Newsreel clip entitled "World Series: Yanks and Giants Tied Up at Two Games Each." Highlights from games three and four of baseball's 1951 World Series at the New York Giants' stadium in Manhattan, the Polo Grounds. Many fans chomping on snacks, smoking cigars or cigarettes. Fans dangle their feet over edge of the upper deck. Close up of Giants rookie star and future Hall of Famer Willie Mays. Mays singles to right field, scoring Bobby Thomson from second base. Giants fans stand and cheer; African American man in hat shouts "That's my boy!" Later, Giants' Eddie Stanky kicks ball out of the glove of Yankees' Phil Rizzuto's glove, advances to third. Giants' Monte Irvin drives in Alvin Dark with infield hit. Giants' Whitey Lockman hits three-run homer. Fans cheer, teammates welcome Lockman at home plate. Giants win game 6-2. Action shifts to game four, still at Polo Grounds. Yankees' Bobby Brown hits long fly to center field. Willie Mays catches it but falls down, allowing Yankees' Gene Woodling to run to third. Joe Collins scores Woodling with a single. In the fifth inning, Yankees' Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio hits a home run to left field, scoring himself and fellow Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, who jumps excitedly as he runs around the bases. Fans cheer as Yankees greet DiMaggio in dugout. Yankees win game, 6-2, and would go on to win the series, four games to two.
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.
Athletes running on track during K. of C. Athletics meet in New York City. Don Gehrman fails in a try for a double victory in the half mile. Large crowd gather. Gehrman makes a try in second race but loses to Fred Wilt.
New York Yankees get ready for 1952 baseball season at spring training in St. Petersburg Florida. Shot of manager Casey Stengel talking. Shot of Yankees' "Big Three" starting pitchers warming up -- Allie Reynolds, Vic Raschi and Eddie Lopat. Catcher Yogi Berra catches a ball. Announcer notes absence of Joe DiMaggio, who retired after last season, but notes Yankees have plenty of other talent, including shortstop Phil Rizzuto, seen bunting. Candidates for Yankees' first base position run across the base and catch throws. Announcer says DiMaggio's replacement in center field will be Mickey Mantle, seen catching a fly ball (with trees in background), unleashing a strong throw, and flashing a big, youthful smile in a closeup view as he removes his cap. Yogi Berra bashes a long fly to right field.
Planes take off. Planes flown by four aces from the Korean front in Arizona. Planes in formation.
Players of different teams play bowling during National Bowling Congress in Rochester, New York. Players bowl balls on lane to down the pins.
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