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 – [...]
1948/05/05 — 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 [...]
1948/05/12 — 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 [...]
1946/09/25 — Cover cartoon is “Take Your Choice” by Willard Mullin featuring Ted Williams and Stan Musial Headline on front cover is “Television Clause Snags Player Contract – Clubs Value New Service Over Radio Lippy’s Shift to Yanks Depends on Larry’s Offer – Five-Year $65,000 Pact Figured as Possible Lure — All Other Candidates Far [...]
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 [...]
1948/08/18 — 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 [...]
1948/06/23 — 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 [...]
1948/08/25 — 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 [...]
1948/07/28 — 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 [...]
1948/08/11 — 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 [...]
1948/06/30 — 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 [...]
1948/07/14 — 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 [...]
1948/07/21 — 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 [...]
1948/05/26 — 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 [...]
1948/04/14 — 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 [...]
1948/02/18 — Cover cartoon is “Look Who’s Talking” by Willard Mullin featuring his famed Brooklyn Bum Headline on front cover is “Hall of Fame Picks Cheapened — Lanigan: Voting Plan Draws Fire of Director, Raps ‘Forced’ Second Ballot When No Player Receives 75 Pct. of First Poll” Ailing Babe in Miami to Soak Up Sunshine [...]
1948/02/25 — Cover cartoon is “Acid Test for Ben” by Willard Mullin featuring Eddie Miller and Ben Chapman Headline on front cover is “MacPhail Blasts Rickey in Negro Row – Denies Vote for Barrier Was Taken: Former Yankee Head Joins in Uproar Over Talk by Dodger President” with article continuing onto page two and sidebar [...]
1948/03/03 — Cover cartoon is “Take It to the People” by Willard Mullin featuring Connie Mack with Rudy York, Horace Stoneham, and others Headline on front cover is “Mexican Peace With O.B. Taking Form – Governments Are Reported Behind Pact” “Looping the Loops” by J.G. Taylor Spink focuses on 25 Year Old Yankee Stadium Herb [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
1948/03/24 — 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 [...]
1948/03/31 — 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 [...]
1948/04/07 — 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 [...]
1956/12/19 — Cover cartoon is ” What’s Cooking” by Willard Mullin showing a football player and a fighter seated atop a stove labeled “Hot Stove League” with fan below ready to light it up! Headline of issue “Scott Says Yanks Didn’t Nurse Streaks – 1,307 Game Player Tells of Own Skein” featuring Everett Scott talking [...]
1956/12/26 — Cover cartoon is “Of Three We Sing” by Amadee featuring Al Lopez up top with new MLB managers Kerby Farrell, Bob Scheffing and Jack Tighe below Headline of issue “Major Leagues Shape ‘Disaster Plan’ – Players’ Pool to Be Set Up by Each Loop – Victim Club Could Choose as Many as Three [...]
