1948-08-11 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1948/08/11 —

Cover cartoon is “Schmitz Gives Dodgers Fits” by Willard Mullin featuring Johnny Schmitz

Headline on front cover is “Evans Hits Bonus After 75-Grand High – Tiger Chief Calls Setup Repugnant”

“Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spink focuses on Eddie Sawyer this issue

Full page article about Red Sox Vern Stephens with photo

Ducky Medwick “Back in Minors, to Win Way Back to Better Job in Majors”

They Were Lively Trio With Dead Ball – But Tinker, Evans and Chance Couldn’t Match Marks of Present Day” full pages with photo of Tinkers, Evers and Chance together

‘Don’t Overdo Night Ball,’ Frick Warns – N.L. Prexy Forecasts Gate Drop

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

Full-page ad featuring William Bendix in The Babe Ruth Story on the second to last page with a full-page ad for Louisville Slugger on the facing page (inside back cover) featuring Bendix in uniform with Babe Ruth swinging a bat in streetclothes

Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features large image of Whitey Lockman

40 pages total