New Barrel-Jump Champion (1961)

Unissued / unused material. American newsreel item. New barrel-jump champion, New York, United States of America (USA). Various shots of men on ice skates jumping row of barrels. The best jump is attained by Jim Waldo, who clears sixteen barrels in a row. MS baseball player Yogi Berra presenting trophy to Waldo. CU Jim Waldo. Date on dope sheet is 09/01/1961. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.