News Footage: Sports and Recreation (Reel 1)

Year Published: 1970

Creator: Guy Morrison

Complete Record: 1. Bocce Ball (1979): men and women in typical 1970s attire playing bocce. Small crowd of adults and families watch and chat on the side. Someone wearing T-shirt of Anthony’s Galley Team. Someone wearing T-shirt of 1979 Northern California Open Bocce Ball Championships. Someone wearing a pin that reads “Bocce Takes Balls”. 2. Running: two joggers on grass field. Side view of jogger on path. Two joggers on park path. Jogger on Golden Gate bridge. Jogger by water, boats. Joggers on the streets of San Francisco. POV jogger at road. More joggers, including two men in cowboy shirts and jeans jogging, shirtless Asian man, shirtless old man with white hair. 3. Boxing at Newman’s Gym: boxers sparring in ring. CU of their heads n headgear, their high-top monogrammed boxing shoes and knee-high athletic socks. Sign for Billy Newman’s Gym “Where the World’s Best Fighters Train”. Boxers shadowboxing by themselves in the ring. Boxer on the small bag. 4. Equestrian Training (1980): riders on horses milling around on track. Shots if individual riders on their horses riding around. Riders and horses jumping over low obstacles. Woman sitting on fence holding reins of her house. ELS overhead of equestrian ranch. 5. Bike Paths (1978): San Mateo (?). LS tracking shots from car of cyclists riding down side of highway. 6. Bike Vans: Caltrans Commuter Bicycle Shuttle stop sign on Folsom St. Riders getting on Bay Bridge Commuter Bicycle Shuttle. Bike on bike rack. 7. Polo (1981): Two teams and refs ride onto field. Miss Rolex on her car. Miss Rolex throws the first ball. Blue controls ball. Pan of crowd enjoying action. Opponents race toward ball. White scores. White player dismounts and remounts. Players ride by camera. Rolex scoreboard. People walking on field. Spectators tapping down divots. More polo action. Pan from Miss Rolex to tournament director. Blue makes save. Crowd shot. Photographers shooting. Blue team wins cup. Blue team receives watches. Sign for USPA Gold Cup and Palm Beach Polo. Orange vs. Blue team play. Scoreboard. Spectators replace divots. More polo. Awards table. Players interviewed.