Piries Wins National Cross-country

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

53/17

Date Released

12 Mar 1953

Date covered

7 Mar 1953

Length of issue (in feet)

695

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Cockell Beats Farr
2. 2Coronation Ambulance
3. 3Piries Wins National Cross-country
4. 4Edinburgh Boxing Trophy
5. 5Washington - Eden and Butler Arrive
6. 6Bristol Rag Time
7. *Dumfries

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

22 year old Gordon Pirie from Kent wins the English Senior Championship by 300 yards after a ten mile race.

Keywords

Sport; Athletics

Locations

Reading

Credits:

Camera

George B. Oswald

Camera

John Campbell Gemmell

Camera

Norman William Roper

Length of story (in feet)

157

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