AUSTRALIA INDIGNANT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 107, 9 May 1933, Page 5

AUSTRALIA INDIGNANT

BATTERED BATSMEN “PREPOSTEROUS” OUTBURST WIDENING THE BREACH (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) SYDNEY, May 8. The Sydney Morning Herald, com inenting on Larwood’s article, says: “Larwood’s outburst concerning Aus tralian players and crowds will further widen the breach existing between the two countries, and will cause embar rassment to hie Australian Board of Control and Marylebone.” Mr. Dwyer, Australian Test selector, says: “Having seen all of the Tests I am filled with indignation nt such a preposterous outburst. It is uttei nonsense to speak of our players as cowardly. The bruised bodies oi Woodfnll and other batsmen provided rather a sad answer to Larwood and the team’s ‘win at any price’ tac tics. ” BOWLER REBUKED "USE LESS PRESUMPTION'’ ADELAIDE, May 8. Richardson, Australia’s vice-captain, says: “There is no doubt that Eng land won because of the bodyline bowling. It is clever of Larwood to suggest that because he got leg-beforc decisions he was not bowling at the man. When certain players were out he played cricket as it should be played and bowled at the wicket, but the damage had been done by then.” Mr. lulling, Test selector, said: “Il is a great pity to see such a magnificent bowler as Larwood sink to such depths as to speak in this manner. Larwood would be well advised to use less presumption and refrain from criticising such fine sportsmen as Woodful] and Bradman.” BRADMAN AND LARWOOD MAILEY DEFENDS WOODFULL. Received Mav 8. 9.50 p.m. SYDNEY, May 8. Evening newspapers in Sydney and Melbourne feature comment on Larwood’s interview, which has set the whole of Australia talking again. Arthur Mailoy defends WoodfuJL Bradman declares that Larwood’s action in giving such an interview was certainly not that of a diplomatic Englishman. Mr. W. Johnson, Test selector, says that no comment of Larwood’s can change the view of Australians after what they saw with their own eyes. Neither Woodfnll nor Dr. Robertson, chairman of the Board of Control, is prepared to reply to Larwood at tho present juncture. ATMOSPHERE OF TESTS ENJOYMENT RUINED INQUIRY TO BE HEED LONDON, May 8. Mr. Eric Martin, in an article in the Daily Herald, says. “A high authority states that Tests between England and Australia may be postponed indefinitely as the outcome of the body-line controversy. Now that the team has returned, the Marylebone Club intends to hold an exhausting in quiry into the circumstances which temprarily ruined the enjoyment of Test cricket. The first move will be to hold a conference at which every member of the team will be asked to give evidence. “The players, almost without excep tion, ha\e returned embittered,” continues the article. “They feel that the treatment they received in many part> of Australia, particularly In Sydney, the home of ba trackers, was contrary to all of the rules of sportsmanship. Here arc sonic of the complaints which will be investigated: Players could not leave their hotels without fear of be ing cpenly insulted in the streets. They were frequeently molested on train journeys by gangs, who entered the carriages and threw missiles through the windows. They were jeered at when at the theatres and many play ers preferred to stay in their hotels. The Test matches were played to the accompaniment of continual booing and abuse of the foulest character. Re fuse was thrown at men near the boundary. The atmosphere of hostility unnerved some of the players, an 1 sometimes it threatened to end in physical violence.” SIMPLEST SOLUTION ABANDONMENT OF TESTS LONDON, MAY 7. The Daily Herald in an editorial says: “There will be many supporters of the. idea of a suspension of the Tests as the simplest solution of the difficulties arising out of leg-theory bowling. Certainly nobody will canto carry on if all of the Tests are to be played in the lurid atmosphere which < ?urr«'unded the last series, but surely such an atmosphere and spirit I arc not inherent in cricket, 'rhe aban donment ano rupture of cricket rela tions will reflect credit on nobody, and will not scivo as a good advprtisemon* of what are supposed to bo the tradi tional sporting qualities of Britons.’ A PROFITABLE TOUR ' M.C.C. GETS £30.000. Received Mav 8, 10.30 p.m. LONDON, May 8. | The Daily Express says that Jardine, i Wyatt, Sutcliffe and Hammond have been asked to attend the Marylebone Club’s bowling inquiry. Marylebone’s share of the Australian and New Zealand tour is estimated at £30,000 nt tho, present rate of exchange