USC upsets Notre Dame....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, November 29, 1964 This 40+ page newspaper has a very nice banner headline on the front page of the sport's section: "USC WINS BUT GETS NO BOWL" with subheads and related photos. (see)



This tells of the upset of # 1 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish by the USC Trojans at the end of the 1964 regular season. This is considered one the biggest ups... See More  

General Custer... Displayable prints...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 18, 1910  The front page has the print, "In Honor of Custer". Inside has:  "Dignity and Impudence", Blazing a Trail for Motorists", From Grand Opera To Gilbert And Sullivan", "Beating the Monroe Doctrine", "The Schoolboy and the Aeroplane", and more.  However, perhaps the two most displayable print... See More  

Wichita State football plane crash...

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, New York, October 5, 1970 



* Wichita State University football team 

* Martin 4-0-4 airplane crash 

* Rocky Mountains 



This 6 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "Death Toll Climbs"



Tells of the Wichita State University football team airplane crash.



Other news of the day. Little margin wear, otherwise ... See More  

Highest scoring NFL game of all time...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, November 28, 1966  This 6 page newspaper has a two column headline on the back page (pg. 6): "Giants Classed 'Worst' Defensive Team in NFL"



Tells of the highest scoring NFL football game of all time.



Other news of the day. Some tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.

Byrd's flight over South Pole...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 29, 1929 



* Aviator Richard Evelyn Byrd 

* South Pole flight begins 

* Ernie Nevers makes NFL record in scoring 



This 44 page newspaper has a great three line banner headline on the front page: "COMMANDER BYRD OFF ON FLIGHT TO THE SOUTH POLE; RADIO REPORTS 'ALL IS WELL' AT 6:30 A.M., 8 HOURS OUT; PASSES SLEDGE PARTY ON THE TRAI... See More  

Green Bay Packers in 1940....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, November 18, 1940



* Green Bay Packers

* 1st to travel by airplane

* NFL football



This 38 page newspaper has a five column headline on page 24: "Early Touchdown by Giants Defeats Packers" with subheads, photo and stats. (see photos)



Though not mentioned in the reporting of this game, this was the very first time a professional football team tr... See More  

Jim Marshall wrong way run....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, October 26, 1964



* Jim Marshall runs the wrong way

* Minnesota Vikings

* NFL football



This 22 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8: "Vikings' Marshall Goofs" which reports various NFL games from the previous day with report of Jim Marshall's famous wrong way run. See photos for text.



Other news of the day thro... See More  

Lenny Harris...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, May 25, 1992



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.



* Lenny Harris



The front... See More  

Color cover... The New York horse show...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, November 21, 1891 



* Color cover...   The New York horse show... 



This is one of the very few front page color prints, titled: "A Box Party at the Horse Show" (see photos). The double page centerfold shows: "Sketches at the Seventh Annual Horse Show...at Madison Square Garden, New York City" (see photos). There... See More  

Chris Jackson...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, February 20, 1989



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.



* Chris Jackson



The... See More  

QB Y.A. Tittle breaks NFL touchdown record...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 17, 1962



* Quarterback Y. A. Tittle breaks NFL touchdown record

* New York Giants

* NFL football



This 20 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 15: "Tittle Sparkles as Giants Win, 41-31" with subhead, stats and small photo of Tittle. (see)



Tells of Y. A. Tittle breaking the NFL season record (at the time) for most touc... See More  

Frank Leahy at Notre Dame...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, September 28, 1941



* Frank Leahy 1st game

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* College football



This 70+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "NOTRE DAME TRIPS ARIZONA, 38 TO 7" and "35,000 Watch Leahy's First Irish Eleven Flash Strong Attack--Bertelli Stars".



Report continues on page 4... See More  

Michigan Rose Bowl in 1948...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 2, 1948



* Rose Bowl: Michigan Wolverines vs. USC Trojans

* Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Kansas Jayhawks

* Sugar Bowl: Texas Longhorns vs. Alabama Crimson Tide

* Cotton Bowl: Penn State Nittany Lions vs. SMU Mustangs



This 56 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 17: "Michigan Routs U.S.C. Before 93,000 in Rose Bowl; Texas Topples Alabama&q... See More  

Green Bay Packers.....

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, January 2, 1968



* Green Bay Packers

* NFL football championship



This 6 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 4: "Green Bay Packers Win 3rd NFL Title" with smaller subheads. Tells of the Packers winning their 3rd straight NFL championship and a bid to go to Super Bowl II against the AFL champions.



Other news of the day. Some spine wear... See More  

Johnny Lujack 6 TD's for Chicago Bears...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, December 12, 1949 



* Johnny Lujack 6 TD's for Chicago Bears 

* NFL football quarterback 



This 42 page newspaper has within reporting on the recent football games from the day before, news of  Chicago Bears quarterback Johnny Lujack passing for six touchdowns with 468 yards passing (new NFL record at the time).



Other news of the day throu... See More  

Chicago Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, December 29, 1947



* Chicago Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles

* NFL championship title game



This 12 page newspaper has a small one column headline on page 8: "Cardinals Win Pro Grid Title On 'Fast Break'".



Tells of the NFL football championship game between the Chicago Cardinals and the Philadelphia Eagles.



Other news of the da... See More  

football...

LIBERTY magazine, from New York, dated November 4, 1933

   

* Hunk Anderson

* Colored Ads



The color cover of this issue is of a lady selecting Masquerade mask, one of which seems to be somewhat like her features (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.



This issue contains an article entitled "Is Notre Dame's Hunk Anderson on the Spot?

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Walter Taylor...

MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, New York City, New York, September 21, 1922



This newspaper is a famous pictorial published by the New York Times. This issue has a full front page photo of Walter Taylor, Captain of the New York University football team, in position and ready to snap a football.



This issue has many photos including "Records Smashed at the Amateur Athletic Union's Track and Field Ch... See More  

Pete Rozelle becomes NFL commissioner...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, January 27, 1960 



* Pete Rozelle becomes commissioner of the NFL



This 40+ page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "How NFL Broke Czar Deadlock" with caption: "ROZELLE, RAMS' GENERAL MANAGER, GIVEN 3-YEAR, $50,000 PACT" and photo of Rozelle.

Other news of the day throughout. Some... See More  

Jews....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, November 20, 1915



This issue has a color cover page before the title page which has an illustration titled "A Marriage of Convenience" by Morris. On the back of the cover page there is a photo that says "...This photograph shows a wounded  Austrian being assisted up the steep slope by his companions."



In this issue, there are... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, October 30, 1915



This issue has a color cover page before the title page which has an illustration titled "Too Close for Wings Stuck on With Wax" by Charmberlain. On the back of the cover page there is an illustration with a poem titled "Chinese Lyrics" by Pai Ta-Shun.



In this issue, there are several articles including "War ... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, September 11, 1915



This issue has a color cover page before the title page which has an illustration on it titled "Left at Our Door" by Morris. On the back of the cover page there is a photo of "Leonard Wood."



In this issue, there are several articles including "Hooking Up Football and Poker" by Herbert Reed; "Platt... See More  

Edison and Wright Brothers Inventions...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, December 5, 1914



This issue has a color cover page before the title page. On the back of the cover page, there is an illustration titled "If It Came Our Way" by Oliver Herford.



In this issue, there are several articles including "Are We Ready? by Howard D. Wheeler; "The Anti-Papal Panic" by Francis C. Kelly, D.D. LL. D.; &quo... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, October 24, 1914



This issue has a color cover page before the title page. On the back of the cover page, there is a photo of "The Shelling of Reims Cathedral."



In this issue, there are several articles including "America's Chance in China" by Adachi Kinnosuke; "Pan-Germanism and the United States" by Norman Hapgood; &quo... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, September 26, 1914



This issue has a color cover page before the title page. On the back of the cover page, there is a photo of "Count Zeppelin and Count Haessler at German Manoeuvres."



In this issue, there are several articles including "Harvesting the Harvest Hands" by George Creel; "The German Bluff" by Henry Wickham S... See More