FOOTBALL RIOT.
ANOTHER MELBOURNE AFFRAY, MELBOURNE. September 24- > At the semi-lhial of the Australian .• t RuJcs between Footscray ’and North’ Melbourne in the Association. League, at Uie East Melbourne. Cricket Orouud, .remarkable scenes were witnessed. Just as tune was. rung in the. final quarter, and when ' the scores stood; at footscray 8 goals 8 behiuds to North j Melbourne's (i goals lo heliinds,. the. umpire blew lin/ whistle for a. mark. The crow d thereupon scrambled oh to the playing arena. - and there were, free ■ •.* lights on every Miami. ■ : ■ Mounted and toot police entered the u arena in an effort, to clear the ground, but their methods were linsuccossfu!. , v. 4he umpire repeatedly blew his: > whistle, but by this, time the players were being carried about shoulder-high. . •, After conferring with thd association officials, the umpire gave up the task, and, escorted by police, moved off the - arena. Endeavours to rush the dressing* room- were frustrated, and for some time;alter all .the players had left tlip arena the surgirig "crowd continued ■ lighting. 'the association . i secretary. when asked the position,, said that ’if there was no dispute the match would-go lo footscray, but in. the event of a protest the association would deal with the matter later.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 20075, 11 October 1920, Page 3
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