DUEL DECLARED OFF
PARIS, June 29. Seconds state that the Borotra duel is off, M. Foulain announcing that he never intended to throw doubts on Borotra's sportsmanship. A cable message on June 26 staled that Didlier Poulain, the tennis expert of the newspaper "L'Auto," had confirmed a report that he had issued a challenge to Jean Borotra, the French tennis player, foDowing a lively exchange of letters dealing with Borotra's refusal to play in Davis Cup singles matches, although he was playing in Wimbledon singles. Poulain stated that the challenge made was simply on professional grounds. "Borotra is a fine fellow," he said, "but we must have the right to make such technical criticism as we think fit."
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 1, 1 July 1935, Page 9
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