DANGEROUS HOCKEY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 172, 7 August 1937, Page 6

DANGEROUS HOCKEY

Our Own Coi-respohdeht.) ""

Plajrer Suspended For Five Years

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CHRISTCHURCH, Last' Nigiit. : Suspension : for Tive 'years ' was' tho penalty ' impos'ed by • the ihknagement Committee of the Canterbury Hoekey Association on;.G; 'Smith,; one of "the , players in a junior A gta'dd ihatch between Trinity. and Air Fo'rce at.Hagley l'ark two weeks ago. ! A'aothef'/nembni-. of the 'same / team,; G. -Eocleliff e, " was suspended nn'til Ju'ly 1, 1938.* * .7 The umpire," Mr. H. Teaguc, . alleged that Sniitli had insulted him person ally, had persis'ted" in dangefbus play, had refused. to leave' the field when ordered to do so> had tlireaifeifed- to fight him and«had iiiterfere.d.with the- gamo after he had been sent - off; Eodeliffe, , said Teague, ■ had/ refused to give, his name, had indulge-d in. dangerous" plqy :and had be6n insulting ' to hiin! *; The. chairmiah of tte commitiee "Air. C.. S, Cle'm'ents, in" annofuncing";the decision to the players eoneerned,' emphasis^d the determinatioii of tlie controlling body to remove from the. gamo. all •cause for reproach. He regretted intensely that "the gaifie had eome into sueh .a. state of disxepute. through -tho aetions of a ^mall , number of .players whieh, unfortunately, had . been • instigated by a pfirson wh'o had no . eonnection.with the game in any way/."