FOOTBALLER INJURED.
NAILS IN PLAYERS' BOOTS. REFEREE STOPS A MATCH. [US TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] CHRISTCHURCH. Saturday. In an Association football match to-day D. Sutherland suffered head injuries and cuts on the face and was admitted to hospital. The incident led to the game being declared off. In attempting to head a ball ho was struck in the face by the boot of an opposing back. After examining the in juries the referee inspected the back's boots anfl found nails protruding through the leather studs. He . sent the player off the field to remedy the defect. The referee then examined the boots of the other players and found them all similarly at fault, so he declared the match off.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20893, 8 June 1931, Page 8
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