Athletics - Harvard - Yale V Oxford - Cambridge (1939)

Full titles read: “ATHLETICS - HARVARD - YALE V OXFORD - CAMBRIDGE“ L/S’S of hurdles race which is won by Shields despite a late challenge from Lockton of Oxford. L/S’s of high jump competition won by Selwyn of Oxford (include several demonstrations of pre ’Fosbury flop’ jumps). L/S’s of running races including the finale the 440 yards race which is won by Oxford’s Pennington. Oxford and Cambridge win overall at the London stadium (possibly White City ?). 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
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