TRUE FOOTBALL SPIRIT.
J At the dinner tendered the 8 i Whangarei representatives by the [ | Northern Wairoa Rugby Union * i at the Commercial Hotel, Darga- J * ville, on Saturday night, Mr W. I | Montgomery, president of the * I Northern Wairoa Union, said the g * match was the best seen for many ■ y years, and if the North Auckland [ 8 touring team played as entertain- k | ing football, the success of the 8 l tour would be assured. j Mr L. Garry, president of the a s Whangarei Union, congratulated | 8 Northern Wairoa, especially its ■ J forwards, on the fine display. He 8 a expressed appreciation of the J * wonderful reception given the a a team. “In shield matches the J 8 teams go eyes out to win, but it g I is matches such as this,.played in 8 a the true football spirit, which J * make for the good fellowship a a which exists among unions,” said J 8 Mr Garry, amidst applause, add- g J ing that he would like to see 8 8 more similar matches. duaannaiiiEaßaniiasaiatißioianßiKMßiaMa^
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Northern Advocate, 8 June 1936, Page 3
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