1927 Bobby Jones... British Open champion....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1927



* Golfer Bobby Jones

* British Open champion

* RMS Aquitania (welcome home)



The sport's section (page 7) has a banner headline: "Crowds Greet Jones on Ship and Ashore as British Golf Winner Returns Home'" with subheads and related photo. (see) Coverage on Bobby Jones coming home after winning the 1927 British Open golf championship.

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Yankees win 1943 World Series without DiMaggio...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1943



* New York Yankees baseball

* World Series Champions

* Joe DiMaggio in service (Air Force)

* Best publication to be had ?



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "YANKS WIN SERIES, BEATING CARDS, 2-0, ON DICKEY'S HOMER" with subheads. (see) Much more in the sport's section (pages 31 & 32) with banner headings, a few re... See More  

1900 Harvard-Yale football game...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, November 24, 1900



* Harvard Crimson vs. Yale Bulldogs 

* Ivy League - NCAA college football

* Turn of the 20th century



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "YALE THE WINNER" with subheads. 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 e... See More  

Terry Jo Duperrault survives ordeal at sea....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 17, 1961



* Terry Jo Duperrault survives at sea

* 11 year old girl lost for 4 days in Atlantic

* Bluebelle (ship) mass murder and scuttle



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Shipwrecked Girl, 11, Rescued After 4 Days on Raft in Atlantic" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage here.

Complete with 72 pages, light tonin... See More  

Michael Jordan begins his NBA career...

USA TODAY, Oct. 31, 1984



* Michael Jordan's begins NBA career

* Chicago Bulls professional basketball



The top of page 7 of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Stylish Jordan could be Bulls' ticket to respectability" with related photo. (see) Report includes mention of his contract with Nike shoes and that there would be a Jordan shoe soon on the market. Also te... See More  

1901 Harvard-Yale football game...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, November 28, 1901



* Harvard Crimson vs. Yale Bulldogs 

* Ivy League - NCAA college football



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CRIMSON IS TRIUMPHANT" with subheads. (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 i... See More  

Chicago Cubs opens 1935 World Series...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 2, 1935



* Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers w/ photos

* World Series of baseball opening day



The front page has a terrific banner headline: "PLAY BALL! CLASSIC BEGINS" with subheads. Nice for display. The front page of section 2 (sports) has another banner headline and a few related photos. More related photos are on the back page. Cubs would win the f... See More  

Ted Williams becomes the highest paid Major Leaguer...

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 8, 1950 



* Baseball icon Ted Williams

* Signs with the Boston Red Sox

* Highest paid player at the time



The top of the sports page has nearly a banner headline: "Williams Signs with Red Sox for Record Baseball Pay of $125,000". One column heads include: "Boston Ace To Get Game's Top Salary" "Williams Elated as He Signs for Season Pay o... See More  

Judge in the 'Black Sox' scandal allows the confession of 3 players...

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  

Where the 1920 playoffs rigged as well?

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 8, 1920  Perhaps as a knee-jerk reaction to the 1919 World Series scandal, page 17 has a one column head: "Jurors Cheer As Judge Orders Baseball Quiz" "Hoyne to Co-operate in Sifting Scandal".

This reports on thoughts that the 1920 playoffs were rigged as well. The report notes near the beginning: "...instructed them to investigate the al... See More  

Slaves delivered to America... Return of slaves from the "Echo" slave ship...

NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 12, 1858  Page 4 has a brief, yet historic report with a small heading: "The Yacht Wanderer" with a Savannah dateline. This is an infamous ship, as the Wanderer's notoriety is that it (illegally) delivered the next-to last load of African slaves to America. It notes in part: "...succeeded in evading the vigilance of the cruisers & landed a cargo of... See More  

From rough & tumble Deadwood, Dakota Territory...

DEADWOOD DAILY PIONEER, Black Hills, (South Dakota) May 23, 1889  This city would arguably be--along with Tombstone & Dodge City--one of the more famous of all the towns from the rough & tumble days of the Old West, and only rarely do such issues come to light. It attracted larger-than-life Old West figures including Wyatt Earp, Calamity Jane, and Wild Bill Hickok (who was killed ther... See More  

Ace Bailey fractures skull in NHL Hockey game...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 13, 1933



* Irvine Wallace "Ace" Bailey

* Toronto Maple Leafs player

* NHL Hockey - skull fracture



The front page of the sport's section has a one column heading: "TORONTO PLAYER SERIOUSLY HURT IN HOCKEY ROW" (see) First report coverage on Toronto Maple Leafs player, Ace Bailey, being hit from behind by Eddie Shore and fracturing his s... See More  

Quite rare & early account of a baseball game with women players...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 16, 1868 



* Rare & Early Women's baseball

* Bloomer Girls - baseball pioneers

* Elizabeth Cady Stanton reporting



Page 3 under the heading: "The National Game" has a few accounts of "Base Ball Notes" one of which is the earliest newspaper report we have seen of a baseball game with women players.

The report notes: "Mrs. Cady Stant... See More  

Michael Jordan's very 1st NBA game close in a Chicago newspaper...

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Oct. 12, 1984



* Michael Jordan to make his NBA debut

* Potential superstar in the making ?

* Chicago Bulls professional basketball

* Best publication to be had - rare as such



The to of page 3 of the sports section has a fur column heading: "Bulls hitch up to Jordan's rising star" with subhead and photo. Coverage on the impending opening day game just 14 days... See More  

Joe DiMaggio Wins Batting Crown...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 18, 1940



* Joe DiMaggio wins batting crown

* New York Yankees - Yanks

* MLB - Major League Baseball



The sport's section (page 37) has a six column headline: "DiMaggio Took League Batting Crown for 2d year in Row" with subheads and photo of DiMaggio. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication, esp... See More  

Perhaps the finest of all baseball prints in a periodical...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, Nov. 4, 1865  



* Great baseball prints - illustrations



The centerfold has what is arguably the very finest 19th century baseball print to appear in a newspaper. Perfect for display.

There are multiple prints with a central image with a panoramic view of  a baseball game with a huge crowd. Surrounding this print are full-figures p... See More  

Very significant baseball print...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, July 1, 1865  The best & most desired print is the nice half page vertical print captioned: "Grand Match Between the Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia, & the Resolute Club of Brooklyn, N.Y....at the Union Ground, Brooklyn.".

This fine print shows a game in progress, including the full panorama of the field with a cro... See More  

Officers of the National Association of Base Ball Players...

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, July 21, 1866 

* National Association of Base Ball Player

* Fireman John Wildey as president

The full front page has five framed portraits of: "The Officers Of The National Association Of Base Ball Players" with a few baseball embellishments.

There is a related report on the third page: "The Officers Of The National Association Of Ba... See More  

Atlantic Baseball Club of Brooklyn...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York Nov.  25, 1865  



* Brooklyn Atlantics

* Baseball's 1st champions



Over half a page is taken up with portraits of the nine members of the Atlantic Baseball Club of Brooklyn with embellishments titled "'Champion Nine' Of The Atlantic Base-Ball Club Of Brooklyn, L. I., 1865" and an article headed: "The Atlantic Base-Ball Club&qu... See More  

May Day in the Country... Baseball President...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 16, 1868  The front page features a quarter-page illustration of: "George Sands, President of the National Base-Ball Association" with an article headed: "The Base-Ball President".

Also on the front cover is a half-page illustration entitled " 'See-Saw'--An Illustration for the Juveniles" which shows children see-sawing... See More  

New York's Metropolitan baseball team portrait...

HARPERS WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 5, 1882 Inside has a nice, nearly half page portrait of: The Metropolitan Base-Ball Nine, with each player identified by name and position. There is a related article headed: "The Metropolitan Nine" which discusses the team, with details about the eleven players who comprise the team.

Complete in 16 pages, very nice, clean condition.

Very nice and early baseball print...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 18, 1865 



* Early baseball action print



Certainly the most desired print is the half page vertical print showing a baseball game in action, and showing the full expanse of the field with crowd.

The caption reads: "Base-Ball Match Between the 'Athletics' of Philadelphia, Pa. and the 'Atlantics' of Brooklyn, N.Y., Played at Philade... See More  

One of the very best baseball prints...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 10, 1887  



* Great 19th century baseball illustration



The full front page is a Zogbaum print: "Mars & Venus at Fortress Monroe". A full page has many scenes of Castine captioned: "An Old Maine; Seaport". Another full page has 6 prints of: "The Annual Meet of the American Canoe Association".

But by far the best p... See More  

Many graphics on Garfield's death & funeral in a "hometown" newspaper...

THE CLEVELAND HERALD, Ohio, Sept. 25, 1881 



* President James S. Garfield death

* Best publication to be had ?



See the photos for the nice graphic presentations of a presidential funeral. Perhaps this is not surprising, because Garfield was from Cuyahoga County, the county of Cleveland, making this essentially his "hometown" newspaper.

The first column has some nice first co... See More