A baseball game being played at Navin Field, in Detroit, Michigan. Based on the uniforms, the size of the crowd, and the action seen in the clip, this is very likely the second game of a doubleheader played by the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox May 30, 1916, on the holiday then known as Decoration Day (now Memorial Day). Clip opens with shots of one White Sox player, two Tigers players hitting. Camera pans across packed stands. Tigers outfielder and Hall of Famer Ty Cobb (with split grip on bat) reaches out to get a hit. White Sox catcher Ray Schalk removes mask, gets ready for throw. Detroit player tries to score; Schalk receives the ball, applies the tag. Umpire's call is difficult to discern. Action shifts to an overhead view. Three White Sox players score on a hit, the last one sliding past an attempted tag by Detroit catcher Oscar Stanage. Detroit pitcher Harry Coveleski gets final out of the inning. Detroit player reaches first base on infield error. The next batter pokes a ball over first baseman for a single. Other Tigers players hit. The Tigers would win this game 9-8.
United States Military Academy at West Point in New York, United States. Artillery on a mounted area with buildings in background and view out over the Hudson River. United States Army cadets stand in line with rifles in their hands.
Workmen guide a truck carrying the top half of a wood frame house on a narrow path through woods. The truck in a large clearing in the woods. Next the bottom half of the house is seen with cables wrapped around it and a steel girder above. in the next scene, has been moved to the clearing and men stand atop it, while an 80 ton crane slowly raises the upper half and maneuvers it toward the lower half. The Crane belongs to the C.P. Ward Company, a New York State General Contractor Firm. The crane operator and workmen guide the upper half of the house into place.
Non-Commissioned Officers in the United States Marine Corps. Major Richard S Stark of the USMC talks about the role of NCOs. He introduces a Sergeant Henry Barber from the United States Marine Corps, who.talks about team work, discipline, hard work, self confidence, adaptability and initiative being the fundamentals of United States Marine Corp. Board of officers reviews personal record book of a Marine, containing details of his personal and training.. The board members interview the Marine. Marines, being reassigned, carry their duffel bags while moving into different quarters. They run towards their quarters. Board reads 'Second Force Reconnaissance Company Force Troops, FMF Atlantic'.(Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic). At this Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, marines are seen doing pullups and pushups to assess their physical condition.
American President Franklin D Roosevelt at the unveiling ceremony on Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. President Roosevelt arrives in his car as crowd cheers. He waves his hat and takes a look at the monument. Gigantic head of Thomas Jefferson carved on the side of a mountain. A large American flag alongside. Sculptors continue their work of sculpting heads of George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
Graduation Ceremony of Military Academy students at West Point in New York. Troops march with rifles in hand. Insignia outside door reads 'United States Military Academy'. They receive diplomas and Commissions. People in the hall clap for the graduate members. United States Army Secretary Wilburt Tucker presents the awards. First on stage to receive the diploma is Robert Allan Stewart of Washington and anchor man John Francis Sloan of Marquette, Mich. Students of the military academy throw their hats in air after the ceremony.
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