Nassau’s Eleven Beats Navy (Universal Newsreel, Nov 1933)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. NASSAU’S ELEVEN BEATS NAVY: PRINCETON, NJ - Thrilling scenes in Palmer Stadium as the Tiger, one of the few undefeated monarchs of the collegiate football jungle, tramples over the Midshipman’s goat, winning by a 13-0 score, to become one of the East’s outstanding contenders for the national gridiron championship. 2. FLEET PROVES DEFENSE VALUE: TARANTO, ITALY - Remarkable views as the Fascist battle squadrons return from their maneuvers off the coast in which they executed the most modern tactics of naval warfare, carrying out Il Duce’s determination to be the master of the Mediterranean. 3. U.S. RECOGNIZES SOVIET RUSSIA: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a striking interview Maxim Litvinoff, Communist emissary to America, expresses his pleasure at President Roosevelt’s move establishing diplomatic relations with the U.S.S.R. and praises William C. Bullitt of Philadelphia, who has been named first ambassador to Moscow. HIGHLIGHTS IN THE NEWS: 4. WORTHINGTON, OH - Exclusive pictures of the wreck of the crack Buffalo-Cincinnati Big Four Express, in which more than one hundred passengers miraculously escaped injury when seven cars left the tracks after the train hit a broken rail. 5. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Unusual views of William H. Woodin, Secretary of the Treasury, conferring with Henry Morgenthau, Jr., his temporary successor, before leaving on a trip west for his health. 6. NIAGARA FALLS, NY - Jack Frost pays an early call to the famous cataract this year, transforming it into an amazing fairy land of crystalline beauty. 7. SAVANNAH, GA - Colorful scenes as President Roosevelt is greeted by huge crowds when he stops here to take part in the state’s bicentennial celebration while on his way to the Little White House at Warm Springs. 8. SOUTH HAVEN, MI - Wild scenes on the shores of Lake Michigan as huge waves pound the Norwegian steamer “Flaks,” driven ashore during a terrific gale while trying to gain entrance to the harbor. 9. DARING STRATOSPHERE FLIERS MISSING AFTER 11-MILE CLIMB: AKRON, OH - Unusual scenes as Lieutenant-Commander T.G.W. Settle, U.S.N., and Major Chester L. Fordney, U.S.M.C., leave on their record trip into space from the Goodyear Field here, in an attempt to make further advanced studies of the cosmic rays. 10. FIGHTS MARK HOCKEY OPENER: NEW YORK, NY - Hectic scenes in Madison Square Garden during the initial game of the metropolitan season, in which the Rangers defeat Detroit’s Red Wings, 2-1, after a furious battle that culminates in a free-for-all fist-fight among the players.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library