HOME RUN

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 5th Year

Issue

Issue No.

11

Date Released

Jul 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1TURN ROUND
2. 2HOLYROOD GATHERING
3. 3HOME RUN
4. 4ON THE AIR

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

BFI synopsis: the Snowdown Colliery baseball team; Snowdown Colliery (from Kent) play the Averley Cubs.
NCB Commentary - At Aylesham in Kent another crowd, not quite so large, gathered to see the Snowdon Magpies, Britain’s only all-miners baseball team.
Inspired by Romeo Vincent, Canadian underground worker, the pitmen of Snowdon Colliery have now grasped the essentials of the game, and have risen to the 2nd Division.
Today they’re playing the Averley Cubs. The Magpies did well - here’s Steve Campbell chasing paints as he slides in to 3rd base.
Naturally the Cubs, a first Division team, were on top most of the time, but the game was half over before they stole their only home run.
The day ended with Magpies 7 to the Cubs’ 15. But the Snowdown ball players are confident that with practice they’ll be ready next year for First Division promotion.

Researcher Comments

BFI sources suggest that this story was filmed on a budget of £69 6s 5d. Commentary recorded 10 June 1952.

Keywords

Sport; Competitions; Mining

Locations

Kent; England

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for Synopsis
Film User   Vol.6 No.74 December 1952, p651.
The National Archives COAL 32   /3 Scripts for Mining Review, 1949-1956

Credits:

Production Co.

Documentary Technicians Alliance

Sponsor

National Coal Board