Athletic Waitresses (1920)

Sudbury, Suffolk. Intertitle: “ATHLETIC WAITRESSES. Lyons’ girls cast all thoughts of ’the strike’ aside at their annual sports day“. M/S of two teams of girls in a tug of war, a crowd of spectators watch from the far side of the field. A man in a straw boater - the judge - walks up and down the line. C/U of one of the teams - dressed in stripy shirts and hats, the strain is visible on their faces. Note: this is a great story showing young women in sporting pursuits usually left to the men! FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as