Baltimore Orioles win 1st World Series...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, October 10, 1966 



* Baltimore Orioles 

* World Series 

* MLB baseball 



Page 6 has a two column heading: "Orioles Stun Dodgers And The Sporting World". 1st report coverage on the Baltimore Orioles winning their very first World Series championship.



Other news, sport and various advertisements of the day throughout. Compl... See More  

Denver, Colorado...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 30, 1897  Full front page illus. of "You Can Fool Some of the People all of the Time." Inside is a 1/4 pg. portrait of "Charles Anderson Dana." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Festival of Mountain and Plain At Denver, Colorado." Full pg. illus. of "From Dr. Fridtjof Nansen's Collection."

Doublepage centerfold of "Tran... See More  

Rams football moves to L.A....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 13, 1946 



* Cleveland Rams 

* Move to Los Angeles, California 

* NFL football 



This 50+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page of the sport's section (inside near the back) that include: "CLEVELAND RAMS TRANSFER ELEVEN TO LOS ANGELES" "Permission for Reeves to Move the Champions Granted by National Footba... See More  

Yachting...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 18, 1886  The front cover has "Illustrations of the British Yacht Galatea" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Michel Eugene Chevreul"; "Illustrations of the american Yacht Mayflower"; "The Acme Automatic Safety Engine, with Bryant's Patent Boiler"; "Dann & Lapp's Long Distance Te... See More  

1962 World Series of baseball...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 5, 1962



* 1962 World Series of baseball (game 1)

* New York Yankees vs. San Francisco Giants

* Whitey Ford



This 48 page newspaper has three column headline on the front page:



* Ford and Boyer Star as Yanks Rap Giants in Series Opener, 6-2



with subhead and related photos. (see) Much more on pages 40 & 41 with headlines and... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 19, 1902  Frontpage photo William Dean Howells; fullpage photo The President at Pittsburg on the Fourth of July; fullpage photos The National Amateur Golf Championship at Glen View; fullpage illustration "A Church-Yard Play-Ground" by Baneroft; Beating the World's Railroad Record;  fullpage illustration "'And Mounted the Frigate&... See More  

The Amateur Circus at Nutley, New Jersey...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March  31, 1894 Fullpg. with several scenes: 'Three Months with Gorillas & Chimpanzees'. Halfpg. with 3 photos: 'The Recent Conflict of Authorities in Denver'. Nice halfpg. illus: 'The Amateur Circus at Nutley'. Halfpg. A.B. Frost print: 'Ruffed Grouse Shooting' is displayable.

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Baseball...

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, July 2, 1870  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, and the Stage". 

Page 4 has nearly a full column headed: "The Base Ball Field" which includes a wealth of reports on the sport of baseball.

Sixteen pages, 11 by 15 1/4 inches, very nice condition.

Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn fight...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, June 20, 1946 



* Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn 

* Heavyweight boxing championship bout 



This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Bomber KO's Conn in Eighth" and more with photo of Louis (see photos). More information in the sport's section with another photo and round by round cover... See More  

New York City's Rapid Transit...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 12, 1904  Front page Photo, Marquis Hirobumi Ito; Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky, Commander of the Russian "Baltic Fleet Which Attacked the British Trawlers in the North Sea; Snap-Shots of Four Leading Players in the Football World--Captains at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia; Henry Watterson; Photos Taken at the Opening of New York's New Su... See More  

Rear-Admiral Evans....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 30, 1907   There is a front page illustration, "One Hundred Years Hence" by W. A. Rogers. There is an article of "The So-Called 'Practice Cruise' to the Pacific" by Walter Scott Meriwether, with photos of "Rear-Admiral Evans"; "U.S. Cruiser "Tennessee"" and the "U.S. Batt... See More  

Chicago Bears win NFL football championship over New York Giants...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, December 30, 1963



* Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants

* NFL football championship title game



This 18 page newspaper has a three column headline on page10: "Chicago Bandits Steal Crown, Intercept Five Tittle Passes" with caption: "Bears Win NFL Championship--"

1st report coverage on the NFL football championship game between the Chic... See More  

National Championship Games of Amateur Athletic Union.... H.G. Wells...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 22, 1906  There is a front page, illustration, "Camping Out With the Boys" by W. A . Rogers. There are many photos including "The National Championship Games of the Amateur Athletic Union at Travers Island"; "The Great Marksmanship Contest at Sea Girt in Which The Army, The Navy, and The ... See More  

Early Baseball... Post-game gathering at Coney Island... Franklin & Marshall Commencement...

NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, from New York, dated July 31, 1865



* Post civil war baseball

* Early Coney Island

* Commencement at Franklin & Marshall College



The front page has: "The College Regatta" "Yale Wins again on Saturday in the City Races" "Accounts of the other Races & the Baseball Match" Concludes on the back page with a summary & box score of baseb... See More  

Over the Rockies... Milwaukee......

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 18, 1891 Full ftpg: 'Colonnade, Madison Sq. Garden'. Fullpg: 'Giant Coopering' shows men making a barrel about 12 ft. high. Fullpg: 'An Out of the Way Outing' shows several Western scenes. Eight Remington prints re: 'A Day with the Seventh Regiment'. Fullpg: 'Over the Rockies in an Observation Car'. Fullpg: 'The Park o... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 3, 1903  Frontpage illustration of The Statue of Liberty; Photo, Duck-Shooting On the Chesapeake; A New Way of Making Exposition Statuary; Tom Johnson and Myron T. Herrick, the Rival Candidates for Governor of Ohio, Playing Golf; Doublepage illustration "The Opening of the College Season at Yale" by the Kinneys; The New West Point--And Wh... See More  

The Elmira Reformatory...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 26, 1894  Full front page illus. of: "We Are Not Tired." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "New York's Constitutional Convention."; full pg. illus. of "The Khojak Tunnel."; full pg. of illus. of "Holy Week with the Penitentes of New Mexico."

Several pages of illus. pertaining to "The Soldier-Dead." Full pg.... See More  

Al Capone sentenced to one year jail term... gun possession...

THE OMAHA BEE NEWS, Nebraska, June 26, 1929 



* Al Capone (Scarface) 

* Chicago Beer baron



This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "AL CAPONE OPENS FIGHT FOR RELEASE" and more. This tells of Al Capone trying to get out of his one year jail term for gun possession.



Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, little spine w... See More  

Insurance Investigation Results...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 17, 1906  Front page photo "Lieutenant-General John M. Schofield"; "The Insurance Investigation and its Results" by Ralph H. Graves; "Growth of Life-Insurance in the United States" by James Davenport Whelpley; "There is a New King in Denmark" by Paul Harboe and other advertisements of the day. Se... See More  

Cleveland Indians vs. Brooklyn Dodgers... World Series...

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1920.



* Cleveland Indians

* Brooklyn Dodgers

* World Series (game 2)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "SECOND WORLD'S SERIES GAME WON BY BROOKLYN" with subheads, photos, box scores and inning by inning description. Nice for display.



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The Brooklyn Navy Yard... Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 30, 1892  Half page: 'Design for the Carnegie Library at Pittsburg, Pa.' Full page: 'At the Brooklyn Navy Yard'.

Great doublepage centerfold: 'Some of the Ships of the U.S. Navy' is displayable. Nice Remington full page: 'Garza Revolutionists in the Texas Chaparral'

Jem Mace vs. Joe Coburn... boxing...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, December 1, 1871



* Jem Mace vs. Joe Coburn

* Middleweight boxing championship

* Bare-knuckle fighting



Page 3 has one column headings: "THE PRIZE RING" "Result of the Mill Between Mace and Coburn" "Fighting In The Rain" "Mace Breaks His Hand Early in the Struggle" "Sketches Of The Men" and more. (see) Lengthy text takes ... See More  

Corbett - Fitzsimmons heavyweight boxing title fight...

DAILY GLOBE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, March 17, 1897



* Bob Fitzsimmons vs. James J. "Jim" Corbett

* Heavyweight boxing championship fight (eve)

* Fight of the century (19th)



Page 3 has one column headings: "THE BIG PRIZE FIGHT" "Ex-Senator Ingalls on Hand to View the Contest" "His Interview With Corbett" and more. (see)

Complete in 4 pages, light br... See More  

The new Senate of the United States...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 5, 1881  Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Oh, The Degradation of It." Inside is a 1/2 pg. Nast illus. of "Our Refunding Will Astonish the World - When We Launch Our New Bonds." Four 1/4 pg. portraits of "The New Senate of the United States."

Doublepage centerfold of "Fourteenth Exhibition of the American Society of Pain... See More  

Hunting scene: rail shooting... Louisville Exhibition...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 13, 1884  Full ftpg. Thomas Nast political cartoon: 'Our Friends, the Enemy'. Fullpg. with 2 scenes of: 'Getting Into the Port of N.Y.--Arrangements for Landing Passengers & Baggage'. Dramatic Doublepage centerfold: 'Target Practice with the Great Guns Out at Sea'. Nice fullpg. hunting scene: 'Rail Shooting'. Fullpg:... See More