Auction sale of jewelry and art collections of the 19th century in San Francisco, United States. The 19th century collection in the auction is part of the estate of Walter Scott Hobart, a mining magnate. The heirs of the estate joins with the auctioneer Harold Reich. Man holds an heirloom necklace containing 240 diamonds that is up for auction, appraised at 250,000 dollars. Several costly jewelry items and art collections displayed. People gathered at the auction. A man shows a diamond necklace set to the crowd. A woman examines a necklace. Harold Reich hitting the gavel.
America's amateur divers dive at a pool in Palm Springs, California, United States, in preparation for upcoming Olympic trials. Somersaults, flips and twist dives performed by the athletes. Champion Garry Tobias gets injured as he slips off the end of the platform while performing a dive. Narrator notes that Tobias required 15 stitches in his leg from the incident. Several other amateur divers dive from a high platform into the pool. Comedy diving group from New York called the Aquazanies demonstrates funny group dives during a show.
Archers at Point Mouillee in Michigan catch carp fishes during a fishing contest. Hundreds of contestants on their outboards, equipped with bows and arrows catch fishes. The winner with his fish poses for the camera.
National Motorcycle Championship held at Loconia in New Hampshire, United States. Several riders crash at a turn. A rider crashes into a woman spectator. The winner takes the checkered flag.
Snow covered streets in New York City. People walk past shops on 5th Avenue. People do window shopping. Leather bags , costumes and hats on sale inside the shops. Snow covered on cars parked along the side of a street in New York City. Snow covered areas and leafless trees.
American baseball superstar Willie Mays signs a two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants at a reported $130,000 a year, then a major league record. Cameras, reporters seen covering the event as Mays talks with Giants' officials and journalists. Scenes of Mays playing baseball with Giants, including a steal of second base, his famous over-the-shoulder catch in game 1 of the 1954 World Series, and hitting a record-tying four home runs in one game against the Milwaukee Braves early in the 1961 season. Last shot is Mays with Giants' owner Horace Stoneham.
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