A SPECTACU7LAR GAME.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 169, 10 April 1908, Page 7

A SPECTACU7LAR GAME.

..... » ' . . NEW ZEALANDERS AT SYDNEY. ' BY TELEGRAPH- -PRESS'ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. . (Rec. April 9, 11.47 p.m.).: • Sydney, April 9. ■ Tho members of the . Now Zealand football team arrived in good health, and ivere welcomed by tho New, South' Wales League.. The players are not inclined.to. .talk ofctho.'firian-' 1 . cial aspects ;and of certain-..incidents, which, happened during. thq-tour. -They'; had a.fine trip, and wore most, hospitably treated, and, generally, things went well, in England. . Johnston (Dunedin) .thought he never sawor -.played football- till- hc played tho Northern'. Union . game.-'-.■ -It 1 was largely built' upon giving spectacular: display? at' all times. Tho' game .was necessarily soopenjandfast' that it was, attractive, at all, stages; The greatest difficulty, tho New ..Zealahders - experienced, was not to learn tlio, new'rules, but to forget the.'old oiies. . It ; was hard at the outset to grasp: the opposing team's tactics!- ,- The' games wore all exceedingly fast, and the back'divisions, at Home occasionally gave glimpses of phenomenal form.Soiuo:pf tho, .most important'games, were played-on sloppy: and'dirty grounds.' On tho whole, -. the playing areas Wjere,rather rough. ■ Johnston .understands that the idea of tho New. South. Wales League is to play ten .matches against the Now Zealanders—threo ■in' Sydney, threo in; Newcastle, and three:in = The .members .of ' tho team maintained exeroi so on tho • voyage out, and aro now in their-best form, and able to do them-, 'selves'.justice. ■ \ :