FOOTBALL.
BY TKLKGKAi’Il —FRKSS ASSN., COPYIUCJit. SYDNEY ’VARSITY TEAM ARRIVE. WELLINGTON, May If). A civic I'eccption was given to the n'cinhers ol' the Sydney Varsity foot--I,all team, this afternoon. Mr Norwood (Mayor) extended a cordial welcome to the visitors. There was nothing hotter than an interchange of visits between University tennis, which bred a fine sporting spirit, and took the men out to other countries while they were yet young. With their entry into the professions and the business world, a better understanding could not tail to he brought about as a result. Councillors si Iso extended a welcome, wishing the visitors good luck with reservations. .Mention was made of the hospitality extended to visiting teams to Australia.
Mr R. O. Martin (Manager of the visiting team) returned thanks. He said the progress of the Rugby game in New South Wales was in great measure due to the visits of New Zealand teams.
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1925, Page 3
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153FOOTBALL. Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1925, Page 3
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