3 BROKEN LEGS IN ONE GAME
DUNEDIN, Mon. (P.A.).—ln a fifthgrade Association football match at Green Island on Saturday, play was halted when 15-year-old William Geeson broke his right leg. An ambulance was called and play was resumed.
After a short interval 14-year-old Jack Christie broke his right leg. The ambulance then arrived and took Christie and Geeson to hospital. The players continued the match, but not long afterwards 15-year-old Jim Dennison broke his right leg. The astonished ambulance driver came back again to collect Dennison. The teams finished the match without further upset. Medical Equipment’
STOCKHOLM, Sun. (10 a.m.)—The principal recommendation at the 12th. International Red Cross conference was the standardisation of all medical equipment.
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Northern Advocate, 30 August 1948, Page 5
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