Eve Takes Up Baseball Women Learning Baseball Footage

EVE TAKES UP BASEBALL Women Learning Baseball
	Tape Master:	6706
	Catalog #:	371723
	Clip Number:	371723-1
	Orginal Film:	EP 20
	Timecode:	01:26:47 - 01:29:15
	Location:	Great Britain
	Year Shot:	1928 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	No
	Color:	No
	Headings:	BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Gender roles ENTERTAINMENT: Comedy LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK SPORTS: Women SPORTS/BASEBALL: Amateur
	Description:	EVE TAKES UP BASEBALL Great film showing actresses trying their hand at a game of baseball - funny stuff . Actresses from "Yellow Mask" and "So this is Love" try their hand at baseball. Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, London. MLS 6 women dressed in winter coats and cloche hats pose w/ arms linked, then give a deep bow to the camera. While still bowing down they change into baseball uniforms, through the magic of an in-camera dissolve. So when they straighten up they're a baseball team goofing around, one sticking her fielder's glove in another's face, etc. CU male instructor (also in uniform) puts a piece of chewing gum in a player's mouth. She turns toward cam & chomps energetically. LS women all rush at the instructor and knock him down for no apparent reason. CU pan on group of women, one of them playing with her chewing gum, stretching it out of her mouth & rolling her eyes. Another male player, Elvin Hedges, at the plate to demonstrate batting. Women all stand behind catcher. Ball is pitched, he hits it. As he runs all the women fall down dramatically. MLS Hedges showing woman how to hold bat. He gives it to her & shows how to position her hands. She tries a swing. MLS Bernard Nedell catching. Women grouped around & behind him. Next, they learn to slide: first one of the guys demonstrates, sliding toward camera while another guy plays the baseman trying to tag him out. Women stand in a row watching. Next women take over the roles. During a game, shot from behind home plate: batter gets a hit. Camera pans w/ her as she runs toward 1st base. Cut to shot of teammates cheering her on. Runner rounding a base and going on. A little comedy routine, MLS batter at the plate, catcher suddenly waves, drops her glove. CU catcher powdering her nose through the catcher's mask. She lifts her mask & completes the task. MCU man in suit offers cigarette to woman. She tries to pick it up with glove. He finally puts it in her mouth & lights it. Wide shot panning on runner rounding bases and coming home. LS woman does a walkover (acrobatic stunt) ending on a base as opposing player tries to tag her out. Sports, the sexes, instruction.