A Football Story.
The opposing outside-left was a terror. He butted you in. the belt, and rolled you in the mud, and charged you and tripped you; and, as for getting past him, after 10 minutes' battling you gave up all hope. Xo matter that he was pulled up at times for "fouling." He maimed and struck: terror into the hearts of his opponents, and they preferred whole ribs to penalty At" half-time the outside-right crossed angrily to his captain. "I want you to change my position, he demanded. . "But you're doing well enough, remonstrated the captain. "Outside-right has always been your position." "Maybe it lias," growled the injured player; "but outside-right against that joket means no inside left!"
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Otago Witness, Issue 2856, 9 December 1908, Page 91
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119A Football Story. Otago Witness, Issue 2856, 9 December 1908, Page 91
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