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1947-12-03 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1947/12/03 — 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 “A Big Family–And Still Growing” featuring President Trautman and his 52 Minor Leagues
  • Headline is “Clean Up, Paint Up Parks–Plea to Minors — Finch Asks More Heed to Comforts — Building and Rehabilitation Campaign Needed to Keep Fans Coming Out”
  • “$300,000 Reserve Fund Sought by Trautman — Wants Fees Hiked to Meet Costs, Replenish Treasury”
  • “Majors Asked to Bar College Raiding — Moguls Urged to Follow Policy of Pro Football — Coaches, in Return, Offer to Stimulate School Game”
  • “Saga of Sam Breadon, Who Parlayed Popcorn into Pennants — Hatches $3,000,000 on $200 Redbird Nest-Egg”
  • “$3,650,000 in Cash Swung Card Sale — Major Portion of Price Met By Bank Loan — Hannegan and Associates Put Up $650,000 of Own”
  • “Closest Vote Marks Award to DiMaggio — Shades Williams by One Point for A.L. Prize” with large photo of A.L. MVP Joe DiMaggio, who beat Ted Williams 202 to 201 points
  • “Who’s Who on Browns? Fans Won’t Know Until They Consult Scorecard — Few of Old Guard Remain After Big Deals”
  • “Griffith, Clear Creek Kid, Still Going Strong at 78” about Clark Griffith

  • “Brain-Train Plan Adopted By Veeck to Boost Indians — Boudreau, With New 2-Year Contract, Has McKechnie and Ruel for Aids”
  • “Mesmerism? Stoneham May Try It in Order to Land Pitcher for Giants”
  • All-Star ballot for Left Field includes photos with brief biographies of Pete Reiser, Ted Williams, and Enos Slaughter
  • “Flag Fear Caused Yanks’ Yell Over Brownie Deals — Player Auctions Could Make Red Sox Favorites to Dethrone Bombers”
  • Full-page ad for Chesterfields on the back cover features huge image of Bucky Harris
  • Plus, believe it or not, a lot more!

    • 32 pages plus 8-page “The Quarterback” section dedicated to football and including cover story All-America 1947 with photos including Johnny Lujack, Bobby Layne and Doak Walker, plus stories about U.S.C. vs. Notre Dame, Chet Murtyn, and others, 40 pages total.