UMPIRE RESCUED - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) - 20 Aug 1956 (original) (raw)

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Mon 20 Aug 1956 - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957)
Page 5 - UMPIRE RESCUED

MOUNTED troopers and foot police raced

to break up an ugly demonstration

against field umpire Alan Nash after the

Melbourne-Collingwood clash at Victoria

; When the final siren sounded, irate Collingwood

fans stormed across the oval towards the umpires

A mounted trooper galloped his grey charger at full

speed through the crowd to reach umpire Nash, as

five foot-constables paved a way.

When a tall man in a mustard-colored sweater broke

through the police cordon and menaced Nash, four

other constables ran out to join the escort.

They physically cleared a path into the umpires'

dressing-room, and stood guard outside for ten min-

utes, until the crowd became less heated.

The angry, hooting crowd jeered Pressmen and for-

. mer Melbourne footballer Jack Mueller for five min-

utes after the game. "Why don't you tell the truth

about that mug, Nash," they yelled.

But the heated demonstration against umpire Nash

was most unjustified, because he had handled the

toagh, catch-as-catch-can game splendidly - probably

veil enough to win a job in thc finals.

And he awarded both teams the same number of