Boxing
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 7 / 7
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Boxing - Amateurs at Wembley & Turpin Beaten By Finch. DESCRIPTION: AMATEURS AT WEMBLEY - The featherweight final of the ABA Championships was won by Peter Brander (Slough) when he defeated Percy Lewis of the RAF. The light-heavyweight final was won by Masservy of the Royal Navy. TURPIN V FINCH - Dick Turpin (Leamington) met Albert Finch (Croydon) at Nottingham for the Middleweight Championship of Great Britain and the Lonsdale Belt. Turpin, the holder, looked as if he was going to retain the title but Finch made an astonishing come-back in the last round and got the verdict. SHOTLIST: KS. Turpin entering ring. Peter Brander winning over Percy Lewis in featherweight. Brander receives cup. Light-heavyweight - Masservy V Gall, various shots of Masservy just walking round ring hitting Gall. Gall on canvas. Masservy receives cup. (63 seconds). Professionals - Turpin enters ring. MS Finch shaking hands with Turpin in ring. Various shots of fight, including Finch on canvas during seventh & ninth rounds. Various shots of fight during closing stages. (151 seconds).
- Local distribution only
- Not shown in Scotland or Newcastle.
- Keywords
- Sport
- Locations
- London; England; Wembley
- Card file number
- 53608
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Length of story (in feet)
- 321
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