CRICKET ON SUNDAY
Scenes at Manchester DISORDERLY SUN-BATHERS London. July 7. The principal park in Manchester, known as Plattsfield Park, which usually is occupied by sedate holiday-makers, has been the scene of amazing Incidents in the past two days. Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon teams attempted to play a cricket match In defiance of the corporations prohibitJ A Socialist member of the council, Mr. Hall, whose motion in favour of Sunday games was defeated last week by a large majority, arranged a match with butchers and salesmen, and himself appeared in flannels and t'lazor. and superintended the putting in of the stumps. „ . Five thousand protestors then marcherf on to the pitch, which the players attempted to clear, many being injured in the ensuing crush. A large force of constables watched the scene, but did not attempt to take the names of the would-be plajers, despite Mr. Hall’s declaration of his readiness to suffer prosecution. On Saturday a crowd of would-be sun-bathers, angered at finding the free open-air bath at Plattsfield full, crashed in the gate, flinging aside the attendants, and tramping on the spectators, including children, and began to undress in the open?
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Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 256, 25 July 1930, Page 11
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191CRICKET ON SUNDAY Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 256, 25 July 1930, Page 11
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