Squash compromise
A compromise has been; reached to allow the world’sleading players to compete in the New Zealand squash open; which starts in Auckland next week-end. Jonah Barrington, representing the International Squash Professionals Association, and Bruce Davidson, of the New Zealand Squash Racquets Association, met in Adelaide at the weekend and agreed to the compromise. I The I.S.P-A. had earlier called 1 ifor its players to ban the New: ■ Zealand ooen after the N.Z.-I IfiJl-A. banned the South Afrl- 1
;can, Roland Watson, from comJpeting. The I.S.P.A. agreed that in Hight of a greater appreciation of the N.Z.S.RA. situation it ■ would not rigidlv enforce the direction to its members not to play in the New Zealand ooen. “The directive must stand in general terms as it is a funda- , mental precept.” said a statement released after the meeting. ■ “it must support the right of ■ its members to earn a living. I [Members can now . make an inidividual decision and anv mem■jber playing will not be sub■•jected to disciplinary action.”
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Press, 6 October 1980, Page 4
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