FOOTBALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 95, 24 April 1915, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

"KEEP THE GAME GOING. Peb Press Association. Am'.cla;ul, April 23. Speaking :>t the annual mooting of (Jit. Anohin ml Rugby Onion tins evening. the president, Mr A. JO. Devore, said he was in Sydney when the war broke out. He read in the papers that the Rugby season had come to a premature end in New Zealand because of the number of footballers who had volunteered for active service. He, with other New Zealanders in Sydney, were proud of the example shown by the footballers of the Dominion. Of course. Australian footballers also volunteered, hut, the New Zealand players got in first. Sport had been one of the safeguards of the nation. Players Of the game kept the best physical condition, and were used to obedience and discipline. Battalions of footballers and sportsmen had been raised in England, a matter of which we should be proud, and they formed a part of one of the best armies the nation had ever had. lu regard to club football, he suggested that they should keep the game going with all the enthusiasm they possessed. The ■reports of annual meetings suggested that clubs were enthusiastic, and he hoped the season would he us good .vs they anticipated. , j; ,