Polo Grounds last MLB game....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 19, 1963  This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 39: "Phils Top Mets In final Contest At Polo Grounds" "Chris Short Gets 5-1 Victory Over Craig Anderson" with subheads. (see)



Tells of the very last major league baseball game held at the famous Polo Grounds in New York City.



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1911 Photo of Miller Huggins...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 7, 1911



* Miller Huggins photo - 2nd baseman

* St. Louis Cardinals - MLB baseball

* Eventual manager of the New York Yankees



The top of page 3 has a two column photo with heading: "ST. LOUIS NATIONALS' VETERAN SECOND BASEMAN WHO MAY WEAR A CUB UNIFORM BEFORE LONG" with brief text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being f... See More  

1917 Larry Doyle photo... Chicago Cubs...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 27, 1917



* Second Baseman Larry Doyle photo

* Chicago Cubs - NY Giants - MLB baseball



Page 17 has a two column photo headed: "'M'Graw May Seek Aid Of Larry Doyle" with brief text. 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... See More  

Johnny Evers to be fired as Chicago Cubs player/manager.....

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 20, 1913



* Johnny Evers - MLB baseball 2nd baseman

* To be fired by Chicago Cubs as player/manager



Page 14 has a two column photo of Johnny Evers with some text. (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.

Complete with 20 pages, sm... See More  

Pre-Civil War baseball...

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Nov. 22, 1856 



* Very early pre-Civil War baseball



As noted in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage", this is a volume 1 issue of a very early sporting publication.

Near the back of the issue is a report headed: "Base Ball" which is quite early for this sport. Additionally, a subhe... See More  

Baseball before the Civil War...

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Jan. 10, 1857 



* Very early pre-Civil War baseball



A rather famous sporting newspaper, with a sporting-themed masthead, calling itself: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". This is a volume 1 issue.

Inside has most of a column taken up with an article headed: "Base Ball - The Eckford Club" whi... See More  

Helen Jacobs wins 1933 US Open....

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, August 27, 1933



* Helen Jacobs vs. Helen Wills Moody

* US Open tennis championships



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "HELEN JACOBS WINS; MRS. MOODY QUITS COURT" with subheads. Nice for display. Photo of Jacobs on page 3. First report coverage on Helen Jacobs winning the 1933 United States Open Tennis... See More  

Ray Keech wins Indianapolis 500 in 1929...

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1951 sport's stars photos...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Dec. 23, 1951



* Sport's stars & feats of 1951

* Bobby Thomson - Ben Hogan

* Kentucky Wildcats basketball & more



The front page of this section has ten photos of various sport's stars for the year of 1927 with heading: "Some Outstanding Performers in the World of Sports During Year That Saw Numerous Upsets" Nice for d... See More  

Hammonton NJ Little League champions....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, August 28, 1949



* Hammonton NJ New Jersey

* Little League baseball

* World Series champions



Page 3 of this section has a small and discrete one column heading: "Hammonton Nine Wins Title" with brief text. (see) First report coverage on the little league baseball team from Hammonton, New Jersey winning the World Series championship at ... See More  

Nazi treatment of Jews considered re. Olympics...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 4, 1934



* 1936 Olympics to be boycotted ?

* Persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany



The top of page 21 has a banner headline: "Nazi Stand on Jews to Be Studied Further Before U. S. Takes Olympic Action" with subheads and photo of Avery Brundage. Unusual finding a headline in the sport's section that relates to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany.

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University of Marshall football...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, November 16, 1970



* University of Marshall football

* Airplane crash disaster



This 6 page newspaper has a four column headline at the bottom of the front page: "Crash Wipes Out Team"



Tells of the University of Marshall football team that crashed in West Virginia via airplane.



Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice conditio... See More  

Boxing...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, November 23, 1940

  

* Turkey Raffle cover

* Boxing - Pat Comiskey

* Colored Ads



The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a young lad and a turkey that was the first prize of a raffle (see photos).  There is no related article on this inside .



An article entitled: "Wha... See More  

Baseball... Jewish...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, March 6, 1937. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young lady lady ice-skating with a young lad that has fallen on the ice (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes.  Articles include "Why the Jew is Persecuted" by David Lloyd George and "Spring Training Secrets" by Walter Johns... See More  

Yankees World Series... Yankees vs. Cardinals...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 7, 1943



* New York Yankees vs. St. Louis Cardinals

* World Series of baseball (game 3)



The front page has a two column headline: "Yankees Score Five Runs In Eighth To Take Lead In Series" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 22 pages, good condition.... See More  

Great, detailed article on the Empire Baseball Club...

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Feb. 7, 1857 



* Very early pre-Civil War baseball



Basically a sporting & theatrically themed newspaper with a great article inside headed: "Base Ball - Empire Club". This was just the 2nd professional baseball club in New York. The article takes a full column & begins: "This club was organized Oct. 23, 1854 & consist... See More  

Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke death... cricket...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 11, 1938



* Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke death (1st report)

* English amateur cricketer - Yorkshire and England



The top of page 25 has a one column heading: "LORD HAWKE DEAD; LEADER IN CRICKET" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

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LIBERTY magazine, New York, December 9, 1939.

   

* Exercising Cover

* Football Article

* Colored Ads



The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a young lady doing her excercise workout with lots of excercise materials around her (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.



The issue contains an article entitled: "There's No Ki

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World Series Champions... Cincinnati Reds...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, October 9, 1940  This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8: "Cincinnati Reds Victors In 1940 World Series; Derringer Beats Newsom" with related photo. (see)



This tells of the Cincinnati Reds winning the 1940 World Series against the Detroit Tigers.



Other news of the day. A few tiny binding holes along the spine, ot... See More  

Michigan-Ohio State rivalry in 1941...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 23, 1941



* Michigan - Ohio State football Rivalry

* 1st meeting as ranked teams (AP Poll)



This 40+ page newspaper has loads of college football reports in the sport's section with one column headlines: "MICHIGAN AND OHIO STATE PLAY 20-20 DEADLOCK", "85,753 Fans Thrilled as Big Nine Rivals Put On Fine Offensive Battle", w... See More  

Chicago Bears win NFL football championship...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, December 27, 1943



* Chicago Bears win NFL football championship

* Sid Luckman 5 touchdown passes

* Washington Redskins



The sport's section (page 8) has a one column heading: "CHICAGO BEARS WIN PRO TITLE" with subhead, stats and lineups. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 20 pages, light toning, a little spine ... See More  

Reports of baseball games from during the Civil War...

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, July 5, 1862  Over one-third of page 4 has: "Base Ball" reports with details of five games and box scores for 3 of them. Uncommon to find much baseball reporting from during the Civil War.

Sixteen pages, 11 by 16 inches, some foxing and light damp staining, otherwise good.

Jackie Robinson trade deal...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, December 14, 1956



* Jackie Robinson trade deal ?

* Brooklyn Dodgers

* MLB baseball retirement



This 60 page newspaper has two column headline on the front page of the sport's section (page 47): "Robinson Deal First Step to Trim Dodger Oldsters" with related photo. (see)



Tells of Jackie Robinson's potential trade that never happened a... See More  

Clise Dudley 1st MLB pitch HR...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 28, 1929



* Clise Dudley hits home run on 1st pitch (career)

* Brooklyn Robins

* MLB Baseball



This 80+ page newspaper has a banner headline on page 5 of the sport's section (near back): "Robins Are Beaten by Phillies, 8 to 3, and Drop to Last Place in League Standing" with subheads that include: "Klein and Dudley Collect Hits for Circuit&qu... See More  

1939 World Series of baseball...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 8, 1943  This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:



* YANKS BEAT CARDS WITH 5 IN 8TH, 6-2, FOR 201 SERIES LEAD

* Johnson's Winning Triple With Bases Full Thrills Record Crowd of 69,990 Here



and more. (see) Much more on pages 23 & 24 with headlines, photos and stats. See photos for some content.



Great ... See More