Sport: Trousers Censured

Asked to explain why they had not given her a license to compete in their meets, the French federation of feminine sports wrote a letter to Madame Violette Morris, hockey player, amateur racer, giving their reasons:

1) The style of dress (trousers) you affect when you come into the offices of the federation, despite repeated warnings.

2) Your activities to obtain favors from newspaper reporters, sport writers, and sports' judges.

3) Your language and your way of acting, which have been severely criticized in circles where your presence has been tolerated.

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