CLEM HILL’S VERSION

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 8054, 7 March 1912, Page 5

CLEM HILL’S VERSION

OF CRICKET ROW

why McAlister tried to disb

LAVER

Br Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

SYDNEY, March. 6. Clem Hill has written a long letter to the press, detailing the players’ view regarding the cricket dispute. Ho attacks the personnel of the Board of Control, and states, in reference to Frank Laver’s refusal to hand to the board the books relating to the last tour, that they were Laver’s private property. McAlister, as treasurer, had failed to keep the books, and desired Laver’s in order to' give the board information. Laver had afterwards offered to show McAlister the books in order to dispel the grounds for insinuations that something was wrong. McAlister had then replied that he did not want t]iem, but that as Laver had been dßloyal the board would not confirm his appointment as manager.

SUGGESTED PRESENTATION TO MoELHONE.

MELBOURNE, March 6: A movement-is afoot to present Mr McElhone, secretary of the Board of Control, with a testimonial. The University. C3ub has .resolved ihai such ao tion is singularly inappropriate.

ENGLISH COMMENT ON THE

TEAM.

LONDON, March 5. The “ Pall Mall Gazette,” discussing the Australian Board of Gontrol’h selection of , a team, for England, says that Minnett, Kelleway, Hazlitt, and’Matthews particularly, and Jennings may well rise to tho occasion.' ’ Whitty ia likely to improve vastly when fully re* covered from: hi*' attack of appendicitis. The 4 howling • will . not i lack' variety. “The combination,”'.according to the Gazette,” ‘‘is one-of immense possibilities.” .. I