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1947-10-01 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1947/10/01 — 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 “Speaking of Cinderellas” refers to Yankees manager Bucky Harris and Dodgers skipper Burt Shotton
  • Headline is “Yanks Pit Power Against Dodger Speed — Relief Aces Viewed as Big Factors: Championship Series Likely to Wind Up as Struggle of Reserve Strength”
  • “Rival Bullpen Aces Billed in Title Roles — Series Spotlight Shared by Page and Casey”
  • “Brooks Helped to Flag by St. Louisan-Scouts”

  • Team photos of the champion New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers
  • “Trio in Keen Competition as Yanks’ Opening Hurler — Shea Joins Reynolds, Bobo in Running; Schedule Favors Bombers”
  • “3-Million Bid for Half of Yankees Rejected — MacPhail Will Quit As President After 1950; Harris Prefers Pilot Post to Front Office Berth”

  • “This Isn’t the Kind of Club You Pop Off On — Bobo Trying to Button His Lipe as Yankee” with photo of Bobo Newsom
  • “Kid Pitchers Projected Into Series Limelight” with photo of Dodgers’ Ralph Branca and Yankees’ Frank Shea
  • “Top Play-by-Play Aircasters of ’47 Named” with photos of the winners Mel Allen and Red Barber
  • “Reese, Robinson Caught in Jam at N.Y. Station”
  • Billy Herman quits as Pirates manager
  • “Braves 20-Win Twins — Club’s First Duo of Kind Since ’37” with photos of Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain
  • Eddie Collins “Health Back, Resumes Bosox Post — Announcement Ends Report That Cronin Will Move Into Front Office”
  • “Rookies Elbow Ott, Lom Off Giants’ Player Roster — Manager Quits Active List, Schnozz Cut Loose as Newcomers Join Up”
  • Connie Mack “Defends Use of Sacrifice Bunt, Citing 156 Double Plays Against A’s”
  • Full-page ad for Chesterfields on the back cover features huge image of Dorothy Lamour
  • Plus, believe it or not, more!

    • 40 pages plsu 8-page “The Quarterback” section dedicated to football, 48 pages total.