Bombardier Billy Wells (1915)

Bombardier Billy Wells. Location of events unknown. Boxer in training. Bombardier Billy Wells practises (he wears a dark leotard workout outfit; which wouldn’t be out of place today). Wells training w/ jump rope; as group of other men; in jackets; ties; boaters (hats); stand in BG watching. He crosses arms; etc. does some fancy moves. Exercise. Wells throws a ball (medicine ball) to another man;; they throw it back & forth; as hard as they can. Line of the spectator men in BG - sometimes it’s just the ball sailing past these men. Sports. 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 Paramou
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