1931 Tulane Green Wave undefeated season....

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Nov. 30, 1931



* Tulane Green Wave college football

* Next to last game of undefeated season

* vs. LSU Fighting Tigers (Monday report)

* Best publication to be had (rare)



Page 15 has a banner heading: "Tulane Faces Final Game of season With Washington state Here" with subheads. Also one column heading: "Tulane's Win Over Tigers Gains Titl... 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  

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  

Martina Navratilova wins 1st major tennis singles...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 7, 1978



* Martina Navratilova vs. Chris Evert

* Wimbledon Championships - Women's singles

* Very first major tennis singles title



The front page has a banner headline: "Evert Loses at Wimbledon" with subhead and photo. (see images) This was her very first Major Women's singles championship.

Complete 1st section only with 30 pages, light toning at... See More  

Magic Johnson announces he had AIDS...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 9, 1991



* Earvin Magic Johnson has AIDS

* Los Angeles Lakers basketball star



The front page has a three column heading: "Don't Feel Sorry for Me,' Magic Says" with subheads and related photo. (see) Great to have in this L.A. publication, the home of the Lakers.

Complete 1st section only with 30 pages, nice condition.... 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  

The Sharkey & Corbett boxing match...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, Nov. 23, 1898  



* Tom Sharkey vs. James J. Corbett

* Heavyweight boxing match - fight

* Lenox Athletic Club, New York



The front page has nearly a full column taken up on the historic boxing match between Tom Sharkey and James Corbett, including illustrations of both.

The one-column heads include: "SHARKEY THE VICTOR" "The despised Sail... See More  

1st Negro pitcher makes MLB debut...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 27, 1947



* Dan Bankhead makes MLB debut

* 1st African American pitcher

* Brooklyn Dodgers baseball



The top of page 18 has a two column heading: "Bankhead Slapped Hard As Bums Are Swamped" with subhead and box scores. (see images) 

Complete with 26 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, nice condition.



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1927 Yankees win AL pennant...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 14, 1927 



* New York Yankees win AL pennant

* Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig era

* Major league baseball - MLB

* Year of the greatest team ever ?



The top of page 25 has a one column heading: "YANKEES CLINCH FLAG AS RUTH HITS TWO HOMERS" with subhead and box scores. This was the team that many consider to be the best team of all time. It was also... See More  

Count Fleet wins the triple crown... 2-issue set...

(2) WILMINGTON MORNING & SUNDAY STAR NEWS, June 5 & 6, 1943



* Count Fleet - horse racing

* Belmont Stakes win (3rd & final win)

* Triple crown winner - victory



This 100+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page of the sport's section (inside) that include: "COUNT FLEET FIRST BY THIRTY LENGTHS IN $50,090 BELMONT" and "Sweeps 5 Springs Stakes.... See More  

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  

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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1889 San Diego Flume opening...

THE SAN DIEGO UNION, Feb. 22, 1889



* San Diego Wooden Flume opening - dedication

* Lake Cuyamaca to La Mesa area - waterway



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE FLUME" with subheads and two related images. (see images) This was the opening day of the San Diego Flume. Probably only found in a San Diego publication, very rare as such.

Eight pages, a hole within... See More  

1914 pictorial includes Christy Mathewson & much more...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 14, 1914



* MLB Baseball players pictorial

* Opening day for the 1914 season

* Christy Mathewson - Rabbit Maranville

* Nap Rucker - Johnny Evers & much more



Page 6 has a banner headline: "Prominent National Leaguers Who Lend Lustre To Today's Opening" with photos of 17 MLB players. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from t... See More  

Joe Dimaggio nears the end of his hitting streak...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, July 16, 1941



* Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak nears the end

* New York Yankees - Major league baseball

* From his hometown publication (rare as such)



The top of the front page of the sports section (page 17) has a heading: "Still Going; DI MAG SINGLES AND DOUBLES" with the #"55!" with a black border and related photo. (see) The top of 2 of ... See More  

Jesse Owens wins Olympic tryouts...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 10, 1936 



* Jesse Owens broad jump w/ photo

* Pre-Olympic games in Berlin Germany

* To be in front of Adolph Hitler & Third Reich



The sport's section (page 23) has a two column heading: "Owens Rated in Class by Himself For Olympic Broad-Jump Laurels" with subhead and photo. (see) The Olympics would begin just a few weeks later.

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Marvin Griffin and the 1956 Sugar Bowl controversy...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Dec. 3, 1955



* Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin

* Southern Armageddon at Sugar Bowl ?

* Bobby Grier - 1st African American ?



The sport's section (page 33) has a two column heading: "Governor's Bowl Stand Is Opposed by Regents" with subhead and related pictorial. (see)

Complete with all 40 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, gen... 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  

Jack Nicklaus wins his 17th major in 1980.....

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 11, 1980



* Jack Nicklaus "The Golden Bear" 

* 1980 PGA Championship - golf

* Oak Hill Country Club - Rochester

* His 17th of 18 major wins



The top of the front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Play It Again, Jack! He Wins Fifth PGA Championship" with 2 photos. (see) First report coverage continues on page 5 with anot... See More  

1962 U.S. Open golf.... Jack Nicklaus...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 18, 1962 



* U.S. Open golf championship 

* Jack Nicklaus 1st title 

* Arnold Palmer finishes second 



This 22 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Nicklaus Tops Palmer In U.S. Open Playoff" and more. (see)



More in the sport's section on page 14 with headlines and photos. (see... See More  

Lt. General Scott and the major generals...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 31, 1861 Nice full front page print of: "General Lyons At the Battle of Springfield" showing him on horseback. Full pg: "Lt. General Scott & the Major Generals of the United States Army" showing McClellan, Dix, Scott, Fremont, and Banks. Halfpg: "The 14th Massachusetts Regiment Marching up Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, in a Storm&qu... See More  

1941 New York Yankees pennant...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 5, 1941 



* New York Yankees - Major League Baseball 

* Earliest pennant ever won 



This 42 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 25: "Yanks Clinch 12th Pennant" with subheads that include: "FLAG RACE WON IN RECORD TIME" "Yanks' Pennant Victory, Sixth Under McCarthy, Earliest in American League Ann... See More  

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 3, 1892 The full ftpg. is a nice print of: "Mrs. Grover Cleveland". Inside has a nice full page montage of prints by Frederic Remington: "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in London--The Cossacks & Guachos", including part of a poster which shows Buffalo Bill himself.

A nice full page "The Last Load" is by A.B. Frost; a full p... See More  

Great for a horse racing fan... Football prints...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York,  Nov. 21, 1891  The full ftpg. is a duo-tone print of: "A Box Party at the Horse Show" which is quite displayable. Other prints inside include: "St. Bartholomew's Parish House...Parochial Help for the Poor of New York City" "Offering Prayer in a Chinese Club House in Mott St." a fine doublepg. centerfold: "S... See More  

Hank Aaron's 715th Home Run... tops Babe Ruth...

NEW YORK TIMES, April 10, 1974 



* Hank Aaron home run #715

* Breaks Babe Ruth's record

* Atlanta Braves - MLB



The sport's section (page 24) has a two column heading: "Aaron Hits 715th Homer, Breaking Ruth's Record" with box scores and related photo. More on page 23. Lengthy text. 1st report coverage on Hank Aaron passing Babe Ruth for the most career home runs by... See More