Annual visit of the directors at the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital (Saranac Lake, NY 12983, United States) in Saranac Lake, New York. A car moves towards the Will Rogers Memorial hospital building. Trees on either side of the way. A sign board seen outside the building. Directors get out of the car and move inside the hospital. Directors and guests visit to review the annual progress report, expansion of the hospital and research facility. A man points at the x-ray films of the ribs. The directors attend the session. A statue of Will Rogers. The directors tour the hospital building.
Diving stunts at George Hamid’s Aqua circus in New York. Divers perform various aqua stunts at the Aqua circus. Water splashes in the swimming pool. In the grand finale the entire group dives and the water splashes in the pool.
A college football game in West Point, New York. Game between the Penn State Nittany Lions team and the United States Military Academy Army team at West Point military academy. Large crowd of civilians and uniformed Army personnel watch the game. Nittany Lions lose the match by 26 points.
The launch of the National Foundation's expanded 1959 Program for Victories Beyond Polio in New York. Children suffering from Polio, Arthritic disease and birth disease attend the launch of National Foundation's expanded 1959 Program. They move on crutches and wheelchair. Women accompany the children. The three children are the representatives of the March of Dimes Against Arthritis, birth defects and Polio. Women hold posters.
At the end of the harness racing season in Yonkers Raceway, a moving car carries mobile starting gate with harness racers aligned across the track behind it. The gate folds up and the starter car speeds away allowing the race to get underway. Spectators in the stands are seen dressed warmly on this cold, damp December day. The horses, and drivers in sulkies,race around the water-covered track. Narrator comments that horses were meant to run, not swim.
American football match in California. Large crowd gathered to watch the American football match between University of California and Stanford University in California. Spectators cheer their teams. University of California wins the match.
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