People gather to watch the 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games. Snow covered peaks in the background. Olympians march into the on the snow covered grounds. Representatives stand with their flags from different countries. Women contestants in their team winter costumes.
Harvard and Yale boat race on the Thames River in New London, Connecticut. View from railroad bridge crossing the Thames, as one racing shell takes the lead in one of the rowing boat races conducted annually between Harvard and Yale crews. Several steam-driven boats follow the rowers. One long row boat carries a number of women spectators. A huge crowd standing along the river bank cheers. Crews carry their racing shells from the river after the contests. (Attributed to Thomas Armat.)
The National Marble Championship in Wildwood, New Jersey. Bill Kloss wins the championship. Boys participate in marble shooting contest. Children watch and cheer during the championship. Judges seated at a desk watch carefully. Bill Kloss seated in a chair with a crown on his head.
PGA (Professional Golfers Association) contest in Buffalo, New York. Players on the golf course. Spectators watch the match. Paul Runyan of White Plains, New York wins the PGA title afterdefeating Craig Wood. Paul Runyan receives the winning trophy.
An American Motorcyclist Association speed contest motorcycle race in Daytona Beach, Florida. People gather to watch the race. The motorbike race in progress on sand and dirt course. A man falls while riding his motorcycle. A motorcycle on fire. People cheer. Injured riders are loaded in an ambulance.
Newly reconstructed Franklin Field, in Philadelphia, filled with 57 thousand spectators. The 150 member University of Illinois marching band plays and parades over the field. A cheering section in the grandstand spells out "N", as part of their message and another section spells out an A" with their cards. Prior to kickoff, Harold Edward "Red" Grange, Captain of the University of Illinois football team, stands holding a football. He is flanked by Illinois Head Coach Robert Carl Zuppke and Pennsylvania coach, John Louis. Grange hands the football to another player. The field is muddy from earlier snow and rain. Grange is seen running the ball on the very muddy field in the contest against University of Pennsylvania. Players are mud-covered and sliding during play. (Underdog Illinois won 24-2.) Scene shifts to different game with cheer leaders in grandstand spelling "Knute Rockne." Camera focuses on the famous Notre Dame football coach, Knute Rockne, attending the game, as a spectator in the stands. Cheerleaders seen at sidelines. In another scene, Grange is shown in a game, running for a touchdown at corner of goal line. Enthusiastic spectators are seen in stands and at sidelines at a football game.