1939-08-17 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1939/08/17 —

Headline over the masthead: Ted Williams, Driving Pitchers Crazy, Proves He’s No Screwball at Bat

Main headline: Pitching Shortage Throws Scare into Cincinnati Camp with story beginning underneath Deacon Bill Must Uncover One More Winning Chucker

Headline Over Photos on Front Cover: Knight of the Garter Dykes — Keeps His White Sox Up and Does His Own ‘Darning” with photos of Jimmie Dykes

Other stories

Red Sox Followers Reflect on “Ifs” of Pitching Staff

“I’m No Sour Puss”–Gabby referring to Gabby Hartnett

‘Curb-Yankees’ Movement Dies Down, But Barrow’s Resentment Flares Higher

Lazzeri Slated to Stay, With Added Authority refers to Tony Lazzeri and the Toronto Maple Leafs

Tony Freitas Bags Some Pheasants and a Row of Goose Eggs

Cardinals Put Fans in a Pennant Mood – 40,807 Turnout in St. Louis Sees Birds Whip Reds Twice

Ted Williams — Red Sox Kid Socker, Miscast in Screwball Role, On Way to Driving Man American League Hurlers Crazy — Ted Not Problem Player, Says Cronin, Who Terms Acts ‘Aggressive Efforts’, article by Jack Maloney with large Ted Williams cartoon by Willard Mullin (shown below)

Connie Mack Outbids Rich Rivals for Pitcher – Lands Besse, Memphis Southpaw, in Cash and Player Deal

Nats ‘$100 Infield’ Looks Like Million – Griff’s Boys Sparkplug His Club in Season’s Best Spurt

Kid Keystone Combine Keynoting K.C. in Direction of A.A. Double-Play Mark – Article by Parke Carroll with photos of minor leaguers Gerald Priddy and PHIL RIZZUTO

Plus many other articles not mentioned, several box scores and game summaries, detailed minor league coverage and more

14 pages total.