IN NEW SOUTH WALES

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 84, 25 June 1930, Page 5

IN NEW SOUTH WALES

LEAGUE PLAYERS' POSITION

RE-ADMISSION REFUSED.

SYDNEY, June 24

The Council of the N.S.W. Rugby Union decided nof to ro-admit two Bugby League players who had accepted payment. ' There was animated discussion in the course of which Sir Henry Braddon said the New Zealand Union had to deal with a similar situation recently and decided not to reinstato League players who accepted money. "We must," he concluded, "keep our code free from professionalism." Mr F. Herlihy argued that the Union here was overwhelmed by conservatism, which was preventing the game from developing. Mr L. Callaghan pointed out that the Queensland Union had re-instated men who received payment. Consequently, in order to be consistent, New South Wales must not play Queensland and must not allow the British team to play them. If they did they were hypocrites.

picked up a message from the Southern Cross. The signals, however, were very weak.. Smith gave his position as 53.15 north, £6.57 west. The Average ground speed was eighty.two' statute miles an hour. The message stated: "This is satisfactory and leaves us a good margin. All > aboard are safe". The refuelling of the Southern Cross is expected to be arranged. A later report states that a plane carrying 125 gallons of petrol departed from Valley Stream airport for Old Orchard.

HEAD WINDS IN FIRST PART Qf dOUftNEY.

SMITH- ACCEPTS NEW YORK BINDER INVITATION.

Press Association—Copyright. (Received 10.35 a.m.)

NEW YORK, June 24.

Communication with various steamers along its course the Southern Cross indicated that half of its edghteen'-hutadred-miie oceain jour-

ney was completed at noon, New

Reporting to the steamer Ingama, position 990 miles from Cape Race, Newfoundland, a message received during the morning indicated that the first part of the journey was made againjst head winds with speed reduced to a»a average of

eighty miles per hour, the weather being cold. The wirids, however, later died down and the ocean was

"calm as a mill-pond—if it were always like this ocean flying would be a pleasure." Fog, however, came up and. at one time. Klngsford Smith reported trying to lift the plane above it. "The fog is bad,

but Ave are pining fo r a cigarette."

The aviator then reported that his speed was much improved. With

the lightening of the load, they were averaging a hundred miles per hour. The latest message received 4 - from the plane, via Halifax, reported that the position at 2.15 in the afternoon, New York time, was 50.30 north, 3fi west. Smith accepted with pleasure a dinner invitation from the New York Netherlands Club, and stated: "We arrive at New York to-morrow."