1949/07/13 — All-Star Issue with managers Lou Boudreau and Billy Southworth pictured at the top of the front cover. Game to be held at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, All-Star Issues always incorporate a lot of articles about the home city and club. Cover cartoon is “Two’s a Crowd” by Willard Mullin featuring several images of [...]
1949/05/25 — Cover cartoon is is a small drawing of former Cardinals owner the late Sam Breadon by Amadee, plus article beginning on cover is part 1 of 2 article about Sam Breadon Headline on front cover is “Bonus Babies? ‘Ugh,’ Says Billy Evans -Experience Still Surest Path to Top” “Yogi Always Thinks That First [...]
1948/08/25 — Cover cartoon is “All Is Confusion” by Willard Mullin Headline on front cover is “Flying Dodgers Stealing Way to Flag – Burt Gives ‘Go’ Sign to Entire Club” Full page feature on Vernon Bickford with photos Once Proud Comiskey Dynasty Basking in Cellar – Author Burns Burns Ups Over Chisox’ Plight” NATION MOURNS [...]
1948/08/18 — Cover cartoon is “Indian Country” by Willard Mullin with the Giants, Dodgers and Cardinals voicing hopes they’re still in it all the while riddled with arrows from the Braves Headline on front cover is “Two 12-Club Majors Proposed by Perini – ‘Take Eight Cities From Top Minors – Braves’ Prexy Would Add Teams [...]
1948/08/11 — Cover cartoon is “Schmitz Gives Dodgers Fits” by Willard Mullin featuring Johnny Schmitz Headline on front cover is “Evans Hits Bonus After 75-Grand High – Tiger Chief Calls Setup Repugnant” “Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spink focuses on Eddie Sawyer this issue Full page article about Red Sox Vern Stephens with [...]
1948/08/04 — Cover cartoon is “The Little Lady Dropped Her Hanky” by Willard Mullin with said little lady being marked “Miss A.L. Pennant” and 4 teams scrambling for the hanky Headline on front cover is “Deflation Strikes Majors’ Farm Systems – Pirates’ 19 Clubs to Be Sliced to 12 – Several Other Clubs to Join [...]
1948/07/28 — Cover cartoon is “Bouncing on The Main Line” by Tom O’Mealia showing executives and managers trying to hold on to a speeding train marked “Pennant Race” Headline on front cover is “Players Demand All-Star Penalties – Men Voting on Truant Punishment” Lopping of Lip–’Boss Wants You to Resign’ – July 4 Message From [...]
1948/07/21 — Cover cartoon is “R.S.V.P.” by Willard Mullin showing the Indians blowing at “pennant hopes” embers while in the distance the Braves wave the message “See You in October” Headline on front cover is “Rival Club Officials Put Blast on Veeck – Bill Says He Took Feller Off Star List – Interested Only in [...]
1948/07/14 — Banner at the top of front cover: ALL-STAR ISSUE – 15th ANNUAL GAME Cover cartoon is “Always the Game of the Year” by Willard Mullin Headline on front cover is Cleveland Boo-Birds Backed By Veeck – Fan’s Right to Have Fun in Own Way – Indians Chief Answers Story – Tribe Plays Better [...]
1948/06/30 — Cover cartoon is “Lemon-Aid” by Willard Mullin which features Bob Lemon as well as Rube Marquard Headline on front cover is “Players to Demand Uniform Lighting – Arc System at St. Louis Under Fire” with small head-shot photo of Dixie Walker “Those Drives to Left Surprise Ted, Too” is a full page about [...]
1948/06/23 — Cover photo features Babe Ruth in uniform for the final time at Yankee Stadium as Ruth’s number 3 is retired on Yankee Stadium’s Silver Anniversary. Ruth would die Headline on front cover is “Harridge, Once Night Foe, Now ‘Loves It’ – 54,480 Gate in Detroit Is Convincer” Full page feature on Dutch Leonard [...]
1948/06/16 — Cover cartoon is “The Hard Way” by Willard Mullin which features Art Houtteman, article beginning under the cartoon is titled “Tigers Still High on Hard-Luck Houtteman” Headline on front cover is “Frick Wars Against ‘Bush’ Practices – Calls for End of ‘Cussing’ By Players” Red Schoendienst “Raps Eight Doubles, Home Run in Three [...]
1948/06/09 — Cover cartoon is “The Old Settler Steps Out” by Willard Mullin and featuring Connie Mack Headline on front cover is “Circuit -Breaker on Video Demanded – Minor Plea to Be Heard July 11-12 “Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spink focuses on Gene Bearden New Raps on Door of 50-Homer Club – [...]
1948/06/02 — Cover cartoon is “One Little Line” by Willard Mullin featuring Stan Musial with brief article underneath “Musial Hitter Now, Instead of Just a Swinger” Headline on front cover is “Yanks, Cards Picked in Pilots’ Poll – Same Clubs Are Favored By Players” “Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spink features Cardinals Ralph [...]
1948/05/26 — Cover cartoon is “Staff of No-Hitters” by Willard Mullin features Bill McCahan, Dick Fowler, and Bullfrog Bill Dietrich Headline on front cover is “‘Lively Ball’ Laid to Dead-Arm Pitching — Everybody Now Swings for Distance” “Looping the Loops” feature by J.G. Taylor Spink focuses on Eddie Joost “Mack’s Cinderella A’s Cost But $75,000 [...]
1948/05/19 — Cover cartoon is “The Four Mr. Hydes of ’48″ by Willard Mullin featuring Hal Newhouser – Bob Feller – Ewell Blackwell – Ralph Branca Headline on front cover is “Video Spread Puts Game on Hot Spot – Minor Clubs Near Major Cities Hurt” “Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spink focuses on [...]
1948/05/12 — Cover cartoon is “Wising Up the Lip” by Willard Mullin featuring Leo Durocher and Mullin’s Brooklyn Bum Headline on front cover is “‘Beat Bums’ Slogan Hits Tribe in Teeth – Lou’s Crew Hits Slump After Crack Article on Stan Musial raising his average from .174 the first 12 games to .373 “Pittsburgh All [...]
1948/05/05 — Cover cartoon is “Bob the Bottler in Corking Start” by Willard Mullin featuring Mullin’s Indian putting a cork labeled “Bob Feller” into a bottle containing “Enemy Power” Headline on front cover is “‘Beat Brains Out of Bums! — Boudreau — Tribe Plans to Fatten on Weak Clubs with small head shot photo of [...]
1948/04/21 — Cover cartoon is “Spring Hit Parade in 16 Major Keys” by Nelson Headline on front cover is “Yanks and Braves Picked by Experts – Cardinals and Bosox Placed Second” “Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spink takes a look at Dick Sisler Full page team by team preview of the 1948 season [...]
1948/04/14 — Cover cartoon is “Making Things Soft” by Willard Mullin featuring Pete Reiser in the cartoon and being carted off on stretcher in photo at top right. With article beginning on cover “3-Cushion Bank Shot for Reiser” Headline on front cover is “Bonus Rule Revolt Army Growing Daily – Drawbacks Emphasized by Harridge” “Looping [...]
1948/04/07 — Cover cartoon is “Philadelphia Investment” by Willard Mullin featuring Curt Simmons with article beginning underneath “10-Victory Goal No Cinch–Even for a Curt Simmons” Headline on front cover is “Floundering Favorites Upset Dope – Bombers Hit by Injuries, Ditto Bosox” Feature article about Boston Red Sox Maurice McDermott with large cartoon by Gene Maus [...]
1948/03/31 — Cover cartoon is “They’d All Settle for Joe’s Problems” by Willard Mullin featuring Joe McCarthy, Vern Stephens and Johnny Pesky Headline on front cover is “Young Comiskey Blasts Chisox ‘Loafers’ – Club Heir Plans ‘Lot of Changes’” Article about Larry Doby incident: “Negro Spikes White Rival–and That’s the Whole Story” “Bosox Season in [...]
1948/03/24 — Cover cartoon is “Collector’s Item” by Willard Mullin featuirng the Brooklyn Bum Headline on front cover is “N.L. Umps Ordered to Halt ‘Cheating’ – League Head Demands End of ‘Spitball’” “Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spinks focuses on Joe Page Article about Yankees pitching with photo of manager Bucky Harris with [...]
1948/03/17 — Cover cartoon is “Pains That Bloom in the Spring, Tra La!” by Willard Mullin Front cover sports green St. Patrick’s day ink at top noting this is the 62nd Anniversary Issue of The Sporting News Headline on front cover is “Video Will Bring Camps to Home Fans – Nine Major Clubs to Be [...]
1948/03/10 — Cover cartoon is “Small-Town Talks That Made Big Noises’ featuring Rogers Hornsby, Dizzy Dean, Eddie Miller and Branch Rickey Headline on front cover is “6-Day Training Brings Player Squawks – Tigers Point to Hazard of Bad Weather” “Bright Picture for Game in Television–Hannegan — Cards’ New President Sees Two-Year Gate Decline With Video, [...]
