Push Ball

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

234-2

Date Released

19 Feb 1916

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Primrose Day
2. 2Push Ball
3. 3Royal Visit to Children’s Matinee
4. 4Scotch Hospital in Paris

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Yale students engaged in an exciting game of push ball. This game has been recommended as being particularly suitable for soldiers who have lost their sight at the Front." Large number of young men playing a form of street football with a six foot wide ball.

Keywords

Sport

Length of story (in feet)

43

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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