[ATV Today: 16.10.1972: Jumping Joe Darby]

Date
1972

Duration
00:02:49

Film Type
Colour / Sound

Production
Professional

Genre
Television News

Summary
Aided by John Fletcher of the Black Country Society ATV reporter John Swallow attempts to recreate the canal jumping exploits of the Netherton born athlete Joe Darby.

Description
We see a piece to camera from Dr John Fletcher describing the exploits of Joe Darby (born 1861 in Netherton) which included being able to clear a canal from a standing jump as well as landing on water without breaking the surface. We see a still of Joe Darby and some of his mementoes. John Swallow is then seen attempting and failing to jump across a canal.

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Production Company
ATV

Notes
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Tags
Canals, History, Sport

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