Approximately 20 contestants, dressed in white, are seen at horseshoe pitching lanes in a fenced enclosure. Spectators are seated in bleachers nearby. A stray dog wanders in the foreground. View of the spectators (mostly men). View of a shoe landing as a ringer. View from the pins as a contestant throws five shoes at four pins. One shoe appears to have landed closed against the first pin. The remaining four are all ringers. In a complete change of scene, Ted Allen, wearing a sweater emblazoned with his name and title: "World's Champion," gives a demonstration. He throws four ringers at one pin, while an intrepid assistant leans over, with his hand atop the pin, confident that he won't be hit by one of the horseshoes. Final view is a closeup of Ted Allen posing with his face framed by a horseshoe. (Note: Ted Allen was born in Kansas. His family moved to Colorado in 1922; to Oregon in 1932; to California in 1933; and finally back to Colorado, in 1936.)
Animated pictures of a proposed bridge from Alaska to Siberia, over the Bering Sea, linking the U.S. with Russia. Interview with Dr. T.Y. Lin (Tung-Yen Lin) of the University of California, Berkeley, as he describes his Intercontinental Peace Bridge proposal. Narration by Lee Marvin.
A football match between the University of Notre Dame and University of South California (Trojans) held in Los Angeles, California. A huge crowd seated in the spectator area. Match in progress. The players at the line of scrimmage. The crowd cheers. The game ends in a tie with a score of 13-13.
Dwarf trainers at the California Pacific International Exposition throw a party for three bull elephants in San Diego, California. Dwarfs seated around a table with three bull elephants enjoy a meal together. The elephants take toasts from the table with their trunks.
The U.S. Open Men's Doubles in Brookline, Massachusetts. Tennis players Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn with Gregory Mangin and Berkeley Bell before the match. The players play in the U.S. Open Men's Doubles. Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn, winners of the match, are awarded
Belle Bart, famous astrologer at desk in her office, New York, USA. She speaks on her predictions for the Year 1936. She reminds viewers of her predictions for the year 1935. She says that the period of prosperity will extend from 1936-1943. She further says that although war is imminent in the far East, and that some nations will become eclipsed during this period, the general trend through 1943 will be "happiness and prosperity for all."
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