Club President Coslied At Meeting Of Bowlers

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30278, 2 November 1963, Page 17

Club President Coslied At Meeting Of Bowlers

(New Zealand Press Association)

DUNEDIN, October 31. George Charles Paterson, a ; 41-year-old metal moulder, who was said to have broken up a meeting of the Prince Albert Indoor Bowling Club I last night by attacking the president with a rubber cash, was fined £l5 when he pleaded guilty in the Magis- '■ trate’s Court at Dunedin today i to a charge of assault Senior - Sergeant R. M. ! Schwass said that about 7.30 p.m. Paterson appeared on the platform behind the president, having entered the hail by a rear door. While the treasurer was talking, Paterson produced a cosh and began hitting the president with it about the head and shoulders. He was overpowered by members of the club The president was not injured. Senior - Sergeant Schwass said Paterson had said he used the cosh because he had i hurt his hands at work and | was unable to use his fists. The weapon, a length of rubber hose, doubled over and , bound with adhesive tape. : was produced as evidence. For Paterson. Mr J. M i Hanan said that he had been i si.spended from the club for Twist Record Claimed (N Z. Press Association) O AMARU. October 31. The Oamaru marathon | twisting contest concluded at ■ 1 p.m. today tvhen tide two contestants, Dave Hicks I (Timaru) and Charlie Witehira (Dunedin) announced their retirement. At 11 o’clock this morning the two youths claimed to have beaten the previous world record of 122 hours set in Dunedin ait 1 a.m. today. The youths began twisting in Oamaru at 9 a.m. on Saturday. More than 10.000 people saw the contest and ga>:e takings exceeded £lOOO The pair broke the old record of 108 hours 55 minutes last night but at that stage twisters in Dunedin were about 10 hours ahead of the Oamaru group. The Dunedin twisters stopped at 1 a.m.

a period of two years. He felt this had been done unjustifiably and that bis name had been besmirched. This had rankled him for a long time, and he had instructed a solicitor to write to the club. After this, he had been readmitted, but he still felt his name had not been cleared. Paterson had ah unblemished record and had apologised to the complainant for his behaviour last night.