Physical Fitness Important

Northern Advocate, 10 August 1938, Page 2

Physical Fitness Important

After all. League is a game which depends for its appeal on the fitness of its players, as the code is designed In eliminate those frequent delays and stoppages which give Rugby players an opportunity to regain a little lost breath. In good League hand, eye and bool must co-ordinate to keep the ball always on the move so that the thrill of the game never lets up. This makes severe demands upon the physique and staying power of the players. If it did not. the game would simply be Rugby under League rules, and it is a candid admission that this style of play is .the rule rather than the exception in the North.

Saturday's senior game opened at a thrilling clip, which was continued throughout the first half. Play was very even, as indicated by the halt-time store of Pakeltas 10. Maoris (J. but in the second spell Maoris somewhat lost their dash and did not cross their opponents' line again, whereas Pakehas romped away to reach the total ol 32.