AN ASSOCIATION'S AFFAIRS.

NZ Truth, Issue 473, 11 July 1914, Page 4

AN ASSOCIATION'S AFFAIRS.

Mr. Dyer has the Uit Word. Thus P. H. Dyer (Auckland) :--I waa . surprised to notice your footnote to my letter published In last issue of "Truth" and as it is, to my mind, liable to create quite an erroneous Impression, I shall be glad of space to reply thereto. J contend that Messrs. Greenhough and Ballin have not replied to my oharges. The most that can be said is that they made an attempt to cloud the issue, by sidewinds, with a view of breaking specific complaints, and this attitude was so apparent that my second letter was designed to bring them to the scratch and obtain elucidation if It were possible To that there was no rejoinder, In spite of definite details of mlsappll-' cation of the funds. And m face of the position I can hardly understand . your contention that they "did reply and did not mince matters," unless "mincing" and "sido •stepping" are synonymous. As to "blowing the gaff," surely I have mado myself clear that my attacks on the management of the N.B.A. were made both m Committee and at the annual general meeting, and that when I resigned from the Referees' Association and the Match Committee owing to the unsportsmanlike tactics of -Messrs, Qreenhough and Bailin I was induced to reconsider my decision and continue a member tilt the end of the year. You will surely bear me out that 1 mado my oharges at tho annual gen* eral meeting boforo any election took place. To cut myself off from the sport of boxing was a heavy sacrifice, after my years of interest m, it. but 1 do not regret the step, especially as it has enabled me to strike a blow for the purification of the sport and has openod tho door for the honorable members of the N.B.A. to clean up their particular brunch. Your remark, "And not wait till he wan a defeated candidate at the election" would mnke It appear that the puerile rejoinder of the N.B.A, ofllcial that I was actuated by plQua* m resigning and exposing their mlsdaods, carries some weight, but local sportsmen will, I am sure, credit me with the higher motive. I claim to have made an earnest attempt to purify the sport of boxing In Auckland. When my letter was written a carnival hud not been fixed and the reason need not bo touched^ on. However, I am glad to see some movement taken l>y tho committee, though 1 do not claim any "credit" for It. Neither do I appreciate the suggestion that tho activity Is duo to the fuct that 1 am no "longer connected with tho active management' of the affairs of the Association." . , I hay« at lcuist had promise of reform. Mr. Greenhough promises that Mr. Bttllln will b« shown how to kocp a peUy-ciish book m future, while Mr. BuUln promlseH 10 pWlfy tl>« practice followed In connection with tho late election nnd -general mootlnßH and have mado c. \ endeavor to m»ko puroly charitable donations legal. But tho members demand an explanation of the misapplied funds, h reoritattlsution of tho commlttoe of management (which, 1 understand, will be the subject of a special general meetIng, to be called under Uule 18), and nn improvement m the managerial calibre of the executive omcors. Tho public want an assurance before all things that ref roes nnd Judgos at the coratnir carnival will not bo importuned to give their decisions In the direction desired by the prominent official who attempted to nobble me, or at least seriously Influence my deolslons. rt wn« not my Intention to write affnln, but I consider It due to myself to resent tbo reflections vrhleh tho footnote rtforrod I cast upon mo.