Yachting... Polo...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 22, 1903  Frontpage illustration of The Statue of Liberty; Photo A Race Between an Auto and a Balloon; Snap Shots of the Atlantic Coast Life-Savers; Snap Shots by Cinematograph---Training a Thoroughbred to Meet an Automobile; illustration "The New Manhattan Eye-Bar Bridge" by H. M. Pettit; Polo on the Pacific Coast; Doublepage illustr... See More  

Wall Street...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 27, 1901



Front page photo of the construction of the East River Bridge, New York; full page illustration "A Flurry in Wall Street" by Lawrence; Naval Manoeuvres at Nantucket; The Last Rush for Homes in Oklahoma; full page "The International Cup Races" by Wright; Reporting a Cosmopolitan War on the Way to the Front; double page centerfold p... See More  

Bull Run... "The Surrey Eleven" cricket team...

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, August 31, 1861 



* The Surrey eleven cricket team portrait

* Battle of Bull Run - Manassas (in America)



Inside has: "The Surrey Eleven" with a full page portrait of the cricket team.

Another full-page print has: "The Civil War In America: Engagement Between The 71st New York And An Alabama Regiment At The Battle Of Bull Run".

Othe... See More  

Ted Williams last game with Home Run...

THE PARSONS SUN, Parsons, Kansas, September 29, 1960  This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 14 (sport's page): "Williams Retires On a High Note" with caption: "Homer Last Time at Bat" with nice related photo and career stats. Tells of the last game played by the great Ted Williams in which he hit a home run in his final career at bat. Other news of the d... See More  

Baseball stars of 1920...

MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, New York, May 20, 1920  Fine pictorial published by the New York Times, this issue has a two-page spread headed: "Baseball Players of Major Leagues Who Figure as Stars of the Present Season in Box and Field." Includes action photos of Waite Hoyt, Everett Scott, Lee Meadows, "Cactus" Cravath and Walter Johnson, with more photos of "Perkins and Perry... See More  

Vanderbilt Cup automobile race... Tazio Nuvolari...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, October 13, 1936



* Vanderbilt Cup - automobile racing

* First major car race trophy in America

* Italian driver Tazio Nuvolari wins



Page 3 of the sport's section has a three column duo photo headed: "The Winner--And Loser"

Also a three column heading: "DEVIL'S DISCIPLE WINS; Nuvolari Takes Vanderbilt Cup" (see images)

Complete with 30 ... See More  

Mendoza & boxing as "a disgrace of society"...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Feb. 2, 1790  



* Daniel Mendoza - The fighting Jew



The back page has: "...Sir Sampson compelled Mr. Mendoza to give bail for his good behavior in future, which he did, himself in a penalty of 200 pounds...Thus the rage for boxing has received a very proper check...to be hoped the magistrates throughout the kingdom will be no less vigilant in their end... See More  

Central Park in New York City...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 16, 1860 Very fine dblpgctrfld. showing a: 'General View of the Central Park, N.Y.' being a nice overview of it. Also a related article. The ftpg. includes a nearly halfpg. illus. of swans in Central Park. Complete in 16 pages.... See More  

1910 Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 6, 1910



* Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries

* Heavyweight boxing championship bout

* Boxing's first "Fight of the Century"



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "JEFFRIES DISQUALIFIED, SAYS RICKARD, BEFORE KNOCKOUT BLOW GIVEN" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the &quo... See More  

Chicago Cubs win 1938 NL pennant....

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 2, 1938



* Chicago Cubs win NL pennant

* MLB - Major League Baseball

* Best title to be had (rare )

* German annexation of Sudetenland begins 

* Current day Czechoslovakia 

* Nazis - Adolph Hitler



The front page has a one column heading: "CHICAGO ROARS A WELCOME TO CHAMPION CUBS" with subhead and tiny map. The back page has a great ban... See More  

Willie Mosconi 1st World billiards title...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 8, 1941 



* Willie Mosconi's 1st billiards title 

* World Straight Pool Championships 



The sport's section (page 34) has small & somewhat discrete one column headings: "MOSCONI CLINCHES TITLE"

"Gains Pocket Billiard Crown by Victory Over Lauri" First report coverage on Willie Mosconi's very 1st World Straight Pool ... See More  

LIBERTY magazine, New York, December 16, 1939.

   

* Sailor, parrot and young lady Cover

* Charles Lindberg article

* Boxing stories

* Fibber McGee and Molly

* Colored Ads



The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a sailor and young lady with a very noisy parrot (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.



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Aga Khan III marries...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 10, 1944



* Aga Khan III weds

* Sultan Mahommed Shah

* St. Louis Cardinal World Series champions



This 38 page newspaper has small, somewhat discrete one column headings on page 20: "The Aga Khan Marries", "Moslem Ruler, 67, Takes French Bride of 32 in Switzerland"



See photo for brief text here. This tells of the wedding of Sultan Mahommed S... See More  

The 1929 Rose Bowl... Riegels runs the wrong way...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. January 2, 1929



* Rose Bowl football game

* California vs. Georgia Tech

* Roy 'Wrong Way' Riegels



The front page has a two column heading: "Tragic Gridiron 'Boner' Costs California Win Over Georgia" with subhead. (see images) Coverage of the game continues in the sport's section with lineups.



Complete with 18 pages, light toning... See More  

Carl Lewis wins 100 m in 1983 World championships...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 9, 1983



* Carl Lewis wins 100-meter dash

* 1983 World Championships in Athletics

* Olympic Stadium - Helsinki, Finland



The sport's section (page 24) has a heading: "Lewis Captures World 100 Title" with nice photo of Lewis. (see images)

Complete with 46 pages, address label within the masthead, otherwise in very nice condition.... See More  

Very 1st ever televised sporting event in 1939...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 18, 1939



* Very 1st sport's event on television

* Princeton vs. Columbia baseball game

* Historic broadcasting first



The sport's section (page 33) has a three column heading : "Columbia Loses Twice" with subheads that include: "PRINCETON ANNEXES LEAGUE TWIN  BILL" and more with box scores and related photo. (see) A very historic iss... See More  

Babe Ruth agrees with the Yankees for $160,000...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 11, 1930



* Babe Ruth signs contract

* New York Yankees

* MLB Baseball

* Best title to be had ?



The sport's section (page 30) has a banner headline: "Ruth Hits First Homer After Signing Contract, but Yanks Lose to Braves, 7-5" with subheads and box scores. (see) First report coverage on Babe Ruth signing one of his final contracts with the New York Y... See More  

Satchel Paige makes his 1st MLB start.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES,  August 4, 1948 



* Satchel Paige makes 1st MLB baseball start

* Negro star at 42 years old - Cleveland Indians



The sport's section (page 26) has a three column heading: "Indians Win and Lead League" with subheads: "PAIGE AS STARTER GETS FIRST VICTORY" "Gives 7 Hits Before Retiring for Pinch Hitter in 7th--Indians Top Senators, 5-3&q... See More  

Margaret Court vs. a young Martina Navratilova...

SECTION 3 (Sports) only of the Chicago Tribune, Feb. 16, 1975



* Margaret Court vs. Martina Navratilova (18yrs. old)

* Virginia Slims of Chicago tennis tournament



The front page of this section has a banner heading: "Court beats Martina for Slims Crown" with subhead and two related photos. (see images) Nice to have from the city where this event too place, rare as such.

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1930 Notre Dame Stadium's 1st game...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., October 4, 1930



* Notre Dame Stadium opening

* 1st ever game (day of) - Fighting Irish

* NCAA College football  - "Touchdown Jesus" fame



The sport's section (page 18) has a article headed: "Description of Notre Dame Stadium" with subhead: "New Football Plant, Rectangular in Shape, Will Seat 60,000; Has Military Appearance....&... See More  

Babe Ruth announces retirement in 1934...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 11, 1934



* Babe Ruth announces retirement w/ photo

* New York Yankees MLB baseball icon



The top of page 16 has a two column heading: "Ruth Chants Own Swan Song, Admits He's Through" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.



Note: On August 10, 1934, Babe Ruth announce... See More  

Boston College wins Lambert Trophy....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 12, 1940



* Boston College Eagles football

* Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy

* Northeast Division 1 best



The sport's section (page 40) has one column headings: "TROPHY PRESENTED TO BOSTON COLLEGE" "Very Rev. W.J. Murphy Accepts Lambert Award on Behalf of Unbeaten Eleven" and more with photo. (see) First report coverage on the Boston College E... See More  

Greatest baseball series ever played...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 2, 1912  The front page has: "The War in the Near East." Also present is the article: "The Greatest Baseball Series Ever Played," by Edward Bayard Moss, with a related photo. The double page illustration is called "Our Mrs. Partingtons and the Democratic Ocean,"  by C. J. Budd. Towards the back is "THE FINISHING T... See More  

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, New York, May 13, 1909.  "A Saturday matinee Crowd in New York" "The Novel Side of Life in Porto Rico" "The People and the Land Where Roosevelt Hunts" "Most Frightful Massacre of the Century" "Glimpses of Roosevelt's Hunting Grounds in East Africa" "A Typical Windy Day in Chicago" "Men of Note in the Baseball World (Johnson, Ames, Griffith, Ball) pl... See More  

Joe Louis vs. Tommy Farr... Heaveyweight boxing...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 31, 1937



* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)

* Heavyweight boxing title fight

* Tommy Farr - British boxer



The front page has a six column headline: "Louis Wins, but Farr Fights All the Way" with subheads. The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "FARR HAS NO ALIBI; SEEKS ANOTHER CHANCED" with subheads and small photo of Farr... See More