SECOND TEST MATCH
TO TH» EDITOS ,0» .TD PMBB. ' sir,—ln reply to "Absit Invidia's" letter in "The Press" on Thursday, it seems to me he is hard to please. I do not think that he is a real sportsman. He must have had his money on the New Zealand team, and of course he well and truly lost. He should give a visiting team a good hearing. When a New Zealand team goes to the Old Country or South Africa they are made at home, and always spend a good time in those countries. Now that the famous South African team is in New Zealand at present, and playing a clean game everywhere they go, some people are finding fault with them. Let "Absit Invidia" admit that the Springboks are real sportsmen I hope ihe same referee will be on the job at the final test. He referees the game—not the public. Mr P. W. Day, manager of the Springboks' team, received many telegrams of congratulation after the Springboks' successful win, and a poor sportsman had to get down on them. I am sure Mr Day got a surprise when he discovered the telegrams were missing. I wish the Springboks good luck.—Yours, etc., _ JKELAND FOR EVER, September $, 1937*
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Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22195, 11 September 1937, Page 20
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