1958-03-12 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1958/03/12 — 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 Old Run-Around” cartoon by Hubenthal on the cover

Headline is “‘Put Microphones on Field,’ Urges Lane” with story “Fans Entitled to Listen in, He Points Out: Indians’ GM Would Permit Patrons to Hear Pre-Game Instructions and Disputes”

Also on the cover is “Phils to Ride Gate, TV Gravy Train as Only NL Team on East Coast”

And also beginning on the cover is “Giles Picks Four Captains of NL Umpiring Teams: Barlick Back from Hospital List, Boggess, Dascoli and Conlan Named Overseers”

“Deron Johnson Yank Early Camp Hero: Converted to Outfield, He May Press Norm Siebern in Left” and on the same page “Stengel Hunts New Mantles, Grims, Fords: Casey Calls Quick Jumps of Kids to Varsity Berths ‘Champagne’ of Piloting”

“Cubs Eye Higher Notch After Late Surge in ’57: Wrigley, Holland, Scheffing See Club as More Settled”

“Maxwell, Zernial Visioned by Tighe in Power Platoon: Homer-Socking Pair May Be Alternated in Left Field; Tigers to Go North With No More Than 28 Players”

Rajah Hitting Lesson–or List of Six Musts: Stars Not Born; They Work to Improve” with photo of Cubs’ Coach Rogers Hornsby

“O.B. Says Sports Bill ‘Jeopardizes’ Life” with articles “Rep. Celler Defends His Regulatory Bill” and “Spink Cites Dangers of O.B. Harassment”

“Hutch Sees Infield Switch as Speed-Up for Cards’ Defense — Vet Dark to Shift to Third with Kasko Going to Short”

Cardinals Land Dixie Jr., Third-Generation Walker: Young Fred, 21 Gets Estimated 25 Gs; Follows Granddad, Pop, Uncle into O.B.”

“Buccos Babble Over Big Klu as Morale Booster — All Camp Activity Stops When Ted Enters Bat Cage; Murtaugh Sees First Division With Slugger on Job” about Ted Kluszewski

“Rigney Braking Frisky Giants to Save Fast Break for ‘Frisco — Bill Fears Club Will Reach Peak Before Race Starts With Long Stay at Home” includes photo of Orlando Cepeda captioned “First Base Bidder”

“Prima Donnas and Pouters, Herman Tags Dodger Players: ‘Club Needs Transfusion,’ Says Billy” with second article “L.A. Personnel Boils At Ex-Coach’s Blast: ‘That Was Why We Changed Coaches,’ Cracks Bavasi; ‘Billy’s Just Mad’–Reese”

“Snider, Podres, Zimmer Hurt in Auto Crash at Dodger Camp — Duke’s Repaired Left Knee Bruised”

Lefty O’Doul “‘Greatest American’ to Japanese: Twice Led NL in Batting, Still Holds Swatting Records”

“Circling the Bases and Girdling the Globe with Hans Lobert, Early Speed King of National League”

“Uniforms Have Kept Pace with Game’s Improvement: Early-Day Attire Was Fancier and Heavier Than Today’s”

“Dodgers Tape Messages to Campy” with small second article “Campy Still Paralyzed Below Chest, But Remains Cheerful”

“X-Rays of Ankle Brighten Spring Picture for” Ted Williams

Philadelphia Phillies roster and review

Larry Doby “Drives Bring Chirp by Richards: ‘Larry’s My Center Fielder,’ Says Orioles Skipper After Glance at Slugger’s Stuff”

“Rassling, Fights and Football–They’ll Take Over Ebbets Field: Promoter Group Also Plans to Book Foreign Diamond Teams in Bums’ Old Park”

Plus Regular Columns, and more including 4-page “The All-Sports News” section with cover featuring photos of Guy Rodgers, Oscar Robertson, Elgin Baylor, Pete Brennan of North Carolina and Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas.

36 pages plus 4-page All-Sports section for 40 pages total.

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