FOOTBALLERS AND BEER.
I'BV TELEGRAPH.—SPECIAL COBBEBPONDENT.] Wellington, Saturday. BliEr. whs discussed at some length by the Management Committee of the Wellington Rugby Union on Thursday evening. At. a recent meeting it was decided that, beer should not bo brought in at local football dinners. This resolution was rescinded last night, when it was decided that one toast should bo honoured with bear. The general tone of the meeting was that beer should not be supplied in quantity, but there, was no reason why a man should not have a glass of ale with his dinner if ho chose to, One speaker, who has been in touch with the Australian team since it, arrived here, stated that both manager and trainer of the visiting team are sotting their faces against smoke concerts, etc., in the South.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12956, 28 August 1905, Page 6
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