Red Sox Interviews

Date1960s

Viewing NotesDon MacWilliams interviews Red Sox baseball player Ed Phillips [?] on the field; he talks about being a relief pitcher; he also talks about the value of his training in Little League during his youth in the Portland, Maine, area and he mentions some of his Little League coaches and former team members; he says he thinks the team he is on now is quite strong and will do very well this year; silent footage of young athletes and coaches check in at an information board; a golf trophy recipient is honored; silent footage of two fighters' weighting-in; silent footage (underexposed) of Scarborough Downs (long view), and then horses and their mounts, ready for racing, parade from the paddock to the track; slow motion of the race and race conclusion; well-dressed men in a dining room looking at race forms, among the men is Gov. Curtis; shots of the empty race track, paddock and jockey statue in the winner's circle, a blank television screen, and empty stadium seats; sound footage of the 8th round in a boxing match that Pete Riccitelli delivered the knockout punch; Don MacWilliams interviews Red Sox 1961 rookie of the year Don Schwall, pitcher; silent footage of youth hunters with Red Sox baseball player Ted Williams; Ted Williams enjoying some canoe fishing; Ted Williams in a small room surrounded by men enjoying their time together; Holy Cross players warm up; Red Sox fans at Fenway Park; awards and speakers;