Sports Page: Empire Games race dispute

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
456A
Date Released
3 Mar 1938
Date submitted
1 Mar 1938
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Soviet Saga of Polar heroism
  2. 2The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tornado havoc in Louisiana
  3. 3The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tragic disaster in Sydney Harbour
  4. 4The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ruined Teruel re-captured
  5. 5The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Schuschnigg yields and faces Parliament
  6. 6The End Column: Bridge launching
  7. 7The End Column: House breaking - The St Louis Post Office
  8. 8Personality Column: Conducted by Leslie Mitchell: Queen Mary at Westminster Hospital
  9. 9Personality Column: Conducted by Leslie Mitchell: Joseph Kennedy, New US Ambassador
  10. 10Personality Column: Conducted by Leslie Mitchell: Norman Ridgeley, Ishbel MacDonald’s husband
  11. 11Personality Column: Conducted by Leslie Mitchell: Madame Schmeder at Sussex wedding
  12. 12Sports Page: Cambridge crew on the Cam and at Thorpeness
  13. 13Sports Page: Oxford and Cambridge Athletic Trials
  14. 14Sports Page: Empire Games race dispute
  15. 15Sports Page: The King attends Boys’ Boxing

Story

Story No. within this Issue
14 / 15
Section Title
Sports Page
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: SA Empire Games Team. SHOTLIST: The South Africans and the Rhodesians are the first teams to arrive at the Empire Village for the Games. They welcome Australia with their war-cry. Running 1/4 Mile Race with close finish between Roberts of GB & Fritz of Canada. CU Roberts on Podium. Slow motion repeat of finish.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics; Newsreels
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
32751
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Length of story (in feet)
39
Story extras:
Film clip

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