Wo (Netu Zealand Times) hear that nn enthusiastic admin i* of football bas offered to give twenty guineas as a prize to be competed for by the members of the vnriouß clubs, provided they adopt the Melbourne rules. Tlie object is to introduce the Melbourne rules, ao that the game may be played with less violence, and consequently less risk of permanent injury to the player* than ie to be, apprehended with theruleo afi present in vogue.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 191, 2 August 1875, Page 2
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77Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 191, 2 August 1875, Page 2
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