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Part of a newsreel about a hockey match between the cadets of the Royal Military College and West Point, played at West Point. Film shows: cadets arriving by train at station and being met by West Point cadets (cadets of both countries in uniform); West Pointers let the RMC cadets "date" their girls; cadets meeting girls in a courtyard and walking twoards camera with arms linked; cadets at dinner; last RMC class to graduate until after the war; the six RMC cadets in uniform (military as well as their hockey uniforms); the teams on the ice of the indoor rink at West Point (rink footage fairly clear but faces are too dark to recognize); West Point goals shown as well as skating and checking; scoreboard showing final score of 3-1 for West Point; presentation of a trophy to one of the players; rink scenes also include shots of crowd. This is followed by an announcement by Bill Slater of Paramount News, who is leaving the newsreel service to go into the army. <2mn 35s>

2024-06-08

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