Croke Park Boxing Madden V. Christian 1923

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Item title reads - Croke Park Boxing. Bartley Madden knocks out George Christian in the third round. Ireland.

Madden and Christian greet each other in the ring then start boxing. Various shots as they box and get a few punches in, they spend a lot of time pushing each other around and against...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
23882
Sort Number:
G 0998
Time in/Out:
01:55:00:00 / 01:57:37:00
Canister:
G 998
Film ID:
310.36
Issue Date:
19/07/1923

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  • Further footage of this bout can be seen in clip 310.25.

    jamied 16th Jan 2013

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