English Beats U.S. Trackmen (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1937)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. ENGLISH BEATS U.S. TRACKMEN: PRINCETON, NJ - Teams representing Oxford and Cambridge conquer Cornell and Princeton in the second victory for the visiting track stars since they arrived in the United States. The American boys give their guests a tussle, but suffer eventual defeat. 2. CROWD CHEERS RUSS AIRMEN: LOS ANGELES, CA - A tumultuous reception greets the three Russian fliers whose flight across the North Pole from Moscow to San Jacinto broke all previous records for distance. City officials give the trio a warm welcome. 3. NATION HONORS SEN. ROBINSON: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Administration leaders and members of Congress file silently into the Senate Chamber to pay their last respects to Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic Chieftain, who was claimed by sudden death. 4. BIG CATS EAT FROM HIS HAND: VIENNA, AUSTRIA - Summer entertainment of a spine-chilling nature is the order of the day at the municipal zoo where a trainer puts his lions through a series of horrifying stunts. And they’ve still got their teeth, too. 5. SCOTS HONOR KING AND QUEEN: EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - Queen Elizabeth becomes the first woman member in history of an ancient Scottish order as the sovereign and King George make their first royal visit to their subjects in Scotland. 6. OLD VEHICLES TIE UP CITY: PHILADELPHIA, PA - Various types of carriages and ancient automobiles give the public something to think about as the old-fashioned craft take over the city’s streets for a parade. Police have their hands full trying to make ’em speed up to the limit. 7. COLLEGIANS AT REFORM HOP: TECUMSEH, OK - The head of a girls’ training school finds bids eagerly accepted by college men as she arranges a dance for her charges. All have a good time, but there’s no chance to be seeing Nellie home when the party breaks up. 8. PICCARD BALLOON IN FLAMES: ROCHESTER, MN - Dr. Jean Piccard starts for the stratosphere again in a gondola hauled aloft by ninety-five little balloons filled with dangerous hydrogen. After floating over Iowa, the Doctor lands in a tree, his machine on fire. 9. 300 HURT IN GAS BLAST FIRE: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - A blazing inferno of gasoline threatens to destroy a wide area of the community as explosions ignite enormous tanks of inflammable liquid. More than three hundred firemen and civilians are injured during the flight against the flames. 10. WEST’S BEST IN BRONC’ TEST: SALINAS, CA - The finest riders in the Great Open Spaces are just another bunch of fall guys to the steers and bucking bronchos assembled for the 26th Annual Salinas Rodeo. But now and then a cowboy manages to subdue his unwilling host.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library