Sportshots No 4 - Victor Barna V R. D. Jones (1933)

Note: Location of the events unknown Full titles read: “VICTOR BARNA (World Table Tennis Champion) V R. D. JONES (leading English player). With explanatory commentary by Charles Eade Sports Editor, Sunday Express.“ M/S of Eade introducing Victor Barna from Hungary. Good C/U of Barna smiling. C/U of Barna’s hand gripping a table tennis bat, Eade says “Barna holds the bat so firmly that his thumb has worn away the rubber surface.“ Several shots of Barna playing Davie Jones in a practice match. Good slow motion shots of Barna demonstrating his skills. He performs a trick shot which involves knocking the ball up into the air and putting so much spin on it that when it bounces on the other side of the net the ball spins back over again. Good C/U of Barna; Eade says, “and by the way this game is table tennis and if anyone wants to start a row call it Ping Pong.“ 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 well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.