Games Will Be Played As Usual.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 160, 18 June 1936, Page 5

Games Will Be Played As Usual.

Games would still be played even of the Referees adhered to their- decision, said the chairman of the Management Committee, the Hon. J. McLeod, M.L.C., when the matter was referred to him. "The union, of course, will hold a meeting to consider what action it "Rill take,' 'probably to-morrow, when official notice of the decision has been received," he said. "If we cannot arrange for referees the teams themselves will probably do so. We thought there might be a protest, but we did not think the referees' would be so foolish as to go on strike. 1 consider it Is' a sign of. weakness and an entirely wrong attitude." Mr McLeod pointed out that tnere was no exemption except in the cases of the referee and officials directly connected with the representative games and members of the visiting teams. All privileges had been withdrawn at Wanganui and similar action had been contemplyatecl at Auckland.

There could b 3 no foundation for the assertion that the nsferees were not supported by tlhe union in their decisions, Mr McLeod said. The union had even shown i'Js willingness to accept ( the evidence of responsible spectators who reported instances of rough play not witnessed by the referee. • '