Neat title... Christy Mathewson mention...
Item #697201
March 21, 1925
THE MOSQUITO, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, March 21, 1925 A curious little newspaper which appears to be the combination of the Middlesex Plain Dealer and the Perth Amboy Press. Filled mostly with local news and tidbits, many quite folksy and humorous, plus many ads as well. The front page has a bit noting: "Christy Mathewson, of baseball fame, was recently named one of the trustees of the ... See More
Item #160688
October 08, 1924
THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Oct. 8, 1924 Three line, 1 column head: "Goose Hangs High In The Senators' Home Town Now" & subheads: "Leon Goslin Slugging Pride of Washington, Clubs Giants Into Decisive 7 to 4 Defeat Almost Single Handed" "Gets Four Hits, Including Homer" & more. Includes a game summary and the box score. Nice one column photo of "Goose" Goslin. Slight browning, otherwise good.
New York Giants vs. Washington Senators...
Item #582665
October 08, 1924
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 8, 1924
* New York Giants vs. Washington Senators
* World Series - Major league baseball MLB
This 14 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "SENATORS 2; GIANTS 6" with inning by inning reporting. Nice scoreboard graph as well. Rare to have front page reporting while the game was still being played.
Other news... See More
Rogers Hornsby finishes the season above .400...
Item #686302
September 30, 1924
THE DAY, New London, Conn., Sept. 30, 1924
* Rogers Hornsby ends with .424 batting average
* St. Louis Cardinals - major league baseball MLB
The sports page (pg. 11) has a one column head reading: "ROGERS HORNSBY CLOSES WITH .424" (see)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, tiny binding holes along the spine/1st column, generally nice.... See More
Grover Alexander 300th victory...
Item #571534
September 21, 1924
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 21, 1924 This 40+ page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "PIRATES BEAT BROOKLYN AND GIANTS LOSE TO CUBS" with subheads that include: "Cubs Score Four Runs in 12th to Beat Giants by 7 to 3..." and more with box scores. (see)
Though not mentioned within the repo... See More
New York Yankees vs. Giants... World Series of baseball...
Item #701043
October 12, 1923
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 12, 1923
* New York Yankees World Series
* 1st year as champions (game 2)
* 1st year at Yankee Stadium - Babe Ruth
* Great front page headline for display
The top of the front page has a terrific banner headline: "RUTH'S HOMERS BEAT GIANTS" with subheads. (see images) Continued coverage in the sport's section with box scores. S... See More
Babe Ruth and his batting prowess...
Item #632927
September 29, 1923
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, Sept. 29, 1923
* Babe Ruth making his mark in MLB
* New York Yankees - Yanks
The top of the sports page has a one column head: "Ruth May Add To His Laurels" as his .385 batting average is close to surpassing Harry Heilmann's .395. "...Babe, however, is secure in home run honors with 38 and is so far in front as a scorer...". Al... See More
Max Marston wins 1923 U.S. Amateur golf...
Item #699097
September 23, 1923
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, September 23, 1923
* United States Amateur championship
* Golfer Maxwell Marston wins
* Flossmoor Country Club - Illinois
* New York Yankees team photo - Babe Ruth
The front page has a great banner headline: "MARSTON WINS GOLF TITLE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Unusual for such a nice headline on the front page concerning such a event, p... See More
Walter Johnson 100th shutout game....
Item #567096
May 03, 1923
SPRINGGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, May 3, 1923
* Walter Johnson 100th shutout game
* Washington Senators
* MLB baseball
This 18 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 13: "YANKS LOSE BUT SCOTT MAKES IT 1000" with subheads that include: "Johnson Shares Day's Glories With Scotty" "Pitches His 100th Shutout In Majors" and more with nice photo of... See More
Yankee Stadium opening day...
Item #560916
April 18, 1923
THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, April 18, 1923
* Yankee Stadium opening day
* 'The House That Ruth Built' opens
* New York Yankees new home begins
This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 36: "MARKS BROKEN IN ATTENDANCE" and "Cincinnati and Chicago have New Figures; Yankee Stadium is Dedicated" with subhead: "Yanks' Stadium Fandom's Mecca"
This... See More
1922 lynchings of Mer Rouge, Louisiana...
Item #689778
December 26, 1922
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 26, 1922
* Mer Rouge, Bastrop, Moorehouse Parish, Louisiana
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK lynchings - murders
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "PRISONER HELD FOR MER ROUGE MURDERS, DENIES HE'S IN KLAN" with subheads. (see)
Twenty-eight pages, light toning, some margin wear with a small piece torn away at the top right, blank margin, generall... See More
NY Giants vs. NY Yankees... 1922 World Series...
Item #561422
October 07, 1922
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 7, 1922
* NY Giants vs. New York Yankees
* World Series (game 4) of baseball
This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "GIANTS BEAT YANKS, 4 TO 3, IN FOURTH GAME OF WORLD'S SERIES PLAYED IN THE RAIN" with subheads and two related photos. (see)
Other news of the day. Light browning with a few small binding ho... See More
NY Giants vs. NY Yankees... 1922 World Series...
Item #561697
October 05, 1922
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 5, 1922
* NY Giants vs. New York Yankees
* World Series (game 1) of baseball
This 144 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:
* GIANTS WIN, 3-2, OUTBATTING YANKS, IN FIRST OF SERIES
* Hit Four Singles In A Row
* Record Crowd Sees Game
and more. (see) Much more on page 18 with more headlines & stats.
... See More
NY Giants vs. NY Yankees... 1922 World Series...
Item #595746
October 05, 1922
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1922
* NY Giants vs. New York Yankees
* World Series (game 2) of baseball
The front page has a three column headline: "TWO HOME RUNS ARE FEATURES SECOND GAME IN SERIES" with subheads (see photos). Inning by inning reporting as well.
Other news of the day. Complete in 20 pages, light browning, minor margin wear, ... See More
Baseball mania in 1922...
Item #625678
October 04, 1922
TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, Oct. 4, 1922 A great report which gives evidence of the baseball mania which existed at this time, with the banner headline: "BASEBALL IS KING TODAY" as the 1922 World Series plays its first game, the Yankees vs. the Giants. Among the subheads: "Scores Of All Yank-Giant Battles Will Be Flashed round The World" "Ships On Seven Seas To Get... See More
NY Giants vs. NY Yankees... 1922 World Series...
Item #654951
October 04, 1922
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.
... See More
Rogers Hornsby home run record...
Item #564845
September 25, 1922
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
Most runs ever in a Major League Baseball game....
Item #688792
August 26, 1922
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 26, 1922
* Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Phillies
* Most runs in a single game record
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 7: "CUBS AND PHILLIES SMASH TWO RECORDS" "Chicago Team Wins Weird Game in Which 51 Hits Are Made, 26-23" with box scores.
Tells of the game between the Chicago Cubs and Phil... See More
Pittsburgh Pirates set a record....
Item #563554
August 09, 1922
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, August 9, 1922
* Pittsburgh Pirates break a hit record
* MLB Baseball
This 14 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 11: "Pirates Win Two and Advance Into Third Place" with subhead: "PIRATES MOVE TO THIRD POSITION".
Tells of the double header game with the Philadelphia Phillies in which they had a total of 46 hits in the t... See More
Babe Ruth fined for charging after a jeering fan...
Item #693023
May 27, 1922
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1922
* Babe Ruth - New York Yankees
* Fight with umpire & fan
* Suspension from MLB baseball
The front page are a one column heading: "RUTH FINED $200; LOSES CAPTAINCY" with subheads. (see) Nice to have this report in a New York newspaper.
Complete in 28 pages, light toning, a little irregular along the spine, generally nice.... See More
Babe Ruth...
Item #559197
May 26, 1922
THE WORLD, New York, NY, May 26, 1922
* Babe Ruth
* George Herman Ruth
* Fight with umpire & fan
* Suspended from baseball
This 28 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 12: "Ruth Flings Dust On Umpire, Leaps in Stand After Jeerer" with subhead: "Big Hitter in Danger of Another Suspension or Fine..."
Nice to have in this New York City title.
Other n... See More
Babe Ruth suspended in by Johnson...
Item #585454
May 26, 1922
THE NEWS SCIMITAR, Memphis, Tennessee, May 26, 1922
* Babe Ruth & Ban Johnson
* Fight with umpire & fan
* Suspended from baseball
This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines in the sport's section (page 22): "BABE RUTH IS SUSPENDED BY PRES. JOHNSON", "Bambino Can't Play Until Investigation Is Made of Occurrence".
See images for complete text here.... See More
Babe Ruth suspended in by Johnson...
Item #598148
May 26, 1922
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, May 26, 1922
* Babe Ruth & Ban Johnson
* Fight with umpire & fan... Suspended from baseball
The front page has two column headlines that include: "Demon in Babe Ruth Breaks Out in Force" and more. 1st report coverage on New York Yankees star, Babe Ruth, loosing his cool. More in the sport's section.
Other news, sports, and adve... See More
Cap Anson death in 1922...
Item #571126
April 15, 1922
THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, April 15, 1922
* Cap 'Pop' Anson death
* Major league baseball MLB
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 12: "MANY TRIBUTES FOR 'POP' ANSON" "Former Associates Call Him Greatest Hero of Base Ball; Was 70 Years Old"
Tells of the death of famous baseball star Cap Anson.
Other news of the day. Light br... See More
The death of Cap 'Pop' Anson...
Item #585456
April 15, 1922
THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, April 15, 1922
* Cap 'Pop' Anson death (1st report)
* Major league baseball MLB
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13: "SUDDEN ILLNESS FATAL TO ADRIAN 'POP' ANSON", "Grand Old Man of Baseball Dies After Week's Sickness. Was 70 Years Old". 1st report coverage on the death of f... See More
Babe Ruth signs New York Yankees contract...
Item #612976
March 08, 1922
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 8, 1922
* Babe Ruth
* New York Yankees contract
* Highest paid baseball player
The sport's section (page 13) has one column headings: "RUTH ONE OF NATION'S HIGH SALARIED MEN" "Babe's Stipend With Bonus Will Net Him More Than President Gets"
Other news, sport and advertisements of the day. Complete in 20 pages, light browning, ... See More
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis...
Item #557037
February 20, 1922
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, February 20, 1922 This 8 page newspaper has a on e column headline on page 6: "Resignation of Judge Landis a Surprise in Baseball Circles".
Other news of the day. This issue is browned and pulpish at the margins with some margin wear and should be handled with care.
wikipedia notes: Kenesaw Mountain Landis (November 20, 1866–No... See More
New York Yankees 1st World Series... Babe Ruth out for the game...
Item #568242
October 13, 1921
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 13, 1921
* New York Yankees 1st World Series
* New York Giants World Champions
* MLB baseball (FINAL GAME)
This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "GIANTS AHEAD, 1-0, IN EIGHTH BATTLE OF WORLD'S SERIES" "Waite Hoyt Again Goes In to Halt Onward Rush of National Leaguers" and m... See More
NY Giants vs. NY Yankees... 1921 World Series...
Item #665480
October 12, 1921
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Penn., October 12, 1921
* NY Giants vs. New York Yankees (game 6)
* 1st ever World Series Yanks were in
* Major League Baseball - MLB
* Nice headline for display
The front page has a nice banner heading: "GIANTS BREAK TIE WINNING 2 TO 1" with subheads and inning by inning description. Nice for display.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Compl... See More
NY Giants vs. NY Yankees... 1921 World Series...
Item #648269
October 10, 1921
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 10, 1921
* NY Giants vs. New York Yankees (game 4)
* 1st ever World Series Yanks were in
* Major League Baseball - MLB
* Best title to be had ?
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RUTH GETS HOMER, BUT GIANTS WIN, 4-2; WORLD SERIES TIED" and more. (see) Much more on page 9 with more headings & stats.
Other news, sports and a... See More
Babe Ruth Home Run Record In 1921...
Item #660729
October 03, 1921
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, October 3, 1921.
* Babe Ruth breaks his own home run record with 59
* New York Yankees Baseball - 1st AL pennant
* One short of his prediction at beginning of season
... See More
* Babe Ruth breaks his own home run record with 59
* New York Yankees Baseball - 1st AL pennant
* One short of his prediction at beginning of season
Page 8 has a one column heading: "G. H. Ruth Makes A New World's Record" with subhead. (see)
Other news of the day.Complete with all 14 pages, light ton
Other news of the day.Complete with all 14 pages, light ton
KDKA broadcasts 1st MLB game...
Item #568992
August 06, 1921
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 6, 1921
* Historic game in broadcasting
* Pittsburgh Pirates - KDKA ***
This 18 page newspaper has small one column headlines on page 6: "CORSAIRS TAKE ANOTHER" "Make It Three Straight Over Phillies by 8 to 5 Score" with box scores. (see)
Though not mentioned, Pittsburgh's radio station KDKA provides its listen... See More
"Black Sox" players are found not guilty...
Item #682732
August 03, 1921
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, August 3, 1921
* Chicago "Black Sox" White Sox
* 1919 World Series of baseball scandal
* Not guilty verdict - "Shoeless" Joe Jackson
This has one of the better headlines to be had for this infamous event in baseball history: the not guilty verdict in the "Black Sox" scandal of the 1919 Major League Baseball Wor... See More
Prosecution asks for jail time for 'Black Sox' players...
Item #692477
July 30, 1921
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1921
* Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal
* Baseball World Series fix trial
* Best title to be had ? rare as such
As the infamous Black Sox scandal comes to its conclusion (final arguments in the trial were the day before), the front page of the sports section has an interesting article headed: "Asks Conviction Of 'Black Sox' On Their... See More
Black Sox World Series scandal trial....
Item #595567
July 28, 1921
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Pennsylvania, July 28, 1921
* Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal
* Baseball World Series fix trial beginning
Page 9 has one column headings: "TRIAL TODAY OF BLACK SOX", "Former Teammates Reach Chicago to Testify in Case Today--Nature of Testimony", "Many Objections Made"
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... See More
Baseball Black Sox scandal trial begins...
Item #583666
July 27, 1921
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, July 27, 1921
* Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal
* Baseball World Series fix trial
This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "WEAVER AND FLESCH, WHITE SOX PLAYERS, LIKELY TO GO FREE" with subheads.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, a little margin wear, otherwise good condition.... See More
Judge in the 'Black Sox' scandal allows the confession of 3 players...
Item #683787
July 26, 1921
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 26, 1921
* Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal
* Baseball World Series fix trial
* Best title to be had ? rare as such
When it comes to reports on the infamous "Black Sox" 1919 World Series, it would be difficult to find a better newspaper for such reports.
The front page has one column heads: "JUDGE ADMITS CONFESSIONS OF 'BLACK SOX... See More
Babe Ruth sets all-time home run record in 1921...
Item #648024
July 19, 1921
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1921
* Babe Ruth breaks all time home run record
* His first major record - Early in his career too
* Best title to be had ?
The sport's section (page 11) has a one column heading: "SPEEDING YANKEES RUN DOWN A TIGER" with subhead: "Ruth, at Wheel, Drives Thirty-Six Homer...." with box scores. Though not menti... See More
Baseball's Black Sox scandal trial begins...
Item #632542
July 18, 1921
THE WORLD, New York, July 18, 1921 The top of the first column of pg. 8 has: "FIRST INNING OF BASEBALL TRIAL TO BEGIN TO-DAY" "Burns and Gedeun Refuse to Be Interviewed by Attorneys for indicated Sox" which makes the beginning of the infamous "Black Sox" scandal trial. The text takes half a column.
Complete in 18 pages, a small library label within masthead, ot... See More
1921 Babe Ruth pitches for New York Yankees...
Item #594178
June 14, 1921
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, June 14, 1921
* Babe Ruth's only start at Yankee pitcher
* New York Yankees - multiple home runs
* MLB baseball
This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 8: "Ruth Establishes Major League Record of Five Homers in Four Games" with subheads and box scores (see photos). 1st report coverage on the only time Ba... See More
Players indicted for the 1919 "Black Sox" scandal...
Item #664241
March 26, 1921
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, March 26, 1921
* Chicago Black Sox World Series scandal
* Indictments against White Sox players
One of the sports pages inside has an article near the bottom with one column heads: "Baseball Scandal Up Again" "Eighteen Men Indicted by Chicago Grand Jury, Including Five Not Previously Mentioned".
A very notable report.
The article names ... See More
Indictments for the "Black Sox" World Series scandal...
Item #681398
March 26, 1921
THE NORWICH SUN, Norwich, New York, March 26, 1921
* Chicago Black Sox World Series scandal
* Indictments against players
The top of the ftpg. has a two line, 2 column head: "144 Indictments Are Returned Against White Sox Players" concerning the throwing of the 1919 Baseball World Series by the Chicago White Sox, known as the "Black Sox" scandal. See the photos for... See More
Black Sox scandal ringleaders arrested...
Item #696958
March 26, 1921
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, March 26, 1921 The top of the front page has a two column headline: "WHITE SOX REINDICTED IN BASEBALL SCANDAL; 18 MEN TO FACE TRIAL" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the indictments of the masterminds of the 1919 Black Sox World Series scandal.
Complete with all 12 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally in good conditio... See More
Charges dropped against the Chicago "Black Sox" players...
Item #685726
March 18, 1921
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, March 18, 1921
* Chicago "Black Sox" White Sox players
* 1919 World Series of baseball scandal
The sports page has one column heads. on the "Black Sox" World Series scandal of 1919: "Judge Dever Drops Charges Against Sox" "State's Attorney to Gather New Evidence--Blames Predecessors for Collapse of Case Thursday&quo... See More
Case dropped against "Black Sox" scandal players...
Item #622326
March 18, 1921
THE NEWS & COURIER, Charleston, South Carolina, March 18, 1921
* Chicago "Black Sox" White Sox
* 1919 World Series of baseball scandal
The front page has one column heads which announce the dropping of the legal case against the "Black Sox" scandal players, with: "DROP CASES AGAINST SEVEN SOX PLAYERS" "Judge Refuses to Grant Six Months Postponeme... See More
Landis to determine if indicted players are banned or not...
Item #696644
February 14, 1921
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 14, 1921
* Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal
* Baseball World Series fix trial
* Best title to be had ? rare as such
The top of page 18 begins with column heads: "BASEBALL GATES FOREVER CLOSED TO INDICTED SOX". Included is a small photo of "Judge K.M. Landis, the Commissioner of Major League Baseball.
This concerns the infamous Black ... See More
'Black Sox' players are fighting to be exonerated...
Item #692470
February 14, 1921
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, Feb. 14, 1921 Page 5 has a column headed: "Players Will Fight" "Indicted Members of the American League Ask for a Bill of Particulars".
This concerns the infamous Black Sox scandal of the 1919 Major League Baseball World Series.
The article begins: "Attorneys representing Chicago American league baseball players, indicted... See More
Original Yankee Stadium is born... Babe Ruth...
Item #581917
February 06, 1921
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, February 6, 1921
* Original Yankee Stadium is born
* 'The House That Ruth Built' has a home
* Site officially picked
This 22 page newspaper has very historic significance concerning the old Yankee Stadium. Page 8 has a small one column heading that reads: "New York Yanks to Have New Home and Playing Grounds Soon". See photo for brie... See More
The very beginning of a legendary stadium...
Item #646856
February 06, 1921
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 6, 1921
* Original Yankee Stadium is born
* "The House That Ruth Built"
* Site officially picked
Perhaps it would only be in a New York City newspaper that one would find such great reporting on the very beginning of what would become a legendary facility: Yankee Stadium. The top of page 20 has column heads: "YANKEES TO BUILD ST... See More
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis...
Item #629910
January 12, 1921
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, January 12, 1921
* Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
* Becomes 1st MLB Baseball commissioner
Page 7 has a two column heading: "Baseball Finally Put On Reconstructive Basis" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 10 pages, a little light staining, a few small margin tears, generally nice.
wikipedia notes: While servi... See More
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