Motion Picture MP2011-18
Administrative Information
Men's gymnastics and women divers.
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Shot List
The film is divided into two sections:
00:03 The National Gymnastic Championships at State College in Pennsylvania (Penn State), featuring men's gymnasts: Bob Stout on the vault, Don Perry on the rope climb, Ed Scrobe on the parallel bars, and two unidentified gymnasts on the trampoline. This meet was held April 25-26, 1952.
00:47 Women's diving on the springboard at the Hotel Flamingo in Las Vegas, featuring: Vicki Draves, Marjorie Gestring, Leona Schwartz, Pat Keller (McCormick), and Betty Colvin. The date of this event is unknown.