FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14237, 7 December 1909, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

MAORI TEAM'S VISIT TO NEW SOUTH WALES. [Br TELEGRAPH.—OWS CORRESPONDENT.] Hamilton, Monday. At a meeting of the Management Committee of the South Auckland Rugby Union a letter was received from the {tew, Zealand Kugby Union isking for information concerning the proposed our of the Maori team to New South Wales next eason. 'Die secretary reported that he had been niable to procure any particulars.

Latest news from Home states that Edgar VVrigley, an ex-Wairarapn footballer, who has been playing for the Huddersfleld (England) professional football team during the last two seasons, lias taken over the lease of a hotel in Hudfield, in conjunction with Trcvarthen, late of Auckland. Mr. W. Unmack, well-known in Rugby football circles in Queensland and Mew South Wales, gives % (flowing account of the strides the game; is making in America. Writing from San Francisco in October, he says" Rugby is booming here, and has exceeded all my most sanguine expectations. Two of the largest of the city schools have adopted the gaiue, and this will next year have very beneficial results. We have got another Catholic College in the fold, and several of the country schools have taken the game up this lea-son. "The universities and senior club teams are playing equal to any of the club games I have ever witnessed in Sydney or Brisbane. In Los Angeios the game is also going ahead rapidly. Word comes from Taranakl to ' the effect that Mr. Fred Stohr, a one-time prominent Rugby footballer and all-round sport, died in New Plymouth on Monday last, after a long and painful illness. He represented tit® prorince the i«|t it defeated the first ~ English team, under the captaincy of Seddon, " who subsequently v ,biet""his death by drowning while rowing In a «Mff in New South Wales. The deceased was the father of the two voting player* «ho took part in Taratiaki representatives games last year.