Johnny Vander-Meer two no-hit games in row... Wire Snooping not permitted...
Item # 724849
June 16, 1938
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 16, 1938
* Johnny Vander-Meer two no hit games in row
* Cincinnati Reds MLB baseball
* Baseball history is made - 1st report
The front page has a small heading regarding this feat. The front page of section 2 (sports) has a nice banner headline: "VANDER MEER WINS 2D NO-HIT GAME IN ROW" with subheads, related photo, and box scores. The front page has: "WIRE SNOOPING BILL PASSES".
Complete in 32 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high-quality newsprint meant for institutional holdings. In great condition, a few small binding holes at the blank spine.
Background: This June 16, 1938, edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune captures a singular moment in American history where the realms of legendary sports achievement and pivotal federal policy converged on the front pages. The sports banner immortalizes Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer’s second consecutive no-hitter—thrown against the Brooklyn Dodgers during the historic first night game at Ebbets Field—establishing a Major League Baseball record that remains entirely unmatched and widely considered unbreakable. Meanwhile, the main front-page headline, "WIRE SNOOPING BILL PASSES," documents a critical turning point in American civil liberties and jurisprudence. Occurring during the New Deal era amid rising global tensions, this legislative milestone marked early federal efforts to regulate wiretapping and electronic surveillance by law enforcement, laying the groundwork for decades of legal battles over government intrusion and constitutional privacy rights. Together, these headlines offer a vivid snapshot of 1938 America, balancing the distraction of an unprecedented athletic miracle with the sobering realities of a domestic government expanding its surveillance apparatus.
* Johnny Vander-Meer two no hit games in row
* Cincinnati Reds MLB baseball
* Baseball history is made - 1st report
The front page has a small heading regarding this feat. The front page of section 2 (sports) has a nice banner headline: "VANDER MEER WINS 2D NO-HIT GAME IN ROW" with subheads, related photo, and box scores. The front page has: "WIRE SNOOPING BILL PASSES".
Complete in 32 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high-quality newsprint meant for institutional holdings. In great condition, a few small binding holes at the blank spine.
Background: This June 16, 1938, edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune captures a singular moment in American history where the realms of legendary sports achievement and pivotal federal policy converged on the front pages. The sports banner immortalizes Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer’s second consecutive no-hitter—thrown against the Brooklyn Dodgers during the historic first night game at Ebbets Field—establishing a Major League Baseball record that remains entirely unmatched and widely considered unbreakable. Meanwhile, the main front-page headline, "WIRE SNOOPING BILL PASSES," documents a critical turning point in American civil liberties and jurisprudence. Occurring during the New Deal era amid rising global tensions, this legislative milestone marked early federal efforts to regulate wiretapping and electronic surveillance by law enforcement, laying the groundwork for decades of legal battles over government intrusion and constitutional privacy rights. Together, these headlines offer a vivid snapshot of 1938 America, balancing the distraction of an unprecedented athletic miracle with the sobering realities of a domestic government expanding its surveillance apparatus.
Category: The 20th Century













