ATV Today: 26.09.1975: Tug-of-War Team

Summary

St. Patrick's Tug-of-War team from Leicester, practising for the world championships to be held in Holland.

Year:

1975

Duration:

0:04:49

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Sue Jay interviews the team's coach and trainer, Colin Manton, about the sport. Includes footage of the team pulling a 1,300 hundredweight barrel full of concrete high into a tree as part of their training. Also features a match between two teams as well as the process of weighing an entire team.


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