Letter: Table manners of a sporting gentleman

Tuesday 15 June 1993 23:02 BST

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Sir: In your leading article of 12 June you point out the dispiriting dearth of our sporting heroes. May I suggest one you have overlooked? Desmond Douglas has been one of the most exhilarating talents in world table tennis for more than a decade, but he has been an inspiration in equal measure by his unfailing and outstanding gentlemanly conduct.

Yours faithfully,

THOMAS LAWRANCE

Mitcham, Surrey

13 June

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