1956-10-31 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1956/10/31 —

Cover cartoon is “Sharper Teeth for Tigers” by Lou Darvas with related headline “New Owners Step on Gas in Motor City – Speed Plans to Put Team High in Race – Knorr Group Gives Briggs Full Backing for Buildup of Talented Young Club”

“No-Hit Fame Often Fickle to Flingers – Quick Fadeouts for Many After Flashing Hill Feats: Ten of 1945-56 Span Have Dropped from Big Time; Don Larsen Added to Big Parade for ‘Year After’ Test” with photos of no-hit hurlers Jim Wilson – Dick Fowler – Johnny Vander Meer – Cliff Chambers – Bobo Hollomoan – Bill McCahan – Rex Barney – Vern Bickford – Ed Head – Ewell Blackwell

Johnny Kucks feature includes two photos of Kucks with his wife – over a full page long

Short sidebar article with headshot photo of Mickey Mantle – “Mantle Could Be Greatest Yankee of All, Says Case”

“Gates Spin as Bums Battle for Wins in Japan – 150,000 See Brooks Lose 2 of First 5”

Don Newcombe article about arm injury

“Last Was Best for Umpire Babe – Larsen’s Perfect Game Tops Among 3,400 for Pinelli – Was in Action for 22 Years Without Miss” article about recently retired umpire Babe Pinelli, whose last day of work was the Larsen Perfect Game, with photo of Pinelli with Don Larsen and Yogi Berra

John McHale

Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including several articles covering many other players, usually at least something from each team; winter ball coverage; The separately numbered 10-page “Quarterback” section covering football – Includes features on Lions – Nittany Lions – Jimmy Theodore – Claude Benham –

36 pages total.