PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2140, 24 July 1907, Page 2

PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL

Press Association. WELLINGTON, yesterday, j A private cable states tha so members of the New Zealand team m Arstralia, whose names tioned in the published l professional team, deny they have been included.

“Touclfline” in tho “Free Lanoe I football circles during the last fortnight in connection with.the■ W£ fessional team, and even tho casua supporter of the game lias to Lake] some notice ol it>. , , ! of the New Zealand team - m Ausrialia is not receiving as much from tho football public. It hab been given out that the team is on paper, be made known a Her the third match is played on tlio other side. I have not asked officially tor the names of the members of the

combination, but the following readied mo from more than on I quarter, and, if it is not correct it can do no more harm than leavers mentioned to deny the rum l Surs associated with .their namesj This is tho team that is 6al<l “ “ ) been started on its rounds from th j head office of tho New Zealand. Rail ways:—McGregor, loaice, (Canterbury), Smith, V ynyard, Todd, Magee. W. Tyler, punning. Cunning ham, Francis, Seeling, Gillett, (Auck land), Eckhold, Johnson (Otago), Tyne, Baskiville, Kelly. .R Wright, Cross, Byrne (Wellington), Wrigley (Wairarapa), and Coleman and Sullivan (Taranaki).. The movement started m Mw Zea land recently for the purpose of forming a professional Rugby, team to tou the North of England is apparently having a far-reaching effect, and (says the “Post”) it is probable that at.. an early date the ■Australian unions will have an oxiportumty displaying their resource m stemming a vigorous rush by the professional •■ide. Private advice received 111 Wellington is .to the effect that a

professional Rugby union, destined to affiliate to the English Northern Union is being formed in Sydney. A reporter -waited upon Air. Baskiville. lion, secretary to the New Zealano Football Club, in reference, to the question. Air. Baskiville declined to say more than that he hao been cognisant of the fact for some time past. A few Australian en-

thusiants have made a proposal to him regarding the New Zealand professional team playing in Sydney on i heir way to England. Negotiation! were still proceeding, and it guarantees and assurances were satisfactory, no doubt the Australian public would be afforded an opportunity oi seeing the “All Blacks” professionals play-