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ENTRY REFUSED BOROTRA AT WIMBLEDON (Rec. 1.15 p.m.) LONDON, June 12. The Wimbledon authorities have refused Jean Borotra’s entry for the championships, says the “Daily Telegraph.” ' . Borotra was Minister of Sport m the Vichy Government, and was later held prisoner by the Germans with several French politicians. DAVIS CUP SEMI-FINAL 5 (Rec. 1 p.m.) STOCKHOLM, June 12. In the’ first singles in the European zone semi-final of the Davis Cup, Bergeliri (Sweden) defeated Patin (Belgium), 3-6, 6-3, 61, 6-1. Washer (Belgium) beat Johansson (Sweden), 6-2, 6-1, 6-4: n SWIMMING RECORD BROKEN h (Reo. 1.0 p.m.) PARIS, June 12 Alex Jany, of Toulouse, broke the European 100 metres freestyle ming record at Marseilles, covering the distance in 56.7 seconds. The previous record was .»7.b seconds by Helmut Feischer, of Germany in' 1936.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 206, 13 June 1946, Page 6
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