1947/12/10 -- ITEM DESCRIPTION:
A few people have each time I've offered these, perhaps because of the outstanding condition, so for the sake of total clarity this is not a reprint but a totally original vintage issue of The Sporting News issued at the date in the title

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 O'Mealia is "And That's No Joke, Son!" is about the Winter Meetings in New York
  • Headline is "L.A. vs. Baltimore in Bids for Browns -- Park Sale Involved in One Offer -- Pair of Sport Scribes Head Coast Group Also Hoping to Purchase Franchise"
  • "Old Voting System Would Have Put Ted Ahead" with photo of Joe DiMaggio, fallout over his 1-point victory in MVP Vote over Ted Williams
  • "Beantown Blistering Over Williams' Snub in No. 1 Player Poll"
  • "Ted's Backers Rap Choice of DiMaggio for A.L. Prize"
  • "Breadon Still Dazed by Sale of Cards -- I'm Not Going to Quit Game, Declares Sam"
  • "Cards to Keep Their Aces, Hannegan's First Statement -- No Trading Except Surplus for Experienced Catcher and First Sacker"
  • "Minors Vote to Adopt Ball of Uniform Resiliency -- New Standards to Go Into Effect in '49; Attempt to Abolish Bonus Rule Defeated"
  • "Latin-American Nations Flock to O.B. Banner -- Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Panama Follow Cubans -- Prospects Also Bright for Mexico's Entry Into Fold; Plans to Be Worked Out for Pan-American Series"
  • Harry Walker
  • Jim Hegan trade bait
  • Dodgers Name Durocher; CYO Drops Its Opposition -- Youth Group Willing to Accept Decision; Dixie Refuses Managerial Post at St. Paul"
  • "Rambunctious Days on Old Yanks Related by Famed Scout -- Connery Recalls Hug's Headaches Over Ruth -- Babe Could Belt Homers After Being Out All Night" with photos of Babe Ruth and Miller Huggins in article about Robert J. Connery
  • Center Field All-Star Ballot with photos and brief biographies of Joe DiMaggio, Dom DiMaggion, and Harry Walker
  • Dizzy Trout Trade Rumors
  • Full-page ad for Chesterfields on the back cover features huge image of Eleanor Parker
  • Plus, believe it or not, a lot more!

    • 28 pages plus 8-page "The Quarterback" section dedicated to football and including Bowl Game Previews, 36 pages total.