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1947-11-12 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1947/11/12 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
A few people have each time I’ve offered these, perhaps because of the outstanding condition, so for the sake of total clarity this is not a reprint but a totally original vintage issue of The Sporting News issued at the date in the title

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 O’Mealia is “Who’s He Trying to Kid?”
  • Headline is “No Gun-Jumping on March 1 Training — Council Plan to Be Put Up to Meetings — Group Also Proposes Fines for Violating Hands-Off Policy With Legion”
  • Also on the cover “Looping the Loops” by J.G. Taylor Spink
  • “Christmas on December 25–But When Dodger Pilot? — Mahatma Still Straddling Fence After Third Confab With Leo Durocher”
  • “Top to Bottom Rebuilding Slated for A.L. Last-Placers — Ruel’s Ouster Starts Brown Shakeup”
  • “I Did Best I Could With What I Had — Ruel”
  • “Zack’s Tracks — Taylor Caught for All Three New York Clubs; Received Nickname from Twelfth President of U.S.” with photo of Zack Taylor
  • “$500 Note Ends O’Connor–Chandler Feud — Sox Pay Fine and Threat of Court Test Dies — Harridge Pressure Helps to Bring About Sentiment”
  • “Who’s On First? On Second? No Hint in Rules — 4-Putout Inning, 3-Base Hit on Foul Among Puzzles”
  • Pat Seery
  • “Fancy-Dan McInnis Fans of His Days on First — Stuffy Used Apple Pie, Which Preceded Lobster-Claw or Lacrosse Bat, He Says — Played on Six Championship Teams” about Stuffy McInnis with photos
  • “St. Louis to Pay Rousing Tribute to Breadon for Cardinals’ Feats — Testimonial Dinner Slated for Jan. 13”
  • Frankie Gustine
  • “Yank Player Rating Put DiMaggio at Top, With Henrich Second — Joe Paced Club in Attack, Brilliant in Field” with photo of Joe DiMaggio
  • “Bosox Aces Ailing Arms, Two Joes’ Joint Problem — Hill Additions to Be Sought”
  • Jackie Robinson “Asks for Fans Advice on ’48 Pay, Gets ‘$20,000’ Reply”
  • “Reds Were Better Batters With Blackwell on Mound” about Ewell Blackwell
  • Augie Galan top hitter under lights
  • All-Star Ballot of Third Base includes a photo with brief biography for George Kell, Bob Elliott, and George Kurowski
  • Full-page ad for Chesterfields on the back cover features huge image of Lauren Bacall
  • Plus, believe it or not, a lot more!

    • 28 pages plus 8-page “The Quarterback” section dedicated to football and including an Al Pappas cartoon, plus articles about Paul Bear Bryant, U.S.C., George Ratterman, and others, 36 pages total.