The Archive · 1938

Sports Relations

Decision Extends to All

Cafegories Berlin, Dec. 8.

All sporting relations between Germany and Holland have been broken df by order of the Reichs Sports Leader von Tschammer-Osten according to an official statement made here today.

This decision was taken as ra consequence of the prohibition by the Burgomaster of Rotterdam of the international football match between ihe German and Netherlands tea which was scheduled to be pi en December 11.

The decision to break off relations extends to all categories of sport and comprises all matches already arranged.

official German commentary issued simultaneously with the announcement states that the adoption of such an extensive measure does not imply any over-estimation the burgomaster's prohil football match in Rotterdam. count must be taken of the tendency manifested by circles behind the bürgomaster to draw sports—which ought to constitute a link between mations—into the political sphere in a one-sided and partial manner—Trang*Ocean. she was "bottled-up" for the past six month:

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