FOOTBALL
NORTH. ISLAND RUGBY
(By Telegraph—Press Association)
P AHIATU October 18. Rather pessimistic? comment on the recent Rugby season was ‘made at the Union meeting. Thefe was a loss shown on .operations. ’ The Secretary said the football--this'year had been awful—the worst lie had Seen here tor the last live years. It was dynamite,” remarked the Chairman. The secretary said that unless the standaid was good, the public?-would not attend. Jt was generally conceded that the piny had been very low'.' everywhere, with the exception of Wairarapa. It was thought that a-proposal for the introduction of the Saturday half-holi-day would ho welcomed by most people and would bo a big boon to local football.
ENGLISH' RUGBY LEAGUE TOUR BONUS TO PLAYERS. LONDON, Oct. 18. Accounts of tli© Rugby, League tour show receipts for Australia totalling £19.104, New Zealand £3,872, Canada £214 and expenditure £12,585, leaving a profit of £10,60 1 . - The players Lave behn awarded a bonus of. £136 each. f 1
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1928, Page 1
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