Notre Dame vs. Army in 1946...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., November 10, 1946



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Army Cadets

* College football # 1 and # 2 teams at the time

* Early, same day report during the game

* "Game of the Century" fame



The top of the front page has a three column heading: "Army, Notre Dame Battle Through 3 Scoreless Periods" with subheads. (see)

The sport's section (... See More  

Baseball... Great view of Salt Lake City... The redwood forest...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 30, 1886  A full page has 5 prints of: "Puffin-Catching Off the Irish Coast"; small print of Commodore Gherardi, U.S.N."; halfpg: "The Slater Memorial Building at Norwich, Connecticut"; one-quarter page cartoonish print: "Baseball at Crowtown".

The doublepage centerfold is a very nice print: "Felling the Redwood T... See More  

Polo...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 9, 1910



The front page of this issue has a photo of "International Polo at Lakewood."



In this issue, there is an illustration of "William: "That's a Pretty Poor Score for a Qualifying Round; Mighty Hard Course to Play, Hey! What, Jimmie?" James: "It is four Beginners."" by Kemble. There is a photo of "A Sta... See More  

Harvard defeats Yale at Football.... James Montgomery Flagg...

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Early report on boxing...

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 30, 1790



* 18th century bareknuckle boxing



Page 2 has an article: "Boxing" which is a very early report of the sport. The match is between "Big Ben" and the "Tinman".

Other items including a page 3 article on: "Duelling" "King of France's Demand" "the Art of Joking" "King of Sweden" a... See More  

Democratic Nominee for President--Woodrow Wilson....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 13, 1912



This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has a photo called "Woodrow Wilson--Democratic Nominee for President."



In this issue there is an article of "The Democratic National Convention" and there is an illustration by Kemble called "'Ready to Ride and Spread the Alarm Through Every Mi... See More  

Babe Ruth's National League debut in 1935...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 17, 1935 



* Babe Ruth NL debut

* Boston Braves

* MLB baseball



The front page of section 2 (sports) has a one column heading: "Ruth's Homer And Single Win For Braves, 4-2" with small photo of Ruth crossing home plate. This game was notable as it was Babe Ruth's National League debut as member of the Boston Braves. He would account for all ... See More  

Pitchers who bat... Walter Johnson...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, August 23, 1913  This issue has a color cover sheet over it. "This is the Second Number Edited by Norman Hapgood."

In this issue there is an illustration called "Ebb-Tide" by Stuart Davis and there is an article with a photo called "Mr. Lane and the Public Domain" by Honore Willsie. Also in this issue is a full page illustrati... See More  

Detroit Lions win 1953 pro football title...

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 27, 1953 



* Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns (day of)

* NFL football championship title game  



The front page of the sport's section (page 13) has a three column heading: "Browns Picked To Whip Lions" and more with photo showing Lou Groza. (see)

Nice to have from the city of the eventual winning team (day of), rare as such.

Compl... See More  

Joe DiMaggio enlists into United States Army...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, February 17, 1943 



* Joe DiMaggio enlisting into United States Army 

* New York Yankees - MLB baseball

* From his hometown publication (rare)



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a three column heading: "JOE DI MAGGIO JOINS ARMED FORCES TODAY" with small photo. (see) Nice to have from DiMaggio's hometown and the city where... See More  

Death of boxing promoter Tex Rickard...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., January 7, 1929 



* Tex Rickard death (1st report) 

* Boxing promoter 



The front page has a two column heading: "Tex Richard Fails to Win 'Big Fight' Against Death; Colorful Career Ends at 59" with subhead and photo of Richard headed: "Noted Sports Promoter Dies". (see) First report coverage on the death of famous boxin... See More  

Tribute to Mark Twain....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 24, 1910



There is a full color cover page on this issue. The front page of this issue is a photo of "The New Chief Justice of the United States."



This issue has a photo spread of "The Explosion Which Shook New York" and a full page illustration of "'I Wish Santa Claus Would at Least Switch His Line of Confectionery" by... See More  

1870 Jem Mace vs. Tom Allen... boxing championship...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 11, 1870



* Boxers Jem Mace vs. Tom Allen

* Heavyweight boxing championship

* Kennerville, Louisiana



The top of page 3 has one column headings that include: "THE PRIZE RING" "Result of the Mill Between Mace and Allen Near New Orleans" "Allen Badly Thrashed in Ten Heavy Rounds" and more. (see) Text takes up almost 3 full columns includi... See More  

Famous post Civil War 1865 baseball game

NEW YORK HERALD, October 31, 1865 



* Brooklyn Atlantics

* Philadelphia Athletics

* Famous post civil war Baseball game



On page 5 under "The National Game" is a report: "The Great Match Between the Atlantics And Athletics In Philadelphia--The Atlantics The Victors."



Has a summary of the game which mentions that: "...The Atlantics were skunked once, and the ... See More  

Alexander Alekhine wins chess tournanment...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 7, 1937



* Alexander Alekhine wins in chess

* International masters' tournament

* Russian and French chess grandmaster



The sport's section (page 26) has a two column heading: "Alekhine Wins First Chess Prize, With Fine Runner-Up at Hastings" with subhead and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular eve... See More  

Bob Hope...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, October 7, 1939.

   

* Young couple trading roles cover

* Umpire looks at World Series

* Bob Hope

* Colored Ads



The color cover of this issue has a very ni... See More  

Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jimmy Doyle...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 26, 1947



* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jimmy Doyle

* Death in the boxing ring (death 1st reported)



This 48 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 28: "Doyle Dies of Injuries Suffered In Cleveland Bout With Robinson" with subhead: "Brain Operation Is Unavailing and the Los Angeles Boxer Is Unconscious to the End--Coroner Plans Investiga... See More  

1904 Boston Red Sox wins AL pennant...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 10, 1904



* Boston Red Sox wins American League pennant

* Major League Baseball - MLB



The front page has a one column heading: "Boston Club Wins Pennant" with subhead. (see) Interestingly there was no World Series for this year. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ... See More  

Mark Twain as Doctor of Letters....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 27, 1907   There is a front page illustration, "An Unnatural Fakir Story" by W. A. Rogers. There is a illustration and article of "England's Ovation to Mark Twain" by Sydney Brooks. There is a illustration of "Mark Twain Chatting With King Edward at the Garden Party at Windsor"; and "The Tribute of ... See More  

Amelia Earhart... Grover Cleveland Alexander...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, April 8, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young couple with a box of chocolates and she is giving a chocolate to her dog (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Coco Cola.  Includes a stories entitled "Lady with Wings - The Life Story of My Wife, Amerlia Earhart, part 5" and "Pitchers Are Siss... See More  

Game of the Century... Norte Dame vs. Ohio Buckeyes...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, November 2, 1935



* GAME OF THE CENTURY ?

* Ohio State vs. Notre Dame (day of)

* Famous comeback win (pre-game)



The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "NOTRE DAME BATTLES OHIO BEFORE 80,000" with subheads and lineups. (see) This would be the famous game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Ohio State Buckeyes. This g... See More  

Theatrical Number.....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 24, 1912



This issue is a "Theatrical Number--Season of 1912-13" and has a color cover sheet over it. The front page of this issue has a photo called "The Attack on New York."



In this issue there is an article called "Progress of the Campaign." There is a full page illustration called "The Elephant:'If I Wasn't I... See More  

Funeral for Charles Sumner...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, Apr. 4, 1874 Ftpg: 'Body of Charles Sumner Lying in State in the Rotunda of the Capitol' plus more illus. re. Sumner's funeral inside. Halfpg: 'Coursing--the Slip'. Illus. of: 'Victor Hugo with several vignettes re. his work. The Supplement has: 'Sketches in the Far West--Curing Hides & Bones' & 'Sugar Making in Texas' & '... See More  

Great fire fighting scene...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 6, 1892  Nice & dramatic full front page: 'A New York Water-tower in Action' showing how they fought high-rise fires, and includes a steam pumper. Half page: 'Cod-fishing on the Grand Banks'.

Full page: 'Columbian Exposition--Manufactures & Liberal Arts Building' 'Full page: 'The Capitals of the World--Athens' ... See More  

1899 Harvard-Yale football game...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, November 23, 1919



* Harvard Crimson vs. Yale Bulldogs 

* Ivy League - NCAA college football



The top of the front page has a banner heading: "Crimson Eleven Conquers The Blue Before Throng Of 50,000, The Score Being 10 To 3" with subheads photos of some players and stats. Nice for display.

Complete sport's section only with ... See More