1948-07-14 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1948/07/14 —

Banner at the top of front cover: ALL-STAR ISSUE – 15th ANNUAL GAME

Cover cartoon is “Always the Game of the Year” by Willard Mullin

Headline on front cover is Cleveland Boo-Birds Backed By Veeck – Fan’s Right to Have Fun in Own Way – Indians Chief Answers Story – Tribe Plays Better Away From Home Park

“High Tension Ted Against Steady Stan” with photo of Ted Williams and Stan Musial

“Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spink focuses on Rip Sewell who threw the famous eephus pitch to Ted Williams in the ’46 All-Star Game, with photo of Sewell

Full-page feature on Roy Campanella with large photo of the Dodgers rookie

Several random pages of All-Star Game preview coverage

15 Original All-Stars Still Hold Posts in Game

Bob Quinn, New Director at Cooperstown Takes 50 Years Experience to Post

Satchelfoot Finally Gets Brogan Into Big League Door as Indian” with large photo of Leroy Satchell Paige with Bob Feller

Dream Comes True for 18-Year-Old Schoolboy Pitcher with the Braves — Johnny Antonelli

The “Hats Off” feature is a small box featuring a player from each league with a small head-shot photo (like a player of the week). This week, it’s Gerry Staley in the N.L. and Joe Gordon in the A.L.

Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including box scores, standings, statistics, minor league coverage.

Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features large image of Ralph Kiner

48 pages total.