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Inter-Varsity Hockey

Great action footage of Oxford and Cambridge contesting a hockey match on the muddy pitch of a sports ground in Beckenham.

Non-Fiction 1924 1 mins Silent

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Overview

After showing the teams, the action shifts to the pitch for this hockey game between teams representing the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Includes some frantic play, a couple of strikes at goal and a penalty corner. Oxford eventually prevailed 3-0.

Original title

Inter-varsity Hockey Topical Budget 652-2

Genres

Non-Fiction

Released

1924

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Beckenham

Language

English

Subjects

Hockey

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Inter-Varsity Hockey

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