"ENDED IN A DRAW."
A DUEL IN HUNGARY. CARTERS FIGHT FOR A GIRL. HORSEWHIPS USED. By Telegraph.— Presß Association.— Copyright. (Received April 19, 9 a.m.) VIENNA, 18th April. Two carters at Baja. Hungary, loved a farmer's daughter, and agreed to fight a duel for her possession, tho girl promising to marry the winner. The rivals stripped to their waists, fastened themselves to posts to prevent their running away, and belaboured each other with horsewhips until the horrified girl, who was a looker-on, ran for help. When assistance arrived the combatants "were discovered to be senseless. The duel ended in a draw.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 91, 19 April 1911, Page 7
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