1956/11/28 --

  • Cover cartoon is "More Black Gold to Make the Big Bomber Purr" featuring a bucktoothed MICKEY MANTLE on the cover with George Weiss, by Lou Darvas
  • Headline of issue is "Rules-Makers Move to Speed Games -- Changes Curb Pitchers' and Hitters' Stalls"
  • About a 1/3rd of a page article: "A Page from Satchel's Book--Docs Says Warm-Ups Are Bunk" with photo of Satchel Paige
  • Full Page article with two photos of MICKEY MANTLE -- "Mantle Repeater as Majors' Speed King" with a long list of players clocked out of the box down to first leading off with the Mick at 3.3. seconds
  • "7 From N.L., 4 from A.L. on Rookie Stars" featuring photos of them all, the biggest of which is Frank Robinson, plus Bill White, Luis Aparicio, Charley Neal and more
  • "Spink Cited as St. Louis 'Sports Figure of '56' -- 500 Salute Publisher at Elk Ceremony"
  • Full page of Brooklyn Dodgers coverage
  • Coverage of N.L. MVP Don Newcombe includes cartoon of Newk plus the voting
  • SIGNS -- Make Rivals Beat Selves - Garagiola Tells How Catcher Directs Work of Pitcher" featuring Joe Garagiola
  • Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including several articles covering many other players, usually at least something from each team; winter ball coverage; The separately numbered 10-page "The All-Sports News" section covering football

    • 30 pages plus 10-page "The All-Sports News" section for 40 pages total.