A boxing match in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. World Light Heavyweight champion John H. Lewis fights with another boxer in a boxing ring. Spectators seated in the stands. He drinks water after the first round. American Boxer John H. Lewis. 'Tony' Galenio from Orange, New Jersey seated on a barrel. The match between John H. Lewis and Tony resumes. Tony lifts up the barrel and shows his confidence.
The Washington Redskins Pro football team members in training for their season-opening game with the College All Stars. The team members perform various drills. Two players hold a barrel with no top or bottom as the quarterback throws the ball through it. Players kick field goals. A player kicks the football off the nose of a fellow player laying on his back. A coach sprays water from a hose on team members while they are lying on the ground. A flag of the United States in the background.
Annual Soap Box Derby held in Akron, Ohio. The young boys work on their Soapbox cars. A youngster works on the wheel of his car. Spectators stand on either side of the racing track.. The Soapbox cars at the starting point. The race starts. Men on bike behind the cars. 14 year old Robert Berger from Omaha, Nebraska wins the race. Robert being presented the winning trophy and he smiles.
Youth Congress in Washington DC soon after Russian invasion of Finland. Young people march in street, carrying large American flag held horizontally. Men hold a banner which reads 'Civil Liberties'. A woman on horseback holds a poster which reads 'No Arms'. U.S. President Roosevelt addresses the Youth Congress at the White House. He condemns the Soviet Union as a dictatorship and decries its invasion Finland, as an assault on a very small neighboring country that only wishes to live in peace as a democracy. Roosevelt extols the political nature of Finland.
Damaged buildings due to a tornado in Albany, Georgia. Homeless on the streets. Broken windows of the buildings. Men help the injured and remove the rubble. Wooden logs in a wall of a house and a man takes out the logs. Cars on the streets.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt warns the American nations to be prepared during an address in Washington DC. He addresses the leaders of the Pan American Union on its 50th anniversary. He says that the 21 American Republics must be prepared to 'meet forces with forces' and warns dictator nations that 'who touches one of us touches all'.
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