Wilson’s Great Fight

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
54/49
Date Released
28 Jun 1954
Date covered
24 Jun 1954
Length of issue (in feet)
671
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
Wimbledon: 18 year old Bobby Wilson, a Finchley schoolboy, goes down fighting after a stirring tussle with America’s Tony Trabert, seeded number one.
Keywords
Sport; Tennis
Locations
Wimbledon
Credits:
Soundman
Adolph Simon
Camera
Cedric Baynes
Camera
Norman William Roper
Camera
William Jordan
Length of story (in feet)
156
Story extras:
Film clip
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'Wilson’s Great Fight', Pathe News Issue No. 54/49, 28 Jun 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/105892 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)