A PRESENTATION
TO MR PERCY DAY. (Per Press Association —Copyright). AUCKLAND, September 20. After the main body of All Blacks anived in Auckland this morning to go into training at Takapuna for the final test, they participated in a pleasing gesture when they foregathered at the Hotel Cargen to farewell Mr Percy Day, manager of the Springbok's. Mr Arthur Baker, Chairman of the Auckland Union, said lie had been asked by the New Zealand Rugby Union to wish Mr Day a safe and pleasant return to his own country. Mr J. T. Burrows who was a member of the 1928 All Blacks in Africa and is manager of the final Test team, spoke of 'the happy relations between the players on both sides and die personal iegard of the All Blacks fog Mr Day. Mr W. J. Wallace who scored 367 points for New Zealand between 1903 and 1908 presented Mr Day with a rug on behalf of the New Zealand Union to the aceonipaniement of musical honours.
Mr Day replying, said he had greatly enjoyed the visit to this country whose victorious Army team in Britain he had the pleasure of piloting throng* South Africa, in 1919.
Speaking of the final Test, his parting wish was, "may it he played in the real spirit of the game and may the better team win.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1937, Page 7
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