Fitness Wins

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
40/52
Date Released
27 Jun 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Canadian Airmen Arrive
  2. 2Fitness Wins
  3. 3Evacuees - Sheep
  4. 4Motor Cyclists Rally to the Call
  5. 5Naval Parashots
  6. 6General De Gaulle’s Appeal
  7. *Australian Sports Meeting
  8. *Bobby Locke Wins South Africa Open Golf Title
  9. *Motor Race in Indianapolis

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
Hundreds of British youths attend football grounds on Saturday afternoons and take part in keep-fit exercises. [88 ft] In Manchester, Sandy Wooderson tries to beat his own record for the thousand yards but misses by four and a half seconds. [35 ft]
Keywords
Sport; Athletics; Football; Youth
Locations
London; Manchester
Length of story (in feet)
123
Story extras:
Film clip
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