Satchel Paige's first Major League Baseball win... John J. Pershing death...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 16, 1948 



* Satchel Paige 1st MLB baseball win

* Cleveland Indians Negro star at 42 years old

* John Joseph 'Black Jack' Pershing death



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Pershing of A. E. F. Is Dead; On Service Rolls 62 Years" with subhead and nice photo. Much more on pages 12 & 13 as well.

The sport's section (page 22... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 16, 1911  The full color front cover is a baseball-themed print captioned: "IF" showing 3 men arguing over a 3-2 baseball game, presumably discussing "what if??"

The inside front page is: "One Of Europe's Prettiest Princesses", Princess Henry of Pless. Other photos within include:"Scenes in the National Shooting cont... See More  

NY Giants vs. NY Yankees... 1921 World Series...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Penn., October 12, 1921



* NY Giants vs. New York Yankees (game 6)

* 1st ever World Series Yanks were in

* Major League Baseball - MLB

* Nice headline for display



The front page has a nice banner heading: "GIANTS BREAK TIE WINNING 2 TO 1" with subheads and inning by inning description. Nice for display.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Compl... See More  

Baseball players...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 27, 1888 



* 19th century baseball players

* Charles Comiskey & Arie Latham

* St. Louis Browns (Cardinals)



Perhaps the most desired print would be the two quarter-page portraits of: "Two Popular Players of the St. Louis Baseball Team" being "Charles Comiskey" and "W. A. Latham." There is a related article on a fo... See More  

Babe Ruth 1st career grand slam HR...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 21, 1919 



* Babe Ruth 1st grand slam HR 

* Boston Red Sox 

* MLB baseball 



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines near the bottom of page 18 (sport's section): "RUTH WINS FOR RED SOX" "Home Run with Bases Filled Beats Browns by 6 to 4" with box scores (see photos).



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Magic Johnson announces he had AIDS...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 9, 1991



* Earvin Magic Johnson has AIDS

* Los Angeles Lakers basketball star



The front page has a three column heading: "Don't Feel Sorry for Me,' Magic Says" with subheads and related photo. (see) Great to have in this L.A. publication, the home of the Lakers.

Complete 1st section only with 30 pages, nice condition.... See More  

Very early print of Honolulu, Hawaii...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Jan. 15, 1859  The ftpg. has a nice print captioned: "View of Honolulu, Sandwich Islands" which shows Diamond Head (presumably) in the background (see). The balance of the ftpg. is a nice article titled: "View of Honolulu, Sandwich Islands". A very early image on Hawaii.

Among the other prints in this issue are: "The New Appleton Chape... See More  

Jesse Owens wins Olympic tryouts...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 10, 1936 



* Jesse Owens broad jump w/ photo

* Pre-Olympic games in Berlin Germany

* To be in front of Adolph Hitler & Third Reich



The sport's section (page 23) has a two column heading: "Owens Rated in Class by Himself For Olympic Broad-Jump Laurels" with subhead and photo. (see) The Olympics would begin just a few weeks later.

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Assault wins the 1946 Kentucky Derby...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, May 5, 1946



* Assault - thoroughbred horse racing

* Kentucky Derby win (1st of 3 wins)

* Eventual triple crown winner



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "ASSAULT, 8 TO 1, BEATS SPY SONG IN KENTUCKY DERBY" with subheads, two related photos and result chart. two more related photo son page 4. This was the 1st o... See More  

Green Bay Packers wins NFL championship...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, December 14, 1936



* Green Bay Packers victorious

* Boston Redskins (Washington)

* NFL football championship

* Jesse Owens wins best athlete award



Page 3 of section II has a two column heading: "Green Bay's Passing Attack Nets Victory In "Pro" Title Game" with stats and lineups. (see)

The top of the same page has another two column heading:... See More  

Sohn Kee-chung (Son Kitei) wins 1936 gold medal...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, Mass., Aug. 10, 1936



* Sohn Kee-chung - Son Kitei

* Wins gold medal in marathon

* 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics

* Jesse Owens vs. Nazi Germnay fame



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RECORD MADE IN MARATHON BY JAPANESE" with subhead. (see) More in the sport's section.

Complete with all 18 pages, light toning and a l... See More  

Hack Wilson sets home run record...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, August 27, 1930



* Hack Wilson gets home run record (44th)

* Chicago Cubs



This 22 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "WILSON SHATTERS RECORD" with subheads (see photos).



Summary of the game and the box score, plus a small photo of Lewis "Hack" Wilson.



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Marvin Griffin and the 1956 Sugar Bowl controversy...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Dec. 3, 1955



* Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin

* Southern Armageddon at Sugar Bowl ?

* Bobby Grier - 1st African American ?



The sport's section (page 33) has a two column heading: "Governor's Bowl Stand Is Opposed by Regents" with subhead and related pictorial. (see)

Complete with all 40 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, gen... See More  

Louis Zamperini wins 1 mile run...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, April 12, 1936



* Louis Zamperini of "Unbroken" fame

* University of Southern California - USC

* Track meet - 1 mile winner



The sport's section (page H-B) has a banner headline: "TROJAN'S CRUSHBEAR TRACKMENBY 55 POINT" with subheads and event summaries on page 3H which includes in small, discrete text: "Mile Run--Won by Zamperini (S.... See More  

Sam snead wins Masters... Marion SD church disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 11, 1949



* Sam Snead wins Masters Golf Tournament

* Marion, South Dakota church explosion



The front page has a two column photo with heading: "65 Die, 50 Injured in Church Razed by Palm Sunday Blast" (see)

First report coverage on the fatal explosion of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Marion, South Carolina.

The top of page 31 has a banner headline: &... See More  

Bobby Jones wins at Sunningdale Golf Club...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 20, 1930



* Amateur golfer Bobby Jones

* Sunningdale Golf Club, Berkshire

* Golf Illustrated Gold Vase



The front page of section 2 (sports) has a n ice banner headline: "BOBBY JONES' RECORD 68 WINS GOLF CUP" with subheads. Nice for display. First report coverage on Bobby Jones winning at Sunningdale Golf Club in Berkshire, England.

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Nazi newspaper from the eve of the Berlin Olympics...

NASSAUER VOLTSBLATT, Wiesbaden, July 30, 1936  It is subtitled (translated): "Official Organ of the NSDAP for the Gau Hessen-Nassau". The NSDAP was the Nazi party, and the Gau Hesse-Nassau was an administrative division of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945.

The focus of this issue is on the Berlin Olympics which will start the following day. The banner headline (translated): "Ger... See More  

Byron Nelson wins 1942 Masters golf tournament

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1942



* Byron Nelson wins Masters Tournament

* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia

* World War II - WWII era



The sport's section (page 26) has a banner headline: "Nelson Beats Hogan by Stroke to Take Masters' Golf Laurels Secpnd Time" with subheads, photo and scores. First report coverage on Byron Nelson winning the 1942 Masters Golf Tourname... See More  

Red Grange signs w/ the 1925 Chicago Bears...

THE OMAHA DAILY NEWS, Nebraska, November 23, 1925



* Red Grange - Galloping Ghost

* Illinois Fighting Illini - College football

* Chicago Bears signing - NFL



The sport's section (page 7) has a two column heading: "Grange Signs to Play With Bears on Thanksgiving" (see images) First report coverage on the famous Illinois running back signing with the Chicago Bears just after pla... See More  

See the wealth of nice prints...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, July 5, 1890  The full ftpg. has 2 prints regarding: "Coney Island Jockey Club--The Great Match Race Between Tenny and Salvator...".

Prints inside include: "The Swampers of the Lower Mississippi"; a full page on: "The Alaska Expedition"; a full pg: "...Yale-Princeton Contest for the College Baseball Championship&quo... See More  

Payne Stewart's freakish death...

LOS ANGLES TIMES, Oct. 26, 1999



* Payne Stewart - professional PGA golfer

* South Dakota Learjet airplane crash



The front page has a two column heading: "Golfer's Jet Flies to Its Doom in Eerie Voyage" with subhead and related pictorial. (see images)

The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "It's a Major Loss for Golf" with subheads and ... See More  

Coca Cola ad... Baseball... Laurence Olivier...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, August 26, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young lady playing tennis(see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Coca Cola. Includes stories entitled "32 Years' Bad Luck and now -" about Laurence Olivier and "The Homicide Ball" which is written by by Waite Hoyt. Very nice condition, a bit of loss at t... See More  

Kristi Yamaguchi wins Olympic gold...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 22, 1992



* Kristi Yamaguchi wins gold medal

* Winter Olympics figure skating

* 1st Asian American to win



The top of the front page has as four column photo with heading: "She's Good as Gold"

The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "Yamaguchi Is Good Enough for the Gold" with photo. First report coverage continues inside wit... See More  

Willie Mays 1st MLB hit is a home run...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., May 29, 1951 



* Willie Mays very 1st MLB career hit 

* New York Giants baseball home run 



The sport's section (page 8) has a report giving the highlights of the games played the previous day. Within the article is text that begins with: "Willie Mays, 20-year-old Negro rookie recently brought up from Minneapolis, smashed his first major le... See More  

Babe Ruth Gets Hurt...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1932



* Babe Ruth hurts leg

* New York Yankees

* MLB baseball



The sport's section (page 22) has a four column headline: "Ruth Sustains Injury to Leg as Yankees Win" with subheads and photo of Ruth. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication, especially in a Babe Ruth report.

Other news,

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