FOOTBALL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 8 June 1907, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

THE NEW ZEALAND PROFESSIONAL TEAM. PROFESSIONALISM IN NEW ZEALAND. CRITICISM IN AUSTRALIA [Unhfi. Pare I **! Association' — CopsEIQHT.y SIDNEY, Fudav Professionalism in regard to football ,was severely criticised at lhe recep tion given lo the Queensland te^ni >ii the Town Hall Mr Cahort, pies. dent of the New South Wales Rugby Union, saw some danger of the taint of ali taints as regards football as a pro fessional game looming up He hoped that New South Wales and Queensland wonld resolutely set thee, faces against it The moment professionalism en thing, behind it came that ab ominablo thing— the gambl.ng spnit — and that was the spirit they wanted to keep out of a good manly game like football Attorney General Wade, referring to the damage that professionalism caused in Englandr^eclared that the higher aspects of the game were entirely lost, and it came to be a matter of ha\mg in one pocket a lacge amount of money and in the ether a larger amount of blue metal Mr Oaks, MLC, said he was clad to see the first attempt to introduce professionalism in New Zealand shut j down, on . Mr R Teece said it was_ gratifying that the first attempt in New Zealand Lad met with such a formidable re ■"buff. , a Mr Lea, manager of the Queensland _team, did not thmk there was the slightest chance of professionalism get- ' ting a hold in Queensland, but there ■was always a dangce of it creeping in They were determined to watch and keep the game clean