DISORDERLY CROWD
ICE HOCKEY TEST MATCH
CANADA BEATS ENGLAND
LONDON, February 27,
Wild scenes occurred in the world ice hockey championship between England and Canada, because of the action of the referee in sendng off a British player. The incensed crowd hurled pennies, oranges, apples, programmes, and newspapers on the ice. yelling "We want a referee."
The game was delayed while an official appealed to the spectators through a microphone. "The British players request you behave like British sportsmen." The disorder continued until the band played the National Anthem. Canada won 3-0.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 50, 1 March 1937, Page 9
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92DISORDERLY CROWD Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 50, 1 March 1937, Page 9
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