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.

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Cal Crew wins Olympic gold in 1928....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 11, 1928



* University of California Golden Bears

* Cal Crew wins Olympic gold in rowing (1st)



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CALIFORNIA'S EIGHT WINS OLYMPIC TITLE IN A STIRRING RACE" with subheads. (see)

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Willie Mays batting title in 1954....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 27, 1954  This 22 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 14: "Mays and Avila Earn Batting Championships" "Giants' Sparkplug Finishes With .345; Indians' Star Hits .341; Williams Fall Short" with box scores and photo of Mays. (see)



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Gretchen Fraser wins first U.S. medal in skiing...

THE DETROIT NEWS, February 5, 1948



* Gretchen Fraser - alpine ski racer

* 1st American to medal in Olympic skiing ever

* Women's alpine skiing combined



The front page of the sport's section (page 45) has a two column heading: "Wife, 28, First U.S. Ski Titlists" with small photo of Fraser. (see) She would later win a gold medal in the same Olympics for the Women's sla... See More  

Jesse Owens beats horse in 1936...

SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, December 27, 1936



* Jesse Owens vs. Julio McCaw

* Track speedster beats Cuban horse

* Olympic star sprinter



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "Jesse Owens Wins Again--This Time He Outruns Horse" (see image) Page 3 has a pictorial of the 1936 sport's stars for the year including Owens and the New Yo... See More  

Dodgers win the National League pennant...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 30, 1959



* Los Angeles Dodgers win NL Pennant

* 1st Pennant since moving from Brooklyn



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Dodgers Beat Braves in 12th, 6-5, To Win Pennant Play-Off Series" The top of page 42 has a banner heading: "Dodgers Set Back Braves in 12th Inning and Take Pennant Play-off Series" with subheads, box ... See More  

1942 St. Louis Cardinals win AL pennant....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 28, 1942  This 34 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Cards Win Pennant on Final Day; Series Starts in St. Louis Sept. 30". Page 20 has a banner headline that reads: "Cooper Held Logical Choice to Pitch World Series Opener For the Cardinals" with subheads and related photos. (see) Loads of tex... See More  

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  

Voice of the Nation of Islam... Muhammad Ali...

MUHAMMAD SPEAKS, Chicago, Illinois, February 23, 1968 This newspaper was one of the most widely-read ever produced by an African American organization. Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad began the publication on May 1960 as a weekly publication. It was distributed nationwide by the Nation Of Islam and covered current events around the world as well as relevant news in African American communit... See More  

Secretariat wins in 1972... Belmont Futurity Stakes...

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass., Sept. 17, 1972



* Secretariat wins Hopeful Stakes- Saratoga

* Pre Triple Crown thoroughbred horse racing



The bottom of page 36 has a brief and discrete report with a one column heading: "Secretariat Wins Futurity At Belmont" (see image) This was Secretariat's 3rd major victory. First report coverage on Secretariat winning the Belmont Futur... See More  

Johnny Lujack wins 1947 Heisman Trophy...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, December 2, 1947



* Johnny Lujack wins Heisman Trophy

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish - NCAA college football



This 30 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 23: "Lujack Is Top College Grid Player in Nation", "Notre Dame Quarterback Voted Winner of Annual Heisman Trophy; Chappius of Michigan Is Second" with ... See More  

Jewish... Football...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 2, 1905  Front page illustration "Digging" by W. A. Rogers; John M. Pattison, Governor-Elect of Ohio, Whose Election Defeated the Republican Machine Bosses; Yale's Victory Over Princeton at New Haven; The Reign of Terror in Russia--Scenes of the Massacres of Jews and the General Industrial Uprising; The Evils of College Athletic... See More  

Johnny Weissmuller (TARZAN) Wins Gold Medal 1928...

SECTION 2 (SPORTS) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, August 12, 1928 



* Johnny Weissmuller wins Olympic gold

* Star of Tarzan with swimming photo 



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "U. S. SWIMMERS TAKE OLYMPIC GAMES TITLE" with subhead. Photo of Weissmuller is on page 3. (see)

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1937 year in sports w/ photos....

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Dec. 26, 1937



* The year in sports for the year of 1937 w/ photos

* Lou Gehrig & Joe DiMaggio - Joe Louis & much more



This section is filled with the top sport's stories of the year with banner headlines, photos, and loads of text. Too much to mention here.

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Babe Ruth signs 1 year contract with Yankees...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, March 17, 1932



* Babe Ruth signs 1 year contract

* New York Yankees (1st report)

* Major League baseball MLB



This 24 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 21: "Babe Ruth Signs One-Year Yank Contract for $75,000", "Bambino Glad Salary Difficulties Are Over With; Pleased with Terms Despite $5000 Cut; Ruppert Wishes Him Success&q... See More  

Washington and Lee University...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 10, 1897  Full front page illus. of "The Senator From Massachusetts Interrupts." Inside is a full pg. of illus. of "From the Nineteenth Annual Exhibition of the Society of American Artists."

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Notre Dame's win streak ends at 26....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 22, 1931



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* USC Trojans football game



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "FIELD GOALS TOPPLE HARVARD, NOTRE DAME FROM UNBEATEN LIST" with subheads. (see) The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a nice banner headline: "SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONQUERS NOTRE DAME BY 16-14 S... See More  

The first vessel sailing into the Panama Canal... The stadium before Yankee Stadium...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, December 2, 1910  The front page  has a column head: "First Vessel Sails a Part of Panama Canal", a three-masted steam yacht Visitor II.

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Paul Brown death... Cleveland Browns founder...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 6, 1991



* Coach Paul Brown death - NFL football

* Cleveland Browns founder & 1st coach



The bottom of the front is a small photo of Paul Brown with heading: "Football Legend Dies At 82" (see) The front page of the sport's section has a two column heading: "Paul Brown, Innovator for NFL, Dies at 82" with subhead and another small photo of Br... See More  

Heartley Hunk Anderson named Notre Dame coach....

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, April 11, 1931



* Heartley 'Hunk' Anderson named new head coach

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish college football team

* Post Knute Rockne airplane crash death



This 18 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 11: "ANDERSON NAMED TO TAKE CHARGE OF NOTRE DAME ELEVEN" with subheads that include: "FORMER LINEMAN TO CARRY TITLE OF SE... See More  

The Revolution in Nicaragua.... Football...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 19, 1910



The front page of this issue has an illustration of "The Proof of the Porridge--" by H. G. Williamson.



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Chuck Klein & Jimmie Foxx voted MVPs....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 19, 1932



* Jimmie Foxx & Chuck Klein

* Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies

* MLB baseball most valuable players



The front page of the sport's section (page 19) has a nice banner headline: "VOTE FOXX AND KLEIN MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS" with subheads and photo of Foxx. (see images) First report coverage on Jimmie Foxx and Chuck Klein winning the ... See More  

Helen Wills wins 1923 US Open tennis singles...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Aug. 19, 1923



* A young 17 year old Helen Wills

* US Open Women's singles championship

* vs. Molla Mallory of Norway



The front page has a one column heading: "17 Year Helen Beats Molla for Net Title" The front page of the sport's section has a three column photo with heading: "New Queen Of the Courts" (see images) First report coverage on... See More  

Joe DiMaggio breaks Yankees record for consecutive games with a hit...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 18, 1941 



* Joe DiMaggio breaks Yankees record

* Consecutive games with a hit (30)

* From his hometown newspaper



The top of page 2 of the sport's section a two column heading with caption: "Di Mag Hits In 30th Tilt..." with "DiMag-o-Log" and box scores. First report coverage of New York Yankees star Joe DiMaggio breaking the record... See More  

1931 Phar Lap Australian horse racing loss....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 4, 1931



* Phar Lap - Thoroughbred racehorse

* Melbourne Cup horse racing upset loss



The sport's section (page 34) has one column headings that include: "PHAR LAP UNPLACED IN MELBOURNE CUP" "Favorite Finds Burden of 150 Pounds Too Much Over Route of Two Miles" and more. First report coverage on Phar Lap's upset loss at the Melbourne C... See More