CORNWALL PLAYERS INJURED IN RIOT IN LACHINE GAME

Lachine, Quebec, Sept.1 ,1947 (CP) A riot broke out tonight in the
second quarter of a Quebec LacrosseAssociation semi-final playoff
game between Cornwall and Caughnawaca as an estimated 200 fans 
smashed down fencing and ganged up on Cornwall players.

About 2,000 spectators were on hand for the game, second of a
best-of-seven round. Cornwall had won the first contest at home
last Friday night in a rough game and the ill-feeling between
the teams carried over into the second contest.

Play had reached the 13th minute of the second quarter when the
outbreak came. Several fights flared up at once on the floor and
in a moment the fans had swarmed onto the playing surface after
battering down a 30-foot stretch of wire netting.

Cornwall players were chased to their bench by irate fans who
grabbed up lacrosse sticks. The Cornwall players, backed by 
supporters who were immediately behind the bench, engaged in 
stick-swinging duels with the spectators. Every once in a while
a player would be grabbed and tossed out on the floor to receive
a going over.

Four players were injured, Eddie Emerton, Andy Anderson, Gabby
Wheeler and Doug Fawthrop. Emerson required treatment from a
doctor in the dressing room. He needed three clips and two stitches
for a four-inch head gash. Wheeler was bruised and shaken up.

Referee Lloyd Daniels was also among those injures, suffering a 
crack on the head with a bottle. Only one policeman was in the
arena when the flareup occurred. The battling went on until six
Lachine police officers rushed into the rink and succeeded in 
restoring order.

Cornwall led 7-2 when the game went out of hand. Richard Brayley,
President of the Association, said a special meeting would by held
tomorrow night to decide what would be done about the contest which
did not continue. Cornwall players left the rink by a back door.