Footballers’ Allowances.
London, January 14. MR Jas. MacMahon, manager of the Wallabies, states that allowances to footballers on tour were unthought of m. Australia until the visit of Rev. Mullineux’s team, the members 01 which all received daily allowances for expenses ever and above cost of .and travel. Mr MacMahon reminds the Scottish Union that the team captained I by Dr. Bedell Sieveright. one of ScotI land’s foremost internationals, also received allowances during its tour of New Zealand and Australia. Ihe Wallabies were simply following English Unions’ rule, and they were confident that they were not infringing the laws of amateurism in any shape or form. - •
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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4361, 16 January 1909, Page 2
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106Footballers’ Allowances. Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4361, 16 January 1909, Page 2
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