BRUTAL FOOTBALL.
ALL BLACK,ORDERED OFF. DISCRACE TO PROFESSIONALISM. PLAYERS' PROFITS. lIV TELEGRAPH—ritESS. ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT., 1 London, February 17.' The newspapers commont on the roughness on both sides during, the match at Cholton : ham in which the Now Zealanders .were engaged. ■ The "Daily -Express" says:. "For brutal tactics tho game was a disgrace, to professional football.'.'; ' -\ ■ • The rcferco . ordered one of. the Now Zealanders off tho field for, fighting, and separated another .Now Zcalaiider, and an opponent who were fighting. G. AY,.', Smith (Auckland) has joined tho Oldham Club, and Todd (Auckland) has jpined Wigan, both of wliioa clubs defeated tho ?iew Zealand team. . v : Tho New Zealanders will play a match at St.'Helens on Saturday. 1 It is understood that each' of tho New Zealand players receives £150 .'for tho tour, in-' addition '. to hotel oxpehsbs,"and.an' allowance of a pound a week. '
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 125, 19 February 1908, Page 7
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141BRUTAL FOOTBALL. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 125, 19 February 1908, Page 7
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