Ingemar Stenmark last skiing victory...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 20, 1989



* Ingemar Stenmark last career victory

* World alpine ski racer - giant slalom

* Nascar driver Darrell Waltrip wins Daytona 500



The top of page 6 of the sport's section has a four column heading: "Stenmark 86s Girardelli to Win Giant Slalom" with photos (see)

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Honoring Mark Twain...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 13, 1902  Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Jacques Loeb; The "Iowa Idea"; The World's Greatest Gun; Walter Damrosch as Lecturer, Composer, and Conductor; fullpage illustration "In Honor of Mark Twain's Sixty-Seventh Birthday"; doublepage centerfold illustration "The Opening of the United States Senate; Proposed E... See More  

Walter Hagen wins British Open of golf...

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.

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Surgery on the Conscious..... Harvard University...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 18, 1909  There is a color cover on this issue. The front page of this issue has a photo of "An Exponent of Surgical Advance."



This issue has an illustration of "Congress at Work Once More--"I Wonder if the Pesky Critters are Going to Sting Me Again"" There is an article with photos of "Surgery on the Conscious"... See More  

Lou Gehrig contract w/ photo...

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  

2003 Steve Bartman incident... Chicago Cubs baseball...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 15, 2003



* The Steve Bartman interference incident

* Chicago Cubs vs. Florida Marlins baseball

* National League playoff game 6 debacle 



The top of the front page has a three column color photo showing Steve Bartman interfering with a foul ball catch attempt by Cubs outfielder Moises Alou. 

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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  

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  

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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Albert Einstein leaves America...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., March 19, 1933



* Albert Einstein goes back to Europe

* Escaping Adolph Hitler & Third Reich



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Einstein Answers Barrage Of Questions Ere Sailing" with subhead. (see) He would go back to Europe for a short time before coming back to America to escape persecution by the Nazis.

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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  

Elmer Layden named Notre Dame head coach...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, December 9, 1933



* Elmer Layden named Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach

* The Four Horsemen fame

* NCAA college football



This 14 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 9: "LAYDEN PICKED TO COACH NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NEXT YEAR" with subheads that include: "FULLBACK STAR OF '4 HORSEMEN' CALLED TO TASK" and mo... 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  

Joe DiMaggio hits 3 home runs in a row...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 24, 1948



* Joe DiMaggio hits 3 home runs in a row

* New York Yankees - Yanks

* MLB major league baseball



Page 25 has the banner heading: "Yanks, Indians Divide Before Record Cleveland Turnout of 78,431", with subheads that include: "3 DIMAGGIO HOMERS WIN OPENER BY 6-5--Joe Accounts for All Yankee Runs in First Game....", and m... See More  

Captain Read and his historic journey to and from China...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Dec. 6, 1788  



* Captain Thomas Read

* Continental Navy officer

* Voyage to & from China

* Early global maritime trade



Page 5 has a letter from New York concerning Captain Thomas Read's trip to China. Wikipedia notes: "... he sailed from the Delaware on June 7, 1787, and arrived at Canton on December 22 following, after sailing on a tr... See More  

Babe Ruth's baseball career shorten ?...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, June 7, 1929



* Babe Ruth is sidelined with illness

* New York Yankees - MLB baseball



The front page has a one column heading: "RUTH VERY ILL, MAY BE OUT OF LINEUP A YEAR" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 64 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.



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Fifth Down Game (1990)... Colorado Buffaloes...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 7, 1990



* Colorado Buffaloes college football

* "Fifth Down Game" debacle



The bottom of the front page of the sport's section has a two column heading: "Colorado Takes Fifth, Wins" with subhead. (see) First report coverage continues inside. This enabled Colorado to stay undefeated and eventually take a share of the national title with Georgia... See More  

1991 Chaska, Minnesota US Open disaster...

THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Kansas, June 14, 1991



* Lightning strike the US Open golf tournament 

* Hazeltine National Gold Club disaster 

* Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota death



The front page has a heading: "Lightning kills man at US Open" with related photo. (see images)

Complete with 16 pages, address label within the masthead, nice condition.



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New York Mets in 1st place debut...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 11, 1969 



* New York Mets in 1st place (1st time) 

* Major league baseball - MLB 



This 64 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 46: "Mets on Top As Cubs Lose" with subhead and box scores. (see)



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Babe Ruth Day... Duluth Dukes bus crash in 1948...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 26, 1948 



* Duluth Dukes minor league baseball team 

* 1948 bus crash disaster

* Babe Ruth Day proclaimed!



Page 19 has the Proclamation by the Mayor of New York making July 26, 1948 "Babe Ruth Day."



Additionally, one column headlines on page 14 has: "BASEBALL RALLIES TO ASSIST DULUTH", with subheading: "Cardinals Will... See More  

Cartoon prints on the game of baseball...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 28, 1900  The front cover is a two color political cartoon by W.A. Rogers captioned: "Is This Imperialism?"

An inside page has a great group of ten cartoonish baseball prints titled: "Some Fine Points Of The National Game".

Complete in 24 pages, very nice condition.

Baseball of the future (on horseback)...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 9, 1883  Full front page shows: "The Tragedy on the Brooklyn Bridge". Inside has a full page and 3/4 page print: "The Competitive Drill at Nashville, Tennessee".
Perhaps most of interesting is a full page 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 m
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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  

Electric car...The Polyphone...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Aug. 12, 1899  The ftpg. is taken up with 2 photos of the sailing yacht "Columbia" with an article & another page of photos inside. Inside photo of: "The Riker Electric Brougham" car, with text. Also a devise titled: "The Boxing Kangaroo". "The Polyphone--Novel Attachment for Phonographs" gives the machine two horns (s... See More  

Jesse Owens wins Olympic tryouts...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, sport's section only, July 12, 1936 



* Jesse Owens 100-meter & broad jump

* Olympic games in Berlin Germany tryouts

* To be in front of Adolph Hitler & Third Reich



The front of this section has a five column headline: "Owens Beats Metcalfe in 100-Meter Dash Finals" with subheads and related photo. (see) The Olympics would begin just a few ... See More