1947/01/08 -- ITEM DESCRIPTION: Oversized, appx. 11-3/4" X 16-1/2" classic The Sporting News issue printed on newsprint. The image at the left is a cropped out portion of the cover (too large to fit the whole thing on my scanner!) and there are other images below from inside this issue. Classic Sporting News from when it was "The Baseball Paper of the World"!

There is just too much packed into each issue of The Sporting News to list it all, but I have paged through this entire issue and here are some of the highlights:

  • Cover cartoon by Willard Mullin "Join a Ball Club and See the World"
  • Headline is "Deep Pay Cuts Facing Some Prewar Stars -- Free Hand for Slashes Until 1948 -- 25 Pct. Slice Limit Doesn't Apply This Season; Clubs to Set Houses in Order"
  • "Clubs Thaw Out Plans for Early Training Start -- First Squads Assemble on February 16"
  • "Sky's Limit on Team Air Travel in '47 -- Rush to Planes Will Start in Spring Training" with a photo of the Yankees landing in Panama last spring. Article below titled "Yanks Again to Set Pace; Other Clubs Plan Flights"
  • "Don't Sell Those Little Fellows Short -- Diminutive Tommy Leach Cites Long List of Stubby Stars to Hit Big Leagues" with photo across the top featuring Miller Huggins, Sparky Adams, Willie Keeler, Rabbit Maranville, Chuck Dressen, Hack Wilson, and Leach himself
  • "How Scribes View Special Defense Against Red Sox Slugger -- Barring of Williams Shift Opposed by Experts" with articles "Poll Backs Strategy as Legitimate -- Suggestions for Outlawing Maneuver Ridiculed by Big League Writers" and "Nap Lajoie Hit to Left--and How! He Nearly Wrecked Infielders"
  • Claude Passeau
  • Clint Hartung
  • Bob Feller "Aims at Ruth Pay Record for '47"
  • "Stardom for Rookie Robinson at 32 -- Yankee Catcher Served for Years in Minors and Coast Guard" with photo of Aaron Robinson
  • "Second-Edition Musial Set to Flash -- Younger Brother Ed Looks and Bats Like Stan, But for Cubs" with photo of Ed Musial
  • "Better DiMaggio in '47, Joe's Promise to Yanks -- Contract Calling for Same Page Encourages Slugger to Regain Stride" with photo of DiMaggio
  • Tommy Holmes and his low strikeout rate
  • "Still a Great Player, said W.C. Fields After Sisler Declined to Drink with Him"
  • "Famous Families of the Game--The THREE HIGHS -- Brothers Graduated from St. Louis Sandlots and Semi-Pro Ball to Big Time" with feature article and photos of each Hugh High, Andy High and Charley High
  • Nearly a full page Point/Counterpoint style article with cartoon of Jackie Robinson by Amadee in the center of the page -- "Robinson Not Ready for Majors' -- Montreal Negro Star Lacks Physical Equipment to Reach Big Time Stardom" by Cy Kritzer and "Jackie a Cinch if Given a Chance -- Accustomed Position is Second Base and He is Best Equipped for Keystone" by Lloyd McGowan
  • Also, on facing page, "Robinson Second Negro to Win Int. League Title" is a brief article mentioning Jackie Robinson winning the International League Batting Title at .349, along with a list of batting leagers
  • "Torres May Decide to Follow Gonzalez on O.B. Blacklist Due to US-Cuban Row" with cartoon of Gilberto Torres
  • Plus, believe it or not, more!

    • 28 pages total.