Hoover Sees Athletics Win World’s Series in Smashing Finish (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1929)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. HOOVER SEES ATHLETICS WIN WORLD’S SERIES IN SMASHING FINISH: SHIBE PARK, PA - Haas’ homer and Miller’s double defeats Cubs 3-2 — 30,000 fans there. The game. Cubs score twice in the fourth session. Athletics capture series in the ninth — Players’ share, Mackmen, $6,000 each, Chicago, $4,000 each. 2. “BONE SHAKERS” OF LONG AGO TAKE THE AIR AGAIN: GWYNEDD, PA - Veteran Wheelmen’s Association celebrates its 53rd anniversary. Old-time champs. Mile-A-Minute Murphy, Arthur Zimmerman, unbeaten world’s champion, Jimmy Wells and Tom Finley. A great trick 30 years ago. As it was in Floradora and horse-car days. 3. TINY YACHTS BUCK HEAVY SEAS IN GULF: NEW ORLEANS, LA - Rough weather marks annual races of International Star Class Association. Nobody had to whistle for a breeze. 4. ODDITIES IN TO-DAY’S NEWS: PETALUMA, CA - (Exclusive Pictures) Here are four California babies that can walk and run at age of three months. In training as “watchdogs” — First lesson. But their manners are terrible. 5. “HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT”: PORT ANGELES, WA - Captain “Jack” Smith, and his daughter, use forest “bricks” to erect unique home. Giant portholes, seven feet wide, are the windows. 6. BIG CITY LURES BOSSY: NEW YORK CITY - Ohio farmer’s wife milks $15,000 cow with skyscrapers as setting. This stunt marks annual visit of the Ohio Society to New York. 7. HE’S A SALMON HOUND: ELWAHA RIVER, WA - “Mike,” world’s only fishing dog, is his own hook, line and sinker. Every day is Friday for him. The fish get the bites instead of the fisherman. 8. ROCKNE’S TEAM SINKS NAVY GRID STARS 14 - 7: BALTIMORE, MD - Notre Dame defeats middies for third successive year before tremendous crowd. 80,000 were there. Navy kicks off. Notre Dame wins. 9. COAST MELON MARKET IS SADLY DEPLETED: OAKLAND, CA - Visible supply rapidly disappears as prize eating contest is staged. At the half-way mark and still going strong. “Dere ain’t gonna be no rine.” 10. AUTO SPEED STARS THRILL CROWDS AT FAIR: DANBURY, CT - Farmer folk gasp as cars skid around curves on half-mile track. Here they come — there they go.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library