1947-07-23 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1947/07/23 — 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 “Stop-Over Tour to Big Town” features the newest Yankees, Bobo Newsom, with accompanying article

Headline is “Groggy A.L. Rivals Yelling ‘Stop Yankees’ — N.Y. Streak Turns Race to Shambles — Other Clubs Now Concerned Only With Cutting Down Speed of Bombers”

“Cover-Maker Calls ’47 Ball Liveliest — Real Rubber, Better Hides Among Reasons — New Highs Predicted in Homers”

Eddie Lopat

“Tigers Still Hoping, But Eye Second — Inability to Get Series Edge Over Red Sox Proving Stumbling Block”

Harry Taylor

Ralph Kiner

“Pesky Proves Batting Pest to Feller; Johnny Hits .393 Facing Blazing Bob”

“13th marks Red Sox’ Black Day; Boosters See Flag Hopes Busted — Double Loss Staggers Club; Near-Miracle Needed to Close Yank Gap”

“Giants Homer Parade Kept Rolling by Rigney — Bill Takes Charge as Slugger When Four-Base Output of Big Three Falls Off; Boundary Wallps Also Contributed by Gordon and Thomson”

Rogers Hornsby

“Pistol Pete’s Return Buoys Dodger Hopes — Bums in West, Hope for Best — But Don’t Feel So Sure About Beating Cards” about Pete Reiser

“Gates Rusting, Browns Rush in 2 Negro Players — Will Aid Club at the Plate, Says DeWitt — Option Takes on a Third Colored Athlete; Team Plays to Only .478” Article refers to Willard Brown, Hank Thompson and Piper Davis

Ewell Blackwell

Cliff Aberson

Sid Hudson

“Detroit Old-Timers Revive Memories of Olden Tiger Days — Big Ovation for Gehringer in Vets’ Party”

Tommy Holmes

“Musial’s Bat and Pollet’s Arm Carry Cards’ Fate as Repeaters — Schedule Breaks Will Help, But Final Answer Is Up to ’46 Prize Pair”

Del Wilber

Don Black

“Connie Keeps Experimenting at 84; Changes A’s Strategy After Setbacks”

Obituary for Orval Overall, pitcher on great Cubs teams of 1907-08

“Spalding Sports Show” ad from Spalding features Joe Louis cartoon

Chesterfield ad featuring World’s Professional Tennis Champion Bobby Riggs on the back cover

Plus, believe it or not, more!

40 pages total.

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