KILLED THROUGH OVEREXCITEMENT.
INCIDENT AT A FOOTBALL MATCH. PERTH, September 17. A death in rather sensational circumstances occurred a>t Fremantle on Saturday, during the progress of a premiership football match between Est Fremantle and Perth. Among a large crowd the grandstand was Thomas Kennedy, a well-known commercial traveller, and brother of one of the Perth players. Kennedy barracked vociferously for Perth, and was observed by thosn around him to be in almost a painful condition with excitement. The game was at its interesting period, when Kennedy, with a groan, fell heavily to the ground, apparently in a swoon. He was picked Up and conveyed to a room hi the grandstand, when restoratives were applied, preparatory to his being conveyed to the hospital. They failed to bring him round, and on arrirnl at the Fremantle Hospital life wns fornd to bs extinct. The causa of death was heart failure, brought on by ovex-exeitenient.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19040923.2.46
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 228, 23 September 1904, Page 5
Word Count
152KILLED THROUGH OVEREXCITEMENT. Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 228, 23 September 1904, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in