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  

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  

Penn State football are 1986 champions...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 3, 1987



* Penn State Nittany Lions wins title

* NCAA college football championship

* Fiesta Bowl vs. Miami Hurricanes



The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Penn State Picks Off Miami, 14-10" with subhead: "Testaverde Intercepted Five Times" and two related photos to the game ending interception by Pete Giftopoulos. Fi... See More  

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.

O. J. Simpson's days with Buffalo are over...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 1, 1977  



* O. J. Simpson as a running back

* Buffalo Bills - NFL football



The front page has a nice banner headline: "O.J. Simpson Out for Season" with subhead: "Will Have Surgery on Left Knee" and photo.

 First report coverage on what would be the end of O. J. Simpson's career with the Buffalo Bills. He would be traded to the 49e... 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  

1939 Babe Ruth wins in Golf...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 11, 1939 



* Babe Ruth wins golf tournament 

* Apawamis Club - Rye, New York



The sport's section (page 35) has a seven column headline: "Babe Ruth's Double Victory Helps Long Island Capture Golf Tourney" with subheads that include: "Babe Ruth's Double Victory Helps Long Island Capture Golf Tourney" "Long Island, With 28 P... See More  

Jack Dempsey vs. Sharkey... Heavyweight Boxing...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 22, 1927



* Jack Dempsey vs. Jack Sharkey

* Heavyweight boxing match



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "DEMPSEY KNOCKS OUT SHARKEY IN 7TH BEFORE 80,000 IN THE YANKEE STADIUM; RECEIPTS EXCEED A MILLION DOLLARS" with many subheads. Much more in the sport's section with a few photos. Loads of text here.  First report coverage on t... See More  

Washington crew breaks Olympic record in 1936....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 13, 1936



* University of Washington Huskies

* Breaks Olympic record in rowing

* Famous upset vs. Nazi Germany fame

* Grunau (Berlin borough), Germany



The top of page 14 has a banner heading: "Grunau Rowing Course Mark Smashed by Washington ion Beating British Crew" with subheads. (see) This crew would win the gold medal by upsetting the Nazi crew just ... See More  

Jesse Owens continues to win at the Berlin Olympics...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 5, 1936 



* Jesse Owens shines in track & field

* Olympic games in Berlin Germany

* In front of Adolf Hitler & Third Reich



The front page of the sports section (page 19) has a nice headline: "OWENS WINS 2D OLYMPIC TITLE; SETS TWO RECORDS" with subhead: "U. S. Captures 3 More Events; Increases Lead". This same page has ... See More  

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  

L.A. Lakers win 1988 NBA title....

LOS ANGELES LAKERS, June 22, 1988



* Los Angeles Lakers win championship

* NBA basketball title vs. Detroit Pistons

* Best title to be had - rare as such



The front page has a three column color photo showing James Worthy battling Bill Laimbeer with one column heading: "Lakers Repeat as Champions in Tight Game" (see) The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headl... See More  

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  

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)

The... See More  

O.J. Simpson passes 2,000 yards...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 17, 1973



* O. J. Simpson breaks season rushing record...  1st to go over 2,000  yard mark

* Buffalo Bills - NFL football



This 28 page newspaper has a six column headline on page 13: "O.J.'s Odyssey Ends at 2003" with nice photo of Simpson running off the field after the game.

A historic NFL record that is still unmatche... 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  

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  

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  

Jake LaMotta defeats Sugar Ray Robinson...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 6, 1943



* Jake LaMotta defeats Sugar Ray Robinson (1st defeat)

* Famous Middleweight boxing match



The sport's section (page 17) has one column headings: "ROBINSON'S STREAK ENDED BY LAMOTTA" "Harlem Fighter Suffers First Loss in 130 Bouts Before 18,930 at Detroit" "Bell Saves Ray In Eighth" "Left to Head Floors Him ... See More  

New York Mets capture their first pennant...

DAILY NEWS, New York City, Sept. 25, 1969 



* New York Mets very 1st pennant

* Amazin - miracle - Shea Stadium

* Best title to be had ? (rare as such)



The full front page is taken up with the headline: "WE WIN IT ! " and a graphic of Mets manager Gil Hodges and a cartoonish boy celebrating.

A great issue on the New York Mets winning their first pennant in franchise history. ... See More  

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  

Nelson Mandela to be released from prison...

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 page... See More  

Joe Dimaggio's 1st MVP award....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1939 



* Joe DiMaggio wins his 1st MVP award 

* New York Yankees - Yankee Clipper 

* MLB baseball - Best title to have in ?



The sport's section (page 31) has a six column headline: "DiMaggio Voted Most Valuable Player in American League" with subheads that include: "YANKS' OUTFIELDER WINS ON 280 POINTS" "Foxx Ne... See More  

St. Louis Cardinals win 1942 World Series.....

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, October 6, 1942



* 1942 World Series of baseball

* St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Yankees

* Major league baseball MLB

* Championship game (final)



The top of the front page of the sport's section (page 17) has a six column headline: "WORLD CHAMPS: ST. LOUIS CARDS!" with various subheads, related photos and box scores. (see images)

Much on World War ... See More  

Willie Mays drafted by U.S. Army...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 17, 1952



* Willie Mays "The Say Hey Kid"

* New York Giants baseball player

* Drafted by the United States Army (Korean War)



The top of page 33 has a seven column heading: "Mays of Giants Is Found Acceptable for Draft After Second Test" with subheads and photo of Mays taking the aptitude test. (see images)

Complete with 52 pages, light toning a... See More