Track and Golf highlights

Date1950s

Viewing NotesSilent footage of a slate; WCSH-TV Waterville Maine News Service; Colby College, The Mayflower Hill Campus; views of the lawn full of students, and a shot of the starters gun held up in the air; a track event of sprinters races toward the camera; and then another; other events include pole vault and hurdles; awards are given; a Maine banner displayed high above the stands; the venue has moved to the University of Maine campus at Orono; shot put is up first, and fans are in the stands; athletes race around the track; Bates and Boston University students are among the athletes; silent footage of golfers on the green and putting toward the 8th hole; a slate for Augusta, Maine News Service; golfers continue in apparently rainy weather, as the fans are under umbrellas and the sky appears overcast; trophies are distributed; the Riverside Golf Course, City of Portland sign; golders at the 18th hole; awards are distributed; more golf, though the players are more senior, at the 4th hole; there are some frustrating putts; trophies are awarded; women's golf under sunnier skies; MWSGA Championship trophies are awarded; the Portland Country Club sign; women golfers take to the course; trophies are awarded; Maine Open Championship at Riverside, August 20, 21, 22 sign; young caddies receive instructions; players sign in; golfers take practice swings; a Coca-Cola concession is nearby; golfers and fans across the greens and fairways; trophies awarded;