26 straight victories for boxer Joe Louis...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 14, 1935



* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)

* Heavyweight boxing fight

* Paulino Uzcudun - Basque



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "LOUIS WINS OVER PAULINO IN FOURTH BY TECHNICAL K. O." with subheads and photo. (see) Nice for display.

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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).



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School for Auto-Drivers....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 24, 1906  Front page illustration ""Those are only to Look at"" by W. A. Rogers; "The United States at Algeciras" by Sydney Brooks; "In the Name of the American Bison" by Ernest Harold Baynes; "The Extermination of Six Hundred Moro Outlaws"; "Scenes Connected with New York'... See More  

Stan Musial... St. Louis Cardinals...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, May 14, 1958   This 80 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "Musial Now Will Shoot for Wagner's N.L. Mark" with related photo. (see)



This tells of St. Louis Cardinal Stan Musial getting his 3,000th career hit.



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Tom Sharkey...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, January 28, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young lad learning to dance from a Ballroom Dancing by Mail course (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Camel cigarettes. Includes a story entitled "I Fought the Best of Them" by Tom Sharkey.  Very nice condition, a bit of loss at the spine, and m... See More  

Motor Boat Racing... Mark Twain Content...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 18, 1905 Front page illustration "A Test of Strength" by W. A. Rogers; A Phase of the Russian Situation--Peasant Women Stacking Salt Form a Mine; William F. Potter, Elected President of the Long Island Railroad to Succeed the Late W. H. Balkwin, Jr.; Snap-Shots of the Motor-Boat Races at Palm Beach, Florida; A Photo of Father Gopon, the L... See More  

Much on Fort Donelson...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 15, 1862  The full front page has 2 prints: "General View of Fort Donelson" & "The Attack of the Second Iowa Regiment on the Rebel Batteries at Fort Donelson". Other prints include: "Position of Taylor's & McAllister's Batteries During the Battle at Fort Donelson" "The gun Boat Attack on the Water Batterie... See More  

Cricket... Chicago...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 26, 1903 Frontpage illustration of The Statue of Liberty; Photo, Training Leaders for the Macedonian Revolution; The English-American Cricket Matches; How New York City Guards its Shipping Interests; The Passing of a Curious Indian Custom; "Every One His Own Samson--A Peasant Custom in Holland"; Doublepage illustration "Chicago... See More  

LPGA forms in 1949...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1949 



* Ladies Professional Golf Association formation (LPGA) 

* Patty Berg - Babe Didrikson Zaharias 



This 64 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 45: "PRO GROUP FORMED FOR WOMEN'S GOLF" "Organization to Conduct Open Tourney Sept. 22-25--Miss Berg Elected President"



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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.

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Bob Mathias wins Olympic gold in 1948....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 7, 1948 



* Bob Mathias wins Olympic gold medal

* Decathlon in London England



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "U.S. Boy, 17, Wins Decathlon In Eerie Setting at Olympics" with subhead: "Mathias Beats Athletes of 19 Nations in 10 Events Ending Under Lights" and photo of Robert Mathias Much more cover

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Fight on the Red River...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 14, 1864  The full front page is a print: "Rebel Attack on Our Gunboats in the Red River". Other prints within include: "Views of the Great Aqueduct, Washington, District of Columbia" which has 9 vignettes; "Major-General Philip Henry Sheridan" "General Thomas E. Greenfield Ransom" "Shakespeare and Schiller";... See More  

New York Mets 1st MLB win...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, April 24, 1962 



* New York Mets 1st ever win 

* MLB baseball 



This 30 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 24 that include: "Streaks End as Mets Surprise Pirates, 9-1 and more. (see)



Tells of the very first win by the new MLB franchise New York Mets.



Other news of the day. Good condition.



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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  

Babe Ruth in the World Series headline...

THE NORWICH SUN, New York, Oct. 11, 1923 Front page heads include: "Yanks Win The Second Game By the Score of Four To Two; 'Babe' Ruth Gets A Home Run".

Eight pages, chipping at the bottom & right margins.

Aviation...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 28, 1912



This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has a photo called "The Dogs of War."



In this issue there is an ad for the book "Mark Twain--A Biography" and an article called "Progress of the Campaign." Also in this issue there is a full page illustration of "The National Pest--A... 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).



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Morrisville, Pennsylvania Little League champions....

THE DETROIT NEWS, August 27, 1955



* Morrisville, Pennsylvania

* Little League baseball

* World Series champions



The sport's section (page 18) has a small one column heading: "Home Run Decides Little League Title" (see). First report coverage on the little league baseball team from Morrisville, Pennsylvania winning the World Series championship at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. I... See More  

Joe Louis knocks out Jack Sharkey...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 19, 1936



* Joe Louis vs. Jack Sharkey

* Heavyweight boxing



This 44 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 25: "Crowd of 30,000 Sees Louis Stop Sharkey in Fight at the Yankee Stadium" with subheads that include: "LOUIS KNOCKS OUT SHARKEY IN THIRD" "Loser Down Four Times" and more with two action photos. Loads of text text, too m... See More  

Knute Rockne's last collegiate game...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 8, 1930



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish ends the season undefeated

* Last official collegiate game coached by Knute Rockne before his death

* Notre Dame to repeat as National Champions after this game



The sport's section (page 29) has a nice banner headline: "Victory Over Southern California Stamps Notre Dame as Best Eleven in Country" with subheads ... See More  

Babe Ruth...

THE WORLD, New York, NY, May 26, 1922



* Babe Ruth

* George Herman Ruth

* Fight with umpire & fan

* Suspended from baseball



This 28 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 12: "Ruth Flings Dust On Umpire, Leaps in Stand After Jeerer" with subhead: "Big Hitter in Danger of Another Suspension or Fine..."



Nice to have in this New York City title.



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Baseball...

LIBERTY magazine, from New York, dated September 30, 1933

   

* Baseball Pennants

* Colored Ads



The color cover of this issue is of young cowgirl with her laso (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.



This issue contains an article entitled "How Pennants are Really Won - When Luck Steps In, Bang Goes Everything, Says a Famous Baseball

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1927 Jack Sharkey boxing win...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1927



*Jack Sharkey vs. Mike McTigue

* Heavyweight boxing match

* Madison Square Garden



The sport's section (page 16) has a banner headline: "Sharkey Knocks Out McTigue in Twelfth Round at Madison Square Garden" with subheads and round by round coverage. (see) First report coverage on the Jack Sharkey vs. Mike McTigue boxing fight. Nice to have fro... See More  

Ernie Koy & Emmett Mueller HRs...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 20, 1938 



* Ernie Koy and Emmett Mueller 

* Home runs in 1st at bats in MLB baseball - Brooklyn Dodgers & Philadelphia Phillies 



This 46 page newspaper has a five column headline on page 28: "Six-Run Rally in Eighth Wins for the Dodgers" with subheads that include: "Koy Gets Circuit Smash" "Delivers Initial T... See More  

Golfer Bobby Jones Quits... heading for the movies...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, November 17, 1930.



* Bobby Jones quits golf for the movies



This 22 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "BOBBY' JONES RETIRES".



A historic item for the golf collector.



Other news of the day throughout. Usual browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good.... See More