1947-08-13 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1947/08/13 — 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 “Quench Greater N.Y. Diamond Fires” featuring the three New York clubs

Headline is “Coasters Lash Critics as Big League Stooges — Push Drive for Liberty From Draft — Rowland Loop Would Settle for Limiting Selecton by Majors Below AAA”

Vic Raschi

“Feller Leads Protest Against Barnstorm Cub — Criticizes Rule Delaying Trips Until October: Says Later Start Cuts Down Crowds; May Travel as Individual Attraction” with small headshot of Bob Feller

Harry Walker

“Star Third Sackers Crowd Limelight — Elliott, Kell, Johnson and Dillinger Flashing”

“Lippy to Return as Dodger Pilot in ’48–That’s What the Man Said” with photo of Leo Durocher & wife, Laraine Day

“Cheers Drown Jeers as Hank Starts Hitting Home Runs for Bucs — Greenberg Shakes Slump With Biggest Display of Power as Pirate

Frank Papish

Charles A. Comiskey Jr.

Red Rolfe named head Tiger scout

“Yanks Dealt New Blow by Injury to DiMaggio — Jolting Joe Suffers Slightly Torn Muscle in HIs Neck”

“Second Place Chief Concern of Bosox Now — Last Faint Hope of Pennant Fades”

“Christmas for Red Sox Bobby in August — Doerr Presented Gifts Valued at $25,000”

“Browns’ Negro Players Bat Only .194 and .178 — Colored Athletes Heling Draw Big Crowds While on the Road, But Not at Home Games”

“Dodgers Lean on August Punch for Cardinal Kayo — Back on Long Home Stretch to Fatten Lead”

“Cards Turn Flag Wake Into Coming-Out Party — Resurgent Redbirds Rally for New Winning Spurt”

Bob Lemon

“Plotting Flag Dash, Giants Speak Softly, But Wield Homer Stick — Team Believes It Can Win, But Must Step Up Pace in Eastern Play”

Harry Brecheen

Necrology: Vic Willis Dies of Stroke

Dazzy Vance

Full-page ad for Chesterfields on the back cover features huge image of Dave “Boo” Ferriss

Plus, believe it or not, more!

40 pages total.

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