Mutuals win the championship... Each inning telegraphed to other cities....

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1914 MLB Baseball strike ?......

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 20, 1914



* MLB baseball strike threatened



The front page has a banner headline: "STRIKE OF ALL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS THREATENED" with subheads. (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. Rare as such.

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Electric baseball "scoreboard" for remote "viewing"...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Jan. 24, 1891  An inside page has novel new invention headed: "Electrical Sporting Bulletin" which has about half a page of text and two illustrations, one captioned; "Electrical Base Ball Bulletin" and the other: "Diagram of Mechanism & Electrical Connections of the Base Ball Bulletin--Plan View of Double Relay".

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1914 Jimmy Archer baseball photo...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 10, 1914



* Catcher Jimmy Archer photo

* Chicago Cubs - MLB baseball



Page 9 has a nice two column photo headed: "JIMMY ARCHER; Chicago Cubs" with brief text. (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. Rare as such.

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1915 Home Run Baker photo...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 17, 1915



* John Franklin "Home Run" Baker photograph

* Philadelphia Athletics - MLB baseball retirement ?



The top of page 8 has a two column photo with heading: "'Home Run' Baker Quits; Mack Loses Great Star" with text. (see) Baker would retire for the 1915 season but would come back in 1916 to play for the New York Yankees. Surp... See More  

The Centennial Exposition... Baseball...

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, May 20, 1876  Featured are several prints of the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, the ftpg. showing the "Great Corliss Engine" & an expansive doublepage centerfold of the: "Scene on the Grand Plaza...". More as well.

The back page has a nice print of a baseball player in uniform, in a "Base Ball Goods" adverti... See More  

1914 Frank Schulte baseball photo...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 6, 1914



* Frank "Wildfire" Schulte photo

* Chicago Cubs - MLB baseball



Page 8 has a two column photo headed: "FRANK SCHULTE" with brief text. (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.

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Babe Zaharias wins British Open...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1947 



* Mildred (Babe) Didrikson Zaharias

* Britsh Open crown

* 1st American to win



The front page has a two column headline: "Mrs. Zaharias Is First American To Win Women's British Golf Title". It then continues in the sport's section (page 18) with related pictorial and more headings.

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Lou Gehrig & Lefty Grove...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 16, 1931



* Lou Gehrig breaks season record

* RBI runs batted in American League

* Lefty Grove AL pitcher of the year

* MLB major league baseball



The sport's section (page 33) has a one column heading: "GEHRIG'S 184 RUNS NEW LEAGUE RECORD" with subheads and photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famou... See More  

Neat title... "THE MOSQUITO"...

THE MOSQUITO, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, March 21, 1925  A curious little newspaper which appears to be the combination of the Middlesex Plain Dealer and the Perth Amboy Press. Filled mostly with local news and tidbits, many quite folksy and humorous, plus many ads as well. The ftpg. has a bit noting: "Christy Mathewson, of baseball fame, was recently named one of the trustees of the Ameri... See More  

The 1919 World Series baseball scandal begins to unfold...

LOS ANGELES EXPRESS, Sept. 29, 1920 



* Chicago White "Black" Sox

* World Series Scandal breaks

* Players suspended from team



The banner headline above the masthead announces the beginning of the investigation into the infamous 1919 World Series betting scheme, or the 'Black Sox' World Series: "INDICT BASEBALL GAMBLERS".

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Babe Ruth visits Mexico City baseball game....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1946



* Babe Ruth visits Mexico City



The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "BABE RUTH HAILED BY 15,000 MEXICANS" with subheads. Ruth made a public appearance at a baseball game in Mexico City. See images for text.  Ruth would pass away a little more than 2 years later.

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Death of Billy Sunday...

THE OMAHA BEE - NEWS, Nov. 7, 1935



* Billy Sunday death (1st report)

* Baseball player & evangelist



The front page has a seven column headline: "BILLY SUNDAY, EVANGELIST, IS DEAD", with dramatic image, very displayable, titled: "TYPICAL BILLY SUNDAY POSE". Additional headlines: "Illness Proves Fatal To Revivalist Who Deserted Baseball",  "Complai... See More  

1911 Photo of Miller Huggins...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 7, 1911



* Miller Huggins photo - 2nd baseman

* St. Louis Cardinals - MLB baseball

* Eventual manager of the New York Yankees



The top of page 3 has a two column photo with heading: "ST. LOUIS NATIONALS' VETERAN SECOND BASEMAN WHO MAY WEAR A CUB UNIFORM BEFORE LONG" with brief text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being f... See More  

Volume One, Number One issue... Sports, Inc.

SPORTS inc., The Sports Business Weekly, New York, November 16, 1987



This is a Volume 1, Number 1 issue of this title.  This issue was originally sent to the Director of Public Relations of Little League Baseball.  The issue still has the mailing label affixed to the front cover.  Of course the significance of this issue is it being the Premier Issue.



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Lou Gehrig signs final year contract in 1938...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 12, 1938



* Lou Gehrig signs contract (last year)

* New York Yankees baseball



The front page has a one column heading: "Gehrig Signs For One Year At $39,000" with subhead. The top of page 23 has a banner headline: "Gehrig Signs for $39,000, Leaves for Camp Tomorrow with Ruppert" with subheads. (see) Great to have in this NYC publication.

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1949 World Series of baseball...

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY RERPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, October 9, 1949



* 1947 World Series of baseball (game 4)

* New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

* Subway series



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Yanks Defeat Dodgers For Third Victory, 6-4" with subheads, box scores and related photo. (see) More in the sport's section.

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Early Baseball... Post-game gathering at Coney Island... Franklin & Marshall Commencement...

NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, from New York, dated July 31, 1865



* Post civil war baseball

* Early Coney Island

* Commencement at Franklin & Marshall College



The front page has: "The College Regatta" "Yale Wins again on Saturday in the City Races" "Accounts of the other Races & the Baseball Match" Concludes on the back page with a summary & box score of baseb... See More  

1904 Boston Red Sox wins AL pennant...

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 ... See More  

St. Louis Cardinals win World Series of baseball...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., October 9, 1934.



* St. Louis Cardinals win World Series

* Major League Baseball Champions



The front page has a three column heading: "Cardinals Win Fourth Contest And Series In Wild Game At Detroit" with scoreboard, lineups and inning by inning description.

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Baseball on the ice...

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Feb. 16, 1861 



* Baseball ice game ?



Basically a sports-themed newspaper.  Page 5 has reports under the heading: "Base Ball "Base Ball on the Ice--Atlantic vs. Charter Oak". A curious account of a game played on a frozen pond.

Reports on many other sports as well.

Complete in 16 pages, decorative masthead, various wear &am... See More  

The Knickerbocker vs. Excelsior match...

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, August 28, 1858  A rather famous sporting newspaper, with a sporting-themed masthead, calling itself: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".

Inside has nearly a full page of baseball reports including games--with box scores--of a dozen games. The most notable report is headed: "Grand Base-Ball Match - Knic... See More  

Early baseball, in a sporting publication...

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, June 20, 1857 



* Pre Civil War baseball

* New York City area club



Inside under "Base Ball" is a very brief summary of a match between the "Light" & Heavy" weights of the Empire Base Ball Club. There is also a nice article with details about the "Brooklyn Base Ball Clubs", specifically the Charter Oak, Al... See More  

Baseball in Rhode Island, before the Civil War...

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Babe Ruth to Sign 1 Year with Yankees...

CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, March 16, 1932



* Babe Ruth to sign 1 year contract

* New York Yankees (day of)

* Major League baseball MLB



The front page of section 2 (sports) has a two column heading: "Some One Ought to Tell Babe How Much $70,000 Really Is" with small photo of Ruth. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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