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Scuffle starts: A policeman becomes entangled with an unruly fan during yesterday's soccer riot at Varsity Stadium and tries to wrestle him to the ground
Scuffle starts: A policeman becomes entangled with an unruly fan during yesterday's soccer riot at Varsity Stadium and tries to wrestle him to the ground

Scuffle starts: A policeman becomes entangled with an unruly fan during yesterday's soccer riot at Varsity Stadium and tries to wrestle him to the ground

Date6/17/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: Scuffle starts: A policeman becomes entangled with an unruly fan during yesterday's soccer riot at Varsity Stadium and tries to wrestle him to the ground.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013527F
Off he goes: The battle over, the policeman escorts the subdued fan from the Varsity Stadium field
Off he goes: The battle over, the policeman escorts the subdued fan from the Varsity Stadium field
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