MR. MAIR'S SIDE.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 47, 25 February 1927, Page 7

MR. MAIR'S SIDE.

N.Z. League Footballers' j Tour. I GOOD MAY FOLLOW STRIKE. i SVDNKV. Kiln 11.11 y Zi. On the nrihal of the Nnv Zealand Lentil** football team at Sidiav today. 11 Mi. 1.. H. Muir. i<i tli.y had doi:e km v w. II on tli.- tt.iii, ci.Ti--iderin;: tin- :'.d\ei-e rirentiiMaiKv*. A* t!i«' Kandaid of I.<»ii«i;(» football i-i I lui: in lid wa- viiv tli- wao —<»nt in ] 1 v an ntt«> kim; -;<■•-. <>w howe\er. tn 11 i —«■ i; -i. .ti in the tr-iun. a hooker Ha- not a]wa\- n\ail»l>ie. aid thjv We!r . c.li-,-.;n<-nt Iv 111 iii 1 *!'• to pf-t th<-' ball. The KII irl i ?-ll crowd* ;;a\c the team wonderful reception-. and the i:a:i.< - were |'laved in the !><-: spin*. During the la«t *i\ week' of the tour all the matches were played with only 10 loyal player® t<« choose from, and some of them jdaved ::i 3" of .14 matches. A- <cv en f-.j-vv aid* were on *"rikc. it nie.nit that in each mat.". th<*re were back- who had to j ■ 1;«y aforwaid-. a- the ti in:: t--"k a»av on:\ 12 forward-. Tin- en -1 rik or» «<:•• !•* i-i't ]•< nr.il"-- in aft.-r tl:i :r -n->-n-----i • .ii. Tli' y ..„h \ * it i y the council of til-- I.i:irl:-li I.p.ij'i.-. Mr. Mair think- that t: .«• iroii'vmay 1-e all f"l" the l-0.-I . f New Zealand 1 League foothall. a- lie ha- ii" that 'the tvpe of player will !*« ■ ■ >r.-.d'-red ;• • !a preater e\rent than in t!° pa*'. in ! future selection- of tourirj t•-i:.-. | The I.en_-':e er.« it ill s:nv." »• A", kj land ' it 1 uesday l*v ti." M ir.i*i:-»