1953-10-21 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1953/10/21 —

Cover cartoon is “Will He Find a Pearl or a Pebble” by Lou Darvas and features images of Mickey Mantle – Ted Williams – Yogi Berra – Al Rosen

Headline on front cover is “Classy Farm Crop Backs Yankee Reign – Many Ready for ’54. Says Lee MacPhail” with mention underneath of Vic Power and Elston Howard being on the list, the “First Negroes in History of Club”

Also beginning on the cover is “Wealthy Oriole Backers Led by Dynamic Miles – Club Sparkplug Described as Real ‘Fireball of Energy'” with small photo of Clarence W. Miles

Part 1 of 2: The Strange Story … of Rogers Hornsby with photos of the Rajah from various points of his career

“O.B. Awaits Final Score from Supreme Court – Arguments in Suits Prompt Many Queries from Bench – Radio-TV Pacts Cited as Interstate Commerce Factor”

“Dressen Cut Down Trying to Stretch Single Into Three” is about the contract squabble between Dodgers manager Charley Dressen and owner Walter O’Malley

“Yanks Add Two Negroes, First in Stadium History – Power, Howard, Called Up from K.C.”

Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including several articles covering many other players, usually at least something from each team; The separately numbered 10-page “All-Sports News” section which covers sports other than baseball – Includes features on Rocky Marciano with large Willard Mullin cartoon of the Rock – Maxie Rosenbloom – Derrell Palmer

36 pages total.