1951-03-14 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1951/03/14 —

Cover cartoon is “Not-So-Tall Tactician” by Willard Mullin featuring Jimmie Dykes with beginning of article “Cautious Dykes Bars Intra-Squad Games” underneath

Headline on front cover is “Sewell Springs New Idea in Hill Drills – Two Hurlers Alternate for Bat Practice”

Also beginning on the cover is J.G. Taylor Spink’s column “Looping the Loops” this issue focusing on Yogi Berra

Stan Musial “$75,000 Player on His Plate Record – Led League Four Times, Ready to Cop Again” with 3 photos of Musial swinging at a pitch at the top of the page

Connie Mack “at 88, Busy at New Life as Fan – Dykes Boss, He Says–In Field Chair”

Rookie Roundup page has articles with photos of Frank Sacka – Vinegar Bend Mizell – Bob Boyd

“Four Youngsters Not on the Roster Make Yank News — Mantle Shifted to Outfield, McDougald to Third; Bombers, Like True Champions, Report in Shape”

Lou Boudreau “Starts New Life With Bosox – Lou ‘Just a Player Trying to Make the Team'”

Ted Williams “Arm Sore, But He’ll Play in Exhibitions”

Joe DiMaggio feature with large Willard Mullin cartoon — “I Would Like to have a Good Year and Then Hang Them Up’ – Just One More to Go, Hints DiMaggio – I Don’t Want to Fade Out Gradually, Asserts Jolter”

“The Saga of the Training Season – Gags and Grins That Lightened the Conditioning Grind of Other Years”

Part 1 of 3 of Fred Clarke Feature – ‘The Wonder Man’ of Pittsburgh – Life Story of Fred Clarke, Famed Pirate – Includes team photo of 1901 champion Pirates

Ray Boone

Cleveland Indians preview and roster

“Pitcher for A’s in 1884, Al Atkinson Reminisces Among His Art Works”

In the Obituary section — Judge Charles A. McDonald “Who Led 1919 Black Sox Probe, dies” with photo

Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including several articles covering many other players, usually at least something from each team

Full-page ad on back cover for Chesterfield Cigarettes features Ben Hogan

36 pages total.

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