Scenes of the Miami Open Golf tournament in Miami, Florida. Men at a table filled with ten thousand silver dollars. Players tee off. Spectators watch. player putts the ball. Winner was Byron Nelson. Officials pour silver dollars into his golf bag.
Some 1940 U.S. football highlights. Scenes of a long touchdown run and an interception and touchdown run from the 1940 National Football League Championship Game that the Chicago Bears won 73-0, on December 8, 1940. Scenes from the Dartmouth-Cornell "Fifth-Down" game of November 16, 1940, with Cornell quarterback "Pop" Scholl throwing a "winning" touchdown pass to William Murphy.
Professional Golfer's Association (PGA) Championship at Hershey, Pennsylvania. Byron Nelson wins the Championship. Golfer plays the match. Audiences walk across the golf course. They cross a small bridge in the course. Golfer strokes the ball with a club. Byron Nelson poses with winner's trophy.
Alice Marble wins the U.S. singles championship beating Helen Jacobs in the United States. Alice and Helen play in the court. Audience watch the match from stands. Both players shakes hands at the end of the game. Alice poses.
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.
Charles 'Chuck' Fenske beats Glenn Cunningham in an indoor mile championship in the United States. Audience in stands as they watch the race. Racers run on a track. Photographers and other people stand besides the track. Fenske poses after winning the race. Cunningham stands with his shoes hug up on a pole.
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