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Newsreels: 1940 - Year In Review Sports

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keywords: 1940's Sports, Race Horse Seabiscuit, 1940 Rose Bowl, Pro Golfer Byron Nelson, Horse Trotting, 1941 Rose Parade, 1940 Orange Bowl, 1940 Cotton Bowl, 1940 Sugar Bowl

Synopsis: Horse Racing At The Kentucky Derby, Racehorse Seabiscuit Wins The Santa Anita Handicap, College Football At The Rose Bowl In Pasadena CA, Pro Football Team Chicago Bears Victorious, Pro Golfer Byron Nelson Has Another Thrilling PGA Victory, Women's Tennis Is A Fight To The Finish, Washington U Rows To Victory, Cincinnati Reds Become Baseball World Series Champs, Track And Field Meet Turns Into An Upset, Horse Trotting At Goshen, US Diving Stars Exhibit Beauty And Precision In Poolside Exhibition, America's Dare Devils In Extreme Sports, The 1941 Rose Parade Rings In the New Year With A Cavalcade Of Floats, College Football Bowl Highlights!..(read more)

  • Date: 1940
  • Duration: 00:15:03
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States

Newsreels: 1940 - Year In Review Sports

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Horse Racing At The Kentucky Derby

Racehorse Gallahadion wins the Kentucky Derby!

Racehorse Seabiscuit Wins The Santa Anita Handicap

Seabiscuit wins the Santa Anita Handicap and becomes the greatest money winner of all time!

College Football At The Rose Bowl In Pasadena CA

Stanford Tops Nebraska as 90,000 fans pack the historic Rose Bowl in Pasadena California for the 26th annual event.

Pro Football Team Chicago Bears Victorious

The Chicago Bears trounce the Washington Redskins in the year’s most amazing upset!

Pro Golfer Byron Nelson Has Another Thrilling PGA Victory

Highlight of a big year is Byron Nelson’s thrilling victory in the PGA tourney at Hershey, PA.

Women's Tennis Is A Fight To The Finish

A Queen retains her title and keeps her throne! Alice Marble wins the singles championships, beating Helen Jacobs. She then turns pro.

Washington U Rows To Victory

The Poughkeepsie Regatta. Thrills afloat, as the Washington U. Huskies pull to victory on a choppy Hudson, with Cornell second.

Cincinnati Reds Become Baseball World Series Champs

The World Series! The National League Reds earn a thrilling victory over the Detroit Tigers. America’s favorite game in a colorful wind-up.

Track And Field Meet Turns Into An Upset

Chuck Fenske upsets Glenn Cunningham in the mile, and the Kansan hangs up his shoes.

Horse Trotting At Goshen

A time honored sport! The famous trotting meeting at Goshen, with spills to mark the annual round of steed and sulky.

US Diving Stars Exhibit Beauty And Precision In Poolside Exhibition

Beauty and precision personified by crack U.S. diving stars. Pretty Marjorie Gestring and a male cast in a 1940 exhibition deluxe.

America's Dare Devils In Extreme Sports

Ski Jumping, Motor Boat Racing, Rodeo Bull Riding, Stunt Car Driving, Ice Racing, Water Skiing.

The 1941 Rose Parade Rings In the New Year With A Cavalcade Of Floats

New Year’s Day Parade floats; 52nd Annual Tournament Of Roses Parade, Pasadena CA.

College Football Bowl Highlights!

1940 gridiron season comes to a spectacular finale! Highlights of the Nation’s Bowl classics, an exciting wind-up to the US football cavalcade! 1940 Orange Bowl, 1940 Cotton Bowl, 1940 Sugar Bowl.