1957-05-22 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1957/05/22 — 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:

“Jackie’s Rap No Spur to Brave Spurt” is the headline with photo of Fred Haney on the bench and story “Haney Names 3 Factors in Speedy Break: Pilot Cites Good Weather, Fans’ Reaction Last Fall and Rugged Spring Grind” — last year Jackie Robinson claimed the Braves blew their 2-game lead late by breaking training

Also on the cover: “Just ‘Sitting Ducks’ Pitchers Agree: Score Injury Prompts Talk of Safeguard”

Ted Williams “Swings For Third Triple Crown: Wants to Be First in Game to Achieve That Distinction” with cartoon “Still the Boston Strong Boy”

“Frick Calls for Expansion Instead of Shifts” with Dodgers cartoon and articles “Cites Benefits Third Major Would Bring: Commissioner ‘Won’t Drop’ His Project for Increase in Big Time Membership” and “Shift or Stay? Horace Waits for Best Pitch: Frisco Bid Betters Giants’ Position, With Freedom of Choice Being Retained”

Chuck Dressen

“Score Ribs Pals Colavito, Garcia on Hospital Visit” also on the page a proposed pitchers protective mask drawn by Bob Dale

“Green Light for Klu Gives New Impetus to Reds’ Flag Dash: Big Ted Expected to Return to Action in Mid-June”

Granny Hamner

“Lack of Berra’s Bing at Bat Slowing Up Bang of Mantle: Mickey Given Fewer Good Pitches, More Bases on Balls”

“Cafe Society Yanks Draw Casey’s Fire; Bauer Denies Socking Night Club Guest” looks to be an early report on the famed Copacabana incident

“Score, Maris Injuries Have Kerby Dizzy: Roger Suffers Broken Ribs; Woodling Takes Up Some Slack With Potent Stick”

Virgil Trucks

Ernie Banks

Plus Regular Columns, Standing, Boxscores, Minor League Reports, and more.

44 pages total.