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A NEW BALL GAME!

A New Ball Game! (1940)

Girls of the Natal Technical College do formation exercises with balls.

PUSHBALL

Pushball (1968)

A new game involves much running, bouncing and hitting of a gigantic leather ball!

IN THE NEW FOREST

In The New Forest (1914-1918)

Indian troops exercising, playing a ball game and walking on their hands in the...

ANZAC FOOTBALL  SOCCER  1917  aka N.Z. V. A.S.C.

Anzac Football Soccer 1917 AKA N.Z. V. A.S.C. (1917)

Anzac football match.

FOR FIRST OF THE 1932 OLYMPIC GAMES

For First Of The 1932 Olympic Games (1931)

American skaters train hard for the forth coming Winter...

AMERICAN AND BRITISH GOLF BALL TEST

American And British Golf Ball Test (1931)

Golfers play a round to demonstrate the differences...

GOLF CLASS aka GIRL GOLFERS

Golf Class AKA Girl Golfers (1954)

Schoolgirls learn how to play golf on a windy field.

 

 

HI LI FEVER

Hi Li Fever (1938)

The game of Hi Li, where children hit a ball attached to their bat by elastic, is...

NEW SOUTH WALES BEATS FIJI AT RUGBY

New South Wales Beats Fiji At Rugby (1961)

Fijian team perform Haka, Cleary scores for NSW, Magrath,...

EVE'S INDOOR GOLF

Eve's Indoor Golf (1922)

New devices for golf fans - miniature golfers at the end of clubs, very cute.

NEW WATER SPORT

New Water Sport (1941)

Water polo on surf boards is played in a swimming pool near Los Angeles, America.

BRUSSELS - HUNGARIANS BEAT WEST BROM - EXCLUSIVE

Brussels - Hungarians Beat West Brom - Exclusive (1954)

West Bromwich beaten by Honved by 5 goals...

ETON WALL GAME

Eton Wall Game (1956)

Eton College custom of the 'Wall Game', played on a very cold day.

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

Tennis Championship (1946)

Finals of tennis championship in Bournemouth.

NEW STARS IN THE TENNIS FIRMAMENT

New Stars In The Tennis Firmament (1931)

Tennis stars of the future are featured - Miss P.E. Mudford...

IRELAND'S TERRIFIC FIGHT

Ireland's Terrific Fight (1963)

Rugby Union - New Zealand beat Ireland 6 - 5. Dublin, Republic of...

WORLD SERIES BASEBALL

World Series Baseball (1947)

Good footage of the first 'Subway Classic' baseball game since 1941 -...

NEW ZEALAND V. LONDON COUNTIES. - RUGBY

New Zealand V. London Counties. - Rugby (1953)

Rugby Match: New Zealand v London Counties

MOTOR CYCLE FOOTBALL MOTORCYCLE FOOTBALL

Motor Cycle Football Motorcycle Football (1959)

Quirky football match - players are on motorcycles...

1ST RUGBY UNION TEST

1st Rugby Union Test (1926)

England defeat All Blacks.

AMERICAN STYLE BOWLING ALLEY IN LONDON

American Style Bowling Alley In London (1960)

New bowling alley, instructors demonstrating the game,...

WIMBLEDON CHAMP LOSES US TITLE

Wimbledon Champ Loses Us Title (1949)

'Pancho' Gonzales beats Ted Schroeder to win American Amateur...

NOTRE DAME WHIPS ARMY ELEVEN 7-0

Notre Dame Whips Army Eleven 7-0 (1919)

American Football: Notre-Dame versus Army.

BRILLIANT BASEBALL Dublin issue

Brilliant Baseball Dublin Issue (1942)

Joe DiMaggio plays in baseball match where the New York...

BASEBALL - YANKEES REGAIN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP aka BASEBALL: WORLD SERIES FINAL

Baseball - Yankees Regain World Championship AKA Baseball: World Series Final (1956)

Baseball...

SPORTS GROUND AT SEA

Sports Ground At Sea (1928)

A 100 yards running track and a baseball field can fit on the deck of the...

TABLE TENNIS SQUASH

Table Tennis Squash (1959)

With this new 'Smash table', one can choose whether to play table tennis...

FOOTBALL... FOR KIDS AND CUTIES Dublin issue

Football... For Kids And Cuties Dublin Issue (1942)

American football for small boys in New York...

TWO BOWLERS FOR SPEEDIER CRICKET

Two Bowlers For Speedier Cricket (1963)

New style of cricket with two bowlers.

FOOTBALL - MILLWALL VS. CARLISLE

Football - Millwall Vs. Carlisle (1971)

Various footage from Millwall versus Carlisle

KICK OFF! DESCRIBED BY JOHN ARLOTT aka THE GREAT KICK OFF

Kick Off! Described By John Arlott AKA The Great Kick Off (1952)

A great story about the...

SAILORS PLAY BALL ON FLOATING FLYING FIELD aka SPORTS GROUND AT SEA

Sailors Play Ball On Floating Flying Field AKA Sports Ground At Sea (1928)

Item using...

THE CUP FINAL

The Cup Final (1957)

Aston Villa beats Manchester United 2-1 in FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.

AUSTRALIAN TENNIS FINALS

Australian Tennis Finals (1952)

Mens singles and doubles tennis from Australia.

LORD'S TEST MATCH

Lord's Test Match (1953)

The start of the second test match at Lord's between England and Australia.

OUTER LONDON CLUBS AND CABARETS - THE HUNGARIA RIVER CLUB - MAIDENHEAD

Outer London Clubs And Cabarets - The Hungaria River Club - Maidenhead (1933)

The many...

Selected originals - ENGLAND V WORLD

Selected Originals - England V World (1963)

Material relating to newsreel story "England v World" -...

ENGLAND V WORLD

England V World (1963)

England's football team beat players from the rest of the world in match at...

WAR TO PEACE

War To Peace (1929)

Surrey schoolgirls have their lessons in the open air at Hogs Back near Guildford.

THE BIG FORTNIGHT OPENS aka WIMBLEDON TENNIS OPENS

The Big Fortnight Opens AKA Wimbledon Tennis Opens (1955)

Tennis players arrive to Wimbledon and...

TIME TO REMEMBER -  SOME PEOPLE IN THE THIRTIES  1930s  - reel 2

Time To Remember - Some People In The Thirties 1930s - Reel 2 (1930-1939)

Documentary film about...

TABLE TENNIS

Table Tennis (1924)

The cricketers Jack Hobbs and Andy Ducat have a friendly game of table tennis.

THE ROAD TO WEMBLEY  1951

The Road To Wembley 1951 (1951)

Good stuff of the lead up to the cup final of 1951

A YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENTS - Technicolor

A Year Of Achievements - Technicolor (1966)

Review of the year 1966 - Technicolor.

ENGLAND SURPRISES AUSSIES

England Surprises Aussies (1948)

England cheer cricket enthusiasts in great opening against Australians...

ENGLAND SURPRISES AUSSIES

England Surprises Aussies (1948)

England cheer cricket enthusiasts in great opening against Australians...

THE FIGHT FOR THE ASHES aka THE AUSTRALIANS ARE HERE!

The Fight For The Ashes AKA The Australians Are Here! (1926)

Australians arrive in Britain to...

OLD ENGLISH CUSTOMS record b

Old English Customs Record B (1950-1959)

A documentary about British traditions - street football, marbles,...

MILLIONS TAKE A BREATHER

Millions Take A Breather (1958)

Round up of sporting and holiday events for Bank Holiday.

PRESIDENT RELAXES - SPECIAL

President Relaxes - Special (1959)

President Eisenhower enjoys relaxing holiday with Marquis of Ailsa...