LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 April 1927, Page 6

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

OTAGO DISSENSIONS.

(Per Press Association.)

DUNEDIN, April 27

An extraordinary general meeting of the Otago Rugby League was held tonight.- It was called to reconsider the deliberations of the annual meeting and election of officers at which prominent officials were rejected. At the outset, the Chairman, Mr J. T. Cooper refused to allow any discussion of sucL subjects. Legal opinion, he said, had convinced him that the meeting was out of order, and could not discuss the last clause of the advertised business of the meeting regarding a revision of rules.

Mr M. H. Seddon moved that the chairman’s ruling be not sustained. Au uproar followed. The chairman refused the motion. .

Mr H. Divers (late secretary) suggested the chairman should vacate the chair while the motion was being discussed.

The chairman would not budge from his position. Mr T. Gillies moved the appointment of a committee to consider the revision of the rules, and a host of speakers to the motion used the opportunity to speak of “Hole and corner business,” “dirty, work.” “packed meetings” and many obscure allegations and innuendoes were made.. The meeting then went into committee, and after equal voting on the motion to go into committee, the casting vote of the chairman decided, the issue in favour of the committee.SThe meeting closed in disorder. 1 The one motion of a four hours’ argument was never put to the meeting.