Daily Telegraph (Sydney), Monday 22 September 1941, page 8
Backstages Of Sport
By HUGH DASH, SPORTING EDITOR
A Sydney newspaper was flung from a train window near Mount Isa, Queensland mining town, two weeks ago. A fettler picked it up, read it, and passed it on. The paper finally came into the hands of Theo Love, 42-year-old mining prospector. In the sport page he read that after 28 years Leichhardt had won their way to the State Cup Soccer final. Thirteen years ago Love played as a forward with Leichhardt. In years of gold quarrying around Mount Morgan and other fields he got his first taste of homesickness He inspected his bank balance, found he was comfortably off, and looked up train timetables. He reached Sydney on Saturday after a 2000-mile trip by train and coach. Leichhardt were beaten in a premiership game, and he nearly wept when the final whistle blew. A home-coming party given him by 100 Leichhardt supporters at Croydon Park on Saturday night made him feel better. He will stay "to see Leichhardt win the Cup final against Granville next Saturday and to see High Caste win the Epsom." Love has money to back Leichhardt. But as for High Caste— he says betting on races is just gambling.
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