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1st Ever NBA BASKETBALL Finals Philadelphia Warriors Win TITLE in 1947 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393102868013

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 23, 1947 * Philadelphia Warriors (Golden State) * Wins the 1st NBA basketball title The sport's section (Page 14) has a brief and discrete report at the bottom of the page headed: "Philadelphia Bags BAA Crown" (see) I assume the small report here is because basketball wasn't a popular sport at the time. It is what it is, still a 1st report though. Complete with 20 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.

United States Yacht RELIANCE Wins Sailing Auld Mug AMERICA'S CUP 1903 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373433528396

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 3, 1903 * U.S. Yacht Reliance vs. Shamrock III * America's Cup win at New York City Harbor Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "RELIANCE WON BY OVER TWO MILES" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Complete with 6 pages, small library stamps within the masthead, nice condition.

PETE ROSE "Charlie Hustle" BANNED Major League Baseball for Life 1989 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373428470525

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Phoenix, August 25, 1989  * Pete Rose is banned from baseball The front page has a heading that announces: "Banished for Life: Pet's Out" with subhead: "Actions 'Stained' Baseball". Two photos show Commissioner Bart Giamatti and Pete Rose. Much of page 2 is taken up with more photos of Rose, plus text. The complete first section only with pages 1-14. Very nice condition.

MICHAEL JORDAN Voted NBA Basketball Best w/ Photo Chicago Bulls 1988 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393096047610

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: USA TODAY, Thursday, April 26, 1988 * Michael Jordan becoming a superstar * Chicago Bulls NBA basketball The front page of the sport's section has a illustration which includes the likeness of Michael Jordan with heading: "NBA selects its best" Also a two column heading: "Jordan has no peer, say his peers" The top left corner of the front page has a small photo of Jordan with brief text. (see) Complete with all sections (40 pages), very nice condition.

MARVIN HAGLER VS. THOMAS HEARNS Middleeight Boxing Title Fight 1985 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373427415576

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: USA TODAY, April 16, 1985 * Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns * Middleweight championship boxing match * "The Fight" - "The War" The front page has a five column headline: "Marvelous Marvin wins his 'war'" The front page of the sport's section has another headline: "Hagler just marvelous in TKO" with subhead and color photo. First report coverage continues inside this section. This famous middleweight championship boxing match is considered the three greatest rounds in boxing history, due to its constant action, and violent back-and-forth exchanges. Complete with all sections (36 pages), nice condition.

NELSON MANDELA South African President Anti-Apartheid Leader FREE 1990 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373426335226

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 11, 1990  * Nelson Mandela freed (day of) * South African president * Buster Douglas knockouts Mike Tyson * Famous Heavyweight boxing upset The front page has a report on the same day Nelson Mandela would be released from prison after serving 27 years with headline: "S. Africa to Free Black Leader Mandela Today" with related photo. (see) More on pages 11-14. The bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Douglas KOs Tyson in Title Fight Upset" with photo. Complete 1st section only with all 44 pages, nice condition.

MICHAEL JORDAN Chicago Bulls 23 Rookie NBA Basketball Opening Day 1984 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393093801947

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: USA TODAY, October 26, 1984 * Michael Jordan & Hakeem Olajuwon * Opening day NBA Basketball as rookies * Chicago Bulls & Houston Rockets Page 11 of the sport's section has a list of the rosters of each NBA team under the heading: "NBA OPENING-DAY ROSTERS" which includes the Chicago Bulls with: "23 Michael Jordan G 6-6 R" and the Houston Rockets with: "Hakeem Olajuwon C-F 7-0 R" amongst others. Both Jordan and Olajuwon would make their NBA regular season debuts on this day. Complete with all sections (40 pages), very nice condition.

MICHAEL JORDAN Olympics Gold Medal Basketball Pre-NBA Start Photo 1984 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373426071264

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: SUN-TIMES, Chicago Aug. 8, 1984 * Michael Jordan shines w/ photo * U.S. men's Olympic basketball team * In a Chicago publication, rare as such The top of page 116 has a three column heading: "Situation is well in hand" with subhead and photo. (see) A nice article on Jordan prior to his pro debut. Text includes: "I don't think the pros realize how good he is..." "When the games are over, he will join the pro ranks as the top draft choice of the Bulls" and much more. This was the last amateur team to  win the gold medal. This was also the time between Jordan being drafted by the Bulls and the beginning of the NBA basketball season. I expect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at... See More  

JOHN L. SULLIVAN vs. Tug Wilson $1,000 Heavyweight Boxing Contest 1882 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393085312244

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, July 19, 1882 * John L. Sullivan * Heavyweight boxing Page 3 has one column headings: "Sick Sullivan" "He Suffers More Than His English opponent" "Wilson Challenges the Boston Boy to Fight for the Belt" (see) Complete with 8 pages, a little irregular along the spine, generally nice. wikipedia notes: In 1882, Wilson was recruited by American newspaper publisher Richard Kyle Fox, who had been impressed with tales of Wilson's scientific skills from overseas, to take on world heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan. Wilson accepted the invitation and arrived in Philadelphia on June 21, 1882. Fox was stunned to find that Wilson was by this time a middle-aged, overweight has-been. Sti... See More  

TED DRAKE Arsenal Football Club (Soccer) 7 GOALS Record Game 1935 Old Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393082451646

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, 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 Rule" and more. (see) Other sporting news of the day. Complete sport's section only with all 8 pages, light toning at the margins, irregular along the spine, generally good. wikipedia notes: The 1935–36 season First Division match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park took place on 14 December 1935. Arsenal won the fixture 7–1 with all of their seven go... See More  

CARL LEWIS Win 2nd of 4 Gold Medals Summer Olympics Track & Field 1984 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393075048055

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: USA TODAY, Aug. 7, 1984 * Carl Lewis wins 2nd of 4 gold medals * 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles The front page has a headline that reads: "Lewis gets gold--but short of record" with photo of Lewis and more.  Lewis was trying to Match Jesse Owens four gold medals he won in 1936 Berlin. Lewis would achieve this in the following days,. Much more on the 1984 Summer Olympics in other events in the sport's section. Complete with all sections (44 pages), nice condition.

CURRIER AND IVES Baseball Game Post Civil War Hoboken NJ PRINT 1865 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393074578056

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Aug. 26, 1865  * Famous Currier and Ives baseball game print The top of page 4  has one of the better baseball prints of the era, showing the action at the famous game played at Hoboken on August 3, 1865 between the Atlantics of Brooklyn and the Mutuals of New York. The print, taking close to one-third of the page, is captioned: "Base Ball Match For The Championship Between The Atlantic Club Of Brooklyn And The Mutual Club of New York, At Hoboken, August 3--The Mutuals Catching Out Atlantics On A Foul Ball". There is also a report headed: "Base-Ball Match For The Championship". This game was the subject of a famous Currier and Ives print called "The American National Game". Also of... See More  

1904 BOSTON RED SOX Wins American League MLB Baseball AL PENNANT 1904 Newspaper

eBay Auction Item # 373434151093

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 10, 1904 * Boston Red Sox wins American League pennant * Major League Baseball - MLB The front page has a one column heading: "Boston Club Wins Pennant" with subhead. (see) Interestingly there was no World Series for this year. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Complete with 6 pages, two small, lightly inked library stamps within the masthead, a little irregular along the spine, generally nice. wikipedia notes: The 1904 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 10, 1904. The Boston Americans and New York Giants finished atop standing... See More  

Rare BABE RUTH Red Sox Baseball Pitcher vs. Walter Johnson 1916 Boston Newspaper

eBay Auction Item # 373433184147

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Aug. 16, 1916   * Babe Ruth vs. Walter Johnson pitching duel * Early coverage for Ruth, before he was a Yankee * Best publication to be had ? - very rare as such Near the bottom of the back page is a brief yet very historic report with small heading: "Red Sox Increase Lead After Great Battle with Washington" with the text beginning: "A hotly contested game of thirteen innings, which resulted in George Ruth's third 1 to 0 victory of the season over Walter Johnson..." This was Babe Ruth from early in his career when he was a pitcher for Boston, against fellow Hall of Famer Walter Johnson. Unfortunate for the small report here but it was somewhat typical of the day. Great to have this report i... See More  

FORD'S THEATRE Government to Buy ? & Andersonville Prison Trial 1865 Newspaper

eBay Auction Item # 373432377240

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1865 * Government to buy Ford's Theater ? * Andersonville Prison - Henry Wirz Page 5 has an item with small head: "Ford's Theater" concerning the possibility of the government buying it or renting it (see). Also on pg. 5: "Base Ball" "Keystone of Philadelphia vs. Mutual of New York" with much text & a box score. Page 4 has: "Justice Upon the Murderers of the Prisoners" begins: "The assassins of the President disposed of, the government will next take in hand the ruffians who tortured to death thousands of Union prisoners..." meaning Wirz & others from the Andersonville prison. This takes over a full column. Eight pages, a bit irregular at the blank spine, nice condition.

Very Rare BASEBALL by Sportswriter Henry Chadwick Great Masthead 1867 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373404410315

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE BALL PLAYERS' CHRONICLE, New York, Nov. 28, 1867  * Very rare baseball publication * Henry Chadwick "Father of Baseball" A very rare & desired title by any baseball collection as this was the first magazine in America devoted primarily to baseball. Edited by the legendary Henry Chadwick, this paper lasted but 30 issues, from June 6 thru December 26, 1867 before changing its name to the 'American Chronicle' (which in turn lasted only 31 more). Featured is an elaborate masthead picturing baseball, croquet, and cricket matches in progress. The entire ftpg. is taken up with reports on baseball games including the box scores. This continues on pages 2 and 3, plus other reports headed: "The Annual Convention of the N... See More  

1985 VILLANOVA WILCATS College Basketball Upset Champions Title Game Newspaper

eBay Auction Item # 373429299689

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 2, 1985 * 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament * Villanova Wildcats vs. Georgetown Hoyas (Patrick Ewing) The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "The Can't-Miss Team? It's Villanova" with subheads and two related photos. More on pages 3 & 4 of this section. This was considered one of the biggest upsets in sport's history. Nice to have in this World famous publication. Complete with all sections (92 pages), nice condition.

JESSE OWENS Shines at College Track Championships for Ohio State 1936 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373401696880

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: SPORT'S SECTION ONLY for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 21, 1936 * Jesse Owens Wins 4 events w/ one World record * NCAA Track and Field Championships (Chicago) * Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany on the horizon The front page of this section has a one column heading: "TROJANS TAKE TEAM HONORS; OWENS WINNER OF 4 EVENTS" First report coverage continues on page 2 with a nice photo showing Jesse Owens winning the 100-meter dash. (see) Owens would participate in the Olympics a few months later in Nazi Germany. Complete sport's section only with 6 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice. wikipedia notes: The 1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the 15th NCAA ... See More  

MICHAEL JORDAN Chicago Bulls NBA Basketball Rookie of the Year 1985 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373400653851

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 17, 1985 * Michael Jordan wins rookie of the year * Chicago Bulls - NBA basketball The top of page 14 of the sport's section has a two column heading: "Jordan Outpolls Olajuwon, 57 1/2 Votes to 20 1/2, as the NBA Rookie of the Year" (see) Complete 1st and sport's sections only totaling 56 pages, nice condition.

Best ANAHEIM DUCKS win Stanley Cup Hockey NHL CHAMPIONSHIP Trophy 2007 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393058503292

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 7, 2007 * Anaheim Ducks win their only Stanley Cup * National Hockey League - NHL * California's very first team champions * Best title to be had ? (rare as such) The top of the front page has a four column photo showing Scott Niedermayer holding up the Stanley Cup trophy. Also a three column heading: "Ducks get last laugh--and the Cup to show for it" Much more in the sport's section with front page headline: "Webbed Feat" with photo. More inside. Great to have in this famous L.A. publication. Complete with all 5 sections, very nice condition.

Best LOS ANGELES DODGERS Very 1st NL Pennant Baseball Champions 1959 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373393696964

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: LOS ANGELES TIMES--EXTRA, Sept. 30, 1959 * Los Angeles Dodgers win NL Pennant * 1st Pennant since moving from Brooklyn * It is BEST to have reports from the city where an event occurred The banner headline announces: "L.A. DODGERS CHAMPIONS ! " with a related subhead and two large photos of the last game. This was their National League championship & they would go on to win the World Series over the Chicago White Sox, the first championship for the Dodgers since they moved out of Brooklyn the previous year. Great to have this report in a Los Angeles newspaper. Incomplete issue containing 16 of the 32 pages of the first section only, nice condition.

(2) MICHAEL JORDAN'S "The Shot" w/ Famous PHOTO Chicago Bulls 1989 Newspapers

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373392782918

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 8 & 9, 1989 * Michael Jordan's "The Shot" w/ iconic photo * Chicago Bulls folklore - NBA basketball * A two issue set The front page of the sport's section of the May 8th issue has a one column heading: "Jordan Takes Air Out of Cavaliers, and Bulls Advance" First report coverage continues inside this section. (see) The top of page 7 of the sport's section of the May 9th issue has the iconic photo showing Jordan just after "The Shot", a buzzer beater shot by Jordan that gave the Bulls a victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. (see) Each issue has the complete 1st and sport's sections only totaling 42 and 40 pages, very nice condition. wikipedia notes: The Shot was a basketball play that occ... See More  

Chicago Bulls Baskeball MICHAEL JORDAN'S Father James KILLED 1993 L.A. Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373391310726

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 14, 1993 * James R. Jordan Sr. killed * Michael Jordan's father * Chicago Bulls basketball The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Father of Michael Jordan, NBA Superstar, Found Dead" with subhead. First report coverage continues in the sport's section with a few related photos. Complete 1st and sport's sections only totaling 44 pages, great condition. wikipedia notes: On July 23, 1993, while returning home from a funeral, Jordan Sr. pulled over on US Highway 74 just south of Lumberton, North Carolina, to take a nap. Daniel Andre Green and Larry Martin Demery spotted the car Michael had recently purchased for him (a red Lexus SC400 with the North Carolina license plate that... See More  

CLEVELAND BROWNS Very 1st NFL Football Game & Win LOU GROZA 1946 Old Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373391306140

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 7, 1946 * Cleveland Browns 1st game & win * Lou Groza fame The bottom of page 12 has a very brief and inconspicuous article with small heading: "60,135 See Browns Rout Miami, 44-0" This was the Browns very first game in franchise history. It was also their very first win as well. Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, library stamp within the masthead, a little irregular along the spine, generally nice.

Oakland LOS ANGELES RAIDERS Super Bowl NFL Football Champions 1984 USA Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373384773213

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: USA TODAY, Jan. 23, 1984 * Oakland - Los Angeles Raiders win * Super Bowl XVIII - NFL Football * vs. Washington Redskins at Tampa The front page has a headline that reads: "Raiders go Hog-wild, 38-9" with subhead and two related photos. (see) The front page of the sport's section also has a headline: "Raiders super in rout" with subhead and photo. (see) Much more inside this section.  Complete with all sections (40 pages), great condition.