THE SCENE OF THE SENSATIONAL FOOTBALL RIOTS.
Aerial view of the new Imperial St sport, arena in the world, showin; frontage, terraces and towers, and The Stadium has accommodation f scene of the recent riot at the Asso it wa* estimated that over 200,000
tadium at Wembley Hill, the largest ig, in the - foreground, the northern the Great Central Railway behind. for 126,500 spectators. It was the iciation Cup final on April 28, when ) people were on the ground. The
crowd* overpowered the police, broke through the gates and swarmed over the field. First aid men dealt with 1000 cases of injury and sixty persons were sent to hospitals. At one time the situation was so threatening that revolvers were served cut to the police, and pandemonium reigned until large mounted reinforcements gradually cleared the ground. Aero Rims photo.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 106, 5 May 1923, Page 17
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