[On campus and off, 1942].

Duration: 8

Year Published: 1942

Creator: Track meet, Edwards Field, April 11, 1942 California Alumni Association.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: silent

Credits: California Alumni Association.

Description: Title taken from card inside can.; First on reel with: [On campus and off, 1942]. California Alumni Association freshman scholarships awarded at Sonoma Mission Inn, Capril 28, 1942.; Little Theatre -- Track meet, Edwards Field, April 11, 1942, California 49 1/3, USC 81 2/3 -- The mile run, George Richards '42 of California bows to National Champion LeRoy Weed -- Grover Klemmer '43 co-holder of world record in the 440, drops out with a pulled muscle -- Harold Davis '43 world sprint champion wins the 100-yard dash for California -- Jim Jurkovich '43 wins the broad jump in first leap, at 24 feet 2 1/2 inches -- Fastest human Hal Davis outstrips all competitors in the 220-yard dash -- LeRoy Weed of USC returns to win the two mile from Ralph Dewey '43 -- Bob Biles '42 wins the javelin at over 200 feet.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CUY.; Photographed by Catharine Sibley '28.; Film opens with scenes of University of California, Berkeley campus and student life, then documents a track meet.; Silent with intertitles.; PFA 1604-29-3754. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (8 min.) (263 ft.) : si., col. ; 16 mm. print. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: November 16, 2005 good color.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE