1960: This Week In Sports Vol. 11 #25

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Nearly 45 ,000 at New York's Belmont Park for the Belmont Stakes, last of the Triple Crown Series.

Tooth and Nail, number one, written by Eric Garan.

Number two, Nigia with Ray York up.

Number three, Venetian Way, Eddie Arcaro in the saddle.

Number four, John William, Headley Woodhouse riding.

And number five, Disperse, Sammy Boulmides piloting.

Number six is Celtic Ash with Bill Hartack as tried him.

And the seventh horse on the field is Tom Pien, who's jockey is Willie Shoemaker.

At the bell, Tooth and Nail bounce into the lead, but after a few strides, Venetian Way comes rushing past him to take the lead.

Shoemaker brings Tom Pien up fast to battle Venetian Way for the top spot.

Disperse, Nigia and John William, following with Celtic Ash dead last.

Rolling down the backstretch, Venetian Way taking over the lead.

Tom Pien in second place, Disperse third by a narrow margin over Tooth and Nail, and still far back in last place, Celtic Ash.

As they approach the last turn, Venetian Way and Tom Pien still battling it out for the lead, Disperse third, but Hartack urges Celtic Ash up on the Irish bread, Irish Crane coat, closes up on the field.

His owner, Joseph O 'Connell of Boston, has had only one other Belmont entry, Cavern, and he won in 1958.

They come thundering around the final turn.

Arcaro still has Venetian Way in front, with Tom Pien right after him, and Disperse third, but Celtic Ash is flying by the leaders.

Down the stretch, Celtic Ash on the outside and is running right over the race.

Venetian Way and Disperse desperately trying to hold on.

Gunning for the finish line, Celtic Ash has the lead and rapidly increases it.

He's the winner and he's going to win big.

Hartack house the Irish horse home by five and a half lengths over Venetian Way, Disperse third.

A great triumph for Green Dune Farms and its trainer, Tom Barry.

Two Irish entries on the Belmont, Cavern and Celtic Ash, both winners.

Paul Pender climbs into the ring in the Boston Garden to defend his New York, Massachusetts version of the World Middleweight Championship against Sugar Ray Robinson, from whom he won it last winter.

A crowd of 9 ,000 sees the return match.

The 15 round bout starts and Sugar Ray opens at a fast pace.

A lot of experts think Sugar will not pander out this time after losing the title on points.

And that's what he's out to do.

A glimpse of the bout with the action slowed.

The fight is cluttered up with frequent clenches slowing down the action.

Robinson's attack reaches its peak in the fifth round.

Ray seems to be throwing everything he has in an effort to finish the Brookline battle.

That effort appears to have used up Robinson's energy.

Having weathered the storm, Pender goes on the offensive.

His left jab jolts the former champ repeatedly.

The clenching continues.

They tie up after every exchange.

Pender's left piles up points during the last 10 rounds.

Robinson frequently wrestles Pender to the ropes and in the 12th round, they topple over the middle strand.

Sugar Ray tries to help Paul to his feet but can't get a grip with the gloves and referee Jimmy McCarron pulls him up.

And they go back to battle.

As the final round comes up, Robinson, regarded as the best fighting man pound to pound of the last many years, appears to realize only a knockout will retrieve his title.

He punches away with his last remaining string.

Sugar Ray is bone tired.

Pender withstands the attack and finishes the fight fairly strong.

The first round is over.

Pender suffers only a small cut over one eye.

Robinson is obviously weary.

The crown recognized only in New York and Massachusetts is retained by Pender on a split decision.

Robinson congratulates the winner of what may be Ray's last fight.

The 60th United States Open Golf Championship on the Cherry Hills course at Denver with the snow -capped Rockies as the backdrop.

Dominating the first half of the tournament is Mike Suchak, former Duke football player.

Suchak breaks the 36th hole record for the open with a score of 135 for the first two rounds and appears to be unbeatable.

Ben Hogan among the contenders starting the final round.

Jack Nicklaus, brilliant amateur.

Julius Boros, 52 champion.

Suchak setting the pace.

Jack Fleck, 1955 upset winner.

Ted Cole making a strong bid.

The final day is one of the most exciting ever seen in the Open.

As Suchak slips, Boros, Fleck, Jerry Barber, Dutch Harrison, Dow Finsterwald and Nicklaus all threaten.

Then out of the blue comes a thunderbolt.

Arnold Palmer, the Masters champion starting the last round seven strokes behind Suchak, puts on a blistering rally.

The man from the Pennsylvania Steel Regions ties the tournament record for nine holes with a 30, scoring birdies on six of the first seven holes.

Then the leaders stumble.

Hogan collapses with a six and seven on the last two holes.

Suchak surrenders to the pressure on the final round and finishes with a 75 that leaves him tied for third place at 283.

Surprise of the tournament is the young amateur Nicklaus.

His 282 takes second place.

Then comes Palmer.

From the edge of the last green, he rolls a chip right up beside the hole.

Then Palmer drops the putt and tosses his cap in the air as he wins with a sensational last round 65 and a score of 280.

An amazing triumph with the most sensational rally in Open golf history.

Chicago's Comiskey Field packs in its biggest crowd in three years, more than 48 ,000.

The champion White Sox are taking on the New York Yankees who are getting red hot.

Jim Coats after his eighth straight victory for the Yanks.

Minimanosa breaks the ice for Chicago by smashing a home run in the fourth inning.

It's the first hit of the ball game after Coats and Bob Shaw have dueled for three frames.

The scoreboard lights up with fireworks.

But Shaw immediately gets into trouble.

An error starts it.

After a fine stop, Gene Freeze throws wild on Elston Howard's grounder.

The Sox try to catch him off base, but he's back.

Bill Scowron follows with a single to left field.

After Cleve Boyer is hit by a pitch filling the bases, Shaw pitches to Bobby Richardson.

Richardson punches a ground single through the left side, sending Howard and Scowron over the plate and the Yankees ahead.

Coats follows with a bounding hit through the box good for two minutes.

Two more runs and the Yankees are out in front four to one.

Coats carries a 7 to 3 lead into the ninth, then runs out of gas.

Earl Torgeson bounces a pitch single to center and Al Smith, who had walked, moves around to third base.

Two on and two out.

Coats laboring now.

Lewis Aparicio pokes a single through the infield and Al Smith jogs over the plate, but the Sox still have a long way to go.

Nellie Fox lines one down into the right field corner for a two -bagger.

Torgeson scores and now the White Sox have the tying runs in scoring position.

The Yankees are in the lead.

Bob Turley relieves Coats.

On Minoso's foul, Howard flings his mask into many space as he goes after the ball.

The Yankee catcher camps into the pop -up and hauls it in.

The Yanks win 7 to 5, sweep the series, and Minoso is really out, but only temporarily.

The Yankees are in the lead.

Identifier

F.2012-03-0832

Date Of Production

1960

Abstract

Black and white sports newsreel from 1960 featuring horse racing at Belmont, a boxing match between Paul Pender and Sugar Ray Robinson, Arnold Palmer winning the US Open and the New York Yankees beating the Chicago White Sox at baseball.

Description

"Horse Racing - Celtic Ash Wins Belmont Upset” - Celtic Ash was at the back of the field for most of the race but made a last minute dash to win.

"Boxing - Pender Defeats Sugar Again” - Sugar Ray Robinson fails to reclaim his title. Both boxers fall through the ropes. Sugar Ray loses on points.

"Golf - Palmer 65 Finish Wins U.S.Open” - Story features some boxing greats - Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus.

"Baseball - Yankees Sweep White Sox” - Chicago White Sox are beaten by the New York Yankees.

Run Time

0:11:52

Format

16mm

Extent

441 feet

Color

B&W

Sound

Optical

Reel/Tape Number

1/1

Has Been Digitized?

Yes

Language Of Materials

English

Element

Distribution Print

Genre

Sports
Magazine

Form

Newsreels

Subject

Sports
Baseball
Golf
Boxing

Related Collections

SUBSERIES II: Sports

Related Places

North America ➜ United States ➜ New York ➜ Belmont Park

North America ➜ United States ➜ Colorado ➜ Englewood

Participants And Performers

Glickman, Marty (is commentator)

Robinson, Sugar Ray (1920-1989) (is participant)

Pender, Paul (is participant)

Palmer, Arnold (1929-2016) (is participant)

Hogan, Ben (1912-1997) (is participant)

Nicklaus, Jack (is participant)

Shoemaker, Bill (1931-2003) (is participant)

Chicago White Sox (Baseball Team) (is participant)

New York Yankees (Baseball team) (is participant)

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