1974 White House helicopter incident... Richard Petty...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 18, 1974



* White House helicopter incident

* U.S. Army Private Robert K. Preston

* Richard Petty wins Daytona 500 - Nascar



The front page has a four column heading: "Soldier Lands a Stolen Copter on White House Lawn" with two related photos.

The bottom of the front page has a three column photo with small heading: "Petty Wins Again" with text. ... See More  

Nice football print...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 31, 1891 Full front page: 'At the Statue of Joan of Arc, Fairmount Park Drive, Phila.'. Displayable early football print: 'Out of the Game' shows an injured player in the foreground, plus game action in the background.

Most of a pg. has 3 illus. of: 'High Buildings in Chicago'. Half page: 'New Hotel Chamberlin at Old Point Comfort, V... See More  

1909 AAA Championship Car season... Santa Monica race...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 10, 1909



* 1909 AAA Champion Car season

* Santa Monica Road Race Course

* Racecar driver Harris Hanshue victory



The front page has a nice banner headline: "APPERSON IS WINNER OF AUTO RACE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are ... 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  

Tiger Woods' very 1st PGA golf tournament...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Thursday, Feb. 27, 1992



* Tiger Woods very 1st PGA golf tourney

* 16 years old - sophomore in high school

* Professional Golf Association

* 1992 Nissan Los Angeles Open



This was the day that Tiger Woods made his PGA debut. The sport's section has some reporting on the upcoming golf tournament in Los Angeles. Tiger Woods was interviewed by a Times writer with text th... See More  

A baseball team in uniform...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 14, 1881  The full front pabe is a Thomas Nast political cartoon: "Is There To Be A Power Behind The Throne?" But the most significant print would be the very nice half page baseball print: "The Princeton college Base-Ball Nine" showing them in uniform and with bats, a ball, and two catcher's masks. There is also a related article: &q... See More  

1931 World Series of Baseball...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Extra, Massachusetts, October 9, 1931



* Philadelphia Athletics vs. St. Louis Cardinals

* World Series of baseball (game 6)

* Early, same day coverage



The front page has a nice banner headline proclaiming: "ATHLETICS TIE WORLD SERIES" with subheads, box scores and inning by inning description. Nice to have all related coverage on the front page and great for di... See More  

Gary Player wins 1961 Masters golf tournament

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 11, 1961



* Gary Player wins Masters Tournament

* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia



The sport's section (page 30) has a banner headline: "Player Wins Masters by One Stroke as Palmer Falters" with subheads, 2 related photos and scores. First report coverage on Gary Player winning the 1961 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.

Other ... See More  

Althea Gibson... 1st Negro Wimbledon champ...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, July 8, 1956



* Althea Gibson - tennis star

* 1st Negro Wimbledon win (historic) 



This 50+ page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "SHIRLEY FRY CAPTURES WIMBLEDON TITLE" with subheads (see photos).



Of course Fry's win dominated the headlines here because of it being the singles ti... 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  

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  

Count Fleet wins the Kentucky Derby in 1943...

SPORT'S SECTION only of the San Francisco Chronicle, May 2, 1943



* Count Fleet - horse racing photos

* Kentucky Derby win (1st of 3 wins)

* Eventual triple crown winner



The front page of this section has two larger action photos with banner heading: "COUNT FLEET ROMPS HOME TO 3-LENGTH VICTORY IN DERBY!" Also two smaller related photos. (see images) Nice for display. The top o... 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)

Complete with 22 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More  

Joe Louis defeats Arturo Godoy (1940)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 10, 1940



* Joe Louis (The Brown Bomber)

* Heavyweight boxing title fight - Arturo Godoy

* "This was the worst fight I ever had"



This 32 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Louis Wins, Keeps Title; Godoy Avoids a Knockout" and more. Much more on page 10 with a banner headline, photos and more. The coverag... See More  

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  

Babe Ruth fined for charging after a jeering fan...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1922 



* Babe Ruth - New York Yankees

* Fight with umpire & fan

* Suspension from MLB baseball



The front page are a one column heading: "RUTH FINED $200; LOSES CAPTAINCY" with subheads. (see) Nice to have this report in a New York newspaper.

Complete in 28 pages, light toning, a little irregular along the spine, generally nice.... 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  

Horton Smith wins 1936 Masters golf tournament

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1936



* Horton Smith wins Masters Tournament

* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia



The sport's section (page 32) has a banner headline: "Great Stretch Drive Gives Horton Smith First Prize in Masters' Tourney" with subheads, photo and scores. First report coverage on Horton Smith winning the 1936 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Alwa... See More  

1984 Men's Olympic Gymnastics Team gold medal...

SECTION 8 (Olympics '84) section only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 1, 1984



* United States men's gymnastics team

* First to win gold medal in artistic events

* 1984 Summer Olympics in L.A.



The front page of this Olympics section has a banner headline: "U.S. Pulls Off Miracle of L.A." with subhead and 2 related photos. (see images) Great to have in this Los Angeles publ... See More  

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  

Death of Wilbur Wright...

An Exhibition of Inca Treasures.....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 8, 1912



The front page of this issue is a photo of "The Greatest of Aviators--The death of Wilbur Wright from typhoid fever...."



This issue has an illustration called "The Revolutionist" by Kemble. There is also an article with photos called "An Exhibition of Inca Treasures" by Walter L. Beasley and there is another article by... 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  

Dale Earnhardt wins 1998 Daytona 500...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 16, 1998



* Dale Earnhardt wins Daytona 500

* American stock car race driver

* "The Intimidator" "The Man in Black"

* 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup series



The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "Earned Hard" with subhead and photo/results. First report coverage continues inside with 2 more related photos and results.

Compl... See More  

Edison and Wright Brothers Inventions...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, December 5, 1914



This issue has a color cover page before the title page. On the back of the cover page, there is an illustration titled "If It Came Our Way" by Oliver Herford.



In this issue, there are several articles including "Are We Ready? by Howard D. Wheeler; "The Anti-Papal Panic" by Francis C. Kelly, D.D. LL. D.; &quo... See More  

Doug Ford wins 1957 Masters golf tournament

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 8, 1957



* Doug Ford wins Masters Tournament

* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia



The sport's section (page 27) has a banner headline: "Ford Takes Masters Golf With 66 for 183, Beating Snead by Three Strokes" with subheads, 2 related photos and scores. First report coverage on Doug Ford winning the 1957 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Al... See More