The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-20
SCANDAL MAYLEAD
TO WIDE BREACH
Many Rugby Football Players
Receive Compensation for
Time Lost.

football is faced with a scandal winch
may lead to wider breach in the
English Rugby Union than that whlch
caused the formation of the Northern
Union in the nineties.
Rugby is ostensibly purely amateur
game in England in distinction TO the
association game. which Is playeu
largely by professional teams
Recently the Northern Union adher-
en.s invaded Devonshire and attempt
ed to recruit players from the exist
ing Rugby clubs. This campaign leu
to the exposure OF the fact that many
of the Devonshire players were re-
cetv1ng compensation for time 1881
from work. in addition to their eN-
penses while playing with their teams
This practice is open among the Teams
Of the Northern Union, which mas re-
vised the Rugby rules until the for"
II plays is so strenuous that profes-
.,onal players are necessary for
successful team.
some OF the Devonshire players who
have been suspended for negotiating
With the Northern Union invaaers
state that the payment for lost time
4. renersl In the Rugby Union. ana
thew declare that they will expose the
.vste,n at the investigation whicn mas
6ee, ordered by the governing COM
trtttee OF the union.
The scandal comes at particular!
anopportune time, as the eouth AiiNA"
EortnHboks have just commenced
topr or the British Isles as the guests
OF the Rugby Union England Is PAL
Sic,,larfS anxious to present an uh-
broken front to the invaders In oroeE
No wipe out the unhsoken s"ies Vi
A.feats which the last South African
Snny, inflicted on the English fiftsens
several years ago. During that to"'
TIA South Africans suffered only one
reverse and that was at the hands Oh
the Scottish Union. The present IN
vaders declare shat they Will return
home with a clean score and the! are
determined to show the Scots that
their victory was a huke
british manufacturers are to DC.
vakened from their le.harry in regard
70 the opportunities Of trade in south
Africa by Sir Sothern Holland. who
hsa FMS. returned fT9n that colony.
He Is Of opinion that they might
team acme useful lessons from Ameri-
can manufacturers OF tools for skilled
Worknen
These tools" he says. sell readily
n South Africa in spite o. their price
being higher. in many cases. than that
o. similar British tools. They are both
vel designed and well made.
To give British manufacturers
Urect.caI object IeScn N the sort CT
forelg. competition they meet - south
Africa the Board - Trade recentiy
obtained. al considerable expense. a
sample collection II foreign harfvar"
apS tools in general demand there.
Ana American tools occupied a con-
spscuous place n IN" collection.
A Supreme Court - Appeal for the
British empire e probably shortly 20
- established. Prom speeches - has
raass recently. Sc - believed that the
Lord CssnceIlo- !s 20 introduce during
the present session 80 Parliament a
Alu establishing judicial oornuniit"" %
TIE PTivy Council IS ~" highest court
q, ,r,..ch NAV ~ carried q suit from
any part O, the imperial .5ouinicns.
Lord Haldaae has decided that such
q measure will command the .uppor-
Of the dnm'aiors - ~~lI as the CHiied
KinsGo-n-
Two selected Judges " II =. ADDED "a
ne Lords g. Appeal ana there vii
then be six isv JUDGES scvotsrs yseF,
OaSle tire ~ Sirfins ~ Two courts
The conditions aad Method 90 sn.
Oeai from dincrSu' parts - TIE ct.
pars Will hs suited ss Ear a. prsc;sc'
oA,s 90 re, local requirements. ss com,
Nasee uniformity IN ;h"se respects $
S~e ee.z nsbie 81 present
a rfsr Y-r making ;he British rubIi,
Opeort once more efficient and ussfu
has been recommended IN the report n
She Royal Commission on Public Re
oprds. n recognizes thst TIE Once Ia
Aone mrca excellent woyk IN r~cen
Sssxa sy. declares thas - hes no
Ssen esrerossiy svpporte1-
n q uns.rsscod that the commission
- Ossu greatly sss:sseA By the ev;
nuaDs - SUssssoss . AOso0AS -