Show g Girls Playing Football On Monday night the girls who have been peregrinating the country during the last fortnight describing themselves as international teams representing England and Scotland gave one of their football exhibitions in Shawfield Park all the football clubs in the city having refused the use of their parks As early as 7 oclock Eutherglen bridge was lined with a large crowd composed chiefly of the denizens of Bridgetown and the Saltmarket About half past 7 i the players arrived at the ground in an omnibus drawn by four hordes i and the game was begun a few minutes min-utes afterwards At this timehere were about 400 spectators present IS S but within half An hour the crowd that had congregated on the bridge and along the barricades eUclosing the park burst through the gates and sprang over the fences in spite of toe efforts of the police A regular scramble then tjok paceacd a hand tohand fight ensued which seemed to attract more attention for the time than the efforts of the players After ter fiftysix minutes brisk play without with-out gain on either tide ths crowd which hooted hissed and laughed alternately cut the ropes and surrounded sur-rounded the players and subjected them to eomewhat rough treatment one or two members of the teams fnintiop Tha police drew their batons bat-ons and atempted to keep the crowd at bay but were unsuccessful and some time elapsed before the players succeeded in making their way to the omnibusThe Glasgow News |