1957-07-31 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1957/07/31 — 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:

“The Younger Generation” cartoon by Mullin on the front cover

Headline is: “Keep Fan Voice in Star Picks — Giles” with article “Punch-Ballot Plan Outlined by NL Boss: New Method Would Prevent Another Vote Jam, with Machine to Tab Results”

“Term ‘Phenom’ Used for Half Century; It Heralded Signing of Walter Johnson”

“1890-1957 PASSING OF THE POLO GROUNDS Famed Field Now to Live Only in Legend” with articles “Historic Site Was First Used by Rival Brotherhood Club: Giants Won Arena When Players’ League Surrendered; McGraw and Matty Heroic Figures of Early Glory Era” and “High Spots in Annals of Giants” with Humor, Tragedy, and History, and “Col. Coogan Was Original Lessorl Estate Still Owns Polo Grounds Site”

“Phillies Sanford Ten Years Making Majors” with large Amadee cartoon of Jack Sanford

“Dan Fails to Blunt Gal Scribe’s Needle: BBWAA Head Defends Scribes, Doris Gets in Last Word” includes three photos of Dan Daniel with Doris O’Donnell

“Independent Third Major Possible, Says Wrigley”

“Mayor of Frisco Call Pay-TV Key to Bid for Giants: However, Stoneham Denies Skiatron Deal Is Essential; $5,000,000 More Needed for Stadium in Coast City”

“Minneapolis Will Battle to Last Ditch for Giants: City Awaits More Definite Information on Frisco Bid; New Stadium’s Capacity Could Be Quickly Enlarged”

“Frisco Facing Race With Time to Build New Stadium for Giants”

Yankees Seeking Bar on Any A.L. Club in Brooklyn: But Frick and Harridge Hold Flatbush Would Be Open Territory if Bums Move”

Small photo of Phil Rizzuto at the microphone in his first season announcing games

“St. Louis Clubs Refused $500 Bonus to Berra”

“Braves Beaming Despite Rash of Aches ‘n’ Breaks: Haney Confident Following Successful Eastern Tour; Bruton on Disabled List With Torn Knee Ligaments”

“Shrine Doors Open for McCarthy, Crawford: Fiesta Spirit Marks Salutes to Marse Joe, Wahoo Sam: Ex-Manager Thanks Many for Their Help to Him; Former Tiger Great Moved to Tears at Ceremonies” with photos of both Joe McCarthy and Sam Crawford holding their Hall of Fame Plaques

Jim Wilson

“Brooks Sniff King’s Row With Duke on Beam Again: Snider Hikes Batting Mark After Resolving to Keep Head Down, Eyes on Ball”

“Casey Real Prophet: Tony Kubek Living Up to Spring Billing”

“Crippled Phillies Lose Momentum in Flag Scramble: Combined Injuries of Lopata, Repulski, Fernandez Help to Knock Mayo’s Surprise Club From Top Perch”

“Veteran Gus Zernial Still Mr. Clutch for Athletics”

“Reds Lead League in Twin-Bill Wins–But Lag in Race”

“Cleveland’s Casualty List Gets Longer, So Does Farrell’s Face: Injuries of Lemon and Pitula Cause Recall of Gray; Kerby Calls Clubhouse Session After Losses to Nats

Brooks Robinson “Recalled as Orioles Set Sail for First Division: We’ll Work Him in Gradually, Says Boss Richards, After Shifting Gardner to Short in Infield Shakeup”

Dick Groat

Dick Drott

Rawlings ad featuring Herb Score

“Dodgers to LA by ’58, Bavasi’s Quote by ScribeL Campanella May Be Coach in Majors”

Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more.

44 pages total.