Austin Clapp swimming at the Ambassador Hotel Plunge event. Clapp and several other athletes participated in the Plunge event en route to the senior national outdoor championships at Honolulu.
Austin Clapp was an American swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he won a gold medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event and in 1932 he was a member of American water polo team, which won a bronze medal.
Badminton champion Jess Willard gives sorority girls Vivian, Adina, and Lorraine Naegele, and Maxine Gerard a few pointers at the sport. From left to right, Vivian Naegele, Adina Naegele, Jess Willard, Maxine Gerard, and Lorraine Naegele.
Baseball game, with batter and catcher or umpire visible, with spectators in foreground and background, some standing, some on bench, some leaning on railing, one with parasol, with mountains in background
Leroy "Satchel" Paige, was a sucessful player in the Negro Leagues from 1926-1947 before he signed with the Cleveland Indians as the second African American player in the majors.
Famed baseball pitcher Satchel Paige with his arms raised about to pitch. A sign on the fence in the background reads: "New, Clean Grade-Marked Lumber, $1800 per 1000 ft., Owens-parks Lumber Co., 2100 E. 38th St., 5 blocks East" which is a Los Angeles address. The location may be Thomas Jefferson High School at Hopner and 41st St.
Baseball player Cedric Durst accompanies his wife Leona Durst in court while she files a damages suit in Superior Court. She filed against Ross Sparks who was the driver of an automobile who struck her vehicle.
The UCLA Bruins men's basketball team on their way to winning their first NCAA Championship over Duke University. UCLA players pictured include: Gail Goodrich (#25 with ball), Doug McIntosh (#32), and Walt Hazzard (#42). UCLA, undefeated that season, won the game 98-93.