The German Cyeling Federation has sent the following statement to Italy relating to the recent death of the well-known German champion cyclist Richter: "Our friends are aware that Richter is no more among the living, and in the interest of the branch of sport to which he belonged, it is considered necessary to explain the circumstances of his death. Richter, whose qualifications as a cyclist require no praise, committed a crime on his last visit to Switzerland for professional reasons. He exported marks from Germany to that country on behalf of a Jew from Cologne. By acting in this manner he placed himself outside the pale of the German people and, naturally, of German sport as well. As a result his death was provoked (sie). It was not explained whether Richter committed suicide or was executed,
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