A FREE FIGHT
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BETWEEN AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS THE SELECTORS MEETING. CLEM. HILL RESIGNS. (Received February 5, 9. a.m.) SYDNEY, February 5. Tho Herald states that the meeting of the selectors (Clem. Hill, P. A. McAlister, and F. Iredale) to pick tinTest and English teams was the noisiest and most quarrelsome ever held in connection with the national game, and finally degenerated into an open rupture. Violent blows were exchanged, and blood flowed copiously. Clem. Hill, the South Australian selector, lias resigned. He alleges that ; McAlister received a l>ad mauling at the bands of one of the selectors. After Hill's resignation, Ircdale and McAlister chose the teams. HILL INSULTED BY McALISTER.' (Received Last Night, 8.30 o'clock.)" ■ ■■■■■ MELBOURNE, February 5. .' ' Saturday's embroglio in Sydney between Clem. Hill and McAlister is being generally discussed. '" .' _ '■"' McAlister declines to say anything. Hill states that during the meeting of the Selection Committee McAlister repeatedly insulted him by criticising his captaincy, saying that it was the worst he had seen. Hill remarked, "Repeat that, and I will pull your nose!" McAlister persisted, and Hill slapped him in the face witlh a baok-hand-er. McAlister retaliated, and a, fight" resulted, which occupied ten Hill immediately wrotetout hk.resign-, ation of the selectorship, and. declines: to act i o^|he : cominiiiee ; w-dth , Me-4 Alister.' The Botffor of Control . will meet shortly to consider the embroglio. * ,
CAUSE OF THE OUTBREAK. McALISTERS WTRE TO HILL. (Received Last Night, 9.30 o'clock.) SYDNEY, February 5. Other members of the Board of Control decline to say anything about the trouble between Clem Hill -and Peter' McAlister, who both have departed for Melbourne. It is understood that the cause of the outbreak was' McAlister's wive to Hill during - he.Third', Test match, that if. C. G. Macartney were, chosen, Hill (should stand out for him.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10551, 6 February 1912, Page 5
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300A FREE FIGHT Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10551, 6 February 1912, Page 5
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