Civil War era boxing and chess...

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, May 24, 1862.



* Boxing

* Chess



This newspaper, which was primarily a sporting newspaper, has a quite lengthy article headed: "The Ring in England" features the "Conclusion of a Fight Between Gannon and Hatton".  An additional subhead discusses a fight between Cook and Kenny.



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1930 Golden Gloves boxing...

SECTION II (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, March 20, 1930



* U.S. Intercity Golden Gloves Championships

* Chicago Stadium - amateur boxing titles



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "GOLDEN GLOVES CROWD SETS WORLD RECORD" with subheads and photos of victors. (see) More related photos are on the back page.

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Mardi Gras carnival at New Orleans...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 4, 1899  Full ftpg: 'Skee-Running on the Snow-Covered Hills of Oregon' is an early skiing print. Photo of: 'Gen. Maximo Gomez' with an article as well. Fullpg: 'Colorado--A Snowslide Blockade in Grand River Canyon'. Two full pgs. of scenes of: 'Mardi-Gras Carnival, N. Orleans'.

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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  

The real "Cinderella Man" to win the boxing title...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 11, 1935



* Cinderella Man famous upset win (2 days prior)

* Heavyweight boxing title fight

* James Braddock vs. Max Baer



The sport's section (page 28) has a banner headline: "Impressive Exhibition Given by Braddock as He Finishes Boxing Drills Here" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, this is t... 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  

Sugar Ray Robinson wins...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, December 10, 1955



* Sugar Ray Robinson wins

* Middleweight boxing crown for 3rd time (comeback)



This 40 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Robinson Knocks Out Olson" with subhead: "Sugar Ray Scores Sensational Kayo at 2.51 of Second Round to Take Middleweight Crown for Third Time" and a nice t... See More  

Michigan's Tom Harmon... Heisman Trophy...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 10, 1940



* Tom Harmon wins Heisman Trophy "Old 98"

* Michigan Wolverines halfback

* NCAA college football



Page 25 has a one column heading: "HARMON IS GIVEN HEISMAN TROPHY; SAYS HE'S LUCKY" (see) First report coverage on Michigan Wolverine star football player, Tom Harmon, winning the Heisman Trophy.

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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.

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Eddie Arcaro wins 5th Kentucky Derby...

SECTION 2 (sports) only of The Detroit News, May 4, 1952



* Eddie Arcaro wins 5th Kentucky Derby

* Hill Gail - thoroughbred horse racing race



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "Arcaro and 110,000 All Hail Hill Gail" with 3 related photos. This was Arcaro's 5th and last Kentucky Derby victory.

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Aviation...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 14, 1911



The front page of this issue is a photo of "The End of Arch Hoxsey's Last Flight."



This issue has an illustration of "A page From Our Political "Slant-Book'" by Kemble. There is an article with photos of "The Kaiser is Himself Again" and "An Army of the Air" by E. D. Robinson and much more.

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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  

Jews....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, November 20, 1915



This issue has a color cover page before the title page which has an illustration titled "A Marriage of Convenience" by Morris. On the back of the cover page there is a photo that says "...This photograph shows a wounded  Austrian being assisted up the steep slope by his companions."



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Arnold Palmer wins his 1st PGA golf tournament....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, August 21, 1955



* Arnold Palmer "The King" wins

* His very 1st victory on the PGA tour

* American professional golfer (rookie season)



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading : "Palmer's 265 Tops In Canada" with subhead and small photo. (see) First report coverage of Arnold Palmer's very 1st victory on t... See More  

1st Masters golf Tournament (day 2)...

THE DETROIT NEWS, March 24, 1934



* 1st ever Masters Tournament

* 2nd day results - Bobby Jones



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "JONES TRAILS BY 10 SHOTS" with subhead. (see) This was day 3 of the very 1st Master's making this a very significant issue for any golf collector.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete... See More  

Gale Sayers 6 TD's in a single game... Chicago Bears...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, December 13, 1965



* Gale Sayers 6 touchdowns in a single game

* Chicago Bears - NFL football record tying performance 



The top of page 4 has a three column headline: "Sayers Scores Six TDs as Bears Smash 49ers 61-20" First report coverage on Sayers' famous 6 touchdowns in one game performance.

Complete with 6 pages, small binding holes alo... See More  

Yachting...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 6, 1903 Frontpgae illustration "Discussing the Yacht Races; Defending the Panama Canal; The Fight for an Open Port; The President in the West; Doublepage illustration "What She Didn't Declare" by James Montgomery Flagg; other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.

Babe Ruth Home Run Record In 1921...

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Death of Walter Camp... Father of football...

THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, March 15, 1925



* Walter Camp death (1st report)

* Father of American football



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2 that include: "Walter Camp's Death Blamed to Over-Exertion" and more. See photos for text here.



Also the front page of the sport's section: "Walter Camp Was Considered One of Best Backfield Me... See More  

Heartley Hunk Anderson named Notre Dame football coach....

SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, April 11, 1931



* Heartley 'Hunk' Anderson named new head coach

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish college football team

* Post Knute Rockne airplane crash death



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "ANDERSON NAMED NOTRE DAME GRID CHIEF" with subheads and 2 related photos. (see) Nice for display. First report ... 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  

The Iron Pier at Coney Island...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 29, 1882  Full ftpg. Nast cartoon: "As Usual, When It's Too Late, The Police Come". Very nice fullpg: 'A Game Of Polo' is displayable by itself. Also a great fullpg: 'On the Iron Pier, Coney Island--The Rush for the Last Boat'. Fullpg: 'Children's Excursion to Lake Champlain'.

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Horse Show... Automobile Racing...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 28, 1905  Front page illustration "In Dixie Land" by w. A. Rogers; The Women's Golf Championship--The Winner, Runner-Up, and Semifinalists in the Year's Contest; The Open-Air Horse Shows at Morristown, New Jersey, and Locust Valley, Long Island; The Vanderbilt Cup Race--Snap-Shots of the Four Leading Cars; The Vanderbilt Cup ... See More  

1917 New York Giants baseball players pictorial...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 1, 1917



* New York Giants baseball

* Pre-World Series pictorial (photos)

* Rube Benton - George Burns

* Pol Perritt and more



Page 11 has a three column pictorial with heading: "Giants' Scrappy Stars Are Eager To Meet The White Sox" which shows six New York Giants players that are about to play in the 1917 World Series. Text as well. Surprisi... 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