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1947-07-16 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1947/07/16 — 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 “None So Blind”
  • Headline is “Cuban Pact to Spur Game in Latin-America — Winter Loop Given Okay by U.S. Organized Ball — Island Circuit Accepts American Rules, Standards of Play; Maximum of 32 Experienced Performers to Be Made Available from Minor Leagues”
  • Also on the cover: “Night Ball Cuts Kids’ Careers,’ Says Babe Ruth”
  • “Majors Bar Conditional Slaes During Season — Rule Prompted by Buc-Dodger Behrman Deal — Restriction Asked by Giants; GI Service to Count in Pension Elgibility”
  • “Daredevil Doby Put on Display as First Negro in American League” with photos at top of page and articles underneath: “Veeck Predicts Scramble for Colored Stars — ‘Wanted to Get the Best,’ Explains Tribe President — ‘Why Wait?’ Asks Bill, After Signing Newark Eagle Flash; Rickey Foresees Complete Erasure of Racial Line; Dodgers Ink Detroit Negro for Farm Club” and “Early Doubt Over Doby on Indians –Where to Play Larry on Infield? — Use of Negro at First, in Place of Robinson, Stirs Criticism” On the next page is a photo of Larry Doby signing autographs and another article “Doby All-Round High School Star; Hit .358 in Puerto Rico Last Winter”
  • Sain’s Wild Throw Big All-Star Break — Score Reflects Thin A.L. Edge in Skill in Drama-Packed Scrap Before 41,123″ with article and box score of All-Star Game
  • “Percentge Pays Off for Tenth A.L. Triumph — Pinch-Hitter Spence Drives in Winning Run in Best Game of Mid-Season Series”
  • “All Star Gems from Wrigley Field Diamond”
  • “Dyer Would Make Playing All-Star Game Compulsory, on Naming by Fans — Miller Should Have Declined to Run If Arm Was Too Sore, Says Card Pilot”
  • “Inside Story on Elliott-Herman Trade: Buccos Caught in Squeeze by Perini in Herman Deal” about the trade of Billy Herman
  • Don Black

  • “Four First-String Freshmen Helping to Keep Giants in Fight for First Place — Thomson, Lohrke, Hartung and Jansen Give Team Speed and Spirit”
  • “Yankees Stake League Mastery on Western Trip — Bombers Start Invasion of Sunset Sector With Only 19-17 Record on Road; Club on July 5, Just Two Games Better Off Than a Year Ago”
  • “Bosox Hitting Falters Along With Pitching — Williams Only Regular Over .300 at Half-Way Point; Big Four Off Pace”
  • Jim Hearn
  • Necrology: William G. Bramham, Retired Head of Minor Leagues, Dies
  • Hank Sauer
  • Danny Murtaught “Weaves A.A. Record With Errorless Play as Infielder — Milwaukee Flash Shatters 36-Game Mark That Stood 22 Years”
  • Uncle Cy Sherman
  • “Spalding Sports Show” ad from Spalding features Harry Brecheen cartoon
  • Chesterfield ad featuring James Stewart on the back cover
  • Plus, believe it or not, more!

    • 48 pages total.