Scenes probably unprecedented on the Claremont Road ground occurred during Golders Green's meeting with Hayes on Saturday, and at one time two players came to grips. Golders Green were deserving winners, though weaknesses in the defence invited a reverse more than once.

In a fast game, punctuated with thrills, Golders Green beat Hayes to the tune of 4-2 in the Athenian League at Claremont Road on Saturday.

But a match which promised to be and could have been a thoroughly good one from all points of view, was spoilt by a series of incidents which almost led to blows. The referee was several times called upon to intervene between players and some surprise was felt that he did not adopt sterner measures.

Considering the heat of the day, the game was played at a remarkable pace, which was maintained practically until the end. Golders Green fully deserved their victory and might have increased their score if opportunities had been better taken, but they were in danger in the second half, when a sensational re-start reduced their lead to one.

There were no changes in the home team. Hill gave a grand performance in goal until he was badly shaken by a head injury in the second half of the game, after which the backs should have sheltered him better than they did. But the backs were a disappointment. Hayward, who may still be feeling the effects of his last season's accident to some extent, was definitely off form and W. Boston failed to stop some quite simple movements - possibly because he had to watch forHayward's mistakes besides attending to his own work.