BETTING AT FOOTBALL.
Preaching at Fedlding, the Eev. A. H. Colville, who stated, that he laid played football since he was a boy, and in many counties, urged spectators and players alike to set their (facesj against betting even' shilling •wagers, for the principlle of *he t/hingl On the subject of rough play, i he said that" in football jtself, .although a. "hard" game, there was •no bivustaMity, although the players :n----trod/uced it. Players certainly were called on to take hard knocks, but that clid not constitute brutality. He would regret it exceedingly if tLe giam© were to lose its popularity. Re urged the young men of New Zealand to play the game for its sake,' and it was one of (those outdoor recreations •wihich, when rot abused, had a great moral iufluf>n':e, and was one of the gifts of ' J-fini Who took pleasure in the work of .t„ is Hands."
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10259, 10 June 1911, Page 4
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151BETTING AT FOOTBALL. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10259, 10 June 1911, Page 4
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