Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954), Thursday 8 July 1937, page 1


TENNIS .APPEAL FOR .

GIRL IN PRISON

. LONDON, July 7.-Mr. Norman Brooks,-Adrian Quist, Jack Crawford and tennis players of other, nations haye signed a . petition. from. Countess de' la ' Valdene, formerly Senorita d'Alvarez, the Spanish tennis star, urging the release of Senorita Fepa Chavarri, a chárming Spanish tennis player, who is imprisoned ',' in . .tho women's gaol at Alcala de Henares, 21 miles oustide Madrid.

Senorita Chavarri was reported months ago to have been shot with her . family, but the Countess says she has now learnt that the girl is in the prison where', life is '.'worse -than

death." _.