Irishman Takes Mat Crown (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1935)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. CADETS START AIR COURSES: MITCHEL FIELD, NY - Large groups of third-year West Pointers take their first trips aloft at the beginning of two weeks’ training as observers under a new rule requiring all Military Academy graduates to be familiar with aviation. 2. BAER IN SURPRISE MARRIAGE: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The former heavyweight boxing champion upsets the “dope” in a sudden wedding to Mary Ellen Sullivan, hostess in a coffee shop. The ceremony is performed by a Justice of the District Supreme Court at his home. 3. 3 DIE IN WRECK OF FREIGHT: LITTLE ROCK, AR - Spikes placed on the track by vandals derails a fast train, piling up the cars in a flaming mass.—At St. Charles, MO, a Wabash train escapes control and crashes into the piers of a bridge, tearing a 100-foot section out of the structure. 4. YOUNGSTERS ‘SHOOT IT OUT’: OCEAN CITY, NJ - Boys from all over the country knuckle down in the National Marbles Tournament. A Throop, PA, lad carries off first honors, vanquishing all comers by his superior skill. 5. IRISHMAN TAKES MAT CROWN: NEW YORK, NY - Danno O’Mahony, conqueror of Big Jim Londos for the heavyweight wrestling title, discusses his encounter with the Greek and his future plans in an interview spiced with the brogue of the Ould Sod. 6. BEARS SWEEP COAST REGATTA: LONG BEACH, CA - The University of California’s eight-oared crew adds to its Poughkeepsie laurels with a victory over outstanding collegiate shells, setting a new record for the 2,000-metre course. 7. ENGINES IN HEAD-ON CRASH: MAGNOLIA, IL - Two locomotives drive at each other at full speed, colliding with a spectacular crash that releases huge clouds of steam. The stunt is staged to thrill a large crowd of spectators. 8. BARBER GROOMS YOUNG CHIMP: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Shave, haircut and tonic all go to make Jo-Jo a handsomer simian. Jo-Jo personally prefers the tonsorial mechanic’s soap, but he lifts his chin to the razor with the graces of a human barber-shop habituee. 9. GIRL HIKERS CHECK SKIRTS: YONKERS, NY - A progressive ferry office gives free checking service for the city wear of young women who wear shorts underneath more formal clothing. The misses leave their skirts as they cross the Hudson for walks on the New Jersey side. 10. FLIERS BREAK ALL RECORDS: MERIDIAN, MS - Fred and Al Key pass the 648th hour aloft in their grueling endurance flight, cracking the unofficial mark set by Jackson and O’Brine, despite a fire which threatens to bring the machine to earth.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library