THE NORTHERN UNION GAME AT.
ON AN AMATEUR BASIS
(Por Press Association.) /..-• ~^ ■ RtJNEDIN] August 30. . The vsuprorters of j the Northern Umon game are hopeful of gaining a .g T%W iosmsf*k bfefbre this seaton vfo« ' n^;the^pl-omoters of the F"1^??.^: "We have;sbme 40 playera mchidj^^niany of th# ibest ?men here! who have intimated their intention of playing, this game, .We 1 propose running it on purely lines, and intend commencing; practice .matches in another week. We have secured the Ca|edoman Ground and will play Wel- ■ ?i o"c, o x on Oct°per 3rd, and also on, the Saturday following. We hope to arrange a^match against the Maori team for the Saturday after that. On the last Wednesday in September we play a match at In-vercargill. and will pay players for. time lost while away from Dunedm^ We are not going in for^pr^e-ssicmai^mrrif the tealand Lnion decides to improve the present.game^e shall be satisfied,Aut m the meantime we intend doirtg our best to push the new game."
_ . lIS VEIM3ARGILL, August 31. it is stated that the proposed tour of the Jnvercargill Northern Union team nas been abandoned for the present.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 1 September 1908, Page 5
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187THE NORTHERN UNION GAME AT. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 1 September 1908, Page 5
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