Good Sportsmen For A Good Cause (1923)

Item title reads - Good sportsmen for a good cause. Exhilarating bout between Lieutenant Commander Newcombe and Major Leahy - navy and army champions - who both lost a leg in the war. In aid of “save the Victory fund.“ London. M/S as one man moves to the centre of the boxing ring and the two start sparring, they both have an artificial leg. Various shots as they move round the ring and fight, they go back to their corners and someone holds up a card saying ’Round 4.’ 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 fro
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