THE UNSPORTSMANLIKE SPIRIT.
' (To the Eflitdr.V Sir. — From one end of the country to the other, we have attended athletic contests in which visitors from many lands liave been the star attraction, and we have never yet witnessed anything but the utmost cordiality in the reception of visitors, the keenest appreciation of ability, and the strongest resentment of unfair tactics whether by our own competitors or a visitor. Any unpleasantness that has arisen over the recent visitors' tour lias most likely resulted from the difference in the rules or our referees' interpretation of same. We may remind "Disellarged • Soldier" that one of the outstanding "breaches of sportsmanship in the recent matches, in which a local player was the culprit, was most emphatically resented by the crowd and the opinion was widely voiced by patrons of the game that the referee should have taken drastic action with the said player. Lapses by the referees in; dealing with.such offenders do much injury to sport.—l am, etc., NEW ZEALANDER"
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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 224, 20 September 1924, Page 14
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166THE UNSPORTSMANLIKE SPIRIT. Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 224, 20 September 1924, Page 14
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