BRADMAN AND BOARD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20761, 2 January 1931, Page 9

BRADMAN AND BOARD.

OPINION IN ENGLAND. | A COMPROMISE EFFECTED. (Received January 1, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. Dec. 31. The Daily Herald, in an article entitled "Hands Off Bradman," says Bradman "is evidently suffering from a combination of hero worship and official irrilation. Apart from one brilliant innings he has dropped entirely from the superb standard ho displayed in England. "The fact is that one-half of the Australian public expects him to score effortless centuries and the other half regards him as a bad boy. This must havo an adverse mental effect on one who, after all, is a mere schoolboy. Everyone wishes Bradman a quick and safe deliverance from officialdom. Ho is an asset to the cricket of the world."

The Daily Telegraph says: " Ono can only sympathise with the officials who are charged with the duty of disciplining Bradman. The Board of Control in 1912 made itself extremely unpopular when Trumper, Hill, Armstrong, Cottor, and Rnnsford objected to the conditions. "The present board has had to face the problem of finding a punishment which would save the face of the authorities without infuriating the public, so it tactfully, and not very courageously, decided to compromise. As Bradman must have made 10 times as much out of his book as the £SO kept back, it is not surprising that he emerged from the judgment hall with a broad smile. His friends argue that Bradman has just as much right to publish the story of his lifo as Grimmett has to publish a book on bowling." A SURPRISING DECISION. COMMENTS IN AUSTRALIA. (Received January 1, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 1. Mr. Arthur Mailey, commenting on the Bradman incident, says Bradman returned to Sydney from Melbourne with a grin on his face, but without £SO. Ho adds that there is a strong feeling among cricketers that Bradman either broke his agreement or he did not. Therefore ho should have been fined £l5O or nothing. The general opinion is that the board's decision is most astounding. Bradman declined to comment beyond saying that his offence was no worse than Grimmett's. Both of them sold the serial rights of their cricket experiences.