RESIGNATIONS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18722, 19 June 1926, Page 15

RESIGNATIONS.

AUCKLAND HOCKEY SQUABBLE- ' • (PRESS ASSOCIATION IXUGBUI.) ' ■ - - June 18. The disjpute between the executive of ti© Auckland. Hockey Association ancl the selector, Mr L;> 0. • K«nt,' toadied, a climax. when, at a ; special meetmg,Mr Kent's-resignation wis tendered, and accepted, v The meeting waa convened to' reconsider the motion passed by six votes to MrKfent, to resign in consequence of. his statement' in tiio Press that ":the Association had' refused an A and 'B trial , matchiV'The meeting was attended by,Mr: ! Kent, the eleven members':, of. abba' executive,; km the three' riee-presidentaH-Messra. H., 31.. Speight, .A.' Pla^er, : and B.'Burnett.; Mr SpeiEht' presided..: ' ' ''■ ' Mr Playet • .moved Mr Kent's 1 explanation .of his' statement in the Pxessi 1 tjie : niqtibn'pjidsed at last meeting calling for, his jcesignation should be rescinded.' ' " ' Mr Buwtt seconded; At the -request ;of the>flxeotitive the vice-preeidentii. and. 'Mr Kent retired, from the meetingwhile theposition was discussed. Off ; r«sumine <Mr'' W. Ritr chie moyod, as an amendment, -that the motion /be rescinded if- : Mr .Kent was prepared to -make on .apology through the Press f,o the .effect that; his published statement was incorrect, and 'that he withdrew it uneoriditioiially. The amendment, which was carried by II votes to 3, was put as a motion, and was carried by the same.majority, the vice-presidents being the dissentients. . Mr Speight tfcen mentioned that the executive's decision would-be forwarded' officially to Mr Kedt. ' : ; Mr Kent said'he would , not withdraw his statement, maintaining that he'wa# justified in acting as he cud.-.' Hie then tendered his resignation, which was aoceptedi Mr-Kent has also- resigned office as president *of 'the Association, and the three vice-presidents hare also resigned: . ; 1 Mr Speight, in a letter conveying his resignation,. says: "I feel that th« by its unreasonable and uncompromising; attitude, • is • allowing; a fannied affront to its. dignity to interfere with the best . interest* of tha game." '•' ' ,