GERMAN SOCCER TEAM

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18879, 3 December 1935, Page 8

GERMAN SOCCER TEAM

VISIT TO LONDON DAN ON POLITICS (British Official Wireless.) !•,,,,. 2 p.m. RUGBY, Dec. 2. The Association Football team from Germany which is to play the Ungland eleven on Wednesday has been picked from the finest sides in Germany, and an exciting match is expected.

In an interview on his arrival, _ the managing secretary of the German |i"ootluill Association, 'who accompaniod the temn, declared tlial there would be no politics ami no demonstration of any sort.

Sir John Simon received a deptitatio from the council of the 'trade Unio Congress. Sir Walter Citrine emphasise thai it was quite contrary lo the coin cil's desire to import any political feelin into sport, but it was the opinion < the council that, in view of the politic; character of spoil in Germany, it \va clear that the fixture was being mad use of by the German Government h

The ll,mie Secretary thanked I lepiilalion for putting its point, of vi<

s.. clearly before him. lie and tli he had never misunderstood I he counci attitude, Iml he emphasised that ll mallei- had no political significan whatever. Kvervl hun; was being doi by all concerned to ensure lhal the would he no provocative demonslratio or incidents.

A large crowd welcomed the Xa, len 111 a I Hie Croydon aerodrome. Tin manager emphasised lhal Ihev had ronu for Ihe sal;e of Hie earn.- alone, am Would behave as guests of Britain ii evtrv sense of the word. Sir John Simon informed Ihe Trad. I nion Congress deputation that be w.e lo prevenl a demonstration,