Sports Davis Cup
Sports Davis Cup
Clip: 319133_1_1
Year Shot: 1973
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 1981
Original Film: WPA 529
HD: N/A
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Timecode: 01:23:24 - 01:23:56
CU shot of the gaudy Davis Cup trophy. Camera pulls back to reveal how big this thing actually is. It is silver with symmetrical decoration. In the year 1973, the popular tennis competition was played in Cleveland. View of the Governor of Ohio, John Gilligan, standing at a podium and receiving a plaque from an unidentified man. A third man steps into the picture. View of male reporters standing around with notepads. View of the trophy once again. View of Gilligan, Ralph Perk and two unidentified men standing at the podium. They are laughing.