The first mention of Phar Lap in The New York Times... Phar Lap Australian horse race win...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 22, 1931



* Phar Lap - Thoroughbred racehorse

* 1st mention in this famous NYC title



This is a rather historic issue for any horse racing collectors, as this is the very first mention of the famous Australian racehorse "Phar Lap" in the prestigious New York Times newspaper.



This 100+ page Sunday issue has a two column heading on the front page of the... See More  

Phar Lap mounted... Babe Ruth - Yankees capture League Championship...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1932



* Phar lap - Australian thoroughbred racehorse

* New York Yankees capture AL pennant



Page 18 has a small one column heading: "Phar Lap Mounted in Yonkers; To Be Exhibited at Belmont" (see image)

Also page 17 has a five column heading that reads: "League Championship Captured by Yankees" with subheads. This would be Babe Ruth's ... See More  

Cassius Clay... Muhammad Ali...

THE DETROIT NEWS, May 25, 1965 



* Cassius Clay - Muhammad Ali 

* Professional boxer Sonny Liston 

* Heavyweight boxing title fight (day of)



The top of the front page of the sport's has a six column heading: "At Long Last, the Fight's On" with lead-in: "Clay, Liston To Try Again" and more with two related photos and tale of the tape.

Complete with... See More  

Tennis and polo at Newport...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 31, 1895  Full front pg. illus. entitled: "Time to Shut Up." Inside is a full pg. of illus. pertaining to "The English Challenger for the America's Cup." Full pg. illus. of "With the Canoeists on Lake Champlain." 1/2 containing several illus. pertaining to "Recent Applications of Electricity to Railroads."

Doub... See More  

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  

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  

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  

Mickey Mantle inducted into Hall of fame...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, Jan. 17, 1974



* Mickey Mantle & Whitey Ford

* New York Yankees icons

* Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

* Cooperstown, New York



The front page of the sport's section (page 33) has a two column heading: "Mick, Whitey Score Again" with photo. (see)

Complete with 48 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More  

Indian Athlete Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 19, 1983



* Jim Thorpe posthumously reinstated 

* 1912 Stockholm Summer Olympics 

* Pentathlon & Decathlon gold medals 

* Carlisle, Pennsylvania Indian athlete



The top of page 22 has a two column heading: "Thorpe's Medals Finally Returned" (see images)

Complete with 44 pages, nice condition.



AI notes: Jim Thorpe was a Native Ame... See More  

Keith Smart's shot... 1987 Indiana Hoosiers title...

SPORT'S SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, March 31, 1987



* Indiana University Hoosiers men's basketball 

* Keith Smart's last second jump shot for the win

* NCAA championship game vs. Syracuse Orangemen



The front page of this section has a banner heading: "Hoosiers Get Smart When It Counts" with subheads and two related photos. (see images) Much more inside.... See More  

1907 racecar driver Barney Oldfield...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 22, 1907



* Barney Oldfield - pioneer automobile racer

* Lakeside, California speedway - racetrack

* Probably only found in a S.D. publication 



The front page of section two has a four column headline: "OLDFIELD BEATS WORLD'S RECORD 1 1-5 SECONDS AT LAKESIDE TRACK" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good conditi... See More  

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  

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  

Davey O'Brien... TCU football star...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, section 2 (sports) only, Aug. 27, 1939



* Davey O'Brien to play in All-Star game vs. Giants

* Texas Christian University TCU Horned Frogs



The front page of this section has a nice, colored illustration of Davey O'Brien with heading: "O'Brien Reaches High Point Of Career" Nice for display. Curious that the number on his jersey is "1" whe... See More  

1946 MLB all-star game... Mt. Tom airplane crash...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 10, 1946 



* MLB all-star game - Ted Williams 

* Fenway Park - Boston Red Sox 

* Mt. Tom MA Massachusetts airplane crash 



This 44 page newspaper has a one column headline near the bottom of the front page: "23 Die at Mt. Tom In Airplane Crash" 1st report coverage on the B-17 Flying Fortress crash at Mount Tom, Massachusetts.

Also of in... See More  

War Admiral wins at Havre de Grace in 1937...

THE DETROIT NEWS, April 14, 1937 



* War Admiral - horse racing

* Calvert Purse at Havre de Grace, Maryland

* Pre Triple Crown Kentucky Derby win



The top of page 34 has a banner heading: "War Admiral Looms as Derby Threat After Impressive Victory" with subheads. (see)

Complete with 60 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More  

Editors Law in 1933 Germany...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 6, 1933



* Editors law of the Third Reich

* Freedom of press no more in Germany

* Nazi censorship of Jews

* Joseph Goebbels propaganda

* 1933 World Series coverage



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "REICH PRESS LOSES LAST OF ITS RIGHTS; MUST SERVE STATE" and more. (see) Lengthy coverage continues inside. Feels like whats going on tod... See More  

Thomas Nast creates a displayable New Year's Day centerfold...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 2, 1864  Part of front page is a cross section: 'Diagram of Monitor 'Weehawken' Sunk in Charleston Harbor'. Also on the ftpg. are prints of: "Frederick VII, Late King of Denmark" and "Christian IX, Present King of Denmark".

Inside has full page prints captioned: "The Army of the Cumberland--General Baird's Di... 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  

Arnold Palmer wins 1st British Open...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 16, 1961



* Arnold Palmer - golfer 

* British Open championship 

* Royal Birkdale 



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a four column headline: "PALMER TAKES BRITISH OPEN" with subheads (see photos). Coverage continues on page S-7 with five column headline: "Palmer Rallies and Wins British Open by Shot" and relate... See More  

British Railroad....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 16, 1907  Contains a front page illustration, "1907", by W. A. Rogers. There are photos of "The Wireless Transatlantic Service in Operation"; "Two Notable Paintings in the Year's Exhibition of the New York Water-Color Club"; "The Newest Sport Royal--King Alfonse Shooting Sea Gulls from His Yacht"... 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.

Complete sport's section only wit... 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  

Chicago Bears win 1st NFL football championship...

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, December 18, 1933



* Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants

* First NFL football championship game



Page 6 has a one column heading: "Brilliant Play Features Game for Pro Title" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.



AI notes: The 1933 NFL Championship Game, h... See More  

Michigan State... 1952 National champions....

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, December 2, 1952



* Michigan State Spartans

* National champions (1st report)

* NCAA college football



The top of the front page has a small inset with text: "Michigan State No. 1 Team in Final Associated Press Poll"

Page 17 has a two column heading: "Spartans First in Final Polls" with standings. (see images) First report coverage on the Mic... See More