1957-12-18 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1957/12/18 — 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:

“Senor Will Know What to Do With ‘Em in April!” cartoon by Bill O’Brien on the front cover depicting Al Lopez in reference to recent White Sox trades

Headline is “‘Four Can Knock Yanks from Top’–Lane” with story “Chisox Made Smart Deals,’ Chirps Frank — Indians GM Also Views Bengals as Real Threat, Along with Tribe, Bosox”

“‘Seconds’ Give Lopez Nervous Stomach — But Stronger Bull Pen Can Turn Tide in ’58,’ Says Senor”

“White Sox Place Three on Best Fielding Team — Top Defensive Stars Chosen by 19 Writers” with a large photo of Gil Hodges and smaller shots including Nellie Fox, Willie Mays, and Al Kaline

Wally Post

“Comiskey Family Struggle Over Club Control in Open — Chuck Seeks to Vote Shares Inherited from His Mother”

“Cardinals Will Hone for Race on Sharp Spring Competetion — 25 Exhibitions Booked Against First-Division Clubs”

“Rose Bowl Dodgers! Stadium Crisis May Push Club to Suburb — Los Angeles’ Mayor and O’Malley Call on Pasadena City Fathers for Help in ‘This Community Affair'”

“Dan (Daniel) Okays ‘Frisco Set-Up; Nothing ‘Bush’ About Plans — ‘Most Up-to-Date Stadium in Country’ to Be Built at Scenically Captivating Site”

“Giants Beaming Over Trio of Winter Stars — Rookies Kirkland, Cepeda and Alou Draw Raves of Scouts”

“(Ted) Williams, 39, Oldest to Win AL Batting Title — Mark of .388 Gave Splinter Fifth Crown” with illustration of Ted Williams and complete list of AL batting averages

Defensive Stats

“(Johnny) Podres Led NL Hurlers With 2.66 ERA” with list of “Official National League Pitching Records for ’57”

“Casey Listens to Scouts, Gets Rosy Picture for ’58 — Deron Johnson, Ryne Duren and Norm Siebern Given Buildup as Future Yanks”

Plus Regular Columns, reports from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Panama, Veracruz, and Cuba, and more including 10-page “The All-Sports News” section.

30 pages plus 10-page All-Sports section for 40 pages total.

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