Low Blow Costs Thompson His Title

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
49/55
Date Released
11 Jul 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1They Met - And Wed - in a Dance Hall
  2. 2Guards Move into London Docks
  3. 3Princess Opens "The Royal"
  4. 4Thousands Homeless in Australian Floods
  5. 5Low Blow Costs Thompson His Title

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
Pathe present the exclusive story of how Billy Thompson the ex-miner from Yorkshire, lost his European lightweight title to Kid Dussart of Belgium at Olympia London.
Keywords
Sport; Boxing
Locations
London; England
Credits:
Camera
K. Rickard
Camera
Robert Kenneth Leslie Gordon
Length of story (in feet)
159
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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