Boy Scout Camp 1954-55-56/ St. Tars Basketball
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Amateur film covering Tar’s boy’s basketball intramural game. The teams are introduced in a opening ceremony, a marching band plays and cheerleaders cheer during half-time, and the boys receive trophies at an awards ceremony. The game is shot from multiple angles and there is footage of the cheering crowd.
Credits
Margaret Conneely (filmmaker)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Margaret Conneely Collection
Subjects: Basketball; Guides and scouts; Youth; Children; Boy Scouts; Sports
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - B&W film, VS interior basketball gym, boys play practice game with coach as referee; 08:17 - CU hoop, practice dribbling past defense, RA, SA boys practice foul shots, dribble and pass, lay ups; 11:10 - FSA boys enter gym, all teams in uniform in single file line, coaches lead their team with a flag with team name, line up each team single file in gym, HA pan of teams, boy scouts hold American flag and troop flag for Pledge of Allegiance[?], boys exit gym in single file, MS children in crowd; 13:24 - teams huddle, cheerleaders cheer, teams warm up, game begins; 21:37 - woman films the students with a handheld camera, game resumes; 24:11 - boys take turns shooting free throws, game resumes; 26:34 - MS cheerleaders perform during half-time, game resumes; 28:38 - VS marching band performs, shots of children cheering and laughing in crowd; 29:58 - game resumes, crowd claps and chants, cheerleaders on sidelines, MS people congratulate winning players; 32:16-36:50 - color film, awards ceremony, woman reads out names, referee hands out trophies to players
Cfa elements: 1,265 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/2649
Subjects: Basketball; Guides and scouts; Youth; Children; Boy Scouts; Sports
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - B&W film, VS interior basketball gym, boys play practice game with coach as referee; 08:17 - CU hoop, practice dribbling past defense, RA, SA boys practice foul shots, dribble and pass, lay ups; 11:10 - FSA boys enter gym, all teams in uniform in single file line, coaches lead their team with a flag with team name, line up each team single file in gym, HA pan of teams, boy scouts hold American flag and troop flag for Pledge of Allegiance[?], boys exit gym in single file, MS children in crowd; 13:24 - teams huddle, cheerleaders cheer, teams warm up, game begins; 21:37 - woman films the students with a handheld camera, game resumes; 24:11 - boys take turns shooting free throws, game resumes; 26:34 - MS cheerleaders perform during half-time, game resumes; 28:38 - VS marching band performs, shots of children cheering and laughing in crowd; 29:58 - game resumes, crowd claps and chants, cheerleaders on sidelines, MS people congratulate winning players; 32:16-36:50 - color film, awards ceremony, woman reads out names, referee hands out trophies to players
Cfa elements: 1,265 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/2649
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:06