Wonderful Willie (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1966)

Description

The original release sheet reads: WONDERFUL WILLIE MAYS' 535th HOMER TOPS FOXX'S RECORD In back-to-back games at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, Willie Mays hits his 534th and 535th career homerun to tie and break Jimmy Foxx's total and take sole possesion of second place in the record books. 0nly Babe Ruth, with 714, has hit more than Willie. WOMAN HANSOM CAB DRIVER 22-year old Maggie Cogan is one of very few drivers of hansom cabs in New York's Central Park. Her pet cat, "Clyde", is a constant companion. Romantics of all ages have made the horse-and-carriage ride through Central Park a Manhattan "must". TAIWAN TEA HARVEST Taiwan marks the 100th anniversary of the export of tea with a bumper crop. Tea has flourished here for over one thousand years. The refining process takes the leaves from the field to a factory where they're dried, massaged, fermented, sifted, refine, and packed. SPORTS KAYAK RACE In Spain, a Kayak race on the Sella River brings out one hundred and eight contestants from fourteen countries. Fans follow the race on a special train which chugs along the riverbank, stops frequently, then loads up again and continues. It's a thirty-year-old custom!

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library