A MELEE.
AT A FOOTBALL MATCH. EIGHTY PERSONS INJURED. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Received April 20, 9.10 a.m. LONDON, April 19. In the final for the Scottish Cup football match at Hampden Park, Glasgow, the game was twice draton. The spectators demanded extra time, which was refused. Thereupon they set fire to barricades and pay-boxes, cut the fire brigade hoses, and threw stones and bottles. Eighty persons were injured, including forty policemen.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3169, 21 April 1909, Page 5
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74A MELEE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3169, 21 April 1909, Page 5
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