Brief newsreel clip noting New York Yankees won fourth straight baseball championship by defeating Brooklyn Dodgers in 1952 World Series. Fans cheer wildly as brief shots of Yankees' Mickey Mantle batting and Allie Reynolds pitching are shown. Yankees celebrate on field after winning game seven to clinch the series. Casey Stengel celebrates with others after the game. Announcer asks whether Yankees can win fifth straight title next year. (Note: They did.)
A good year for Michigan State Spartans college football program. Michigan State defeats Notre Dame Fighting Irish, as the Spartans ran their undefeated string to 24 wins in college football, capping off the 1952 season.
The most under rated team in the National Invitational Tournament of college basketball, the LaSalle Explorers, defeats Dayton flyers in finals of the tournament in New York City. Spectators watch the game. Players on court during game play, and celebrating at the end of the game.
Indianapolis 500 auto racing event in Indianapolis, Indiana. Troy Ruttman wins the 500 mile car race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Spectators see cars racing on track. He drives among the people after winning.
Water skiers ski in water. Slo MoShun IV wins Gold Cup for its owner Stanley Sayres and racking up a speed boat record mark of 185 mph on Lake Washington in Washington. Scene changes to speed boat racer John Cobb wearing a helmet as his boat "Crusader" is towed out to deeper water. A man talks on telephone. View of boat operated by John Cobb achieving 200 mile per hour speed record, but then the boat appears to explode or destruct completely at the end of the run, and John Cobb dies at Loch Ness, Scotland.
Olympic flag hoisted during the Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. German bobsled team wins. Ski jump competition during the events. Scene changes to Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. A car in front of the Soviet Russian athlete housing in the Olympic village. Soviet athletes near the car. Emil Zatopek running during a track event. People hold him after he wins the event. Lindy Remigino of New York wins the 100 meter dash. Sprint competition winners on podium. Flags of various countries. Olympic torch in background.
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