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Tour de France, 1956
Title: "Sports: Tour of France Bicycle Classic" superimposed over race / MS cathedral / riders sitting at curb / CU riders / CU rider adjusting bicycle / Angle view riding past people looking out of building, from balconies and from...
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Racehorse "Nashua" wins Belmont Stakes horse race in New York and racehorse "Swaps" wins horse race in Inglewood, CA
Title "Turf - Nashua vs. Swaps, match race awaited" superimposed over crowd watching horse race / two shots of crowd in stands and on grounds of Hollywood Park race track in Inglewood, CA / racehorse "Swaps" parading on track // crowd in...
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Gold Cup Regatta motorboat race in Detroit
Title ""Summer sports - water, water everywhere!" superimposed over motorboat racing / "Detroit, Mich." superimposed over wide shot of boats racing on Detroit River / man on stand waving checkered flag to start race / motorboat "Tempo...
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Phariza wins 1952 British Lincolnshire Handicap race
Title: "Sports Headlines From Britain - Turf Thriller! Lincolnshire Handicap" superimposed over ride shot race / WS crowd with umbrellas / MS crowd / CU people looking thru binoculars/ WS Follow horses out of starting gate / Ride shot...
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Swaps wins Kentucky Derby in 1955
Countdown / Sportfolio intro sequence / card: "Place commercial here" / MS gallery in stands, some hold newspapers over heads for rain / CU three middle age women in bonnets, one holding a parasol over all three / MS rider on horse lead...
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Two American records are set in discus and javelin at women's Olympic track and field trials
Title "U.S. Women's Track and Field Trials" superimposed over hurdles / Earlene Brown, shotput and discus thrower from Los Angeles, hurling discus / CU Brown and her baby / CU Brown playing piano / CU Brown balancing 8 lb. shot / Low...
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Margaret Ravoir wins third swimming marathon, 1932
Title card: "American Mermaid Marathon Champ for Third Time - Margaret Ravoir of Philadelphia shows her power in Toronto swim" / women in bathing suits applying grease to their bodies prior to 10-mile swimming marathon race / CU greased...
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Leslie Pawson wins the 1933 Boston Marathon
Title card: "NEW RECORD FOR BOSTON MARATHON SET BY PAWSON" / LS elevated view of Boston Marathon runners advancing toward and beneath camera, crowds watch on from either side of road; PAN RIGHT to follow runners past and away from camera...
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Distance runner Glenn Cunningham runs world's fastest mile in track meet in Princeton, NJ
Two shots of crowd in stands at Palmer Stadium / runners Bill Bonthron, Gene Venzke, and Glenn Cunningham start mile run as starter fires gun / runners racing / crowd watching / Cunningham running in lead; he crosses finish line, winning...
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Penn Relays track meet at Franklin Field in Philadelphia
Title card: "Flying feet! New champions win laurels in Classic Penn Relay Carnival" / runners racing past camera / shot of runner's legs as they race on wet, muddy track / runners jumping over fence into water obstacle in steeple chase /...
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Emil Zatopek wins 10,000 meter race at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[Sportfolio episode 140] Countdown / Sportfolio intro sequence / title card: "place commercial here" / attendees walk across an outdoor plaza at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London; Olympic flag and flags of other nations stand on poles /...
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Japan's Keizo Yamada wins Boston Marathon; with shots of runners Veikko Karvonen, Gosta Leandersson and Pedro Jiminez
Title "Boston - Durable Mite From Japan Wins Marathon" superimposed over runners in street, cars and spectators line sides / runners, spectators and policemen on motorcycles to side / runners from behind / mileage sign for Natick,...
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Match horse race between racehorses "Nashua" and "Swaps" at Washington Park Race Track in Chicago
Title "Zoomar camera on the match race" superimposed over slo-mo Nashua and Swaps racing down homestretch / over-the-shoulder CU of racing program held by woman / crowd on grounds and in stands of racecourse / two shots of Swaps being...
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Race horse "Swaps" wins Hollywood Gold Cup race at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, CA, 1956
[Sportfolio episode 148] Countdown / Sportfolio intro sequence / title card: "place commercial here" / crowd watching / horses racing down straightaway, around final turn and down homestretch / crowd watching / "Swaps" crossing finish...
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Veikko Karvonen of Finland wins the Boston Marathon, 1954
Title: "Finn Wins--Karvonen Takes Boston Marathon" / VS men running Boston Marathon / High angle #1 Jim Peters of UK (favored) / High angle Japanese runners #14 Nabuyoshi Sadanaga, #4 Katsuo Nishida, and #8 Kurao Hiroshima / VS runners,...
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British race car driver Sterling Moss wins 1956 Monaco Grand Prix
Title "Auto Classic in Monaco; Briton Wins Grand Prix" superimposed over start of race / 16 cars start race down street / young men watch / VS Formula One cars race along streets lined with spectators / VS up twisting streets / VS car...
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Hungarian long-distance runner Sandor Iharos breaks record for 1500-meter run in Olympic Stadium in Helsinki
Title card: "Sports - The season for records" / title "Helsinki, 1500 meters" superimposed over runners racing / four shots of runners racing / Hungarian Sandor Iharos crossing finish line, winning race and setting world record / crowd...
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Track and Field events in the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland
Title card: "Olympics -- Action-Packed Competition" / Intertitle: "Helsinki -- Records Fall in Track & Field" superimposed over high angle of men running track / LS crowds in stadium and 100 meter dash athletes on their marks / MS man...
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Le Mans, France racing accident sends car flying into crowd, killing 83 spectators and driver Levegh and injuring around 180
Title: "The Grim Camera Record…Racing Car Tragedy at Le Mans" / high angle race car drivers run for their cars / VS cars racing around track and spectators in stands / MS car 20 driven by Pierre Levegh of France drives past camera / VS...
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Jockey Johnny Longden breaks record; wins twice at Del Mar Racetrack
Title "King of Jockeys - Longden Sets World Mark for Winning Mounts" superimposed over Jonny Longden on horse being led walking by spectators behind fence / LS looking across crowd in stands and track at Del Mar Racetrack / crowd in...
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Paul de Bruyn wins 1932 Boston Marathon
Title card: "German Looms as Olympic Star After Winning 26-mile Run - Paul de Bruyn outpaces veterans in marathon from Hopkinton to Boston" / man fires gun to start race / runners begins / onlookers sit on rocks watching race / pace cars...
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Former US Olympic Committee President Gustavus Kirby explains his two-eyed camera timing system
Title card: "Device Timing Speed To Hundredth Of Second Ready For Olympic Use - Two-eyed camera which eliminates stopwatch errors is explained by Gustavus Kirby" / MS Kirby stands outside next to Kirby two-eyed camera on tripod and...
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Caughoo beats 57 other horses to win Grand National
Title card: "World's toughest horse race! 100-1 shot wins England's Grand National!" / The grandstands at Aintree Racecourse in the rain / A high elevation view of the crowd with a few umbrellas / The 'tote' tower listing fifty-seven of...
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Master Fiddle wins Wood Memorial Stakes at New York's Jamaica racetrack
Title: "Test for Derby Hopefuls" superimposed over Angle view horses to camera / LS crowd / PAN crowd, man jumping up and down among crowd / CU Lou Hutt, Paramount News cameraman, working Zoomar Camera / Follow start of race, #2 Tom...