1957-08-14 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1957/08/14 — 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:

“Stan the Super-Man” cartoon by Amadee featuring Stan Musial on the front cover

Headline is “August Putting Heat on Flag-Bidders” with article “Month Often Proves Killer to Contenders — Teams Less Well Equipped in Reserves and Stamina Undergoing Biggest Test”

Also on the front page: “Giant Shift to Leave $525,000 Rent Tab” with story “Polo Grounds Lease and Taxes Due Until 1961 — Treasurer Cites Obligation to Stockholders; Action on Move Up to Directors”

Pittsburgh Pirates fire Bobby Bragan as manager, hire Danny Murtaugh — 2 full pages of coverage

Kansas City Athletics fire Lou Boudreau as manager, hire Harry Craft

“Greenburg Urges Trading All Year in Second Division – Says Weak Clubs Could Build Interest; Declares Youths Today Lack Zest”

“1890-1957 – PASSING OF THE POLO GROUNDS — Early ’50s Brough Sunset Glow of Glory” includes articles “Little Miracle of ’51 Ended Flag Drought — Thomson’s Playoff Homer, ’54 World Series Sweep Final Dramatic Chapters” plus “Historic Park Battle Spot in Football War — Mara’s NFL Giants Helped Speed Merger with AAC — Then Moved to Stadium”, plus “Old Bleacherites on Bluff to Miss Giants Most of All — Distance Lent Enchantment to Dramatic Scenes of 1920’s”

“Coogans Would Offer Lease on Park to Another NL Club” is about the possibility of the Giants renting out the Polo Grounds to another NL team, specifically the Reds

Willie Mays “Could Find Homer Bonanza in Coast Diggings — Might Threaten Ruth Record in Conventional Park; Polo Grounds’ Freak Dimensions Don’t Help Willie”

“Next Stop for Giants? — 6,846 Cars at Minneapolis Stadium” with articles “Detroit, Cincy Draw 21,689 at Minneapolis” and “Giants Offered Plan for Use of Both Twin Cities Stadiums”

Ted Williams “Always Good Copy for Cartoonists — Boston Artists Rate Splinter as Real Friend” with a few Williams’ cartoons included

Roy Sievers

Frank Malzone

Enos Slaughter

Stan Lopata

Bob Feller “on TV, Calls Player Pact Unfair — Bob Questioned on Mike Wallace Show”

“Injuries and Age Slow Brooks, Raise Doubts About Flag Dash” includes “Old Knee Trouble Hampers Duke; 40 Years May Be Catching Up with Maglie”

“Sky-High Costs Doom Brooklyn Stadium Hopes — Engineering Reports Figure New Home for Dodgers With Rehabilitation Project at Some $52,000,000”

Dick Drott

“Doby and Lollar Absences Chief Blows to Chisox — Team Fell From Lead After They Were Sidelined; Larry’s RBI Punch, Sherm’s Catching Big Factors”

Bobby Avila’s glasses

“Reds Flag Path Blocked by 2-11 Log vs. Braves — Games Usually Close Despite Milwaukee’s Big Margin; Cincy Loses Ground Playing at an Even-Stephen Pace”

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

44 pages total.