Leeds Military Tournament (1914-1918)

Leeds military tournament. Yorkshire. Mixture of strange stuff. Men in all white outfits playing a game with a ball; tossing it around. in stadium; partially filled with spectators. Same men do callisthenics; stretching on field while spectators watch. Wheelbarrow race with pole; knocking down bucket of water. Strange but seems to be common at these events. Silly. Boy Scout Parade; followed by soldiers’ marching band. 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. All footage can be viewed on
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