Jackie Robinson ends his playing career...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Jan. 16, 1957 



* Jackie Robinson - Brooklyn Dodgers

* 1st Negro MLB baseball player (retirement)



Pages 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 contain an excellent very exhaustive report on Jackie Robinson's decision to retire from baseball, much to the disappointment of the N.Y. Giants to whom he was to be sold.

Just some of the headlines include: "Jackie's G... See More  

Willie Mays chases Babe Ruth's homerun record...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, July 21, 1954  Inside has a great, full page article on Willie Mays with a banner headline: "Hall of Fame? Willie Would Take World Series" with subheads: "I Won't Think About Babe Ruth's Home Run Record" "Even Experts Suprised by '1st Place Kid' " Leo Said He'd Be Satisfied If Mays Bettered .280 and Socked 25 Home... See More  

Tony Canzoneri wins boxing fight in 1929....

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Feb. 7, 1929



* Tony Canzoneri vs. Joey Sangor

* World Lightweight boxing fight

* Member of the Bonanno Crime Family

* From the city where the fight took place



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "CANZONERI KNOCKS OUT SANGOR IN SEVENTH" with subheads and related photo. (see) Nice for display.

Complete... See More  

Wilt Chamberlain sets the season points record for the NBA...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. March 15, 1962 



* Wilt Chamberlain - Philadelphia Warriors 

* Season scoring record set (last game of season)

* National Basketball Association - NBA



The sports section (page 12) has a one column heading: "Wilt Closes Season With 4029 Points" He began the game with 3,997 points. Chamberlain still holds the season scoring record for the NBA, ach... See More  

Capture of a slave ship... The Pony Express during its brief existence... Lincoln ...

NEW YORK HERALD, May 31, 1860  Page 3 has: "Seizure of Another Supposed Slaver" with subhead: "Seizure of the Steamer City of Norfolk, Suspected of Fitting Out For the Slave Trade".

The top of page 7 has a report: "Capture of Another Slaver Off the Coast of Cuba" which is rather brief. This is followed by: "Arrival of the California Pony Express--The Expres... See More  

Tommy Armour wins 1929 Western Open golf tournament...

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Aug. 25, 1929



* Golfer Tommy Armour wins

* Western Open PGA golf tournament

* Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "ARMOUR WINS WESTERN OPEN TITLE WITH 273" with subheads and small photo. Nice for display. Another photo on page 3.

Complete section two only, rag editio... See More  

1929 Chicago Cubs baseball...

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Sept. 1, 1929



* Rogers Hornsby & Hack Wilson photos

* Chicago Cubs MLB baseball



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "CUBS WHIP PIRATES, 7 TO 6; HOME TODAY" with subheads and 4 nice photos of Cubs' players that include Rogers Hornsby and Hack Wilson. Nice for display.

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Lou Gehrig's baseball career ends...

NEW YORK TIMES, June 23, 1939 



* Lou Gehrig's baseball career ends

* Infantile Paralysis diagnosis

* Best publication to be had ?



Page 24 has various baseball reports with two column headlines: "Gehrig Is Amazed and Cheered As Messages From Fans Pour In" "Stricken Star Avoids a Demonstration at Stadium by Staying in Dugout--Move Is On to Set Aside a Day for Him... See More  

Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 12, 1939.



* Cooperstown, New York

* National Baseball Hall of Fame dedication



The sport's section (page 24) has a two column heading: "Anniversary Celebration At Cooperstown Field Today" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with 14 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, should be handled w... See More  

Mickey Mantle inducted into Hall of fame...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, Jan. 17, 1974



* Mickey Mantle & Whitey Ford

* New York Yankees icons

* Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

* Cooperstown, New York



The front page of the sport's section (page 33) has a two column heading: "Mick, Whitey Score Again" with photo. (see)

Complete with 48 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More  

Death & funeral of William Wrigley, in a Chicago newspaper...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 27, 1932 



* William Wrigley Jr. death & funeral

* American chewing gum industrialist

* Chicago Cubs owner - Wrigley Field

* Best title to be had ? - rare as such



The front page first column has heads on the death and funeral of William Wrigley, the chewing gum industrialist, owner of the Chicago Cubs and for whom the Cubs field is named.  

T... See More  

Jim Thorpe excels at the Olympic Games...

SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Mass., July 16, 1912 



* Jim Thorpe - Carlisle Indians star athlete

* 1912 Summer Olympic games - decathlon



The top of the front page has one column headings regarding the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm: "Uncle Sam Leads All" "Track Games At An End" "Thorp Great All-Round Man" and more. (see) Lengthy text continues on page 2.... See More  

Eight Chicago White Sox players suspended in the "Black Sox" scandal...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, Sept. 29, 1920 



* Chicago White "Black" Sox

* World Series Scandal breaks

* Players suspended from team

* Pitcher Eddie Cicotte confesses



The top of the front page has a nice heading on the "Black Sox" scandal from the 1919 World Series: "Eight Chicago Players Suspended Following Cicotte's Confession"" with sub... See More  

1972 Munich Massacre... Olympics...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 7, 1972 



* Munich Massacre - Summer Olympics 

* Israeli Olympic team - Jews - Jewish

* Black September - Palestinians 



The top of the front page has a banner heading: "Ed Steitz Will Never Forget Munich" with more and 2 related photos.

Complete with 64 pages, a little spine wear with tiny binding holes, otherwise ver... See More  

Canada scenes... Edwin Booth...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, May 30, 1857  The front page features a print of: "Mr. Edwin Booth, as 'Sir Giles Overreach' " with an article on him. He was the older brother of John Wilkes Booth.

Prints within include: "Boats Attacked by Walruses, Arctic Regions" "The Wrestling Tent--A Japanese National Sport" "St. Louis Gate, Quebec, Canada"... See More  

Herschel Walker signs with the USFL...

SPORTS SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Feb. 24, 1983



* Herschel Walker signs with USFL

* United States Football League

* Georgia Bulldogs college football

* Republican senator nominee



The front page of this section has a heading: "Walker Goes for USFL Gold" with subheads and two related photos. More inside.

Complete sport's section only with 16 pages, nice condition.... See More  

Babe Ruth Gets Hurt...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1932



* Babe Ruth hurts leg

* New York Yankees

* MLB baseball



The sport's section (page 22) has a four column headline: "Ruth Sustains Injury to Leg as Yankees Win" with subheads and photo of Ruth. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication, especially in a Babe Ruth report.

Other news,

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Jim Thorpe's reinstatement re. Olympic medals...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 14, 1982



* Jim Thorpe Olympic medals reinstatement

* Indian athlete from Carlisle, Pennsylvania



The front page has a one column heading: "Final Triumph Was 69 Years in the Making" with lead-in: "Jim Thorpe Ruling" and photo. First report coverage on the IOC reinstating Thorpe posthumously.

Complete 1st section only with all 16 pages, nice conditi... See More  

1981 Major League Baseball strike ends...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 31, 1981



* 1981 Major League Baseball strike ends



The front page has a nice banner headline for display announcing: "Baseball Strike Settled" with subhead. (see)

Complete 1st section only with 28 pages, nice condition.

Rafael Nadal's first Grand Slam tennis victory...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 6, 2005



* Spanish professional tennis player Rafael Nadal

* First Major Grand Slam title - French Open Men's singles



The front page of the sport's section has a three column heading: "Nadal Locks On to Title" with subhead and small photo. More on page 4.

Complete first section and sport's sections only, with a total of 28 pages, great condition... See More  

An early image of city stickball...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 30, 1869  Prints within include: "Playing Baseball Under Difficulties In The Streets Of New York" which shows youngsters attempting to play baseball on a busy street among the daily activities.

Other prints include: "A Scene on a Tributary of the Cape Fear River, North Carolina" "Steamers Bounding the Lightship Off the B... See More  

Chief Red Cloud addresses New Yorkers on the wrongs done to his people...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, July 2, 1870



* Chief Red Cloud

* Indians rights



 The front page shows: "The Sioux Chief, Red Cloud, in the Great hall of the Cooper Instituted, Surrounded by the Indian Delegation of Braves & Squaws...On the Wrongs Done to His People." There is a related article.

Among prints within: "California  Interesting Ceremony M... See More  

1930 Golden Gloves boxing...

SECTION II (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, March 20, 1930



* U.S. Intercity Golden Gloves Championships

* Chicago Stadium - amateur boxing titles



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "GOLDEN GLOVES CROWD SETS WORLD RECORD" with subheads and photos of victors. (see) More related photos are on the back page.

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1930 Northwestern University swimming...

SECTION II (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, March 30, 1930



* Albert Schwartz national swimming record

* Northwestern University Wildcats



The front page of this section has a seven column heading: "NORTHWESTERN WINS NATIONAL COLLEGIATE SWIM" with subheads and related photo. (see)

Complete section II only with 12 pages, rag edition, a few small binding holes and minor w... See More  

Creating the American League of Major League Baseball...

THE SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Nov. 4, 1881  A report near the top of page 5 has a somewhat inconspicuous yet historically very significant report--the creation of the American League of Major League Baseball.

The report is headed: "The New Base Ball Association" which begins: "The new base-ball league at Cleveland organized yesterday as the American associat... See More