1920 Antwerp Olympics... U.S. wins title...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 24, 1920



* United States win overall Olympic title

* Antwerp, Belgium - 7th Olympiad



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "U.S. ATHLETES WIN WORLD'S TITLE IN GAMES AT ATNWERP" with subheads. (see) First report coverage of the end of the 7th Olympiad in Antwerp Belgium in which the United States won the overall track and field title. Ni... See More  

1977 Michigan Wolvernies vs. Ohio State Buckeyes...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Nov. 20, 1977



* Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

* NCAA college football rivalry game w/ photos



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "Woody's the Aggressor but Michigan Wins on Points" with subhead: "106,024 See Wolverines Earn Rose Bowl Trip, 14-6" and two related photos. (see images)

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Bobby Jones wins British Open...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, June 21, 1930 



* Bobby Jones wins British Open 

* PGA golf 

* Year of grand slam victory (3rd of 4) 



This 18 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 9: "Jones Succeeds in Every Objective of His 1930 European Golfing Invasion" with subheads: "FIRST GOLFER WITH 3 TITLES AT SAME TIME" and more. (see)



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Gallant Fox wins Kentucky Derby...

SUNDAY BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, May 18, 1930



* Gallant Fox race horse

* Triple crown of horse racing

* Kentucky Derby (1st of 3 wins)



The front page has a two column heading: "Sande Boots His Gallant Fox In to 'Darby' Fame" with subheads. (see) Much more in the sport's section with banner headline and photo. 1st report coverage on Gallant Fox winning the Kentucky De... See More  

Tony Galento vs. Max Baer... heavyweight boxing...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1940



* Tony Galento vs. Max Baer

* Heavyweight boxing fight



The sport's section (page 21) has a banner headline: "22,711 See Baer Stop Galento, Who Fails to Answer Bell for Eighth Round" with subheads, round by round coverage and related photo. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Other news, spo... See More  

NY Giants vs. NY Yankees... 1922 World Series...

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1922



* NY Giants vs. New York Yankees

* World Series (game 1) of baseball



The front page has nice banner headline: "GIANTS WIN FIRST GAME OF WORLD'S SERIES TODAY" with subheads. (see) Inning by inning reporting and box scores as well. Nice for display.

Fourteen pages, light toning, some spine wear, should be handled with care.

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Remington print of polo...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 12, 1889  Great full ftpg: 'On the Race-Track--A handicap for all Ages' is a displayable scene of a horse race. Fullpg. Remington: 'Rapid Sketches at the Field Day of the Phila. City Troop', shows polo being played. 'American Game Birds'.

Doublepage centerfold: 'View of the Proposed Site for the International Exhibition of 1892&... See More  

Schenectady NY Little League champions....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 28, 1954



* Schenectady NY New York

* Little League baseball

* World Series champions



Near the bottom of page 26 is a one column heading: "Schenectady Nine Little Loop Champ" (see) First report coverage on the little league baseball team from Schenectady, New York winning the World Series championship at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. This event w... See More  

Chicago Bears... New York Giants... Right after the bombing of Pearl Harbor...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 22, 1941 



* Chicago Bears win NFL pro football championship

* New York Giants 

* Just after the bombing of Pearl Harbor - WWII era 



The sport's section (page 11) has a three column heading: "Devastating Last-Half Attack Gives Bears 37-9 Victory and Pro Grid Title" with subhead, related photos, lineup and stats. 1st... See More  

Spirit of curling in Minnesota... Several Frederic Remington illustrations...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 13, 1892  Front full pg. illus. of "Military Tops in Action." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Van Rensselaer Manor House, Albany - Proposed as New York State Building at the Columbian Exposition." "Our Indian Contingent," includes six different works by Frederic Remington (see images for a few).

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Rogers Hornsby death...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, January 6, 1963



* Rogers Hornsby death

* 'The Rajah'

* St. Louis Cardinals great



This 40+ page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page of the sport's section near the back of this issue: "Batting Great Hornsby Dies" with subheads and related articles.



Other news of the day throughout. Some small binding holes along the s... See More  

Joe Louis boxing title defense...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 10, 1942



* Joe Louis (The Brown Bomber)

* Buddy Baer

* Heavyweight boxing title fight



Page 19 has a banner headline: "Louis Scores First-Round Knockout Over Buddy Baer in Charity Encounter" with many subheads that include: "20,000 See Bomber Gain Quick Victory" and more (see photos). Also three related photos as well. This was Joe L... See More  

Tiger Flowers 1st Negro middleweight champ...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., February 27, 1926



* Tiger Flowers vs. Harry Greb

* 1st African-American middleweight champ

* Boxing - boxers



Page 12 has a one column heading: "GREB LOST HIS TITLE TO THE COLORED BOY" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Theodore 'Tiger' Flowers becoming the 1st African-American middleweight boxing champion.

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Max Baer... Heavyweight boxing title fight...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., June 15, 1934 



* Max Baer vs. Primo Carnera

* Heavyweight boxing title fight

* Great headline for display



The top of page 8 has a two column heading: "Fight World Acclaims Baer New Heavyweight Champion; Carnera Stopped in 11th Round" with nice photo of Baer.

Complete with 20m pages, light toning at the margins, a few tiny binding holes along the s... See More  

Joe Frazier vs. Jerry Quarry...

THE PARSONS SUN, Parsons, Kansas, June 24, 1969  An inside photo with supporting article provided coverage of the title fight between Joe Frazier and Jerry Quarry. "Though it may not be the most famous fight of Joe Frazier's Hall of Fame career, his 1969 bout with "Irish" Jerry Quarry was indeed one of the best, a slugfest of epic proportions that won the 1969 Fight of the ... See More  

St. Louis Browns Win 1944 Pennant...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, October 3, 1944



* St. Louis Browns win AL pennant

* Future Baltimore Orioles



This 12 page newspaper has headlines on page 10: "St. Louis Baseball Capital Of World During Classic" and "Browns' Stock Booms Because Of First Flag" which tells of the St. Louis Browns winning their only American League pennant. They wou... See More  

1941 New Yankees vs. Dodgers... World Series....

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 1, 1941.



* New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers (game 1)

* Major league baseball MLB - Subway series



Above the masthead is a nice scoreboard graph showing the New York Yankees winning 3-2. (see) The front page has a two column headline: "RUFFING, YANKS, CAPTURE OPENER FROM DODGERS" with subheads and photo. (see) Coverage continues ... See More  

football...

LIBERTY magazine, from New York, dated November 4, 1933

   

* Hunk Anderson

* Colored Ads



The color cover of this issue is of a lady selecting Masquerade mask, one of which seems to be somewhat like her features (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.



This issue contains an article entitled "Is Notre Dame's Hunk Anderson on the Spot?

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Notre Dame and Souther California football...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, November 21, 1931



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

* Southern California USC Trojans



This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "IRISH LEADING TROJANS, 7-0" with subheads and related 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  

1912 Harvard-Princeton football game...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, November 2, 1912



* Harvard Crimson vs. Princeton Tigers

* Ivy League - NCAA college football

* Undefeated season & national champions



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HARVARD DEFEATS PRINCETON IN HARD FOUGHT BATTLE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. V... See More  

1900 Harvard-Yale football game...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, November 24, 1900



* Harvard Crimson vs. Yale Bulldogs 

* Ivy League - NCAA college football

* Turn of the 20th century



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "YALE THE WINNER" with subheads. 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 e... See More  

1927 Texas A&M football co-champions....

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass., November 25, 1927



* Texas A&M Aggies football

* Last game of season (Texas Longhorns)

* National champions to be proclaimed



The bottom of page 15 has the tiniest one column heading: "Title to Texas" See image for brief 1st report coverage on the last game of the season for Texas A&M in which they would be named co-national champions. Unfortu... See More  

Larry Kelley wins Heisman Trophy... Yale...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 17, 1936



* Larry Kelley wins Heisman Trophy

* Yale University college football

* Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio



The top of page 25 has one column headings : "KELLEY RECEIVES HEISMAN TROPHY; DISCUSES GAME" "Yale End Calls Football Big Business" with smaller subheads. (see) First report coverage on Larry Kelley winning the Heisman Trophy ... See More  

Sarah Bogle death... Phar Lap to race in Aqua Caliente...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 12, 1932



* Sarah Bogle death - American librarian pioneer

* Phar Lap to race in the Agua Caliente Handicap

* Thoroughbred horse racing record to be broken



Page 23 has a one column heading: "MISS SARAH BOGLE, LIBRARIAN, IS DEAD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Sarah Bogle, American librarian pioneer most noted for her influenc... See More  

Greeley relief expedition... An Indian funeral...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 26, 1884  Full ftpg. Thomas Nast: 'Is This The True American Policy?'. Fullpg: 'The Summer Exodus From New York--The Albany Night Boat'. Doublepage centerfold: 'An Indian Funeral--Off for the Happy Hunting Grounds'. Two pages on: 'The Greeley Relief Expedition' plus much more.

Other news and advertisements of the day are inc... See More