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Greymouth Evening Star, 25 June 1937, Page 8

Although a widely.recognised procedure on many football grounds in Great Britain, particularly in Wales. <onimunii\ singing by tho spoctators piior to the commencement of a match m r;ith<-r unusual in Now Zealand ciaitr. tin “New Zealand Herald"; 'lhe innovation was tried at Carlaw Puik'. Auckland, on Saturday afternoon on the occasion of the Soccer Test between England and New Zealand, and Hie response was so enthusiastic that .1 v. ..iil.i m,t bo surprising to see the ■ cln mo adopted generally whenever | importani sporting fixtures are being hold. With a song lender to guide them and tho Ponsonby Boys’ Banti providing the music, the spectators soon overcame their early diffidence rnd jii’ned wholeheartedly in several choruses. Tlio leal lire of the siugiir’ was when tho strains of Hi - famous hymn “Abide With Me" were caught by the crowd and taken up in a swelling cadence. Tho effect was impressive.