Boxing Dead-Heat Causes Riot

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1124A
Date Released
21 Dec 1950
Date submitted
Dec 1950
Date submitted
15 Dec 1950
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Boxing Dead-Heat Causes Riot. DESCRIPTION: More trouble, in Berlin, arose from a recent fight fiasco Tiger Jones of New Jersey against the German heavyweight Kohlbrecher - and in the second round, they knocked each other out of the ring. Neither of the boxers got back on his feet inside the ropes before the count was over. There was a riot among the crowd when the referee declared the fight a draw - a riot which brought the police into action. SHOTLIST: GV boxing ring. MS "Tiger" Jones of New Jersey & German heavyweight Kohlbrecher mixing it. Eventually knock one another out of ring. Both counted out. Audience start to protest. Throw things into ring. Police called & in ring try to maintain order. GVs of stadium after crowd had broken all the chairs etc.
Keywords
Sport; Boxing; Police; Riots
Locations
Berlin
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
54748
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
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'Boxing Dead-Heat Causes Riot', British Movietone News Issue No. 1124A, 21 Dec 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16836 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)