WOMEN AT FOOTBALL.
THE ALL BLACK MATCHES, A GIRL DONS "PLUS FOURS." [FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] LONDON. Jan. 17. There were a good many women amone the spectators at Twickenham, savs tho writer of the women's page m the Sketch. " Thero has been a lot ot comment about this, including grumbles from many old-time players and club supporters who were unable to get seats. I suppose, though, that the answer to these comments is that big Rugbv matches have become fashionable; and once that happens, all general rules go by the board. I did hear a story of a o-irl a New Zealander, who. having seen the' All Blacks in most of the games they plavcd in the. London district raid she' could not miss the game with England. But the only ticket- she could obtain was one of those reserved for players oifiv. Obviously, it was a ticket for a man." The upshot of it was that she borrowed a suit of plus fours, an overcoat, and a cap, went through the turnstiles garbed as a man, and saw the whole match."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18947, 19 February 1925, Page 11
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183WOMEN AT FOOTBALL. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18947, 19 February 1925, Page 11
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