BRADMAN’S CAREER.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20238, 23 February 1934, Page 11

BRADMAN’S CAREER.

Seeks Work Outside of Cricket. JOB IN ADELAIDE. (Special to the “ Star.”) SYDNEY, February 14. Don Bradman will transfer to South Australia soon and play cricket there, presumably with Kensington Club, according to persistent rumours in cricket and business circles in Adelaide. It is also known that the young Tasmanian champion, C. L. Badcock, is practically certain to go to South Australia. Bradman, it is understood, will visit Adelaide before the Australian team leaves for England, to complete arrangements to join the firm of 11. \Y. Hodgetts and Co., sharebrokers. Mr Hodgetts is one of the South Australian delegates to the Australian Board of Control, and is a member of the executive of the ground and finance committee of the South Australian Cricket Association. Colour is lent to the rumour by the fact that Bradman is a personal friend of Mr Hodgetts, and when in Adelaide spends much of his time at Mr Hodgetts's home. That Bradman would probably play for Kensington in district cricket may safely be presumed, for Mr Hodgetts has been a leading official in the Kensington Club since its inception. Recently Mr Hodgetts confirmed the statement about Bradman's decision, stating he was glad to be able to assist Bradman in following out his ambitions. Bradman wanted a career outside cricket so that he could play the game as a recreation, and ’’ I will see that he gets it,” said Mr Hodgetts. “ He will be able to play cricket when and where he likes, and the big thing is that there is now no probability of Australia losing him.” Bradman has turned over all rights to the use of his name, autographs, photographs, etc., to the Sydney firm of F. J. Palmer, with which he had been previously employed. For some time it has been known that negotiations to secure the services of Badcock for South Australia had reached an advanced stage. Mr Hodgetts, when in Tasmania recently, visited Badcock and obtained a promise that South Australia would have the first call on his services if he decided to come to the mainland. The offer to Badcock was of employment as a salesman with Brown Bros., furniture manufacturers and retailers, of Ilindley Street, Adelaide.