Footballers In Training - “Everton“ (1923)

Everton football team in training. “Few teams have so large a following as these cheery Merseyside experts.“ The team stands in a line with arms folded and smile at the camera. Two men stand beside them in suits and hats - trainer Elliot and Harry Makepeace. C/U of the Elliot and Makepeace who chat and laugh uproariously. The team knock the ball about. “Here’s a tip for the ballet girls“ - the team lie on their backs on the ground and with their legs in the air perform a cycling exercise (the “dying fly“.) Camera pans across the team. Shot from the side of the same exercise. “The Skipper“ - Hunter Hart is featured. C/U of him smiling at the camera. We then see him in action running towards the camera and taking a shot. C/U of centre forward Forbes - he smiles at the camera. We then see him sprinting. McDonald is then featured in C/U cracking a smile. We then see him moving in slow motion to kick the ball. Cock is seen dribbling with Chadwick past Livingstone. This is then seen in slow