FOOTBALL

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13820, 9 October 1918, Page 3

FOOTBALL

Benefit Match

PARAWAI HA l\ iED AY

The Thames, Old Boas' Assooiaiion, assisted by the Rugby Undom. have arranged a benefit football match at J&u&wai on Saturday four .thy wedlEhown ©Id "rep," Dick McGregor, .T&hose health. ha& beeft\bad foi years. Wo are sure this de*ervu»g l cause will b© well s jpparted. <,/Jn -.fcpeakingi of this- famous player's deeds the Pbserver says,*, ,-"Qf, alKj > iha , foo.tbali pdayetre 1 that New Zealand has produced is none' mffoe^poipulaar'than. the sturdy little^ 1 player from Thaiiics. On his leaving theftaQuarttopoliß to reside »o Auek--lautly, ne-'tli^ew in bis lot harts., with i ilie G-raftou Club,: aid hi^ tower of ', strength, to.; the l>a<?k - * 'division -of that, club for eoaiio years wiU h& reiHaembared by all sports,. It was, itf the early 'nineties i£\ixt Pick,. as a ! fifere youth, oameviir^ >tc< ligb* with [" a' Thames team, and hie stiratigth in v codlaring, ruin-nin^, -.^V n4 i'oki'ng 1 ! aoxiOD^sit the fooirteeu staneois in those days recalls jlesisant memcr'es. lof the old-timersi. It was in the year IS9B that tho sefeoboir fr-r the A.R.A. started ro scratch his. head, when Tliaones caane foiward with a powerful team, and beat Auckland. From that time oam«i«l for many years the Thannes was largely drawn on for i-epneseatotiVo players. Dick represented Auckland for seven, years I'f'wwn the year 1898 to 'the year ' 1904. Touring the Domini:omi on several oocasknis, he was popularly | known for his sportsmanship and oleaji football. It wa* ia the year 1901 that he first gained that ocxvetedl'trophy (his N.Z. rep. cap). In 1903 he was a me-mlier of the best Rugby v team that has - toured Australia., theur recoid bemgf—ifatohes played -10, won 10, lost nil. Points scored 2Y6, point? sgainst 13. In tha followraigl' year he was selected to represent N»w Zealand agiinst the toui-ing 1 British team, capfcantted by the late Captain ■ Bedell-So'vrig'ht. .in which, ma,tcih ihe Britisheis wea^e defeated to tlie vun© of 9 points to 3. Retiring 1 from the game at this end of season 1904, be still assisted to teach tin© young idea, the rudiments of the-game, and rondcrt-l yeoman sea-vioe as a. member of the Rugfoy Kefetrees' Assooiation. /le is now sadly afflicted with rheun.at'sm, a,nd ha,s'beon uiwblo to follow* 1 his occupation 1, for many months, and his old frti'emds deciiled to do something to assist him hnis tawx'blei, and have arranged fo play .three matches in the Domain, ori Saturday, next', whon theire" is sure, to h& a gjreaib ' g"atherir,g of sports -to show tiieir aipipreoiation of the good sefl"Viices rendered to the Rugiby gam© by Pick McGregor. ..