Marathon from Windsor to Stamford Bridge (1919)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Sports in the summer of 1919, including the marathon from Windsor to Stamford Bridge, a boxing match between flyweights Joe Lynch and Jimmy Wilde, and athletics competitions with sprints, hurdles, and team tug of war Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: 6 1/2 Mile Marathon ENGLAND: London: Hammersmith and Fulham: Stamford Bridge Stadium: EXT STAMFORD BRIDGE, LONDON MAIN TITLE (11ft) LV. Marathon competitor runs into stadium, heralded by man with a megaphone. (19ft) GV. Competitor up to finishing post. (30ft) SV. Winner standing beside prize cups & trophies. (36ft) SV. Joe Beckett, Jimmy Wilde, Pal Moore & Joe Conn standing in boxing ring with competitors & trainers. (55ft) Personalities - Sport, Great Britain sport, track and field, tug o’ war, race, racing, racer, box, boxers Background: Sports in the summer of 1919,