LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19397, 4 August 1926, Page 12

LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS.

DEPARTURE FOR ENGLAND. . AN ENTHUSIASTIC FAREWELL, Tho New Zealand League football team to: tour Britain and' prance sailed for Van-'' couver' on ; the : Aqrangi; yesterday." 'Some time before the scheduled time 'of the yes- 'i sol's departure supporters and well-wishers '• •of; the team began' to gather on Queen's"' Wharf, and \tfieh' final' farewells were j exchanged there were present quite 3000 people. The send-off was a rousing one and was enlivened by salvos of cheers and by the spirited Maori hakas of the players. Streamers, bouquets and quaint mascots were also in evidence. The team will travel via Canada and expects to arrive in England on September 14. Three test matches will be played and in these New Zealand will have the honours won in the Dominion in. 1923 to defend. The tour will last about. eight months.' Travelling with the* 26 players are Mr. E. H. Mair, coach and team manager, ' Mr. G. H. Ponder, financial manager, and Mr. J. .O'.Shaughnessy, press agent. , . ... , ."' - , - Tho team .comprises r—'E. .Delgrosso, J.. ; Parkes, G- Gardiner, J. Kirwan, H. Brisbane, •L. Brown, S. 0. Webb, If, Cole, .H. Avery, E. C. Gregory, E. Herring, C. Dufty, A. Singe, B. Davidson. (Auckland), J. Menzies (South Auckland) ; W,. L. Desmond. A. Carroll (Wellington), L. Mason, F, Henry, J.-ganders j L. Peterson, A, Wilson-Hall (Christp'nurch), H. Thomas (Dunedin), J. : Wright (West Coast)i N. Mouatt (Greymouth), W. W.. Doviue, (Timaru). Avery is captain 'and Mouatt, vice-captain.-