1946-10-16 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1946/10/16 —

The cover of this issue features photos rather than the usual cartoon. Featured are Yankee GM Larry MacPhail with Joe Gordon – Joe DiMaggio – Aaron Robinson – John Lindell

Headline on front cover is “Buyers Bid for Breadon’s Battling Birds – St. Louis, Coast Groups in Tug-of-War for Club — Captialist Steinberg Would Keep Team in Mound City; Motion Picture Magnate Mayer Wants to Move National League Franchise to Los Angeles”

“Boos Gave Break to Rudy and Red Sox – Detroit Fans Rode York to Hub and Stardom” with four decent sized photos of Rudy York

The 1946 World Series, Swing by Swing” begins 8 pages of coverage of the first 6 games of the 1946 World Series where the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Red Sox — game 7 was to take place Oct. 15, this issue is dated Oct. 16, so it apparently just missed deadline. Each game garners a full-page or more of coverage including box scores. One of the 8 pages is simply filled with photos. Also cartoons and photos throughout the coverage

“Red Sox and Ted Join in Spiking Mass Rumors of ‘Williams Shift’ – ‘Not for Sale,’ Declares Cronin; ‘Want to Stay,’ Asserts Slugger” focusing on the Ted Williams trade rumors

Yankees Cold-Shoulder DiMaggio-Williams Swap” is a little over a column of text about a proposed deal that would have sent Joe DiMaggio to the Red Sox in exchange for Ted Williams coming over to the Yankees – Article subtitled as follows: “MacPhail’s Lack of Interest Laid to Reported Belief He Regards Ted as Problem Child; Larry in Tough Spot in Selection of New Manager”

Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including several articles covering many other players, usually at least something from each team; extensive minor league coverage including their post-season

Chesterfield ad on back cover features three images of Stan Musial

28 pages total.