Trojans Lose to Fighting Irish, 27-0, in Gridiron Upset (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1930)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. TROJANS LOSE TO FIGHTING IRISH, 27-0, IN GRIDIRON UPSET: LOS ANGELES, CA - Record throng of 90,000 sees Notre Dame super-team run wild over great University of Southern California eleven, regarded as finest in West, and clinch 1930 football championship in whirlwind display of strategy and skill. 2. ARTISANS RISK LIVES ON NEW CITY HALL TO INSTALL GIANT CLOCK: CAMDEN, NJ - Mounted 250 feet in air, mammoth timepiece taxes skill and stamina of workers to set it in place. Minute hand, cast in solid bar of aluminum, weighs 87 pounds and is 120 inches long. Powerful lights behind dial will make numerals visible at three miles. 3. STREETS TEEM WITH MILLIONS OF EARLY CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS: NEW YORK, NY - “Buy Now” adherents jam streets and stores to claim triple advantage of escaping last-minute crush, seizing on bargain prices and providing work opportunities for thousands who might otherwise face cheerless holidays. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: 4. BERLIN, GERMANY - Bike stuntsters regale passers-by! — Family of monocyclists add to queer sights of capital. 5. SHARON HILL, PA - Railway mail launched at 65 miles an hour! — Speeding train succeeds in new pick-up test. 6. MIAMI BEACH, FL - Freak aircraft makes good! — Claim unusual safety factor for odd tailless biplane with arrowhead wings. 7. BROOKLYN, NY - Youthful hero saves feline tree-sitter! — Effects rescue after 120 hours of self-isolation. 8. ARMY BLASTS 250-FOOT CHIMNEY TO ENLARGE BOLLING FIELD AREA: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Dynamite charge topples huge stack which has stood as obstacle and menace to fliers landing at capital, including Lindbergh, Hawks, Byrd and other world famous birdmen. Cleared space will make airport one of largest in East. 9. EARLY WINTER ICE JAM LOCKS VESSELS IN SOLID FROZEN SEA: SAULT STE. MARIE, MI - First blizzard of season which swept in from East and West makes world’s greatest commerce canal a prison for shipping, with crews of pickmen and sawyers working to free them, in sub-zero temperature. 10. TEUTON HUMAN FLY GIVES GRATIS THRILLS TO GAPING CROWDS: BERLIN, GERMANY - Daredevil climbs face of building, in imminent peril of his life, then further startles spectators by riding a bicycle back and forth along parapet of structure to show his contempt for danger.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library