FORWARDS ON STRIKE

Stratford Evening Post, Volume LVIV, Issue 35, 10 November 1926, Page 5

FORWARDS ON STRIKE

N.Z. LEAGUE TOURISTS. THREATEN TO GO HOME. Press Association--Copyright, Australian and. N.Z. Cable Association LONDON, November 8. The Daily Express says that differences between seven in the New Zealand League team and the manager, Mr Mail*, have reached a climax. Monat, Henry, Petersen, Wright, Devine, Singe and Carroll have sent aiT'ultimatum threatening to embark for. home on November 19 unless their demands are met. The English Rugby League Council, which guaranteed the expenses of the tour, tried hard to effect peace at a meeting at Manchester on October 28. but the friction continued. The above mentioned forwards have positively declined to train or play under Mr Mair’s control. Mr Mair asserts that Re retains the New Zealand Council’s confidence. .

The New Zealanders are certain to take the field in the second test match, but the odds are greatly against them. The Gazette states that the Rugby League Council is in communication with the New Zealand council regarding the strike, and it is understood an amicable , settlement is likely.

HARMONY RESTORED. . , MANAGER WITHDRAWS FROM SELECTION COMMITTEE. (Received 9.30 a.mj LONDON, November 9. Thanks to the mediation of Mr Osborne, chairman of the Rugby League council, a settlement of the New Zealand footballers’ grievances has been effected. Mr Wilson, secretary of the League, says harmony has been completely restored and it is not likely that there will be any renewal of the trouble. The manager,-Mr Mail’, ■ says he has withdrawn from the selection committee, aad his interest in the tour for a certain period will be passive.

TOO MUCH DISCIPLINE. (Received 12.35, p.m.) , (Sun Cable). LONDON, November 9. The “Evening News”, discussing the settlement of the New Zealand footballers’ grievances, says that four of the players cynsiderea the discipline over strict on shipboard and .threatened to return to New Zealand as soon as they reached England. Certain players sang “the Red Flag” aboard the steamer. It wa.s declared .that this did not possess any real signilinnees, but nevertheless the singers were taken to task. The resentment lingered and there was further trouble on reaching the training quarters at Harrogate. The players resented the ban on late hours and tore down notices ordering the team to bed at eleven o’clock. Several players disliked . Mr. Mail’s training .strictness, saying he was ah Australian with ideas of. discipline which were unpalatable to Ncw u Zealanders, who were accustomed to different methods. The seven who revolted have agreed to do their best now that Mr. Mair has resigned the selectorship.