FEAR OF DEFEAT
THE WRONG POINT OF VIEW (Special ,to"TheEvening Post.") . • '■ AUCKLAND, This Day. In a» editorial •■ linder ■; the caption of "What >Really,.', Matters," the' "Auckland Star" says:-^... ... .: ■■•/ ■ . ■ : •..''.■■ "The New Rugby Union did the right thing, in deciding . that, despite the late arrival. oL'the team in South Africa, the opening 'match ,should Btand. Really, there should never have been any question about "it. To have cancelled the match would ■ have been to proclaim to 'the world that in New Zealand football the fear of.defeat counted for., more, than love of. the" game. 'Wo dp not wish to lose ii match if we can help it,' said a member of,the New' Zealand Union. It would, however, be infinitely better to lose a match than to hoist this white flag of fear. Mr. Dean's question, 'What does it matter if we do lose the first match?' went toHhe root of the matter and -should b« noted by every;: enthusiast." , ... ...... '~:.. '.". '• :\.\-
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 122, 25 May 1928, Page 10
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157FEAR OF DEFEAT Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 122, 25 May 1928, Page 10
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