You'd never think that photographers managed to capture action in 1928 ago with no AF, one shot before changing glass negatives, but they did.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/5687129801/in/album-72157626646768526/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/5687129801/in/album-72157626646768526/