1947-07-02 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1947/07/02 — 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 Willard Mullin is “Time to Make His Move” about the Cardinals

Headline is “O.B. Retains Right to Sign College Players — Foundation Being Laid for Truce — Support Accorded Coached on Other Points During Cincy Conference”

Also on the cover: “Bidding for Negro Stars Increasing–Rickey”

“Beazley’s Arm Treated Through Beak–Nerve-Ends in Nose Help to Relax Muscles — Gets Relief from N.Y. Physician” with several photos of John Beazley

Hank Behrman

“Bombers Get Chesty, Yet Keep Wary Eye on Bosox — Yankees Discount Tigers and Indians as Pennant Rivals But Regard Boston Club as Growing Menace; Lyons Rates New Yorkers Highest”

“Waiting Mobs Keep DiMaggio Holed Up” with photo of Joe DiMaggio

Ewell Blackwell

“Crippled Dodgers Turn on Western Tormentors — Wind Up Long Trip With Satisfactory Record; Reiser Returns Home for Two-Week Rest”

“Ruth Feted in Four-Day Detroit Whirl, Hails Kid Stars Led by Ex-Tiger Greats” with photo of Babe Ruth with Mickey Cochrane and Charley Gehringer

Mickey Vernon

“Injury to Lou Caps Crippling Blows to Tribe–Ankle Wrench Shelves Pilot; Sore Leg Causes Feller to Miss Hill Turn”

“Cards Regain Their Place in Sun by Gleaming Pace Under Lights” with photo of Stan Musial

“Aging Bengals Trip on Their Whiskers When Pitching Slips — Average Age of 20 Key Players Nearly 31; Meager Farm System Hampers Rebuilding”

“LOOK Sports Editor Disclaims Crusade, Says Pix Authentic — Publisher Spink Maintains Photograph Not Truly Representative, Asks Why Room Was Not Tidied Up” about a LOOK Magazine story about conditions in the minors

“Red Sox Fatten on Home Stay and Fans Bulge Fenway Park — Climb in Race Despite Lack of First-Class Pitching; Galehouse Returns”

“Sain Steps Up Stride on Braves Trip; Rowell Joins Elliott in Punch Parade — Righthander Moves Ahead of ’46 Pace, Again Aims for Score of Wins” with pic of Johnny Sain

“Athletics Meteoric Rise Surprises Even Connie — ‘Never Thought These Boys Had It in Them’; Credits Teams Climb to Youth and Hustle” plus “Mediden Fetes Rookie of ’84–Connie Mack”

Schoolboy Rowe

“Book on Landis Launched at Party for Author Spink and No. 1 Men — Judge’s Feats, Feuds, Foibles Related in Eye-Witness Story of Dramatic Era”

In the “Pacific Coast League” section is “Vince DiMaggio Chases Wolves by Swinging Big Stick for Oaks” with photo of Vince DiMaggio

“Spalding Sports Show” ad from Spalding features Joie Ray cartoon

Chesterfield ad featuring Ray Milland on the back cover

Plus, believe it or not, more!

40 pages total.