DISPUTE OVER LETTER.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3657, 25 June 1927, Page 3

DISPUTE OVER LETTER.

AUCKLAND, June 22. The dispute between the Thistle Club and the management committee of the Auckland Football Association over the wording of a letter was carried a stage further last evening. With the exception of one member, the officers of the Thistle Club attended the management committee’s meeting, Mr F. Pickering headed the deputation. The chairman stated that there were serious charges against the management committee in the wording ol the letter which protested against the suspension of J. Christie, a Thistle senior player. The management committee objected to the discourteous way the letter was worded, and was of the opinion that the letter should he withdrawn or rewritten. Mr Pickering, in explaining the attitude taken up by tho Thistle committee, stated that there was little doubt that lie club soerenry had been injudicious in his choice of words, but the club held to its opinion. The Christie affair had been dealt with unfairly. The chairman adopted a conciliatory attitude and suggested that Mr Pickering should confer with him on the question of redrafting the lcttei. Jhe spokesman refused, and after a short conference the club resolved to stand bv the letter and withdraw nothing. "The decision of the committee was deferred until June 28.