A U.S. Army soldier having big feet in San Francisco, California. The soldiers march in a squad. Private John from New Jersey wearing sandals while marching. A drill instructor speaks to him. The long feet of the soldier. The soldier gets a desk duty. John seated at a desk. 'US Army' written on his uniform. A close up of the soldier having big feet. A man takes measurement of his feet for making Army shoes.
Heavy weight boxing champion Floyd Patterson arrives to train for fight against Pete Rademacher in Seattle, Washington, United States. Floyd being greeted by people. Floyd hits a punching bag and practices for the match. Patterson in a boxing ring. A young boy waiting for the fight to start. An American boxer T. Peter ("Pete") Rademacher and Floyd in the boxing ring. The spectators seated in a stand. The fight starts. The boy drinks and watches the match. A close up of Patterson. Floyd Patterson gives an autograph.
National Trout Derby on the Yellowstone River in Livingston, Montana. Participants in the Childrens' event are seen seated at the bank of the Sacajawea lagoon. The three young boys fishing together in the second scene are Jack, Raymond, and Elroy Birkeland, and are holding fishing poles. Men in waders are fishing in the center of the river. A woman at the edge of the river tries to catch a fish. A boy holds up a fish he caught. View of fish that were caught being weighed. The winner of the fishing contest, with a 4lb fish, is Hank Fabian of Livingston.
New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox meet in Boston as Yanks' Mickey Mantle and Red Sox' Ted Williams battle for the American League batting crown. Crowd of 36,000 fills Fenway Park to see the baseball game. Mantle seen talking with Yankee manager Casey Stengel in the dugout. Mantle comes up for first at-bat, camera focuses on his batting grip. Swings at pitch from Red Sox pitcher Tom Brewer and hits a single. It would be his only hit of the game. Ted Williams seen striding onto field. He comes to bat in second inning and hits a pitch from the Yankees' Don Larsen for a three-run homer. Announcer notes he gets another hit during the game, extending his lead over Mantle in the batting race. Williams rounds third base, touches home, gets quick handshake from Red Sox infielder Gene Mauch. (Note: Williams would win the batting championship over Mantle, hitting. 388 to Mantle's .365.)
The Kentucky Derby in the United States, and the Grand National Steeplechase in the United Kingdom. The spectators seated in a stand to watch the Kentucky Derby horse race. A weapon trainer, James E. Fitzsimmons. The horses run in the Kentucky Derby horse race. America Jockey William Lee Shoemaker on horse Gallant Man during the race. Iron Liege competing against Gallant Man. Iron Liege wins the race. Iron Liege with jockey as they receive the prize. Change of scene to Liverpool, England. The horses jump the famous fences in the England Grand National Steeplechase. The horses fall while jumping. Sundew wins the race in Liverpool, England.
First General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (AIEA) opens in Vienna, Austria. Vienna Grand Hotel, next to the Vienna Opera House, serves as the Agency’s temporary headquarters. View of Vienna Grand Hotel (Grand Hotel GmbH c/o Grand Hotel Wien, Kärntner Ring 9, 1010 Vienna, Austria), where the conference is being held. Vienna Tram moving in front of Grand Hotel. The flag of the participating nations on the building. A United Nation flag on the building. The delegates seated in the conference hall. A delegate shakes hands with the delegation head. President of Austria Adolf Scharf arrives with other officials. The Austrian President welcomes the delegates. He shakes hands with the head of the delegates. People taking pictures. The head of the delegates stand at a podium.