DEATH OF A FOOTBALLER.
THE INQUEST. By Telegraph—Press Association. Timaru, Last Night. At the inquest on yesterday's football fatality, the evidence t of eight onlookers and of the man who charged Hertnon while taking a place kick all agreed tlirtt it was a pure accident. But there arc various accounts as to what actually happened, some few saying that one oi two players fell over the deceaesd; others denying or doubting that the ball was wet or heavy. Hertnon's kick was> powerful, making a raw bruise on the chest of Carlton, from whom it rebounded and struck Hertnon in the addomen with great force. A medical eyewitness attributed death to shock, and the coroner returned a verdict of accidental death.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 12, 8 July 1911, Page 5
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120DEATH OF A FOOTBALLER. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 12, 8 July 1911, Page 5
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