The Archive · 1938

Soccer Field

Italian Soldiers, Seaforths Battle Following Ugly Incidents Referee Attacked, Injured GLY incidents followed by a the Savoia Grenadiers, The here of the general public were i Shanghai, Nov. 14. free fight, in which members of Seaforth Highlanders and mem-injured, marred two of yesterday's football games at the Racecourse.

The games concerned in the incidents were those between the Seaforths and the Savoia in a Reserve Division encounter and the S.P.X. and" Savoia, First Division, As a result of the brawl Mr. A. G. Cornell, refereeing the Reserve Division game, and Lance-Corporal Smelli¢ of the Seaforths received treatment for ing sustained a stab injury in multiple wounds, the soldier hav the back.

The Seaforths and Savoia match, which was abandoned, had been marked by rough play during most othe game, Towards the final states fof the encounter, at which time the Senforths were leading 3-1, Mr. Cornell, had occasion to warn Sabat.ni for rough play and for questioning Aecisions,

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