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1948-06-09 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1948/06/09 —

  • Cover cartoon is “The Old Settler Steps Out” by Willard Mullin and featuring Connie Mack
  • Headline on front cover is “Circuit -Breaker on Video Demanded – Minor Plea to Be Heard July 11-12
  • “Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spink focuses on Gene Bearden
  • New Raps on Door of 50-Homer Club – War-Ravaged Pitching Still Taking Beating – Uniform Pill in Minors to Aid Hurlers: Meantime, DiMaggio, Mize, Kiner, Keltner Keep Up Chase of Records — Page includes photos of Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx with smaller pics of Hank Greenberg, Hack Wilson, Mize and Kiner
  • O.B. Bans Two for Life in Bet Probe – Pitcher-Pilot, Club Official Penalized by Trautman with photos of the expelled: Barney DeForge and Ed Weingarten
  • Yank Injury Series Climaxed by Loss of King Kong for Month with small head-shot photo of Charlie Keller
  • Trouble With Bosox? It’s Not Marse Joe – Hughson’s Failure Biggest Blow to Hub Buildup with photos of Tex Hughson
  • Five Young Blue Jays Get Their Wings is about the Phillies promotion of some minor leaguers with head shot photos of each. A pretty good crop, among the 5 are Curt Simmons, Granny Hamner and Richie Ashburn
  • Full-page Whitey Lockman article includes Lockman cartoon by Willard Mullin
  • Photo towards the back of the issue shows minor leaguer Billy Martin with his Oakland manager Casey Stengel and Ernie Lombardi
  • 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 Merle Oberon

    • 40 pages total

    1948-05-12 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1948/05/12 —

  • Cover cartoon is “Wising Up the Lip” by Willard Mullin featuring Leo Durocher and Mullin’s Brooklyn Bum
  • Headline on front cover is “‘Beat Bums’ Slogan Hits Tribe in Teeth – Lou’s Crew Hits Slump After Crack
  • Article on Stan Musial raising his average from .174 the first 12 games to .373
  • “Pittsburgh All Smoked Up Over Meyer – New Skipper Wins Vote of Fans and Players” with photo of Pirates manager Bill Meyer
  • “Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spink features Braves pitcher Big Bill Voiselle
  • Willard Mullin cartoon shows his Pirate and Brave with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby out front singing their way to the pennant
  • Small article: Surgery Planned to Restore Babe’s Voice to Normalcy with photo of Babe Ruth with Babe Ruth Story stars William Bendix and Claire Trevor
  • Walker Cooper
  • Gus Niarhos
  • Another short article, just under a single column in length: Jackie, in Magazine Article, Tells What’s Wrong in Negro Ball with small head shot photo of Jackie Robinson
  • 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 Rita Hayworth

    • 40 pages total

    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.

    1948-06-23 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1948/06/23 —

  • Cover photo features Babe Ruth in uniform for the final time at Yankee Stadium as Ruth’s number 3 is retired on Yankee Stadium’s Silver Anniversary. Ruth would die
  • Headline on front cover is “Harridge, Once Night Foe, Now ‘Loves It’ – 54,480 Gate in Detroit Is Convincer”
  • Full page feature on Dutch Leonard with photos
  • Stadium Anniversary Turns Into Babe’s Day” 4 full pages of coverage includes articles “What Old-Timers Said 25 Years After Big Day,” “Bam’s No. 3 Now Goes Into Hall of Fame,” photos, cartoons, “Babe Comes Home Again” by W.C. Heinz
  • 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 Rosalind Russell

    • 40 pages total.

    1948-08-25 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1948/08/25 —

  • Cover cartoon is “All Is Confusion” by Willard Mullin
  • Headline on front cover is “Flying Dodgers Stealing Way to Flag – Burt Gives ‘Go’ Sign to Entire Club”
  • Full page feature on Vernon Bickford with photos
  • Once Proud Comiskey Dynasty Basking in Cellar – Author Burns Burns Ups Over Chisox’ Plight”
  • NATION MOURNS RUTH – 8 pages of coverage includes numerous articles, photos, cartoons, statistics, just packed with The Sporting News best possible tribute to the late Babe Ruth. 8 -page section surrounded by a full-page advertisement in tribute to Ruth on either side. This section makes this one of the, if not the single-most, desireable issues of The Sporting News to collectors
  • 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 Johnny Mize

    • 40 pages plus 8 page Babe Ruth section makes for 48 total pages.

    1948-07-28 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1948/07/28 —

  • Cover cartoon is “Bouncing on The Main Line” by Tom O’Mealia showing executives and managers trying to hold on to a speeding train marked “Pennant Race”
  • Headline on front cover is “Players Demand All-Star Penalties – Men Voting on Truant Punishment”
  • Lopping of Lip–‘Boss Wants You to Resign’ – July 4 Message From Rickey Gave Durocher First News of His Fate
  • Leo’s Move Laid to Dodger Tug-of-War – Rickey Said to Have Capitulated to Pressure
  • Last of McGraw’s Players Yields Polo Grounds Managerial Post – Ott’s Fadeout Ends an Era for Giants” full page of coverage with photos and career statistics for Mel Ott
  • Coverage of the Dodgers hiring of Burt Shotten
  • Lippy on New Hot Spot as Old Guard Giant Fans Say ‘Let’s See You Win’ article includes small photo of Leo Durocher shaking hands with man he replaced, Mel Ott
  • 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 inside back cover
  • Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features large image of Sid Gordon

    • 40 pages total

    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

    1948-06-30 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1948/06/30 —

  • Cover cartoon is “Lemon-Aid” by Willard Mullin which features Bob Lemon as well as Rube Marquard
  • Headline on front cover is “Players to Demand Uniform Lighting – Arc System at St. Louis Under Fire” with small head-shot photo of Dixie Walker
  • “Those Drives to Left Surprise Ted, Too” is a full page about Ted Williams with photo and Mullin cartoon plus day by day batting logs comparing 1941 and 1948 through June 21

  • “Girl Grocery Clerk Sent Scheib to A’s – Mack Gave Big Farm Boy First Tryout at 15” – feature on Carl Scheib
  • “Indians Now Shooting at 90,000 Gate”
  • Article about Herman Wehmeier with large cartoon
  • Nearly a full page article about Robin Roberts including large photo
  • Richie Ashburn “Best Base Thief for Phillies in 42 Years” with photo of Ashburn
  • Babe Honored in St. Louis – Greets Kiddies – Meets Old Nemesis – 3 photos across the top of the page plus 2 Babe Ruth articles, “Ruth Receives Trophy for his Services to Youth” (pictured receiving from Joe DiMaggio) and “Bambino and Pruett Meet Socially for First Time” (with Ruth pictured with Dr. Hub Pruett, his “nemesis” at the top).
  • “Game Unaffected by U.S. Draft This Season – 65 Pct. of Active Players in Majors Are War Vets”
  • 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 Stan Musial in the N.L. and Joe DiMaggio 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 golfer Lloyd Mangrum

    • 40 pages total.

    1948-02-18 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents February 18 1948

    1948/02/18 —

  • Cover cartoon is “Look Who’s Talking” by Willard Mullin featuring his famed Brooklyn Bum
  • Headline on front cover is “Hall of Fame Picks Cheapened — Lanigan: Voting Plan Draws Fire of Director, Raps ‘Forced’ Second Ballot When No Player Receives 75 Pct. of First Poll”
  • Ailing Babe in Miami to Soak Up Sunshine featuring photo of Mr and Mrs Babe Ruth
  • Article about Phillies Emil Verban and Eddie Miller
  • “Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spink focuses on Buddy Rosar
  • Carl Hubbell cartoon
  • Best Guess on Jackie’s Pay $15,000, Boost of 200 Per Cent Over ’47” about Jackie Robinson with sidebar article “Baird Insists K.C. Monarchs ‘Signed’ Jackie” where KC Monarchs owner TY Baird refers to Branch Rickey’s “raid” and “spiriting away” of Robinson
  • Feature on Fred Luderus, old-time first basemen who replaced Frank Chance
  • Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including the 8 page All-Sports section which features a Willard Mullin cartoon of 18 year old figure skater Dick Button with accompanying article.
  • Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features large image of Jack Oakie

    • 28 pages plus 8 page All-Sports News Supplement for 36 pages total.

    1948-03-24 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents March 24 1948

    1948/03/24 —

  • Cover cartoon is “Collector’s Item” by Willard Mullin featuirng the Brooklyn Bum
  • Headline on front cover is “N.L. Umps Ordered to Halt ‘Cheating’ – League Head Demands End of ‘Spitball'”
  • “Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spinks focuses on Joe Page
  • Article about Yankees pitching with photo of manager Bucky Harris with Ed Lopat and Red Embree
  • Muddy Ruel talks about Carl Mays pitch that killed Ray Chapman
  • Photo of Burleigh Grimes with Dazzy Vance with very brief article about each
  • Full page of Babe Ruth: Babe Ruth ‘s advice to Ted Williams – Don’t Hit to Left and “Old Camp Ground Visit Stirs Babe’s Memories with photo of Babe Ruth talking to Ted Williams
  • Small article about Charley Root turning down $5,000 and a role in “The Babe Ruth Story” because of his dispute with Babe Ruth’s called shot off him
  • Plus, believe it or not, much more including Exhibition Game box scores!
  • Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features large image of Radio Star Jeri Sullivan

    • 32 pages total.

    1956-10-17 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents October 17 1956

    1956/10/17 —

  • Cover cartoon is “They’re Making a Pitch for Your Vote” by Lou Darvas featuring Cy Young Award candidates Whitey Ford, Warren Spahn, Frank Lary, Sal Maglie, Herb Score, Bob Friend, Billy Pierce, and Don Newcombe
  • Headline of Issue is “A.L. Places Seven on ’56 All Star Team — Mantle Paces Voting, Three Yanks Named”
  • “Larsen Top Hero of All World’s Series – No-Windup Delivery Helps Don Achieve Perfect Game” with photo in center of page of Don Larsen towelling off his face after completing his World Series Perfect Game — 2 full pages of coverage here
  • Following Page: “Larsen Proved Ernie Was False Prophet – ‘No More Perfect Games,’ Shore Predicted” in article featuring Ernie Shore, the Red Sox pitcher who came in after Babe Ruth walked the first batter of a 1917 game and was ejected, Shore was perfect from that point onward
  • “Larsen Faced Tensest Situations, Stongest Array of Hitters — Majors 7th Perfect Game Finest of All” with photos across the top of John Montgomery Ward, Cy young, Addie Joss, Ernie Shore, and Charlie Robertson with box scores of the other 6 perfect games
  • Series Runs Scale–Blues to Brilliance — Sloppy Start Followed by Spectacular Individual Feats includes a small photo of Yogi Berra’s father
  • “Chips Down Hurling Won for Yanks–Daniel / Newk’s Flop, Hit Fadeout, Beat Dodgers–King
  • Game by Game Coverage of 1956 WORLD SERIES New York Yankees Defeat Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games — A page per game including article, box score, photos, sidebars including GAME 5 DON LARSEN PERFECT GAME
  • Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including several articles covering many other players, usually at least something from each team; winter ball coverage; The separately numbered 8-page “Quarterback” section covering football

    • 36 pages plus 8-page “The Quarterback” section for 44 pages total.

    1948-05-19 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1948/05/19 —

  • Cover cartoon is “The Four Mr. Hydes of ’48” by Willard Mullin featuring Hal Newhouser – Bob Feller – Ewell Blackwell – Ralph Branca
  • Headline on front cover is “Video Spread Puts Game on Hot Spot – Minor Clubs Near Major Cities Hurt”
  • “Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spink focuses on John King
  • Rhubarbs by Dan Daniel – Boys Fussin’, Fightin’–Fans Are Whooping about arguments and fights
  • “Vico’s Punch Surprised Detroit Mates – ‘I Was Groggy and I Just Swung,’ Asserts George, Rated as ‘Nice Guy'” with photo of George Vico
  • “Brecheen Wields Brush Again for Near Masterpiece – The Cat Misses Perfect Game by a Whisker” featuring Harry Brecheen
  • Full page of Boston Red Sox coverage with photos of their lavish new press room
  • “He Started Well, But Who Can tell–About Dick? Detroit Mystery: Why Doesn’t Wakefield Hit?” with photos of Dick Wakefield
  • Small photo comparing Babe Ruth ‘s swing for 60th HR with William Bendix ‘s portrayal of it in “The Babe Ruth Story”
  • 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 Alan Ladd

    • 40 pages total.

    1948-06-02 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1948/06/02 —

  • Cover cartoon is “One Little Line” by Willard Mullin featuring Stan Musial with brief article underneath “Musial Hitter Now, Instead of Just a Swinger”
  • Headline on front cover is “Yanks, Cards Picked in Pilots’ Poll – Same Clubs Are Favored By Players”
  • “Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spink features Cardinals Ralph Lapointe this issue
  • “‘Whose Fault? … What’s Going to Be Done? Ask Fans After Dodger Dive – All Brooklyn Second-Guessing Rickey” with photo of Branch Rickey
  • Very small article notes Babe Ruth’s #3 to be Retired by the Yankees this season
  • “Frenzied Flatbush Fans Aim Their Fury at Rickey”
  • Full-page feature on Dummy Hoy as he marks his 86th Birthday
  • “Television Detours Jersey’s Fans From Parks – Customers Flock to Bars for Polo Grounds Video
  • “Rain Holds Tribe’s Try for Gate Mark to 78,431 – Drizzle Saves 81,841 Yankee Crowd Record”
  • Huge 2-page ad spreads center pages for Louisville Slugger bats with small photos of old-timers such as Honus Wagner, Nap Lajoie, Ty Cobb and others at the left of the ad and photos of bat manufacture spread across the rest of the background
  • Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including box scores, standings, statistics, minor league coverage
  • Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features Arthur Godfrey and Sammy Kaye

    • 40 pages total.

    1948-01-07 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1948/01/07 —

  • Cover cartoon is “Wait Till They Try This in Brooklyn!”
  • Headline on front cover is “St. Louis Can’t Support 2 Clubs – Breadon — ‘Fan Area Smallest in the Majors’ featuring Cardinals owner Sam Breadon
  • St. Louis Interests Mustering Forces to Acquire Browns – Kentuckian ‘Fronts’ for Two Local Millionaires in Negoitions, But Muckerman Awaits ‘Firm Offer’
  • Feature article on Grady Hatton who’s switching from third base to the outfield – cartoon of Hatton with photos of stars who changed positions surrounding him including Babe Ruth, Jimmy Foxx, Jackie Robinson, Stan Musial and others
  • “Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spink focuses on Bob Lemon with photo of Lemon
  • Feature article about Phil Masi with 4 photos
  • “Home Run Cup Copped for Keeps, Giants Figure” with large Willard Mullin cartoon of his Giant holding a cup for “Greatest Home Run Hitting Team in History, 1947”
  • Feature article on World Series star of the Yankees Aaron Robinson with focus on his being upset at upstart Yogi Berra being made starting catcher. There’s even a small pic of Yogi where he’s labeled “Usurper”
  • Roy Campanella “May Be Second Negro Big League Regular” includes 2 photos of Campy and makes up more than half a full page
  • Huge 2 page page center spread of photos headlined “Pictures of Year – Acrobatic Action in the Big Tent – Caught by Camera-Clickers”
  • Necrology – Obituary for George Blaeholder
  • Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including box scores, standings, statistics, minor league coverage, plus the 8page All-Sports section which covers football, basketball, hockey and other sports.
  • Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features large image of Gary Cooper

    • 28 pages plus 8 page All-Sports News Supplement for 36 pages total.

    1956-09-12 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1956/09/12 —

  • Cover cartoon is “Waltz King” by Bentovoja featuring Casey Stengel and “Polly Pennant”
  • Headline on front cover: “‘I’ve Just Begun to Fight’–A’s Johnson — Kaycee Chief Still Sure He’ll Build Winner
  • The Life and Times of the Home Run” with large Lou Darvas cartoon “The Power and the Glory” featuring Babe Ruth seated on a throne in the middle, Mickey Mantle labeled “Heir Apparent” to his left
  • Quarter-page article: Babe Ruth “Hit ‘Em to Center, Left, Right–No Bouncers”
  • Article about Phil Rizzuto – “Scooter Consulted Prior to Release, Yanks Explain – Outfield Emergency Arose and Old-Timer Day Was Last for Claiming Enos”
  • 1/3-page article about Bobby Shantz with small head shot photo
  • “Braves Flag Boom Given Louder Roar by Club’s Big Guns”
  • “N.L. Donnybrook Biggest Since Four-Club Bid in ’48” covers the NL Pennant Race
  • H.G. Salsinger column features a defense of Ted Williams with small head-shot photo of Williams
  • “Poll Reveals Most Fans Root for Mantle Record” with head-shot photo of Mickey Mantle
  • Hat’s Off sidebars featuring a brief write-up about the Players of the Week features NL’s Hank Aaron and AL’s Johnny Kucks
  • That’s just the highlights, many many more articles plus boxscores, stats, extensive minor league coverage, and more

    • 40 pages total.

    1956-09-19 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1956/09/19 —

  • Cover cartoon is “The Haunted House” by Willard Mullin about the dying breed of the 20-game winner with article beginning underneath “4 A.L. Hurlers Rap on Door of 20-Win Club”
  • Headline on front cover: “Dodgers Will Play 20 Games in Japan – Club to Leave oct. 10 for Pacific Tour”
  • Featur article about Birdie Tebbetts with large cartoon of Tebbetts by Lou Darvas
  • “Braves Young Pros Hold the Bridge at Brooklyn in Battles with Dodger Vets” about the pennant race
  • “Mickey Finding Last Mile Steep to Ruth Summit” about Mickey Mantle chasing Babe Ruth ‘s 60 HR mark, with small headshot photo of the Mick
  • Looping the Loops column by J.G. Taylor Spink focuses on Bobby Bragan
  • Very brief article: “Nats Test Killebrew for Third Base Job – if Recalled Bonus Youngster Makes Grade There, Yost Could Be Traded…” with small head shot photo of Harmon Killebrew
  • Full page with a couple of articles and small sidebars about Bob Feller Day in Cleveland. Includes two photos.
  • “New A.L. Mark–Black-and-Blue – Set Up by Minnie” about Minnie Minoso getting hit by a pitch for the 22nd time
  • Hat’s Off feature has brief write-up of the Players of the Week and features the NL’s Jim Gilliam and AL’s Ike Delock this week
  • That’s just the highlights, many many more articles plus boxscores, stats, extensive minor league coverage, and more

    • 1956-09-26 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1956/09/26 —

  • Cover cartoon is “Still the Champ!” by Basset featuring Babe Ruth
  • Headline on front cover: “Combine Minors into 17 Loops–Lane – Proposes All A,B,C,D Tags Be Eliminated
  • Also beginning on the cover “Majors to Change Bat Title Rule in ’57”
  • “Easy Does It for Casey’s Seventh Flag” with photo of Casey Stengel after the Yankees clinch
  • Article about Don Newcombe – “Newk, Big Strutter in Pitching Also Helps Out With the Hitting”
  • Full page featuring Sal Maglie – “‘Proved to Myself That I Still Could Pitch,’ Declares Maglie — Barber Finds Lotion in Wins as Dodger” with 2 photos
  • “Braves Pennant Drive Slows as Mound Aces Run Out of Gas”
  • Whitey Ford “Will Be Stengel’s Starter in Series Opener – In Any Stadium”
  • Article about White Sox Ron Northey
  • “Rosen to Be Traded, Hank (Greenberg) HInts; ‘I’ll Quit First,’ Flip Indicates”
  • Full page feature on the newest 200-win pitcher, Bob Lemon with large cartoon featuring Lemon
  • Stan Musial “Looks Back–Ahead to Game Streak, 3,000 Hits”
  • “20 a Year Top Thrill, Warren Spahn Felt–Until He Reached 200”
  • Obituary: Thomas J. Hickey, 94, founder of the National Association
  • Some Football coverage including schedules
  • Hat’s Off featuring brief article about each of the Players of the Week focuses on AL’s Jack Harshman and NL’s Carl Furillo
  • That’s just the highlights, many many more articles plus boxscores, stats, extensive minor league coverage, and more

    • 1938-09-10 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1938/09/10 — Cover is credited to R.J. Stuart

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Only Knowledge Can Save Democracy by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • The Girl Beyond the Sunset by Wilbur Daniel Steele and illustrated by Vincentini
  • Late Summer Song by Max Brand and illustrated by Trun Mowicke (sic? Tran Mawicke)
  • Night Must Come — Liberty’s Short Short by George E. Sprague

    • SERIALS:

  • The Man in My Life — Part 4 by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by R.F. Schabelitz
  • Why I Am Still Investigating the Lindbergh Case — Part 8 by Evalyn Walsh McLean with Alan Hynd
  • Paradise Kate — Part 7 by Achmed Abdullah and Anthony Abbot

    • ARTICLES:

  • Dictators – Let Us Have More of Them by George Bernard Shaw with decoration by Stephen Grout
  • Must I Be Daffy to Be a Dodger? by Babe Ruth with photo of Ruth in Dodger uniform
  • How to Forgive Your Friends by Mae Murray
  • After Spain, What? by Dr. Gregoria Maranon
  • Is Hollywood on the Spot? by Walter Wanger and Jack L. Warner
  • Girl Takes Drink by Geraldine York and illustrated by Floherty, Jr.
  • What Makes an American? by Channing Pollock
  • The Ship Was on Fire–And I Prayed by Ray Mackenney

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

    • $500 Cash Prize Reader Poll Contest

  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop

    • 1958-06-14 Saturday Evening Post Magazine Contents

    1958/06/14 — ITEM DESCRIPTION: Cover design by Earl Mayan.

    Complete contents picked up from the contents page of this issue are as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “For the Sake of Love” by Kenneth Landon and illustrated by R.G. Harris
  • “Death Dive” by Hugh B. Cave and illustrated by M. Hooks
  • “Conquering Lady” by Jay Wilson and illustrated by Kurt Ard
  • “Day of Daring” by Williams Forrest and illustrated by Harold Von Schmidt

    • ARTICLES:

  • “My Son Was Blinded at Birth” by William J. McKee
  • “Adventures of the Mind, 6: The Lost Dimension in Religion” by Paul Tillich
  • “The Indispensable Mr. Pinto” by Ernest O. Hauser is about Alberto Pinto
  • “Bad Little Bad Girl” by Toni Howard is about Brigitte Bardot with 5 photos
  • “The Face of America: Big Washout” — Photograph by Don W. Jones
  • “The Post Reports on Health Insurance — Part II: The High Cost of Chiseling” by Milton Silverman
  • “They Ride the Wild Water” by David Kenyon Webster is about surfing
  • A Visit With Ty Cobb by Furman Bisher with two photos of Cobb today, the classic photo of Cobb sliding into third in 1909, and pics of 6 of Ty’s contemporaries including Nap Lajoie, Joe Jackson, Babe Ruth, and Tris Speaker

    • SERIALS:

  • “The Chains of Fear” part 4 of 8 by Nikolai Narokov and illustrated by Stevan Dohanos
  • “Arson, Incorporated” conclusion by Clarence Budington Kelland with illustration by Meyers

    • OTHER FEATURES:

  • Letters
  • Editorials
  • Post Scripts
  • Verse
  • Keeping Posted

    • Notable advertising in this issue is as follows: Barbara Hale for E-Z-Eye Safety Plate Glass, De Beers Diamonds with painting by Leona Wood, and a Betty Crocker ad on the back cover.

    1950-07-22 Saturday Evening Post Magazine Contents

    1950/07/22 — Cover design by Stevan Dohanos

    Complete contents picked up from the contents page of this issue are as follows:
    4 SHORT STORIES:

  • “Love Scene” by Louis Kamp and illustrated by Coby Whitmore
  • “The Secret of Bogie Bill” by Peggy Stimson Curry and illustrated by Ray Prohaska
  • “Female Conspiracy” by Sidney Herschel Small and illustrated by Robert W. Douglass
  • “The Congressman’s Temptation” by Dana Burnet and illustrated by Larry Kritcher

    • 7 ARTICLES:

  • Shall We Let Them Ruin Our National Parks? by Bernard DeVoto
  • The Cities of America: Taos, New Mexico by Joe Alex Morris
  • Just What the Doctor Ordered by Jerome Ellison
  • We’re Betting Our Shirts on the Atomic Submarine by Vice-Admiral Charles A. Lockwood and Percy Finch
  • Red Loves to Take Chances by Bob Broeg about Red Schoendienst
  • Grandma Gloria Swanson Comes Back — Part 1 of 2 — by Stanley Frank
  • I Posed as a Communist for the FBI — Part 2 of 3 — by Matt Cvetic as told to Pete Martin

    • 2 SERIALS:

  • “Murder Is the Pay-Off” — Part 3 of 7 — by Leslie Ford and illustrated by Edwin Georgi
  • “I’ll Get Even” — Conclusion — by William Fay and illustrated by Geoffrey Biggs

    • OTHER FEATURES:

  • Letters
  • Editorials
  • Post Scripts
  • Verse
  • Keeping Posted
  • John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company ad with caption “He Showed Us How to Play the Game” featuring a larger than half-page color illustration of Babe Ruth signing an autograph surrounded by children. With text on the other half of the page describing how the Babe is like their company

    • 1946-02-23 Saturday Evening Post Magazine Contents

    1946/02/23 — ITEM DESCRIPTION: Cover design by Albert Staehle.

    Complete contents picked up from the contents page of this issue are as follows:
    4 SHORT STORIES:

  • “Dorrit Remembers a Riddle” by Frank Bunce and illustrated by Gilbert Bundy
  • “The Greatest Victory” is baseball fiction by Frank O’Rourke and illustrated by James R. Bingham
  • “The Perfect Gentleman” by Willard H. Temple and illustrated by Lonnie Bee
  • “Schooma’ams Shouldn’t Be Pretty” by Zachary Ball and illustrated by Paul Rabut

    • NOVELETTE:

  • “Major Engagement” by Edward Hope and illustrated by Robert G. Harris

    • 10 ARTICLES:

  • “This Is How It Was” part 1 of 4 by Lt. Col. James P.S. Devereux, USMC as told to Lt. Comdr. J. Bryan, III, USNR with drawing by Robert Fawcett
  • “Glamour Boys of the Highway” by Wessel Smitter
  • “Sourpuss Bill” by Florabel Muir is about William Demarest
  • “The Czechs Take the Big Step: by Demaree Bess
  • “$100,000,000,000 Going Down the Drain” by Louis W. DeYong
  • “82nd Airborne, Master of the Hotspots” by Martha Gellhorn
  • “They Major in Tennis at Rollins” by Collie Small
  • “Tokyo Street Scene”
  • “He’s Doing Something About the Race Problem” by Hodding Carter
  • “Veterans Can’t Study With Kids” by Arline Britton Boucher and John Leo Tehan

    • SERIAL:

  • “A Frenchman Must Die: part 3 of 8 by Kay Boyle and illustrated by Robert Fawcett

    • OTHER FEATURES:

  • Keeping Posted
  • Report to the Editors
  • Post Scripts
  • Editorials
  • Poetry

    • Notable advertising in this issue is as follows: Mercury ad illustrated by Ronald McLeod, Old Gold Cigarettes illustrated by Clark Agnew, Gulfpride Oil illustrated by James Bingham, Babe Ruth for Jockey Underwear* — drawing of Ruth at the plate, and a Lucky Strikes Cigarettes ad on the back cover. (Note ads that are smaller than a full page are marked with an asterisk (*))

    1937-05-08 Saturday Evening Post Magazine Contents

    1937/05/08 — Cover design by John E. Sheridan

    Complete contents picked up from the contents page of this issue are as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “A Matter of Pride” by William C. White and illustrated by Ritchie Cooper
  • “High Water” by Leland Jamieson and illustrated by George Brehm
  • “Chandler Chooses” by T.S. Stribling and illustrated by E.F. Ward
  • “Rich Man’s Toy” by Leonard Lee and illustrated by Anton Otto Fischer
  • “The Irish Sixpence” by Edwin Muller and illustrated by Larry B. Kritcher

    • ARTICLES:

  • The Great Goldwyn — Part 1 of 4 — by Alva Johnston is about Samuel Goldwyn
  • How’s Your Hitch? by Clarence Budington Kelland and illustrated by Kemp Starrett
  • That Ever-Normal Granary by James E. Boyle, Professor of Rural Economy, Cornell University
  • My Four Kentucky Derbies by Colonel Edward Riley Bradley with John I. Day
  • Diplomats Pay to Work by Ambassador Hugh Gibson

    • SERIALS:

  • “3-3-8” — Part 5 of 6 — by J.P. Marquand and illustrated by John La Gatta
  • “The Road to Reno” — Conclusion — by I.A.R. Wylie

    • MISCELLANY:

  • Editorials
  • Herbert Johnson’s Cartoon
  • Post Scripts
  • “Adventure” — A Poem by Helen Howland Prommel
  • Keeping Posted
  • Half-page black & white ad for Sinclair Gasoline features 4 photos, 3 of them featuring Babe Ruth

    • 1936-09-12 Saturday Evening Post Magazine Contents

    1936/09/12 — Cover design by Frances Tipton Hunter

    Complete contents picked up from the contents page of this issue are as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “Broadway Angler” by John Taintor Foote and illustrated by Henry Raleigh
  • “Journey’s Beginning” by Rose Wilder Lane and illustrated by Matt Clark
  • “Fiddling Fool” by Ben Ames Williams and illustrated by F.R. Gruger
  • “Roscoe to the Rescue” by Thomas McMorrow and illustrated by Galbraith
  • “Sailor’s Delight” by Corey Ford and Alastair MacBain and illustrated by Henry Raleigh
  • “Crossed Path to the Heart” by Brooke Hanlon and illustrated by Robert W. Crowther

    • ARTICLES:

  • Me and My Public: What Happened to Dizzy by J. Roy Stockton about Dizzy Dean and including 4 photos of Dean
  • Rest for Weary Willie by John Benton and illustrated by Galbraith
  • A Look at Harding From the Side Lines by Finley Peter Dunne
  • Second Booming: or It’s Just a Case of the Right Somebody to Love by Katharine Dayton with cartoon by Wyncie King
  • Fighting the Champions by Tom Sharkey with Morrow Mayo includes a 6×6 inch photo of Sharkey with Jim Jeffries and Babe Ruth
  • The Federal Invasion of the Business Field by Raymond G. Carroll

    • SERIALS:

  • “Think Fast, Mr. Moto” — Part 1 of 6 — by J.P. Marquand and illustrated by F.R. Gruger
  • “Demeter, a Farm Woman” — Part 6 of 6 — by Joseph Hergesheimer and illustrated by Robert W. Crowther

    • MISCELLANY:

  • Editorials
  • Postscripts
  • “Grass” a poem by Philip Jerome Cleveland
  • “England Expects” a poem by Ogden Nash
  • Keeping Posted
  • Little Lulu cartoon by Marge

    • 1958-09-17 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1958/09/17 — ITEM DESCRIPTION: Oversized, appx. 11-3/4″ X 16-1/2″ classic The Sporting News issue printed on newsprint. The image at the left is a cropped out portion of the cover (too large to fit the whole thing on my scanner!) and there are other images below from inside this issue. Classic Sporting News from when it was “The Baseball Paper of the World”!

    There is just too much packed into each issue of The Sporting News to list it all, but I have paged through this entire issue and here are some of the highlights:

  • “Have Notebooks, and Travelling” cartoon by Willard Mullin on the cover
  • Headline is “Scouts’ Reports Shape Series Strategy” with article “Espionage by Rivals Often Vital Factor in Title Games — Sleuths Formerly Worked Under Cover, Now Spy Openly; Ehmke Was Own Hawkshaw Before Suprise Start in ’29”
  • “Runnels Credits Rise to Red Sox Trade — ‘Nothing Like Being on Winning Team,’ Says Former Nat” with large Pete Runnels cartoon by Dickinson
  • “Mays and Mantle Select Squads for All-Star Game — Willie Shudders at Mention of Duren”
  • “Strikeouts: Batters Boo, Hurlers Cheer” with pics of “Big Time Sluggers Who Passed 100 Mark in K’s”: Mickey Mantle, Vince DiMaggio, Jimmie Foxx, Babe Ruth, Jim Lemon
  • Wes Covington “On One Good Leg, Big Flag Factor for Braves — Wes Well Up Front in RBI’s Home Runs, and Average, Though Often Sidelined”
  • “Cincy, Washington to Pry Lid Day in Advance of April 10 Start: Majors Vote Earliest Opening In Years”
  • “Leagues to Hold at Eight Clubs, Will Try to Rebuild from Within — No Shifts of Franchises in 1959, Owners Decide After Chicago Meetings”
  • “Cal Says Nats’ Stay in Capital Depends on Stadium Solution — Satisfactory Arrangements With New Arena’s Heads Needed, Asserts Griffith”
  • “Murtaugh Doffs Cap to Haney as Pilot of Year — Consider Braves Injuries, Says Danny, after Taking Last Series, Three to One”
  • “Who Called Vic Showboat? Senor Al Sizzles at ‘Finger’ — Plunked By Pitch, Power Shouts at Chisox Dugout; Lopez Rushes Out, But Combatants Are Restrained”
  • Early Wynn “at 38, Nears Repeat Whiff Crown — Strikeout Totals of Last Two Years Highest of Career; Vet Making Strong Finish”
  • “Newk’s Comeback Gives Reds Hike in Climb Under Dykes — Don Regains Winning Form and Helps with Bat”
  • Plus Regular Columns, box scores, statistics, minor league reports, and more. Plus 6-pages making up “The Quarterback” section.

    • 48 pages total.

    1958-10-01 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1958/10/01 — ITEM DESCRIPTION: Oversized, appx. 11-3/4″ X 16-1/2″ classic The Sporting News issue printed on newsprint. The image at the left is a cropped out portion of the cover (too large to fit the whole thing on my scanner!) and there are other images below from inside this issue. Classic Sporting News from when it was “The Baseball Paper of the World”!

    There is just too much packed into each issue of The Sporting News to list it all, but I have paged through this entire issue and here are some of the highlights:

    World’s Series Issue — Facts, Figures, Features

  • “It’s A Small World” cartoon by Willard Mullin on the cover with the Yankees and the Braves
  • Headline is “Many Name Players Up for Trade Bait” with article “More Hurling Chief Target of Swap Talks — Power-Hitters Also Sought; Braves and Yanks to Join in Busy Season of Dealing”
  • “Four Giants Named to ’58 Rookie Team” with photos of all members: Carlton Willey, George Witt, Ryne Duren, Albie Pearson, Inman Veal, Sammy Taylor, Willie Kirkland, Leon Wagner, Gene Green, Orlando Cepeda, Tony Taylor and Jim Davenport
  • “Braves Celebrate Clincher With Repeaters’ Restraint — Some Tossing of Champagne After Slow Walk Off Field; ‘Fans Expected It, Team Effort Did It,’ Says Haney”
  • “It Happens to the Best of ‘Em: Greatest Stars Sometimes Series Busts — Williams Hit Only .200 in Classic of ’46” with pics of Ted Williams and other Series’ “busts” such as Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Gil Hodges, Rogers Hornsb along with some surprise stars like Hank Gowdy and George Rohe
  • “Braves Can Regain Early-Day Glory for NL — This Year’s Stakes High for Prestige: Senior League Has Chance to Run Up Longest String of Successes in 50 Years” with team photos of the 1905 Giants, 1908 Cubs, and 1909 Pirates. The following page has 3×5 images with brief bios of each of the manager of each of these three clubs: John McGraw, Frank Chance, and Fred Clarke
  • “Weiss Never Gets Away From His Work–Even at Home: It’s Just an Every-Day Job for George”
  • “Fate Points Fickle Finger at Braves’ Jay — Out of Series — Operation on Digit Sidelines Rookie”
  • “Lefty Bats Control Series Homer Derby — Southpaws Made 48 of 91 Blows in Last Eight Seasons” with photos of Eddie Mathews and Yogi Berra
  • “Thrown Bat Boomerangs to Scare Ted — Slugger Distressed When Flying Club Injures Woman” with photo of Ted Williams after tossing his bat and the bandaged woman in the crowd who “caught” it
  • “Shopping Lists of 16 Major Clubs”
  • “All the Regulars Will Be There: Shor’s Red Carpet Out for Series Visitors” with photo of Toots Shor, his restaurant and full-page article
  • “Veteran Knuckleballer Makes No-Hitter Seem Easy: Yankees Get Butterflies Swinging at Wilhelm” with photo of Hoyt Wilhelm, manager Paul Richards and Billy Gardner who made the last putout in Wilhem’s no-hitter, with box score and article
  • Yankees and Braves team photos share a page together
  • A page with Yankee Stadium and County Stadium dimensions plus listing of all World Series winners and records
  • “Figured in Famed World’s Series Feats” is a full page showing photos of World Series heros: Allie Reynolds, Babe Ruth, Bill Wambsganss, Christy Mathewson, Elmer Smith, Carl Erskine, Orval Overall, Phil Cavarretta, Joe DiMaggio and Don Larsen
  • Plus Regular Columns, box scores, statistics, minor league reports, reports from Puerto Rico, Panama, Veracruz, and more.

    • 64 pages total.