Coney Island...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 8, 1905 Front page illustration "Paul Jones. "My Nerves Are Not What They Used to Be" by W. A. Rogers; The Abuses of our Mail Service; M. Rouvier, Premier of France, Who, as Head of the Foreign Office, is the Leading Figure in France To-Day in the Crisis Due to Germany's Foreign Policy; Double page illustration "New York's N... See More  

Babe Zaharias wins in 1947...

ELMIRA STAR-GAZETTE, New York, June 12, 1947 



* Mildred (Babe) Didrikson Zaharias

* Women's professional golf - British Open crown - 1st American to win



This 32 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 26: "British Women''s Golf Title Captured by Mrs. Zaharias" with photo (see photos).



Other news of the day throughout. Minor wear, otherwise in good cond... 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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1953 World Series of baseball...

THE SALINA JOURNAL, Kansas, October 1, 1953 



* 1953 World Series of baseball (game 1) 

* New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers 

* 5th in a row for Yanks 



This 28 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page:

"Yankees Win Again, 4-2" with inning by inning reporting and small photos of Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin. (see)



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Seabiscuit wins in record time....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, sport's section only, April 17, 1938



* Seabiscuit - thoroughbred racehorse

* Bay Meadows Breeders' Cup Handicap

* Horse race - horse racing



Page 6 of this sport's section only has a small and somewhat discrete one column heading: "Biscuit Sounds Challenge with Bay Meadows Record" (see) First report coverage on famous racehorse, Seabiscuit, winn... 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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Ted Williams' MLB debut... Boston Red Sox...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans Louisiana, April 21, 1939



* Ted Williams 1st game

* Major League Baseball

* Yankee Stadium season opener



This 40 page newspaper has opening game reporting from Yankee Stadium in the 1939 baseball season.



Page 21 has a five column headline: "Yanks Open With 2-0 Victory Over Red Sox" with subheads.



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Sing Sing prison football debut in 1931...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 16, 1931



* Sing Sing Prison's 1st football game

* Alabama Pitts



This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "2,000 INMATES CHEER SING SING'S FOOTBALL", "Convict Eleven Wins Its Debut Game, Inspired by Exit Gate Behind Goal Line" and more. Reporting continues on page 3 with photo and lineups. 1st rep... 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 .



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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  

Bobby Jones' Golf Grand Slam in 1930...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 27, 1930 



* Golfer Bobby Jones 

* Grand Slam 4 Majors 

* Day of achievement 



This 24 page newspaper has a two column headlines on the front page that include: "Homans Stages Sensational Comeback to Beat Seavers; Plays Jones for Title Today" and more. Jones would win the historic grand slam of golf on this day. Ni... See More  

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.



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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.

Other new... See More  

1st ever Women's golf U.S. Open....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 2, 1946



* 1st United States Women's Open Golf Championship

* Patty Berg becomes 1st ever winner



The sport's section (page 12) has a one column heading:  "Patty Berg Wins All Pro Finals" (see) First report coverage on the very 1st U.S. Women's Open which was won by Patty Berg at the Spokane Country Club course.

Other... See More  

New York Giants win NFL championship...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, December 12, 1938



* NFL football championship game w/ photos

* New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers



The sport's section (page 18) has a three column heading: "New York Giants Beat Green Bay Packers in Pro Grid Title Game" with lineup. First report coverage on the NFL football championship game between the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers... See More  

Jenny Kammersgaard swims Baltic Sea....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1938



* Jenny Kammersgaard swims Baltic Sea

* Swimming - Danish girl - Denmark



The top of page 15 has a two column heading: "Danish Girl, 19, Swims Baltic Sea, 37 Miles in 40 Hours 9 Minutes" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More  

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  

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  

Very early boxing...

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, July 30, 1811



* Tom "The Moor" Molineaux

* African-American bare-knuckle boxer



Page 3 has a one paragraph report about a boxing match near London between Molineux, the famous black man from New York, and a young Englishman named Rimmer. The report states in part: "...In the course of 15 minutes the black pounded his antagonist most tremendo... See More  

Yankees vs. Giants... World Series...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1937



* New York Yankees vs. Giants

* World Series MLB Baseball 



The front page has a two column heading: "YANKS WIN 8-1 BEHIND PITCHING OF 'LEFTY' GOMEZ" with subheads and photo of Lefty Gomez and scoreboard. (see) Inning by inning description continues inside.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Comp... See More  

LIBERTY magazine, New York, February 23, 1935.

  

* Skiing cover

* Grace Moore

* Golf... good and goofy

* Colored Ads (see photos)



The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a couple skiing with the guy falling (see photos).  There is no related article... See More  

Notre Dame's first defeat on their home field in 25 years...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, November 19, 1928



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* Knute Rockne

* 1st loss is 25 years



This 16 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 11: "CARNEGIE TECH ON TOP OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL WORLD" with subheads that include: "DEFEAT OF IRISH STAMPS SKIBOS AS GREAT ELEVEN" and more.



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Vern Kennedy no-hitter... Chicago White Sox...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, September 1, 1935



* Vern Kennedy pitches no-hitter

* Chicago White Sox - MLB baseball

* 1st ever at Comiskey Park



Page 4 of this section has a one column heading: "WHITE SOX PITCHER HURLS NO-HIT GAME" with subheads and box scores. (see)

wikipedia notes: While pitching for the Chicago White Sox, Vern Kennedy threw the first no-hitter ... See More