THE FOOTBALL FATALITY.
VERDICT OP ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
(By Telegraph—PreEs Association.) Timaru, July 7. At the inquest on yesterday's football fatality, the evidence of eight onlookcra find of the man who charged on Hortnon taking tlio place-kick all agreed that it was a pure accident, but various accounts were Riven of what actually happened, some- few saying that olio or two players fell over deceased, and others denying or doubting Hue. It was also stated that tho ball was wet and heavy, aud Hcrtnon's kick was powerful, making a raw bruiso on the chest of Carlton, from whom it rebounded, and struck ijcrtuoii in tho abdomen with great force. A medical eye-witness attributed death to shock. The coroner returned a verdict of accidental death.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1174, 8 July 1911, Page 4
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123THE FOOTBALL FATALITY. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1174, 8 July 1911, Page 4
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