1948-08-04 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1948/08/04 —

Cover cartoon is “The Little Lady Dropped Her Hanky” by Willard Mullin with said little lady being marked “Miss A.L. Pennant” and 4 teams scrambling for the hanky

Headline on front cover is “Deflation Strikes Majors’ Farm Systems – Pirates’ 19 Clubs to Be Sliced to 12 – Several Other Clubs to Join In …”

“Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spink features Gil Hodges this issue

Feature on Braves pitcher Nelson Potter

Full-page coverage of Eddie Sawyer Being Named Phillies Manager

“D Day at Ebbets Field – Durocher’s Invasion as Giant Pilot”

Aid Rushed to Tragedy-Riddled Duluth Club — Six Killed, 13 Hurt in Bus Crash – Team Resumes Schedule With Virtually Complete New Player Roster – with photos of the wreckage along with some of the players

Joe Tinker “Last of Cubs’ Famed Infield, Called Out – Former Stellar Shortstop Dies on His 68th Birthday” – A full page of coverage including photos and career statistics

Coin and Corn in BABE RUTH STORY – Picture Loaded With Box-Office Appeal and Diamond Hokum — A full page about the Babe Ruth Story movie starring William Bendix including a photo of the hospital scene near the end of the movie

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 William Bendix as Babe Ruth in The Babe Ruth Story

40 pages total.

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