SOCCER RUMPUS

Grey River Argus, 18 July 1941, Page 6

SOCCER RUMPUS

CLUB CAN' - ' 1 -' WITHDRAWAL. (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Jul” 17. Teams from Thistle Football Club, which were withdrawn from Canterbury Football Association’s competition on Monday evening at the request of the Club, have been drawn ' again in all grades for Saturday’s games. The teams were withdrawn m support of the Association referees, who are refusing to control "am s until an apology is received for remarks reported to have been made by Mr B. O. Priddis at a meeting ot I.he Mana"°mpnt Committee of the Canterbury Football Association. Mr R. B. Bunt, Secretary of the Canterbury Football Association, said today that Thistle learns had been drawn, and were definitely lo 'Wn-' on Saturday. He had arranged tnis i himself, and his decision was of course, subject Lo confirmation by 1 the Management Committee on Alon- I day. Nothing further had been re- i ceived from the Referees’ Association in reply to a letter sent by him I after last Monday’s meeting of the Management Committee, said Mr Bunt. Inhere would be ’no further action by the referees till their own meeting next Tuesday. ,