REFEREE STONED

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 June 1934, Page 10

REFEREE STONED

DISORDER AT SWANSEA. ' Ivor Glyn Morris, 24, of Swansea, was summoned at Swansea, recently, for assaulting Mr. E. C. Carnwell, an Association Football referee, of Lichfield, during the match between Swansea, Town and . Bolton Wanderers on Aprir'2l by tlirov'lrig’-a- stong at him.' Mr. W. R. Francis, for Mr/o'arn.wel.i, £aid he appeared on tire instructions of the ’Swansea Town F.C. The alleged offence, he said, took place al a match whloii whs very important to both .teams. Bolton was fighting for proinWtion, and Swansea to avoid relega- / The • game, so far as the playerA'wdre concerned, was played in a. proper sporting fashion, but.. A, section v of the crowd WaS boisterous’’ iui'd did not ilgree with the referee’s ruling." '■ In the concluding stages of the game when Mr. Carnwell was standing near Che goal mouth he was stihick behind the, kn.ee with a stone, which.’ it was alleged,' vms' -•thrown’ by ‘Morris, but when police officers questioned him he hopied‘the offence. Mr. Carnwell described the game as one of the best, he had refereed’’ this

’oasop. In all about/twelve- dr fifteen stones had been thrown at. him diirhig the match, and the matter was lefcrred to the F.A.

’'ln'dismissing the summons the Stipendiary said the referee hjmself had said that twelve to fifteen stories were thrown-at him; arid it was very difjlcu.’t to show who had actually thrown them’. in the circumstances, therefore, Morris was entitled to have the summons dismissed.