Round ten of the prizefight between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey. Gene Tunney forces the fight. Jack Dempsey looks weak and Gene keeps tearing into Jack's body and face. Both boxers return to their respective corners after the round. Tunney receives the decision and retains his championship title. Training crew surrounds Gene Tunney in the ring. Picture of Billy Gibson, Tunney's Manager, and Jack Dempsey. At the end of the fight, William A. McCabe, Tunney's trainer and confidant, enters the ring and takes off his cap for the camera.
Elliott Roosevelt, son of U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt and his wife Ruth Josephine Googins of Fort Worth Texas marry at an outdoor ceremony, at the home of George Swiller, in Burlington, Iowa, on July 22, 1933. The couple is seen walking with members of the wedding party, to the ceremony. Many guests and others watch. Scene changes to Jack Dempsey and his wife Hannah Williams, at their wedding reception on July 18, 1933. They are at a table with friends. Scene shifts to Jack and Hannah preparing a meal in kitchen of their home at Lake Tahoe, California.
Two night trains collide on the Georgia railroad. Cranes try to lift the train engine and the carts. Rescue workers try to clear the railroad. Two engineers and one fireman die in the accident.
Civilians and Servicemen watch the flying maneuvers of airplanes in the 11th All-America Air Maneuvers show. Early flight stunt Birdman Clem Sohn stages breathtaking exhibition wearing his 'Bat man' ornithopter suit of wings. He jumps from a plane, flies using his wingsuit, and lands with his parachute. Close up view of Clem Sohn on the ground.
Detroit's Professional football team, the Detroit Lions, beats the New York Giants by 26 to 7 to capture the Inter-sectional playoff. Vintage footage of the two NFL teams playing football in the mid 1930s. At end of clip, fans in stands are shown tipping back liquor flasks and bottles of whiskey alcohol to drink on the cold day.
General John Joseph Pershing presents The National Geographic Society's Hubbard Gold Medal to Captain Stevens and Captain Anderson. All men pose for a photograph.
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