Boxing match between Baer and Heeney with Manassa Mauler as referee, in New York City. Muddled count by official timekeeper compels Dempsey to declare Baer as winner .1931.
Colonel Bernt Balchen prepares to attempt rescue of the survivors of the SS Viking vessel. The vessel was rocked by explosion about eight miles off the Horse Islands. It caught fire during shooting of film The Viking. Balchen is seen consulting with two other men beside his parked Sikorsky S-38 sesquiplane amphibious aircraft named "Colonial." Colonel Balchen climbs into the flying boat, starts the twin engines, taxis, and takes off on the mission from Boston.
Young sculptors emulate the work of Cellini - kin of Augustus St. Gaudens. Sculptors showcase their versatility to attract attention of the art world in Miami, Florida. 23 March 1931.
Collegiettes wreck and demolish an historic Wellesley college building. Female students move out the furniture, smash windows, rip down doors, and build a bonfire to burn much of it. Two girls jokingly try to make calls using disconnected old telephones. The girls are destroying the building to make way for new college structure.
Garfield Arthur Wood sets a new speedboat record of 102 miles per hour at Miami Beach Florida. Scenes of how Garfield Wood sets the record with Miss America IX. 23 March 1931.
Fast steppers feature in a musical comedy at Northwestern University, Chicago. Dancers perform on stage. 1931.
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