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Establishing the rules of cricket... A premier report...
Item #553149
July 28, 1789
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 28, 178
* Exceedingly historic Cricket collectible...
* Contains an exceedingly significant report which would be a cornerstone issue for any collection of early cricket memorabilia - found on page 3...
* An issue of this title and date sold in auction for over $3000 in 2008
The article is titled: "Cricket" which contains ... See More
Jim Thorpe at the 1912 Olympics....
Item #580855
July 19, 1912
VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, July 19, 1912 Although legendary athlete Jim Thorpe was born & grew up in Oklahoma, he has very close ties with the city of Carlisle. It was in 1904 when Thorpe attended the Carlisle Indian Industrial School that his incredible athletic prowess was discovered by "Pop" Warner, one of the most influential coaches in early football history.... See More
Jim Thorpe wins Olympic gold... In a Carlisle newspaper...
Item #580853
July 9, 1912
VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, July 9, 1912 Although legendary athlete Jim Thorpe was born & grew up in Oklahoma, he has very close ties with the city of Carlisle. It was in 1904 when Thorpe attended the Carlisle Indian Industrial School that his incredible athletic prowess was discovered by "Pop" Warner, one of the most influential coaches in early football history. ... See More
The complete 1919 World Series... Series of the "Black Sox" scandal...
Item #550450
October 10, 1919
SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, a set of nine consecutive and complete newspapers ranging from October 2 thru and including October 10, 1919.
This is one of the more notable of all World Series contests ever played, as several of the Chicago players were charged with "fixing" the Series to allow the Cincinnati Reds to win, which indeed they did.
The photos below show the h... See More
Jim Thorpe is the star of the Olympics...
Item #580882
July 12, 1912
VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, July 12, 1912 Although legendary athlete Jim Thorpe was born & grew up in Oklahoma, he has very close ties with the city of Carlisle. It was in 1904 when Thorpe attended the Carlisle Indian Industrial School that his incredible athletic prowess was discovered by "Pop" Warner, one of the most influential coaches in early football history.... See More
Capture of Pirate William Fly...
Item #565612
August 18, 1726
THE POST BOY, London, England, August 18, 1726 The front page features a more detailed report datelined Boston, July 4, on the Elizabeth Snow, a mutiny and murder of the captain, the sailing, etc. This does mention Captain Fly by name and then goes on to mention his capture and jailing, and to be "'try'd' this day by a Court of Admiralty".
This is a single sheet ... See More
Knute Rockne named Notre Dame coach...
Item #575050
February 21, 1918
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, February 21, 1918 Here is probably what may be the holy grail of Notre Dame football reporting. This 22 page newspaper has small one column headlines near the bottom of page 12: "NEW NOTRE DAME COACH" "Rockne Appointed to Succeed Harper as Athletic Director" which tells of the hiring of Knute Rockne as the new coach for the Notre Dame Fightin... See More
Unrivaled quartet of issues on Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak...
Item #562475
July 3, 1941
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, set of 4 issues on Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak. The set includes:
1). The game in which Joe DiMaggio got his first hit in his 56 game hitting streak.
2). Joe DiMaggio breaking the previous hitting streak record.
3). Joe DiMaggio hitting in his 56th consecutive game.
4). Joe DiMaggio failing to hit in the 57th consecutive game.
More specifically th... See More
From Confederate New Orleans...
Item #567214
February 16, 1862
SUNDAY DELTA, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 16, 1862 Truly Confederate newspapers from New Orleans are very difficult to find, as Admiral Farragut entered the mouth of the Mississippi in mid-April, 1862 and finally took New Orleans on April 28. Shortly thereafter Benjamin Butler moved in and took control of the city which surrendered without a fight. So "Confederate" issues from New O... See More
Ted Williams ends the season above 400... In a Boston newspaper...
Item #563454
September 29, 1941
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, September 29, 1941 This is one of the best newspapers to have announcing Ted Williams ending the baseball season above .400, the last major league to do so. The sports page actually has two items noting the achievement, one headed: "Williams Closes At .4057 Figure" with the article beginning: "Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox, has become the ... See More
Revolutionary War... Signed by Thomas Paine
Item #555129
December 2, 1779
THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET OR THE GENERAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, December 2, 1779 The front page has a "system of regulations" adopted by the "Officers of the Line and Staff in the Western Department" taking all of the last column and much of a column on page 2.
Page 2 has three items from the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, each with a postscript signed in type: Thoma... See More
One of the best baseball prints in Harper's Weekly...
Item #563515
September 10, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 10, 1887 Inside has a great baseball print being a double-page centerfold: "Thrown Out At Second." which is a view of most of the infield showing an infielder receiving a throw from the catcher (see). One of the best baseball prints to appear in this title. The print, including the margins, measures 16 by 20 inches.
There is a related artic... See More
Terrific baseball centerfold print...
Item #175220
September 10, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 10, 1887
The full ftpg. is a Zogbaum print: "Mars & Venus at Fortress Monroe". A full page has many scenes of Castine captioned: "An Old Maine; Seaport". Another full page has 6 prints of: "The Annual Meet of the American Canoe Association".
But by far the best print in this issue is the terrific double page centerfold ca... See More
One of the very best baseball prints...
Item #560018
September 10, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 10, 1887 The full front page is a Zogbaum print: "Mars & Venus at Fortress Monroe". A full page has many scenes of Castine captioned: "An Old Maine; Seaport". Another full page has 6 prints of: "The Annual Meet of the American Canoe Association".
But by far the best print in this issue is the terrific doublepage cent... See More
One of the most desired baseball prints...
Item #175312
July 28, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 28, 1888
The entire front page is taken up with one of the best 19th century baseball prints to be found, showing a batter, catcher & umpire captioned: "A Ball Or A Strike--Which?" drawn by T. de Thurstrup.
There are also many other prints within this issue including a fullpg. with 6 vignettes: "View of Town & Country in Honduras'&q... See More
The "Black Sox" baseball scandal of 1919...
Item #570876
September 29, 1920
THE GLOBE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Sept. 29, 1920 The front page contains a nice report on the on-going investigation into the "Back Sox" scandal from the 1919 Major League World Series. The two column head at the top of page one notes: " 'Lefty' Williams Is Latest Ball Player To Make Confession" with subheads: "White Sox Twirler Today Tells His Part In The ... See More
One of the more desired baseball prints...
Item #577854
July 28, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, July 28, 1888 The entire front page is taken up with one of the best 19th century baseball prints to be found, showing a batter, catcher & umpire captioned: "A Ball Or A Strike--Which?" drawn by T. de Thurstrup.
There are also many other prints within this issue including a fullpg. with 6 vignettes: "View of Town & Country in Honduras
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There are also many other prints within this issue including a fullpg. with 6 vignettes: "View of Town & Country in Honduras
Edison invents the phonograph... Baseball science...
Item #589448
November 17, 1877
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Nov. 17, 1877 A page 2 article headed: "A Wonderful Invention--Speech Capable Of Indefinite Repetition From Automatic Records" reports this about Edison's latest invention: "...The possibility is simply startling...a strip of indented paper travels through a little machine, the sounds of the latter are magnified....Speech has become, as it
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Parade in Carlisle for Olympic champion JimThorpe...
Item #580854
August 20, 1912
VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, August 20, 1912 Although legendary athlete Jim Thorpe was born & grew up in Oklahoma, he has very close ties with the city of Carlisle. It was in 1904 when Thorpe attended the Carlisle Indian Industrial School that his incredible athletic prowess was discovered by "Pop" Warner, one of the most influential coaches in early football histor... See More
From the middle of the Revolutionary War...
Item #565135
December 22, 1779
THE CONNECTICUT JOURNAL, New Haven, December 22, 1779 The ftpg. has a report from London which includes: "...a captain of a regiment was examined...charged with holding a traitorous correspondence with the Americans...".
Page 2 has an item noting: "...have an account from New York that 4000 troops lately embarked there, a second time, & were upon the point of sailing for ... See More
Seventeen year-old Lou Gehrig leads his high school team to the championship...
Item #581112
June 19, 1920
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1920 A very significant issue for any Lou Gehrig collector as this newspaper contains the very first mention of Lou Gehrig in this venerable newspaper for his baseball prowess (one earlier mention was for football).
Page 17 contains a rather short report headed: "Title For Commerce Nine" "Defeats commercial of Brooklyn, 6 to 5, for City Cham... See More
The National League is created...
Item #220182
February 7, 1876
THE NEW-YORK TIMES, Feb. 7, 1876 On page 2 under "Base-Ball" is a report (see the photos) about a meeting held in New York resulting in the establishment of the National League. The report begins: "A meeting of the managers of all the professional base-ball organizations in the country, excepting the Philadelphia Club, was held at the Grand Central Hotel on Wednes
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Jake LaMotta defeats Sugar Ray Robinson...
Item #556658
February 6, 1943
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, February 6, 1943 This 22 page newspaper has a very nice banner headline on page 14 reading: "18,930 See LaMotta Floor Robinson in Scoring Upset Victory" with subheads: "Defeat Is First for Ray in Career of 130 Bouts" "Bell Saves Sugar from Knockout in Eighth Round; Decision Is Unanimous".
Also a very nice four column action pho... See More
Jackie Robinson plays 1st MLB regular-season game...
Bombshell sets aviation record... Auschwitz commander hung...
Item #584681
April 16, 1947
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 16, 1947
* Jackie Robinson breaks racial barrier... 1st regular season game
* Rudolf Hoess, Nazi commandant of Auschwitz is executed
* Milton Reynolds breaks aviation record in his "Bombshell"
* Texas City disaster (1st report)
* Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten (from Greece)
This authentic
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* Jackie Robinson breaks racial barrier... 1st regular season game
* Rudolf Hoess, Nazi commandant of Auschwitz is executed
* Milton Reynolds breaks aviation record in his "Bombshell"
* Texas City disaster (1st report)
* Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten (from Greece)
This authentic
Great baseball print...
Item #175080
May 8, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 8, 1886
The full ftpg. shows: "Some Setters & Pointers at the Dog Show" with a related article inside. Other prints include: "The Canoe Exhibition", a Thomas Nast political cartoon: "The Root Of The Matter"; a doublepage centerfold of: "Trinity Church, Boston"; and a fullpg: "Unveiling the Statue of Senator Hill... See More
One of the best baseball prints to be had...
Item #175006
August 22, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 22, 1885
Many nice prints in this issue, but certainly the prime piece is the terrific full page baseball print by T. deThulstrup captioned: "The Winning Run--How Is It, Umpire?" being a dramatic print of a runner sliding into home plate showing the catcher, umpire and several players in the field (see). This is one of the best baseball prints to... See More
Baseball ... Black club plays white club in 1869...
Item #558434
September 5, 1869
THE NEW-YORK TIMES, September 5, 1869 On the front page under "Base Ball" is a report: "A Novel Game in Philadelphia--A Negro Club in the Field--The White Club Victorious"
The report, datelined "Philadelphia, Penn., Sept. 4", reads, in full: "The Pythian Baseball club, (colored) after challenging a number of white clubs of this city, who refused to play, s... See More
Jackie Robinson plays 1st MLB regulation game...
Bombshell sets aviation record... Texas City disaster...
Item #598498
April 16, 1947
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, April 16, 1947
* Jackie Robinson breaks racial barrier... 1st regular season game
* Milton Reynolds breaks aviation record in his "Bombshell"
* Texas City disaster (1st report)
This authentic issue from 1947 has three noteworthy reports:
Baseball History: Page 23 has the historic report of Jackie Robinson's 1st major
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* Jackie Robinson breaks racial barrier... 1st regular season game
* Milton Reynolds breaks aviation record in his "Bombshell"
* Texas City disaster (1st report)
This authentic issue from 1947 has three noteworthy reports:
Baseball History: Page 23 has the historic report of Jackie Robinson's 1st major
Babe Ruth front page photo from 1915...
Item #587997
October 1, 1915
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Oct. 1, 1915 It is not surprising that a Massachusetts newspaper would have on the front page a photo of the Boston Red Sox team which had just won the pennant. But what is terrific is that Babe Ruth is in the photo (see). The photo is headed: "The Boston Red Sox, Champions of the American League". The sports page has a nice banner headline: &... See More
Baseball...
Item #217566
June 6, 1855
THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 6, 1855 On the front page under Base Ball is a report and box score for a match played between the Knickerbocker and Eagle Clubs. The report begins by stating: "A grand match of this national game was played yesterday, at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, between...which resulted in favor of the Knickerbocker by thirteen runs." There is also a critique of th
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Handsome colonial issue... The tea bill...
Item #581466
November 11, 1771
THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET, Philadelphia, Nov. 11, 1771 I have always contended that this title had one of the more beautiful mastheads of the 18th century, with very ornate lettering and a rather large engraving of a sailing ship (see photos). The front page is mostly taken up with ads while page 2 has reports from Petersburgh, London, Providence, Newport, New York and Philadelphia. Items incl... See More
Testimony of Joseph Galloway against General Howe... Thomas Paine...
Item #551960
November 23, 1779
PENNSYLVANIA PACKET, Philadelphia, November 23, 1779 One-third of the front page has reports from the Penna. General Assembly, with a prefacing note signed in type by Thomas Paine, who was the Clerk of the General Assembly at that time.
There is a similar note signed by Thomas Paine on pg. 2 as well. Half of pg. 2 is taken up with the continued: "Examination of Joseph Galloway before t... See More
News of Cornwallis' surrender... Benedict Arnold...
Item #565827
November 1, 1781
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1781 Great to find a genuine Revolutionary War era magazine from England, presenting the war reports with a British bias.
Near the back is a section headed: "American News" which has a "Copy of a Letter from Brig. Gen. Arnold to his Excellency the Commander in Chief, dated Sound off Plumb Island, Sept. 8, 1781" which... See More
One of the more desired baseball prints...
Item #217318
July 28, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, July 28, 1888 The front page of this issue has one of the best 19th century baseball prints to be found, which shows a batter, catcher & umpire and is captioned: "A Ball Or A Strike--Which?" drawn by T. de Thurstrup. There are also many other prints within this issue including a fullpg: "View of Town & Country in Honduras'", a hal
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Nice Winslow Homer print... Baseball as well...
Item #173860
September 12, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 12, 1874
Although there are many very nice prints within this complete, 16 page issue, by far the most desired is the very nice full page print by Winslow Homer titled: "Seesaw--Gloucester, Massachusetts" (see photo). This print is in excellent condition.
Also included in this issue is a nice fullpg. print: "The American Baseball Players in... See More
Baseball in 1855...
Item #219970
September 6, 1855
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 6, 1855 On the front page under Base Ball is a summary and box score of a match played between the Gotham and Empire clubs. The summary begins by stating: The Elysian Fields at Hoboken, yesterday, presented quite an animated appearance, being well covered with ladies and gentlemen to witness this match, which resulted in favor of the Gothams by 21 runs. Also men
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Boxing's First World Championship... 1860 Pony Express....
Item #590598
May 7, 1860
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, New York, May 7, 1860 Page 5 has a one column head: "Four Days Later From Europe" "The Prize Fight" "Letters From Heenan" "He Claims the Belt or Another Fight". This report and the letters from Heenan is in reference to the bout between Heenan and Sayers which is considered as boxing's First World Championship. "...Not ha... See More
The Titanic sinks... First report in a weekly newspaper...
Item #578398
April 19, 1912
THE DEMOCRATIC WATCHMAN, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1912
* Sinking of the RMS Titanic (1st report)
* White Star Line
This was a weekly newspaper and the first issue published since the sinking of the Titanic. But because they knew they were later than daily editions, this headline is modest & appears at the top of page 5: "1300 Drowned" and "Titanic Hits Ic... See More
Baseball in 1855...
Item #222018
April 26, 1855
THE NEW-YORK TIMES, April 26, 1855 Page 8 has a nice report about the debut of the Empire Baseball Club, one of the earliest New York baseball clubs.
The report begins by stating that the club "...played their first regular season game at McCarthy's ground in Hoboken, yesterday afternoon. The report also says that the club consisted of ...thirty young men, mostly clerks in the
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The report begins by stating that the club "...played their first regular season game at McCarthy's ground in Hoboken, yesterday afternoon. The report also says that the club consisted of ...thirty young men, mostly clerks in the
Ted Williams ends the season above .400...
Item #563472
September 29, 1941
KENTUCKY AND CINCINNATI TIMES STAR, September 29, 1941
* Ted Williams famous year finishing .406 batting average
* Boston Red Sox - MLB baseball
Not only is is difficult to find reports on Ted Williams' season-ending .406 batting average--which has not been topped in 68 years--but when they are found they are typically very small, inconspicuous reports without headlines... See More
Walt Disney's movie "Pinocchio"...
Item #565449
February 8, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, February 8, 1940
* Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio" is introduced to the world
Page 18 of this newspaper contains the first review of the new animated movie from the Disney Studios, "Pinocchio". This was their 2nd animated movie, following on the heals of the wildly successful "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".
T... See More
Victoria Woodhull as the devil...
Item #173592
February 17, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Feb. 17, 1872 This issue features a fullpg. Thomas Nast print in which he shows Victoria Woodhull as the devil, captioned: 'Get Thee Behind Me, Mrs. Satan!' . Not shown in the photo here is an unhappy woman who '...in climbing the rugged hill of life is compelled to bear alone the burden of a drunken husband & her little children.', who is tempted... See More
Winslow Homer...
Item #173748
August 16, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 16, 1873
The frontpage features the portrait of John Tyndall with accompany article. Fullpage illustrations are: 'Town and Country' and 'Giving the Chicks A Dip' shows children swimming. Contains the fullpage famous Homer print: 'The Nooning' shows young boys with a hound dog.
Supplement: Nearly fullpage: 'Interior of a Japanese Theatre'
The issue is co... See More
Lou Gehrig... high school football game....
Item #581111
November 28, 1919
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 28, 1919 According to the New York Times Index this is the earliest mention of legendary Yankee baseball standout Lou Gehrig in this venerable newspaper, and it is for football no less. But this would not be surprising as he would go to Columbia University two years later on a football scholarship.
The report appears on page 17 at the bottom of a column-long art... See More
Walt Disney's movie "Pinocchio"...
Item #585861
February 8, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1940
* Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio" is introduced to the world
Page 18 of this newspaper contains the first review of the new animated movie from the Disney Studios, "Pinocchio". This was their 2nd animated movie, following on the heals of the wildly successful "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".
The very ... See More
Lou Gehrig is signed by the Yankees...
Item #584218
June 12, 1923
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1923
* Lou Gehrig becomes professional
* New York Yankees signing (1st report)
* Columbia University baseball star
For any collector of baseball history, a report of the signing of any future star always figures high on the "most wanted" list. Here is one.
The sports page, page 16, has a report at the top headed: "Yanks Sign Gehrig, Columb... See More
Babe Ruth's first professional home run...
Item #571330
September 6, 1914
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, September 6, 1914
* Babe Ruth very 1st professional home run
* Providence Grays
Without question the most noted & heralded baseball player of all time was Babe Ruth, who even today--more than 60 years after his death--remains a fixture in baseball history.
Known as the "king of swat" because of his home run hitting... See More
The last amateur to win the U.S. Open... From his home town...
Item #583483
June 8, 1933
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, a collection of four consecutive issues dated June 8, 9, 10 & 11, 1933
* Johnny Goodman wins
* U.S. Open golf championship
* 4 issue set from hometown
Each with front page headline on Johnny Goodman, an Omaha native who would go on to be only the fifth (and to this day the last) amateur to win the U.S. Open golf tournament. The four others were Francis Oui... See More
New York Yankees first World Series game... Babe Ruth...
Item #568042
October 5, 1921
FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, October 5, 1921 This 16 page newspaper has a great banner headline on the front page: "YANKS WIN FIRST BATTLE" with subheads that include: "Ruth's Rap Nets First Run" and more. (see)
This is the New York Yankees' very first World Series game. This is also a 'Extra' which was printed on the same day of the game.
In... See More
John Paul Jones defeats the Serapis...
Item #573976
October 1, 1779
GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, October, 1779 Inside has a very historical report headed in part: "...following letter from the brave Capt. Pearson of his Majestys ship Serapis..." which contains an excellent account of the most famous naval battle of the Revolutionary War. The account about the engagement, which takes nearly two pages, is quite graphic stating in part: "
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