Belmont Park... Yachting...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 20, 1905 Front page illustration "Up to the Governor" by W. A. Rogers; Scenes at the New York City Police Parade; Scenes at the Opening of "Belmont Park"; Yachts Entered for the Emperor Cup in he Transatlantic Race; The Opening of the Automobile Racing Season at Brighton Beach; Extracts form Adam's Diary by Mark Twain; and other adver... 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  

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  

Stanford Cardinals Rose Bowl victory...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 3, 1928



* Rose Bowl: Stanford Cardinals vs. Pitt Panthers

* Emily Stevens death - stage & screen actress



The sport' section (page 20) has a banner headline: "Stanford Beats Pittsburgh, 7-6, on Wilton's Goal After Trailing on His Fumble" with subheads and lineup. (see) First report coverage on the Stanford Cardinals football team winning the... See More  

Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing crown...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, April 28 & 29, 1967 



* Cassius Clay changes name to Muhammad Ali

* Stripped of the Heavyweight boxing title belt

* For avoiding Vietnam War military draft



The April 28th issue has a one column heading on the front page: "Clay Refuses to Take Oath After Passing Exams" (see) The April 29th issue has a one column heading on page 4: "Cla... See More  

Nile Kinnick and Iowa Hawkeyes...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1940



* Nile Kinnick All-star votes

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football



This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings in the sport's section (page 25): "Kinnick Leads In Poll" "Iowa Halfback Has Most Votes for All-Star Eleven" See photo for brief text here.



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Jack Dempsey comeback try fails... Boxing...

SECTION 2 ONLY (Sports) of the Chicago Tribune, Feb. 19, 1932



* Jack Dempsey vs. King Levinsky

* Comeback tour ends in defeat (last fight)

* Heavyweight boxing exhibition bout



The top of the front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "LEVINSKY DEFEATS DEMPSEY BEFORE 22,000" with subheads. Nice for display. Three related photos are on the back page. (see)

Complete wi... See More  

Walter Payton breaks NFL rushing record...

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, October 9, 1984



* Walter Payton

* Chicago Bears

* NFL football



The bottom of the front page of the sport's section has a photo with text: "The Bears Walter Payton gets a congratulatory hug from Saints defensive back Russell Gary after Payton broke Jim Brown's NFL career rushing record Sunday". Payton broke Brown's record just two days earlier. And gre... See More  

Ted Williams & the Boudreau shift...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, July 15, 1946



* The Boudreau or Williams shift 1st used

* Ted Williams 3 home runs

* Boston Red Sox - Cleveland Indians



This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 5: "Pennant-Bound Sox In 11-Game Lead After 2 Wins At Fenway Park" and "Williams Puts On One-Man Show As Red Sox Club Indians To Defeat".



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Themed on hunting, sports, fire departments, etc...

CALIFORNIA SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, San Francisco, June 8, 1867  The masthead has a sporting them, plus in the masthead is: "A Weekly Chronicle Devoted to the Turf, Field Sports, Regattas, Hunting, Angling, Cricket...Fire Department & General News of California." The content is just that.

Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, great condition.

Football with its New Rules....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 13, 1909  The front page of this issue has an illustration of "After Forty Years" by Sarah K. Smith. This issue has an illustration of "After the Battle" by Kemble and photo spreads of "America's Premier Automobile Race"; "The Paper Town that Northcliffe Built"; "Following the Ball Under the New Rules&quo... See More  

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

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Dreadnoughts's 9 Bull's-Eyes in 12 shots....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 14, 1907   There is a front page illustration, "Surf Fishing" by H. S. Watson. There are photos of "The 'Dreadnoughts's' Message to the World--'Nine Bull's-Eyes in Twelve Shots' " and "The Strange Adventures of a Brooklyn Theatre." There are also illustrations of "The Spider... 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  

Columbia Universtiy's greatest football game...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, section 2 (sports) only, October 26, 1947 



* Columbia University's greatest football game 

* Army Cadets - NCAA college football 

* 1 of the greatest upsets



The front page of this section has a three column heading: "Army Streak Ends, 21-2" with subhead. First report coverage continues inside with lineups. This game is considered one 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  

Jesse Ownes is suspended... Berlin Olympic games come to an end...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 17, 1936 



* Negro star athlete Jesse Owens suspended

* Berlin Olympic games come to an end



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "OWENS IS BARRED BY A.A.U.; READY TO BECOME A PRO" with subhead. (see) Also a two column heading: "Olympic Games End With Dramatic Flag Ceremony" (see)

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Walter Eckersall death... Tribune sport's writer...

SECTION II (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, March 25, 1930



* Walter Eckersall death (1st report)

* University of Chicago Maroons football

* Sport's writer of this publication



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "HEART ATTACK TAKES WALTER ECKERSALL" with subheads and photo. Two more photos are on the back page.

Complete section II only with 20 pa... 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  

New York Giants win Super Bowl XXI...

USA TODAY, Jan. 21, 1987



* New York Giants win - champions

* Phil Simms vs. John Elway

* Super Bowl XXI - NFL Football

* vs. Denver Broncos at the Rose Bowl



The front page has a headline: "Giants: Bronc-busters" with photo of Phil Simms in action. (see) The front page of the sport's section also has a headline: "Giants win biggest one" with subheads and 2 related p... See More  

Chicago Bears win Super Bowl XX...

USA TODAY, January 27, 1986



* Chicago Bears - NFL football

* Wins Super Bowl XX vs. Patriots

* Jim McMahon - Mike Ditka

* Walter Payton - Richard Dent

* Mike Singletary - William Perry



The front page has a four column headline: "Bears maul Pats" with subheads and related photo. (see) The front page of the sport's section has a five column headline: "Bears shuffle Patri... See More  

Federal Baseball League dissolves in 1915...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 23, 1915



* Federal Baseball League dissolves



Page 11 has a two column heading: "ORGANIZED BALL AGAIN TRIUMPHS". (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare as such.

Complete with 12 pages, small library stamp within th... 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  

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  

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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