See and hear : the journal on audio-visual learning (1945)

other Sport Interests The American Square Dance. (1 reel) color"$100: B & W—$50. Coronet. Rent: B & W—$2.25; color—$4.50. IdP. • With orchestral accompaniment, an experienced caller and a narrator ex- plain the positions and teach such funiiamental .steps as the swing-, ale- mande, grand right and left, prome- nade, do-si-do, and others. Social Dancing. (1 reel). Sale: B & W —$50; color — $100. Coronet. Rent: B & W—$2.25; color—$4.50. IdP. • Demonstrates the two basic fox trot and waltz steps, with three simple variations to send even the beginner off to a dancing start. Fen4'ing Sword Soldiers. (9 min) 10-year li- cense—$40. RKO. • West Point cadets get instruction in heavy saber, dueling sword and foil fencing. Techniques of Foil Fencing. (15 min) 16si only; sale—$24; rent—$1. U WF. • With world's champion Helene Mayer demonstrating with inimitable skill, a good explanation of the sport of fencing is brought forth in this film. Beginning and ending with ac- tual fencing bouts, the picture is de- signed to instruct the student in the positions, thrusts, parries, and lunges which comprise the art of fencing. Various attacks such as coups, straight thrust, and disengaged are also demon- strated. Flying and Iflitling Big Race for Little Wings. (20 min) loan. Goodyear. • Cleveland's 1948 air races are re- corded on film. Cloud Chasers. (9 min) 10-year li- cense—$40. RKO. • The Army Ah- Force Glider School demonstrates the building of gliders and the making of glider pilots. National .\ir Races. (20 min) loan. U.S. Rubber. • Review of the precision and stunt flying as well as competitive events held in 1946 at Cleveland's National Air Races. Pylon Dusters No. 2. (20 min. color; loan. KenRef. • Cleveland's 1948 National Air Races are recorded here. Features contested races, the winners and their planes. Silent Wings. (9 min) 10-vear license —$40. RKO. • A picture of the sport of gliding. Sport of Flying. (1 rl) sale—$21.50. Hoffberg. • Explains the basic principles of fly- ing. Thrilling stunts ai-e demonstrated by an expert. Horseshoes. (Ill min) rent. TFC. • The popular sport of pitching horse- shoes is de.scribed with Ted -Mien, world's champ, tossing ringers with precision. A Grantland Rice Sport- light for schools only. Horseshoe Pitching. (9 min) 10-vear license—.$40. RKO. • A demonstration of horseshoe pitch- ing put on by both men and women champions. «IaB Alai Game of .lai .\lai. (9 min) sale—$30: Skibo. Rent—$2: Assn. • Jai Alai, a sport that has been often termed "the world's fastest game," is an art about which a great majority of the American public is unfamiliar. Imported from Spain, it is gradually winning a degree of popularity. This film traces its development and ex- plains the rules. Close-ups and slow- motion shots are included. Jai Alai. (12 min) sale—$24; rent— $2. Nu-Art. • Entertaining and informative docu- mentary concerning the fast and dan- gerous game of jai alai. Shows players in action, explaining the type of equip- ment used. Training of the players is also emphasized. Mountain C limbing Climbing the Peak.s. (10 min) TFC. • Photographed in the Colorado Rock- ies, this film portrays the dangerous sport of mountain climbing and shows special equipment needed, together with its use. College Climbers. (9 min) 10-year li- cense—$40. RKO. • A part of the physical education curricula at Western State College is mountain climbing. Here are shown students climbing the Colorado Rock- ies. Conquest of the .\lps. (2 rls) sale— $60. Hoffberg. • 'Thrilling sequences of mountain climbing, depicting man's conquest of the Swiss Alps. Daredevils of the Alps. (20 min) sale —$65; rent—$6. A.F. Films. • Mountain climbers and a camera crew climb more than 13,000 feet to conquer five straight-walled granite peaks around Mont Blanc. La Meije. (20 min) loan. NFB. • .4n historical account of mountain climbers who have attempted to climb La Meije. Narrated in English. Mount Bulyea. (19 min) color; rent. Telefilm. • Mount Bulyea in the Canadian Rock- ies is successfully assaulted by a band of mountain climbers. They make use of pack horses and skis as well as their feet. Operation White Tower. (18 min) 10- year lease—$80. McGraw-Hill. • Records the first scientific conquest of Mount McKinley. A Rock Climb. Color: sale—$124; rent—$6. B & W: sale—$62, rent— $3. Assn. • The camera follows a rock climbing explorer unit as it climbs up a sheer peak in Arizona. There is also an ex- planation of the kind of equipment they use. Sgp4»rA lligliliglils .\thletic Stars. (8 min) 10-year li- cense—$40. RKO. • Fred Perry teaching tennis. Porter Roberts an outstanding jockey and Patty Elsener demonstrating diving. .\thletic Varieties. (8 min) 10-year li- cense—$40. RKO. • Polo, aquatics and dogs are stressed in this sports reel. Cradle of Champions. (10 min) rent. TFC. • This sportlight is devoted to the training of youngsters in various sports including football, boxing, track and riding. See Number Four. (10 min) rent— $1.50. Davis. • French and American super tanks. A boxful of monkeys make a barrelful of fun, glider pilots soar from moun- tains, twinbill by human cannonballs. Sport .Mmanac. (10 min) Vesco. • A compilation of sporting events as featured in the Grantland Rice Spoi't- light. Sport Snellhinders. (10 min) 16sd— $21.75; 16si—$9.75: Castle. Rent. • Fishing, pole-vaulting, rapids-shoot- ing, outboard racing, and steeplechas- ing are several of the highlights of this film which presents sequences of action and thrills. Sport Thrillers of the Year. (10 min) 16sd—$21.75; 16si—$9.75. Castle. • Numerovis highlights from the world of sports, presented in an exciting and dramatic fashion. Sports Antics. (1 reel) sale—$22.50. SFI. • Water jousting, mountain climbing, a roller derby, and other unusual sports. Sports .Around the World. (1 reel) sale $22.50. SFI. • A film of unusual sports. Daredevil racing and football on motorcycles along with boxing and wrestling. Sports! Best. (9 min) 10-vear license —$40. RKO. • The sports magazine award win- ners for 1949. Sports' Top Performers. (8 min) 10- year license—$40. RKO. • The winners of the 1948 sports awards. A Thrill a Second. (10 min) rent— $1.50. Davis, GFS. • Sensational acts are performed by steel-nerved people in quest of new thrills. Sport Personalities Sport's Golden .Age. (16 min) 10-year license—$80. RKO, McGraw-Hill. • Makes a comparison of the present- day champions with those of a gen- eration ago. Pits a boy and his knowl- edge of present-day athletes against his father and his memories of cham- pions of the past, such as Jack Demp- sey and Babe Ruth. Shows today's sports performances compared to per- formances and the way games were played a generation ago. Sports Immortals. (11 min) rent. TFC. • Brief biographies of noted sport fig- ures such as Knute Rockne, Bobby Jones, Red Grange, and Helen Wills Moody. Sports for \V4»ni<Mi Feminine Flashes in Sports. (10 min) sale—$22.50. Bailey. • The ladies, too, have their champions in many of the events normally domi- nated by men. Here are excellent shots showing women boxing, bowling, ski- ing, canoeing, and .swimming. Speedball for Girls. (1 rl) B & W— $50; color—$100. Coronet. Rent: B & W—$2.25; color—$4.50. IdP. • Carefully explains player's positions on the field, rules of the game and techniques in developing team coopera- 36 SEE and HEAR