FOOTBALL MATCH BANNED
AUSTRIANS ORDERED TO
LEAVE ITALY
UNSUCCESSFUL APPEAL MADE TO MUSSOLINI IVNITED I'REiS ASSOCIATION (Received July 12, 11 p.m.) ROME, July 12. In consequence of disorder at a football match between Italy and Austria at Vienna, recently, when an Italian player made an offensive gesture at an opponent and a free fight occurred on the field, Signor Mussolini has banned a match between Italy and Austria at Genoa. II Duce ordered the Austrians to depart within 24 hours. When they pleaded for the withdrawal of the ban an official of the Austrian Chancellory, acting on Dr. Schuschnigg s instructions, telephoned the Italian Foreign Office and the Austrian Legation at Rome about the incident. It is understood he made a vigorous protest. It is noteworthy that Signor Mussolini's decision followed Austria's rebuff to G . many in rejecting Herr Hitler’s demand for an amnesty for Nazis imprisoned in Austria, and the admission of Nazis to Dr. Schuschnigg’s Cabinet.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19370713.2.56
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22143, 13 July 1937, Page 11
Word Count
158FOOTBALL MATCH BANNED Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22143, 13 July 1937, Page 11
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in