FOOTBALLERS STRIKE

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 April 1934, Page 4

FOOTBALLERS STRIKE

WALK OFF AT HALF TIME. Because they were losing by 11 goals to nil seven players of the Scarborough. North Cliff football team walked off the ground at half-lime in their match with Filey lasi, month and refused to play any more. Tho referee blew his whistle. The Filey team turned out; the Scarborough team remained in their dressing room. The referee again blew his whistle for the Scarborough men to appear. He kept, on blowing it. The Scarborough team did not appear. A newspaper correspondent went, into the dressing room to see what was happening. Seven of (he players were in various stages of undressy. Some were peeling off their football clothes; others had begun to put on their ordinary outdoor clothes. Obviously dispirited, the players got on with their dressing without speaking a word. Their fellow-players pleaded with them. It made no difference. They scarcely seemed to listen and just kept a stony silence. It was not. for several minutes that one of them spoke. Then one said: ‘‘l’m fed up. Pm finished with football. lam going to sell by boots and everything.” The secretary, Mr. H. Dwyer, appealed to the members of the team. It made no difference. They went on with their dressing. Mr. Dwyer said inter: “I am afraid this means the end of the club, for no doubt we shall be suspended.”

Tiio Scarborough North Cliff fmim oa-y came into being this season. They are members ol the Scarborough Lea,;>!e. They were- al Hie bottom of the league, having had 70 goals scored against them for the three they hail scored.