[Archival reel for View from the Bleachers]
This tape contains a series of baseball-related clips from newsreels, followed by close-ups of baseball cards. Much of the newsreel footage is choppy or has no sound.
This tape contains a series of baseball-related clips from newsreels, followed by close-ups of baseball cards. Much of the newsreel footage is choppy or has no sound.
Memorable Moments In Chicago Sports: a collection of sports clips that won a unique place in Chicagoland sports history. The program was narrated by Jack Brickhouse.
This tape features footage of the ’69 Chicago Cubs and New York Mets teams at “Dream Game ’86,” shot for the television series “Once A Star.” This tape covers the beginning of the game, with audio from the dugout, and a hit by Ernie Banks (1931-).
00:00 This is a continuation of footage from an interview with Max Patkin, baseball clown. 01:02 Max Patkin ambles out onto the field to “coach first base.” The sound is spotty as he performs his act of imitating the first baseman. Then he starts to make faces and yell at the hitter and make funny first base “signals.” 8:00 Patkin tells jokes to the crowd. 09:07 Patkin goes out to “coach third base.” He dances to “Rock Around the Clock.” […]
Raw footage of Bill Veeck in the Wrigley Field bleachers shot for “Veeck: A Man for Any Season.” Veeck continues the story of installing the ivy in Wrigley Field, and also tells of his design and construction of the yardarm above the scoreboard, the screens on the foul poles, and redesigning uniforms for players in the 1930s.
Raw footage for the documentary “Veeck: A Man For Any Season.” This tape features a conversation with Veeck in his Hyde Park home.