BOUGH FOOTBALL

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21708, 15 February 1936, Page 15

BOUGH FOOTBALL

JUfcY URGES MORE STRICT CONTROL

ASSOCIATION EXPECTED TO ' *' ' ac# ; "' r

(Received February, 14, J.ov p-ra,* LONDON, February,. % The Football Association" ik ■ expected to acton the.rider.of a jury - urging.it to instruct,referees r ,td Control players more strictly. The ' rider was passed at ah inquest on Jaipes Thorpe, goalkeeper tor. Sunderland, who died of diabetes accelerated by roughs usage during a League match against Chelsea on February 1. " • , . A policeman gave evidence . af the • iriquest ’that. was -in possession of the ball, lying m the goal mouth. Four members <w the ; Chelsea team repeatedly kicked towards him in an effort to ’obtain the ball, . ■ 1 - ' " One witness declared J x that to® , game was rough throughout' and a * disgrace to first-class , A fellow player said in, evidence tpat he did not think 1 hisvopponeats were deliberately attempting to injure Thorpe, '> V’- •. The coroner expressed:, the opinion that , thereferee had lost Jus grip and was unable to-control the :hlayers : ‘ 1 \ %' * < - Sir Frederick Wall, a. former : secretary .of the Football Association,; says that :an; enquiry ought to hayf, been held, as roughness has. been developing in recant' years*. ' • r