SEEING THE CUP FINAL
LANCASTRIANS’GREAT DAY STADIUM TICKETS AT A PREMIUM TOUTS ROUGHLY HANDLED Bv Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Sydney “Sun" Cable.) (Received April 26, 9.10 p.m.) LONDON? April 26. The Association Cup final provided exciting scenes. Excursion trains from the north began arriving in London at 3 o’clock in the morning, and by 7 o’clock no fewer than 150 trains had reached the metropolis, carrying many supporters of the players, dressed in suits and top hats, and carrying umbrellas made of club colours. They included squads of Lancashire mill girls, attired in shawls and wearing clogs. The seats in the Stadium were sold out months ago, and many of the Lancastrians could not secure tickets. Touts did a roaring trade, selling 2s seats at from 10s to 18s, but at this price the crowd resented the profiteering, arid chased the touts. They caught and roughly handled two, till the police rescued them. There were many noisy skirmishes between Bolton and Manchester supporters, in which the police had to intervene. The arrival and departure of the King were marked by universal demonstrations of loyalty.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12431, 27 April 1926, Page 7
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