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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 5 (August 2, 1937)

A Springbokian Spruik

A Springbokian Spruik.

It is safe to say that New Zealand has donned psychological shorts and a spiritual football jersey. Its heart is a palpitating leather oval and its metaphysical feet are stowed in the studded boots of the modern Mercury whose motto is “a kick in time saves nine.” The thunder of the gods in acrimonious altercation on Olympus is as the growling of baby bears when compared with the exhortatory emotiveness of the champions of our leather-lambasters.

For national honour has been challenged by the sons of the sprightly Springbok. The shade of the mighty moa has risen from osseous extinction to crow a clarion cry of defiance over the field of football. Estimating one moa to equal three Springbok forwards, this ought to mollify our morale and take some of the spring out of the Springbok.