1957-02-20 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1957/02/20 — ITEM DESCRIPTION: Oversized, appx. 11-3/4″ X 16-1/2″ classic The Sporting News issue printed on newsprint. The image at the left is a cropped out portion of the cover (too large to fit the whole thing on my scanner!) and there are other images below from inside this issue. Classic Sporting News from when it was “The Baseball Paper of the World”!

There is just too much packed into each issue of The Sporting News to list it all, but I have paged through this entire issue and here are some of the highlights:

Spectacular Willard Mullin cartoon of Ted Williams on the front cover with article below “Ted Tops All-Time Pay Parade”

After Ted Williams gets $100,000 article speculates on a $125,000 player and names Mickey Mantle as possibility

“Shifts Spotlight Coaches’ Growing Value — One-Time Pension Jobs Now Filled by Specialized Aids

“Majors Put More Mileage in Training Season — Coast-to-Coast Road Shows Scheduled for Four Teams”

“23 Bidders Battle for 6 Open Spots on Redbird Roost”

“Ex-Injun Rosen Rated as Comer in Wall St. Game” about Al Rosen

Long feature on White Sox pinch-hitter Ron Northey, who operates a toy factory in the off-season

“Newest NL Umpire Got Start Through Ad in The Sporting News” is about Ken Burkhart

“Tigers Tried for Year to Buy Dittmer”

Long 2-page feature on Harry Hooper with headline “Hooper, 69, Tabs Cobb Greatest of All” (shown below)

Ty Cobb “Reveals His Slump Remedy, Gives Other Tips” with three small photos of Cobb demonstrating his bunting technique

George Sisler’s Sons

Allan Worthington

Shakeup for Bosox Infield

Bill Bruton

Milwaukee Braves Roster and Review

Bob Darnell

“Dodgers to Be Host to Japanese Stars, Pilot at Vero Beach” with small photo of Sataro Suzuki

Andy Carey “Must Fight to Hold Third Base Job, Casey Warns”

Jim Hegan to be catcher-coach

Minnie Minoso takes Cuban Batting Title at .312

40 pages total.