BOWLER’S SUSPENSION

Evening Star, Issue 22988, 20 June 1938, Page 13

BOWLER’S SUSPENSION

BALANCE OF TERM REMITTED As the result of a decision made by the Dunedin Bowling Centre executive at its meeting on Saturday night, tin* balance of the period of suspension against a Roslyn player. Mr T. RM’Gillivra.v, for using howls which had not been passed by the official tester has been remitted without prejudice. The matter was reintroduced when a letter from the Roslyn Club was read. This stated that the committee was definitely of the opinion that it had the right to receive from the executive the information it sought in a previous letter (the rule under which the player was suspended), and to ask whether this would be forthcoming or whether the centre definitely refused to give it. A member expressed the opinion that the information should be given as a matter of courtesy. There was no discussion. and the letter was received.

Having give notice, the chairman (Mr T. Smith) later moved—“ That the balance of the term of suspension recorded against Mr T. R. M'Oillivray bo remitted without prejudice." He would not elaborate, he said, on the reasons he gave at the last meeting for wishing to have the penalty removed. It was stated by a member that the centre had achieved its object in inflicting the suspension, if the matter were dropped now, it would be a pleasing gesture from the meeting. Mr W. D. Richards, delegate from the Roslyu Club, said it would bo a sporting gesture to lift the suspension tie would go even further, and move as an amendment that the penalty of six months’ suspension be rescinded, and that all mention of such suspension he expunged from the records of the centre.

Mr E. Lungwort!) said that at the last meeting he had promised be would support the chairman’s motion, but now he felt like changing his view. They had received a letter from the Roslyn Club, and now there was not only a motion but also an amendment, before the meeting, and it would look as if the centre was going to climb down. The amendment would upset everything. Mr J. H. Hinton stated that ip Ids opinion the executive was not showing any backbone. At the meeting in March it was decided not to reopen the matter, but at every meeting since then it had come before the executive. The executive was right in suspending M’Gillivray, and ( should stand by its previous decision. The executive did not reopen the matter, -said Mr S. Deverenx. The Roslyn Club had done so by sending the executive a letter, which was received, but not discussed.

Other members expressed the.opinion that the matter should not go any further. It would only make it harder for the player in question. Mr .T. G. Butler suggested dropping both the motion and the amendment, and standing by what had already been done.

All were sympathetic at the last meeting, realising the drastic effect of the suspension, said Mr G. A. Nelson. The executive did not wish to deprive Mr M'Gillivray of any o{ his pleasure from the game next season. That, had been done last season, and, if the suspension were not withdrawn, it would run into the coming season. There was some discussion as to the effect of the suspension penalising Mr M'Gillivray from holding any office in his club, and (Mr Nelson pointed out that at the present time,_ under terms of the sentence, Mr M'Gillivray was not a member of the Roslyn Club. So far as he was concerned, the Chairman said, he desired to be as kind and considerate to Mr M'Gillivray as possible. If the motion were lost he would not be offended, hut would go out of office knowing that he had done what he considered kind and sympathetic. The motion was moved with the best of good feeling toward the Roslyn Club and with feeling of good fellowship towards his fellow-man.

On being put to the vote the amendment was lost and the motion carried.