Mrs James Roosevelt christens a ship in Massachusetts. The daughter-in-law of President Roosevelt. christens the new Farragut ship in Quincy. Dignitaries stand with her. Ship slides down the ways at the Fore River shipyards.
In preparation to launch the aircraft carrier,USS Hancock (DV-19) shipyard workers (Riggers) at the Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, remove key supports from under her hull. On the upper side, workers use timber battering rams to loosen supports, while below, others use ropes to lower them. The platform at the ship's bow is covered in patriotic bunting. The ship begins to move down the ways, stern first, into the water. As she floats away, tugboats standby to assist.
Celebration for the launch of the U.S. Aircraft carrier USS Hanock (CV-19) at Bethlehem Steel Shipyards, Fore Rive, Massachusetts. Band plays on the pier. Band members dressed in white. Large crowd on the pier. Views from the deck of the USS Hancock as she goes down the ways during launch.
The U.S. Open Men's Doubles in Brookline, Massachusetts. Tennis players Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn with Gregory Mangin and Berkeley Bell before the match. The players play in the U.S. Open Men's Doubles. Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn, winners of the match, are awarded
Young men invent a diver's helmet in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Young men help two divers get into their newly invented contraptions. The contraptions built with old boilers and cycle pumps. The two divers enter a water body as others around watch. A man holds onto the tubes attached to the two contraptions. They use cycle pumps to supply oxygen to the men under water. The divers emerge onto the water surface.
601 racers participate at 71st Boston marathon in Massachusetts. Runners shown include Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to run the marathon. The narrator claims that the "leggy lady" was jostled off the course and did not finish, but that is incorrect. Race official Jock Semple tried to remove her, but her boyfriend who was running with her stopped him and she finished the race as number 261. Dave McKenzie of New Zealand finishes first. Tom Laris and Yutaka Oaki of Japan follow. A man hugs McKenzie after he wins the race.