PUBLIC CONDEMNATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18771, 26 July 1924, Page 10

PUBLIC CONDEMNATION.

LACK OF SPORTSMANSHIP'. THE FORBURV PARIC ! DISPUTE. [BY TBUGGKAPH.—-PEESS ASSOCIAMCiS.] fy ,: DTWEDDSr.: Ffrday.; '.'■■ With regard to the use of : ITorbtiry Park for the League match, Knglahdv. New Zealand,; the Rugby Union [having; threatened legal action,,'! an opinion been obtained from Mr. 8!, Solomon, vK-jp.> acting on behalf of this League. Mr. Solomon says that thei leased to the Rugby Union for ai; period of 12 months, with sight of renewal upon; terms, Number 6 of which was that; the' union should permit'., the Uoursing club" to use th& insideenclosure ''"onthree Saturdays., Daring the present coursing season the enclosure has been used on two occasions, and the Comi'SJng Club recently notified i the unioiji that ii would require the ipse;of it on i August 30. By a further notice within : a few> days* the club' intimatedthat it '■ would \ hot requiye it oh August ; 30,:buV on August 9" Subsequently to this the, Coursing Club mase arrangements with *his Rugby League ito grant it the use of •, this, enclosure' ion August 9. , '"';, : : : if-; 1 ' ;■■?' yt It is proposed/ says Mr. Solomon, ;to take proceedings: to, ,y, in i\ plain, Engluih, prevent; the League match taking piaii'raV In his opinion such proceedings would not Hs had.•'■come"'.toAhit conclusion; abased upon a deoiaion ■; of;■ thei House of Lords,that under the arrangement the; Coursing has a right :'to; demand the . use! of. the ■ enclosure for coursing or any other legitimate purpose on three Saturdaysduring tfteir season;/ and, further, that there: 13 nothing to prevent it granting its right to otheirs.* It seemed to fplloiw that the Rugby Uni &n has [no isiich legal rights as it" claimed. ? '-'', ; ; ■ At a largely-attended : public meeting; this Evening, thei Mayor; presiding, ? a i:e- ; solution was; carried, dissentient, .''That this public meeting of Dunedin citizens is, .of opinion that 't!he attitude adopted by the ; Otago Rugby Football Union exefcutive, 1 iri;espectivQ : of the legal or -;. illegal i'aspeci> re lative to the ground question, lis nol; giving ; , thajb British fair: play-^—considoration'"-"to '■; kin- > dred. the';: gleheral r- sportiijig public is to diemand, atfethe hands or such::al 1 honoured; amateur; as Otago Ragby Football Union."