FOOTBALL "ROUGHS."
I The case heard in the Supreme Court in Wellington this week, in which a prominent footballer was indicted on a charge of inflicting bodily harm upon another player, will serve a good purpose if it impresses footballers with the fact that they are criminally responsible for acts of violence committed upon the football' field. Rugby football, as a game, has taken a big hold upon the young men of this country. In fact, it may be termed the "national pastime." There is reason to fear, however, that the exhibitions of violence and brutality which have been so common on football fields in recent years will, if tliey are not sternly repressed, absolutely wreck the game. It should not be necessary to invoke the aid of the law to suppress ruffianism. This should be the duty of officials of the sport. Any player who misbehaves himself, whether he be a representative or a junior, should be dealt with in such a salutary manner that there would be no danger of a repetition of the offence.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10153, 25 November 1910, Page 4
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177FOOTBALL "ROUGHS." Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10153, 25 November 1910, Page 4
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