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Otaki Mail, 21 July 1922, Page 4

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O.fAHciU Oi-' BniTlNlj KAILS. ; Xiii. KUiUV UNION JNyLIUV. i no mquiiy into me allegation oi .jcuuiy made by Air r. u. w niJoioy again®! .\ii- n. Devan, a lellusv mem-jl-l oi me uorowheuua Bugby Union managt-Mcin CunniJillr,-, was continu- , i! ;.i I ucsdoy aieeliag. I in- mem.ei: piosclli v.'Cie .iji-uVis I:.. I. .Mlsi. ■: liaii mall;, ■ L. Luxoii, ii. \V. l’erci, . 'I iiuiHs'di, M. V. laia’.a, L. S. Cm mieluirt, W. Devon and I'. 1). Wine At mo instance oi .'.if Dixon, tm 3 ’ ,au:i .H \ . Dry an I, Oil i-oXto.. , i o ngi.ii! read. In tin.-; si a to men ( m\s 11: --aiol mat ;U the uutien beiv.c.-n ilot .\l;ii alia i oXloii played ui Maiia.....i . u .imy :j lie loii.; An suio-imi-, m i.'.n in, in- ini'i some money to back tt..,i'ni n no could ye. tnree ponn.-. .a. suiictau' approucued All' Bevuu, who was siauuing near, and then) came buck ami eaid lie could "set" go on inai basis. lie looked at Devan 0.0 couinuiatiuu oi the net, and lie nt/Uucd. Bryant look ij from what .am c.'yir did and the mod nom ise.aa dial me Let w as (iiaae by tin q«u- on <yi Deyaii. At the eonclu.iioit oi yamdj 'vhieii ilui Mai won by live mama to nil. DuytUil .staled no approached Uevan, who Wa3 hi the. company m .Messrs. Dt-siuouU and We- • aipeihutut, and paid over the amount o! the bet. Devau hesitated when mmoney was first offered • him, ami ,u\an. .-..id, Mial is for die no. made with -Sinclair." 1 Sevan then, look ilie mouey. iiii- Chairman inquired of .Mr \\ hih.'c, if lily ant was present in accordance with the reijUest oi ihe Union. Mi Whibtey: .No, I iuive not seen n i t u. I iie Chairman: lie should he here. | Mi Carmichael stated dial ihe com-] mince had no.hing more than Itry-j ant s --nnement i.j yo on, and should dial with die matter on die evidence holme it. A point was made in die alcmoiil that the bet was eunlitnied i !.j.\ a nod, but was it not possible' !l;:ti die nod was made lo anvune in iie cio .-.i, seeing .Mr Detail was so v. ml know n. { i ie ■ halt man: is possible. I ... dai toi. had: Hie sl.-demem is a aid da more than an opinion. d iie C.iiairmiin: Was this be; alleyeo to iii'eli made did ing i lie pi o.c die mail'll ? to .it; ms"ii: \Ve doli'i know. Dry ;o: : a iii-i; io answit dial. At: v, a. a a; id iI.U.-l 11 1 1 1• I Co ... a.i'-r •co 11• • \\ and ,inish n. an i i,"! - c- on a- !.c, j ii t [ie ! uioii li«m i ..'ui'! lon :u lie'll villi , 1 . Del i in . .a mi! ‘lll'ai‘ e. and it wu- . ;i.j i■■. ilook i; would end did' i .-.a i.a VC De'.aii In i el n I e Du . a.tier. Ai; De.au bad s'iiied iieli.a. can .ltd ii.: Iti'c.v liiyaiit, atm a-." M",m -poked I" him. air W tnbley: It is strange il lii.van'. ; a a 1 Ml ! :c. an LG Jot' till]. Mr i i> -m.-ois: n '''-is v, id; Mi D" ,itt ailov. ns in i In esh ii . ml. i . i- a sc: toil ofl'i lice. % '! h ■ chairman staled Iliad m .m . j Mi I 1,,-vhii. In- c. .add I he ; J : a" dial mi Ihe day of lie' I: a "h !■ ! a - w nh Mi i 5. -van in i .evia it >ia ad" •■. m oil, an I wen; dow n hi Ma a Mr Dm aids car. As they -.v'i'i ;■ 'i'. Sinclair •;ai | m op ai"i ,isk",t d ’her; was ciiauce o! n Md ■town, and Mr Itevau said "Ves." The hail man contiuiH-d 11 1:11 lie was in v'r Det .v.i's company "ii the field, and a! (a;ca intervals during die niatcli. iie jiao' never heard Mr Devan say a word about betting. Mil I'diVAN'S EXPLANATION'. I Mr De.att .-aid lie was there to an 1 ■: me barge made aguuist inm I or Wluldey, aim iie mid i..iuughi| -ui in event m die t nmu re- , '.ocm,. in- presence. lie regarded" • in., „t. as a v,:i \ ®eiiuu» umiy-r. '• c ; ; -eaten dial he did tiui know lUiiiiw, ;ii- expiaiiied dial sincl.-iii im- m .net.. and lie i epiied dm v.o'.od give .-.-Uo.ian a ein.iilie a: id die iii.ii.ii. Aiiei ihe maleli :lie j . |..ea.:.e i w as m die company oi the | me, rep. clots, ;>Jevis. Wehipei- 1 iiiiiu ami Desiiioiid. Select illy the tep. J team, i.r.ait: appi'oaelted and gate die speaket LG. lie asked, "What is this ioj and Bryan; i epiied. i' a die bet made v. hi. .-dll- ,air." lie took 'die money and gave ii lo .sinchtu iatet. iie .■■■' tid miy nit Doomsday that he did' led liiiuu a i'-l. \\ llllt would he h's pos.ii"ii oil dlie l moil ii he allowed j die mat er to test theret- Tlie charge I woltid iuivc- io he eieared right up. i Mi Dixon slated lie was in Mr De i .mi's company alter die match, ami -at. Mr Devau hand some money ' ic.ei ,o .'sinciair. Idle i.liainnati ,io Mr Wliihiey;:, .'my .|uestions h Mr WltibJey: I iiave no questions to o' Detail said lie 'took i; iie was lit.' defendant in the ease, but he had >in..j;tir as a witness. Bryant, he • iiisiiiered, was liable lot prosecution mt ms part in die affair. The onus an- not on Sinclair. I iit chairman asked it ii would I no: i.-c as well to question Sinclair. Mi \\ luiiiey said it it was ihe miHtadi to a- ti Sinclair ii tie made a i w dh Biyam n tv as not woriii 1 v. 11 Ue i.mime inm at ail. He tvanted to asi; a lot more question:.- than that.. He asked Mi Det ail how he r.new it j was Bryant who paid ovet the money J vviieu iie had previously said he did ii<>; kin'tv Diyant. \ Mi Dcwtui: Sinclair tola me alter. • Mi W'hibley: How did you tell it was Bream on 'the evening of die match iMr Bet an: I asked Mr Desmond who it was, and lie told me it was Diyant. That was on the ground. i lie Chairman: Tiie onus is on Mr Wliihiey now. He made the charge, and fit can't-prove it on a statement like Bryant's. We have no evidence to prote the bet was made. I Mr Thomson (to the Chairman}:

lias the charge been, pawed? Tiio Cliairmau: i say ii lias not. Tnc CiiUitinua (to Mr \viiililoy,: Are you sun ui uianioit dud Mr uevan made tile Liutr Mi Whihley: i don't wan; to tell Mr Bevtm i don't believe him. I know • Bryant better than i kilotv air Devau, and i pieier to beiicve Dry- . uni, a- ; know him best. Mr Devon: What is Bryant Mr Wiiibiey: A hiiiiaid-suloon jit Detan. What do you consider ■ iie tight thing to uo tviih Bryant? Mr Wiiibiey icpiti.i dial Bryant was .n,t a member ol in - Management UumiuiUee or tile Ldiion. Anyone ■ bsnie die couuuit.ee mi o ht make a net, bn! die members w me Committea sliomd nut. .'dr Ik-.uii: i *ay i did not make a bet, and n Mr \\ iiijiiet is out io keep In game dealt he should have somedung io say to Bryant, who admits ho made a bet. Mr W iiibiey stated Bi tam was an ordinary spectator, lie hud doubt il :iie Union had power to deal with an ordinary individual. U.HABGL; N'J'i i'UUVL.N. Mi Thomson; .. At last meeting Mr ... mnii.',)- mate a suu.ght-uut charge ut iied.mg ajjatusl .tit Detail, lie lias ■ mi., pi oduecu a sU'.eaionl, which [.rutin notn-ng. He ygieed with Ml tt hi.ule.l iii.it no taemwer oi .ue Committee should bet, but tineu one member made a serious charge .igiiinsi another he shou.id be prepar_.i to prove, it. to the hilt, "lias Mr no ~.cy proted tin.-, charge against Mi mevan?" he asked. ' i say lie has not." Mr Thomson men moved: ••That, alter considering me evidence and tlie statement by Mr Beyan, the Management Committee is of opinion that the charge oT hefting made by Mr Whibli’t against Mr Bevtm in the llni Mai-l-oxton mutch has not been piuved " In seconding. Mi l-eiet agreed with oilier nieiidieis that i; was regrettable Dial Bryant was not there, for that reason alone, and iruin the evidence dial had been gadieied he .was oi opinion Mr Wiiibiey Jiad not proved Ids eliarge. on die mot ion being put, it was eailled. Mr Devan -aid, as die charge had m-i been proved, he considered Mr WTiilitey .-.liould apiGogise, Mi wiiihiei: Kor W'itat? I lio ( jliamnan: i'i,i a .-erious charge against another member. Ml Wiiibiey: I l:a'" no a;Oiu"y to taai'.e. Im "iiaigc wa- made in die .<!.< i ":* t s o' loot ball. Mi l!t‘i ait: Si.ppoec tie. eliarge had ; i een ploted? Ilie c.luia'iiiuii: Vuii would i,a' Ai.- Devan. As Mi Wniltlei ha-- ii->1 proved hi:? "harj-. i think iie sliould icsigii. i a.-ked ioi an apology and. he can't give d;at. j Ail Wiiibiey: 1 ini'e no remark to* teak, at ail. Mr I i 11,:., 'll.; S ' -I I bike il a lIII'MIbei ..iiikc a "iia;ge. and • an still , snide aim luok nappy saj.po.aug it :.. not j.roveii? \l i Wlub.vj • t hat - so. AH i noiu.-i.it: i don't think r nal as>iil.l be allowed. Mr Inxon: Mi Winbiev stated il iie cot;id not piuve wiiat tie said, im .-inmid wididiav. . Ail Wliihiey; No, ! did not say that, ue wa- not sattsiied with die vei-< net oi die Committee. '-ii iis.uisou loiisideted tne latter -ii. ciiiviil a lelleeiiou on die Cuimiu:Air Wliihiey: Weil, you asked for d. All 'J'litansoli: W e did ii" l We gave pm a fortnight to prove your eliarge and you don > do so. What other veidict could «e give? You were empiiail.: you could proie die eliarge.; Ilie modoii iia> been pa-sed uliammotisiy iluii lit" ciiarge i.- imi proved. Mi Wlnbiey: Not unanimous. Aou could not expect me to vole on it. The Chairman: You sliould witiiiiiaw, Mr Wiiibiey. s Mr ’l'lioinsoii: And apoiogt-'c. I'lie ('.liairniau: i think you owe Mt Divan an apology, and I think you should give i; to him. Mr Wiiibiey made ii" ie-qioii.se. Mi 'i'iiouison: 1 tit ink we liad belief gel on io die next bn-ines.-. Air Devan slated lie hud done ad hi' ".add to clear die matter up. He had asked Mi Wiiibiey :o apologise and be had m.l done it. At the next mt-eiinj he would ask Mr Whihley to i t-sigu. I at." oi :h" evening Alt W'hibiei stiiiod he liad a fnv'iier inquiry to ninio, ii: I'■ <mi. and would make a statement at next meeting. I',he incident then closed. gwamaamnam