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1947-12-24 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1947/12/24 — 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 “The Stockings Were Hung by the Chimney With Care” shows baseball GM’s under the Christmas tree looking to deal
  • Headline is “Tribe-Dodger Series to Aid Amateurs — Inter-Loop Game Billed in Each City — Receipts Go to Sandlotters; Veeck Expects $50,000 Gate in Cleveland”
  • “Majors’ New Film Captures Series’ Big Thrills — Movies Proves Gionfriddo Catch Prevented Homer — Cookie Lavagetto Shown Lashing Out HIs Pinch Double That Robbed Bill Bevens of No-Hit Glory in Classic; 300 Witness Gala Premiere in New York”
  • “Long Lineup of Star Shortstops in ’47 — Boudreau and Reese Pace Brilliant Parade” with headshots across the top of the page of Marty Marion, Pee Wee Reese, Johnny Pesky, Lou Boudreau, Eddie Miller and Phil Rizzuto and at the bottom of the page of Dave Bancroft, Honus Wagner and Jack Barry
  • “Card-Dealer Hannegan Finds Rivals Won’t Play — Catcher Hunt Fails When Other Clubs Shy Away”
  • “Los Angeles Showers Robinson With Praise — Jackie Acknowledges Many Tributes With Humility and Appreciation, Lauds Coaches and Teammates”
  • “Chips In With Chops on Flatbush Avenue — Casey’s Club for Food, Foam and Fanning-Bees — Hugh’s Spot Short Walk from Park” about Hugh Casey’s Chop House

  • “Meyer, Rebuilder of Pittsburgh Team, Planning Changes in Ballpark Next”
  • “Rigney Knocked from Mound to Office by M.D. — Comiskey In-Law Hampered by Lame Arm, Placed on Relief by Doctor” about Johnny Rigney
  • “Uneasy Yankees Making Passes at Another Pitcher — Bombers Reported Seeking Marchildon Deal With Nats May Be Revisited”
  • “30-Win Spahn Forecast Spun by Southworth”
  • Larry Jansen “Jolts Scoffers as Hill Rookie — Called Just Another Coast League Flash in Pan When Bought by Giants”
  • “Red Hot Fight in Spring at Athletics Hot Corner — Rutner, Who Sparkled Last Fall, Will Compete with Majeski at Third”
  • Roy Cullenbine
  • “Rickey Ducks Fewer Brickbats Over Dixie Than he Anticipated — Fans Express Regret, With Tolerant Viewpoint, Regarding Trade of Dodger Favorite to Pirates
  • All-Star ballot for Right-Handed Pitcher features a photo and breif biography for Bob Feller, Larry Jansen, and Ewell Blackwell
  • Full-page ad for Chesterfields on the back cover features huge image of Ellen Drew
  • Plus, believe it or not, a lot more!

    • 28 pages plus 8-page “The All-Sports News” section including a Willard Mullin cartoon on the first page, plus Otto Graham, Paul Brown, Toe Blake, Jim Conzelman, Jersey Joe Walcott, Bob Doll, Andy Varipapa, and more, 36 pages total.