Italian Wins Gold Cup Race (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1938)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. CARDINAL HAYES LIES IN STATE: NEW YORK, NY - In solemn and stately ritual at St. Patrick's Cathedral, the body of Patrick Cardinal Hayes, spiritual head of millions who passed away at 70, is honored by great crowds as he lies in State before burial in a special crypt. 2A/B/C. AIR ENDURANCE RECORD BROKEN: SYRACUSE, NY - (Exclusive) Although their "flivver" plane was forced down after 4½ days, Merrill Phoenix and Harold Allen break the small craft "marathon" record of 60 hours, making amazing "catch-as-catch-can" contacts for fuel and food from the top of a speeding auto. / SUDETENS HOLD "THANKSGIVING": OBERLEUTENSDORF, CZECH - (Exclusive) While the world anxiously awaits the outcome of the crisis between the Czechs and the Nazis, members of the Sudeten-German Party stage a harvest festival which combines rejoicing and party politics. / 10-FOOT SUBMARINE HAS DEBUT: MICHIGAN CITY, IN - A tiny underwater craft, so small that its builder, Byron Connett, can barely move around, makes an amazing trial voyage. Powered with an electric motor, the strange ship can travel below the surface at 9 M.P.H. 3. 500 GET RELIGION AT BAPTISING: NEWPORT NEWS, VA - In colorful and time-honored ceremonies at the seashore, Bishop C.M. Grace, Negro prelate, leads his flock of ecstatic followers into the water and there washes their sins away while thousands watch from the shore. 4. NEW SLANT ON JITTERBUGS: VENICE, CA - The new dance crazes—the Yam, the Shag and the Lindy Hop—hit West Coast resorts and mad-cap dancers cover the beach with their antics. The newsreel camera catches some amusing "bug's-eye" angles of the swing session. 5A/B/C/D. ITALIAN WINS GOLD CUP RACE: DETROIT, MI - In the thrilling and colorful classic on the Detroit River, which brings tragedy to some racers, Count Rossi, Italian sportsman, driving a curious hump-backed speedboat, wins the 33-mile grind at a terrific 72 M.P.H. clip. / NAVY'S 1938 "GRIDDERS" SHINE: ANNAPOLIS, MD - Uncle Sam's future "admirals" are launched into a rigorous practice work-out in preparation for the Fall football campaign. Led by the famous Navy Goat, the Middies rush into the training session that has "zip" right from the start. / NOTED RING BATTLE RE-ENACTED: HATTIESBURG, MS - Turning the clock back to 1889—to the amazing 75-round "bare knuckle" boxing match between John L. Sullivan, champion, and Jake Kilrain, challenger, that epic struggle is restaged with all the bruising gusto of the original. / UNSER WINS MOUNTAIN RACE: PIKE'S PEAK, CO - Driving on a treacherous, ice-coated mountain road, Louis Unser, local daredevil, wins the famous racing classic for the fourth consecutive time, covering the 12 dangerous hairpin miles to the 14,110-foot peak in 15 min.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library