"I understand that: over £IOOO was:' left in .New Plymouth as a result:of' 1 betting on the Moascar Chip match be-; tweenthelocal high school and the Pali -: merston. School," said Mr ; L. A, Nolan(chairman), when condemning the whole--sale gambling on school Rugby fixtures,;' at the meeting of the Board of Governors (says the Taranalci "Herald"). > The boys.played the game :forv: thef game's... sake, he; .continued, .but"'■the:"'' fault lay %vith the adults. One member agreed with the suggestion that it would \ be a good thing if all football .trophies j were burnt/' The opinion was "general ; that the. New Zealand Rugby Union'B j policy had been most unfortunate, iarii' l several speakers ■, favoured home-and- I home matches. ■> ; •■ .V ;?i :
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Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17882, 1 October 1923, Page 14
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