Alfred Samuel Smith popularly called Al Smith gives a speech in Newark. Light decoration on a road. Cars move around. A huge crowd gathered at a place. Al Smith speaks on microphone. Crowd cheers and raise hands. People wave and raise American flags. Flags formed of lights and top curvature of gate also decorated with lights. Two posters on each side of a gate. Eminent people sit on chairs on a stage.
A film titled 'Louis And Farr Hold Postmortem On The Big Fight'. Joe Louis with a bruise under the eye talks about his win in the boxing match against Tommy Farr in Newark, New Jersey. Tommy Farr gives a loser's version of the encounter in Long Branch in New Jersey.
Clip opens with Gilded Age scenes near the turn of the century in the United States, circa late 1890s. Busy sidewalk scene in a city with men and women in suits, dresses, and hats of the era walking and in conversation. Wealthy people moving about. Group of women ascends steps toward a building. Reunion game of baseball between old men formerly from the Orange 'Y' team and the 'Bears' in Newark, New Jersey. Elderly players pose for a photograph in front of a team banner that says 1885. Elderly baseball players play on a field as fans young and old in the stands watch the game. Young spectators cheer a play by the senior citizen players. A player hits a grounder and another player comes in from 3rd base toward what looks to be a slide at home plate, but he ends up sitting down on the plate.
Steamers on the frozen River Neva deliver food supplies sent by foreign relief organization to Petrograd, Russia during period of Russian Revolution and World War I. Soviet Russian children stand next to ship 'Marcus' from Newark, New Jersey, USA. Men unload food supplies. American relief administrator Colonel Haskall looks at a map. Food sacks being transported along snowy streets by horse drawn sled and sleigh. Civilians walk in snow covered streets, bundled in warm winter clothing. People gathered together in the cold eat hot food in the streets of Russia.
Howard Hughes climbs out of the cockpit of his H-1 Racer, a custom built low wing monoplane, license number NR258Y, after completing his record breaking transcontinental flight from California. He allows another man to sit in the cockpit as Hughes talks to him. Ground crew pushes the airplane into the hangar.
Newsreel clip entitled "Ball Players Train in North" shows major league baseball teams holding spring training in 1943. Teams were not allowed to travel south to Florida because of World War 2 travel restrictions. First part of clip shows men (presumably baseball players) riding in a horse and buggy along a tree-lined road. Giants seen running on field and meeting with manager and Hall of Fame outfielder Mel Ott. Players pose for camera, all wearing long sleeves. Closeup of Giants Hall of Fame pitcher Carl Hubbell. Giants players seen throwing at posters of Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler and Hideki Tojo -- Leaders of the Axis powers during the war. Players look at the posters after throwing; note patriotic war patch on Giant player's sleeve. Clip shifts to Washington Senators training camp the same year. Coach and renowned baseball clown Nick Altrock leads players in warmup drills. Players warm up in outfield, near what looks like a heating plant. Closeup of Senators pitcher Dutch Leonard throwing. Closeup of Senators owner Clark Griffith (in overcoat) talking with manager Ossie Bluege. Closeup of Bluege. Players marvel over of 7-foot player Richard Ahrens, who was signed by the Senators that spring as a possible publicity stunt; he never appeared in a minor or major league game. Washington players pretend to warm themselves up by small campfire on the field. Another shot of Altrock. (Note: There is no indication where these clips were taken but the Giants trained in Lakewood, New Jersey that spring and the Senators trained in College Park, Maryland. )
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