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AXSWF.RS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Traveller.—No, there is no compulsion, but in most cases hospitality is willingly given. WASTK OF TIME IX FOOTBALL. TO THE KDITOR OF ''THE VBKSS." iSir.—l would like to make a sujjircv iion through your ,j£iper to the ChristH'.ureh Rugby Union re the jrrept vasts of time in matches played :(, Lancaster Park caused by the delay in getting the ball after it has been kicked into touch. After Inst Saturday's match. Cliristehurch v Albion, the Chris:chnrch Rugby Union could well ndotit with advantage the system of the "Wellington Rugby Union at Athletic Park, for there, a<l soon as the ball is kiekwl inio touch, a boy is waiting with n spare- football, to p;ivp it to the player ivho is to throw it into play, and , then he (the boy) rushes af.er the liall that has bevn kicked_ out. As there are two bnys for this purpose, one on each side of the field lof play, very little time is wasted. —Yours, etc., GRAND STAND.
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13744, 27 May 1910, Page 9
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