Golfing with Francis Wilson...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 31, 1901 Constantinople;  The New Regime at Saratoga; Labor Troubles in Maritime business at San Francisco; fullpages "Out for a Pleasure Trip!" by Wright; On the Links with Francis Wilson; doublepage centerfold photos Play-day on the Prairie - How the Farmers Enjoy Themselves"; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.

"Ruffed-Grouse Shooting" by Frost...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 16, 1901 The Rehabilitation of New York; Election Night in New York; fullpage photos "A New Implement of Warfare - The Pneumatic Aerial Torpedo"; Li Hung-Chang; fullpage illustration "View of Upper Manhattan from Top Story of the Highest Apartment House in the World"; fullpage photos "Transportation Methods in China"; doubl... See More  

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  

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  

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  

Baseball's Black Sox scandal trial begins...

THE WORLD, New York, July 18, 1921  The top of the first column of pg. 8 has: "FIRST INNING OF BASEBALL TRIAL TO BEGIN TO-DAY" "Burns and Gedeun Refuse to Be Interviewed by Attorneys for indicated Sox" which makes the beginning of the infamous "Black Sox" scandal trial. The text takes half a column.

Complete in 18 pages, a small library label within masthead, ot... See More  

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.

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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1935 Death of Billy Sunday...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Nov. 7, 1935



* Billy Sunday death (1st report)

* Baseball player & evangelist



The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "BILLY SUNDAY DIES AT 72 OF HEART ATTACK" with subheads and photo. (see images)

Complete with 20+ pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small binding holes and a little wear along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Joe DiMaggio retires as a MLB player...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 12, 1951



* Joe DiMaggio retirement

* New York Yankees Clipper

* MLB Major League Baseball



The front page of the sport's section has a four column photo with heading: "A Star Passes but the Reflected Light Often Shines for Generations" Also a six column heading: "Joe Eyes TV Job...Feels Arcs Ruined Him...Mantle His Sub" with another related pho... See More  

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  

Harry H. Frazee death... Babe Ruth debacle fame...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 5, 1929



* Harry Herbert Frazee death

* Boston Red Sox baseball fame

* Sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees



The front page has a one column heading: "HARRY H. FRAZEE, FORMER OWNER OF RED SOX, DIES" with subhead. (see images)  He was best known for selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees thus starting the Curse of the Bambino.

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1914 Christy Mathewson & Honus Wagner photos......

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March July 21, 1914



* Christy Mathewson, Honus Wagner & Barney Oldfield

* Major League Baseball legends - MLB & auto racing 



Page 2 has a two column heading: "These Graybeards in Sport Make Youngsters Hustle" with photos. (see images)

Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to f... See More  

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  

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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Adolph Hitler -- Max Baer.....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 15, 1934



* Adolph Hitler & Benito Mussolini meet for 1st time

* Max Baer wins heavyweight boxing title



This 36 page newspaper has a nice banner headline above the masthead on the front page: "Baer Wins on Technical Knockout in 11th" with subheads and nice photo of Baer. (see) More related reporting in the sport's section as well. Tel... See More  

THE DETROIT NEWS, April 25, 1933



* German boxer Max Schmeling 

* During the Nazis regime - Third Reich

* Jewish-American boxing manager Joe Jacobs

* Tensions arise with persecution of Jews 



The front page of the sport's section has a banner heading: "German Nazi Order Threatens To Split Max Schmeling and Joe Jacobs" with subheads and small photos of each involved. ... See More  

Yankees vs. Dallas Steers in 1929...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 6, 1929



* New York Yankees vs. Dallas Steers

* State of Texas exhibition baseball tour

* Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig home runs



The sport's section (page 11) has a six column headline: "Yanks Beat Dallas, 12-11, on Ruth's First Homer of Season" with subheads and box scores. First report coverage on the New York Yankees ending their exhibition tour ... See More  

New York Yankees acquire Joe DiMaggio....

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, November 22, 1934



* Joe DiMaggio in his infancy

* New York Yankees purchase

* MLB Baseball



The sport's section (page 13) has a banner heading: "Browns Get Johnny Burnett, Weiland, Cash from Indians for Campbell" with subheads that include: "Yanks Obtain Joe DiMaggio In Big Trade" (see) A very early report on the Yankee Clipper when h... See More  

Knute Rockne sidelined as coach... World Series...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 11, 1929  This 64 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 39: "Rockne Ill at Home as Notre Dame Team Leaves for Navy; Has Nebraska as Guest". Was this the beginning of his leg problem which lead to him coaching his final year in a wheel chair ?



Also a interesting advertisement on page 37 for the movie: "They Had To See Paris" which w... See More  

Walt Whitman... Caribou in Maine...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 2, 1892  Full front page shows sailors: 'Loading an 8 inch Gun'. Full page: 'Faust at the Metropolitan Opera House, N.Y. City' Most of a pg. shows: 'The Late Walt Whitman'.

Half of a centerfold shows: 'Columbian Exposition, Chicago--The Grand Court' & nearly half page: 'Caribou in Northern Maine' Full page: '... See More  

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  

Billy Burke wins 1931 U.S. Open (golf)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1931



* Billy Burke wins 1931 U.S. Open of golf

* Inverness Club - Toledo, Ohio

* 72-hole playoff vs. George Von Elm



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BURKE WINS U.S. OPEN, DEFEATING VON ELM BY STROKE AT TOLEDO" with subheads. (see images) Much more in the sport's section.

Complete with 48 pages, rag edition, some small binding s... See More  

Automobile Show at Madison Square Garden....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 20, 1906  Front page illustration "The Busy Showman. - I. " by W. A. Rogers; "Commemorating the Nation's Birth" by Charles W. Tyler; "The Presidential Election in France" by Ernest Dimnet; a double-page illustration of "The Automobile Show at the Madison Square Garden" by The Kinneys; and ph... See More  

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