1948-06-16 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1948/06/16 —

Cover cartoon is “The Hard Way” by Willard Mullin which features Art Houtteman, article beginning under the cartoon is titled “Tigers Still High on Hard-Luck Houtteman”

Headline on front cover is “Frick Wars Against ‘Bush’ Practices – Calls for End of ‘Cussing’ By Players”

Red Schoendienst “Raps Eight Doubles, Home Run in Three Gams for Record” with photo of Schoendienst

“Bonus Rule Changes Up for Action on July 12”

Richie Ashburn feature, a full page with a couple of photos

Yankee Stadium Marks 25th Birthday – 13 Pennants Have Flown Over Historic Park” with nice phoot of the Stadium on Dedication Day, April 18, 1923, plus coverage of the ’23 Yanks on the following page including team photo

“Nine Dodger Displaced Persons Now in Refugee Camp at Forbes Field – What’s the Matter With the Dodgers? ‘They Miss Us,’ Say Ex-Bums with Bucs” with photo of ex-Dodgers suited up as Pirates in the dugout

Bobby Brown keeping Snuffy Stirnweiss on the bench

“Trio Named in ‘Fix’ Quiz Face Bribery Charge – Hearing Set for June 24 in Winston-Salem Court” about “thrown” game between Winston-Salem and Reidsville

Editorial section leads off with “Babe Ruth’s No. 3 is retired”

Photo headlined “Babe Makes Literary Gift to Yale” shows Babe Ruth

Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including box scores, standings, statistics, minor league coverage.

Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features large image of Stan Musial

40 pages total.

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