Briton Regains Britannia Shield (1955)

Wembley, London. RAF wins Britannia Shield boxing contest against Dutch and US Air Force men at Wembley. Highlight of the evening is a real slugging match between RAF’s Peter Spearman and American Sylvester Banks. CU. Defence Minister Selwyn Lloyd’s hand as he shakes that of Captain of . (Royal Air Force, RAF) team Group Captain Chacksfield. Lloyd is handing over the Britannia Shield. SC. Three . officers at salute. Pan down to Britannia Shield at their feet. CU. RAF officers watching boxing. SV. Sylvester Banks from United States Air Force in dark trunks comes out of his corner to meet RAF’s LAC. Peter Spearman. SC. Boxers fighting in the ring. CU. People watching. SC. Banks against ropes. Spearman hits him with a couple of lefts, then a right, which nearly has Banks out of the ring, followed by another left which pushes him through the ropes as far as the waist. Spearman is nearly following him, referee breaks them up. CU. Trainer (presumably) giving encouragement. SC. Banks is now doing the p