PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM.
REPORT RE GEORGE SMITH CONTRADICTED.
NO AUSTRALIANS WANTED. (By Telegraph.—Press 'Assoaanon.) WELLINGTON, this day. Mr. Baskiville, who is understood to be acting as hon. secretary of the New Zealand Rugby Football Club, in conversation with a " Post" reporter, stated that there was no fruth in the report telegraphed from Dunedin that Mr. George Smith, or Auckland, had been offered the captaincy of the All Black professional team. He also denied the statement that Australia was teing looked to for backs. According to Mr. Baskiville, more good New Zealand backs than are required have offered to join the team, and in some cases have volunteered to go to England if finally selected.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 153, 28 June 1907, Page 5
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114PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM. Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 153, 28 June 1907, Page 5
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