SCENE AT FOOTBALL
ASTON VILLA TEAM BOOED PROTEST BY SPECTATORS United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright BERLIN, May 16 The Aston Villa Association football team, after, defeating Austria by 3 goals to 2, ieft the field of the Olympic Stadium without exchanging, through a misunderstanding, the customary salute with their opponents. The 80,000 spectators thereupon whistled and booed in protest. The crowd also resented Villa’s offside' tactics, which are not used on the Continent. Tackling also led to unpleasantness, an Austrian once retaliating.
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20500, 17 May 1938, Page 7
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82SCENE AT FOOTBALL Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20500, 17 May 1938, Page 7
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