1947/04/30 -- 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 is "Don't Fence Him In" featuring Pete Reiser of the Brooklyn Dodgers
  • Headline is "MacPhail Facing Showdown With Chandler -- Yank Head Gets Call on Carpet -- Summons Follows Interview Criticizing Suspension Handed Durocher
  • Mel Ott "Gets Hot When They Tag Giants for Cellar -- Mel Loses Mellow Mood as Polo Grounders Plunge"
  • "Blackwell's Buzzball Backs Up Batters -- Cincy's Slim Sidearmer Shows Sizzling Speed" with photos of Ewell Blackwell
  • "DiMag Props Yank Stock With Hefty Bat on Return -- Joe's Early Comeback Tonic to Bombers; Reynolds, Bevens Impressive" with photo of Joe DiMaggio
  • Babe Ruth "to Aid Legion Junior Ball to the Very Limit of My Health -- Training Rules Laid Down by Medicos to Govern Bambino's Activities"
  • Mr. Shortstop Likes That 'Slug' Moniker Too" with photos of Marty Marion
  • Pat Mullin
  • "Dodgers Seem Different--It's Uncle Burt as Boss -- Soft-Spoken New Pilot Represents Direct Contrast to Lip" about Burt Shotton
  • "Rickey Keeps Door Open for Durocher in '48 -- Shotton Is One-Year Fill-In as Dodger Leader"
  • "Bing Reigns in Pittsburgh for Sunny Opening Day -- Crosby Captivates Corsair Coterie, Appears At Luncheon, Ball Game and C. of C. Banquet" with photos of Bing Crosby
  • "Milan Pins Marksman Medal on Rifle-Armed Dom DiMaggio"
  • "Bob Feller Blazes Away at Barnstorming Critics -- Cleveland Ace's Ninth One-Hit Feat Refutes Forecasts He Ruined Arm on Last Fall's Exhibition Tour"
  • "Where Are Members of All-Time No. 1 Team Today? -- Father Time Riddles Ranks of Great '27 Yanks" -- A Look back at the 1927 Yankees
  • Chesterfield ad featuring Bob Hope on the back cover
  • Plus, believe it or not, more!

    • 40 pages total.