Franklin D. Roosevelt throws out first ball to open Washington Senators' 1937 baseball season
Title card: "Big League Baseball Gets Into Swing" / GV crowds in Yankee Stadium / baseballs roll out of sack / baseball bats on rack / CU player's foot digs into pitcher's mound / crowds stand in ticket line / CU hands counting tickets behind ticket counter / CU hands spread mustard on hot dogs / CU man bites into hot dog / title: "Washington D.C." superimposed over Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics parading onto baseball diamond with marching band in Griffith Stadium / Senators player hands baseball to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in stands and Roosevelt jokes about elbow room / group of photographers takes photos / Roosevelt holds railing as he throws first ball of season from stands; cane can be seen hanging from rail in front of him / GV players on field fight to catch Roosevelt's ball / coach Nick Altrock carries film camera on field for cameraman / Senators team poses in dugout / Athletics manager Connie Mack and Senators manager Bucky Harris shake hands / various shots of game in stadium, including shots of Joe Cascarella pitching, Alfred "Chubby" Dean scoring first run of season and John Stone making play / GV crowd in stands with large American flag banners / Bob Johnson hits home run
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Editorial #:
542133710
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
April 19, 1937
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:01:53:07
Location:
Washington DC, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr001538_01_01.mov
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