"WOLVES" ON RIVIERA
A" NICE,EXPERIENCE
SOCCER OR SLAUGHTER?
PAKIS, May 26. Astounding scenes at.'Nice characterised the match, Wolverhampton "Wanderers verßus the Olympic Gymnastic, Club. Half aa hour after the kick-off, the Wanderers protested against kick-! ing, tripping, and. fouling on the-part I of their opponents, whereupon the diree-1 tors and officials went on to tho field and separated the teams. The police: •were called in. to maintain order. The Wolyerhanipton manager finally called his team of£ the field. : ....'.. Tho directors of. tho Nice Club, fearing that the spectators would riot if the match were not continued, persuaded the Wolverhampton players to return, but the disturbances continued, and time was called ten minutes too early. . • j The Wolverhampton manage* says that he lias never before seen such i "slaughter." He said that he would never take a team to France again..
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 123, 27 May 1933, Page 13
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