Seattle Slew wins 1977 Preakness Stakes...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, section II (sports) only, May 22, 1977 



* Seattle Slew wins Preakness Stakes

* Thoroughbred race horse racing 



The front page of this section has two column headline: "Seattle Slew Does It Again" with photo. (see) First report coverage on Seattle Slew winning the Preakness Stakes, the second race in his triple crown feat. He remains the only horse... 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."

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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)

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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  

"The Baseball President"... Children on a see-saw...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 16, 1868  The front page contains a quarter-page illustration of "George Sands, President of the National Base-Ball Association" with an article headed "The Base-Ball President". Also on the front cover is a half-page illustration entitled " 'See-Saw'--An Illustration for the Juveniles" which shows children see-sawing on... 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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1991 death of actress Gene Tierney...

SPORTS SECION only of the Los Angeles Times, Nov. 8, 1991



* American stage & film actress Gene Tierney death

* "Golden Age of Hollywood" leading lady 

* Earvin Magic Johnson has HIV/AIDS virus 

* Los Angeles Lakers basketball star

* Retires from professional NBA play



Page 3 has a heading that reads: "Gene Tierney, Acclaimed as Star of 'Laura,' Dies at... 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  

Sandy Koufax's World Series strike out record game...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Oct. 3, 1963



* Sandy Koufax's strike-out record game

* Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Yankees

* World Series of baseball - game 1 at Yankee Stadium



The bottom of the front page has a photo showing Sandy Koufax in action with small heading: "Koufax Sets A Series Record" Also a three column heading also on the front page reads: "Mantle... See More  

Washington Huskies rowing crew wins 1948 national title....

THE DETROIT NEWS, June 23, 1948



* University of Washington Huskies crew

* Wins national championship in rowing

* Sweep in all three levels (grades)



At the bottom of the front page of the sport's section (pg. 37) has a six column heading: "Sweep at Poughkeepsie Makes Washington's Huskies Olympic Favorites" with photo. (see images)

Complete with 52 pages, rag edition in ni... See More  

Assualt wins Triple Crown... 1946 horse racing...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 2, 1946 



* Thoroughbred racehorse 

* Assault wins Belmont Stakes 

* Triple Crown champion 



The front page of section 2 (sports) has a seven column headline: "Assault Wins Belmont Stakes For Triple Crown" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Assault winning the triple crown in horse racing. Always nice to have notable even... See More  

Scenes at Salt Lake City, Utah... Life in the Canadian Rockies...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 8, 1893  Within are four scenes of: "Hunting Life in the Rockies", all in British Columbia with 3 showing Indians. Great fullpg: "A Week With the Mormons" has 8 prints including two of Mormon currency. Also a halfpg. photo of: "The New Mormon Temple at Salt Lake City, Utah".

Nice doublepage centerfold: 'Rabbit-Shooting... 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.



The issue contains

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Hack Wilson sets the RBI season record (Lou Gehrig)...

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Sept. 18, 1930 



* Hack Wilson Breaks RBI Record (Lou Gehrig)

* 1930 Chicago Cubs season - MLB baseball

* Best publication to be had (rare)



The top of the front page of this section has a heading: "CUBS WIN, 5-2" with subheads that include: "WILSON HITS 2 HOMERS; BREAKS GEHRIG'S MARK" and box scores. (see i... 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  

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  

1940 Joe DiMaggio Yankees contract signing...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, March 6, 1940



* Joe DiMaggio's contract signing

* New York Yankees - Yanks

* From his hometown - rare as such



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a three column headline: "DiMag Accepts Terms!; Mr., Mrs. Head East" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Joe DiMaggio's contract signing after just four seasons with the New Y... See More  

1934 New York Giants baseball players pictorial...

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass. Aug. 12, 1934



* New York Giants - MLB baseball

* Nice pictorial of the starting players 

* Defending World Series champions

* Jackie Mitchell, girl pitcher photo



Page 2B has a nice pictorial showing the starting players for the defending World Series champions, the New York Giants. (see images)

Page 3B has a report on Jackie Mitchell, girl pitch... See More  

Jesse Owens as Ohio State track star...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, June 2, 1935



* Jesse Owens on the World stage

* Ohio State Buckeyes track star

* Leading candidate for Berlin Olympics



Page 2 of the section has a two column heading: "Owens's record-Breaking Feats Presage Brilliant Olympic Mark" with subhead and photo of Owens crossing the finish line. (see) This was just a week after his famou... 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)

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John Andretti, Al Unser Jr. & Deion Sanders in 1994...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 30, 1994



* Race car driver John Andretti 

* First to attempt "The Double"

* Indianapolis 500 & Coca-Cola 600

* Deion Sanders traded to the Reds

* Al Under Jr. wins the 500 



The top of page 11 of the sport's section has a two column heading: "John Andretti Drives 820 Miles for 'Double'" This was the first time a driver r... See More  

1968 The Bee Gees NYC concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 8, 1968



* The BEE GEES concert advertisement

* Forest Hills Tennis Stadium - Queens NYC

* Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb brothers

* The Jimi Hendrix Experience concert ad



Page 22 has a 7 x 6 inch advertisement for a "The Incredible BEE GEES" concert at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York City. (see image)... See More  

Christmas issue....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 14, 1912 (with color cover) This issue is a Christmas issue and has a color cover sheet over it. The front page of this issue has an illustration called "A National Calamity."

In this issue there are many short stories and illustrations including "Stories of the Christ-Child" by Charles Johnston; "Treasure Trove" by Madison Cawein ... See More  

"Golden Age of Arcade Games" in 1984...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 20, 1984



* "Golden Age of Arcade Games" 

* Video gaming makes a comeback 

* Laser technology is introduced



The front page of section 2 has a heading: "Video Arcades' New Hope" with related photo. (see images) 

Complete with 48 pages, address label in the masthead, nice condition.



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Chicago Cubs win 1945 pennant....

THE BOSTON HERALD, September 30, 1945



* Chicago Cubs win NL pennant

* MLB baseball



The front page has a two column heading: "Chicago Cubs Win Flag" (see) The sport's section (page 34) has a three column heading: "Cubs Clinch N. L. Flag" and more with box scores and standings. First report coverage on the 1945 Chicago Cubs winning the National League pennant. They wou... See More