Great color cover of a baseball player...

LESLIE"S ILLUSTRATED, New York, April 2, 1914  See the photo for the terrific, color cover on this issue, featuring a baseball player at bat. A terrific item for display. Such color covers rarely survived, hence quite scarce.

Very nice condition, although with a rather discrete inked stamp near the top just under the wing of the eagle--almost unnoticeable. Complete with all 20 pages.... See More  

Indian dance illustration... Mormon illustration...

HARPER'S WEEKLY Jan. 2, 1875 The full fron page is a print: "Alone with the Dying Year" showing a small child in a snow storm.

Full page print: "Bringing Home the Fifth Wife--A Sketch in Mormondom" also includes a small article. Nice, tipped-in (no binding holes), doublepage centerfold: "Indian Sun Dance - Young Bucks Proving Their Endurance by Self-torture" with... See More  

First National League game played in New York...

NEW YORK HERALD, April 26, 1876 



* Very 1st National League baseball game

* Played in New York City (19th century)



Page 4 under: "The National Game" has a brief but historical report about the first National League game played in New York.

The report reads: "The game on the Union Grounds yesterday between the Mutual and Boston clubs was a great surprise to all... See More  

LSU Tigers win 2003 college football title...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 5, 2004



* LSU - Louisiana State University

* Wins Sugar Bowel vs. Oklahoma

* Wins National Championship

* Nick Saban's first college football title



Near the bottom of the front page is a three column color photo of Nick Saban celebrating his first national championship with his players. Also a heading: "LSU Defeats Oklahoma; USC Beats BCS" (see)

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Men's Golf...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 20, 1900  Mr. Bryan's Confession of Defeat and some of his Fallacies; The Advance on Peking; Tientsin To-Day; doublepage centerfold "A Providential Encounter" by Stevens; Sixth Open Golf Championship of the United States; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.

1925 Rose Bowl... Knute Rockne & the Four Horsemen...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 3, 1925 



* Rose Bowl college football game

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Stanford

* Knute Rockne vs. Pop Warner

* Year of the "Four Horsemen"

* Would be declared national champions



The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "N. DAME PRAISES STANFORD; OFF FOR HOME TODAY"

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Detroit Tigers win 1945 World Series....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 11, 1945



* Detroit Tigers win World Series

* Hank Greenberg era vs. the Cubs

* 1st post World War II champions



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TIGERS CRUSH CUBS BY 9-3 AND ANNEX WORLD SERIES, 4-3" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues in the sport's section with a few related photos and box scores.

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The very beginning of the O.J. Simpson media circus...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 15, 1994 



* Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson & Ron Goldman

* Football great O. J. Simpson looking like a suspect ?

* Second day report from the city where it happened



The front has a photo showing the media gathering outside of Simpsons home. Also a smaller photo of Nicole Simpson. A two column heading reads: "Police Sources Link Evidence to Simpson&quo... See More  

Possibly College footballs' biggest upset ?...

EVENING HERALD, Los Angeles, November 27, 1926



* Carnegie Tech (Mellon) greatest football game

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish - NCAA football

* 1 of the greatest college upsets

* Knute Rockne skips game (mistake)



The front page has a five column headline: "Carnegie Trims Notre Dame, 19-0" with subhead. (see) The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a four column headl... See More  

Financial panic of 1873...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 18, 1873   Perhaps the most famous print in this well known illustrated periodical is the full front page work by famed artist Thomas Nast captioned: "Out Of the Ruins" which shows President U.S. Grant as a policeman helping the Liberty figure out of the ruins of the buildings of Wall Street. The financial panic of 1873 was one of the more... See More  

Homer prints... Pike's Peak... Desjardins Canal train disaster...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 2, 1859 Ftpg: 'The Terrible Railway Accident in Canada', near Hamilton, Ontario (also known as the Great Western Desjardins Canal train disaster). Two nearly halfpg. illus. by Winslow Homer: 'March Winds' & 'April Showers'. 'Map of the Route to Pike's Peak'. Additional illustrations, articles and advertisements are within... See More  

Color illustrations....

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Rogers Hornsby finishes the season above .400...

THE DAY, New London, Conn., Sept. 30, 1924 



* Rogers Hornsby ends with .424 batting average

* St. Louis Cardinals - major league baseball MLB



The sports page (pg. 11) has a one column head reading: "ROGERS HORNSBY CLOSES WITH .424" (see)

Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, tiny binding holes along the spine/1st column, generally nice.... See More  

Secretariat - the Preakness controversy...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 18, 1973  The sports section carries an article "Mrs. Tweedy Wants Preakness Review", owner of Triple Crown-winner, Secretariat, asked for a review of the official 1973 clocking after watching films which show the time listed for the race was incorrectly recorded. "A controversy developed soon after the Preakness when it w... See More  

Babe Ruth's last Major League Baseball game...

NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1935 



* Babe Ruth's final farewell

* Last game as a player

* Baker Bowl, Philadelphia

* MLB baseball icon



The sport's section (page 18) has a two column heading: "Phils Crush Braves by 11-6, 9-3" with subheads and box scores. In the first game of this double-header, Babe Ruth struck out in the first inning, then hurt his knee taking him out o... See More  

A very displayable "Hallowe'en Number"...

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY - "Hallowe'en Number", October 27,1910  Collectors tend to like displayable magazine covered for various holidays and events, and this is one of the nicest Halloween covers we have seen. And it's the complete issue with a wide variety of articles, illustrations, and photos inside. One curious article is: "Is the Automobile A National Mena... See More  

Emancipated slaves... Ice skating ... Early submarine...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 30, 1864  The most desired & notable print is likely the full page captioned: "Emancipated Slaves, White and Colored" showing one man with a brand on his forehead.

The front page shows the: "Ruins of the Church of the Compania, at Santiago, Chili, After the Conflagration". Inside has a full page: "Snowy Morning--On Picket&qu... See More  

Frank Leahy resigns as Norte Dame coach...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, February 1, 1954



* Frank Leahy resigns due to illness

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish  coach

* NCAA college football



This 20 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page above the masthead: "Leahy Resigns as Notre Dame Grid Coach" with subhead: "Notre Dame Football Coach Leahy Resigns Because of Ill Health&qu... See More  

Winslow Homer's last print for Harper's Weekly...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 26, 1875  The full ftpg. is: "In a Russian Village--'Master's coming!' ". Halfpg: "The Columbia Boat House" & "The Yale Boat House". There is a full page Winslow Homer print titled: "Battle of Bunker Hill--Watching the Fight From Copp's Hill, In Boston" which was his very last for Harper's Week... See More  

War Admiral... Triple Crown Horse Racing Champion...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 6, 1937  This 50+ page newspaper has a six column headline on the 1st page of the sport's section (inside, near the back): "War Admiral Wins by 4 Lengths at Belmont" with subheads that include: "EQUALS U.S. RECORD FOR MILE, HALF" and more. (see)



Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little margin wear, oth... See More  

Montreal Canadians win the 1930 Stanley cup...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 4, 1930 



* Montreal Canadians - NHL Hockey 

* Wins Stanley Cup title 



The sport's section (page 28) has a banner headline: "Canadians Beat Boston, 4 to 3, and Win World's Hockey Title and Stanley Cup" with subheads, lineups and photo of Howie Morenz. (see) 1st report coverage on the Montreal Canadians winning the 1929-30 S... See More  

Portrait of an early baseball player...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 29, 1866  Page 4 has a 3 by 2 inch portrait of: "Edward Beadle, Gotham B. B. Club Of New York." Includes an article headed "Our Base Ball Illustrations" that compares the "new school" of ball players to the "old boys" and then describes the talent and skills of Beadle, a first baseman for the Gothams.

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Serena Williams 1st Grand Slam victory in 1999...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 12, 1999



* American professional tennis player Serena Williams

* First Major Grand Slam title - US Open Women's singles



The front page has a three column color photo with small heading: "Openly Joyful" the front page of the sport's section has a four headline: "Williams' Crown Is Open and Shout Case" with subhead and another related p... See More  

Los Angeles Rams win NFL football title over Cleveland Browns...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 24, 1951



* Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns

* NFL football championship title game



The top of page 12 has a banner headline: "Rams Win, 24-17, to End Browns' Pro Reign" with subheads, 3 related photos and stats. (see) First report coverage on the NFL football championship game between the Detroit Lions and the Cleveland Browns.

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2000 Music City Miracle...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 9, 2000



* Music City Miracle

* Tennessee Titans

* NFL Football playoffs

* vs. Buffalo Bills



The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Titanic Call Sinks Bill" with subhead and a few related photos. (see images)

Complete 1st and sport's sections with a total of 44 pages, nice condition.... See More