FOOTBALL.
"BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, June 20. ' At "a dinner to the British and Auckland teams on Saturday, Mr Devote, president of the Auckland Union, said if international visits cime too close • they tended to produce a sameness of play. What was wanted was each end to develop a style of its. own, which was impossible with frequent tests. Harding, the British captain, said that although' beaten badly by Auckland they could promise New Zealand a good go noxt Saturday. He congratulated the Auckland team on'a clean, good display of honest football. They wore led in the South to believe they were going to get a pretty warm time from teams in this part, but while the last two had been willing they were enjoyable. Nicholson has been appointed trainer for the New Zealand team. The takings at Saturday's football match< slightly exceed £1,200.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9144, 21 July 1908, Page 6
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144FOOTBALL. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9144, 21 July 1908, Page 6
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