Young men and women participate in a spaghetti eating competition in the United States. People eat spaghetti pasta kept in bowls on a table. They eat the spaghetti directly from the bowl without using hands during the competitive eating contest. Faces of competitors seen eating noodles. A young man finishes first and is patted on the back by others standing near.
April 22, 1954. First open session of Senate permanent subcommittee on investigations in response to charges filed by the U.S. Army on April 13, 1954, concerning improper actions by Senator McCarthy and staff to obtain special treatment for Private G. David Schine, U.S. Army. Seen before start of session are Army Generals Lucius Clay and Alfred Gruenther. Senator Karl Mundt presiding, calls the session to order. Among those seen are Senator Edward Dirksen, second person to the Chairman's right, and Senator Charles E. Potter to Dirksen's right. Senator John L. McClelland sits to Chairman Mundt's left. Senator Joseph McCarthy and his counsel, Roy Cohn, are at the end of the table. At end of clip McCarthy states for the record that "there is no contest between Senator McCarthy and the Department of the Army, and that all that Senator McCarthy has been trying to do is to expose the Communists who have infiltrated the Department of the Army -- a very small percentage."
American Football (also known as Gridiron) in Florence, Italy. Players dressed in medieval dresses convene at the Piazza della Signoria (P.za della Signoria, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy). Italian spectators are seated in the stand to watch the match. Players get on the field and the game starts. Contestants playing American Football at the Piazza della Signoria.
Divers participate in National Aquatic Meet in Los Angeles, California. Divers compete in various events at the Olympic Swimming Stadium. They exhibit various styles of diving. A diver dives to entertain the spectators. The divers dive from a dive board into the pool. Outstanding contestants include Marjorie Gestring, Katherine Rawls, Johnny Riley, and Norman Sper, Jr.
Seen in the stands, as honorary judges, are: Brooklyn Dodgers baseball star, Jackie Robinson (the first African American player in Major League Baseball); Florence Chadwick (first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions); and Barney Ross (World Champion professional boxer). Competing skater-jumpers are seen clearing lines of barrels in early phase of the barrel-jumping contest. Andre Marceau from Quebec, fails to clear 11 barrels. Another competitor fails at 12 barrels. Others fail, including Bob Bergen of Detroit, Michigan, who can't clear 14 barrels. The winner is Terry Brown, the visiting fireman who also won last year. His winning jump distance was 28 feet, 3 inches. Closeup of Terry Brown rubbing his bruised elbows.
Sports event of Annual Juvenile Dog Race in Big Pines, California. Race between contestant duos of dogs and their owners through the frozen terrain. Victorious duo the 11 year old Bobby Howard and his dog Lou with the winner's trophy.