1939/08/17 --

  • Headline over the masthead: Ted Williams, Driving Pitchers Crazy, Proves He's No Screwball at Bat
  • Main headline: Pitching Shortage Throws Scare into Cincinnati Camp with story beginning underneath Deacon Bill Must Uncover One More Winning Chucker
  • Headline Over Photos on Front Cover: Knight of the Garter Dykes -- Keeps His White Sox Up and Does His Own 'Darning" with photos of Jimmie Dykes

    • Other stories

  • Red Sox Followers Reflect on "Ifs" of Pitching Staff
  • "I'm No Sour Puss"--Gabby referring to Gabby Hartnett
  • 'Curb-Yankees' Movement Dies Down, But Barrow's Resentment Flares Higher
  • Lazzeri Slated to Stay, With Added Authority refers to Tony Lazzeri and the Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Tony Freitas Bags Some Pheasants and a Row of Goose Eggs
  • Cardinals Put Fans in a Pennant Mood - 40,807 Turnout in St. Louis Sees Birds Whip Reds Twice
  • Ted Williams -- Red Sox Kid Socker, Miscast in Screwball Role, On Way to Driving Man American League Hurlers Crazy -- Ted Not Problem Player, Says Cronin, Who Terms Acts 'Aggressive Efforts', article by Jack Maloney with large Ted Williams cartoon by Willard Mullin (shown below)
  • Connie Mack Outbids Rich Rivals for Pitcher - Lands Besse, Memphis Southpaw, in Cash and Player Deal
  • Nats '$100 Infield' Looks Like Million - Griff's Boys Sparkplug His Club in Season's Best Spurt
  • Kid Keystone Combine Keynoting K.C. in Direction of A.A. Double-Play Mark - Article by Parke Carroll with photos of minor leaguers Gerald Priddy and PHIL RIZZUTO
  • Plus many other articles not mentioned, several box scores and game summaries, detailed minor league coverage and more

    • 14 pages total.