AN "ALL BLACK" IN A. NEW ROLE
. Y.MiC.A; STADIUM IN FRANCE. Host sporting New Zealanders will retaember B. E. Booth, the-full-back of the . New Zealand Rugby team of 1905, the famous "All Blaole." He subsequently " jplayed for Australia, having taken jip hie ifeeidonce in Sydney. In a letter recent--3y received, Mr.' Booth writes cKeerily ifrom behind the lines in France. Early !in the war he accepted service with the ,y.I[.C.A. to organise sports for tho Aus. tralian Forces. During the last football : Reason he was busy at Lark Hill Camp, ;«nd since crossing the water, ho lias had n. very busy time. Hβ has induced tho jY.If.C.A. to fit up a stadium "in a .leli •jn the woods, a veritable natural amphiHheatre, with accommodation for 3000." ,There are many Australians who liko have a turn with the glovts, and their '.friends are equally pleased to see how Jthey shape. •
■ There is also a big following for ,cricket, and at present intor-divieional .matches are in full swing, the ]?rench turf having been specially prepared' by a number of enthusiasts. ■ Great interest 13 evinced in these games, one in August attracting an attendance of 2100.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 31, 31 October 1917, Page 5
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