Softball Inquiry Into Team’s Behaviour

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32166, 9 December 1969, Page 18

Softball Inquiry Into Team’s Behaviour

Team officials of the Richmond dub will be called before a special meeting of the Canterbury Softball Association’s executive committee next Monday evening to give reasons why certain players from the club’s senior men’s team should not be suspended.

The executive’s fortnightly meeting last evening was told of alleged incidents at the Deep Freeze sponsored knockout tournament on Sunday. Mrs J. Clarkson suggested a two-week suspension for certain players and said that the game (Richmond’s second defeat to Papanui; 9-o),was a farce.' “Why should three or four players spoil it for hundreds of others?” she asked. The executive’s chairman (Mr J. Gibson) said: “We must give the culprits a chance to be heard, i suggest oalMng a special meeting of tbe full executive.”

Mr H. Gable suggested that the club's coach, dub captain, team captain and the players involved should be asked to attend. “There were 300 spectators at Bumside Park on Sunday, many of them obviously net close followers of the game. They couldn’t have been lui prewed.’’ he said. J'The players are under the jurisdiction of the C.S.A. at all times,” said Mr Gibson. "Any players who think they can act in this way at a friendly tournament are wrong.” t Beatty Cup.—The meeting was Informed that the tournament had been reduced to 12'teams, Wanganui being the last team to withdraw. Canterbury will still contest the leading division, however. woman's Team.—The Canterbury senior women’s B team to play Otago at Dunedin next week-end 10:—A. .Teague. S. Stocks, R. Phillips. 3. Mayhew. J. Baker (-rice-captain), 3. Dann, V. Closey, 3. Lee (captain). F. Dixon. Chaperon.—Mrs H. WHltams was appointed chaperon for Canterbury B at the inter-pro-vincial Bensel Cup tournament at Christchurch between December 27 and January 4.