MANY APPLICATIONS

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 434, 15 May 1937, Page 5

MANY APPLICATIONS

FOOTBALL TOUR Visit To Dominions London, April 2'). Keep fit, young man. And then, bright-eyed andi eager, you may one day become a member of a party similar to that to which we ba.de farewell in London yesterday—the Football Association amateur side to tour New Zealand and Australia. A blue_ribboned itinerary, done up like a dinner menu, details the party’s activities unt.i‘l September 3, when they will arrive back in London. There are magic names like Rotorua, Wbakarewarewa, Palmerston North. Dunedin, Wellington, Invercargill, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne. Special Luncheon.

When the Football Association gave a luncheon to the party, Mr C. Wre-ford-Brown—one of the Football Association members in charge—revealed the fact that many people not connected with football had asked to be allowed to go on the tour. Applications had, in fact, come from a bishop, a doctor, a dentist, and a lady masseuse. The only lady with the party is Mrs Wref ord -Brown. Mr Tom Thorne, chairman of Millwall Football Club, and a member of the Fcotbal‘l Association Council, will share the duties of management of the party. “A very good partnership,” said Mr Wreford-Brown. “Mr Thorne will do all the work and I will take all the glory.” “Not at all,” said Mr Thorne. “I will do all the work and you will make all the speeches.”