1964 Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 20, 1964



* Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) vs. Sonny Liston (1st)

* Famous boxing's World Heavyweight Championship

* One of the greatest sports moments of the 20th century



Page 10 has a 4 x 4 inch advertisement for this upcoming boxing match at the local theater (Village Theatre). (see image)

Page 3 has a comical advertis... See More  

Thomas Tom Yawkey buys Red Sox...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, February 26, 1933



* Thomas Tom Yawkey 

* Buys Boston Red Sox 

* Major League Baseball MLB 



The sport's section (page 2-B) has a banner headline: "EDDIE COLLINS AND NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE PURCHASE BOSTON RED SOX" with subheads and photo of Eddie Collins. (see) Nice to have in a Massachusetts title.

Other news, sports and adve... See More  

Bill Bevens & Cookie Lavagetto... World Series...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 4, 1947



* New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

* Baseball World Series 1st no-hitter... close, but...

* Bill Bevens & Cookie Lavagetto



The front page has" "Lavagetto Double Robs Bevens of No-Hitter - Wins for Dodgers, 3-2", with subhead, "Big Blow Comes With Two Out in Ninth... Brooklyn Goes Wild Over Dramatic Finish&q... See More  

Original Yankee Stadium is born... Babe Ruth...

THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, February 6, 1921



* Original Yankee Stadium is born

* 'The House That Ruth Built' has a home

* Site officially picked



This 22 page newspaper has very historic significance concerning the old Yankee Stadium. Page 8 has a small one column heading that reads: "New York Yanks to Have New Home and Playing Grounds Soon". See photo for brie... See More  

Magic Johnson announces he had HIV/AIDS...

SPORTS SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Nov. 8, 1991



* Earvin Magic Johnson has HIV/AIDS virus 

* Los Angeles Lakers basketball star

* Retires from professional NBA play



The front page of this section has a headline: "The Day the Magic Stopped" and more with a few related photos. Much more on the following pages. Great to have in this L.A. publication, the home of... See More  

Great Babe Ruth pictorial...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, August 13, 1930



* Unusual group of Babe Ruth photos

* New York Yankees - Major league baseball



This 22 page newspaper has a nice grouping of Babe Ruth photos with heading: "'IT'S A TOUGH LIFE'.....SAYS THE BAMBINO.....'BUT I'M NOT WEAKENING'"



Other news of the day. Light browning with little margin wear and ch... See More  

Bob Feller's 1st MLB victory.....

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, August 24, 1936



* Bob Feller's 1st MLB baseball start

* Cleveland Indians

* 15 strikeouts



This 32 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "Majors' New 'Schoolboy' Is Now a Starting Hurler" with nice photo of Feller with caption: "One Short of Strikeout Mark"



Tells of Bob Feller's very fir... See More  

Early Willie Mosconi in 1938... pocket billiards....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1938



* Early Willie Mosconi - pool

* Pocket billiards championship



The sport's section (page 24) has a one column heading: "MOSCONI CONQUERS RUDOLPH BY 125-70" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 42 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high perc... See More  

Post Civil War baseball game with box scores....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1865 Page 5 has: "Out-Door Sports" " Base Ball" "Philadelphia Vs. Brooklyn". The summary mentions "a bevy of the fair ones" at the match and that "...with the crowd, the field of players in uniform, and the...banners on...flag-staffs on the grounds...the scene was picturesque in the extreme." About the game it mentions:... See More  

Baseball...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, April 20, 1940  The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a census taker with a circus lion tamer and the lion (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.

An article entitled: "Which Teams Will Win the Pennants This year?" by Jerry D. Lewis. The tops among baseball experts unite to give you Liberty's annual forecast.Y

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Billie Jean King.... Wimbledon title...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 7, 1968



* Billie Jean King

* The Championships, Wimbledon

* Women's tennis singles title



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a three column headline: "Billie Jean King Wins Third Wimbledon Title" with caption: "Doubles Champion, Too" and photo. This is 1st report coverage on Billie... See More  

Gene Tunney vs. Jack Dempsey...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, September 23, 1927



* Gene Tunney wins title over Jack Dempsey

* The famous long count boxing match

* Heavyweight boxing title fight



Page 8 has a banner headline: "All Agree, That Last Night's Fight Was a Great Fistic Battle" with subheads that include: "Gene Tunney Retains His Fistic Crown" "Dempsey May Now ... See More  

1917 Urban Shocker baseball photo...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 12, 1917



* Pitcher Urban James Shocker photo

* New York Yankees - MLB baseball



Page 10 has a two column photo headed: "SHOCKER MAY BE SENSATION WITH YANKEES THIS SUMMER" with brief text. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile fr... See More  

Knute Rockne on college football...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 9, 1925



* Knute Rockne

* Notre Dame

* College football



Page 7 has one column headings that include: "ROCKNE DEFENDS COLLEGE FOOTBALL" "Coach Says Catholic Alumni Should Support the Game for Development of Manhood" and more. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 40 pages, some margin wear with a little unr... See More  

NFL Cardinals win 1947 football title....

KENTUCKY TIMES-STAR, December 29, 1947



* Chicago Cardinals (Arizona) vs. Philadelphia Eagles

* NFL football championship title game



Page 10 has a one column heading: "Chicago Cards Pro Football Champs for 1947 Season" (see) First report coverage on the NFL football championship game between the Chicago Cardinals and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Complete with 26 pages, light toning ... See More  

Baseball fans...

LESLIES, N.Y., Sept. 5, 1912 Full front page color illustration of fans on the street looking at an outdoor scoreboard captioned: The Baseball Bulletin. Colored content on the next page bleeds through a bit, otherwise nice.

Death of President Garfield...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 1, 1881  The entire front page is a Thomas Nast print showing the Liberty figure weeping over a memorial to President James Garfield.

A three-quarters page print: 'President Arthur Taking the Oath at his Private Residence".

Other prints include a fulll page: "Last Honors--Lying in State in the Rotunda of the National Capitol"; double... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 25, 1911



This issue has a full, color cover before the front page. The front page of this issue is an illustration of "Balfour's Successor."



This issue is has an illustration of "The Little Fellow: 'Come, Mister President, You Can't have the Center of the Stage All the Time" by Kemble. There are photos of "How Georg... See More  

Nast front page: 'The Promised Land..."

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 1, 1870 The front page features a full page Thomas Nast cartoon: 'The Promised Land as Seen from the Dome of St. Peter's, Rome'. Inside the issue 1/3 page "Preparing Ships to be Sunk in the Harbor of Hamburg", 1/3 page "Drilling Citizens in Paris" and two small illustrations "Wilhelmshohe". Fullpage illustrations &quo... See More  

Harry H. Frazee death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 5, 1929



* Harry Herbert Frazee death

* Boston Red Sox baseball fame

* Sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees



Page 29 has a one column heading: "H. H. FRAZEE DIES SUDDENLY AT 48" with subheads and photo. (see) 1st report coverage on the death of former Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee. He was known for selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees thus starting the Curse of th... See More  

Aden pogrom.... Joe Louis wins...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 6, 1947



* 1947 Aden pogrom

* Jewish community attacked

* Joe Louis retains heavyweight boxing crown



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "44 ARABS, JEWS DIE IN CLASH AT ADEN; TROOPS RUSHED IN", "British Red Sea Protectorate Scene of Four-Day Battle--Haganah Fights Police". 1st report coverage on t... See More  

Northern Georgia...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 31, 1892  Front full pg. illus. of "For Service Abroad - All Strangers Clear off the Ship." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Ada Rehan in Different Characters." Two full pgs. of illus. pertaining to "Columbian Exposition - A Group of State Buildings."

Doublepage centerfold of "The Sorceress." 1/2 pg. illus. of &qu... See More  

Yachting...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 25, 1887  Fullpg: 'Four View of the Yacht Thistle' is nice. Nice double page centerfold: 'A Voudoo Dance' is very displayable. Fullpg: 'Dedication of the Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument at New Haven'.

Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in 16 pages.

Angelo Bertelli wins the Heisman Trophy...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 13, 1944



* Angelo Bertelli wins Heisman Trophy

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* NCAA college football



This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 24 that include: "BERTELLI PRAISED AT CEREMONY HERE"; "Former Notre Dame Ace Gets Heisman Award at Luncheon in the Downtown A.C." with photo.



Other news of the day throughout. Good condi... See More  

Death of Connie Mack...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, February 12, 1956  Within the Sport's Section is a banner headline "Final Chapter Written In Story of Baseball Patriarch Connie Mack". Underneath is "Baseball History Reflected by Career of the Late Connie Mack" which includes five photos throughout his life. Other storylines are "Connie Mack and World Series and... See More