THE LEAGUE DEBACLE.

Thames Star, Volume LXII, Issue 17438, 24 August 1928, Page 5

THE LEAGUE DEBACLE.

COMMENT ON SECOND TEST. ENGLISH MANAGER ANNOYED. QUERIES PRESS REPORT. (By Telegraph. —Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 24. “Of all the contemptible newspaper reports of any match during mv long association with the game, 1 have seen nothing more so than the reference to stretcher-bearers being continuously on the field during the second Test match at Dunedin,” declared Mr E. Osborne, manager of the English Rugby League team last night. Mr Osborne stated that the report of which he complained showed such a falsified view that he could only imagine it to be the comment of a writer who had either had a very bad night or else was suffering from a distorted imagination.

The stretcher was used only once to carry off Delgrosso, the New Zealand inside back.

f The remark complained’ of was sent through the Press Association from Dunedin and appeared in all the New Zealand papers. Similar criticism appeared in both the Dunedin . papers. It is significant that the captain of the New Zealand team wired to a friend in Auckland laconically thus; “We lost the fight.”—“Lock,”] ENGLISH TEST TEAM. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. Aug. 24. 'flie English team for the third League test match on Saturday is:— Fullback; J. Sullivan. Tliresqtiarters: T. E. Gwymic, L. Fairdough, T.- C. ■ A.skin, A. Prod sham. Halves: ,J. Parkin, W. Rees. Forwards.—H. Bowman, N. Bentham. J. Thompson, A. Fliiules, F. Bowen and \Y. Horton. New Zealand Team The New Zealand team will he selected from the following:— Fullback: C. Duftv Threequarters: R. Hardgraves. H. Brisbane. L. Scott. C. List (one to be emitted). m ~ , , Halves: F. Delgrosso, T. Peckham (one to be omitted). Forwards: L. Hutt, \V. Somers MO’Brien. V. Goodall. G. Hall. F. Fckhoff. T.’Timms, A. Townsend, W. Lewarne (three to be omitted).

CASE OF BURGESS, The case of Burgess .the English forward who was ordered off the field in the second League test match at Dunedin last Saturday, was considered hv the council of the New Zeaalnd Rugby League last evening. The chairman, Mr. C. A. Snedden, said the Otago League had been asked for a report on the incident, and no action could he taken until it was received.