Booing At Oxford
Sir,—Apparently, during the All Blacks’ match against Oxford, Don Clarke came in for considerable booing because of some incident in which he was involved. It seems that this regrettable demonstration was quite unwarranted; and, anyway, is it likely that, when so much depended on the first impressions made and the standards set by the All Blacks, any one of them would wittingly have done anything that transgressed the ethics of good sportsmanship? Fifty years ago, such boorish behaviour on the part of a varsity crowd, whether dark or light blue, towards distinguished guests would have been unthinkable: for in decent Rugby circles, booing, with all the word has come to imply, was just "not done,’’ whatever crudities might be condoned in more plebian spheres of athletic rivalry.— Yours, etc., I LAM. ! October 29. 1963.
A Victorian man hopes to £y soon under his own power. He is Mr Ron Costello, of Sale, who has invented a wing flapping “flying machine.’ ’ —Reuter.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30275, 30 October 1963, Page 3
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