FOOTBALLER INJURED.
NAILS IN PLAYERS’ BOOTS’. MATCH DECLARED OFF. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. In an Association football match today 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 he was struck in the face by the boot of an opposing back. After examining the injuries the referee inspected the back’s boots and 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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Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18349, 8 June 1931, Page 8
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