THE REFEREE FIASCO.
The muddling at Wellington left two Auckland referees in undeservedly embarrassing situations over the Wellington match, and in the end Mr. Albert Parkinson, the official appointed, was instructed to officiate in place of Mr. Alex. Bowie, who had been given the game. And all over a pair of spectacles, the position now is that the N.Z.F.A. has qualified their previous ruling that s.tatcd "no referee or linesman shall officiate who wore glasses" to "no referee or linesman shall officiate who wore glasses on the field of play." The utter fallacy of the whole business has already been emphasised in the "Star," but this most recent development makes matters even more ridiculous.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 172, 23 July 1929, Page 12
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