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Very 1st ever televised sporting event in 1939...
Very 1st ever televised sporting event in 1939...
Item # 712807
May 18, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 18, 1939
* Very 1st sport's event on television
* Princeton vs. Columbia baseball game
* Historic broadcasting first
The sport's section (page 33) has a three column heading : "Columbia Loses Twice" with subheads that include: "PRINCETON ANNEXES LEAGUE TWIN BILL" and more with box scores and related photo. (see) A very historic issue in the field of broadcasting as this was the very 1st sporting event ever to be televised with text that includes: "...was televised by the National Broadcasting Company, the first regularly scheduled sporting event to be pictured over the air waves" (see) Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 50 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: The first-ever televised sporting event was a college baseball game played on May 17, 1939, between Princeton and Columbia; Princeton beat Columbia 2–1 at Columbia's Baker Field. The contest was aired on W2XBS, an experimental station in New York City which would ultimately become WNBC-TV. The game was announced by Bill Stern
Category: The 20th Century
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