YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - WORLD SERIES SCANDAL 1919

[Music] Nullah vision highlights of the news yesterday years and it's 1919 and here are leading investigators in trove of recently finished World Series this is foreman of grand jury brigham and here are first films ever made of grand jury hearing evidence in actual session here's real Benton of Giants who was once offered bribe to throw game mystery woman in case is mrs. Henrietta Kelly even giant manager John McGraw was among the baseball big shots who testified before the grand jury testimony of pitcher Edward su Kali is said to have been most incriminating evidence and when after the famed White Sox fielder Shoeless Joe Jackson confessed his guilt it said that one weeping fan of his cried out say it isn't so [Music] found guilty of conspiracy to fix World Series our eight of White Sox team and here are actual films of sensational fourth inning of first game between White Sox and Cincinnati Reds with pitcher Sakaki a little too obviously being knocked from box something wasn't right and thousands mourned the proof that baseball wasn't fully honest in move to clean up game team owners in 1920 made judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis High Commissioner of national pastime and he brought baseball back but Babe Ruth too was a big help to the commissioner with his spindlelegs beaming face and booming bat even when the Bambino hit a single thousands cheered and thousands more fought to see him play the game here in world series of early 20s they blasts a three bagger and millions forget the White Sox scandal and here's another hero it's Casey's single of the Giants and the McGraw men are victorious but this time the mighty Casey did not strike out it's June 1926 at Galesburg Illinois is ernest vick Nell's world's fastest bricklayer in action he paves road 100 bricks a minute and it takes 60 brick carriers to keep him supply this looks easy let us warn you that each brick weighs 9 pounds and dick nails is not just a pretty good road paper he's best road favored in the world [Music] it's 1921 and a nation's capital firemen of city of Washington prepared to enter house filled with deadly ammonia fumes gases are often cause of death or serious injury to firemen and lessons learned in first world war are being put to good use in peace in 1939 the possibility of gas in wartime comes again here in field maneuvers real gas is poured over mock battlefield and soldiers of peacetime get little inside information on gas attacks inside their masks war again threatens Europe is the fall of 1939 approaches and war brings with it a threat of deadly gas this test is dangerous this real thing note that even cameramen at safe distance away from gas clouds wear masks yes in summer of 1939 we hope for peace but if war came we were certain then the gas would be its cruelest weapon and Adolphe Hitler's most wanton killer and as war threatened England in 1939 British babies - were prepared for the worst encased in gas proof suit from head to foot baby got air by accordion pump at end of one sleeve war came but gas didn't though England was ready for both [Music] [Applause] [Music] here's George Gray Bernard one of this nation's leading sculptors it's 20th of October 1930 and john d rockefeller has sold bernhard studio out from under him Bernards reaction to moving I won't do it George Gray Bernard was great sculptor and determined tenant to after historic mission to Moscow Elihu root heads group of dignitary standing on steps of New York City Hall it's 1917 and statesmen root hoses proudly with New York's mayor Mitchell and after their unprecedented trip to the Kremlin route and his party prepare for a triumphant tour of Broadway [Music] it's the late 1920s and near carpenter Michigan here's a result of open switch error in clearance on mainline brings two passenger trains together head-on wreckage of rolling stock is almost complete and this is sort of accident that always means high casualties locomotives of both trains are wrecked and derailed by impact of the crash roofs of cars are twisted sides crushed and pulverized wrecking crew gets right to work removing smashed trains from tracks and services soon again returned to normal on this wreck strewn michigan central right-of-way [Music] swinging down the lane from New York's Columbus Circle he is towed answer marire Itzel adding to traffic hazard on the gateway its 20th of May 1930 and Broadway here's the beat of Mary's dancing feet engaged on in depression year All Quiet on the Western Front is leading filmfare of the day as miss Rizo completes her toe twinkling tour with big kiss from admiring mama at Arlington Virginia in early 1940s Walter Winchell gets American Legion medal and gives a speech believe that Americanism in its truest form is a message to all and not to the few that it means tolerance and helpfulness toward our neighbors and not a restriction based on race color or creed we should all be thankful but in civilizations darkest hour our country is the land that stands for freedom tolerance and the dignity of men [Music] it's August 25th 1930 and at Roosevelt Field New York plane in hands of 18-year old pilot comes in for smooth landing flyers young Eddie Schneider just in from West Coast in new record time for junior aviators of 27 hours and 15 minutes and he's proud to be flying in wake of his idol lucky Lindy you [Music] but on 18th of October same year plane lands at New York New Jersey Airport with another youth that controls and Eddie's record Falls this pilot is 16 year old Bob buck here getting happy greeting from mother and father buck it's a kiss for the new king of jr. pliers for Bob mate coast-to-coast hop in less than 24 hours [Music] the buggy day bride its 1900 and everything here belongs to the horse and buggy era but the ride that hairdo must be a good rice catcher no self-respecting honeymooners in 1900 when anywhere but tonigh Agra Falls hey are they going to ride in a separate buggies oh so this is what they meant by the carriage trade just look at that old-fashioned belief careful you don't press it with those heavy blows well it's sturdier than we thought twice the sturdy hey you fell for each other to see the fall so look at them it's 27th of August 1927 and 39 swimmers plough waters of the Potomac at Washington DC an annual three-mile swim race is with the current so please is Swift and canoeists go at Mary Cliff to keep up with the swimmers the Sun goes down as end of the grueling marathon nears representing New York Athletic Club 16 year old ray ruddy takes an early lead and wins race young rowdy won't put water in that cup he's seen enough of it today winner ruddy Center poses proudly with fellow members of New York Athletic Club who took marathons first five places higher and higher its 30th of July 1930 and here are speeding autos entered in 12 mile climb to the top of Colorado's Pikes Peak it is an only speed that counts it's how you maneuver around those hairpin turns one slip and you start over again at the bottom there after winners laurels in national hill time and here's view of glen schultz eventual winner in motion jokes is lucky 11 takes a turn and contender 15 makes part of the mountain fly [Music] looks as