The Varsity Sports (1928)

Athletes from Oxford and Cambridge University compete in the Varsity Sports. No titles. Queen s Club, London. M, S in slowmotion shows a man taking the high jump before a crowd of people; the man lands on his feet in the sand the other side. Two polevaulters take a jump in slowmotion; the second clears the line, but his pole knocks it off. L, S (normal speed) of men running around a track. Another group of men are seen at the starting blocks; they set off and jump hurdles around the track at a terrific speed. M, S of one of the athletes (this is probably JWJ Rinkel, who won the quarter mile and 100 yards races). Intertitle reads: Weightman broke record in 15 2, 5 secs. in low hurdles and also won 120 yards (Shot missing from this story it actually turns up as the first shot after the titles in the next story on this tape Headship of the River. ) FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUME