Knute Rockne's last collegiate game.....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 6, 1930



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. USC Southern California Trojans

* Last official collegiate game coached by Knute Rockne before death (DAY OF)

* ND to repeat as National Champions after this game



This 24 page newspaper has pre-game reporting on the Notre Dame vs. USC football game which was the last collegiate game Knute Rockne would b... See More  

Ralph Guldahi wins 1939 Masters golf tournament

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 3, 1939



* Ralph Guldahi wins Masters Tournament

* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia



The sport's section (page 32) has a seven column headline: "Score of 279, Record for Masters' Golf Tournament, Wins for Guldahi" with subheads, photo and scores. First report coverage on Ralph Guldahi winning the 1939 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.... See More  

Babe Ruth rejects Yankees salary in 1932..

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, January 14, 1932



* George Herman Ruth

* Babe Ruth refuses salary offer from the New York Yankees

* Colonel Ruppert



This 10 page newspaper a two column headline on the front page: "BABE RUTH TURNS DOWN CUT IN SALARY TO $70,000 A YEAR" with subhead: "Sends Back Contract Unsigned--Resents Reduction in Pay" Nice to hav... See More  

Max Schmeling TKO's Stribling in 1931...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 4, 1931



* Max Schmeling vs. Young Stribling

* Heavyweight boxing title fight

* Great headline for display



The front page has a very nice banner headline: "A KNOCKOUT! BY SCHMELING" with subheads. (see) Rare to have and nice headline on the front that deals with sports. The front page of the sport's section (page 11) also has a nice banner headline... See More  

Ted Williams 1st MLB home run...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, April 24, 1939



* Ted Williams very 1st home run (early rookie season)

* Boston Red Sox



The sport's section (page 11) has two column headings: "Athletics Score Six Runs In Eighth to Defeat Red Sox" "Boston Drops 12-8 Verdict Despite Homer, Double and Two Singles by Williams" with box scores. (see) This was Ted Williams' very 1... See More  

1870 Brooklyn Baseball Game With Box Scores...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1870 On pg. 2 under " Base- Ball" is a nice summary and box score of a match between Forest City and the Eckford clubs played at Brooklyn. Mentions the unlikelihood of another shutout "... but the introduction of non-elastic balls in first class contests has had such an effect in improving the displays in the field, that a nines retirement for blank scores in a matc... See More  

First baseball game on ice...

NEW-YORK TIMES, February 5, 1861  On the back page under Brooklyn News is a report: "A Game of Base Ball Played on Skates Great Crowd Of People--Exciting Scenes." The summary begins: "The long-talked contest for a silver ball, between the Charter Oak and Atlantic Base Ball Clubs, on skates...came off yesterday, on the skating pond in the Eighth Ward, between the Third and ... See More  

Grover Cleveland Alexander death...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, November 5, 1950 



* Grover Cleveland Alexander death 

* Philadelphia Phillies - Chicago Cubs 



This 50+ page newspaper has a two column headline in the sport''s section: "'Old Pete' Alexander, Baseball Great, Dies" with caption: "Game Ends At 63"



Tells of the death of famous major league baseball star Grover Cleveland... See More  

LIBERTY magazine, New York, July 15, 1933.

   

* Young girls playing leap-frog cover

* Wallace Beery

* McLarnin-Villa boxing

* Colored Ads



The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of two young girls playing leap-frog at th... See More  

Chuck Klein...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, May 26, 1936. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a female lion/tiger tamer (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Chesterfield cigarettes and the inside cover features a color ad for Texaco.  Wtihin this issue is an article on Hall-of-Famer Chuck Klein. Very nice condition, and measuring about 8 1/4 by... See More  

Whirlaway wins 1941 Preakness Stakes...

SPORTING GREEN section only of the San Francisco Chronicle, section 2 (sports) only, May 11, 1941



* Whirlaway - horse racing

* Preakness Stakes win (2nd of 3 wins)

* Triple crown winner



The front page of this section has 3 related photos with heading: "Whirlaway In The Preakness" (see) The top of page 2 has a four column headline: "Whirlaway Adds Preakness Victory To Derby T... See More  

Babe Ruth boxing with his daughter... Ty Cobb gets a golf lesson...

POLICE GAZETTE, New York, January 31, 1931



* Babe Ruth & boxing

* Ty Cobb & golf



This tabloid calls itself: "The Leading Illustrated Sporting Journal In the World" as noted in the masthead, although it has its share of "tabloid" photos as well.

Among the many sports-related photos inside is a quarter page showing the Babe boxing, captioned: "Bambino Tunes U... See More  

Ranger wins 1937 America's Cup...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 6, 1937



* U.S. Yacht Ranger vs. Endeavour II

* America's Cup victory at Newport RI



The front page has a two column heading: "Ranger Defeats Endeavour Fourth Time in Succession And Keeps Cup in U. S." with subhead and photo. (see).

Complete with all 32 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More  

Arnold Palmer wins U.S. Open....

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, June 19, 1960



* Arnold Palmer "The King" wins U.S. Open

* Cherry Hills Country Club -Colorado

* American professional golfer



The front page of the sport's section (inside, near front) has a three column headline: "Great Driving Finish Gives Palmer Crown" with subheads and three related photos. First report coverage of Arnold Palmer&#... See More  

Whitey Ford gets 1st victory in MLB...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 18, 1950



* Whitey Ford gets his very 1st victory in MLB 

* New York Yankees 



This 48 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 24:



* Yankees Check White Sox at Stadium on Berr's Two-Run Double in Seventh 



with subheads that include: "FORD MOUND VICTOR FOR BOMBERS, 4 TO 3" "Yanks' Rookie Southpaw Gains First Trium... See More  

Chris Evert wins 1st Wimbledon... tennis...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, July 6, 1974 



* Chris Evert wins 1st Wimbledon 

* Women's tennis singles 



The top of page 17 has a six column headline: "Chris Wears Wimbledon Crown" with photo of Evert holding the Venus Rosewater Dish. First report coverage on famed American tennis star, Chris Evert, winning her very 1st Wimbledon singles championship. Jim... See More  

Nile Kinnick named All "Big Ten"...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, November 28, 1939



* Nile Kinnick "All Conference" 1st choice

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football



This 28 page newspaper has two column headlines in the sport's section (page 35): "Kinnick Outstanding Grid Star in Western Conference", "Iowa Back Only Unanimous Selection of Coaches as They Name All-Star Eleven... See More  

Nile Kinnick wins award...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 14, 1940



* Nile Kinnick receives All-America award

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football



This 100+ page Sunday newspaper has small one column headings on page 4 of the sport's section: "Kinnick, Iowa, Honored", "Receives All-America Board's Captain's Cup Here". See photo for text here. Other news, sports and advertisements of th... See More  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1937.



* Marchese Guglielmo Marconi death

* Radiotelegraph inventor



This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:



* MARCONI MOURNED BY ENTIRE WORLD

* Body Lies in State in Royal Academy in Rome--50,000 Pay Tributes to Inventor

* FUNERAL CEREMONY TODAY

* Important Radio Experiments on the Yacht Elettra Were Halted by Death



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Max Schmeling K.O.'s Stribling...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, July 3 & 4, 1931



* Max Schmeling (German Boxer) vs. Young Stribling

* Title boxing match

* 2 issue lot



The July 4th, 14 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 8:

"Schmeling Stops Stribling in Fifteenth Round of Bout" with subheads and photo of Schmeling (see photos).



As an extra bonus you also get the July 3rd issue with pre fight news... See More  

1st NFL televised football game...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1939



* Very 1st NFL football game on television

* Philadelphia Eagles vs. Brooklyn Dodgers



This 38 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 23 that include: "Dodgers Vanquish Eagles, 23-14, As Kercheval and Manders Excel" and more with smaller subheads and game stats and lineups (see images).



Though not mentioned in the report, this was in... See More  

Baseball scouting...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, July 27, 1912  This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has a photo called "Victorious America at the Olympic Games."

In this issue there is an illustration called "'Come On In, Fellows, the Water's Fine!'" by C. J. Budd and there is an article with photos called "America's Athleti... See More  

Phar Lap to race in Aqua Caliente Handicap...

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Pancho Villa...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, November 14, 1914



This issue has a color cover page before the title page. On the back of the cover page, there is a photo of "Sport."



In this issue, there are several articles including "The Battle of Soissons" by Gerald Morgan; "In the Wake of the Submarines" by George F. Porter; "Poisoners of Public Opinion&q... See More  

Views of Yosemite Valley...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Feb. 3, 1894 Full ftpg. shows a performance at the remodeled Metropolitan Opera House. Halfpg: 'View in the Yosemite' & fullpg: 'The New Bridge Across the Harlem River at 3rd Ave.' Halfpg: 'State Capitol at Albany'. Nice fullpg. Remington: 'A Gander-Pull' on horseback. An article on A. Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes.

Compl... See More