Historic Newspapers: Sports

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 2, 1932

• Babe Ruth's called shot (first report)
• New York Yankees World Series (game 3)
• Chicago Cubs - Wrigley Field
• Best title to be had - very rare

This could well be

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 28, 1789

• A historic cornerstone addition for any cricket collection

The article is titled: "Cricket" which contains within a subtitle reading: "Laws of the Game"

THE ESSEX JOURNAL & NEW HAMPSHIRE PACKET, Newburyport, Massachusetts, March 1, 1776

• Paul Revere masthead engraving
• American Revolutionary War
• Great year to have (1776)

There were but a few masthead

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 16, 1789

• President George Washington
• First inauguration (historic)

Certainly one of the more desirable events to have in a period newspaper is the first

THE PROVIDENCE GAZETTE & COUNTRY JOURNAL, Rhode Island, Oct. 31, 1778

• British last attempt - peace with America

The entire front page and a portion of page 2 are taken up with an historic document

THE NEW YORK HERALD, January 23, 1857

• Birth of organized baseball
• First convention of clubs

The back page has a report which could be considered the birth of organized baseball. And printed the day

PORTERS SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Dec. 27, 1856

• Earliest of baseball diagrams
• Pre-American Civil War era

This issue of this once popular sporting journal features one of the earliest baseball

THE DETROIT NEWS, March 31, 1931

• Knute Rockne killed(1st report)
• Notre Dame head football coach
• Terrific headline for display
• Early, same day breaking coverage

The fantastic large, bold banner headline

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

THE TIMES, London, Aug. 25, 1851

• 1st America's Cup
• Yacht "America" wins

Nearly half of page 5 is taken up with very detailed accounts of: "The Cowes Regatta" in England, which would become known as

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 30, 1930

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Army Cadets
• 2nd to last collegiate game coached by Knute Rockne
• From the city where the game was played (very rare)

Here is truly a

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 26, 1885  The full front page is a famous Thomas Nast Christmas print: "Peace and Good Will Ringing In The Air -- Ding! Dong!!" showing two Santa Claus prints.
Other

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1781  Near the back is a section headed: "American News" which has a "Copy of a Letter from Brig. Gen. Arnold to his Excellency the Commander in Chief,

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 10, 1887  The full front page is a Zogbaum print: "Mars & Venus at Fortress Monroe". A full page has many scenes of Castine captioned: "An Old Maine; Seaport".

OFFICIAL (Baseball) RECORD, New York, July 9, 1886

• Very rare baseball periodical

This is a volume two issue of a very rare & historically important baseball newspaper, the very first daily sports

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, a trio of issues for May 16, July 17 and 18, 1941

• Joe DiMaggio's famous hitting streak
• It begins - breaks record - and ending
• New York Yankees - MLB baseball
• 3 issue lot from

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 28, 1888  The entire front page is taken up with one of the best 19th century baseball prints to be found, showing a batter, catcher & umpire captioned: "A Ball Or A

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 4, 1863  The most desirable print in this issue is the half page: "Raid of Second South Carolina Volunteers (Col. Montgomery) Among the Rice Plantations on the

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 22, 1922

• Ohio Stadium "The Horseshoe" dedication
• Michigan-Ohio State college football rivalry
• First game played between rivals at stadium

The front page has a terrific

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 8, 1886  The full ftpg. shows: "Some Setters & Pointers at the Dog Show" with a related article inside. Other prints include: "The Canoe Exhibition", a Thomas Nast

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1781  Near the back is a section headed: "American News" which has a "Copy of a Letter from Brig. Gen. Arnold to his Excellency the Commander in Chief,

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 22, 1885  Many nice prints in this issue, but certainly the prime piece is the terrific full page baseball print by T. deThulstrup captioned: "The Winning Run--How

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Nov. 17, 1877

• Historic Phonograph invention
• Early Pre-public unveiling
• Thomas Edison - inventor
• Early baseball science

A page 2 article headed: "A Wonderful

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 22, 1885

• Illustrator Thure de Thulstrup
• Great baseball action engraving

Many nice prints in this issue, but certainly the prime piece is the terrific full page

THE FREEMAN - A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 21, 1910  A quite uncommon newspaper meant for the African-American reader. Logically much of the content is themed

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 8, 1886

• Collectible 19th century baseball print

The full ftpg. shows: "Some Setters & Pointers at the Dog Show" with a related article inside. Other prints include:

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Sept. 2, 1965

• Bob Dylan & his electric guitar
• His famous Forest Hills concert

The front page features a photo of Bob Dylan captioned: "Dylan Stirred Up Forrest Hills".

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 16, 1873  The front page features the portrait of John Tyndall with accompany article. Full page illustrations are: 'Town and Country' and 'Giving the Chicks A Dip'

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Feb. 17, 1872 This issue features a full page Thomas Nast print in which he portrays Victoria Woodhull as the devil, captioned: 'Get Thee Behind Me, Mrs. Satan!'  Not

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 2, 1895  Certainly the prime content in this issue is not just the page 6 article: "Death of Frederick Douglass" which takes over three-quarters of the first column,

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, March 23, 1889

• Great baseball prints - illustrations

Note: this is just a portion of the issue, 8 pages but including the mentioned centerfold.
This terrific

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 12, 1874  Although there are many very nice prints within, the most desired is the full page print by Winslow Homer: "Seesaw--Gloucester, Massachusetts".  
Also

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 12, 1874

• Famous Winslow Homer print

Although there are many very nice prints within, the most desired is the full page print by Winslow Homer:

GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Oct. 4, 1851

• 1st America's Cup race
• Schooner Yacht "America"

Inside has a nice half-page print captioned: "The Celebrated Yacht America" being the vessel which won the

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 5, 1860  The prime feature of this issue would have to be the great doublepage centerfold print captioned: "Bloody, Brutal, and Blackguard Prize-Fight In England,

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 14, 1921

• Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal
• Baseball World Series fix trial
• Best title to be had ? rare as such

The top of page 18 begins with column heads: "BASEBALL GATES

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 27, 1874  Within this complete issue is a great full page print captioned: "International Baseball--The Boston Champions" showing the entire team in uniform. The name

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 4, 5, 6 & 7, 1996

• Tiger Woods very 1st victory (20 years old)
• PGA Professional Golf Association
• Las Vegas Invitational - Nevada

A nice four issue set on Tiger Woods' very 1st

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 15, 1859 Ftpg. shows: 'A German Beer Garden in N.Y. City on Sunday Eve.' Nice fullpg: 'The English Cricketers--the Eleven of All England'. Half of the dblpgctrfld. is

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 13, 1920

• First professional football championship game
• Akron Pros vs. Decatur Staleys - Wrigley Field
• Extremely rare item from the city were it happened

The top of page has

NEW YORK TIMES, February 21, 1918

• Knute Rockne named head coach
• Note Dame Fighting Irish
• NCAA college football

Here is a terrific report for any Notre Dame fan. A small one column head in the bottom

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 21, 1886  Full ftpg. is a famous Frederic Remington print: 'Soldiering in the Southwest--The Rescue of Corporal Scott, a Black soldier.'
Fullpg: 'A Forest Fire'.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 3, 1869  The front page features an article on "Henry J. Raymond" with a large illustration of him. A fullpage illustration "Peace - Finale, Boston, June,

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Dec. 21, 1924

• Red Grange wins Big Ten football MVP
• Illinois Fighting Illini college football HB
• Chicago Tribune Silver Football award
• Very 1st year of this award (very rare as

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 2, 1870  Certainly the prime feature of this issue is the upper half of a doublepage centerfold which shows an expansive view of a baseball game in progress, between

Harper's Weekly, various dates from September 1, 1866 through November 18, 1876. This is a six issue set of Harper's Weekly containing various prints pertaining to events and/or buildings in

NEW-YORK TIMES, Feb. 7, 1876

• Creation of the National League
• Major League Baseball - MLB

On page 2 under "Base-Ball" is a report about a meeting held in New York resulting in the establishment of the

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Sept. 29, 1920

• Chicago White "Black" Sox
• World Series Scandal breaks
• Players suspended from team
• Pitcher Eddie Cicotte confession
• Shoeless Joe Jackson confession

The top of

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 15, 1870  Certainly the most historic or noteworthy print in this issue is the somewhat nondescript political cartoon by famed artist Thomas Nast on the back page

NEW YORK TIMES, June 22, 1939

• Lou Gehrig ends baseball career
• Infantile Paralysis - New York Yankees
• Best title to be had ? (rare as such)

A six column headline on page 26 announces: "Gehrig's Career