FOOTBALL IN THE ANTARCTIC.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1730, 22 April 1913, Page 3

FOOTBALL IN THE ANTARCTIC.

« When tlio members of Mr. Frank Wild's party, oi| tlio Mawson Antarctic Expedition, l'omid a, landing on Shackleton Glacier, whero tho second base was established, the.v and Captain Davis, of the Aurora, naturally had to work like Trojans to got tho stores landed; and when Captain Davis, dragging his wear.v limbs to well-earned rest; at the .end of so strenuous a day, iVondered Iron* tlio others woro faring, lio glanced back through his tolcscope, expecting to find that they also were overcome by the desiro for sleep. What was his amazement to discover that they wore actually playing a gamo of lfugby football on the glacier! Professor David told this story in Sydney last week at the farewell to Mr. Wild at the' Royal _ Society's rooms. "Yes, we played footbali while wo were there." Mr. Wild agreed, "but wo did not try it or hockey wry often, because of tlio viule|ii:e of ilie wind. The hall lo gel down over Iho glacier mi lo Iho flire.ice ilown below; and." lie added, iiaivvlv. "it »iK ii lung way down there t.» goVnd t'eMi il."