Charles Comiskey robbery & murder plot...

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, August 27, 1920



* Charles Comiskey murder plot

* Chicago White Sox game



The front page has one column headlines: "BOY BANDITS PLANNED TO KILL BASEBALL HEAD", "And Steal Receipts of Chicago White Sox Game", "Expected To Get $40,000", "When 'Babe' Ruth Would Draw Record Breaking Crowd&... See More  

Babe Ruth's Yankees contract ?....

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, March 8, 1930



* Babe Ruth nearing the end of his career

* New York Yankees contract disagreement

* MLB baseball



This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 12: "Babe Rejects $160,000 For Two-Contract".



Tells of Babe Ruth dealing with his new contract extension. He would agree with Yankee management the following day.



Other ne... See More  

Brooklyn Dodgers win pennant....

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, September 26, 1941.



* Brooklyn Dodgers (Los Angeles)

* Wins baseball National League pennant

* 1st time in 21 years

* The Bums



This 28 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 17:



"Brooklyn Dodgers Clinch National Flag"

"Whitlow Wyatt Shuts Out Braves While Cards Were Losing to Pirates"



Other news, sport and advertis... See More  

Mel Ott last career home run...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 17, 1946  This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 34: "GIANTS' FAST START ROUTS PHILLIES, 8-4" "Ott and Lombardi Hit Homers for 4 Runs in First, Then 2 in Second Game" and more. (see) This was actually Mel Ott's last career home run.



Various other baseball reports with nice photo on page 35 showing President Harry Tru... See More  

Bob Fitzsimmons vs. James J. Corbett...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, March 24, 1897



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

* Heavyweight boxing title



This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FITZ AND JIM HAVE QUIET TALK", "After Taking Soft Drinks They Sit Down in a Corner", "Each Shows His Wounds", "Corbett Asks Fitz... See More  

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, New York, June 8, 1916.  "Seen In The World Of Sport" "Canada" "Verdun" "The Awful Truth About Mexico" "Striking The Mexican Bandits" "How Women Do War's Heavy Work"  plus other articles of the day. The bkpg. is entirely taken up with a color advertisement for Coca-Cola. Staining as seen in the photos.

Horse racing magazine from Lexington, Kentucky...

THE THOROUGHBRED RECORD, Lexington, Kentucky, 1913  As the title would suggest this magazine is focused on  horse racing, and the masthead notes: "A Weekly Thoroughbred Journal Published by the Thoroughbred Record Company".

The ftpg. has a horse racing-related photo with a great wealth of text inside on the horse racing. Many horse racing advertisements as well.

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Giants vs Senators... World Series...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, October 5, 1933



* New York Giants

* Washington Senators

* World Series Baseball



This 46 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Giants Overwhelm Senators, 6-1, To Take 2-0 World's Series Lead" and more. (see)



Much more on pages 26 & 27 with photos and box scores. (see) Nice to have in a New York City n... See More  

Yankees clinch 1951 pennant...

THE MORNING CALL, Allentown, Pennsylvania, September 29, 1951  A two line, three column heading declares: "Yankees Clinch Pennant; Reynolds Hurls No-Hitter", with subhead: "Brooklyn Drops To First Place Deadlock", plus photo of Allie Reynolds kissing a baseball. This is the front page only and is good condition. See photos for full details.

Jack Nicklaus...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, January 9, 1962 



* Jack Nicklaus 1st pro appearance 

* Early Golden Bear 

* Golf - golfer 



This 44 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page of the sport's section (page 25): "Golf Rookie Wins With Record 62" which tells of Phil Rodgers winning the Los Angeles Open golf tournament.



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Billiards...

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, NY, January 4, 1862.



* Billiards



Page five of this issue includes a rather lengthy article concerning boxing entitled:  "Billiards - Kavanagh and Foley, Proposed Match".



Another article found within this issue and entitled: "Our Chess Department" includes a "problem of the week" and the answer to the previous w... See More  

New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, October 6, 1947



* New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

* Baseball World Series

* Al Gionfriddo's famous game saving catch



This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8: "Dodgers Even Series Taking 6th Game, 8-6; Casey Man Of The Hour".



Other news of the day. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.... See More  

Floyd Patterson and Ingmar Johansson... Heavyweight title boxing match...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, March 13, 1961



* Floyd Patterson Heavyweight title boxing match (pre fight news)

* Ingmar Johansson



This 38 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "Title Consensus: 'Floyd Has Too Many Tools'" with two illustrations of Patterson and Ingemar Johansson.



Other news of the day throughout. Little... See More  

Rogers Hornsby home run record...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, September 25, 1922 



* Rogers Hornsby 

* New NL home run record 

* St. Louis Cardinals - MLB baseball 



This 16 page newspaper has a small one column headline page 11:

"Two For Hornsby" with box scores. This was when Rogers Hornsby broke the National League home run record at the time.



Other news of the day. Light browning,... See More  

1858 boxing...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 20, 1858



* John Heenan "Benicia Boy"

* Pre Civil War boxing w/ police raid

* Jews Hospital - Mount Sinai



The front page has an article headed: "Fight Between the 'Bencia Boy' and 'Dublin Tricks'--The Latter Badly Beaten" See image for text here.

Eight pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.... See More  

LIBERTY magazine, New York, dated July 13, 1940.

The color cover of this issue has an illustration of a young lady in a swimming suit, covering her head with a newspaper and is running down the beach as she has been caught in the rain. (see photo).



Within this issue are articles titled "Winston Churchill and His American Mother" and Orson Welles without Whiskers".

There a... See More  

Bobby Jones to win 1928 U.S. Amateur Open...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 15, 1928 



* Bobby Jones wins U.S. Amateur Open (day of) 

* PGA golf 



This 24 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 18: "Amateur Golfing Champions of U.S. and Great Britain Battle for National Title" and more with photo of Jones (see photos). Famous golfer Bobby Jones would win the 1928 U.S. Amateur Open at W... See More  

THE ILLUSTRATED AMERICAN, New York & Chicago, June 9, 1894  Inside has an article with 5 photos: "The Cost of Yachting"; 2 full page of photos relating to horse racing; photo of the famed artist "Thure De Thurlstrup in His Studio" plus other photos.

Complete in 32 pages, great condition.

Max Schmeling vs. Jack Sharkey...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, June 12, 1930



* Max Schmeling vs. Jack Sharkey

* Heavyweight boxing championship



This 24 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "ODDS 2 TO 1 SHARKEY DEFEATS SCHMELING" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues in the sport's section with two nice illustrations of the fighters (see photos). Unusual from such a nice head... See More  

Campaign item against Eldridge Gerry for governor...

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 30, 1811  The front page has a black-bordered item headed: "Gerry And Sequestration! " which is essentially a campaign promotion with a "Black List" of American vessels: "...laden with American Property--Sailing under the Authority & Laws of the United States...which have been Seized, Libelled, Bonded, and Will Probably Be Sequest... See More  

The Winton racing automobile...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 28, 1899  Inside has a nice photo of: "The Winton Racing Vehicle" with a related article. Other prints include: "Wireless Telegraphy at the Yacht Races" "Great Pier at Pot Los Angeles" 'The Isthmus, Catalina Island".

Eight pages, perforated library stamp at the top, various mends near the margins some effecting prints... See More  

Ernie Banks' 500th homer...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 13, 1970



* Ernie Banks - Chicago Cubs

* Major League Baseball MLB

* 500th home run



This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 7: "Ernie Banks Belts His 500th Homer As Cubs Win" 1st report coverage on Ernie Banks becoming the ninth player in Major League Baseball to hit 500 home runs in their career.

Other news, sports and a... See More  

Cal Ripken breaks Lou Gehrig's record...

THE SUN, Baltimore, September 7, 1995  A very historic issue for the baseball collector, being the Baltimore newspaper reporting Cal Ripken's 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig's record which stood for 56 years. Great headlines and photos of Ripken appear on both the front page and the 1st page of the Sports Section.

The issue is believed to be complete in multiple section... See More  

Early boxing item...

THE MORNING POST & DAILY ADVERTISER, London, July 23, 1788  The bottom of pg. 2 has: "Doyle, the famous boxer, was yesterday committed by the Magistrates at Bow St. for assaulting a gentleman in Covent Garden...". Other news of the day & a wealth of ads.

Four pages, nice condition.

Adolph Hitler... war lord?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 22, 1936



* Adolph Hitler

* Supreme War Lord

* Hermann Goering



The front page has one column headlines: "HITLER GETS TITLE SUPREME WAR LORD", "Goering in Speech to the Air Corps Uses Designation the Kaiser Formerly Employed", "He Eulogizes Richthofen" and more (see photos). Other news, sport and advertisements of the da... See More