1948-04-14 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents April 14 1948

1948/04/14 —

Cover cartoon is “Making Things Soft” by Willard Mullin featuring Pete Reiser in the cartoon and being carted off on stretcher in photo at top right. With article beginning on cover “3-Cushion Bank Shot for Reiser”

Headline on front cover is “Bonus Rule Revolt Army Growing Daily – Drawbacks Emphasized by Harridge”

“Looping the Loops” feature by J.G. Taylor Spink focuses on Granny Hamner

Feature on Joe McCarthy with large cartoon by Bixler

Feature on new Red Shortstop Virgil Stallcup with photos

Half page article “Slugger Williams versus Jabber Walker” with a photo of each Ted Williams and Harry Walker

“Phils Staged Fast Play to Get Mr. Roberts, Campus Mound Star With Fancy Fast Ball includes photos of Robin Roberts in each a Phillies uniform and a Michigan State uniform

2 page center spread with large U.S. map showing where minor league clubs are located, plus surrounding articles

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 Mark Stevens

36 pages total.