1947-09-24 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1947/09/24 — 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 “Sweetheart’s Again” about the Yankees taking the pennant

Headline is “Browns Top Dizzy Deason by Signing Dean — He’s Slated to Pitch in Final Week: Aircaster Has Boasted He Could Hurl Better Than ‘Nine Out of Ten'” with small pic of Dizzy Dean

Also on the cover: “Game’s Immortals to Be Yank Series Guests — Former Stars Are to Include Ruth, Speaker — Yankee Division and Rivals of Other Days to Appear in Good Will Gesture”

“Rickeyless Cards Fall as Dodger Empire Grows — Redbirds Miss Branch’s Tact, Flow of Talent — Mahatma Would Have Kept Coopers and Prevented Jumps to Mexico”

“Only Brother Bat-Champs….the Walkers — Harry Duplicates Dixie’s N.L. Triumph of ’44”

Dutch Leonard

Transcript of “No. 6 Radio Baseball Clinic: Base-Stealing Pointers Given by Ben Chapman”

Jackie Robinson “Standout in Cardinal Series”

“Shotton Applies Rockne Gridiron System to Diamond — Dodgers Two Deep in First-String Troops — Able Reserves Always Prepared to Take Over”

“Bums Bad, But Cards Were Worse in Crucial ‘Little World’s Series’ — Pitching Sour, Hitting Erratic and Fielding Spotty in Games on Which National League Flag Hinged”

Photo “Keeping Dodgers, Cards From Spilling Beans” shows umpire Beans Reardon breaking up an argument between Jackie Robinson and Joe Garagiola at the plate

“Yankee Flag Linked to Chain System — Most of Players Developed in Minor League Organization Headed by George Weiss”

Ben Chapman to stay as Phillies manager

Ralph Kiner “Goes to Bat for Herman, Staging Homer Carnival in Behalf of Buc Boss — Slugger Pulls Pirates Out of Spine With Streak of Home Run Clouts”

“Braves Back Spahn, Sain as 20-Winners — They Would Like to Be First Hub Hill Duo to Reach That Figure in 10 Years”

“No Pitching Surprise for Series–Shotton to Lead With His Ace” referring to Ralph Branca

“New York to Hail Yanks, Dodgers With Parades, Big Demonstrations”

Sam Chapman, Bill McCahan, Ferris Fain “Not for Sale! — Wouldn’t Be Interested in Half-Million Offer for First Baseman Alone–Mack”

“Giants ‘Best 4th Place Club in Years,’ Giving Bang-Up Preview of ’48”

George McQuinn

“New York Enters Harris as ‘Pilot of Year’ Favorite”

Steve O’Neill

“1948 Prospects Being Put on Fall Display at Fenway — Red Sox Rush Rebuilding With Rookie Recalls” includes photos fof Cot Deal, Merrill Combs, Matt Batts

“Remembrance Day for Si Rosenthal — Fans Contribute to Stairless Home for Ex-Red Sox War Hero” with photo of gifts being presented to Rosenthal

Ted Williams “Tussle Keeps BoSox Fans Rooting — Hub Interest Now Centered in Williams’ Fight for Batting Honors”

“Lou’s ’48 Status Near Showdown — Boudreau-Veeck Huddle Due on Closing Weekend; ‘Won’t Sign One-Year Contract,’ Declares Manager”

Cliff Aberson

Photo captioned “Babe Back in Hub…Scene of Early Triumphs” shows Babe Ruth with Eddie Collins and Ted Williams

Full-page ad for Chesterfields on the back cover features huge image of Martha Montgomery

Plus, believe it or not, more!

40 pages total.

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