1915 Federal League lawsuit begins...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 20, 1915



* Federal League antitrust lawsuit (begins)

* vs. American & National Leagues

* Organized MLB baseball



The front page has a banner heading: "ORGANIZED BASEBALL IS FIGHTING IN COURT FOR ITS EXISTENCE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues th... See More  

The Forest Hills disaster (Bussey Bridge train calamity)...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 26, 1887  The front page has a dramatic illustration of the train wreck on the Bussey Bridge in the Roslindale section of Boston (near Forest Hills). The inside page (paginated #88) has several related illustrations. 

Additional prints within the issue include a full-page on the fire and resulting destruction of The Richmond Hotel and St. ... 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  

Red Grange scores vs. Ohio State...

THE SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the The Detroit Free Press, Nov. 25, 1923



* Red Grange "The Galloping Ghost"

* University of Illinois Fighting Illini

* Year of the National Championship

* Ohio State Buckeyes - college football



The front page of the sport's section has a five column heading

"ILLINOIS BEATS OHIO AND STICKS IN TIE AT TOP" with subheads that include:... See More  

Jesse Owens as Ohio State track star...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, 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 famous ... See More  

1953 Maurice "Rocket" Richard 50th goal...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 19, 1945



* Maurice 'Rocket' Richard 

* National Hockey League 

* Montreal Canadians 

* Becomes 1st to score 50 goals in season (1st report) 



This 32 page newspaper has a very small one column heading in the sport's section on page 15: "Richard gets 50th Goal". 1st report on Maurice 'Rocket' Richard becoming the ve... 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  

Reggie Jackson signs w/ the Yankees....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 30, 1976



* Reggie Jackson

* New York Yankees



The front page has a two column photo of Reggie Jackson with caption: "Jackson Signs With The Yankees"

In the sport's section (page 47) has a three column headline: "Jackson Signs Yankee Contact For Five Years and $2.9 Million" with photo (see photos). 1st report coverage on Reggie Jackson si... 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.

Complete ... 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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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  

Boat-Racing by sail and motor....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 22, 1907  There is a front page illustration, "Sawdust Will Out" by W. A. Rogers. There are photos of "The Momentous Haywood Trial in Idaho"; "Accuser and Accused"; "Richmond's Greatest Confederate Reunion" and "Racing by Sail and by Motor to Bermuda."There also are two illustrations,... See More  

Rocky Marciano wins heavyweight boxing title...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Sept. 24, 1952



* Rocky Marciano wins heavyweight boxing title

* Knocks out Jersey Joe Walcott in 13th round



Page 8 under "Sportfolio" is a small heading: "King Rocky Still Crude Nugget; Walcott Glitters Despite Loss" and more. (see images)

Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, generally nice.



wikipedia notes: Marciano, 29, fa... 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  

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  

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  

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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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.

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Washington Huskies rowing crew wins 1940 national title....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 26, 1940



* University of Washington Huskies crew

* Wins national championship in rowing

* Babe Ruth & Ty Cobb charity golf match



The top of page 20 has a three column heading: "Washington Crew Retains Intercollegiate Rowing Championship with Incredible Ease" with subhead. (see images)

The top of page 19 has a three column heading: "Ty ... See More  

A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dicken...

Horseracing... the Eclipse Course, Long Island...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 2, 1859  The front page features two nearly half page illustrations entitled 'The Imperial Army Printing Press' and "The Emperor's Camp Tent". A full page illustration entitled 'The Four Mile Heat, On Eclipse Course, Long Island' is about Horse Racing.  Full page illustrations are entitled 'Visit of the Emperor Napoleo... 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  

Seabiscuit wins San Juan Capistrano Handicap...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 7, 1937



* Seabiscuit wins San Juan Capistrano Handicap

* Thoroughbred racehorse racing



Page 9 of the sport's section (inside) has a banner headline: "Crowd of 45,000 Sees Seabiscuit Score in $10,000 Added Santa Anita Race" with subheads and racing summary. (see) First report coverage on famous racehorse, Seabiscuit, winning the San Juan Capistrano Han... 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  

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  

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