CRICKET IN MASTERTON.
If the attendance of the public, at the Masterton Park on Wednesday and Thursday may be regarded an a criterion, the interest in the game of cricket in these parts is at a very low ebb. Barely four hundred people passed i through the Park gates on the two days. Considering that the local Association had given a guarantee, and had lK>'on put to considerable trouble in securing'a visit from the South Melbourne players, the committee has reason to feel disappointed, nay, disgusted, at fcho feeble response of tho "Hiblie. Tho apathy displayed towards the grand old English game of cricket 1 invert,* much to bo,deplored. It shows j that we are not mindful of the tra- • ditions of our race.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 20 December 1912, Page 4
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124CRICKET IN MASTERTON. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 20 December 1912, Page 4
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