Philadelphia Phillies...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, June 12, 1989



* Mike Schmidt retires from baseball.



This issue features the retirement of Michael Jack Schmidt, super-star 3rd-basemen for the Philadelphia Phillies (and now a member of the Hall of Fame).



This tabloid-size newspaper is a complete issue in nice, clean condition. See images for details.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar last regular-season game...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, May 1, 1989



* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 

* Los Angeles Lakers

* Augusta, Georgia



This tabloid-size newspaper is a complete issue in very nice, clean condition. See images for details.

War Admiral wins 1938 Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., sport's section only, July 31, 1938



* War Admiral wins - horse racing

* Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap



Page 3 of this section has a one column heading: "War Admiral Cops Saratoga Handicap". (see) First report coverage on War Admiral winning the Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap in New York.

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Minnesota Golden Gophers football... 1940 National champs....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, section 2 (sports) only, December 3, 1940



* Minnesota Golden Gophers

* National champions (1st report)

* NCAA college football



Page 3 of this section has a one column heading: "MINNESOTA WINS ROCKNE TROPHY FOR THIRD TIME" with subhead and standings. (see) First report coverage on the Minnesota Golden Gophers officially being named national champions of coll... See More  

War Admiral wins at Hialeah Park in Florida...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, March 6, 1938



* War Admiral's 2nd win as a 4 year old

* Hialeah Park Race Track - Florida

* Widener Handicap



The top of the front page of this section has a one column heading: "WAR ADMIRAL, 7-20, SCORES DECISIVELY AND EARNS $49,550" with subheads. Related photo inside. (see) First report coverage on War Admiral winning the Widene... See More  

Jesse Owens wins Olympic tryouts...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, sport's section only, July 12, 1936 



* Jesse Owens 100-meter & broad jump

* Olympic games in Berlin Germany tryouts

* To be in front of Adolph Hitler & Third Reich



The front of this section has a five column headline: "Owens Beats Metcalfe in 100-Meter Dash Finals" with subheads and related photo. (see) The Olympics would begin just a few ... See More  

Alabama Crimson Tide football...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only. November 14, 1937



* Alabama Crimson Tide

* NCAA college football

* Notre Dame fighting Irish



Page 6 of this section  has a three column headline that reads: "Alabama Close to Title" with subheads that include: "Late Drive Wins For Alabama, 7-0", "Kilgrow's Short Pass to Warren in Final Period Bea... See More  

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  

Babe Ruth boxing photo...

NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, February 12, 1928



* Unusual Babe Ruth photo

* Boxing as part of his training



The back page of this section has a unusual photo showing Babe Ruth sparring as part of his training for the upcoming season. Also an article headed: "Ruth Anticipates His Greatest Year" with subheads. (see) This was when Babe Ruth was at his prime in his career.

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Michigan Wolverines are the 1933 National champions...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, December 10, 1933



* Michigan Wolverines

* National champions (1st report)

* Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy

* NCAA college football



The top of page 5 of this section has a banner headline: "Dickinson System Puts Michigan Eleven at Top for Second Successive Year" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Michigan Wolverines offic... See More  

Willie Mays 500th home run....

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 14, 1965



* Willie Mays 500 HR's

* San Francisco Giants

* MLB Baseball



This 10 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 5: "Mays Keeps Slugging As Juan Hurls Giants Win". Tells of baseball great Willie Mays hitting his 500th career home run.



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Hammonton NJ Little League champions....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, August 28, 1949



* Hammonton NJ New Jersey

* Little League baseball

* World Series champions



Page 3 of this section has a small and discrete one column heading: "Hammonton Nine Wins Title" with brief text. (see) First report coverage on the little league baseball team from Hammonton, New Jersey winning the World Series championship at ... See More  

Joe DiMaggio and his hitting streak...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, July 17, 1941 Above the masthead is: "Official Scorer's Tribulations During DiMaggio's Record Streak" with a lengthy page 4 article on Joe keeping his streak alive: 42 at this point.  Much more on baseball including several photos.

Complete in 16 pages, folio size, minor margin wear, generally good.

Tony Nathan and the Alabama Crimson Tide secure SEC title...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 6, 1977



* Tony Nathan, of "Woodlawn" fame, rushes for two touchdowns and throws for another

* Alabama secures the SEC title - setting the stage for a trip to the Sugar Bowl



Page 9 of the sports section has: "Alabama Wins, Clinches S.E.C. Title, Bowl Birth", followed by text which includes in part, "Tony Nathan scored two touchdowns on 1-... See More  

A displayable cover...

THE ILLUSTRATED SPORTING NEWS, New York, August 12, 1905  It still has the original outer wrapper showing a woman in a carriage (see). This is noted as the: "Mid-Summer Number", and as the title suggests the theme is primarily sports-related (camping, horse shows, horse racing, motorboat racing, etc.) although there is other content as well. The ftpg. is a photo of: "Camping Al... See More  

Bruce Jenner wins decathlon gold...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, August 14, 1976



* Bruce Jenner wins gold medal

* 1976 Olympics decathlon



This famous sporting title is loaded with the latest news in sports with many photos and illustrations. Page 40 has a heading: "Stones and Shorter Caused Biggest Headlines in Losing" with photo of Jenner. (see) Amazingly he never made the front page for winning the decathlon. Thi... See More  

Themed on hunting, sports, fire departments, etc...

CALIFORNIA SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, San Francisco, June 8, 1867  The masthead has a sporting them, plus in the masthead is: "A Weekly Chronicle Devoted to the Turf, Field Sports, Regattas, Hunting, Angling, Cricket...Fire Department & General News of California." The content is just that.

Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, great condition.

Sports from the Roaring Twenties...

NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, New York, May 16, 1925  A theatrical & sporting newspaper from the middle of the "Roaring 20s". Inside has 3 photos of the Boston Marathon; a photo of Gloria Swanson & her new husband; several more sports photos; a photo of Will Rogers with his son, and a photo of "Hebrew Heavyweight, 'King' Solomon, a boxer from Central America;, plus m... See More  

1st live sports event on TV...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, June 4, 1931 



* Epsom Derby - The Derby 

* 1st live sporting event to be televised on TV

* John Logie Baird 



This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 17: "CAMERONIAN WINS ENGLISH DERBY IN STIRRING CONTEST" and more. 1st report coverage on the 1931 Epsom Derby. Though not mentioned here, this was the very 1st... See More  

The death of Amos Alonzo Stagg... 1st ever space walk... Selma-Montgomery March...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, March 18, 1965



* Judge grants Selma to Montgomery march

* Amos Alonzo Stagg death (1st report)

* Cosmonaut Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov, 1st ever human space walk (historic)



This newspaper has a banner headline on the front page above the masthead: "Russian Takes First Space Walk From Orbiting Ship" with subhead "2 Cosmonauts Up; One Walks ... See More  

Frontier life and Sporting scenes in America...

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, March 27, 1858 The front page of the issue contains a large illustration "The East Gate - Canton". Within the issue is: "The New Ministry"; "Expedition to the Andaman Islands"; "Cultivation of Arrow-Root at D'Urban, Port Natal"; "Frontier Life in America" and "Sporting Scenes in America". Other il... See More  

Iwo Jima report...

Sugar Ray Robinson... Jake LaMotta... Joe Louis...

THE STARS AND STRIPES, Mediterranean Edition, February 25, 1945



Three prime boxers are covered in the sporting segment of this issue: Sugar Ray Robinson, Jake LaMotta and Joe Louis (see images).



A front page report has details regarding the fighting on Iwo Jima:  "Marines Gain Slowly Against Fierce Jap Iwo Jima Defenses".



Being the Sunday edition, color comics of Dick Tracy... See More  

Willie Mays breaks NL HR record....

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 5, 1966 



* Willie Mays breaks NL home run record 

* San Francisco Giants 

* MLB baseball



This 14 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 7: "Cracking Mark Eases Pressure On Willie Mays"



Tells of Willie Mays' 512th home run which broke Mel Ott's National League record for most.



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Baseball player's salaries...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, December 31, 1990



Certainly the premier newspaper/magazine for the sporting world, its 40+ pages are simply filled with the latest news in American sports, including a front page photo which was the highlight of the week. The top names and events of all American sports eventually found their way in the pages of The Sporting News.



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Portland Trail Blazers...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, December 10, 1990



Certainly the premier newspaper/magazine for the sporting world, its 40+ pages are simply filled with the latest news in American sports, including a front page photo which was the highlight of the week. The top names and events of all American sports eventually found their way in the pages of The Sporting News.



* Portland Trail Blaze... See More