TIRESOME "TIM."

NZ Truth, Issue 90, 9 March 1907, Page 6

TIRESOME " TIM."

Rummy Raphael's Rebuff.

A Mean. Miserable Mode of Making

Mischief.

A week or two back cricketing circles m Christchurch were interested m a little trouble' between Sid Callaway and the Association. The popular trundler seemed to have the idea that there was money flying about m the batting and bowling biz. and before the incident closed lie had managed to let daylight into one or two, things connected with the 'management which brought down upon him the enmity and hatred, of, among other nincompoops, the "honorary" secretary, F. C. Raphael. Of course, "Tim" % Raphael is only secretary for the love of the game. Equally of course he isn't scribbler for the Canterbury Cricket Association for anything he can make out of it. Oh ! dear, n o ! But Sid Callaway's polite letter writing managed to leave .■'•■■ A VERY NASTY TASTE m the mouth of his wondering readers before he'd finished, and the public learnt a few things it • hadn't known previously. Even the austere daily papers sided with Sid. m the little controversy, and altogether "Tim" Raphael looked somewhat small potatoes, as did some of his servile barrackers O n the committee. Anyhow, the breach was patched' up and Callaway was picked to play m the Test Match. On the strength of that he made it bis business to ask for two complimentary tickets for the } match. Raphael, to whom he proffered this reasonable request, made' no objection, the reason being that he couldn't, but simply asked Callaway to make the application m writing. This was done and -the tickets were duly forthcoming. To , . , * THE RECIPIENT'S- AMAZEMENT, although he had not signified, whom tlie tickets, were for; -they were made out to "admit/Mi's, Callaway and Master CalJ.away. "A piece of infernal presumption and pettifogging . smallmindedness this on Raphael's part;' a mean, caddish, sort -of action that •; no one other than a small-minded prig ! would have been capable of. The disturbed Sid. straightaway altered the ticket which Raphael, m his gracious condescension, had ordained should permit Master Callaway to • view Hingland v. -.N.Z::.. to admit Mr ■ Callaway, and forthwith handed, the ticket to his brother. On the first day of the match the -brother utilised the ticket, and, apparently, the lordly scratchetary ; spotted him m the crowd. Away he hied to the man at the. gate and inquired if Callaway's brother had passed through on a complimentary ticket. Gatemam owned up and ratty Raphael- thereupon made it his business to inform Sid. that "he would : STOP THAT ticket next day." Callaway then explained that he had not ■ asked for a ticket for his son, but only for two tickets ; but, failing m this explanation to move the great and . only Raphael, asked that he be given another ticket m exehaneje. for. the ojie he didn't, want. Raphael reiterated his intention of stopping the .ticket m .dispute and; then, m the . most childish fashion', refused further to discuss the matter. It was all done, with the mean motive of exasperating Callaway (a worthy . player who has done more for, Canterbury., and N.Z. cricket than . rummy ; Raphael has done or could dp if jtie remained m the cricket clique for another 1.00 years), and lovers of the game will recent such | % UNDERHANDED, BABYISH BULLDOZING. Luckily, this silly secretary, thought fit to, reconsider the f , matter, for oh the morning of the day's play another ticket reached Callaway. What makes the business the niore despicable is the fact that others among the players who applied for tickets received them without any suggestion m ink on them ordaining whom they should be used by. If the Christchurch , Cricket ". Committee weren't such absolute dunderheads they would decide that, m the best interests of the game and the protection of their tried and trusted players from gratuitous insults, it was time to oust Secretary Raphael from their midst. The sight of such a blustering bounder meddling m the affairs of .the grand : old 'pastime "for the love of the game" is nauseating to real sportsmen. THE JEW ON TOP. Later information has it that Jew Raphael has acored. Appears, that Callaway,. on the first > day of the Test Match, went m to bat and scored a blob, bowled first ball. En route to the pavilion Callaway jokingly exclaimed "I suppose you're satisfied now, Raphael ?" The great man was insulted and called a meeting of the sub-committee for Saturday morning. Whilst m solemn conclave assembled Raphael is stated to have announced that Callaway must be 'dropped from the eleven chosen for the second Test Match, or he, Raphael— the one and only—would resign. It, was decided that no bother be made, but vtha.t Callaway: should be passed over. Therefore, it comes about that, m order to appease <the august Raphael, works entirely for' the "love of the game," the man whom the members of the M.C.C. team have themselves admitted to be the best bowler they have bumped against m the colony, v/ill not be playing at ths Basin Reserve to-day. ,