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ABA Championships

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1508A
Date Released
1 May 1958
Date submitted
27 Apr 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Report from Malta
  2. 2Oil Blaze
  3. 3The Comet IV Flies
  4. 4ABA Championships
  5. 5Open Air Art
  6. 6Monty in Form
  7. 7The Royal Diary
  8. 8The Royal Diary
  9. 9The Royal Diary
  10. *Clyde Win the Cup

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Aba Championships. DESCRIPTION: At the Amateur Boxing at Wembley, Dick McTaggart scored a fairly uneventful points win against John Cooke, for the lightweight crown. The light heavyweights was between Robert Shaw of Battersea, and Lance Bombardier Joe Leeming, the Army Title Holder, who won his ABA final. The middleweight was an outstanding triumph for Peter Hill, the present London Champion. He was boxing Sergeant Edward Lee, the Royal Air Force Title holder. Hill was making his first Wembley appearance in 14 years of amateur boxing. SHOTLIST: GV match in progress lightweight fight between D McTaggart & John Cooke. Several angle shots same. Slip pan. GV match in progress light-heavy weight fight between R Shaw & J Leeming. Several angle shots same. Slip pan. GV match in progress of middle-weight fight between Peter Hill & Edward Lee. Shots of fight - Lee knocked down. SCU referee counting him. Longer shot same - Lee rises.
Keywords
Sport; Military
Locations
London; England; Wembley
Card file number
73566
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:

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