Seabiscuit wins Scarsdale Handicap....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, October 25, 1936



* Seabiscuit wins Scarsdale Handicap

* Empire City (Yonkers Raceway)

* Thoroughbred racehorse racing



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "SEABISCUIT FIRST BY NOSE AT EMPIRE" with subhead. Article continues inside with a photo of the finish. (see) First report coverage on famous racehorse, Seabiscu... See More  

Golfing...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 29, 1903 Frontpage illustration of The Statue of Liberty; Photo, The Great Naval Parade Off Oyster Bay; The Intercollegiate Golf Matches; "Championship Diving at Highgate, England"; River-Diving in Maine---Down Stream on the Trunk of a Tree; Sculpture at the World's Fair--Mr. Bela L. Pratt's "Light and Darkness"; Doub... See More  

Hayes-Wheeler ticket... Wyoming Seminary (SEM) advertisement...

THE MORNING REPUBLICAN, Scranton, Pennsylvania, November 6, 1876 



* The Hayes-Wheeler ticket

* Wounded vets to not receive promised compensation

* Illustrated Wyoming Seminary advertisement from the Levi Sprague era



This interesting report on the front page regarding wounded soldiers not receiving their promised compensation, multiple reports on the election 1876 throughout, a printin... See More  

Joe Louis...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, June 24, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young lady trying her luck at baking but the cookbook has fallen into the batter (see photo). The back cover features a color ad of Lucky Strike cigarettes. A story entitled "I Will Mash Joe Louis" by Tony Galento with photos. Very nice condition, a bit of loss at ... See More  

Baseball in 1908....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 2, 1908  There is a front pg. illustration, "A Hard Proposition" by W. A.. Rogers - Negro Vote - Labor Vote. In this issue, there is an article with photos of "The Scourge of the Yaquis" by Marc M. Reynolds; photos of "As New York Grows Upward"; "Baseball In 1908" by E. B. Moss"; "Opening New York's Baseb... See More  

Golfing...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 17, 1905 Front page illustration "A Good Example" by W. A. Rogers; Snap-Shots of the Present Champion and Three Prominent Players of the Metropolitan Golf Association; A German Sense of Humor; and other advertisements of the day. See photos for full details. ... See More  

The Detroit Tigers for 1931...

THE DETROIT NEWS, April 5, 1931 



* 1931 Detroit Tigers photos

* Major league baseball mlb



This is just the "Rotogravure Section" filled with various photos. The prime content is on page 2, as it is entirely taken up with 35 photos of players of "The Tigers" Major League baseball team. Near the middle is the schedule for the 1931 season. A very displayable item.

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Early ad for baseball equipment ...

LESLIES' ILLUSTRATED, 1876 The inset shows the nice ad for the 'Ward B. Snyder' company, listed as the 'Headquarters for Base Ball Goods'. The ad measures about 3 1/2 by 2 3/8 inches and appears on an inside page. Ad has a nice woodcut of an early-style uniform too. Great to have from the year the National League was established! Good condition.

Primo Carnera... Jack Sharkey...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 29, 1933



* Primo Carnera

* Jack Sharkey

* Heavyweight boxing title fight (pre-fight news)

* From the city where it happened



This 42 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 23: "50,000 Expected to See Heavyweight Title Bout Tonight in Garden Bowl" with subheads that include: "SHARKEY FAVORED OVER CARNERA, 6-5" and more with relate... See More  

Notre Dame vs. Army Cadets....

TUCSON DAILY CITIZEN, Arizona, November 29, 1930



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

* Knute Rockne's next to last game as coach



The front page has a nice banner healdine:

"NOTRE DAME WINS OVER ARMY BY 7-6" with subhead and lineups. Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well.

Other news of the day. Complete in 30 pages... See More  

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  

Very 1st Rose Bowl at current stadium in 1923...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR. Boston, January 2, 1923



* 1st Rose Bowl college football game at current stadium

* Rose Bowl: USC Trojans vs. Penn State Nittany Lions



Page 10 has a small one column heading: "Penn State Loses to Southern California Eleven at Pasadena" with lineups. (see) This was the 1st game held at the Rose Bowl Stadium which is still used today. Rare as such

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Cincinnati Reds win World Series...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 9, 1940



* Cincinnati Reds win World Series

* Detroit Tigers



The front page has one column headings that include: "REDS TRIUMPH, 2-1, OVER TIGERS TO WIN WORLD SERIES, 4-3" Team's First Championship in 21 Years Sets Off Rousing Celebration in Cincinnati" and more. (see) Much more in the sport's section with banner headlines, subheads, photos ... See More  

Tom Watson wins 1st major in golf...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 14, 1975 



* Tom Watson wins 1st golf major 

* British Open championship 



At the bottom of the front is a three column photo of Watson kissing the "Claret Jug" (see photos).

The sport's section (page 31) has a three column headline: "Watson Beats Newton By Shot on Last Hole" with photo. 1st report coverage on the Tom Watson wi... See More  

1938 New York Yankees World Series win...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., October 10, 1938



* New York Yankees are champions

* Joe DiMaggio & Lou Gehrig era

* World Series of baseball (game 4)



Page 14 has a one column heading: "Yankees Clean Up Cubs In 4 Straight" with subheads and box scores. (see)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

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Tom Seaver's 1st MLB win...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, April 21, 1967 



* Tom Seaver 1st MLB baseball win - New York Mets 

* Cassius Clay refuses army 



This 50 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of page 39 that reads: "Bonus Boy in First Win As Mets Top Cubs, 6-1" with box scores. Tells of the very 1st win for New York Mets great Tom Seaver. See photos for text.... See More  

General Sherman dines in Savannah...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 28, 1865  The front page prints include: "The Ocean Monitor 'Dictator' ", "Hon. William Dennison, Postmaster General" and "General H. W. Slocum". Inside has a full page print: " 'Tween Decks After Action--News From Home".

Other prints include: "New Year's Day in Savannah--General Sherman's... See More  

Man o' War grandson wins in horse racing...

SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, June 19, 1932



* Man o' War's grandson Gusto wins

* American Derby - Arlington Park

* Thoroughbred horse racing - race



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "GUSTO'S STRETCH DRIVE WINS AMERICAN DERBY" with subheads and large photo Nice for display. More inside.

Complete section 2 (sports) only... See More  

USC wins 1998 college baseball World Series...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 7, 1998



* USC - University of Southern California

* 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

* College baseball World Series champions



The front page has a three column photo with small heading: "Trojans Pile It On" Reporting on the game in the sport's section.

Complete 1st and sport's sections only with a total of 58 pages, great condition.... See More  

Wrestling... Colgate University...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 23, 1892  Full ftpg: 'Arrival at a Hotel, Venice' by canal boat. Two illus. re: 'A Street Blockade in Gotham (N.Y.)'. Lengthy text on a western railroad journey includes 6 illustrations, including several scenes of: 'Oklahoma City'.

Doublepage centerfold: 'Wrestling' includes 26 photos of men wrestling, with much text as we... See More  

1933 Indianapolis 500.... Louis Meyer...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 31, 1933



* Deadliest Indianapolis 500 on record

* Louis Meyer wins - motor car racing



The front page of section II (sports) has a banner headline: "MEYER WINS AUTO RACE; 3 DIE, 3 INJURED" with subheads and results. Four related photos and heading on the back page. (see images)

Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding h... See More  

Phar Lap's death cause revealed...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1932



* re. Phar Lap's death

* Natural causes determined ?

* Australian racehorse



The sport's section (page 26) has one column heading: "FINDS PHAR LAP DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES" with subhead. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

Complete in 40 pages, rag edi... See More  

United States Soldiers as Police....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 25, 1911



The front page of this issue is a photo of "The New Secretary of the Interior."



This issue has an article of "The Pistol at England's Head" by Sydney Brooks. There are two photo spreads of "With Our Troops in Texas" and "United States Soldiers on Police Duty." The double page illustration is of "He... See More  

Attempted Assassination of the King and Queen of Spain....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 23, 1906 There is a front page photo, "The Attempted Assassination of the King and Queen of Spain." "The Fault, The Visible Cause of the California Earthquake" by Herman Whitaker includes both an article and photos. Photos titled "The Fight on Mount Dajo." There is a double page photo, "An Instantaneous Phot... See More  

Cassius Clay... Muhammad Ali....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 23, 1965 



* Cassius Clay  

* Muhammad Ali 

* Floyd Patterson

* Heavyweight boxing title fight 



This 44 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Clay Wins on TKO in 12th" with subheads and action photo. (see)



Also a nice banner headline on page 34 reads: "Clay Keeps Heavyweight T... See More