Sports Highlights of 1958 (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1958)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1A/B/C/D/E/F/G/H/I. SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS OF 1958 - Some of the top sports thrills in a year of excitement! At Bad Gastein, the World Ski Championships. A sizzling pace is set in the downhill event. 15 men break the course record. America's Bud Werner comes a cropper in a game try for the title, and Toni Sailer, world's greatest skier, repeats his championship performance. / NCAA Basketball at Louisville pits the Seattle Chiefs, sparked by Elgin Baylor's great shooting, against the Kentucky Wildcats. After a great 1st half performance by Baylor, the Cats cut loose to win the collegiate hoop championship. 84-72. / On the Turf. The wonder horse of the year, Silky Sullivan fizzled in the Kentucky Derby. Silky's patented come-from-behind finish never materialized. It was Tim Tam overtaking Lincoln Road in the stretch for a sensational finish in the run for the roses. / One of the most exciting Indianapolis 500-mile races saw a chilling 13-car pile-up in the very first lap. Miraculously, all but one driver escaped death. It was a blazing pace throughout, with Jimmy Bryan winning at an average speed of nearly 134mph. / Golfdom's National Open saw Tommy Bolt, famous for his explosive temper, smoothly manage his temperament and his shots to out-play South Africa's Gary Player under pressure on Tulsa's tough Southern Hills course. / Track sensation of the year was Herb Elliott, who participated in an all-star array at Dublin, in the mile race of the century. Four entrants broke 4 minutes!! Elliott won wide–clipping more than 3 seconds off the old world's record. / The America’s Cup Race. Supreme event of Yachting. The blue-ribbon International sports event, was resumed after 21 years. Columbia, titled for the U.S. and far outclassed the British challenger Sceptre, in a series of four picturesque races off Newport. / In Baseball, the Giants and Dodgers made headlines as the season opened with their shift to the Pacific Coast. But at the season's end New York was back in the limelight as the Yankees overcame a disadvantage of 3 games to 1, to beat the Braves in the World Series. A seven-game sensation. / For an eye-appealing finale, Flying Mermaids at Topeka in the Women's National A.A.U. Diving Championships. Shapely, stylish rivals Paula Jean Meyers and Tahiea Sparling give stellar performances with Paula Jean shading the challenger to keep her crown.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library