Massapequa, New York: July 28, 1927 The start of the women's 100 meter freestyle at the National A.A.U. Swimming Championship meet being held at the Biltmore Shore Yacht Club on Long Island. The event was won by Martha Norelius, and in second place was Adelaide Lambert.
Japan: c. 1924 Japanese sumo wrestlers competing in a match while other wrestlers and spectators watch.
New York, New York: November 11, 1925 New York Giants rookie running back Heinie Benkert from Rutgers about to be tackled after a 30 yard run in a game aginst the Rochester Jeffersons. He went on to also play for the Pottsville Maroons and the Orange/Newark Tornadoes.
Ossining, New York: c. 1929 Number 82,064 carries the football for the Sing Sing prisoners football team as they play aginst the Naval Militia team in Ossining. Sing Sing won the game, 33-0.
Forest Hills, New York: c. 1936 An exhibition match of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association on Long Island between Kaufman, Hall, Mako and Budge.
United States: c. 1928 A diver doing a swan dive off the high platform at swim meet.
Paul Pons (1864 1915), stage name le Colosse, was a French wrestler.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1929 Finn Paavo Nurmi surges ahead into the lead on his way to setting a new world's record in the two mile run at the Penn Relay Carnival held at Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania.
Baseball Fans At Polo Grounds
Trying To Catch A Pass
Jackson, Tennessee: 1952 A high school basketball player misses a pass and has the ball for a head.
Wrestler Thrown Out Of Ring
Reno, Nevada: July 4, 1931 Referee and former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey awards the decision to Paulino Uzcudun after he fought a grueling 20 round battle against Max Baer in the Nevada sun. Dempsey is between the two fighters with Baer facing the camera.
Human Hoop Race In LA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: May 27, 1923 University of California star Bill Neufeldt as he throws the discus at the Intercollegiate AAAA track and field meet at Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania. The Cal Bears won the meet for the third consecutive year, even though Neufeldt was the only first place winner.
Madrid, Spain: January 14, 1930 Two of the wrestlers competing for Spain's championship demonstrate the 'Full Nelson' hold.
観衆
Hackney Harness Horse
Clarence Linden Crabbe II who won the gold in the 400 meter freestyle swimming at the 1932 Olympic games.
Washington, D.C.: December 13, 1934 World wrestling champion Jim Londos applies one of his famous ankle twisters to the prostrate Vic Christy in their championship match last night.
New York, New York: October 11, 1930 New York University's McNamara throws a pass to N.Y.U. end Neemick for a 20 yard gain aginst Villanova at Yankee Stadium. NYU defeated Villanova by a score of 20 to 6.
1932 Olympic Track Tryouts
Miami Beach, Florida: March 13, 1961 Heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson retains his title as he stands over a fallen Ingemar Johansson. Johansson was unable to get up and Patterson won with the sixth round knockout.
Tokyo, Japan: November 28, 1945 Sumo wrestlers at a match. On the left is Yokozuna Terukuni Manzo and on the right is Sekiwake Fudoiwa Mitsuo. Terukuni won the match.
Stockholm, Sweden: 1912 Swedish gymnasts in a exhibition at the Olympic Games.
Football Teams Lined Up
AAAA Winning High Jump
The US team who won the 4 x 400 meter relay during the 1932 Olympics.
Westchester County, New York: March, 1916 Boxer Frank Moran training for his upcomiong heavyweight championship bout with Jess Willard. Here he is seen wrestling with boxer Frank Kendall at Dal Hawkins Roadhouse training camp.
Washington, D.C.: June 24, 1946 Thousands watch as Fred Vinson takes oath on the south portico of the White House to become the 13th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
SOCCER MATCH, c1965.
Dover, England: September 6. 1926 Mrs. Clemington (Amelia) Corson being carried on the shoulders of her supporters after becoming the second woman to successfully swim across the English Channel.
Boston, Massachusetts: November 21, 1925 Yale attempting a foward pass during the game against Harvard at Soldiers Field. The game ended in a scoreless tie.
The 100 meter freestyle final at the 1932 Olympic games.
Tackled In The Football Line
Jesse Owens
Relay athletes passing a baton, close up
Indoor basketball court
The Flying Finn
Indy 500 Race Start
Maryland Motorcycle Club
Paavo Nurmi, The 'Flying Finn'
Stadium 1927
The 400 meter men's freestyle swimming event at the 1932 Olympic games.
The women's 400 meter freestyle final at the 1932 Olympic games.
Seaford, England: December 27, 1929 The four masted schooner, 'Morgan-Koch', laden with timber from Sweden for Spain, was drivien onto the rocks at Seaford. The crew of 10 was rescued.
Acrobatic Stunt Man
Czech Bicycle Race
Red Grange NY Pro Debut
The 400 Meter Hurdles during the 1932 Olympic games. Won by Irelands Bob Tisdall.
The 3000 Meter Steeplechase during the 1932 Olympic games. Won by Volmari Iso-Hollo from Finland.
MICKEY MANTLE (1931-1995).
BOCCE PLAYER, c1945.
Indy 500 Race Car
Helene Emma Madison who won gold for the USA in the 400 freestyle swimming and Lenore M. Knight who took silver at the 1932 Olympic games.
JACK DEMPSEY (1895-1983).
OLYMPIC GAMES, 1912.
New York, New York: September 12, 1951. Sugar Ray Robinson throws a hard right to the jaw of middleweight champion Randy Turpin in the tenth round of their title bout at the Polo Grounds. The fight was stopped shortly thereafter, with Robinson awarded a TKO.
Wimbledon Championship Play
Rosewall Playing Tennis
Fernand Gonder (1883 1969), French pole vaulter.
SUMO WRESTLERS, c1900.
Berlin, Germany: 1936 Polish and Jewish athlete Hedwiga Wajsowna throwing the discus at the 1936 Olympics. She won the silver medal in the event.
Rod Laver Tennis Serve
Spectators at Entrance to Hilltop Park aka American League Park, home of the New York Highlanders baseball team, New York City, New York, USA, Bain News Service, 1912
WILLIAM TATEM TILDEN, JR.
Chicago, Illinois: August 31, 1923 The 120 yard high hurdles event at the National AAU meet at Stagg Field.
The 400 Meter Hurdles during the 1932 Olympic games.
The Ladies 100 meter race at the 1932 Olympic games.
Crowd of people standing on stadium, (Elevated view)
New York, New York: c. 1915 The quarterback at the far right watches his pass get tipped by a member of the opposing team's offensive line during a game in Yankee Stadium.
New York, New York: c. 1915 The quarterback at the far left is getting swarmed by defenders as he attempts to pass the football during a game in Yankee Stadium.
American footballer jumping with ball
ENGLAND: CRICKET, 1844.
EDWARD VII (1841-1910).
Spectators
Lauri Lehtinen running the 5000 meter race in the 1932 Olympic games.
Janusz Kusocinski running in the 10000 Meter race during the 1932 Olympic games.
Erwin Wegner coming third in the 110 meter hurdles heat during the 1932 Olympic games.
OLYMPICS PARADE, 1908.
DORANDO PIETRI (1885-1942).
BERLIN: PARADE, 1913.
HAVANA: JAI ALAI HALL, c1904.
United States: c. 1950 The quarterback faces a rush from the other team as he drops back to pass the football.
Japan: c. 1926 Japanese Navy sailors taking part in the annual 20 mile swim form the Naval base at Yokosuka to the Shinagawa ward in Tokyo. It is one of Japan's most popular sporting events.
Lauri Lehtinen and Ralph Hill exchanging pins after the 5000 meter race at the 1932 Olympic games.
Spectators sitting on bleachers, watching sport evnt
Jane Fauntz competing in the springboard diving event at the 1932 Olympic games.
Katherine Louise Rawls in the springboard diving event at the 1932 Olympic games.
ENGLAND: CRICKET, 1842.
Olga Jordan a German diver at the 1932 Olympic games.
Alfred Henry Phillips diving at the 1932 Olympic games.
Unhappy Football Team
WORLD SERIES, 1911.
The 5000 meter speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympic games.
The 10000 meter speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympic games.
Crowd of people watching sport competition, elevated view
People in stadium watching sport event, elevated view
New York, New York: April 15, 1936 A few of the 56,000 fans at the baseball season's opening day game between the New York Giants and the Broolyn Dodgers at the Polo Grounds.
The 100 meter freestyle women's final at the 1932 Olympic games.
Woman Olympic Discus Toss
Round the world flight
観客
The 800 meter final at the 1932 Olympics.
The 110 Meter Hurdles final during the 1932 Olympic games.
Clara 'Clare' Dennis who won gold in the 200 meter breastroke at the 1932 Olympic games.
Scotsman Tossing The Caber
Horse Race, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA, Toni Frissell Collection, August 1960
Crowd at Horse Race, Hialeah Park, Miami, Florida, USA, Marion Post Wolcott, U.S. Farm Security Administration, February 1939
Finish of a Handicapped, Crescent City Jockey Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, Detroit Publishing Company, 1906
Football stadium
スポーツ
IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS, 1980.
Gymnastics
The stadium track
GEORGE H. RUTH (1895-1948).
TENNIS PLAYER, c1920.
The Marathon during the 1932 Olympic games. Won by Juan Carlos Zabala from Argentina.
Spectators watching horse race in rain, elevated view
Crowd of people on stadium before football match elevated view
Spectators at horse racetrack in rain, elevated view
People in stadium watching baseball match, elevated view
Southland Sweepstakes Regatta
New York, New York: June 1, 1939 Boxers Max Baer (left) and Lou Nova in the first televised heavyweight prizefight on WNBT-TV in Yankee Stadium.
New York, New York: c. 1938 Ice skaters at the Winter Sports Carnival on the 59th St. lake in Central Park. The carnival was sponsored by the Dept. of Parks.
ゴルフをする男性のクラフト
TOM SEAVER (1944- ).
CADET CHEERLEADERS, 1908.
Annapolis, Maryland: August 21, 1930 Naval Academy freshmen football practice started to day. Here are some of the275 recruits working out on the tackling dummy.
Man standing in a boxing ring
The start of the 800 meter race at the 1932 Olympics.
FRANK LEROY CHANCE (1877-1924). American baseball player. Playing for the Chicago Cubs, c1910.
Lake Tahoe, California: March 29, 1934 Heavyweight contender Max Baer (with mailbag on shoulder) and friends on the dock at Globins Hotel on Lake Tahoe where he is training for his upcoming fight with champion Primo Carnera. The mail is delivered semiweekly.
Metropolitan Opera House
New York, New York: c. 1938..224 rookie policemen go through setting up exercises as part of their graduation ceremony from Police College.
Princeton Forward Pass
Harvard Beats Yale In 1930
Golf Grandstand Crowds
London, England: May, 1931 A scene from the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final held at Wembley Stadium between York and Halifax. Here a York player is getting away in possession.
England,Devon,Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre,Fairground Boxing Ring Panel Artwork
G.W. Bailey running in the 3000 meter steeplechase in the 1932 Olympic games.
The 4x100 meter swimming relay at the 1932 Olympic games.
Kentucky Derby Foul Play
Running Race Start
Steamship Goodbyes
Indy 500 Crowd
Bremen Flyers Celebration
Soviet cosmonaut Alexey Leonov dancing
INDIANAPOLIS 500, 1912.
BOWLING TOURNAMENT, 1905.
MARY RAND (1940- ).
Spectator raising finger at baseball game, close-up
Crowd cheering
Vintage image of auto in race
OLYMPICS: VOLLEYBALL, 1976.
Crowd of people looking up in dark
Children Getting Swim Lessons
Santa Barbara, California: c. 1927 Children playing broomstick polo at the Eastside Social Center.
Romeo Neri at the Olympic games.
Chuhei Nambu from Japan competing in the Long Jump during the 1932 Olympic games.
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