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OLYMPIC TEAM.
Adverse Criticism.
CHAPERON IN REPLY.
BRISBANE. Friday.-Surprised at tile
crilieism levelled nt lier by the manager
of tho Olympic team (Mr. Los. Buff) in
bis report to the Olympie Council, was
expressed by Alias Springfield, the
chaperon, to-day. She said she could not
remember in any way having opposed Iiis
wishes. She hud tried to be pals with tho
girls.
Hiss Springfield denied that there had
been any potatoes in ber cabin. On the
subject of massage,
Miss Springfield
stilted (lint Mr.
Bud wns correct.
Miss Robinson, thc
athlete, who was
accustomed to be
ing massaged by
inen, was massaged
by Mr. Horton.
The other girls
were masaged by
Miss Springfield.
Manarjor Contra
dicted.
Miss Udna Davey,
the swimmer, has
given an almost
categoric denial to
thc charges made
by Mr/ Duff that
Mr. Los. Duff. Help
Mr. Los. Duff.
.women members of thc Olympic teum're
fused to follow thc rules laid clown for
dieting, and that forbidden foodstuffs were
obtained without his knowledge. Con
cerning thc massage question, Miss Davey
said: "I wanted Mr. Horton, who was'
very popular with the team, to attend
to lue. under the same conditions as Miss
Edie Robinson. Mr. Duff said that Hurry
Hay would have to do it, as Horton knew
nothing about swimmers. 1 refused to
have H.iy. "nd lind no one to massage me
ut ail. Mr. Duff refused to pay Hoi
ton's fare homo, and thc team, which
did not want to see him work lus passage,
clubbed together and paid Iiis fare." .
. T\ P. Bulger, who represented Australia
in the wrestling section' at tho Olympic
UaJiK'S. .-aid lie was astounded ut tue re
port that bc hud been reported by tho
manager of tho team, Oír. Los. Duff)
for not dieting amt training properly.' "X
did everything possible to make myself
(it for (lie gamcri." bc said last night,
"and it. was not the dieting that forced
me to overweight., but persistent bad
luck with injuries and illness."
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