HE GOT HIS AUTOGRAPH
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Boy's Retort to Springbok's Refusal
(By Telogranh-
BLENHEIM, Aug. 19. Au enterprlsing young Blenheim autograph hunter, who had set his heart on obtaining the signatures of as many , 'members of tho Springbok team as possible, met with outstanding success 'as the result of a bright reply when his request for the signature of the' South. 'African captain, P. J. Nel, was re--. fused. It. has been the general policyof the. ' Springboks to reserve their autographs' for the spccially-pvinted sheets which. afterwards could be disposed of for tho benefit of ckarity, and apparently it Was intended to make no departure from thiq policy while the team was in: 'Blenheim. However, when this particu'lar boy met with a refusal he reutarked' that in a fcw years he might be "captain of tke All BlacJvS in South Africa, in which case he would most certainly refuse a possible request by Nel for his autograph. The South African captain, courteously agreeing that this might be possible, xelented and signed the proffered book. Tho boy's cffort was overheard by a number of other players, and they also obligingly signed the book, the boy finally leaving their hotel with about 20 ( autographs., " " x
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 185, 23 August 1937, Page 7
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