BRADMAN THE IDOL

Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1933, Page 5

BRADMAN THE IDOL

THE BIG DRAW IN AUSTRALIA. t TEST MATCH IMPRESSIONS. His impressions of the final test England v. Australia, at Sydney CWxes Ground, were given by Mr. O. C. Mawmgarb, solicitor, of Wellington, turned from a short visit to Australia by the- Monowai on Monday. One thms that impressed me about Bradman s play was his great ’‘showmanship and ths huge delight it gave the crowd, »ln Mazengarb said. His swift run to mast the catch which ended the first innings of the visitors could not have been equalled by any other player. But, haying caught the ball, Bradman wheeled round and continued running up th* field and through the gate leading to th* dressing room. “Not many minutes later. Bradman thrilled the crowd by his punishment of Larwood’s fast deliveries, but when one of these struck his arm he threw, his bat away and danced around the wicket .in apparent agony,” Mr. Mazengarb Mio. “I observed that Larwood did not oome up to him as he had done shortly before when Woodfull had been hit The crowd hooted, but it looked as if Larwood thought that Bradman was making the most of his knock. A few minutes later Bradman took strike again and immediately hit some boundaries! He certainly played better after being whacked on the arm than before. .... . “There was an amusing incident when fl rinks were brought out by England s twelfth man. Woodfull declined an in-“ vitation to join the Englishmen; Bradman rejected the warnings of the crowd end accepted a glass—but he used it as a gargle! There caff be no doubt of friis popularity and the fact that ms star is again in the ascendant. . “That he is the idol of -the crowd is proved by the fact that on the Monday when it was known that he would be batting the attendance far greatly exceeded that of the previous Saturday half -holiday. On many occasions he made his admirers gasp by pretending to run and then returning to his crease to relieve their anxiety, • “The Sydney crowd spent its favours ; upon Bradman and vented its spleen on .. Jardine. The people who booted Larwood for his ‘body-liners’ cheered Alexander when he bumped the ball over Wyatt and Jardine later in the day. « was disgraceful and almost incomprehensible to witness the exultation of the people ‘on the hill’ , and in the stands when Jardine was struck on the side by Alexander. These barraefcers certamW thought Alexander was retaliating and signified their approval. . ' “'One could understand an attitude ar ‘serves him right,’ but., the cheering ana applauding of an injury to a batsman was the last thing one Would have expected in a country that had. so recently complained of ‘unsportsmanlike' conduct,” Mr. Mazengarb concluded.