LEAGUE FOOTBALL
■ AUSTRALIAN TEAM'S TOUR NOT '* "FINANCIAL SUCCESS. By Telegraph—Press Association. . Auckland, September 22. Referring to the tour of tho Australian Riigby League team, "Mr. "Upton, one of the managers, said that from a financial 'point of view the toiir would not bei a success. The Australian League would probably lose about £850. This was somewhat different from the result of the New Zealand torn , m Australia recently, which showed a profit to the New Zenland League of over.-EIOOO. Mr: Upton considered that New Zealand had some very promising players; in fact, some of the teams ho had seen contained better material than the combination which represented New Zealand in Australia a tow months ago.. Asked how iie accounted .for the defeat in tho second test ■match at Christcluirch, Mr. Upton said that the ground was greasy. This was a great handicap to the Australians, the New Zealanders being superior in a wetweather ggnte. Farther, the referee in this matcli interpreted the rules in a manner the Australians were not accustomed to. He advocated tho' appointment of referees-for important games by the New Zealand Council, not the local leagues.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 307, 23 September 1919, Page 7
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189LEAGUE FOOTBALL Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 307, 23 September 1919, Page 7
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