Early Willie Mosconi... pocket billiards....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 8, 1938



* Early Willie Mosconi - pool

* Pocket billiards championship



The sport's section (page 13) has a one column heading: "MOSCONI IS VICTOR. TIES FOR CUE LEAD" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high per... 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  

Stanford Cardinals (Indians) Rose Bowl in 1936...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 2, 1936



* Rose Bowl: Stanford Cardinals vs. S.M.U. Mustangs 

* Orange Bowl: Mississippi Rebels vs. Catholic University 

* Sugar Bowl: Texas Christian University vs. LSU Tigers 



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a nice banner headline: "STANFORD WINS ROSE BOWL BATTLE, 7 TO 0" with subheads and lineups. Also covera... See More  

Lou Gehrig... 3 home runs in a row...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, May 5, 1929



* Lou Gehrig - New York Yankees

* 3 home runs in a row



This sport's section only has one column headings on the front page that include: "3 HOMERS BY GEHRIG HELP YANKS WIN, 11-9" "Gets Trio of Circuit Drives for 2d Time in Career in Victory Over White Sox" "Ruth Connects With No. 3" and more with box... See More  

Pete Rose banned from Major League Baseball for life...

THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Phoenix, August 25, 1989 



* Pete Rose is banned from baseball



The front page has a heading that announces: "Banished for Life: Pet's Out" with subhead: "Actions 'Stained' Baseball". Two photos show Commissioner Bart Giamatti and Pete Rose.

Much of page 2 is taken up with more photos of Rose, plus text.

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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  

Joe DiMaggio hits 300th Home Run... Yankees...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 17, 1948 



* Yankees - Yanks 

* Joe DiMaggio hits 300th Home Run 

* Best title to have 



This 52 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 31 (sport's section): "DiMaggio Eighth Player To Smash 300 Home Runs". 1st report coverage on Joe DiMaggio hitting his 300th career home run with the New York Yankees.



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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  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 14, 1906  Front page illustration "'Round and 'Round and 'Round They Go!" by W. A. Rogers.  "The Chick of the Easter Egg" by W.D. Howells; "Easter Considerations" by Edward S. Martin; The Open Door for Immigrants; and other stories, articles and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.

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  

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  

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  

Jersey Joe Walcott vs. Ezzard Charles...

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 19, 1951



* Jersey Joe Walcott vs. Ezzard Charles

* Oldest heavyweight boxing champion



This 52 page newspaper has a six column headline on page 24: "Walcott Wins World Heavyweight Crown; Stops Charles in 7th" with subheads and action photo. (see) Tells of Jersey Joe Walcott becoming the oldest heavyweight boxing champion of all time... See More  

Cary Middlecoff wins 1955 Masters golf tournament

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 11, 1955



* Cary Middlecoff wins Masters Tournament

* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia



The top of page 10 has a five column heading: "Cary Middlecoff Captures Masters" with subheads, photo and scores. First report coverage on Cary Middlecoff winning the 1955 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.

Other news, sports and advertisements o... See More  

Alligators on the Upper St. Johns, Florida...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, Oct. 3, 1874 Nice halfpg: 'Shooting Alligators on the Upper St. Johns, Florida'. Also halfpg: 'The Louisiana Outrages' includes a fullpg. print on this as well. The ftpg is "The First Gun - 1861 - 1874". 3/4 dbpgctrfd "Shakspeare Before the Justices, Charged with Poaching". Fullpg "Indecision". 

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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  

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.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, March 6, 1915



This issue has a color cover page before the title page. On the back of the cover page there are several photos from the war.



In this issue, there are several articles including "'The Earth Opened'" by Beatrice Baskerville which includes several photos of the earthquake which struck Italy; "The Baseball Hero of 1915?"... See More  

Notre Dame vs. Army Cadets....

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, November 29, 1930



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

* Knute Rockne's next to last game as coach



This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:

"Notre Dame and Army in 0-0 Tie As First half Ends" with subheads (see photos). Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as w... 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  

The baseball pitch...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 10, 1893 Full ftpg: 'Columbian Exposition--Sunday Opening of the Fair'. Fullpg: 'The Knickerbockers'. Fullpg: 'The Fastest Armored Cruiser in the World' & 'West Point--In Battery--Light Artillery Drill'. Three cavalry scenes by F. Remington include a very nice: 'Revolver Charge'. Great fullpg: 'The Pitcher in the B... See More  

QB Y.A. Tittle breaks NFL touchdown record...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 17, 1962



* Quarterback Y. A. Tittle breaks NFL touchdown record

* New York Giants

* NFL football



This 20 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 15: "Tittle Sparkles as Giants Win, 41-31" with subhead, stats and small photo of Tittle. (see)



Tells of Y. A. Tittle breaking the NFL season record (at the time) for most touc... See More  

LIBERTY magazine, New York, April 1, 1940  The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a mother and daughter reading, and the difference in their reading material! (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.

An article entitled: "Bushers to Big Leaguers" by Larry Sutton. A veteran baseball scout looks back over his finds and takes due pride in their s

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McCoole vs. Jones boxing fight announced... Baseball...

NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 31, 1867  The frontpage of this issue contains a small article announcing "The McCool and Jones Prize Fight". "It is understood that the fight between Mike McCool and Aaron Jones for the championship of the United States will take place somewhere in Butler county, Ohio... The fight will commence between 6 and 8 o'clock in the morning." ... See More  

Grover Alexander 300th victory...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 21, 1924  This 40+ page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "PIRATES BEAT BROOKLYN AND GIANTS LOSE TO CUBS" with subheads that include: "Cubs Score Four Runs in 12th to Beat Giants by 7 to 3..." and more with box scores. (see)



Though not mentioned within the repo... See More