1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football upset loss...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Nov. 28, 1943 

* Notre dame Fighting Irish - college football 
* Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets upset victory 
* World War II era Naval Station military team 

The front page has a five column heading: "Sailors Defeat Notre Dame, 19-14" with subhead. The front page of the sport's section has a banner heading: "SAILORS REVEL IN 19 TO 14 TRIUMPH OVER NOTRE DAME"





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1990 high school running back Napoleon "Nip" Kaufman...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 1, 1990 

* Star running back Napoleon "Nip" Kaufman
* Lompoc High School - Santa Barbara County 
* Future Washington Huskies & Oakland Raiders football 

Page 2 of the sport's section has a three column heading: "Kaufman Is the Talk of Lompoc" with photo. (see images) This reads like a biography of the local high school star. 
Complete 1st and sport's sect






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Oklahoma Sooners begin 47 game winning streak...

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass. Oct. 11, 1953



* Oklahoma Sooners - NCAA college football

* 1st win of the iconic 47 game winning streak 

* Coach Bud Wilkinson vs. Texas Longhorns 



Page 4 of the sport's section has a one column heading: "OKLAHOMA SCORES EARLY TO DEFEAT TEXAS FOE, 19-14" with subhead. (see images) See details below. Other college football game re... See More  

Minnesota Golden Gophers about to win football titles...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Nov. 23, 1940 



* Minnesota Golden Gophers football

* Last game of season vs. Wisconsin (day of)

* To win Big 10 & national titles 

* Best publication to be had (very rare)



The top of the front page of the sport's section (page 13) has a banner headline: "DRY, FAST FIELD FOR GOPHERS" with subheads, three related photos and lineups.&n... See More  

Ted Drake's seven goals record soccer game...

SPORT'S SECTION only of the New York Times, December 15, 1935



* Ted Drake - Arsenal football club (soccer)

* Villa Park, Aston, Birmingham, England

* Seven goals - top-flight record game



Page 4 of this section has a one column heading: "SOCCER MARK SET AS 60,000 LOOK ON" with subheads that include: "Seven Goals by Drake of Arsenal Best Under English League's New Rul... See More  

1941 Army-Navy game... college football...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH November 29, 1941



* The Army-Navy game

* College football rivalry

* West Point vs. Annapolis

* Attack on Pearl Harbor close

* Early, same day report



The top of the front page of the sport's section has a heading: "NAVY BEATS ARMY, 14-6" with subheads and lineups. (see images) Pearl Harbor would be attacked the following weekend.

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Buffalo Bills very 1st football game in 1960...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Sept. 12, 1960



* Buffalo Bill play their very 1st ever football game



Page 15 has a one column heading: "AL Dorow Leads Titans to Win" with subhead and stats. (see images)

Complete with 22 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, very nice condition



AI notes: On September 11, 1960, the Buffalo Bills played their first-ever regular-season game in t... See More  

Michigan Wolverines football are 1932 Big Ten champs...

SPORT'S SECTION only of the New York Times, Nov. 20, 1932



* Michigan Wolverines NCAA football - University

* Declared 1932 Big Ten Conference champions 



The top of page 2 has a 5 column heading: "Western Conference Football Crown Won by Michigan" with subheads, stats and lineups. (see images) 

Complete sport's section only with 10 pages, rag edition in nice... See More  

Larry Kelley wins Heisman Trophy... Yale...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 17, 1936



* Larry Kelley wins Heisman Trophy

* Yale University college football

* Native of Williamsport, Pennsylvania



The top of page 25 has one column headings : "KELLEY RECEIVES HEISMAN TROPHY; DISCUSES GAME" "Yale End Calls Football Big Business" with smaller subheads. (see) First report coverage on Larry Kelley winning the Heisman Tro... See More  

Joe Paterno's 1st game as starter at Brown University...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 17, 1946



* Joe Paterno at Brown University (college football)

* Legendary Penn State Nittany Lions head coach



Page 2 of the sport's section (inside) has a banner heading: "Harvard Scores Twice Through Air in Crushing Brown Before 20,000 Fans" with subheads and stats. (see) Paterno is mentioned within the report once and his name also appears in th... See More  

Chicago Bears win 1st NFL football championship...

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, December 18, 1933



* Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants

* First NFL football championship game



Page 6 has a one column heading: "Brilliant Play Features Game for Pro Title" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.



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1957 Detoit Lions championship season...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 21, 1957



* Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore colts game

* NFL football - championship season

* Best publication to be had ? (rare)



The front page has a banner headline: "Lions Win Thriller, 31-27" with another heading above the masthead: "How the Lions Did It" and photos of Bobby Lane & Hopalong Cassidy" More in the sport's section wi... See More  

Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame football in 1939...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, November 5, 1939



* Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame

* NCAA college football

* Many other games w/ photos



The front page of this section has a four column heading: "NOTRE DAME WHIPS ARMY, 14-0" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with two related photos and stats.

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2007 death of Coach Eddie Robinson... Grambling State football...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 5, 2007



* Head coach Eddie Robinson death

* Grambling State University football

* Negro - black college - civil rights icon

* During racial segregation in college sports



Near the bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Record-setting Grambling coach made civil rights part of game plan" with lead-in: "Eddie Robinson: 1919-2007" and... See More  

The Jackie Robinson of the NFL....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 22, 1946



* Kenny Washington breaks the color barrier

* NFL football signs it's 1st African American player

* Los Angeles Rams 



The sport's section (page 25) has a small and inconspicuous heading at the bottom of the page that reads: "Rams Sign Ken Washington" (see) Unfortunate for the small report here but still a historic 1st in this famous... See More  

Horseracing, other sports, and much more...

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Dec. 5, 1857  



* Pre-Civil War sporting - hunting publication



"A Chronicle of the Turf, Agriculture, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage" which features an engraving of a horse racing scene in the masthead.

Although this eclectic title covers all the fields noted in the masthead, horse racing seems to be the greater focus.

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Ohio Stadium "The Shoe" dedication...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 22, 1922



* Ohio Stadium "The Horseshoe" dedication

* Michigan-Ohio State college football rivalry

* First game played between rivals at stadium



The front page has a terrific banner headline for display: "OHIO BOWS TO MICHIGAN, 19-0" with subheads. (see images) Very unusual having such a nice sport's headline on the front page. Rare as ... See More  

Earliest Tiger Woods PGA ambitions ?...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Los Angles Times, Jan. 27, 1992



* 15 Year old High School student Tiger Woods

* Initial announcement he will play in a PGA tourney

* Nissan Los Angeles Open in Pacific Palisades 

* Washington Redskins win Super Bowl XXVI

* Quarterback Mark Rypien voted MVP

* National Football League vs. Buffalo Bills



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Washington Redskins win Super Bowl XVII...

USA TODAY, January 31, 1983



* Washington Redskins very 1st Super Bowl championship

* Joe Theismann - John Riggins - Coach Joe Gibbs

* NFL - National Football League



The front page has a five column headline: "Super Skins capture USA" with three related photos, one showing MVP John Riggins. (see images)

The front page of the sports section has a five column headline: "Riggin... See More  

SMU Mustangs are National college football champions...

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 10, 1935



* Southern Methodist University (SMU Mustangs)

* NCAA college football champions



The bottom of the front page of section II (sports) has a somewhat discrete, two column heading: "Dickinson Rates SMU at Top". (see image) First report coverage on Southern Methodist University (SMU) Mustangs winning the national college football championship title... See More  

Eric Dickerson breaks O.J. Simpson's record...

USA TODAY, December 10, 1984



* Eric Dickerson breaks O.J Simpson's record

* Single season rushing yards - Los Angeles Rams

* NFL football running back from SMU



The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "2,007 YARDS/ Dickerson rushes for 215 yards to break O.J.'s record of 2,003; Rams win 27-16" and more with photo. (see images) First report coverage on runn... See More  

1931 Tulane Green Wave undefeated season....

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Nov. 30, 1931



* Tulane Green Wave college football

* Next to last game of undefeated season

* vs. LSU Fighting Tigers (Monday report)

* Best publication to be had (rare)



Page 15 has a banner heading: "Tulane Faces Final Game of season With Washington state Here" with subheads. Also one column heading: "Tulane's Win Over Tigers Gains Titl... See More  

1932 Chicago Bears championship year...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 26, 1932



* Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers

* First game of the year (0-0 tie)

* Bronko Nagurski and Red Grange era

* 1st ever NFL football championship year

* Best publication to be had - very rare



The front page of the sport's section has a one column heading: "BEARS, PACKERS PLAY 0 TO 0 TIE BEFORE 14,000" with subheads and lineups. (see i... See More  

1902 Army-Navy game... college football...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 29, 1902



* Early Army-Navy game

* College football rivalry

* West Point vs. Annapolis

* Played in Philadelphia



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ANOTHER VICTORY FOR WEST POINT" with subheads that include: "Sailors Could Not Play Football with Their Sea Legs" and more. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in go... See More  

Detroit Lions very 1st football game in 1934...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 24, 1934



* Detroit Lions very 1st football game

* NFL - National Football League



Page 16 has a small and discrete one column heading: "Detroit, 9; Giants, 0" (see image)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.

Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding... See More