Keenan Wins Gory Title Fight

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1152A
Date Released
5 Jul 1951
Date submitted
28 Jun 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Keenan Wins Gory Title Fight
  2. 2Barge Race Slowed by Lack of Breeze
  3. 3Grain for Indian Famine Areas
  4. 4Foreign Secretary Seeks Recreation at Festival
  5. 5Open Golfers Qualify
  6. 6Wimbledon Fancies Fall by Wayside
  7. *Scotland Exhibits Her Living Traditions
  8. *Princess Margaret at Doncaster

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Story

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Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Keenan Wins Gory Title Fight. DESCRIPTION: Peter Keenan of Glasgow successfully defended his newly-won British Bantam-weight title against Bobby Boland of Dundee, when they met at Firhill Park, Glasgow. SHOTLIST: Cut story - See CARD 55706, this is identical except that a few shots of the boxing match have been extracted. - No Film In GR Neg can For Longer Version. Cut story - KS. Keenan enters ring. MS both coming out to fight. Various shots of fighting, heads knock & blood starts to run down face of Boland. Various shots during the fight, blood over both of the contestants. Seconds of Boland giving first aid in corner. Referee falls over feet of fighters. Boland attacks hard in 12th round. Fight stopped at end of 12th round. MS Keenan with arms held up, also wearing Lonsdale Belt. Cut-in crowd shots - audience
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland or Leeds.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Glasgow; Firhill Park
Card file number
55727
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
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