MAORI FOOTBALL TEAM.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5434, 26 March 1889, Page 3

MAORI FOOTBALL TEAM.

Lonijot, Mar. i.':,'i. The Maori Football Tv-urn will sail on Friday for Adelaide. It is quite untrue (us stated by the British Australasian) that the success of the present New Zealand foot haul I tour will lead to the arrangement of a second. For one thing, the promoters (if they have paid expen.ses) have certainly not made enough to recoup the risk and trouble of the journey, and, for another, they would never get a New Zealand team together again on similar terms. Some of the best players vow, once they get home, they will never kick a football again. The Leeds Mercury, in a short leader on the Yorkshire mutch says : — " It was in foot work, and in passing more particularly, the Maoris were beaten. W. Warbrick, at full-bacic, was very reliable, and did good service by bis telling returns. M'Causland also played a. grand game, while of the forwards J.Hi.son an I Taiuioa were to the fore. The Athletic Xcws .s:iys i—Oui; friends the New Zeaianders ought to bo thankful for the attention the Yorkshire Rugby Union have paid them. The proceeds oi the "gates" of Loth matches played by Yorkshire County ngainst the "darkies" have been •jiven to them, and lns t Saturday's- little bill amounted to £190 odd. The "gate "at .Varrington, on (he occasion of the Maori match at that place, realised £141 9s lid. About G3'o people were present.