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Topical Budget 677-2: German Professor Learns English Football (1924)
 

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"Herr Nerz of Berlin University studies West Ham's methods to impart to his own pupils". Professor holds up weights and grins to camera. A man swings weights beside him and he copies action. West Ham players doing sit-ups, skipping, catching and running around the pitch. "At training he won't wear boots!". His bare feet. "But he does wear a smile!". Close-up.