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)

First report coverage on the University of California Golden Bears Crew winning the gold medal in the 1928 Summer Olympics in... 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  

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  

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  

Joe DiMaggio plans to enlist in U.S. Army...

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...

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  

Notre Dame - Army rivalry ends in 1947....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, November 9, 1947



* The Army-Notre Dame rivalry ends (1st report)

* NCAA college football - South Bend, Indiana



The front page of this section has a four column headline: "NOTRE DAME BEATS ARMY, 27-7" with subheads that include: "Irish Stage Drives" "Notre Dame, Expected to Pass, Batters Army With Ground Plays" and ... See More  

1962 Daytona 500... Fireball Roberts....

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, February 19, 1962



* NASCAR National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing

* 4th Annual Daytona 500 race

* Fireball Roberts winner

* 1st report



This 40 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page of the sport's section (page 25):



* Daytona 500 Record Set by Roberts



with related photo. (see)



Tells of the 4th ever Daytona 500 race in wh... See More  

Babe Ruth's home run in bottom of 9th wins....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1928



* Babe Ruth home run wins it

* New York Yankees - Yanks

* MLB - Major League Baseball



The sport's section (page 15) has a four column heading: "Yanks Win When Ruth Hits Homer in 9th" with subheads that include: "RUTH'S 36TH, TWO ON, WINS IN NINTH, 9-8" and more with box scores.

Complete with all 44 pages, light toning at the ma... See More  

Montreal Maroons win 1935 Stanley cup...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 10, 1935 



* Montreal Maroons - NHL Hockey 

* Wins Stanley Cup title 



The sport's section (page 27) has a banner headline: "World's Hockey Championship Captured by Maroons in Three Straight Games" with subheads and lineups. (see) First report coverage the Montreal Maroons winning the 1934-35 Stanley Cup by defeating the Toronto Maple... 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  

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  

Indian chiefs in the Ute War...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 25, 1879  Full ftpg Nast: 'Reducing the U.S. Army Again--Let all Savages Rejoice'. Halfpg: 'Prospecting on the Ute Reservation' shows a miner meeting an Indian. Great fullpg. with 10 illustrations of: 'The Ute War--Portraits of Chiefs'. Four half page prints of: 'Gen. Grant at San Francisco'.

Other news and advertisements... See More  

Golfer Bobby Jones...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, July 14, 1930



* Bobby Jones welcome home

* British Open champion



This 18 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "Atlantans Swell With Pride As King Bobby Returns Home" and "Georgia City Stages Huge Celebration In Honor of Conquering Hero"



Other news and sports of the day throughout including various adver... See More  

Bobby Jones to win 1926 U.S. Open...

THE DETROIT NEWS, July 9, 1926



* Bobby Jones at Scioto (1st day results)

* Olympia Fields Country Club

* U.S. Open golf championship



The top of page 37 has a banner heading: "MEHLHORN LEADS BUT JONES IS FAVORITE IN NATIONAL OPEN" with subheads and leaderboard. (see images) First report coverage of day one of the 1926 U.S. Open at the Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio. Jones w... 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.



In this issue, there are photos of "The Memorial to Phillips Brooks"; "With the Revolutionists in Nicaragua"; "The Ancestral Home of the Washingtons" and "From 'Salome' to 'Marguerite&#... See More  

Bob Gibson's 17 S.O. World Series game...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, October 3, 1968



* Bob Gibson' famous 17 strikeout game

* St. Louis Cardinals

* World Series of baseball



The front page has reporting on game 1 of the 1968 World Series in which Bob Gibson broke the record for most strikeouts. This record still stands today. The headline reads: "Cardinals Cop Opener" with subhead: "Bob Gibson Sets New Strik... See More  

Golfer Johnny Goodman wins 1937 U.S. Amateur

SECTION II (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, August 29, 1937



* Johnny Goodman wins (1st report)

* United States Amateur Championship

* Omaha, Nebraska golfer



The front page of this section has a banner heading:  "JOHNNY GOODMAN WINS U. S. AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP" with subhead. Nice photo on page 5. (see)

Complete section 2 only with 10 pages, this is the "... See More  

Ohio State sprinter breaks World record in 1929...

SECTION TWO (sports) of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, June 9, 1929



* Ohio State Buckeyes sprinter George Simpson

* Breaks World record for 100-yard dash (9.4 seconds)

* 1929 NCAA Track and Field Championships



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "SIMPSON SETS WORLD MARK FOR 100 YARDS" with subhead and photo. (see images) Nice for display. Another related photo... See More  

H.G. Wells...

A Fourth of July crash, and a Train disaster in England....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 21, 1906  There is a front page photo, "The King and Queen of Norway" by Underwood & Underwood. There is an article, "The Future in America, A Search after Realities", by H. G. Wells, author of War of the Worlds, with illustrations done by Vernon Howe Bailey and E. V. Nadherny. Photos of "Scenes at the C... See More  

Early Joe DiMaggio Yankees contract signing...

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  

1961 Daytona 500... Marvin Panch...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, February 27, 1961



* NASCAR National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing

* 3rd Annual Daytona 500 race

* Marvin Panch winner



This 36 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page of the sport's section (page 21): "2 Leaders Forces Out; Panch Wins Stock '500'" with related photo (see images).



This tells of the 3rd... See More  

1960 Daytona 500... Junior Johnson...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, February 15, 1960 



* NASCAR National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing 

* 2nd Annual Daytona 500 race 

* Junior Johnson winner - 1st report 



This 38 page newspaper has a two column headline at the bottom of the front page of the sport's section (page 25): "N. Carolina Driver Wins Daytona '500'" with related photo. (see)



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1918 John Lawrence Sullivan death...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 2, 1918



* John Lawrence Sullivan death (same day)

* 1st Heavyweight boxing gloved champion



Page 6 has a one column heading: "SULLIVAN, EX-WORLD CHAMP DIES" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare as such.

Complete... See More  

1933 Indianapolis 500.... Louis Meyer...

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