1947-05-07 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1947/05/07 — ITEM DESCRIPTION: Oversized, appx. 11-3/4″ X 16-1/2″ classic The Sporting News issue printed on newsprint. The image at the left is a cropped out portion of the cover (too large to fit the whole thing on my scanner!) and there are other images below from inside this issue. Classic Sporting News from when it was “The Baseball Paper of the World”!

There is just too much packed into each issue of The Sporting News to list it all, but I have paged through this entire issue and here are some of the highlights:

Cover cartoon by Al Pappas is “Eliza Dyer Hears the Hounds”

Headline is “Happy, Larry Speechless After 6-1/2 Hour Gabfest — Showdown Ends With Both Silent — Statement on Long Confab May Never Be Issued, Says Chandler Aide”

“That Old Yank Magic in an ‘NY’ Blouse — Bomber Suit Turns Many Players Into Stars –Shirt Does Something to McQuinn” with photos of Frank Shea, Don Johnson, Bob Brown, George McQuinn and Allie Reynolds

“Nations Fans Join With Game in Stirring Tribute to Babe Ruth — 58,339 Cheer Homer King in Yank Stadium Ceremony” with photos of Babe Ruth, plus sidebar article “Babe’s Shoulders Squared By Thunderous Reception”

“Jackie Just Another Player to Us–With No Favors, Says Chapman — ‘He Must Learn to Take It, Like All Others, Declares Phillies Manager” with photo of Jackie Robinson

Johnny Mize “Tagged as Slow Starter, Rushing Output of Homers”

“Dodgers Up to Old Tricks In Their Own Back Yard — Despite Shaky Hurling, Bums Start as Fast for Shotton as They Did for Lip”

“Modest Lyons Shuns ‘Miracle’ Tag–He’ll Settle for First Division Spot” with large photo of Ted Lyons

Schoolboy Rowe

Sid Hudson

“If This Won’t Give You Ulcers I Don’t Know What Will — Broadcaster Dean Roots Brownies to Victory” with photo of Dizzy Dean

Photo of Bob Feller captioned “Feller Warming Up in Dugout” shows Feller sitting in his new electrically heated jacket

Chesterfield ad featuring Bobby Riggs on the back cover

Plus, believe it or not, more!

36 pages total.

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