Champions Race In Athletic Match

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Synopsis: Athletic sports take the spotlight in New York's huge Madison Square Garden as sixteen thousand enthusiasts turn out to see national collegiate champions set new records...(read more)

Date: 1943
Duration: 00:01:33
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: United States, New York, Madison Square Garden

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Champions Race In Athletic Match

Athletic sports take the spotlight in New York's huge Madison Square Garden as sixteen thousand enthusiasts turn out to see national collegiate champions set new records for speed. Here's Cornelius Warmerdam, world's champion pole vaulter. Tonight, the Californian is aiming for better than fifteen feet... and he clears the bar with inches to spare, a new mark for an indoor meet.

Climax of the evening is the mile race. Stars are entered from leading American universities. New York University's Frank Dixon is setting the pace. Last time around, three men are left. Dodds, the national champion is now in front. Trailing up to this point, Earl Mitchell is overtaking the leaders. Sprinting to the front with a magnificent burst of power Mitchell steps out to win by four yards. Time: four minutes, eight and six-tenths seconds.

01:04:21:26

Cornelius Warmerdam sets new world pole vaulting mark for indoor meet.

01:05:22:27

Sprinting to the front Earl Mitchell wins the mile race by four yards.