TENNIS PLAYER'S SUICIDE
- —----- Jiro Satoh Jumps Overboard WAS TO LEAD JAPAN IN DAVIS CIT MATCHES , Received April <), 7.-10 p.'".') SING AFORE. April 6. Jiro Sa'clr. the Japans- Davis Cup piayer. committed sm,'eamor Kakone Mar.;. 12 honrs cue- Iraviiv: Snmaoore with the Davis Cup tear.-, for- Europe. ;hor'ia. but alter a medical examination he centumr-d the voya ? e, although he was v t ry depressed, st a three norms' search his b-ay comd not oe found. His vijl_ was round cieai.i;-.'s his "intention to commit suicide. . . Ir is reimrted that Rvuki Mr-::, who is at' present in England. :.= row likm-' to lead the Japanese SORROW IN JAPAN I-:i I"i:c l <>N PHO.-M'IfJTS H)K C IP TOKYO. April 0. Japan's Dav;, Cap received of. Satoh. Tire Japanese Tennis Association received a telegram acout his disappearance from, the Maru on Thursday evening. It is presumed that he went overboard while the ship was in tire StraiU of Malacca on the way to Penan-, where it '.'.as cine this aiternuon. rnt news has been, e.iiumed by tne loca! a-ronts of the shipping cemceived Satoh's telegram earlier in compa.-s. _ ....... spon-ibhry of tirr year s J;' I ';'/',' J ' The Jaoanese Tennr Mi:-.: will be *:re pin'-'.:-.; cirra.n ".
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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21133, 7 April 1934, Page 13
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