MISCONDUCT CHARGE

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30559, 30 September 1964, Page 18

MISCONDUCT CHARGE

New Hearing Next Week ! The charge of misconduct against the University senior hockey player, K. Thomson. I is to be heard at a meeting; of the management committee ; of the Canterbury Hockey! Association on October 8. The committee made this) decision last night after hearing, in committee, an appeal, by Thomson against an earlier decision to suspend;, him for six playing Saturdays ) Thomson was ordered off in a I match against High School Old Boys on August 15. After last night's hearing.) ■ the chairman of the management committee (Mr N. E. ' Hocking) released the text of • a motion adopted by the i committee and announced the decision to hear the charge ] of misconduct against Thom- i son. The motion was:— “In view of the fact that (; the judicial committee which I, heard the case on the facts; presented had been misled) relative to the proxy appearing on behalf of Mr K. Thom- < son. the management commit- ’ tee has decided that Mr Thom- ’ son's case be reheard by the full management committee: ] the present findings relative to I the case to be set aside.” ; 1 Thomson attended last]; night’s meeting with a solicitor, Mr M. F. Hobbs, who ; appeared on his behalf. ) f