FOOTBALL.
[by TELKOIIAI’H I'ER IT ESS ASSOCIATION.]
X.S.AY. TEAM AVEbCOAIEDCHRISTEHERCH. August 31. At a civil* receptinn to the New SmiCi Welshmen, the Mayor refeiretl to the split of professionalism arid Rugliv 111 1895 nod vice stringent regcdntions fin* ninmlaining the purity cd nimiteur Rugby. New Zealanders clid not w ant pot limners and it would lie a, sorry day if the' dry rot of professionalism ever crept in. He praised tin* system of management of New Zealand. Mr Boswanl (the visitor’s manager) said the spirit of amateurism made Rugby what it was to-day. in New South Wales, where professionals controlled the League game which was disintegrating.
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Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1923, Page 3
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106FOOTBALL. Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1923, Page 3
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