A CORRECT REFEREE.
KNOCKED OUT BY PLAYER. i WHISTLED FOR AMBULANCE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHIMCH, Sunday. In the Rugby football match between the Christchurcli and Technical Old Boys' teams yesterday the referee, Mr. E. G. Watkins, was knocked out by a heavy Technical Old Boys' forward colliding with him. He fell and lay still fo» a second or two, then whistled for the game to stop. He then whistled for the ambulance and left the field.
Another referee took over the game.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 124, 28 May 1928, Page 9
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A CORRECT REFEREE.
Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 124, 28 May 1928, Page 9
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