Maurice "Rocket" Richard 50th goal...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 19, 1945



* Maurice 'Rocket' Richard 

* National Hockey League - NHL

* Montreal Canadians 

* Becomes 1st to score 50 goals in season (1st report) 



The sport's section (page 15) has a very small one column heading: "Richard gets 50th Goal" First report on Maurice 'Rocket' Richard becoming the very 1st NHL hockey player t... See More  

Bare knuckle boxing in 1873 Tolleston, Indiana...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 24, 1873



* Tolleston (Gary), Indiana

* 19th century boxing match

* Boxer Billy Madden - pugilist



The top of page 3 has one column headings: "THE WESTERN RING" "Fight Between Billy Madden and James Taylor at Tolleston, Ind." "Fifty-five Rounds Fought..." (see)

Complete with 12 pages, nice condition.... See More  

Bob Feller's 1st MLB victory...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 24, 1936 



* Bob Feller's 1st MLB start 

* Cleveland Indians baseball

* 15 strikeouts - 17 years old 



The sport's section (page 18) has one column headings: "INDIANS' ROOKIE FANS 15 TO SCORE" and "Feller, 17, Is One Short of Modern League Record in Subduing Browns, 4-1" First report coverage on Bob Feller's very ... See More  

Lengthy article on cockfighting in 1869...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 21, 1869



* Cockfighting - illegal blood sport

* Roosters - gamecocks - cockpit

* Unusually lengthy & uncommon article



Page 8 has an article with small headings: "Cock Fighting" "Another Hard-fought Main Between Virginia and North Carolina..." (see) Rare to find articles on this illegal blood sport, especially this lengthy.

Other news of t... See More  

Black suffrage is politicized in 1868...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 25, 1868 



* Billy Edwards vs. Sam Collyer

* Bare-knuckle boxing - pugilist

* Lightweight fight championship



Page 3 has a report headed: "THE PRIZE RING" "Fight for the Light Weight Championship Between Billy Edwards and Sam Collyer" "Edwards The Winner" and more. Round by round coverage. Text takes up over 2 1/2 columns.

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Wrigley Field's opening day game in 1916...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 21, 1916



* Wrigley Field opening day game

* Chicago Cubs 1st game at the park



The sport's section (page 18) has a small one column heading: "Chicago 7, Cincinnati 6" with scoreboard and a few names of players that did something good during the game. Unfortunately there is no report here mentioning it but this was the very first game... See More  

1930 Bobby Jones vs. Cyril Tolley...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, May 28, 1930.



* Golfer Bobby Jones vs. Cyril Tolley

* British Amateur championship

* Old Course at St. Andrews - Scotland



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Bobby Jones Defeats Tolley, British Amateur Champion, After Battle of 19 Holes" with subheads and photo of Jones. Coverage on Bobby Jones' quest to win the British Amateur champions... See More  

Detroit Lions win 1st NFL football championship...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, December 16, 1935



* Detroit Lions win NFL football championship (1st time)



The top of page 3 of the sport's section has a banner headline: "DETROIT DRUBS GIANTS, 26-7, TO WIN PRO LEAGUE TITLE" with subhead. (see)

Complete with 32 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.



wikipedia no... See More  

Notre Dame - Army rivalry ends in 1947....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, November 9, 1947



* The Army-Notre Dame rivalry ends (1st report)

* NCAA college football - South Bend, Indiana



The front page of this section has a four column headline: "NOTRE DAME BEATS ARMY, 27-7" with subheads that include: "Irish Stage Drives" "Notre Dame, Expected to Pass, Batters Army With Ground Plays" and ... See More  

Early heavyweight boxing championship...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 16, 1869



* Early boxing - Pugilism - pugilists

* Heavyweight championship of America

* Tom Allen vs. Mike McCoole



Page 10 has an article headed: "PUGILISM" "Prize Fight Between McCoole and Allen" "Nine Rounds Fought in Twenty Minutes" and more. (see) Text takes up almost 2 full columns.

Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pag... See More  

Joe DiMaggio enlists into United States Army...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, February 17, 1943 



* Joe DiMaggio enlisting into United States Army 

* New York Yankees - MLB baseball

* From his hometown publication (rare)



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a three column heading: "JOE DI MAGGIO JOINS ARMED FORCES TODAY" with small photo. (see) Nice to have from DiMaggio's hometown and the city where... See More  

Boxer champion Jack Dempsey death...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 1, 1983



* Boxer Jack Dempsey death

* "The Manassa Mauler"

* 1920's boxing champion



The front page has a two column heading: "Jack Dempsey, Legendary Boxing Champ, Dies at 87" with photo. (see) Lengthy 1st report coverage continues inside with banner headline and a more recent photo.

Complete 1st section only with all 22 pages, nice condition... See More  

Rose Bowl in 1938... Cal wins..

CHRONICLE SPORTING GREEN section only of the San Francisco Chronicle, January 2, 1938 



* Rose Bowl: California Golden Bears vs. Alabama Crimson Tide 

* Orange Bowl: Auburn Tigers vs. Michigan State Spartans 

* Sugar Bowl: L.S.U. Tigers vs. Santa Clara Broncos 

* Cotton Bowl: Rice Owls vs. Colorado Buffaloes 



The top of the front page of this section has a headlin... See More  

Rare sporting newspaper...

SPORTING ITEM, Philadelphia, March 19, 1892 



* Very rare publication



A quite rare title, the first we have seen and this is the vol. 1 #7 issue. The Library of Congress has no record of it, and Gregory's "Union List of American Newspapers" has no mention of this title. The masthead is large & features vignettes of many sports.

A folio size, 8 page newspaper totally fo... See More  

1925 Red Grange... professional football...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 8, 1925



* Red Grange - Chicago Bears

* Polo Grounds - professional football



The front page has a one column heading: "GRANGE'S TWO DAYS HERE YIELD $370,000" with subheads.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 52 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

1971 Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier...

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, March 9, 1971



* The fight of the century

* Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier

* Fight no. 1 (1st report) - boxing



Page 2 has a two column heading: "Frazier wins battle" (see) First report coverage here.

Six pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, a few small tape mends at the margins, generally nice.



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1st home run at Comisky Park.... Babe Ruth...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 17, 1927



* 1st Home Run out of Comiskey Park

* Babe Ruth - New York Yankees

* Major league baseball

* Best title to be had ? (rare)



The front page of the sport's section has a one column heading: "CUB FANS SCOUT YANKEES AS THEY TRIM SOX, 8 TO 1" with subhead and box scores. Also a two column photo showing Ruth crossing home after his monster hi... See More  

One of the greatest Indy 500 races, in an Indianapolis newspaper...

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES, May 30, 1960 



* Indianapolis 500 auto race 

* Jim Rathmann wins (1st report)

* Best title to be has ? rare as such



No better newspaper to report the Indianapolis 500 than this one. The bold banner headline announces: "JIM RATHMANN WINS" as well as: "2 Die, 33 Hurt As Stand Falls" with a photos of the tragedy, as well as the winner drive... See More  

Paul Bear Bryant to sign w/ Minnesota Gophers ?....

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE , December 14, 1950



* Early Paul Bear Bryant at Kentucky

* Alabama Crimson Tide football fame



Page 22 has a five column heading: "Bryant Warm on 'U' Job; Gustafson Out" with small photo of Bryant. (see) Bryant would not take this job and stay at Kentucky a few more years before going the Texas A & M then eventually to Alabama.

Complete with... See More  

Rams NFL football team are born...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 13, 1937



* NFL Rams are created

* National Football League

* Cleveland - Los Angeles - St. Louis



The front page of section 2 (sport's) has a great banner headline: "VOTE CLEVELAND PRO FOOTBALL FRANCHISE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with all 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.

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A very early baseball board game...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 8, 1866  The full front page has 3 prints of: "Laying the Corner Stone of the New Masonic Temple at Baltimore, Maryland.

Inside has a fascinating halfpg. print of: "The New & Beautiful Parlor Divertisement of Base-Ball." showing a family playing a board game themed on baseball. There is also a related article: "The Parlor... See More  

Lou Gehrig... 3 home runs in a row...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, May 5, 1929



* Lou Gehrig - New York Yankees

* 3 home runs in a row



This sport's section only has one column headings on the front page that include: "3 HOMERS BY GEHRIG HELP YANKS WIN, 11-9" "Gets Trio of Circuit Drives for 2d Time in Career in Victory Over White Sox" "Ruth Connects With No. 3" and more with box... See More  

Roger Maris ties Babe Ruth's homerun record...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, September 27, 1961 



* Roger Maris ties Babe Ruth

* New York Yankees

* Major league baseball



One of the more memorable events in baseball history was Roger Maris' run at breaking the long-standing home run record set by Babe Ruth. What made this more memorable was that teammate Mickey Mantle was also in the running that same season.



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1938 year in sports....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, Dec. 25, 1938



* The year in sports for the year of 1938 w/ photos

* Seabiscuit - Joe Louis - Lou Gehrig & much more



This section is filled with the top sport's stories of the year with banner headlines, photos, and loads of text. Too much to mention here.

Complete sport's section only with all 10mpages, rag edition in nice condition... See More  

Cal Crew wins Olympic gold in 1932....

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, August 14, 1932



* University of California Golden Bears

* Cal Crew wins Olympic gold in rowing



Page 2 of the sport's section (near the back) has a two column heading: "Golden Bears State Sensational Finish to Cop Olympic Regatta". (see) First report coverage on the University of California Golden Bears Crew winning the gold medal in the 1932 Su... See More