Eve In Training (1924)

Story about how women now compete in athletics - not just men. Introductory intertitle reads: “Once upon a time Adam did the Athletic exercises whilst sister looked on. Now Eve takes her own part, as a glance at this Ladies Team of British Champions getting ready for the (rest obscured by timecode but presume something along the lines of: Olympics will show...“) Shot of 6 women in shorts with their arms around each other. Long jump, high jump, hurdles, leap frog, sprinting are demonstrated. Intertitle reads “And Cupid’s darts sometimes look very small beside Eve’s Javelin“. A woman is shown throwing a javelin from several angles. 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 fr