1928 Summer Olympics opening ceremonies...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, July 29, 1928



* 1928 Summer Olympics

* Amsterdam, Netherlands

* Opening ceremonies



The front page has a nice banner headline: "FISTS MAR OLYMPIC OPENING" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.

Complete 1st and 2nd section only with 36 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for institutional holdings. In gre... See More  

Frank Leahy named Boston College head coach...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, January 29, 1939



* Frank Leahy becomes coach

* Boston College Eagles football

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish tackle



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "LEAHY NEW COACH AT BOSTON COLLEGE" with subheads and photo of Leahy. (see) First report coverage on Frank Leahy becoming the new head coach of the Boston College Eag... See More  

Joe DiMaggio hits 2 home runs in 1 inning...

SPORTING GREEN section only of the San Francisco Chronicle, June 25, 1936 



* Joe DiMaggio hits 2 home runs in 1 inning 

* New York Yankees - MLB baseball



The top of the front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "DI MAGGIO CLOUTS 2 HOMERS IN ONE INNING" with subheads and box scores. Nice for display. DiMaggio was from the San Francisco area and played minor ... See More  

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  

Jack Burke, Jr. wins 1956 Masters golf tournament

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 9, 1956



* Jack Burke, Jr. wins Masters Tournament

* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia



The top of the front page of the sport's section (page 29) has a five column headline: "Burke Captures Masters As Venturi Collapses to 80" with subheads, a few related photos and scores. First report coverage on Jack Burke, Jr. winning the 1956 Masters Golf To... See More  

Death of Joe DiMaggio...

NEW YORK POST, March 9, 1999 See the photo below (click on the camera icon) for the nice full frontpage photo of Joe DiMaggio who had just died the day before. Certainly the perfect newspaper to own for the death of this very famous and respected Yankee. A wealth of text and photos on him and his life inside. A complete, tabloid-size newspaper in very nice condition.

Art Wall, Jr. wins 1959 Masters golf tournament

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, April 6, 1959



* Art Wall, Jr. wins Masters Tournament

* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia



The sport's section (page 13) has a four column headline: "Wall Wheels in 66 to Take Masters Tourney by Stroke Over Middlecoff" with subhead, photo and scores. First report coverage on Art Wall, Jr. winning the 1959 Masters Golf Tournament in Augus... See More  

Golf...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, September 25, 1915



This issue has a color cover page before the title page which has an illustration on it titled "Caught" by Morris. On the back of the cover page there is an illustration with a poem titled "A Chinese Lyric" by Pai Ta-Shun.



In this issue, there are several articles including "'C. M. F. (Commonwealth Military... See More  

Amelia Earhart... Coca Cola... Basball...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, March 11, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a lady painting a chair on which a dog had jumped onto it (see). The back page has a nice color ad for Camel cigarettes. The inside back cover has a nice color ad for Coca Cola. Includes stories entitled "Lady with Wings - The Life Story of My Wife, Amelia Earhart, part... See More  

Wilt Chamberlain sets the season points record for the NBA...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. March 15, 1962 



* Wilt Chamberlain - Philadelphia Warriors 

* Season scoring record set (last game of season)

* National Basketball Association - NBA



The sports section (page 12) has a one column heading: "Wilt Closes Season With 4029 Points" He began the game with 3,997 points. Chamberlain still holds the season scoring record for the NBA, ach... See More  

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  

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  

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  

Hall of Famer Zach Wheat...

POLICE GAZETTE, New York, April 9, 1927



* Mushy Callahan -- boxing

* Zach Wheat - baseball

* Photos



Full page photo inside of "Mushy" Callahan, the Junior Welterweight Champion, in a classic boxing pose.



Also a 1/4 page photo of Hall of Tamer Zach Wheat, in Philadelphia Athletics uniform.



News and many photos of sporting events of the day. Some dirtiness on the front page... See More  

Jesse Owens wins olympic gold in 1936....

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., August 4, 1936



* Jesse Owens Olympic gold 

* United States dominance 

* In front of Adolph Hitler & Reich 



The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "Owens Cuts Record in the 200-Meters" with subhead. (see)

Complete with 12 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.... See More  

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

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1915 Home Run Baker photo...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 17, 1915



* John Franklin "Home Run" Baker photograph

* Philadelphia Athletics - MLB baseball retirement ?



The top of page 8 has a two column photo with heading: "'Home Run' Baker Quits; Mack Loses Great Star" with text. (see) Baker would retire for the 1915 season but would come back in 1916 to play for the New York Yankees. Surp... See More  

Oakland Raiders are born... pro football....

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, January 31, 1960



* Oakland Raiders are created

* AFL-NFL football



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "AFL Puts 8th Team In Oakland". See image for text. 1st report coverage on the American Football League awarding Oakland with a football franchise.



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

1934 Edgar Allan Poe historical site...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 8, 1934 



* Edgar Allan Poe 

* Historical site formed 

* World Series of baseball 



Page 17 has one column headings that read: "FORMS WORLD SOCIETY TO HONOR EDGAR A. POE" and "Group Organizes at Philadelphia With Richard Gimbel as President". 1st report coverage on the formation of National Historic Site in Philadelphia.



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1935 Omaha wins Kentucky Derby...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, section 2 (sports) only, May 5, 1935



* Thoroughbred racehorse - horse racing

* Omaha wins Kentucky Derby

* Triple Crown champion



The front page of this section has 3 nice photos with heading: "OMAHA'S JOCKEY TELLS STORY OF WINNING RIDE" with subheads and chart. Nice for display. Also a full page pictorial on page 3 of this section with heading: "... See More  

Myril Hoag 6 singles in 1 game...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 7, 1934 



* Myril Hoag 6 hits (singles) in 1 game 

* New York Yankees 



The sport's section (page 32) has a 2 column heading: "Yanks Break Even With Red Sox, But Lose League Lead to Tigers" with subhead: "Hoag Equals Circuit Record by Smashing 6 Singles in Row in Opener" and photo of Hoag. (see) First report coverage o... See More  

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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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  

1st Masters Tournament...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, March 22, 1934



* Lilyan Tashman death - Jewish actress

* 1st Masters Tournament

* 1st day of play - Augusta, Georgia



This 20 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Lilyan Tashman Dies as First Starring Film Stirs Broadway" and more with nice photo of Tashman (see photos).



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1971 Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier...

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, March 9, 1971



* The fight of the century

* Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier

* Fight no. 1 (1st report) - boxing



Page 2 has a two column heading: "Frazier wins battle" (see) First report coverage here.

Six pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, a few small tape mends at the margins, generally nice.



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