1958/08/13 -- 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:

  • Headline is "The Rise and Fall of the Whiz Kids" with Lou Darvas cartoon from 1950 featuring Robin Roberts, Curt Simmons, Richie Ashburn, Andy Seminick, Willie Jones, and Granny Hamner with article titled "Griped, But Won '50 Flag, Then Became 'Fat-Headed' -- Mates Disliked Konstanty, But They Respected His Skill; Sawyer's Crackdowns Failed to Halt Slide After Pennant"
  • Also on the cover "Fonseca Takes Up Cudgels Against Critics of Sub Rule -- Change Would Apply Only to Pinch-Hitters and Not to Any Defensive Players"
  • "Speeds the Thing and Duren Has Mostest -- Ryne's Steaming Tosses Make Some Batters Pull Away" with large Ryne Duren cartoon by Willard Mullin
  • "Dan Calls Sub Rule Most Radical of Its Kind Ever Offered -- Says Plan to Permit Pinch-Hitters to Re-Enter Game Would Change Firm Principle in Effect From Start"
  • "New Wing Dedicated at Cooperstown Shrine -- Six Living Hall of Famers Join Officials on Program -- Ty, Baker, Frisch, Cronin, McCarthy, Gehringer Hailed; Gov. Harriman Stresses New York's Pride in Pantheon" with photos
  • "Yankee Weakness Now Plainly Visible--No Sunday Punch -- Club Below .500 on Sabbath, Weak in Double-Headers; Relief Ace Duren Rejoins Team Sooner Than Expected"
  • "Giants Comeback a Freak? It's an Old Habit for Them -- Despite Stengel's Claim, Many Clubs Rose From Far Back in One Year"
  • "Senate Puts Pro Sports Bill on Shelf by 4 to 2 Vote -- Maybe Tabling Was for Time to Digest Casey's Remarks"
  • "Braves Step Up Flag Pace, But Lose Roach on Injury"
  • Joey Jay named NL Player of the Month for July
  • Richie Ashburn "Swings Blazing Bat in Bid for His Second Title -- After Shaking Worst Slump, Ashburn Hits at .400-Plus Gait Since All-Star Game"
  • "Rigney 'Miracle' Plea Fails After 'Frisco Debacle -- Pilot Unable to Rally Giants With Closed-Door Huddle After Defeats by Braves"
  • Roger Maris "Beefs A's Attack on Power Biffs -- Acquisition of Ex-Cleveland Outfielder Hailed As One of Best Deals by Kaycee"
  • Jimmie Foxx "Predicts Ruth HR High Will Soon Fall -- Jimmie on TV Show, Cites Lighter Bats and Faster Ball"
  • Plus Regular Columns, box scores, statistics, minor league reports, and more. Football covered in "The Quarterback" section of about 6 pages including Bobby Layne article.

    • 48 pages total.