THE AUSTRALIANS' TOUR. SHARE OF THE PROFITS.
_____ i MELBOFRNE. October 21 Victor Trumpe: bas ivnu-n.-.1. He informed an intor\ lower that the trr< 5 s takincrd of the toil.- wore £13,500 and the gro's share of each of tho 16 Australian plriv.-r-v.'as £392. After deducting r\pon">- a'l 1 th-> Boiiid of Control's cut. the n~* b!u< r> , of each plajer would b.-^ about £202. i A letter v...fi reciv (1 in Moll Mi'-p'- );i-b ' ueck from ;i rrick.-'to.- who follow '1 til? 1 Au«.trali<in IM^^en di.injr tl.cir rcrent tour . ii Entr'daid. in whi<-h the wiil-r- mvs : j -"The tour ha~~ itil h'^i <u''h « firiaii'jil failure a* o\o^lx>ih tl.p I- Ti or)o r)" Iluninarv matches j>avl much ivtUr ih.in i "ii an\ pi#vioi's tour, and a i ecord re:; = -n ] v. as cxiicctrd. lut affa-na 1 -!* >K-v hi;i \ v. ivtc-h^d upiMi-rr, nixt srui^ <> t!" 1 Ix't-r ' 7natcb'e. paiticiOarH tho-o in luithc-m i rountie-, -weie. complriely m ono nist^nte only an hour"- pLy '.iLinc: vliic-? ■n throe <la\s. X(Hwith-rai, l\',<x thi=, tl'^v Ji.ivo tiVn iu«t on £15.000. ai <1 if \h.~ | vw'^r had on'v h-ocn a hit fluent they i en-" al! ce.-tjin t'nut the Board of CVnirol's 1 c--nma:o of £38,^00 would ha\o b?on i ' • ali-<rl. All tl:<^ Er!_ r ']Mi co\iiiii « a.ml ■ ji^wspaperc ha\o a vei v lm?)i opinion of t I tii<v Australian Jioard cf Control, and in j (he €\Ont Of a7)V (li^pvx" a-isin^- in fuhn-e . J would side with the board There has I been no friction among the pL-n-iv, ovorv- , I body to do his Level best for j Australia " The conditions uncJ?r whirh the team was cant Home by the Board of i Control were taut afcer the payment to
tho board of 5 per ant on rha first £5000, and 12g P^ l " cent, on the balance, tho profits .should be dhid-ed equally anonj the p]s}o.s and the manager.
THE AUSTRALIANS' TOUR. SHARE OF THE PROFITS.
Otago Witness, Issue 2902, 27 October 1909, Page 60
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