Minneapolis Lakers NBA title.... George Mikan...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 26, 1952



* Minneapolis Lakers win NBA title (1st report)

* George Mikan "Mr. Basketball"



The top of page 29 has a one column heading: "LAKERS WIN, 82-65, AND CAPTURE TITLE" First report coverage on the Minneapolis (Los Angeles) Lakers winning the 1951-52 NBA basketball title lead by George Mikan.

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1930 Notre Dame Stadium 1st game...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 5, 1930



* Notre Dame Stadium opening

* 1st ever game - Fighting Irish

* "Touchdown Jesus" fame

* R101 rigid airship disaster



The sport's section (page 5-B) has a four column headline: "NOTRE DAME TOPS SOUTHERN METHODIST" with subheads that include "Notre Dame Christens New Stadium by Downing Southern Methodist....&... 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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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  

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  

Sam snead wins Masters... Marion SD church disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 11, 1949



* Sam Snead wins Masters Golf Tournament

* Marion, South Dakota church explosion



The front page has a two column photo with heading: "65 Die, 50 Injured in Church Razed by Palm Sunday Blast" (see)

First report coverage on the fatal explosion of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Marion, South Carolina.

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Whirlaway wins Belmont & triple crown...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, June 8, 1941



* Whirlaway - horse racing

* Belmont Stakes win (last of 3 wins)

* Triple crown winner



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a six column heading: "'Whirly' Wins at Belmont, Completes 'Triple'" with subheads. (see) This was the 3rd of 3 historic wins for the famed horse for the triple crown.

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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  

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)

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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  

1980 Olivia Newyon-John TV special...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 22, 1996



* Hollywood Nights TV special

* Olivia Newton-John & more

* Best publication to be had



The bottom of page 6 of section VI has a 6 x 3 1/2 advertisement of the Olivia Newton-John's TV special: "Hollywood Nights" on the same day the special aired. A extremely rare issue as it would not have been saved since it contains no historically signi... See More  

Site for the original Yankee Stadium found?...

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 14, 1920 



* Old Yankee Stadium site found ?

* "The House that Ruth Built" nears

* Best publication to be had ?



As for Yankee history, this issue has a gem report on what was to have become the site for the original Yankee Stadium. The top of page 13 has a column headed: "Terms Agreed Upon For Yankees' Park" "Building Conditions Cause ... See More  

Chicago Bear wins 1941 NFL title...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, December 22, 1941 



* Chicago Bears win NFL pro football championship

* Just after the bombing of Pearl Harbor - WWII era



The sport's section (page 21) has a six column headline: "Power, Weight, Spirit Crown Bears Grid Kings" with subheads, related photo and stats. First report coverage on the Chicago Bears winning the National Football League cha... See More  

Nadia Comaneci scores the first perfect 10...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1976 



* Nadia Comăneci wins overall gold

* Romanian gymnast - gymnastics

* 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal



The bottom of the front page has a photo with small heading: "Olympic Gold Medalist" (see)

The sport's section (page 39) has a headline that announces: "Miss Comaneci Takes Title on 4th, 5th Perfect Scores" with photo and mor... 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  

The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame win...

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 30, 1924  One column headlines on the front page of the sport's section report: "NOTRE DAME BEATS CARNEGIE TECH, 40-19" "32,00 See Rockne Team Uncover Brilliant Aerial Attack on Snow-Covered Gridiron" and more. (see)  This report is of the regular season Notre Dame win against the Carnegie Tech (Mellon) Tartans. This was the most famous year f... See More  

Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake Lamotta...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, February 6, 1943



* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake Lamotta

* 2nd fight - Robinson's 1st ever loss

* Boxing - Boxers



This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9: "ROBINSON WIN STRING BROKEN" and "La Motta Floors Negro as He Takes Decision". This was the famous second fight in which LaMotta beat Robinson.

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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  

Estelle Taylor supports Jack Dempsey after loss...

THE NEWS, Cleveland, Ohio, September 30, 1926



* Re: Jack Dempsey's defeat at the hands of Gene Tunney

* Estelle Taylor, his actress wife, supports him

* Boxing history



The front page has a one column head: "Estelle Is Still True to Dempsey," with the subhead: "Doesn't Know Difference Between Upper Cut and Lower Cut, But Hopes He'll Stay In The Fight Game." I... See More  

Prints of Rutgers University...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Feb. 21, 1891 Nice full ftpg. print of: 'Gen. William T. Sherman'. Fullpg. has 9 scenes of: 'The Week of Sport in Central North Carolina'. Fullpg. of text & 7 illus. of: 'Rutgers College'. Find doublepage centerfold : 'Marching Thru Georgia' shows Sherman on horseback. Fullpg: 'Sioux Chiefs Before Sec. Noble'.

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1st All-Star baseball game... Babe Ruth...

CHRONICLE AND NEWS, Allentown, Pennsylvania, July 7, 1933. 



* 1st All-Star Game (historic) 

* Major league baseball MLB 

* Babe Ruth shines 

 

This 22 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 14: "Babe Ruth Proves Himself Still Baseball's Greatest Showman in All-Star Game"



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America's Cup... Indian warfare...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 1, 1887  Front full pg. illus. of "Jonathan and Sandy" (re: America's Cup). Inside is a full pg. illus. containing many illus. pertaining to "Pictures from Holland." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "George L. Watson, Designer of the "Thistle" and "Edward Burgess, Designer of the "Volunteer."

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Death of Joe DiMaggio in a New York City newspaper...

DAILY NEWS, New York City, March 9, 1999  This is the "National Edition" with the very nice, full front page memorial to Joe DiMaggio who had just died, with a special "wrap-around" cover sheet with his photo from an earlier year with the New York Yankees. Great to have this report in a New York City newspaper.

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Jewish State... Bob Feller's no-hitter.....

NEW YORK TIMES, May 1, 1946 



* Bob Feller no-hitter at Yankee Stadium

* Cleveland Indians - MLB baseball

* Jewish Statehood sought



The front page has a three column headline: "JOINT PALESTINE BODY BARS A JEWISH STATE, BUT URGES ENTRY OF 100,000 REFUGEES" with subheads.

Page 34 has one column heads which include: "FELLER TOPS YANKS WITH NO-HITTER, 1-0" "Six Re... See More  

Max Schmeling Wins Over Jack Sharkey In 1930...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, June 13, 1930 



* Max Schmeling vs. Jack Sharkey

* Heavyweight boxing championship - Famous foul



This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 6: "Schmeling Given Victory Over Sharkey On Foul In 4th" with  subhead and photo of Schmeling (see images). This has lengthy text here.



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