SPRINGBOKS AT MASTERTON

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 174, 10 August 1937, Page 3

SPRINGBOKS AT MASTERTON

—Press •" Association,)' .

* • . ■ Football Their Primary Consideration OFFICIAL1 WELCOME^ ;

* -/(By TeleeTapli

•j - MASTERTON; Last: Night. r 1 Looking a jfcrifie jaded; as a.restilt of , " their etrenuqus * totir, "t&e - Springboks jHTiived in - Masterton rt&is " afternoon" from Wellingtipn;JandAt^(ey>wil,l;r'emain, there imtil iTiursday ->.f6r *" trainihg *: _in' jpreparationrfor'.tlie .first (tesfc Weljhngton next' Sa,turday/;. '• ' - I .The party .were mct and welcomed'by jthe Mayor\?(iir.tT^Jofdan), ^Mr.-'W, fHfenry BootM(patron*of *the /Wairarapa iKugby ITnipn) ,-Mr. ~:A% &?•■ Corsbie? (pre- ' fident), Mr.- G.ilp'Berry (former- ptesiident), Mr.jE. -McElehzie' (secretary a£da member of tl|e New^Zealahd Selection Committee),' Mr, G. D. Wilson (chair-? fciaa oi tho ..management committee), !Mr. J. C. D. Mackley^a- member of the *ommittee) , aid : Mr. " E.^Roach /( Waira* irapa'e seniorfseleetor). ; ' r i After' Inheh at^ their," hq|el,'"; the |Springboksvdiyided ,'up into'parties 'and Iwera taken4 s£poting,'go]fing.or' on* a; 'visit to a sawmill afc Miki Mihi, Transjport was provided '* by . member s . of the jYoung ' Paxmexs' . Club. .. The visitors •appeared well-to" en;|by the relaxation pxovided by the outings, • and -the; mem-i jbers of the shooting 'paxty, whieh. ku icluded 3>. Oraven ■* ( vice-eaptain), came home with* tangiblo results1 of ' their, afternoon's*. sp.ort."; ~ ■ :• i Thi8 eveningtsome of ; the-; playera .iwere enteitaihed; at the theatre, 'while' ©thers enjoyed'billiaxds at the Soldiexs'iClub. , | "While the players gxeatly - appxe^ iexate the hospitality of ^ the Masterton people and •■srould, like ?to" meet.-' evexy^ ■one," Mr. J. Prfendeville (president of the Wellington.. Eugby Union, , who is ataying Tvith-the-team) said, *'it "musfc be xemembexed that they are' hexe to txain and naturally Tvant to have * as - ^ much time.as they canvto themselves." t The playexs;eertainly do ;not appear to seek the"-limelight an'd.'after .dinner ;to-night most 'of theWassembled in .the private sitting-r'ooin heeping "very much r; to themselves. . . * ' ' ; i! ... " ' ; To-moxrow • moxning , the Springboks xrill visit the'i prdpprties :*.of »'Mr. W. • Howard Bpoth,- Middle; Enn,; and - Sir William Perry, Penrose. . In ; the ' after-' noon they vrill .train' at-Memorial. Park at 2.30 o'elock. N"o restriction. ■will be placed on ' admittance to tho .pafk, though naturally the players . want ' the field kept as^clear as posgible. • The in jured memh ers of -the tcam ara stated to be making splendid' progress. Football is the primary concern of these Springboks . and- entertainments appear to be a seeondary consideration. Their only public- appearance at night whilft' in Masterton -nill be'at the Masterton Football Club's dance an the Muxicipal hall on Wednesday' night. They have ; regretfully decliited to' accept an invi» -tation to attend another danco to-' jmorroTT night.