FOOTBALL ACCIDENTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21799, 14 May 1934, Page 8

FOOTBALL ACCIDENTS

PLAYERS IN HOSPITAL THREE CONCUSSION CASES Several football accidents occurred on Saturday afternoon, keeping St. John Ambulance officers busy. The fullback of the Devonport senior League team, A. Laing, aged 24, suffered concussion playing against Newton in the curtain-raiser game at Carlaw Park. He was taken to the Auckland Hospital in a St. John ambulance. His condition last night was satisfactory. Concussion was also received by an Association footballer, James Guest, aged 23, of 36 Wairiki Road, Mount Eden, playing for the Ponsonby second grade A team at Victoria Park. He was taken to the Auckland Hospital in a St. John ambulance, and his condition was reported last night to be not serious.

Other footballers who were admitted to the hospital 011 Saturday were Keuneth Brown, aged 21, of 41 Hutton Road, Birkenhead, who suffered concussion, and Jack Munro, aged 19, who had an arm broken. FRACTURE OP THE LEO PLAYER AT TE AROHA [from our own correspondent] TE AROHA, Sunday Early in a senior Rugby match here yesterday afternoon between City and Waihou, Dunsford, fullback for the latter team, sustained a broken leg; just above the right ankle. First aid was given by the St. John Ambulance and the player was then removed to hospital.

MISHAPS AT WHANGAREI BONES IN HAND BROKEN [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] WHANGAREI, Sunday While playing football yesterday Peter Markovich, aged 28 years, single, of Waipu, received a kick which broke threo bones of his fight hand. He was admitted to the Wliangarei Hospital. Colin Murray, aged about 30 years, of Maungatapere, wliilo playing football for Maungakarajnea at the Rugby Park, Wliangarei, yesterday, received a kick on the head. He was attended by Dr. S. H. Ward for concussion, and Was later taken to his homo, where lie will be confined to bed for a week.