The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Detroit Tigers in game 7 of the 1940 World Series to capture that year's major league baseball title. Shot of crowd at Crosley Field in Cincinnati Ohio watching the game. In second inning, the Tigers' Hank Greenberg (#5) is tagged out by the Reds' second baseman Eddie Joost in a rundown between second and third base, ending a Tiger scoring threat. Crowd cheers. In seventh inning, Tigers pitcher Bobo Newsom (#12) gives up a fly ball to Reds shortstop Billy Myers, allowing Jimmy Ripple to score what would prove to be the winning run in the 2-1 Reds victory. Hundreds of fans rush onto the field and celebrate with at the end of the game.
Three bank robbers escape from Alcatraz prison in California on June 11, 1962. Escape proof Alcatraz prison at Island. Drainage pipe opening into the sea. Sign reads 'Keep Out'. People outside the prison. Official seated at a table, while photographers click pictures. Warden with pictures of three prisoners; Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin. Dummies in beds of the prisoners. Drain pipes at the top of a cell block. Coast guard watch looks through binoculars as San Francisco bay is searched. A helicopter flies overhead during the search.
U.S. Open Golf Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club in Detroit, Michigan. Sam Snead hits the ball and makes final putt. Ralph Guldahl wins the final round. Snead and Guldahl shake hands. People come to Ralph and congratulate him. Ralph and his wife pose.
The U.S. infantry school displays new 57mm and 75mm kickless and portable rifles at Fort Benning, Georgia. Two U.S. troops sit near a gun. Magazines lay near the gun and troops load guns. A rifle and a mortar hung as a soldier stands near it. Soldier loads mortar and it is fired. Soldiers fire recoilless gun. Blast occurs at target. (World War II period).
Professional Golf Association finals in Dayton, Ohio. Sam Byrd hits the ball. Byron Nelson makes a stroke. Byrd and Nelson plays golf while spectators watch them. They go after ball after hitting it. Byron makes the final putt. People and Byrd come forward to congratulate him. Byron gets the winning trophy and he poses with his trophy.
Horse Pot O Luck wins the Arlington Classic race in Chicago, Illinois. Horses walk on a track. A woman looks through binocular from a stand. Horses stand at the starting point. Horses start run around the track. Spectators watch from stands. Calumet Farm's horse 'Pot O Luck' wins the race.
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