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• [Cubs scoreboard #2]

  Cubs

  Continuation of raw footage shot from inside the Chicago Cubs’ scoreboard. Tom and Roger climb to the top of the scoreboard and shoot footage of the game and the park.

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  Various Baseball Player Footage

  Sports

  This is a highlight reel produced by Major League Baseball Productions featuring footage of baseball greats Babe Ruth, Hack Wilson, George Foster, Pete Rose, Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter, Mark Fidrych, Satchel Paige, Bob Feller, Joe DiMaggio, Casey Stengel.

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  [Once a Star raw: Phoenix, Arizona #5]

  Once A Star, Sports

  This tape features footage of the ’69 Chicago Cubs and New York Mets teams at a cocktail party in honor of the “Dream Game ’86.” Former MLB umpire Tom Gorman shares stories about his time officiating in the Major Leagues. Shot for the television special “Once A Star.”

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  [Once a Star raw: NBA Legends #11 Dallas]

  Once A Star, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  Raw footage for the 1986 television special “Once a Star.” Footage from the NBA Legends basketball game during the 1986 All-Star Weekend. Television executive Bob Wussler (1936-2010) is interviewed.

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  [Once a Star raw: Jim Rivera #1]

  Chicago, Communities, Latinx, Once A Star, Sports, White Sox

  00:00 Bars and background noise. 01:07 Video opens with b-roll footage of traffic in Angola. 03:17 A sign for “Captains Cabin: Unexcelled Dining Overlooking Beautiful Crooked Lake” 04:20 Footage of swimmers in the lake. 06:13 In a Jungle Jim’s Saloon, talking with former Chicago White Sox outfielder Jim Rivera. He talks about sliding headfirst, and Rogers Hornsby. 08:26 Why don’t baseball players play all-out? He blames the contracts. Players don’t need to earn the big payout. 10:56 Rivera talks about […]

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  [Chicago Slices raw: Johnny Lira]

  Chicago, Chicago Slices, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Sports

  JOHNNY LIRA, former World Champion of professional boxing and current event promoter and boxing manager of DAVID DAVIS who is hearing impaired; interviews and shots of practice in gym.

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  Bill Veeck’s Saloon

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports

  This tape features the pilot for “Bill Veeck’s Saloon,” shot at O’Sullivan’s, at 495 N Milwaukee, Chicago, IL. Veeck speaks with a number of sports journalists and friends about the inflation of players’ salaries in modern day baseball and the re-negotiations of baseball contracts. It is quite an interesting look at the inner workings of the game.

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  [Veeck: A Man For Any Season raw #12]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  Raw footage of Bill Veeck at Murphy’s shot for the documentary “Veeck: A Man for Any Season.” In this tape, Veeck talks about the theory behind baseball promotions and the challenges of rising costs and ownership in baseball today.