Highlights from two Boston Red Sox-Minnesota Twins games in 1967 that decided the American League pennant. The scoreboard at Boston's Fenway Park. U.S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey from Minnesota and and U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts stand in the Red Sox' dugout. The crowd cheers. Carl Yastrzemski hits 44th home run to win the first game for the Red Sox as the crowd goes wild. In game two, Fenway Park scoreboard shows game tied 2-2 in the sixth inning. Red Sox take the lead on infield hit, wild pitch and another infield hit. In ninth inning, the Sox get final out on a popup caught by shortstop Rico Petroceli. Fans celebrate Boston's first baseball title in two decades and storm field, where they mob winning pitcher Jim Lonborg (#16).
President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrives, in an open car decorated with patriotic bunting, at a pier in San Diego, where the American cruiser, USS Houston (CA -30) is docked. Camera focuses on the superstructure of the Cruiser, which displays the American flag and a flag with the Presidential Seal. Next, the President is seen looking over the railing of the Houston as well-wishers wave from the dock below. Closeup of Roosevelt smiling broadly as he waves from the ship's railing. Glimpse of USS Houston underway in San Diego harbor. (Note: On this occasion, President Franklin D. Roosevelt boarded the USS Houston for a fishing trip. His party included scientists from the Smithsonian Institute, who were to collect specimens from Central and South America while the President fished.)
Doggy chariot race staged in Baker, Oregon. Two boys in charioteer dresses get ready for the race. A man helps them. A boy puts bands around the neck of Irish wolfhounds. The boys walk with the dogs. The boys behind the wolfhounds on a small cart. A man gives a signal and the race begins. Towers in the background.
A polo match between tribals and their contenders in Toppenish, Washington. The tribal people on horse backs dressed in their traditional dresses. The polo match begins. The tribals and the contenders chase the ball. A man stands beside the goal post. The tribals score a goal. The spectators watch the match and applaud. A house in the background. Second goal is also done by the tribals
27th annual Rodeo in Salinas, California. Spectators watch the Rodeo competition from the stands. Riders on horse backs on the field before the competition. Steer and bronc riders ride bulls and horses during a saddle contest.
Governor Connolly of Texas gives a news conference. U.S. Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson arrive by helicopter to visit the Ling-Temco-Vought manufacturing plant in Grand Prairie, Texas. Cars and officials on the tarmac. Men take pictures. The Vice President and Mrs. Johnson are taken by car to a large aircraft hangar facility where they are greeted by managers and workers. President Johnson shakes hand with an official and workers as he enters the facility. He is escorted by the official. People holding posters welcome the Vice President. Johnson addresses the assembled employees. Lady Bird Johnson also addresses the workers. People applaud. Signs inside the facility read: VTOL mockup, and XC-142, AF Serial No. 5921 A. The aircraft is shown in the hangar. A sign reads 'No Admittance --Demonstration in Progress" Security men stand outside the door.
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