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  

1925 Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Senators...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, October 7, 1925 



* Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Senators 

* World Series of baseball (game 1) (during)



The front page has banner headline: "JOHNSON VS. MEADOWS IN OPENING GAME" with subheads, lineups and current scoreboard which shows the score after two complete innings. (see) Pittsburgh would go on and eventually win the World Se... See More  

Indian prisoners captured by General Custer...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 26, 1868  The front of the issue is of a 1/2 page illustration entitled "Winter Sports-Fishing for Pickerel Through the Ice." Inside is a full page illustration of "The Steamboat Disaster on the Ohio River, Near Warsaw, Kentucky, December 4, 1868." which also has the accompanying front page article regarding the collisions of the ste... See More  

Frederic Remington illustration... Much on the Philippines...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 13, 1899  Full front page illus. of "The Philippines - Brigadier-General Loyd Wheaton, U.S.V., Ordering the Advance at Stone Quarry Hill, March 13" by Frederic Remington.

Inside has two full pg. illus. pertaining to "The Philippines - Our Artist with the firing Line During the Advance on Malolos." 1/3 pg. illus. of "Effect of the Di... See More  

Death of Red Grange...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 29, 1991



* Death of Red Grange

* "The Galloping Ghost"

* Illinois football halfback

* Chicago Bears - NFL



The bottom of the front page has a small photo with small heading: "Red Grange Dies" (see image)

The top of the front page of the sport's section has a one column heading: "'20s Star Grange, 87, Dies" with subhead and sma... See More  

1903 Bob Fitzsimmons wins 3rd boxing title.

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 26, 1903



* Bob Fitzsimmons wins Light Heavyweight title

* vs. George Gardiner - boxing championship



The top of page 2 has a two column headline: "CROWD HISSED THE PUGILISTS" with subhead: "Fitzsimmons Won the Fight--Gardner Stood up for Twenty Rounds" and round by round description. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition b... See More  

1922 Harry Greb vs. Tommy Gibbons boxing fight....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 14, 1922



* Harry vs. Tommy Gibbons

* Heavyweight boxing fight

* Madison Square Garden



The top of page 14 has a two column heading: "GREB AWARDED DECISION IN BOUT WITH GIBBONS" with subhead and round by round description. (see images)

Complete in 24 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in good condition.

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Baseball of the future (on horseback)...

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  

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  

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  

Mark Spitz wins 6th gold medal...

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  

'Bold Venture' the Kentucky Derby winner...

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  

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  

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  

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  

Michael Jordan becoming a superstar w/ photo...

USA TODAY, Thursday, May 11, 1988



* Michael Jordan becoming a superstar

* Chicago Bulls NBA basketball - playoffs



The front page of the sport's section has a action photo showing Michael Jordan with heading: "Jordan's Star rises higher" Also a two column heading: "Chicago's equalizer in control" which is a nice report on Jordan's skills.

Complete with al... 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  

SMU Mustangs are National college football champions...

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 10, 1935



* Southern Methodist University (SMU Mustangs)

* NCAA college football champions



The bottom of the front page of section II (sports) has a somewhat discrete, two column heading: "Dickinson Rates SMU at Top". (see image) First report coverage on Southern Methodist University (SMU) Mustangs winning the national college football championship title... See More  

Detroit Lions very 1st football game in 1934...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 24, 1934



* Detroit Lions very 1st football game

* NFL - National Football League



Page 16 has a small and discrete one column heading: "Detroit, 9; Giants, 0" (see image)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.

Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding... See More  

1960 Cal Poly Mustangs football team disaster...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 30, 1960



* California Polytechnic State University

* Football team airplane crash - Toledo, Ohio

* Cal Poly Mustangs - San Luis Obispo



The front page has a banner headline: "18 in Football Squad Die In Toledo Airliner Crash" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 50+ pages, light toning at the margins, two small library stamps within the masthead,... See More  

1930 World Series... Baseball...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, October 3, 1930



* Philadelphia Athletics vs. St. Louis Cardinals

* World Series of baseball (game 2)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ATHLETICS ROUT CARDS 6-1 TO WIN SECOND SERIES GAME" with subheads and photo of George Earnshaw. (see images) Much more in the sport's section.

Complete with 36 pages, light toning and a little wear at... See More  

1938 Harvard-Yale Regatta... rowing...

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  

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)

Complete with 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More  

The Olympics in London....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 1, 1908 The front page of this issue has an illustration by W. A. Rogers called "'Get Out of the Way? I Guess Not!' " There are photos of "America First at Olympia" and American Laurels at Olympia." There is then a photo of "The Republican Battle Front" which is a photo of George R. Sheldon, William H. Taft, Frank R. ... See More  

Rafael Nadal's first Grand Slam tennis victory...

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