Whitey Ford's first Major League win...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1950  The sports section contains coverage of Whitey Ford's first Major League win: banner head on pg. 24: "Yankees Check White Sox at Stadium on Berra's Two run Double in Seventh", with a photo.  Wonderful to have this report in a New York paper. 

Apparently the complete first section with pages 1-32, loose at the spine, very nice conditi... See More  

Floyd Patterson regains heavyweight boxing title...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 21, 1960



* Floyd Patterson regains heavyweight boxing title (1st to do so)

* Ingemar Johansson



This 32 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Patterson Knocks Out Ingo In 5th Round, Regains Title" with photo. (see)



More on page 24 (sport's section).



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Michael Jordan's father killed in 1993

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 14, 1993



* James R. Jordan Sr. killed

* Michael Jordan's father

* Chicago Bulls basketball



The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Father of Michael Jordan, NBA Superstar, Found Dead" with subhead. First report coverage continues in the sport's section with a few related photos.

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1929 World Series.... Cubs vs. A's.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 9, 1929



* 1929 World Series (game 1)

* Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Athletics

* Major league baseball MLB



The front page has a one column heading: "ATHLETICS WIN, 3-1; EHMKE FANS 13 CUBS IN SERIES OPENER" with subheads. (see)

Much more in the sport's section (page 25) with headlines, photos and box scores. (see) First report coverage on game 1 o... See More  

Fifth Down Game (1990)... Colorado Buffaloes...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 7, 1990



* Colorado Buffaloes college football

* "Fifth Down Game" debacle



The bottom of the front page of the sport's section has a two column heading: "Colorado Takes Fifth, Wins" with subhead. (see) First report coverage continues inside. This enabled Colorado to stay undefeated and eventually take a share of the national title with Georgia... See More  

Red Grange & the Illinois football...

SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Nov. 2, 1924



* Red Grange - Galloping Ghost

* Illinois Fighting Illini - College football



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a banner headline: "IOWA FALLS BEFORE GRANGE & CO., 36-0" with subheads and lineups. Nice for display.

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1972 Notre Dame football...

THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, Indiana, Oct. 1, 1972



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

* vs. Purdue Boilermakers

* Best publication to be had (rare)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "SUPER SOPHS CRUNCH PRUDUE" with subhead and color photo. More in the sport's section.

Seventy pages, light toning along the central fold, nice condition.... See More  

Baseball... Jewish...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, March 13, 1926. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a nurse at a dentist office in the waiting room with two young boys that are both willing to pass up their turn in the chair (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Kohler. Also contains stories "The Intermarriage of Jews and Gentiles" by Franklin Fargo an... See More  

Lou Graham wins 1975 U.S. Open...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C. June 24, 1975



* Lou Graham wins U.S. Open golf championship

* Medinah Country Club - Illinois



The front page has a photo with small heading: "The Open Champion" (see image)

The top of page 11 has a heading: "Graham Image Intact In Open Playoff Win" and more with photo. More on page 14.

Complete with 28 pages, a little close cut alo... See More  

Boxer Davey Moore put in coma...

THE DETROIT NEWS, March 22, 1963



* Davey Moore vs. Sugar Ramos

* Featherweight boxing title fight

* Moore put in coma after defeat



The front page has a banner headline: "KO'd Boxer Fights Deaths" with subhead: "Moore in a Coma After Loss of Title" and photo. More in the sport's section. Moore would die a few days later.

Complete with 50+ pages, small library st... See More  

Aviator Glenn Curtis w/ Airplane Photo In 1909...

 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 4, 1909  Full front page photo: "An American Victor At Rheims", shows Glenn H. Curtiss, the "American aeroplanist", in a suit standing next to a plane. 

Christmas in a cavalry camp...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 24, 1892 Full ftpg. hunting print by A.B. Frost: 'Missed 'em Agin, by Ginger!' Fullpg. of photos on the Gould family. Very nice & displayable doublepage centerfold by F. Remington: 'Roasting Christmas Beef in a Cavalry Camp'. Nice fullpg: 'A Deer Hunt in Louisiana'

Map shows details of Columbus, Kentucky...

NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 9, 1862 



* Columbus, Kentucky Confederate fortifications map



The front page features a nice and detailed map headed: "The Key To The Mississippi River. The Fortifications at Columbus, Kentucky--Strength of the Position."

The balance of the front page is taken up with various Civil War reports with column heads including: "The Rebel Defences of Colum... See More  

The Greatest Ball Game Ever Played ~ Chicago Cubs and New York Giants...

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Joe Dimaggio nears the end of his hitting streak (52 & 53)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 14, 1941



* Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak nears the end (52 & 53)

* New York Yankees - Major league baseball doubleheader



The sports section (page 21) has a four column headline proclaiming: "Yanks Take Two for Record of 14 in Row" with subheads that include: "DiMaggio Hits in Both Contests As 50,387 Watch 8-1, 1-0 Sweep" and more with bo... See More  

One of sports' greatest upsets - Super Bowl XLII....

YORK DAILY RECORD, Feb. 4, 2008  The front page shows 2 photos from the Super Bowl with the heading "Nobody's perfect" describing one of sports' greatest upsets. The sports section has several articles related to the Super Bowl as well, with headings: "Manning of the hour", "Defense key in Giant's upset" and "Tyree make catch for the ages", ... See More  

1931 Betty Robinson airplane crash...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1931



* Betty Robinson airplane crash - dead ?

* Winner of 1st Olympic 100-meter for Women

* Youngest athlete to win gold medal (16 yrs. old)



Page 3 has a one column heading: "Elizabeth Robinson Hurt In Air Crash" with subhead. (see) Robinson was thought to be dead and was put in the trunk of car and taken to the morgue where it was discovered she was ... See More  

1917 Walter Johnson photo... Washington Senators...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Sept. 29, 1910



* Pitcher Walter Johnson strikeouts record

* Washington Senators - MLB baseball



Page 3 has a one column heading: "New Strike Out Record Made" with photo of a young Johnson with heading. (see)

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The "Bloody Benders"... Burial of Captain Hall...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 7, 1873 (supplement not included - see note below)

The front page features a full page illustration: 'The Burial of Captain Hall' with an accompanying article and a map illustration of 'The North Polar Region' of his expedition. Nice full page with 3 illustrations on: 'The Bender Murders Near Cherryvale, Kansas'. Three illustrations on: ... See More  

1st Masters Tournament... Bobby Jones...

THE DETROIT NEWS, March 20, 1934



* 1st ever Masters Tournament

* Augusta, Georgia - 1st day nears

* Small Bobby Jones photo



Page 22 has a one column heading: "61 STARS ENTER MASTERS' OPEN" with subhead and small photo of Bobby Jones. (see) This was to be the very first Master's making this a very significant issue for any golf collector. Play would begin two days later.

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Jerry Pate wins U.S. Open as a rookie...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1976



* Rookie 22 year old golfer Jerry Pate

* Wins U.S. Open golf major championship

* Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, Georgia



The top of page 39 has a four column heading: "Pate, Pro Rookie, Takes Open By 2 Strokes With 68 for 277" with two related photos. Leader board on page 41. (see)

Fifty-six pages, piece torn away at top right corner of the f... See More  

Golfer Johnny Goodman wins 1937 U.S. Amateur

SECTION II (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, August 29, 1937



* Johnny Goodman wins (1st report)

* United States Amateur Championship

* Omaha, Nebraska golfer



The front page of this section has a banner heading:  "JOHNNY GOODMAN WINS U. S. AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP" with subhead. Nice photo on page 5. (see)

Complete section 2 only with 10 pages, this is the "... See More  

Benny 'Kid' Paret boxing death...

THE DETROIT NEWS, April 3, 1962



* Benny "Kid" Paret last fight - death

* Welterweight World boxing championship

* vs. champion boxer Emile Griffith



The front page has a one column heading: "Kid Paret Succumbs to Injuries" with subhead and photo. (see images)

Complete with 40+ pages, some small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within the masthead, smal... See More  

Surgery on the Conscious..... Harvard University...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 18, 1909  There is a color cover on this issue. The front page of this issue has a photo of "An Exponent of Surgical Advance."



This issue has an illustration of "Congress at Work Once More--"I Wonder if the Pesky Critters are Going to Sting Me Again"" There is an article with photos of "Surgery on the Conscious"... See More  

Honoring Mark Twain...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 13, 1902  Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Jacques Loeb; The "Iowa Idea"; The World's Greatest Gun; Walter Damrosch as Lecturer, Composer, and Conductor; fullpage illustration "In Honor of Mark Twain's Sixty-Seventh Birthday"; doublepage centerfold illustration "The Opening of the United States Senate; Proposed E... See More