Pre "Miracle on Ice" U.S. Hockey vs. Soviets...

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Feb. 10, 1980 



* Pre "Miracle on Ice" at Lake Placid

* U.S. Olympic hockey team vs. Soviets

* Madison Square Garden exhibition game 



Near the bottom of the front page of the sport's section is a banner heading: "U.S. team convinced of Soviets' hockey superiority" A few more smaller related item inside this section with box scores.... See More  

1980 "Miracle on Ice" coach 2003 death...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 12, 2003 



* Death of iconic coach Herb Brooks 

* "Miracle on Ice" at Lake Placid fame

* U.S. Olympic hockey team vs. Soviets



The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "Hockey Legend Dies" with subhead and two related photos. (see images)



Complete with all major sections (80+ pages), great condition.



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Extensive collection on the 1912 Olympic Games... Jim Thorpe...

NEW YORK TIMES, a collection of eleven consecutive issues dating July 7 thru 17, 1912, each with front page and/or inside page reporting from the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, with some fine coverage. This was the event at which Jim Thorpe distinguished himself, with various mentions of him in the coverage.

See the photos for more detail on each of the issues.

All eleven issues are co... 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  

Jesse Owens as Ohio State track star...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, June 2, 1935



* Jesse Owens on the World stage

* Ohio State Buckeyes track star

* Leading candidate for Berlin Olympics



Page 2 of the section has a two column heading: "Owens's record-Breaking Feats Presage Brilliant Olympic Mark" with subhead and photo of Owens crossing the finish line. (see) This was just a week after his famou... See More  

Wilma Rudolph wins 3rd gold medal in 1960...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 9, 1960



* Wilma Rudolph wins record breaking 3rd gold medal

* 1960 Summer Olympics - track and field sprinter star



The sport's section (page 20) has a banner heading: "U.S. Takes Two Olympic Relays and Is Disqualified From Victory in Third" with subheads and a few few related photos, one showing Wilma Rudolph crossing the finish line for her recor... See More  

Indian Athlete Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 19, 1983



* Jim Thorpe posthumously reinstated 

* 1912 Stockholm Summer Olympics 

* Pentathlon & Decathlon gold medals 

* Carlisle, Pennsylvania Indian athlete



The top of page 22 has a two column heading: "Thorpe's Medals Finally Returned" (see images)

Complete with 44 pages, nice condition.



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Washington Huskies rowing crew wins 1948 national title....

THE DETROIT NEWS, June 23, 1948



* University of Washington Huskies crew

* Wins national championship in rowing

* Sweep in all three levels (grades)



At the bottom of the front page of the sport's section (pg. 37) has a six column heading: "Sweep at Poughkeepsie Makes Washington's Huskies Olympic Favorites" with photo. (see images)

Complete with 52 pages, rag edition in ni... See More  

Milt Campbell, Olympic Silver Medalist, while still in high school....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 28, 1953



* Milt Campbell, future Olympic decathlon gold medal winner 

* Already an Olympic silver medalist

*Competes in regional high school championships



Page 11 has: "CAMPBELL CAPTURES TWO NEWARK EVENTS", followed by a few paragraphs of text which includes in part: "Milt Campbell, Plainfield High School star, won the first of two events in th... See More  

Premier ads and reviews: "Clueless" & "Free Willy 2"...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 19, 1995 (1st and Calendar sections only)



* Premier ads and reviews: "Clueless" & "Free Willy 2"



The Calendar Sections has full-page ads and reviews of the premier release of both "Free Willy 2" and "Clueless". The Sports Section also has a feature article (and photo) regarding [Centennial] Olympic Stadiu... See More  

Should the U.S. boycott the 1936 Olympics?

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 9, 1935  



* Movement to boycott the Berlin Olympics

* Jewish Holocaust - plight of the Jews

* Adolph Hitler & Nazi Germany

* Amateur Athletic Union votes for participation



There was considerable controversy in the United States preceding the 1936 Olympics as to whether the games should be boycotted due to Hitler's Nazi regime and its treatment of J... See More  

Olympics begin... Jesse Owens favored...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Aug. 2, 1936  The top of the front page of the sport's section has a four column headline: "AMERICANS TUNED TO CONCERT PITCH FOR OLYMPIC GAMES, OPENING" with subheads and the somewhat famous photo showing Hitler and some of his officials overseeing the opening ceremonies. The top of page 2 of this section has a banner headline: "CROWD OF 100,000 GIV... See More  

Jesse Owens beats horse in 1936...

SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, December 27, 1936



* Jesse Owens vs. Julio McCaw

* Track speedster beats Cuban horse

* Olympic star sprinter



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "Jesse Owens Wins Again--This Time He Outruns Horse" (see image) Page 3 has a pictorial of the 1936 sport's stars for the year including Owens and the New Yo... See More  

Jesse Owens wins gold at the Berlin Olympics...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 6, 1936  



* Jesse Owens victories - 200 meter gold

* Olympic games in Berlin Germany



The front page of the sports section has a great wire photo of Jesse Owens crossing the finish line in the 200 meters with banner head: "JESSE OWENS MAKES IT A GRAND SLAM!" More on page 25 with head: "Negro Wins Sit Sourly With Nazis" Jesse Owens... See More  

Carl Lewis wins 100 m in 1983 World championships...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 9, 1983



* Carl Lewis wins 100-meter dash

* 1983 World Championships in Athletics

* Olympic Stadium - Helsinki, Finland



The sport's section (page 24) has a heading: "Lewis Captures World 100 Title" with nice photo of Lewis. (see images)

Complete with 46 pages, address label within the masthead, otherwise in very nice condition.... See More  

A Berlin newspaper from the Nazi era...

BERLINER ILLUSETRIRTE ZEITUNG (Berlin Illustrated Newspaper), Germany, February 6, 1936  This was the "Life" magazine of Germany from during the Nazi era of World War II. Pages 2 & 3 have a large photo showing Adolf Hitler addressing a crowd.  Several of the photos seem to be focused on the 1936 Winter Olympics.

The complete issue, very nice condition.

Jim Thorpe at the 1912 Olympics...

VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, July 19, 1912 



* Jim Thorpe wins Olympic gold medal

* Decathlon - Stockholm Summer Olympic

* Best publication to be had (very rare)



Although legendary athlete Jim Thorpe was born & grew up in Oklahoma, he has very close ties with the city of Carlisle. It was in 1904 when Thorpe attended the Carlisle Indian Industrial School that his incredi... See More  

Lindsey Vonn wins gold medal in Olympics...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 18, 2010



* Lindsey Vonn wins Olympic gold medal

* Women's alpine downhill skiing race



The front page has a four column color photo with heading: "2010 Vancouver Olympics" Much more in the Winter Olympics section.

Complete with all sections (60+ pages) great condition.

1931 Betty Robinson airplane crash...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1931



* Betty Robinson airplane crash - dead ?

* Winner of 1st Olympic 100-meter for Women

* Youngest athlete to win gold medal (16 yrs. old)



Page 3 has a one column heading: "Elizabeth Robinson Hurt In Air Crash" with subhead. (see) Robinson was thought to be dead and was put in the trunk of car and taken to the morgue where it was discovered she was ... See More  

Kristi Yamaguchi wins Olympic gold...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 22, 1992



* Kristi Yamaguchi wins gold medal

* Winter Olympics figure skating

* 1st Asian American to win



The top of the front page has as four column photo with heading: "She's Good as Gold"

The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "Yamaguchi Is Good Enough for the Gold" with photo. First report coverage continues inside wit... See More  

Nazi newspaper from the eve of the Berlin Olympics...

NASSAUER VOLTSBLATT, Wiesbaden, July 30, 1936  It is subtitled (translated): "Official Organ of the NSDAP for the Gau Hessen-Nassau". The NSDAP was the Nazi party, and the Gau Hesse-Nassau was an administrative division of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945.

The focus of this issue is on the Berlin Olympics which will start the following day. The banner headline (translated): "Ger... See More  

Pre-Los Angeles 1984 Olympics... Bruce Jenner with son...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 26.1984 (Olympics Section)



* Bruce Jenner remembered - Preview of Summer Olympics

* The Now Jenneration

* L.A. Olympics in a L.A. newspaper



The front page of this Special Olympics '84 Section has: "THE NOW JENNERATION", which is a feature article reflecting on Bruce Jenner's life, with a focus on his gold-medal finish in the 1976 Olympics. Included... See More  

Peggy Fleming wins Olympic Gold!

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, February 24, 1968



* Peggy Fleming wins Olympic Gold!



The front page has: "Peggy Fleming - Olympic Queen," which tells of the page 11 featured report: "Olympic Victory Worth the Grind, Peggy Declares," with considerable details of her Olympic Gold Medal showing. Included is a related 4 by 6 inch photo. Peggy earned the U.S.'s onl... See More  

Bill Johnson wins Olympic Gold in alpine skiing...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 17, 1984



* Bill Johnson wins gold medal at Olympics

* First American male to win in alpine skiing

* Scott Hamilton wins in Men's figure skating



The front page has a one column heading: "Alpine Gold Is First Ever By U.S. Man" with photos. More in the sport's section. Also first report coverage on Scott Hamilton winning gold in Men's figure skat... See More  

Muhammad Ali's 2nd pro fight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 28, 1960



* Muhammad Ali - Cassius Clay

* 2nd professional boxing match

* Very rare report when still unknown



In the sport's section (page 34) under a one column heading: "BOWDRY DEFEATS PASTRANO IN BOUT" is a brief and inconspicuous report reading: "In a preliminary, the Olympic light-heavyweight champion, Cassius Clay of Louisville, scored a... See More