Players on the Boston Bees baseball team (formerly the Boston Braves) do spring training drills in San Antonio Texas, March 1941. Players warm up by throwing and catching. Manager Casey Stengel, a future Hall of Famer, clowns around with a movie camera for three of his players. Pitcher Hank LaManna throws a couple of pitches toward the camera. Shortstop Eddie Miller turns a double play in practice.
AAF cadets being physically examined by Army doctors at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas. Cadet stands on a table while doctors examine him. Doctor puts an instrument behind cadet's head and spins the chair around, for vision test.
A formation of "Cowgirls" in costume twirl lassos on the infield of a ball park in San Antonio, Texas, as members of the St. Louis Browns baseball team watch from the baseline. The team members try their hand at twirling the lassos. Players try to spin rope. A Player lifts up a cowgirl, who twirls a lasso over both of them. Pitcher, Sid Jakuchi, wearing a cowboy hat throws a baseball at the camera. A bevy of cowgirls throw baseballs, as well. Club owner, Donald Barnes, is seen in several scenes, wearing a sport jacket and open collar shirt. Players pose and warm up. They practice fielding and batting. Spectators fill the grandstand. Player number 4, Johnny Berardino, wearing a cowboy hat, bats a ball and then mounts a horse to "run" the bases.
Aerials of Randolph Field in Texas. Air Force or AF cadets marching at Randolph Field. General John J. Pershing(Retd.) and former Vice President C.G. Dawes looking on to scrutinize student cadets. Pilots march in formation with aircraft BT-14s flying low overhead.
U.S. Army Air Cadets arriving at Randolph Field in Texas, after primary training. New cadets in hooded Link trainers are taught by way of blind flying. Cadets learning difficult air maneuvers. Aircraft BT-14s in flight and taxiing. BT-14s in flight. (World War 2 era.)