Cambridge defeats Oxford in game of Foot the Ball (1947)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Players wear Victorian dress, beards, and top hats, as they play FoottheBall, a quirky version of soccer involving three balls on the field at once, and the Cambridge victors drink Oxfordsupplied beer at the end Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: The Popular Game of FoottheBall ENGLAND: Oxfordshire: Oxford: EXT FOOT THE BALL 1947 game of FoottheBall. Players in Victorian dress, tophats, wigs and other ancient dress. Cambridge wins 20 and Oxford pay for drinks which men are consuming at the end Sport; Competitions oldfashioned, retro, playacting, postwar, postwar, peacetime, university, students, costume Background: Players wear Victorian dress, beards, and top hats, as they play FoottheBall, a quirky version of soccer involving three balls on the field at once, and the Cambridge victors drink Oxfordsuppli