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1948-04-07 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents April 7 1948
1948/04/07 —
Cover cartoon is “Philadelphia Investment” by Willard Mullin featuring Curt Simmons with article beginning underneath “10-Victory Goal No Cinch–Even for a Curt Simmons”
Headline on front cover is “Floundering Favorites Upset Dope – Bombers Hit by Injuries, Ditto Bosox”
Feature article about Boston Red Sox Maurice McDermott with large cartoon by Gene Maus
“10 Commandments Laid Down for N.L. Umps” also includes facing page of photos showing “Right and Wrong in Rules Explained in Spring Camps”
Full 2-page spread featuring Hank Greenberg — “Greenberg Games Only Magnate in Uniform – Hank, as Tribe Executive, Ready as Playing Coach” plus article “Hank ‘Silent Partner’ in Front Office, Plans Year’s Test of Cleveland Role” and other sidebar articles over the two pages
Plus, believe it or not, much more including regular columns and Exhibition Game box scores!
Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features large image of Janet Blair