Sailors Play Ball On Floating Flying Field Aka Sports Ground At Sea (1928)

Story using footage from ’SPORTS GROUND AT SEA - G 1528’ plus extra footage and new intertitles - see separate record for details of original story. Full titles read: “SAILORS PLAY BALL ON FLOATING FLYING FIELD - San Diego, Cal. - Huge deck of plane-carrier Lexington is diamond and race track.“ San Diego, California, United States of America. Various shots of hundreds of sailors doing exercises on the deck of the aircraft carrier ’Lexington’. Intertitle reads: “Handy for the crew“. Various shots as in original story of the baseball game on the deck of the ship. Intertitle reads: “Battle practice“. High angle L/S of two men fighting in a boxing ring on the deck; a crowd of sailors watch. M/S of three men running in a 100 yards (?) race along the deck of the aircraft carrier, as in the cut story. Intertitle reads: “Golf course has largest water hazard“. Various shots of a man playing golf against what seems to be a large square of tarpaulin. Intertitle reads: “F-o-r-e“. M/S of the go
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