Fatal Football Accident
I'flß UNITED PRESS ABBOOIATION. I Auckland, September 5. In the football match, Rovers v. Gordons, plk'yed,thiß afternoon at Potter's • paddock. Thomas Sibbin, printer, a well- - known footballer, while playing for the Rovers, got a fracture of the spine. He accidentally tripped over a player who was dribbling the ball, and doubled his head under his breast. He was admitted to the hospital in an unconscious state, and died shortly afterwards. He leaves a wife and several children. He was a son •of Mr George Sibbin, auctioneer. The game was played under Association rules.
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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 30, 8 September 1891, Page 3
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96Fatal Football Accident Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 30, 8 September 1891, Page 3
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