Don Wilson's 1967 no-hitter...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, June 19, 1967



* Rookie pitcher Don Wilson

* Houston Astros no-hitter 

* Golfer Jack Nicklaus 

* Wins U.S. Open tournament



The front page has a two column heading: "No-Hitter for Rookie" with photo. First report coverage continues in the sport's section with another related photo. (see images)

Also on the front is a two column photo of Jack N... 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  

Babe Ruth's 1st hit after leaving Yankees...

SPORTS SECTION only of The Omaha Bee-News, Nebraska, March 10, 1935



* Babe Ruth gets very 1st hit in debut with Boston Braves

* Preseason game in Florida after leaving New York Yankees



The front page of this section has a nice banner heading: "Babe Ruth Hits Single First Time Up in Debut as Brave" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

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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  

1939 Nile Kinnick & Iowa upsets Notre Dame...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, November 13, 1939



* Nile Kinnick's touchdown upsets Notre Dame

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football



Page 14 has a two column heading: "Kinnick Leads Star Quartet to Head of Grid Honor Role" with subhead: "Nile Scores Seven Points to Upset Irish..." (see)

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Irrigation in California...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 5, 1895  Full front page illus. of "He Turned Too Short - A Polo Incident." Inside is a full pg. of illus. of "With the World's Transportation Commission in Northern India - Delhi." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Triumphal Evening." Two full pg. illus. including "Bicycle Rendezvous in the Bois De Boulogne, Paris" and &... See More  

Archie Williams wins gold at the Berlin Olympics...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 8, 1936 



* Archie Williams wins gold medal

* African American 400m victory

* Olympics games in Berlin Germany



The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "WILLIAMS WINS 400 METER RUN" with subheads and wire photo. (see)

A sidebar to the Olympic games was Adolph Hitler's refusal to acknowledge the achievements of ... See More  

Christmas in the wilds...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 13, 1877  Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: 'Justice Brings Peace'. Nearly fullpg: 'The Terra Nova Snowshoe Club of Montreal' & 'One More Mouth to Feed' Very nice fullpg: 'Christmas In the Wilds--With the Hudson Bay Company Hunters' & 'Sleighing Sketches In New York'.

Maurice Bennett "Lefty" Flynn... Yale football...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 14, 1913



* Maurice Bennett "Lefty" Flynn

* Yale football punter & film actor

* Quits football to get married to chorus girl



The front page has a two column photo headed: "FOOTBALL STAR IS LOST TO YALE BY WEDDING OF FLYNN AND CHORUS GIRL" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wo... See More  

Halley's Comet.... James Montgomery Flagg print...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, May 21, 1910



The front page of this issue has an illustration of "The Visitor in the Morning Sky" which is "an impression of Halley's Comet" by Elizabeth Shippen Green.



This issue has a photo spread of "'I Christen Thee Florida!' " and a photo of "In a Revival of a Famous Play--Miss Florence Roberts." The... 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  

The Red Sox win game four of the World Series...

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First NCAA College basketball championship game...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, March 28, 1939



* Very first "March Madness" - NCAA basketball championship in 1939



The top of page 3 of the sport's section has 1st report coverage on the final game of the very first NCAA basketball championship ever held, with heading: "OREGON BEATS OHIO STATE FOR NATIONAL TITLE" (see images). With present-day interest in the NCAA tournament... See More  

Notre Dame wins 1930 football title...

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 11, 1930 



* Knute Rockne exhausted with coaching football

* Notre Dame officially are National Champions 

* Last season before airplane crash death

* Fighting Irish college football



The front page of the sport's section (page 29) has a banner headline: "'ROCKNE, ILL, TO RETURN TO MAYO'S FOR TREATMENT" with subheads and small photo... See More  

Louis Zamperini & 1939 USC track champions...

SPORT'S SECTION only of The New York Times, May 28, 1939



* Louis Zamperini of "Unbroken" fame

* University of Southern California - USC

* NCAA Track and Field championship



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "SO. CALIFORNIA TAKES TRACK TITLE WITH RECORD SCORE" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Coverage continues on page on page 3 with t... See More  

1939 Nile Kinnick named "All American"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 30, 1939 



* Nile Kinnick "All American" team choice 

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football 

* Maxwell award winner 



This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines in the sport's section (page 26): "ALL-AMERICA POST IS WON BY KINNICK" and "Iowa Back Draws 577 Votes for 1939 Eleven Selected in United Press Poll&... See More  

Jack Nicklaus wins the Masters.....

DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 12, 1965 



* Jack Nicklaus "The Golden Bear" 

* U.S. Masters golf tournament 



The front page of the sport's section (near the back) has a two column heading: "Nicklaus Wins Masters by 9" with subhead and related photo. (see) First report coverage on Jack Nicklaus winning the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia.

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Rams win 2000 Super Bowl in a L.A. paper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 31, 2000



* St. Louis (Los Angeles) Rams

* Super Bowl XXXIV champions

* NFL - National Football League



The top of the front page has a four column photo showing Isaac Bruce running for the winning touchdown. (see) The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "The Great Escape; Rams Stop Titans a Yard Short to Bring Title Home--to St. Louis&q... See More  

Seabiscuit wins Marchbank Handicap...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1937



* Seabiscuit wins Marchbank Handicap

* Thoroughbred racehorse racing



Page 6 of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "SEABISCUIT VICTOR AS 25,000 LOOK ON" with subheads and racing summary. (see) First report coverage on famous racehorse, Seabiscuit, winning the Marchbank Handicap. Always nice to have notable events in history... See More  

Ofuna POW camp liberated... Doolittle executions...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 7, 1945



* U.S. prisoners freed from Ofuna Camp

* Executions of Doolittle raiders told



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "8,000 MEN FREED OF 32,500 IN JAPAN" with subhead and 2 related photos showing a few liberated Yankees freed from Ofuna prisoner-of-war camp. This was the POW camp that held Louis Zamperini and Pappy Boyington.

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Jake Lamotta wins boxing title... Eddie Waitkus...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 17, 1949 



* Jake Lamotta wins title

* Middleweight boxing champion

* Eddie Waitkus shot by girl stalker



The sport's section (page 31) has a banner headline: "LaMotta Wins Title by Knockout as Cerdan Is Unable to Answer Bell for 10th" with subheads that include: "BRONX MAN VICTOR DESPITE HANDICAP" " LaMotta Breaks Left Hand in Secon... 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  

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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Joe Louis becomes boxing Champion...

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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