MUSIC AND SPORT

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 27, 31 July 1937, Page 22

MUSIC AND SPORT

(To the- Editor.)

Sir,. —A lecont letter in your columns, over the signaluic "South Afncan," expressed the hope that bands would be engaged to play on the occasions of. the forthcoming Rugby contests, Spungboks v New Zealand iepiesentatives.- If the writer meant that there should be music befoie these matches begin and dining the interval, some may be found to agree with him; but if lie advocates music during the actual piugiess of pla-\ the suggestion should not be considered for one moment. Nothing is moie distiacting to players and spectators alike .than the blaie of a biass band, whethei the game be football, cucket. 01 tennis I was piesent at Folkestone in 1934, when the Austiahan cucketers played Kent', and during the eatly part of Bradmans innings of 149 he was obMOiisly won led by the sound of a band within the enclosure. Eventually a request was made for the music to cease, and play was suspended until the protest piovcd effectual I lmngme the Springboks may.be similarly sensitive. There is a time and a place for everything.— I am, etc., -.■.-,- : ,"[■■:' /;.:;; .L. D.;AXJSTIN. .-/■' Little Eric's Brother" ■'heartily .approves rof ■•"South African's'^: suggestion that there., should be a good- band, at the Springbok matches. "Recently." when the touring English SoccerHeam played at Athletic Park, a good.band cheered us up with-J"music which.; : was ■ fully appreciated. ;■:."Also, cannot/a community- sing be arranged?!;." This idea was given a-trial at "the Soccer Test and proved highly successful. This would be a wonderful help to enliven the long wait."