NIGHT FOOTBALL
CARLAW PARK PROPOSAL FLOOD-LIGHTING INSTALLATION Auckland enthusiasts will have the privilege early next year of watching night football at Carlaw Park. The installation of flood-lighting facilities has been decided upon, a tender having been accepted by the trustees of the Auckland Rugby League acting in conjunction with the Board of Control. The new lighting system will take about two months to instal and will necessitate the erection of four steel towers to carry the clusters of fittings for the light. The work, however, will not interfere with the use of the park for public gatherings. Night football has proved a popular attraction in other countries and its introduction in Auckland is expected to be equally as popular as elsewhere. The scheme has been under consideration for some time and has been hastened owing to the probability that earlier training and matches will be necessary next season in view of the visit of a French team to the Dominion and the tour of a New Zealand side to Australia. It is at present proposed to start night football early next February. The chairman of the Board of Control, Mr. G. Grey Campbell, said that besides night football the board desired to make the ground a more attractive centre, where athletic sports, wrestling and band contests may bo staged to the best advantage.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22862, 18 October 1937, Page 10
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223NIGHT FOOTBALL New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22862, 18 October 1937, Page 10
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