decision on such an | ' important question as representation on j I the International Board should have ! been called by the delegates. j I It was decided to cable asking for full | "I details of the conference proceedings by 1 ! the first, mail. \ Ii . I - ' ' ==i i! : i