MAORIS AND RUGBY.
PROFESSIONALISM CONDEMNED. By Telegraph—Press Afisoclation-OopyrijhJ Sydney, Juno 30. Papakura, a member of the Maori football team, in an address at the Hcdfern Methodist Church, deplored the decrease in the number of the Maoris, which he largely attributed to vices introduced with' civilisation. Touching on •sport, he condemned the introduction of professionalism. The reason the Maoris had come to Sydney was to re-create interest in the pood old amateur game, as ' played under Rugby Union 'rules.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1790, 1 July 1913, Page 3
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78MAORIS AND RUGBY. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1790, 1 July 1913, Page 3
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