POLICE ESCORT FOR REFEREE
"Don't shoot the pianist. Ho fs doing his best." This allegedly is the kind of notice that is hung in saloons in parts of America's wild and woolly west. In Auckland it might be paraphrased to read: "Don't kill the referee." A scene that rarely happens on a New Zealand sports ground occurred at Carlaw Park on Saturday afternoon at the close of the League game between Marist and Devonport. Partisan feeing "an high throughout the game, at one "»tage the plajers showed an inclination to get out of hand, and finally a prominent player was sent off the field. When the bell went for the end of the game an angry crowd surged round the referee (Mr. H. Taylor), but a police escort lined up quickly and escorted the official off the ground.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 155, 4 July 1927, Page 17
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138POLICE ESCORT FOR REFEREE Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 155, 4 July 1927, Page 17
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