Squash! (1936)

Item title reads - Squash!
Hampstead, Greater London.
M/S of two men playing squash on a court. M/S of a man serving, various shots as they play. M/S of D. G. Butcher, champion squash player, doing various strokes. Good aerial shot, the narrator explains how to play the game properly. M/S of A. Biddle (?) former Junior Professional Champion. M/S of Mrs Brian Wolfe and Mrs MacKeccney (?) playing the game. Various shots of players at the Hampstead club.
FILM ID:1128.24
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[@jacobpaint]

I like that you can see the guys doing a similar racquet prep and follow through even that early in the game while they could still wear trousers.

[@Sailingbill1]

Imagine using those racquets today.... This was fantastic!

[@SquashRepublic]

Love this!

[@electricmaster23]

Squash _and_ squeeze? _Clutches pearls!_

[@jez9999]

Apparently it used to be a rule that every ball had to be a cross-court straight to your opponent's racquet :-D

[@AMPFEAST]

A Gentleman's sport

[@RichardWerbin]

the video shows people warming up the ball so it bounces better before they start playing a game

[@allahuakbar1467]

The way they play..Very funny 😂

[@PotatoNachoIT]

da fuc did i just witnessed??