A Tennis Battle Royal (1933)

Full title reads: “Wimbledon. A Tennis ’Battle Royal’. J H Crawford (Australia) wrest’s championship from Ellsworth Vines (USA) in most thrilling duel seen for years. 4-6, 11-9, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.“ All England Club, Wimbledon, London. Shots of tennis match between Australian Jack Crawford and American Ellsworth Vines in Men’s singles final on Centre Court. The two players come to the net at the end of the match. The towel down by the umpire’s chair. 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 from 1957 to the end of 1984.
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