A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS

Waipa Post, Volume 32, Issue 1779, 6 July 1926, Page 5

A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS

The Parawera v. United senior match was practically a chapter of accidents. The game, which so far as spectators could tell was played in. a really friendly football' spirit, had hot been long in progress when United’s crack five-eighths, Alby Johnson, had to retire with a fractured jawbone, the relsult of a collision. A few minutes later another United player, Dudley Chittenden, retired with an injured wrist, sustained' through .'collaring Dare. Later in the game Hare himself got a nasty kick on. a shin, caus-. ing him to limp noticeably for some while. In the closing stages, during a United attack, Adam Armstrong,- of Parawera, collared an opponent on the goal line’ and in doing ' so his head, head struck the corner peg so hard as to cause concussion. Two minutes before the final whistle another Parawera man “was laid out, thus stopping the game for a few minutes. Johnson was conveyed to- Waikato Hospital, where he is now reported to be progressing satisfactorily, hut the accident means, no more football for him for some time to come. He will, consequently, not he playing in,the Waipa rep. team on Saturday to defend the Finlay: 'Cup. Chittenden also- went over to the hospital yesterday to have his wrist X-rayed. So far as we can Learn Armstrong andl the other Parawera men have recovered from their injuries. '