Sports Highlights of 1956 (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1956)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS OF 1956 / HIGH POINTS OF THE YEAR IN SPORTS – THRILLS, EXCITEMENT, HEROISM, AND SOME TRAGEDY . . . — WINTER OLYMPICS - The grace and precision of Tenley Albright and Hayes Alan Jenkins; and the flashing ski-wizardry of Toni Sailer. — TRACK AND FIELD - America's first 4-minute mile and a smashing upset race; the 7-foot mark cleared in the high jump for the first time. — WATER SPORTS - Mermaids making sports news–Olympic divers and swimmers. A novel heli-boat takes to the air; kayak racers in a thrilling contest. — MOTOR MANIA - Scorching speed in the Indianapolis 500-mile classic; motorcycle mayhem in Vienna; a muddy marathon in France. — TURF - A spectacular finish in the Kentucky Derby; the Grand National, world's roughest test of horse and rider; Olympic Steeplechase, a brutal cross-country ordeal. — GOLF - Brilliant play and iron nerves make a Master at Augusta; America's top amateur fights off a challenge to his crown. — TRIBUTE - To Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Connie Mack, two beloved figures of the immortals of sport, who passed on in 1956. — BASEBALL - Grand climax of a thrilling season, the World Series, highlighted by Don Larson's perfect game.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library