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Secretariat wins in 1972... Belmont Futurity Stakes...
Item #698490
September 17, 1972
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
Russell Sage.... H.G. Wells...
Item #177403
August 04, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 4, 1906
General Sherman dines in Savannah...
Item #172854
January 28, 1865
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
1938 Harvard-Yale Regatta... rowing...
Item #685660
June 25, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 25, 1938
* Harvard-Yale Regatta boat race
* Rowing races - Thames River
The sport's section page (9) has a banner headline: "50,000 Watch Harvard Oarsmen Register First Sweep Over Yale Since 1916" with subheads and photo. (see) Lengthy reporting.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 30 pages, rag edition in nice c... See More
Rafael Nadal's first Grand Slam tennis victory...
Item #689518
June 06, 1999
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 6, 2005
* Spanish professional tennis player Rafael Nadal
* First Major Grand Slam title - French Open Men's singles
The front page of the sport's section has a three column heading: "Nadal Locks On to Title" with subhead and small photo. More on page 4.
Complete first section and sport's sections only, with a total of 28 pages, great condition... See More
Cal Crew wins Olympic gold in 1928....
Item #655409
August 11, 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)
First report coverage on the University of California Golden Bears Crew winning the gold medal in the 1928 Summer Olympics in... See More
1929 Pebble Beach Amatuer Golf championship photos......
Item #712946
September 15, 1929
ROTOGRAVURE SECTION only of the New York Times, September 15, 1928
* Golfer Bobby Jones & more photos
* Pebble Beach golf links - California
* United States - U.S. Amateur Championship
The front page of this section has 7 photos showing scenes at the 1929 Amateur Gold Championship at Pebble Beach with 3 of the, showing Bobby Jones. The winner was Jimmy Johnston.
Complete rotogravure s... See More
Wright Brothers Aeroplane Crash.... W.A. Rogers....
Item #177186
September 26, 1908
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 26, 1908 The front page of this issue has an illustration by W. A. Rogers called "Lovers Once, But Strangers Now."
This issue has photos of "The Fatal Fall of the Wright Aeroplane"; "The Candidates for the Governorship of New York"; "The Amateur Golf Championship of 1908"; "Presidential Ca
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Wrestling... Colgate University...
Item #175702
April 23, 1892
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
Gallant Fox wins triple crown...
Item #687892
June 08, 1930
SPORT'S SECTION only of The Detroit Free Press, June 8, 1930
* Gallant Fox - horse racing
* Belmont Stakes winner
* Triple crown clinched
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "Gallant Fox Makes Smashing Finish To Beat Whichone By Four Lengths At Belmont" with subheads and small photo of jockey Earl Sande. (see) This was win # 3 of 3 to clinch the triple... See More
Nolan Ryan wins his 300th game...
Item #671933
August 01, 1990
USA TODAY, August 1, 1990
* MLB baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan
* Texas Rangers - 300th victory
The front page of the Sports Section tells of Nolan Ryan achieving his 300th victory, with a photo of him. At the time he was only the 20th Major League Baseball pitcher to ever do so.
Complete in 4 sections, nice condition.... See More
Walter Hagen wins British Open of golf...
Item #690889
May 11, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 11, 1929
* Walter Hagen wins British Open
* Last major golf championship victory
The front page of section 2 (sports) has a one column heading: "Walter Hagen with 292 Wins British Open" Photo and heading on the back page. First report coverage on Walter Hagen winning his last major championship.
Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
1938 New York Yankees wins AL pennant....
Item #693353
September 19, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 19, 1938
* New York Yankees wins AL pennant
* Lou Gehrig & Joe DiMaggio era
* MLB baseball - best publication to be had
The sport's section (page 23) has a five column headline announcing: "Yanks Clinch Tenth American League Pennant" with subheads that include: "TWO RECORDS MADE AS YANKS WIN FLAG" and more with box scores and photo ... See More
1st U.S. girl to play in Little League World Series...
Item #698179
August 24, 1989
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 24, 1989
* 12 year old Victoria Brucker
* First U.S. girl to play in
* Little League World Series
* Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "Victoria Steps to Plate, and Into Records" with lead-in: "12-Year-Old San Pedro Girl in Little League World Series" with photo. (see images)
Complete 1st se... See More
Tommy Armour wins 1929 Western Open golf tournament...
Item #690528
August 25, 1929
SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Aug. 25, 1929
* Golfer Tommy Armour wins
* Western Open PGA golf tournament
* Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "ARMOUR WINS WESTERN OPEN TITLE WITH 273" with subheads and small photo. Nice for display. Another photo on page 3.
Complete section two only, rag editio... See More
1913 Ty Cobb... baseball scouting...
Item #699537
January 30, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 30, 1913
* Ty Cobb "The Georgia Peach"
* Detroit Tigers MLB icon
* Baseball scouting beginning?
Page 6 has a two column heading: "TY COBB RESPONSIBLE FOR BASEBALL SCOUTS" with subhead. (see image) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile ... See More
Washington and Lee University...
Item #176220
April 10, 1897
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."
Full pg. of illus. of "Scenes from Moliere's 'Bourgeois-Gentilhomme,' Produced by Le Cercle Francais of Harvard University."... See More
Joe DiMaggio is MVP in 1941...
Item #698577
November 12, 1941
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 12, 1941
* Joe DiMaggio wins baseball MVP
* Year of his famous hitting streak
* Ted Williams .406 batting Average season is 2nd
* New York Yankees - MLB
The front page of section 2 (sports) has a banner headline: "VOTE DI MAGGIO MOST VALUABLE FOR 2ND TIME" with subheads and photo.
Complete in 38 pages, light toning at the margins,... See More
Jesse Owens beats horse in 1936...
Item #701915
December 27, 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
1937 year in sports w/ photos....
Item #701430
December 26, 1937
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.
Complete sport's section only with all 10 pages, light toning and some... See More
Gretchen Fraser wins first U.S. medal in skiing...
Item #694248
February 05, 1948
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
Casey Stengel's last pennant w/ NYY...
Item #571822
September 26, 1960
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, September 26, 1960
* New York Yankees win pennant
* Casey Stengel's last season
This 40 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 33: "It's Official: Yankees vs. the Pirates" with subheads, box scores and photo of Ralph Terry. (see)
Tells of the New York Yankees defeating the Boston Red Sox to clinch the American League ... See More
Willie Mays batting title in 1954....
Item #571833
September 27, 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)
With three hits in the season Finale, Willie Mays wins the batting tit... See More
Babe Ruth signs 1 year contract with Yankees...
Item #581847
March 17, 1932
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
"The All-American Football Team"...
John Sloan's Window Washers & James Montgomery Flagg's "Warum? or, Hairo Worship"...
Item #177011
December 27, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 27, 1913 This issue does not have the original color cover; it begins with the Table of Contents. Included within are: Window Washers with the caption, "Sure! Yuh wanta git insured--the comp'ny pays yer funeral if yer killed, and if yer injured fer life yuh git ten t'ousand dollars!" by John Sloan; "Christabel" by Elizabeth ... See More
Mark Spitz wins 6th gold medal...
Item #687048
September 04, 1972
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 4, 1972
* Mark Spitz wins 6th gold medal in swimming
* Munich, Germany Summer Olympics
The top of the front page has a three column heading: "Spitz Captures Record 6th Gold Medal" with photo. (see) More on Spitz on the sports page inside.
Complete with all 32 pages, light toning along the central fold, generally nice.... See More
Phil Rizzuto hits 1st MLB home run....
Item #661679
April 24, 1941
NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, April 24, 1941
* Phil Rizzuto - New York Yankees
* Very 1st MLB baseball home run
* Game announcer - "Holy Cow!" fame
The sport's section (page 28) has a two column heading: "Homers?Phil Can Hit 'Em" with subhead: "Rizzuto's 11th Inning Drive to Beat Red Sox Proves Small Yank Power" (see) First report coverage on Yankee leg... See More
Joe DiMaggio plans to enlist in U.S. Army...
Item #663064
January 14, 1943
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONILCE, January 14, 1943
* Joe DiMaggio decides to enlist in U.S. Army
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* Marriage troubles with Dorothy Arnold
* From his hometown & where he played minor league
The front page has a one column heading: "DiMaggio Harmony" with subhead. (see) The front page of the sport's section has a two column headline: "DiMaggio,... See More
Joe DiMaggio hits 3 home runs...
Item #663073
June 09, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 9, 1941
* Joe DiMaggio hits 3 home runs HRs
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* From his hometown & where he played minor league
The top of page 5 of the sport's section has a three column headline: "DI MAG HITS 3 HOMERS AS YANKS TAKE TWO" with subhead, photo and box scores. (see) Nice to have in this San Francisco publication, rare as such.... See More
DiMaggio hitting streak hits #49...
Item #664827
July 11, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1941
* Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak reaches 49
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* Best title to be had ?
The sport's section (page 20) has headings: "Yanks Triumph" "DiMaggio Runs Streak to 49 Games As Yanks Halt Browns at Night, 1-0" and more with box scores.
(see) First report coverage on Joe DiMaggio's famous hitting streak... See More
Joe DiMaggio retires as a MLB player...
Item #684266
December 12, 1951
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
1933 Indianapolis 500.... Louis Meyer...
Item #709352
May 31, 1933
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
The great naval expedition...
Item #172518
November 09, 1861
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 9, 1861 (See Note Below - excludes multi-panel map) The front page has a print of an: "Attack Upon the Camp of the Sixth Regiment New York Volunteers (Wilson's Zouaves), On Santa Rosa Island" as well as a print of: "Captain S. F. Dupont, Commanding the Great Naval Expedition".
Other prints inside include: "Our Army at Ed... See More
1926 Death of noted baseball star Eddie Plank...
Item #692921
February 25, 1926
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass., Feb. 25, 1926
* Eddie Plank "Gettysburg Eddie" death
* Hall of Fame pitcher - Philadelphia Athletics
The sport's section (page 15) has a two column heading: "Eddie Plank Is Dead After Brief Illness" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.... See More
Johnny Lujack wins 1947 Heisman Trophy...
Item #591293
December 02, 1947
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
Baseball of the future (on horseback)...
Item #174776
June 09, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 9, 1883 Full ftpg: "The Tragedy on the Brooklyn Bridge". Full page and 3/4 page print: "The Competitive Drill at Nashville, Tennessee". Fullpg. print: "Baseball of the Future" shows all players on horseback. Another full page has: "Adventures In The San Juan Mountains", by J.J. Reilly plus much more.
Other new... See More
WSJ Centennial Edition...
Item #637768
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - CENTENNIAL EDITION, New York (Bowling Green, OH distribution), 1989* This is the "Centennial Edition", printed in 1989
This special edition printed for the 100th anniversary of the WSJ is in three sections: "What The Future Holds", "Ten For The Textbooks", and "One Newspaper's Century: The Inside Story", and contains a we... See More
New York Yankees acquire Joe DiMaggio....
Item #694519
November 22, 1934
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
Lou Gehrig contract w/ photo...
Item #588332
February 14, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 14, 1931
* Lou Gehrig signs contract
* New York Yankees
* MLB major league baseball
This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13 that include: "GEHRIG IS SIGNED BY YANKS FOR YEAR", "Salary Reported to Be $25,000, the Same as Last Season--McCarthy to Go South" and more with photo of Gehrig (see image). Great to have in this famo... See More
Early Joe DiMaggio Yankees contract signing...
Item #697643
April 21, 1938
NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1938
* Early Joe DiMaggio contract signing
* New York Yankees - Yanks
* MLB - major league baseball
The sport's section (page 23) has a four column headline: "Yankee Contract Is Accepted by DiMaggio" with subheads and photo of DiMaggio.
First report coverage on Joe DiMaggio's contract signing after just two seasons with the New York Yanke... See More
1949 Superga air disaster... Torino F.C....
Item #713709
May 05, 1949
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 5, 1949
* Superga air disaster
* Fiat G.212 airplane crash
* Torino F.C. Football Club
* Grande Torino soccer team killed
The top of page 13 has a one column heading: "ITALIAN PLANE CRASH KILLS 25" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with 40 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally in good condition.... See More
Jim Crowley heads to Fordham Rams....
Item #675372
January 04, 1933
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 4, 1933
* Jim Crowley - "Four Horsemen" backfield fame
* University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* Becomes Fordham Rams head football coach
The front page of section 2 (sports) has a nice banner headline: "CROWLEY QUITS MICHIGAN STATE FOR FORDHAM" with subheads and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in... See More
Mike Tyson KO's Larry Holmes...
Item #664139
January 23, 1988
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 23, 1988
* Mike Tyson knockouts Larry Holmes
* Heavyweight boxing championship bout
* Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey
The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "For Holmes, Last Fight Is Painfully Short" with large photo (See) First report coverage continues inside with 2 more related photos.
Complete 1st and sport's sections o... See More
The first vessel sailing into the Panama Canal... The stadium before Yankee Stadium...
Item #648357
December 02, 1910
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.
The sport page has a one column head: "Soon to Sign Contracts for New N.Y. Stadium" with subhead "President Farrell of American Baseball Club Expected to Approve Them on Ret... See More
'Bold Venture' the Kentucky Derby winner...
Item #662703
May 03, 1936
THE NEWS & OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, May 3, 1936
* Bold Venture wins Kentucky Derby
* Thoroughbred race horse racing
The sports page has a banner headline: "Bold Venture Defeats Favored Brevity by Head to Win Derby" with a photo of the Kentucky Derby winning horse and jockey. A related report as well.
The complete issue, nice condition.... See More
Casey Stengel & the Brooklyn Dodgers...
Item #671935
February 24, 1934
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 24, 1934
* King Leopold III coronation
* Casey Stengel takes over
* Brooklyn Dodgers manager
* MLB baseball
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Leopold Ascends Belgian Throne; Pledge to Serve Nation Cheered" with subhead. The report continues on page 3 with photos.
The sport's section (page 9) has one column headings that include:... See More
Heartley Hunk Anderson named Notre Dame coach....
Item #575100
April 11, 1931
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
Rocky Graziano offered a bribe in 1947...
Item #636656
January 28, 1947
NEW YORK TIMES, January 28, 1947 The front page has one column heads: "GRAZIANO ADMITS $100,000 'FIX' TALK", "Boxing Star Tells Grand Jury of Offers--Three Indicted in Paris Football Plot". The lengthy text continues on the back page.
Complete in 48 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint for institutional use, great condit
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Complete in 48 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint for institutional use, great condit
The 1872 baseball championship...
Item #220211
May 09, 1872
THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 9, 1872 Page 8 has: "The Mutuals Mashed" "Fine Game Between the Boston 'Reds' and the Mutuals--The Latter Defeated by a Score of 9 to 2." Has a detailed summary mentioning that this was the first of the teams' championship games. The game, played at the Union Grounds, drew about 6,000 spectators. Says that both teams excelled
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Dodgers win the National League pennant...
Item #677434
September 30, 1959
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
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