1948/02/04 --

  • Cover cartoon is "Pin-Ball Baseball" by Willard Mullin with very small related article underneath "Bell-Ringing Bases, Illuminated Plate, Innovations Planned at Braves' Field"
  • Headline on front cover is "Pasquel Blast Perils Mexican Peace Plan" about Jorge Pasquel
  • Half page Pittsburgh Pirates summary with roster
  • "Irish Duo of Joes Plots Flag for Boston - McCarthy on Field and Cronin in Office Tops" about Joe Cronin and Joe McCarthy of the Boston Red Sox
  • "Looping the Loops" column by J.G. Taylor Spink focuses on Tris Speaker this issue
  • Feature on Walter Masterson
  • Branch Rickey "Blueprints Front-Office Success Route," full page (plus) featuring Branch Rickey
  • Feature article on baseball-basketball player Frankie Baumholtz with photos
  • Just under a half-page article about umpire Cal Hubbard with photo
  • Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including box scores, standings, statistics, minor league coverage, plus the 8 page All-Sports section which covers boxing, football, hockey and other sports.
  • Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features large image of Rise Stevens
  • 28 pages plus 8 page All-Sports News Supplement for 36 pages total.