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  

Terry Brennan named Norte Dame coach....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, February 2, 1954



* Terry Brennan named head coach

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* NCAA college football



This 28 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 22: "Brennan Youngest Head Coach of Major Eleven" and "New Notre Dame Mentor Only 25, Had Phenomenal High-School Mark" with related photo. This tells of Terry Bre... 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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Harvard football... Eddie Mahan....

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, November 7, 1915



* Harvard Crimson college football

* Captain Eddie Mahan photo

* Princeton Tigers



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "A TIGER LOSS", "HARVARD VICTORY", "MAHAN THE BIG HERO", "Crimson Leader Stars" and more with lineup and photo of Eddie M... See More  

P. T. Barnum letter... Baseball in 1865...

NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 1, 1865  Inside has a letter about the re-opening of Barnum's American Museum, signed in type: P. T. Barnum.

Page 7 has a very brief summary and box score of a baseball match played between two fire companies. The back page has a summary and box score of a baseball match played between the Atlantic and Eureka clubs. 

Other news of the day throughou... See More  

Grover Alexander inducted into BHOF....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 19, 1938



* Grover Cleveland Alexander

* MLB  baseball pitcher

* Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame



Page 17 has a 7 column headline: "Alexander Only Baseball Star Added to Hall of Fame in Annual Poll" with subheads that include: "212 OF 262 WRITERS SELECT ALEXANDER" "National League Pitcher for 20 Years Only Man Picked by Requir... See More  

Water Valley MS hangings.....

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, August 3, 1931



* Great lefty Grove headline

* Philadelphia Athletics

* Major league baseball - MLB



This 16 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "GROVE WINS 13TH STRAIGHT" with subheads and photo (see images). Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well. Nice ... See More  

Thurman Munson killed... New York Yankees...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 3, 1979 



* Cather Thurman Munson 

* New York Yankees baseball

* Jet airplane crash disaster



The top of the front page has a one column photo with tiny heading: "Killed" with brief text. Actual report is in the sport's section which is missing here.

First section only with pages 1-32, missing the sport's section. Great condition.... See More  

Scenes of Seattle & Puget Sound...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 6, 1891 Nice & displayable doublepage centerfold: 'The City of Seattle & Vicinity on Puget Sound, Washington' includes 7 scenes. Additional prints are found throughout. Complete in sixteen pages.

William Howard Taft.... Republican Convention...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 27, 1908  The front page of this issue has an illustration by Kemble, "The Prelude." There are also other sketchings by him which include "Circus Day in the Coliseum"; a double page of "They're Off--and Going Some"; and full pages of "The Third Day at Chicago"; "The Moist Fourth Day"; and Convention... See More  

Most runs by team in doubleheader....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 15, 1937



* Detroit Tigers break record

* Most runs in doubleheader



This 80+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5 of the sport's section (inside) that include: "TIGERS OVERPOWER BROWNS, 16-1, 20-7", "Detroit Makes 40 Hits", and more with box scores (see images).



At Navin Field, the Tigers sweep a doubleheader agains... See More  

America's Cup... Admiral George Dewey...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 7, 1899  Full front page illus. of "Admiral Dewey and Mayor Van Wyck Reviewing the Parade at the Triumphal Arch." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Course for the America's Cup Races." Small portrait of "William Marconi." Six small portraits pertaining to "Two International Church Councils."

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1937 Joe DiMaggio home run photo....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1937



* Joe DiMaggio home run photo

* New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox

* Race for American League pennant



The sport's section (page 22) has a banner headline: "Red Sox Hopes for Pennant Crushed as Yanks Win Two and Lead by 11 1/2 Games" with subheads, box scores and photo of Joe DiMaggio crossing home plate after hitting a home home.

Other n... See More  

NYY Yankees Bill Dickey MLB debut...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 16, 1928



* Bill Dickey MLB baseball player debut

* New York Yankees hall of fame catcher



The sport's section (page 15) has a five column headline: "Ruth Hits 45th as Yanks Lose to White Sox" with subheads and box scores. (see) Text includes: "Bill Dickey, the catcher from Little Rock, has something to write home about last night. The tall lad m... See More  

Wooster OH basketball team tragedy....

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, January 4, 1930



* Wooster OH Ohio school bus disaster

* Burbank high school basketball team



This 18 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "6 BASKETBALL PLAYERS DIE AS TRAIN HITS BUS".



This tells of the train and school bus wreck that wiped out the Burbank, Ohio high school basketball team after their joyful ... See More  

A.B. Frost illustrations... W.A. Rogers illustrations...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 23, 1893  The front page is an illustration by A.B. Frost showing a Black man & his dog entitled: "Fo' De Lan's Sake! I Done Forgot De Chillun's Candy!". Within the issue is another full page Frost illustration "The Christmas Savings".  Articles "The Chaplain of the House" and "The New Brigadier-Genera... See More  

Bob Feller's record strikeouts in a game..

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Mass., October 3, 1938



* Bob Feller 18 strikeouts (record at the time)

* Cleveland Indians - MLB baseball



The sport's section (page 18) has a one column heading: "FELLER SETS MARK BY STRIKING OUT 18" with subhead and box scores. (see) First report coverage on Bob Feller breaking the MLB baseball record for most strikeouts for a single game at the time.

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Al Capone's reign about to end...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, October 10, 1931



* Al Capone - Chicago mob boss

* Tax evasion trial



This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "U.S. Exposes Trail of Money to Capone in Florida"



This tells of the beginning of the end of Al Capone as he would receive a guilty verdict  a few weeks later that would send him to prison for 11 years... See More  

Tommy Brown 17 yr. old MLB HR (youngest)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1945 



* Tommy Brown - Brooklyn Dodgers 

* Youngest to ever hit a home run 



The sport's section (page 24) has a two column heading: "Pirates Swamp Dodgers, 11 to 1; Game Marked by 7 Brook Errors" with subhead: "Tom Brown's First Homer Keeps Roe From Shutout Victory..." with box scores. Brown still holds the record for... See More  

Views of Pensacola...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 18, 1884  Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "The Self-Convicted Knight." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Great Cleveland Meeting of Business Men in Wall Street." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Shooting Pony - Useful Hints to Sportsmen." Two full pg. illus. of "On the Newport Sands" and "The 'Giants Causeway&... See More  

Spanish-American War... Raising the flag over Hawaii...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 10, 1898  Full front page illus: "With Our Troops in Puerto Rico." Inside has  two full pages of illus. of: "With Our Troops in the Philippines." Full page illus. of: "The Homecoming of the 71st Annual New York Volunteers, August 29, 1898. Full pg. illus. of "Montauk Point - Visitors in Camp." Full pg. illus. of &quo... 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  

Seabiscuit favored at Jamaica...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1937



* Seabiscuit at Continental Handicap

* Jamaica, New York

* Thoroughbred racehorse racing



The sport's section (page 36) has a five column headline: "Seabiscuit Favored in Rich Jamaica Race Today" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the same day of the Continental Handicap at the Jamaica Race Course in Queens, New York. Always nice to have nota... See More  

Mickey Cochrane hit by pitch... John D Rockfeller's funeral...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, May 26, 1937  This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13 that include:



* MICKEY COCHRANE IN A CRITICAL CONDITION

* Skull is Fractured When Struck by Ball Thrown by Pitcher 'Bump' Hadley



and more with photo. (see)



This tells of Mickey Cochrane's baseball career coming to an end after being hit in the head by a pitch... See More  

Racehorse Phar Lap's 1932 death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 8, 1932



* Phar Lap death

* Australian racehorse



The sport's section (page 29) has a one column heading: "ELIMINATE ARSENIC IN PHAR LAP'S DEATH" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.