1922 Ohio Stadium "The Shoe" dedication (day of)...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 21, 1922



* Ohio Stadium "The Horseshoe" dedication

* Michigan-Ohio State college football rivalry

* Day of 1st game between rivals at stadium



The sport's section (page 11) has a one column heading: "OHIO FIELD DEDICATED TODAY WITH MICHIGAN" with lineups and more. (see images) This would also be the day of the very first game between th... See More  

Lengthy article on cockfighting in 1869...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 21, 1869



* Cockfighting - illegal blood sport

* Roosters - gamecocks - cockpit

* Unusually lengthy & uncommon article



Page 8 has an article with small headings: "Cock Fighting" "Another Hard-fought Main Between Virginia and North Carolina..." (see) Rare to find articles on this illegal blood sport, especially this lengthy.

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Tony Zale defends middleweight boxing crown...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 22, 1941



* Boxer Tony Zale victory

* Boxing middleweight title fight

* vs. Steve Mamakos (1st defense of crown)

* From the city where it happened (rare)



The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "ZALE KNOCKS OUT STEVE MAMAKOS IN 14TH" with subheads and related photos. (see images) First report coverage on Tony Zale's 1s... See More  

War Admiral wins Preakness... triple crown...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 16, 1937



* War Admiral - horse racing

* Preakness Stakes win (2nd of 3 wins)

* Triple crown winner



The top of page 4 of the sport's section has a banner headline: "WAR ADMIRAL DEFEATS POMPOON BY NARROW MARGIN IN WINNING PREAKNESS" with subheads. (see) This was the 2nd of 3 historic wins for the famed horse in the hunt for the triple crown.

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Louis Zamperini wins 1 mile run...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, April 12, 1936



* Louis Zamperini of "Unbroken" fame

* University of Southern California - USC

* Track meet - 1 mile winner



The sport's section (page H-B) has a banner headline: "TROJAN'S CRUSHBEAR TRACKMENBY 55 POINT" with subheads and event summaries on page 3H which includes in small, discrete text: "Mile Run--Won by Zamperini (S.... See More  

Georgia wins Rose Bowl in 1943...

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, January 2, 1943



* Rose Bowl: Georgia Bulldogs vs. UCLA Bruins

* Orange Bowl: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Boston College

* Sugar Bowl: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Tulsa

* Cotton Bowl: Texas Longhorns vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets



The sport's section has coverage on the four major bowl games with a page 13 banner headline: "Georgia Scores Twice in Last... See More  

Nazi newspaper from the eve of the Berlin Olympics...

NASSAUER VOLTSBLATT, Wiesbaden, July 30, 1936  It is subtitled (translated): "Official Organ of the NSDAP for the Gau Hessen-Nassau". The NSDAP was the Nazi party, and the Gau Hesse-Nassau was an administrative division of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945.

The focus of this issue is on the Berlin Olympics which will start the following day. The banner headline (translated): "Ger... See More  

Very early baseball report?

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, March 14, 1857  Various literary content but there is also sporting reports near the back, including: "Trotting at Fairs" "Fistiana" which is boxing; "Our Chess Department" "Out-Door Sports" including cricket and a "ball match". I believe the latter to be baseball, and reports: "A great match at... See More  

Amelia Earhart... Baseball... Jewish...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, April 1, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young couple in a car at a gas pump asking a gas attendant standing in rain for one gallon of gas (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes.  Includes a stories entitled "Lady with Wings - The Life Story of My Wife, Amerlia Earha... See More  

Assault wins the 1946 Kentucky Derby...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, May 5, 1946



* Assault - thoroughbred horse racing

* Kentucky Derby win (1st of 3 wins)

* Eventual triple crown winner



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "ASSAULT, 8 TO 1, BEATS SPY SONG IN KENTUCKY DERBY" with subheads, two related photos and result chart. two more related photo son page 4. This was the 1st o... 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.

Twelve pages, light toning and some wear at the margins with a few tears.... See More  

Coca Cola ad... Baseball... Laurence Olivier...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, August 26, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young lady playing tennis(see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Coca Cola. Includes stories entitled "32 Years' Bad Luck and now -" about Laurence Olivier and "The Homicide Ball" which is written by by Waite Hoyt. Very nice condition, a bit of loss at t... See More  

Nebraska Cornhuskers are 1994 champions...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 2, 1995



* Nebraska Cornhuskers college football

* Wins Orange Bowl for championship title

* Nebraska - Penn State controversy season



The front page of the sport's section has a headline that reads: "Nebraska Leaves Little Doubt" with subhead and 2 related photos. (see) First report coverage continues inside with a few more photos.

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Green Bay Packers wins NFL championship...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, December 14, 1936



* Green Bay Packers victorious

* Boston Redskins (Washington)

* NFL football championship

* Jesse Owens wins best athlete award



Page 3 of section II has a two column heading: "Green Bay's Passing Attack Nets Victory In "Pro" Title Game" with stats and lineups. (see)

The top of the same page has another two column heading:... See More  

Red Grange signs w/ the 1925 Chicago Bears...

THE OMAHA DAILY NEWS, Nebraska, November 23, 1925



* Red Grange - Galloping Ghost

* Illinois Fighting Illini - College football

* Chicago Bears signing - NFL



The sport's section (page 7) has a two column heading: "Grange Signs to Play With Bears on Thanksgiving" (see images) First report coverage on the famous Illinois running back signing with the Chicago Bears just after pla... See More  

Yankee Stadium lore... Kids game w/ Babe Ruth photo...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass. Aug. 10, 1925



* Yankee Stadium showcases youngsters

* Babe Ruth photo with child player



The sport's section (page 8) has a two column photo showing Babe Ruth with a youngster and heading: "Passing the Tip Along" with text underneath. Reports that their was a baseball game for kids at Yankee Stadium prior to the Yankees & Tigers match-up. Mill... See More  

Babe Ruth Gets Hurt...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1932



* Babe Ruth hurts leg

* New York Yankees

* MLB baseball



The sport's section (page 22) has a four column headline: "Ruth Sustains Injury to Leg as Yankees Win" with subheads and photo of Ruth. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication, especially in a Babe Ruth report.

Other news,

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Babe Ruth 1st career grand slam HR...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, May 21, 1919 



* Babe Ruth pitches to a victory

* Very 1st career grand slam HR 

* Boston Red Sox - MLB baseball 

* In a Boston publication (very rare)



Page 12 has a brief and somewhat discrete report with headings: "Only Two Games In The American" "Red Sox Defeat St. Louis" Text includes: "Ruth kept the Browns&... See More  

1918 Jim Thorpe & Chief Meyers baseball photo...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 22, 1918



* American athlete Jim Thorpe

* Chief Myers and Zach Wheat

* Native Americans in baseball



Page 11 has a two column pictorial with heading: "Redskins are Folding Their Tents And Stealing Away From The Majors" with text. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find is... See More  

Very early print of Honolulu, Hawaii...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Jan. 15, 1859  The ftpg. has a nice print captioned: "View of Honolulu, Sandwich Islands" which shows Diamond Head (presumably) in the background (see). The balance of the ftpg. is a nice article titled: "View of Honolulu, Sandwich Islands". A very early image on Hawaii.

Among the other prints in this issue are: "The New Appleton Chape... See More  

1st College Football All-Star Game In 1934...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 1, 1934



* Chicago College All-Star Game

* Very 1st annual football game

* Chicago Bears NFL team

* Best title to be had (rare)



The front page has a five column headline: "All-Stars Battle Bears to 0-0 Tie" subheads. (see) The front page of section 2 (sports) has a nice banner headline: "COLLEGE SPIRIT STOPS PROS' MARCH ON GOAL" with... See More  

Babe Ruth near death... He would die a few days later...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 13, 1948 



* Babe Ruth on his death bed ?

* New York Yankees baseball icon



The front page has a two line, two column heading on the front page: "Babe Ruth's Condition Improves; Well-Wishers' Messages Pour In". Inside photo shows several coaches and players from the Boston Red Sox reading the Babe Ruth article in their hotel after th... See More  

1980 World premiere of "Raging Bull" film review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 19-25, 1980



* Best "Raging Bull" review w/ ad

* Opening Day movie World premiere

* Jake LaMotta boxing drama film

* Robert De Niro - Martin Scorsese



Page 55 has the opening day review for the World premiere of "Raging Bull" film at the Sutton theater in Manhattan the previous week with heading: "Me... See More  

Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls to be fun to watch...

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Oct. 29, 1984



* After Michael Jordan's 2nd game - 1st loss

* Bob Sakamoto prediction of "fun to watch"

* Chicago Bulls professional basketball

* Best publication to be had - rare as such



The top of page 18 of the sport's section (tabloid size) has a heading: "Early returns show Bulls a winner on fun ballot" (see images). This editorial was afte... See More  

Dale Earnhardt's "Pass in the Grass" NASCAR race...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 18, 1987



* "Pass in the Grass" folklore move

* Dale Earnhardt wins The Winston

* NASCAR all-star stock car racing 

* Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord NC 



Page 6 of the sport's section has a three column heading: "Earnhardt Wins Heated Winston" (see images)



Complete with all sections (80+ pages), nice condition. 



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