1949-10-19 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1949/10/19 —

Cover cartoon is “Keeping ‘Em In After School” by Lou Darvas featuring Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson

Headline on front cover is “Thar She Blows! Rickey Boils, Spouts – Brook Boss in Hurry to Make Deals

Also on cover is beginning of J.G. Taylor Spink column “Looping the Loops”

Also beginning on cover is “Japs Seek Help to Play Our Game, Chandler Tells ‘Em What to Do”

“Title Clashes as Seen Through Expert Eyes of Famed Georgia Peach: Shortstopping Featured Series–Cobb” with photo of Ty Cobb and Willard Mullin cartoon featuring Phil Rizzuto and Pee Wee Reese

“Dr. Brown Operates on Dodger Hurling — He’ll Hang Up Shingle at Third Again in ’50” featuring large photo of New York Yankees Bobby Brown

“Quiet Series Proves Anti-Climax to Hot Races — Few Thrills, But Pitchers Shine in First Two Games”

“The World’s Series in Four Acts” by Willard Mullin is a full page featuring all four after-game cartoons by Mullin “brilliant sports artist of the New York World-Telegram”

WORLD SERIES COVERAGE including box scores of all four games and related articles as the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers

“Yanks Buy Jensen, Martin for $80,000 and 4 Players” – Brief article marks Billy Martin’s original arrival in New York

“Video’s Vital Role in Series Shown by Survey – Theater Telecasts Called Extra-Base Box-Office Hit”

“Brooklyn’s Hats Off to ’16 Heroes – Rickey Host to 16 Members of Pennant-Winning Club; Vets Visit Ebbets Field” with group photo of the reunion which includes people such as Casey Stengel, Rube Marquard, Chief Myers, Nap Rucker, Zach Wheat, and others

Obituary: Frank M. Wildfire Schulte includes about 2/3’s of a column of text and small head-shot photo of Schulte

Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including separately numbered 8-page “The Quarterback” section, plus minor league coverage.

Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features large image of Enos Slaughter

40 pages total.

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