Ladies Tennis 1930-1939

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Title missing.

Various shots of unidentified Ladies tennis match. CU of one of the players.

N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel.

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
85074
Sort Number:
UNI GAZ 024
Time in/Out:
01:31:37:00 / 01:33:02:00
Canister:
UNI GAZ ROLL 24
Film ID:
2959.33
Issue Date:
1930 - 1939

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  • The players are Kay Stammers of GB and Helen Wills-Moody of the US. The match is probably the semi-final of the 1935 Beckenham tournament, one of the pre-Wimbledon warm-up competitions. Stammers won the match in straight sets.

    scorpio1163 13th Feb 2013

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