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1958-07-23 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1958/07/23 — 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:

  • “Turn-About” cartoon by O’Mealia on the front cover
  • Headline is “5 Million Bonus Tab Shocks Majors” with article “New Splurge Brings Hunt for Solution — The Sporting News’ Survey Confirms Huge Outlay; Phillies Lead in Spending”
  • Also on the cover “Braves Find Their Honeymoon Fading — Turnstile Rate Below Average for Five Years”
  • “Jensen Swings for Homer, RBI Crowns — Second Fiddle to Ted Now Waving Big Baton for Bosox” with Jackie Jensen cartoon
  • “Homer-Hitter Stuart Comes Up Swinging in Bow With Buccos — Rookie First Baseman Puts Klu on Bench; Baker Out for Season with Injury”
  • “Senate Subcommittee Aims Crossfire at Sports Bill: ‘TV Curb Needed to Save Game’ — Frick”
  • Frank Lary “Slips Hypo Into Bengals in Star Role of Bomber-Buster — Frank, Beating Yanks Fifth Time in ’58, Only Fourth in Decade to Turn Trick”
  • Red Schoendienst “Gets New Injury Jolt in Worst Jinx Season”
  • “Playboy Rap for Braves Revived by Filmland Party — Some of Guests Dunked at Soiree Attended by Four Players”
  • “Extra-Inning Legal Tussle Looms Over Dodger Park — O’Malley Remains Optimistic After Judge Nixes City’s Pact With Club as Invalid”
  • “Phils Fast Dash Up NL Ladder Ruined by Bruins — Mayo’s Crew Finding Cubs Their Jinx Club for ’58”
  • “Bosox Sport New Look in Short Switch — Consolo Takes Over Buddin Job After Wolves Get On Don for Frequent Bobbles”
  • Dick Hyde
  • “Cepeda Powers Giants’ Surge, Now Rivals Willie in Spotlight — ‘Frisco Fans Cheer Rookie’s Clutch Homers as Mays Struggles to Halt Slump”
  • Plus Regular Columns, box scores, statistics, minor league reports, and more.

    • 48 pages total.