1940s SPORT SPELLBINDERS

[Music] here's a spellbinder the sport of fishing turned commercial tuners hundreds of them and tons to take home the fisherman's delight no bait just a feather and a hook and there you are some are so heavy it takes three husky men to land them this fishing hole is off the galapagos islands the anglers paradise no sitting and waiting here's action and plenty of it there's never a nibble it's always a bite and up comes another monster that's fishing for you action over the high hurdles athletes train for a contest that takes stamina speed and a staunch heart the obstacle race is at times all wet the water jump offers a threatening hazard but sure-footed runners negotiate the jump with confidence and no sprained ankles here is truly an unusual picture it's been slowed down eight times its normal speed the broad jump is always a thriller especially when it's analyzed with a slow-motion camera here is plainly seen the strain on every muscle of the athlete's trim body [Music] now the high jump again slow motion this time showing how he turns his body to clear the pole a remarkable study and timing and muscle coordination the pole vault always a spellbinder the best grandstand seat in the stadium won't give you this seam all where he goes nearly 15 feet high athletes stride for years to clear the pool at 15 feet and it was not until 1942 that this feat was finally accomplished here's a new one for the ski fans skiing on the sand it looks pretty and graceful if you do it with a nice cool plunge at the finish but everyone isn't expert some get off to a good start to find the going pretty rough some get all tangled up like a chinese puzzle [Music] yes it's a great sport if you like sand in your hair more thrills with water skis if you fall here at least you fall on something soft hitchhiking on the ocean with a seaplane for speed now watch this fellow dash across florida's famous biscayne bay there's speed for you now for the stuntmen surfboard stars over the high hurdles some do it and some don't here's one way to come to grief on water skis slowed up you get a better idea of what happens if you slept sports in the main woods spellbinding thrills as kayaks shoot the rapids of a roaring mountain stream it's a four mile ride with plenty of action and plenty of water the idea is to keep your head above water and your kayak going in the right direction some prefer flat bottom boats for the ride the tossing they take is worse than a heavy sea you have to be a good sailor to take this kind of treatment here's one that is really going places [Music] more spellbinders with the outboard fans here's a sport that's fast and furious down and around the course they speed at great neck pace [Music] a close call for the cameraman the only things damaged to the boat and the owner's feelings the sport of kings a steeplechase race packed full of tumbles and spills [Applause] two and a half miles to go [Applause] [Music] watch this remarkable spellbinder as the horse literally stands on his head [Music] [Applause] [Music] it's a hard gruelling contest for both jockey and horse from the time the horses leave the panic until they speed across the finish line there's spectacular entertainment and pulsating excitement on to the winning post the leader drives straining every muscle in his body [Applause] more hair razors as the motorcycle maniacs tackle a tough hill almost impossible to negotiate but there's no stopping these fellows except the top of the hill [Music] [Applause] ancient autos race to new records it's the jalopy derby or the last dash of the leaping leaners [Music] daredevil drivers pilot the battered hulks over a perilous course 150 miles of bumps and jumps and the old crates can take it [Music] rivers tin cans and assaulted wrecks it's a free-for-all over tricky roads of mud twisting turns and chuck holes [Applause] [Music] dirt and sand up to their hubcaps but everyone is happy and striving to win it's a spellbinder of a different kind and one that tops them all [Music] you