Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Sport - Athletics - Oxford V Cambridge

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
877A
Date Released
28 Mar 1946
Date submitted
22 Mar 1946
Date submitted
26 Mar 1946
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sports - ‘Varsity Sports. DESCRIPTION: The Inter-University Athletics Meeting took place at White City in London. SHOTLIST: KS MS hurdle race in progress. Start of hundred yards sprint, rounding bend, up straight to finish Bryett (Oxford) led till ten yards from post, when Fairgrieve (Cambridge) flashed past to win. Start of one mile, various shots of race and grandstand in background. Oxford’s Green just beats Wilson (Cambridge) by inches. GV throwing the discus. 3 miles race in progress. Coggins led all the way. Elevated shots of race and finish. GV Long Jump and measuring same. High Jump, pushing the bar up and Leeson (Cambridge) clearing the bar. SCU of him, the winner. MCU starter firing gun. GV start of half mile race. GV crowd, LS runners towards, Mark in the lead pan with runners as Gibson (Oxford) sprints through to win by a foot. Result of days races, shown on board Oxford 48. Cambridge 65.
Keywords
Sport; Students; Education and training
Locations
White City, London
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
46699
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
123
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