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1947-08-27 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1947/08/27 — 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 Papas is “He Never Forgets to Come Back” featuring Connie Mack
  • Headline is “MacPhail Opposing Plan to Televise Series — Sale Being Considered by Chandler: Yankee Boss Believes Move Would Block First Real Sellout of Fall Classic”
  • Also on the cover “Feller, Under Fire by Tribe Fans, Will Let Arm Do All Talking Now” with small pic of Bob Feller
  • “Sluggers Shine on Defense Against Each Other — Rivals Ted and Joe Duel at Bat and in Field” with photo of Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio
  • Full-page “Connie Mack: Tosses Ideas to Ward Morehouse” with photo of Connie Mack
  • Transcript of “No. 2 Radio Baseball Clinic — Babe Ruth Gives Tips on Playing the Outfield”
  • “Dodgers Get Ready to Sweat Out Hot September Finish With Birds — Cards Series Proves Costly When Taylor Suffers Injury to Elbow”
  • Nearly 2-full pages on Ralph Kiner — “Kiner Combing Way to Homer Crown — Steps Up Four-Base Output in Second Year”
  • Earl Torgeson
  • “Red Sox’ Hope Goes Winging on Wild Horse — Tebbetts’ Toss to Third Puts Clincher on Vital Series Opener With Yanks”
  • “Even Umpires Share in Tribute to Travis — Washington Vet Regarded as Most Uncomplaining Player in Majors” with photo of Cecil Travis and manager Ossie Bluege
  • “Spud Question-Marked as Yank Series Hurler — Arm Trouble May Prevent Chandler’s Appearance in Championship Set”
  • Allie Clark
  • “Chisox Find Three Gate Magnets–Vets Appling, York and Wright”
  • Whitey Korowski
  • “Ambitious A’s Now Eye Higher Place Than 4th — Much Depends on Whether Sparkplug Joost Might Have to Take Rest” with small pic of Eddie Joost
  • “Cronin in Denial He’ll Yield Reins to O’Neill — ‘They’ll Have to Cut My Uniform Off,’ Says Joe of Report on His Move to Front Office”
  • “Ellard Calls Landis Book ‘Dramatic and Factual’ — Columbia University Professor, in Editor & Publisher Review, pays Warm Tribute to Spink Chronicle”
  • “Frick Acts Quickly After Phil-Dodger ‘Best Clock’ Contest in Slow Motion — League Head Orders Game Halted by Curfew to be Played to Completion”
  • “Scribe Calls Sacrifice ‘Sucker’s Game’ and Cites Tribe’s Statistics as Proof” by Ed McAuley
  • Alvin Dark named American Association Rookie of Year
  • “Lefty Haddix Quits Sick Bed, Whiffs 19 for Card Farm Chief — Winston-Salem Hurler Backs Club Head’s Glowing Billing to Mathes”
  • Full-page ad for Chesterfields on the back cover features huge image of Adolph Keifer
  • Plus, believe it or not, more!

    • 40 pages total.