FOOTBALL.
TOUR OF THE NEW ZEALANDERS.
THE CHELTENHAM MATCH.
A ROUGH GAME,
BY TELEGRAPH — PKESS ASSOCIATION, Received February 18, 9.8 a.m. LONDON, February 17.
The newspapers comment on the roughness on both sides during the match at Cheltenoham in which the New Zealanders were engaged. The Daily Express says: "For brutal tactics the game was a disgrace to professional football." The referee ordered one of the New Zealanders off the field for fighting and another New Zealander and an opponent who were fighting.
SMITH AND TODD ENGAGED BY CLUBS.
LONDON, February 17,
G. W. Smith, of Auckland, has joined the Oldham Club, and Todd, of Auckland, has joined Wigan.
ANOTHER MATCH
LONDON, February 17. The New Zealanders will play a match at St. Helens on Saturday.
EACH NEW ZEALANDER • GETS £l5O.
LONDON, February 17.
It is understood that each of the New Zealand players receives £l5O tour, in addition to hotel expenses and an allowance of a pound a week.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9059, 19 February 1908, Page 6
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160FOOTBALL. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9059, 19 February 1908, Page 6
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