THE SPRINGBOK MATCH.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 August 1937, Page 9

THE SPRINGBOK MATCH.

SPECTATOR.

' ; .* r~- y. .5.-. • vl* -A. ." •••' (Tri the Editor.) ' ; - Sir,— As one who has gone through th^: ' " - three grades ot -Hugby . football, viz.; l primaryt^ihobl; -^coridary school . arid - club football, : I- was naturally a .very interested . spectator .' of last . Saturday's l • match. I must confess that when I readthe reports in the. daily Press of Njfew kj Plymouth I was "tickled to death" by the extravagant- praise (bimk would .'be '; . a' 'better .term) .that was layished on thie" Taranaki,; players." Youf reporter miist , have been seeing^yellow when he wrote ; '"that Collins shaded Brand in his kick- - ijig." "Why, there; was . "no comparison. : Brand was far superior, as any fair- ' minded spectator' will agree. ; _ ■ , ? ;.The bOuquets that were handed-to the Taranalci players were not merited. The ! whole trouble with football in -Taranakiand I* have lived here' for 12 years— is that most of our playevs are paper' b'oomed, and -consequently become overrated. This' is why we have so few -All, Blacks in Taranaki.— I am', etc.,

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