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1960-10-12 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1960/10/12 –

  • Cover cartoon is “Clocked Top Marks as Minute Men” featuring Lindy McDaniel and Mike Fornieles by Dee, with accompanying article
  • Headline is “Traders Talk It Up–Big Swaps Cooking – Giant Fizzle, Dodger Slide Spur Market”
  • Norm Larker feature article with large cartoon by Carl Hubenthal
  • Joe Gariagiola feature article with large cartoon by Dee
  • Feature article about Indians GM Frankie Lane with large Lane cartoon by Lou Darvas
  • Gene Conley – Miffed over Phillies offer says he will devote efforts to the Celtics
  • Plus many other articles, final statistics for 1960 season, minor league coverage, and more!

    • 48 pages total

    1960-10-05 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1960/10/05 –

  • Cover cartoon is “Series Queries” by Lou Darvas
  • Headline is “Poll Tabs Barlick and Berry Top Umps – Voters Name Driscoli No. 1 as TV ‘Actor’
  • “Series Success Linked to Vets – Yankees Always Field at Least Two Players 30 and Over”
  • Headline spreading 2 pages: “Ruth Ranks as Super Whiz of Fall Classics … Yanks Top All-Star Teams of Series Standouts with photos of players on All-Time AL and NL World Series Teams including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Tris Speaker, Christy Mathewson, Mel Ott, and others
  • “Pennant-Mad Pittsburgh Fans Dance in the Streets”
  • Team photo of 1927 Pirates
  • Cartoon of “Yankee Stadium – Familiar Backdrop for World’s Series Drama”
  • Team photos of 1960 Yankees and Pirates, plus team photo of 1927 Yankees on facing page
  • Several other articles about the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees in this World Series preview
  • “Washed-Up Wertz Comeback Star as 100-RBI Walloper” about Vic Wertz
  • Full-page ad for Spalding features a large image of Babe Ruth
  • Plus many other articles, minor league coverage, and more!

    • 48 pages total

    1960-09-21 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1960/09/21 –

  • Cover cartoon is “Strongly Backed in Skipper Sweepstakes” by Dee featuring Danny Murtaugh, Paul Richards, Solly Hemus, Cookie Lavagetto with accompanying headline “Four-Way Tussle for Manager of Year”
  • 300-Win Goal in Sight for Spahn, Wynn – Gaffers Race Against Time for Niche Among Elite Dozen” with cartoons of Early Wynn and Warren Spahn
  • “Old Pro Stan Decides He’ll Help Birds ‘Win Pennant Next Year’ with small headshot photo of Stan Musial
  • Al Kaline “Tests Muscles for Socko Finish” with photo of Kaline
  • “Shades of Hack!” article about Ron Santo
  • “Dallas, Fort Worth Join Hands in Major Bid – Combined Pitch for Franchise Made to Webb, O’Malley”
  • Plus many other articles, minor league coverage, and more!

    • 48 pages total

    1960-09-14 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1960/09/14 –

  • Cover cartoon is “Casey Knows Most of the Answers, But He’s Stumped Here” featuring Casey Stengel by Willard Mullin
  • Headline on front cover is “Yank Relievers Lose Old-Time Magic – Hot and Cold Firemen Give Stengel Chills
  • “Oh, Those High-Flying Orioles!” with large phoot of Paul Richards
  • “Gay ’90s Test Revealed Expansion Hazards – Stormy Life of 12-Club Loop Marked by Feuds, Jealousies” with photos of Cy Young, Honus Wagner, Jesse Burkett, Hugh Duffy, Nap Lajoie
  • “Flag Fever Sweeping Through Piratesburgh – Steel City Steamed Up Over Corsairs”
  • Webb and Frick See Peaceful Expansion Before ’62 Season – ‘Majors Will Not Fight Over Houston,’ Asserts Del; ‘All Agree L.A. Is Open Territory for Second Club'”
  • “Umps Blow Whistle on Extortion Plot – 3 Suspects Nabbed: A.L. Arbiters McKinley, Runge Report Attempt by Pair to Influence Games by Threatening to Release Picture”
  • Plus many other articles, minor league coverage, and more!

    • 48 pages total

    1960-09-07 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1960/09/07 –

  • Cover cartoon is “It’s Not the Heat, But the Humidity” by Lou Darvas
  • Headline on front cover is “Daffy Didoes Make ’60 Season a Dilly – Pilots Sacked at Rapid Rate; Feuds Blazing”
  • Also starting on the cover: “Frick Declares Cuba Off Limits to U.S. Players”
  • “Stan, Reported Bound for Pitt, Big Man in Taming of Bucs 5 of 9” with small Stan Musial headshot photo
  • Roy Sievers feature article with large cartoon by Murray Olderman
  • “A.L. Moguls Okay Ten-Club League–Keep Eye on L.A.”
  • “Collapsing Clouters Slow Braves’ Comeback Climb” with small headshot photo of Joey Jay
  • “Levittown Crowned Lord of Little Leagues”
  • “Balk by Hurler? It’s Tricky Rule”
  • Chris Short
  • Plus many other articles, statistics, box scores, minor league coverage, and more!

    • 40 pages total

    1960-08-31 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1960/08/31 –

  • Cover cartoon is “Favorites to Grab Golden Rings of Diamond” by Dee and features Dick Groat, Roger Maris, Vern Law, Chuck Estrada
  • Headline on front cover is “Torrid Scrap for Season’s Top Awards – Maris, Groat, Law, Estrada Lead Parade”
  • “Talkative Lew Replays No-Hitter” with 5 photos of Lew Burdette in action twirling his no-hitter vs. Philadelphia
  • “Donie Bush Retraces ’27 Bucs’ Flag Path – Debunks Legend That Yank Power Crushed Pirate Spirit”
  • Curt Simmons
  • “Bruins and Brewer Toss $1,040,000 Brush-Back Pitch at Battling Billy” with photos of Jim Brewer and Billy Martin
  • “Gal Execs Could Make Turnstiles Spin – Front-Office Field ‘Wide Open’ to Clever Distaff Touch”
  • “Burly Wynn Bellows Warning to Bombers – ‘Some Day I May Get All Nine of ‘Em,’ Chisox Vet Says After Coates’ HIgh Inside Pitch Sends Him Sprawling”
  • “Domed, All-Weather Parks Planned by Houston, Dallas” with artist’s conceptions
  • Frank Robinson
  • Plus many other articles, statistics, box scores, minor league coverage, and more!

    • 40 pages total

    1960-08-24 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1960/08/24 –

  • Cover cartoon is “Cap’n Murtaugh’s Well-Marked Map” by Lou Darvas
  • Headline on front cover is “Old-Timers Fire Blast at Slab Trends – Feller Claims Twirlers Fail to Train Hard”
  • Dick Groat feature with large Groat cartoon by Dee
  • “Pirates Near Buried Treasure, Prod Top Rivals Off the Plank”
  • Eddie Mathews – Frank Robinson “Bout Sparks Cincy Melee – Eddie Uncorks Kayo Wallop After Tagging Red Star Trying to Stretch Double”
  • “Tears and Cheers Mark Yanks’ Old-Timer Day – Ex-President Hoover Guest as All-Stars of ’39 Perform” with photo of Joe DiMaggio trotting out at introductions
  • Norm Cash
  • “Directors of Shrine List Revised Rules on Voting Methods – Writers to Hold Runoff If First Ballot Draws Blank–Old-Timer’s Committee Will Conduct Election Each Year”
  • “Mick Blasts His Way Out of Doghouse – Yank Star Swats 2 Homers Day After Casey Sent Him to Clubhouse for Loafing” with small headshot photo of Mickey Mantle
  • “Pittsburgh Mourns Early Star Fred Clarke – Hall of Fame Picket Skippered Buccos to Four Pennants” with nearly two full pages of coverage including photos, statistics, etc.
  • Plus many other articles, statistics, box scores, minor league coverage, and more!

    • 40 pages total

    1960-08-03 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1960/08/03 –

  • Cover cartoon is “Singleton Slingers” by Bill Gallo featuring Robin Roberts
  • Headline on front cover is “$2,347,000 for Minors–Down Drain? Loop Prexies Lukewarm to Majors’ Hypo
  • “Cookie’s Castoffs — Capital Crew” features Cookie Lavagetto
  • Al Smith – Gem from Senor’s Scrap Pile — with large Al Smith cartoon by Dee
  • “Recalled Rookie Hill Flash Slips Pep-Up Pill to Giants: Brilliant Kid Marichal Hurls One-Hitter in Major Bow”
  • Game’s Brass Lauds Relief-Hurler Trophies
  • Frank Baumann
  • Lee Maye
  • Hot Hurlers Heat Up L.A. for Torrid Stretch Struggle: Drysdale, Craig, Williams Fire 3 Whitewash Jobs in Row at Phils in Coliseum
  • Jimmy Piersall’s Antics Toss Tribe into Tizzy – Mates Claim Jim Hampers Flag Bid, Spurs Umps Wrath
  • Plus many other articles, statistics, box scores, minor league coverage (Billy Williams pictured), and more!

    • 40 pages total

    1960-07-27 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1960/07/27 –

  • Cover cartoon is “The Little Rascals” by Lou Darvas featuring the “kids” attacking “major league seasoned veterans”
  • Headline on front cover is “Howard, Hansen Top Eye-Popping Kids – Estrade No. 1 Among Frosh Hill Phenoms
  • Also starting on the front cover: “N.L. Expected to Nab Houston and New York”
  • Del Crandall Blooms as Belter in No. 2 Slot
  • “Galloping Braves Trample Rivals, Trim Lead of Bucs
  • Continental League Chances Soar With Concrete Offer to Pay Indemnities
  • Dick Groat Ends ‘One-Game Slump’ with Seven-Hit Salvo for Bucs
  • DeWitt Defends Tiger Fans in Debris-Flinging Rumpus
  • “Warm Welcome for Transplanted Cubans – Cheering Jersey Fans Hail O.B. Return”
  • Shades of Vandy! Double No-Hitter for K.C. Amateur – Bill Wakefield
  • Plus many other articles, statistics, box scores, minor league coverage, and more!

    • 40 pages total

    1960-07-13 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1960/07/13 –

  • All-Star Issue
  • Cover cartoon is “In the Classic Mold” by Willard Mullin featuring Roger Maris
  • Headline on cover is “Dizzy Doings, Add Zip, Zing to ’60 Season – Pilots Sacked and Signed at Record Pace”
  • “Rugged Receiver Reaps New Rewards – All-Star Landmark: Yogi Picked 13 Times” with photo of Yogi Berra coming to home plate
  • “Lieb Dusts Off Old All-Star Sparklers – Yanks, A’s Played Host to Tingling Tussles in ’39 and ’43” with photo of Bob Feller as a 20-year-old handing off the ball in the 1939 game
  • “Colorful KC Past – Madcaps and Maulers”
  • Feature article with photos about Parke Carroll
  • “Marse Joe Spins Yarns of Gleam-Game Gems – McCarthy Led A.L. to Four Wins in Midsummer Classic” with photo of Joe McCarthy with Joe Gordon
  • “Cradled in Comiskey – All-Star Game Born in Depths of Depression”
  • Full-page of Bill Gallo player sketches “Unlock Secret of These Skippers, Stars” whos 20 players
  • Linescores of all the previous All-Star Games
  • “Frisky Splinter, Nearing 42, Hits at Blistering Clip” with small headshot photo of Ted Williams
  • Center pages feature huge 2-page spread ad from Louisville Slugger with facsimile signatures and headshot photos of the All-Stars, they’re all there, Roberto Clemente, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle and more
  • Necrology: Obituary for Bill Killefer with photo
  • Plus many other articles covering all teams in some way, statistics, box scores, minor league coverage including box scores, and more!

    • 40 pages total

    1960-06-22 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1960/06/22 –

  • Cover cartoon is “Bank the Fires” by Lou Darvas featuring images of older players Stan Musial, Early Wynn, Duke Snider, Ted Williams, Carl Furillo being driven to the “End of the Line” in a train engineered by “Pop Time”, with accompanying headline and article “Father Time Pressing Standout Seven”
  • Also beginning on the cover is “Laughing Stan Spikes Report of Swap to Buccos – Busch’s ’57 Edict Stands; ‘Redbirds Won’t Swap Stan'”
  • Vern Law feature article with large photo surrounded by Dee cartoons
  • The Comiskey Dynasty by Dave Condon – Over 4 full pages with photos of Comiskey through the years, one of the pages, by Ray Gillespie, focuses on the 1919 Black Sox with small photos at the top of the page of Eddie Cicotte, Hap Felsh, Chick Gandil, Joe Jackson and Buck Weaver
  • Ty Cobb “to Describe Career Highlights in Book” with photo of Ty Cobb
  • Bruins Ernie Banks Busts Out of Batting Slump
  • Plus many other articles covering all teams in some way, statistics, box scores, minor league coverage including box scores, and more!

    • 40 pages total

    1960-04-13 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1960/04/13 –

  • Cover cartoon is “Play Ball” by Bill Gallo as this is the Opening Day Issue
  • Stan Musial “Relives 17 N.L. Openers” with Musial Photo
  • “Once-in-a-Lifetime Lidlifter – Milwaukee Debut Spahn’s Biggest Thrill” with Warren Spahn photo
  • J.G. Taylor Spink ‘s preview and prediction (He picks the Braves vs. Indians for the World Series)
  • “Big Train’s 14 Openers All-Time Record” with photos of Walter Johnson and cartoon of him with Gabby Street by Dee
  • Full-page of cartoons by Bill Gallo “Stars Who Sparkled When Curtain Went Up” featuring President William Howard Taft in the middle of the page, surrounded by Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Bob Feller, Wes Ferrell, Herb Pennock, Ted Williams, Yogi Berra, and Lon Warneke
  • Coverage of some sort for each team
  • Plus many other articles, exhibition game line scores and summaries, minor league coverage, and more!

    • 48 pages total

    1960-01-20 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1960/01/20 –

  • Cover cartoon is “Thrill-Chiller on Major Marquee” featuring Willie Mays
  • Headline on front cover is “Mays Edges Aparicio as Most Exciting”
  • “There’s No Simple Formula for Cooperstown Honors — Think You Have Troubles? Pick Shrine Stars!”
  • “Senor Salutes Flag, Says Sox Will Keep It” featuring Al Lopez
  • “Roger the Dodger–Big Money Pitcher” article featuring large Roger Craig cartoon by Dee
  • Cal McLish
  • “Toll the Bell Softly for Days That Used to be — Ebbets Field Elegy – An Old Friend Has Gone
  • “Meteor McCovey Flashes in ‘Frisco Signature Loop, Too” with small Willie McCovey headshot photo
  • Plus several other articles, winter league coverage, the 8-page All-Sports News section which features the NBA All-Star preview, Ohio State basketball’s three stars Mel Nowell, Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek, Billy Packer, Toe Blake,

    • 32 pages total

    1960-01-13 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1960/01/13 –

  • Cover cartoon is “You Can’t Tell a Player Without a Score Card” by Lou Darvas featuring players traded since last season such as Minnie Minoso, Hank Bauer. Cal McLish, and others
  • Headline on front cover is “New Swaps Spark Gleam Team of Stars – Top Players Swept Up in Winter Deals
  • “Scribes Sift Sterling Feats in Shrine Balloting – Former Greats of Last 30 Years Eligibile in Current Hall of Fame Voting with small headshot photos of Max Carey, Red Ruffing and Edd Roush
  • Joe Cronin Glove Whiz With Fielding Problems – American League President Faces Challenges Squarely with large Joe Cronin cartoon
  • “Chesty Chuck-Braves’ Sharp Strategist” with photos of Chuck Dressen
  • “Fears of Phony HR Marks in Coliseum Quashed by Figures – Dodgers Even Failed to Break Club Record in 2 Years in ‘Cap Pistol’ Park
  • “Third Loop? ‘Why, You’ll See a Fourth Soon, Too’ — Rickey”
  • Plus statistics from 1959, winter league coverage, the 8-page All-Sports News section which includes illustration featuring basketball stars Wilt Chamberlain, Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, Cliff Hagen, Bob Pettit, Tommy Heinsohn, and Dolph Shayes, article Unitas vs. Van Brocklin in Pro Bowl, feature on Bob St. Clair with large photo, Georgia Bulldogs featuring Fran Tarkenton

    • 32 pages total

    1960-01-06 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1960/01/06 –

  • Cover cartoon is “Babes in the Bucks” by Lou Darvas featuring players such as Al Kaline, Rocky Colavito, Nellie Fox, etc. with their salaries
  • Headline on front cover is “Players’ Pay Soars to All-Time High”
  • Also beginning on the cover “Records of Old Yanks Saved from Junk Heap”
  • “Darrtown Whoops It Up for ‘Old Smokey’ – Alston Rates as Home-Town Hero in Tiny Ohio Village” with photo of main street in Darrtown, Ohio, plus outside of Walter Alston ‘s home, photos of Alston on following page
  • “Lowdown from Capitol Hill – Celler ’51 Hearings Revealed Ted’s 90-Gee Pay”
  • Comeback by Wes Covington Key to Braves’ Bid
  • “Grounded Bombers May Ink ’60 Pacts Without Squawking” wth small headshot photo of Mickey Mantle
  • “Tigers Have Big Edge in A.L. Swat Crowns – Seven Bengal Belters Bagged 21 Bat Titles in 53 Years” with photo of Ty Cobb
  • Plus final 1959 statistics, winter league coverage, the 8-page All-Sports News section which includes illustration of Johnny Unitas and Nick Pietrosanie by Dee, article “Cautious Colts Trample Gambling Giants” with Unitas photo

    • 32 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.

    1958-09-24 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1958/09/24 — 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:

  • “Four Kings Who Are Battling for NL Bat Crown” cartoon on the front cover by Willard Mullin pictures Hank Aaron, Richie Ashburn, Stan Musial and Willie Mays.
  • Headline is “Yanks Fading? Higgins Scoffs at Idea” with article “‘Team Young and Could Be Better in ’59’ — ‘If They Have Deteriorated What About Rest of Us?’ Asks Manager of Red Sox”
  • “Old Home Week for Cards Next Spring — Hemus to Be New Pilot, Stanky as Liason With Harry the Hat and Keane as Coaches”
  • “‘Wabash Cannonball Battle’ Called Dud — Dan Gives Eye-Witness Account of Duren-Houk ‘Scrap’ — Coach Didn’t Relish Having Cigar Pushed Into His Face”
  • “Braves’ Moves to Include Tebbetts in Front Office? Railbirds Wonder If Birdie Will Be Named to Job as Aid to Cairnes or Quinn”
  • “New Record for Spahn–First Lefty to Win 20 in Nine Years”
  • “Lary’s Hex on Yanks Mystifies Bengals–And They Live It Up — Frank Doesn’t Know How He Fools ‘Em; Norman ‘Glad He’s On Our Side'”
  • “McLish, Colavito, Power Tribe Entries in MVP Race — Strong Late-Season Finishes Being Made by Cal, Rocky, Vic”
  • Bob Turley “Hits Target of Best Win Mark on Yanks Since ’34 — Bullet Bob Fairly Certain to Open World’s Series; Casey and All of Team Determined to Regain Crown”
  • Obituary: EX-AL Hitting King, New York Yankees George Snuffy Sternweiss, 38, Killed in Rail Tragedy
  • Plus Regular Columns, box scores, statistics, minor league reports, reports from Cuba, Venezuela, and more. 4-pages give College and Pro football schedules plus two pages of articles including photos of Bobby Layne and Jim Brown

    • 48 pages total.

    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.

    1958-09-10 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1958/09/10 — 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:

  • “Strong Contenders for ’58 Boquets in Majors” cartoon by Amadee features Jackie Jensen, Bob Turley, Danny Murtaugh, Ernie Banks and Warren Spahn. Headline is “Jensen, Banks Reach for MVP Awards” with article “Turley, Spahn Top Bidders for Pitcher of Year Honor — Duren and Cepeda Lead Races for Rookie Citations; Murtaugh Wins Wide Support for Managerial Accolade”
  • Also on the cover is “Mays and Avila to Play Mexico Series — 14-Game Junket Scheduled by All-Star Aggregations Led by Willie and Bobby”
  • Dick Hyde “On Top Pitching from Down Under — Nat Reliever in First 48 Appearances Boasted 1.86 ERA”
  • “Farm Products Keeping Braves in Stride — Willey, Pizarro and Joe Jay Have Combined 21-11 Mark”
  • “Ford and Larsen Shelved, Other Hurlers Keep Yanks on Win Gait — Monroe, Maas, and Dickson With Aid of Duren, Gain Three Straight Victories”
  • Tom Brewer’s “Comeback Boosts Red Sox Second Place Bid — Set Back by Case of Mumps, Tommy Made Slow Start and Had Control Trouble”
  • “Splinter Puts in Plug for Umpires in Hall — ‘They Should Get More Recognition'” with small pic of Ted Williams and another of umpire Bill Summers
  • “Minneapolis Clears Snag on Major Bid — Tax Board Okays $9,000,000 ‘If and When’ Bond Issue — St. Paul Prepares to Make Separate Try for Big Time”
  • “Chisox Never Will Move Out, Asserts Chuck — Despite Attendance Decline, Club Will Finish in Black for ’58 — Chuck Comiskey
  • “Giants, Dodgers Hold Holiday Clambake — Morning, Afternoon, Night Festivals Marked Big Series”
  • “Mound Woes Curb Dodgers’ Drive for First-Division Spot — Aches and Pains Handicap Slab Corps; Furillo Tops ’57 Homer, RBI Figures”
  • Lew Burdette is NL Player of the Month
  • “All Fire Chiefs At Top of Ladder” on inside back cover is a contest for you to ID the most famous firemen.
  • Plus Regular Columns, box scores, statistics, minor league reports, and more.

    • 44 pages total.

    1958-09-03 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1958/09/03 — 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:

  • “How to Use Thinking Cap” cartoon on front cover
  • Headline is “‘HR Craze Helping Ruin Hitting’–Rajah” with article “Ex-Slugger Assils Lack of .300 Man — “‘Power brings HIgher Pay for Few, But Hurts Club Spirit and Hampers Pilots'”
  • Also on the cover “A’s Back Dickson Deal as Sound” plus “Looping the Loops — Dickson’s Lucky Decision” by J.G.T. Spink
  • “He Has All the Tools to Make It: Banks Given Best Chance to Tie Bambino” with large Ernie Banks cartoon by Bill O’Brien
  • “‘We’ll Continue to Deal With Yankees” – Craft Defies Critics of Dickson Trade”
  • “Minneapolis Winds Up for Big League Pitch — Celler Warns Against Washington Exit” with “Senate Investigation” cartoon by Willard Mullin
  • “Ike Thinks Nats Should Stay in Captital — President Wishes Senators Were Little Better Ball Club”
  • “Tribe Rated Slightly More Than 50-50 Possibility to Move Tepee — Lack of Stadium Elsewhere, Big Advance Ticket Sale Could Block Club’s Shift”
  • “Casey Off to Early Start on Worrying Over World Series — Anxious to Get Mantle and Skowron in Peak Condition; Siebern Takes Over Solid Possession of Left Field Job”
  • “Mexico Sweeps to Second Little League Title”
  • “’59 Adventures of Dodgers to Be Great Show–Bavasi — Praises LA Fans, Sees Strong Club That ‘Will Stand Against ‘Em All'”
  • Rocky Colavito “Swings for Singles, But Hikes HR Crop — Rocky Takes Gordon’s Tip, Changes From Swinger, Lifts Mark, Cuts Whiffs”
  • Warren Spahn “Heads for Record Ninth 20-Game Campaign — Braves’ Vet Can Break Tie With Grove and Plank on Majors’ Southpaw Mark”
  • “Three Vet Righties Carry Bosox Load in Fight for Second — Higgins to Rely on Sullivan, Delock and Brewer, Using Other Chuckers in Spots”
  • “Red Sox Reveal Plan to Make Fenway Larger — Larger Park Area, More Seats and Longer Left Field Among Features”
  • “All_Star Aparicio ‘Will Get Better,’ Senor Forecasts — ‘Still Hasn’t Learned to Move With Pitch,’ Says Al; Flashy Chisox Shortstop Enjoying Best Year at Bat”
  • “Campy Relates His Courageous Battle to ‘Today’ Viewers — Tells of O’Malley’s Offer to Coach Dodgers’ Young Battermen in California”
  • In the Obituaries is Luther Dummy Taylor, 82
  • Plus Regular Columns, box scores, statistics, minor league reports, and more.

    • 44 pages total.

    1958-08-27 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1958/08/27 — 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:

  • “The Four Faces of Ted…From Teen-Ager to Vet of Forty” features four photos of Ted Williams on the cover, the first at age 19 with San Diego, followed by shots of Ted in 1937, 1941, 1958 . Accompanying article: “What’s In Future for Splinter at 40? — If Williams Is to Be Named Manager, Will He Manager Red Sox or Will He Be Asked to Learn Job in Minors?”
  • Also on the cover “Bonus Spree Hit By Reunion Stars — Hurts Game and Kids, Declare St. Louis All-Timers, Urging That Youngsters Be Made to Prove Worth”
  • “Gate Dip Forcing Indians to Move, Cleveland Hears: Could Be Last Year in City, Daley Says; Houston and Toronto Seen as Bidders”
  • “Workout on Off Day Burns Bombers: Yankees Gripe as Casey Cracks Whip”
  • “St Louis’ All-Time All-Stars Take Field Again” with group photo of Dizzy Dean, Frank Frisch, Rogers Hornsby, George Sisler, Stan Musial, Marty Marion, Terry Moore, Jesse Haines, Ken Williams, Johnny Tobin, Hank Severeid, and Bob O’Farrell and a second shot of Dizzy Dean at microphone
  • “Bengals In Kuenn’s Corner In His Push for Batting Crown — Harvey’s Fine Season Among Few Bright Spots; Decline of Front-Line Pitching Biggest Msytery”
  • “Yankees’ Breeze Turns Into Worst Slump in 5 Years — Failures of Twirlers to Go Route Contribute to Skid as Ol’ Perfessor Worries” with small pic of Mickey Mantle
  • Willie Mays “Using Home-Run Bat to Knock Boo Birds Off Perch — Say-Hey Target for Jeering at Seals Stadium Before Unleashing Power Display”
  • Ernie Banks “Labeled Top Bet to Beat Babe Ruth’s Record — Cubs’ Shortstop, at 27, Still Has Best Years Ahead of Him, Says Bob Scheffing”
  • “Dale Long First Lefty Catcher in Majors Since ’02 — Cubs Use First Baseman As Only Player Available”
  • “Four Down–How Many More Pilots Will Go?” with small pics of the fired managers Mayo Smith, Jack Tighe, Bobby Bragan, and Birdie Tebbetts
  • Plus Regular Columns, box scores, statistics, minor league reports, and more.

    • 48 pages total.

    1958-08-20 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1958/08/20 — 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:

  • “Brothers Under the Skin” cartoon by O’Mealia on the cover
  • Headline is “‘New Look’ Schedules to Boost Gates” with article “Earlier Start, 25 Sabbaths in ’59 Chart — Friday, April 10, Lidlifters Provide Two Big Payoff Dates at Outset of Season”
  • Also on the cover Ty Cobb “Plugs for Rice and Rixey in Hall — Better Entitled Than Some of Others Named — Peach Dodges Controversy But Urges Vet Scribes to Campaign for Old-Timers”
  • Ray Jablonski “Finds ‘Wonderful Summer’ in SF — Snails Cause Garden Problem for While But Avocados and RBI Crop Please Ray”
  • “Traded Players Top Batting, Hill Lists” with small Amadee cartoons of players discussed in article: Billy Goodman, Pete Runnels, Cal McLish, Vic Power, Jackie Jensen, Roy Sievers, Ryne Duren, Bob Turley, Bob Cerv
  • “Most Writers Nix Plan for Earlier Start — Stress Inclement Weather; Many Urge a Shorter Sked”
  • “Miracle of the Mound City: Jones Turns Into Winner as Control Pitcher” with Sad Sam Jones cartoon by Amadee
  • “Braves Again Hear Boom of Mathews, Schoendienst Bats — Both Boost Plate Averages; Jay Returns to Action; But Koppe Joins Casualty List”
  • “Dodgers Happy in Little Gray Home in West — Execs Find New Life, Commuting Up to 180 Miles a Day”
  • “Dodgers Train Guns on First-Division Target — ‘Won’t Take Much of Move to Reach Upper Bracket,’ Declares Captain Pee Wee”
  • Dick Donovan
  • “’58 Yanks Not Among My Three Best Clubs — Casey — ‘Lose Too Many Twin-Bills–He Wants to Win by 20 Games”
  • Birdie Tebbetts “Resignation For Good of Club Shakes Cincinnati — Only Two Years Ago Redleg Manager Was Acclaimed Major League Pilot of Year”
  • “67,916 Cheer Yank-Bosox Old-Timers — Event Draws Largest Regular Season Turnout Since ’51” with photo of Ted Williams with Bill Terry, Rogers Hornsby and George Sisler, Joe DiMaggio with George Kell, Ted Williams with former AL umpire Bill Grieve
  • “Game’s Most Famous Played Died Ten Years Ago: Ruth’s Mighty Slugging Feats Still Unmatched — ‘Could Have Hit Over 100,’ Says Ex-Umpire Hildebrand: Old Foul Rule Deprived Babe of Many Circuit Blows; Fences at Many Parks Also Are Shorter At Present Time” full page of text with photo of Babe Ruth shaking hands with Lou Gehrig after ’32 Series Called Shot, pic of Babe at Yankee Stadium for last time in ’48, and picture of the stone at Ruth’s final resting place
  • “Promoting Health, Teamwork and Sportsmanship: Little League Keeps Getting Bigger and Bigger”
  • Plus Regular Columns, box scores, statistics, minor league reports, and more.

    • 44 pages total.

    1958-08-13 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1958/08/13 — 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:

  • Headline is “The Rise and Fall of the Whiz Kids” with Lou Darvas cartoon from 1950 featuring Robin Roberts, Curt Simmons, Richie Ashburn, Andy Seminick, Willie Jones, and Granny Hamner with article titled “Griped, But Won ’50 Flag, Then Became ‘Fat-Headed’ — Mates Disliked Konstanty, But They Respected His Skill; Sawyer’s Crackdowns Failed to Halt Slide After Pennant”
  • Also on the cover “Fonseca Takes Up Cudgels Against Critics of Sub Rule — Change Would Apply Only to Pinch-Hitters and Not to Any Defensive Players”
  • “Speeds the Thing and Duren Has Mostest — Ryne’s Steaming Tosses Make Some Batters Pull Away” with large Ryne Duren cartoon by Willard Mullin
  • “Dan Calls Sub Rule Most Radical of Its Kind Ever Offered — Says Plan to Permit Pinch-Hitters to Re-Enter Game Would Change Firm Principle in Effect From Start”
  • “New Wing Dedicated at Cooperstown Shrine — Six Living Hall of Famers Join Officials on Program — Ty, Baker, Frisch, Cronin, McCarthy, Gehringer Hailed; Gov. Harriman Stresses New York’s Pride in Pantheon” with photos
  • “Yankee Weakness Now Plainly Visible–No Sunday Punch — Club Below .500 on Sabbath, Weak in Double-Headers; Relief Ace Duren Rejoins Team Sooner Than Expected”
  • “Giants Comeback a Freak? It’s an Old Habit for Them — Despite Stengel’s Claim, Many Clubs Rose From Far Back in One Year”
  • “Senate Puts Pro Sports Bill on Shelf by 4 to 2 Vote — Maybe Tabling Was for Time to Digest Casey’s Remarks”
  • “Braves Step Up Flag Pace, But Lose Roach on Injury”
  • Joey Jay named NL Player of the Month for July
  • Richie Ashburn “Swings Blazing Bat in Bid for His Second Title — After Shaking Worst Slump, Ashburn Hits at .400-Plus Gait Since All-Star Game”
  • “Rigney ‘Miracle’ Plea Fails After ‘Frisco Debacle — Pilot Unable to Rally Giants With Closed-Door Huddle After Defeats by Braves”
  • Roger Maris “Beefs A’s Attack on Power Biffs — Acquisition of Ex-Cleveland Outfielder Hailed As One of Best Deals by Kaycee”
  • Jimmie Foxx “Predicts Ruth HR High Will Soon Fall — Jimmie on TV Show, Cites Lighter Bats and Faster Ball”
  • Plus Regular Columns, box scores, statistics, minor league reports, and more. Football covered in “The Quarterback” section of about 6 pages including Bobby Layne article.

    • 48 pages total.

    1958-08-06 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1958/08/06 — 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:

  • “A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Shakespeare and Baseball” cartoon by Lou Darvas on the front cover
  • Headline is “Reunion Days Putting Spin in Gates” with story “Yanks Show Way in Their Yearly Event — Frick Strong for Old-Timer Spectacles; Cronin Cites Value as Family Program
  • Also on the cover “Lane to Demand Pooling TV Cash–One-Eighth to Go to Each Club — ‘Visiting Team Half of Show, Should Not Suffer at Gate'”
  • And also on the cover: “Cross-the-World Series: Card Japanese Jaunt Clinched by Musial Okay — Redbird Journey Approved by Frick and Giles After Yankees, Braves Bow Out”
  • “‘More Pressure on Pilots Now’ — Sawyer — Back After Six Years, Eddie Sees Changes in Skipper Role” with two photos of Eddie Sawyer
  • “Gaints, Pale Hose Made First Visit to Japan in 1913 — Ruth-Gehrig All-Star Troupe Drew Biggest Crowds of All of Them in ’34 Jaunt”
  • “Sets Fast Pace in Victories, Route Jobs and Strikeouts: Bullet Bob Firing for Top Hill Targets” with Bob Turley cartoon by Willard Mullin
  • “Perini Denies Honeymoon Over–Presses for NL Return to NY — ‘We Made Mistake Letting Giants and Dodgers Leave City,’ Says Boss of Braves”
  • “Houston Seeks Site for Stadium After Okay of Bond Issue — Drive for Big League Club Speeded by Wide Margin for $20,000,000 Project”
  • “New and More Drastic Regulation Needed: Automatic $50 Fine Fails to Check Beanballs” with large photo of Ryne Duren on the ground after getting drilled in the head
  • “Revolving Lineup Fails to Give Any Click to Dodgers — Alston Shuffles His Performers and Batting Order to No Avail–Finds He Doesn’t Have Horses Anymore”
  • “Giants Repair Road Punctures Get Rolling Again on Flag Jaunt”
  • “Reds Rock ‘n’ Roll Picks Up on Robinson’s New Sock — Frankie Hits at .315 Clip Following All-Star Game; Recovers Homer Punch” with small pic of Frank Robinson
  • “Red Sox Follow Tradition–Take Usual Late Tumble — Skid on Western Trip Dims Hopes of Overtaking Yankees”
  • “Just Like ’51 and ’54 Polo Grounders: Giant Cliff-Hangers Recall Flag Scripts — ‘Frisco Club Specializing in Late Wins” with “Rigney Rigamarole” cartoon by Bill Gallo
  • Rocky Colavito “Cast in Dual Role, Outfield-Hill — Gordon Eyes Strong-Armed Power-Hitting Rocky for Switch Duty as Fireman”
  • “Third Base Looms as New Tiger Spot in (Billy) Martin’s Future”
  • “Shades of Babe! (Bob) Skinner Hits Pittsburgh’s Right Field Roof”
  • The Obituary section leads-off with Lu Blue, 61
  • “Long Ago…They Were Far Away the Best” is the quiz on the inside back-cover which shows several old-timers with captions and you have to ID them. Pictured are the entire 1865 National Baseball Club of Washington, Iron Joe McGinnity, Wee Willie Keeler, Jesse Burkett, Christy Mathewson, Cy Young, Hugh Duffy, Dan Brouthers
  • Plus Regular Columns, box scores, statistics, minor league reports, and more.

    • 44 pages total.

    1958-07-30 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1958/07/30 — 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:

  • “Winning Keeps Him Smiling” Phil Wrigley cartoon by Lou Darvas on the front cover
  • Headline is “Souped-Up Cubs Nearing Wrigley’s Goal” with article “Spare Parts Used Instead of Big Names — ‘Fans Want Team Victories,’ He Says; Points Out How Deals Have Changed Club”
  • Also on the cover “Frick Certain Majors Will Brake Bonus — $10,000 Limit or First-Year Player Draft Proposed as Solution, He Asserts”
  • “Semproch Bids for Hill Rookie Award — Righthander Lacks Blazing Speed, But Gets Hitters Out” with Ray Semproch cartoon by Amadee
  • “Yawkey, Webb Led Fight to Stymie Senators’ Shift — ‘Unthinkable,’ Bosox Boss’ Reaction to Cal Griffith’s Bid to Transfer Franchise”
  • “Phils’ Pick-Off Play on Mayo Surprises Fans — Previously Fired Sawyer Signed to Replace Smith at Helm” with photo of new Phillies manager Eddie Sawyer, who has just replaced Mayo Smith
  • “Give Players Voice in Selecting Czar, — Robinson, Feller — Jackie Urges More Chances for Bench-Warmers; Bob Insists Air Saturation Could Endanger Game” with photo of Senator Estes Kefauver with Jackie Robinson and Bob Feller
  • Ryne Duren “Beaned in Detroit Series; Ryne Denies He Threw at Cerv”
  • “Siebern Sets Pace as Younger Yanks Carry Load in West — Lumpe and Howard Also Swing Hot Bats on Trip; Bombers Rout Old Nemesis Lary in Shower of Hits”
  • “Frick Questioned on Shifts to West and Nat Situation — Tells Senators He Views Coast Moves as Helpful; Opposed to Any Transfer of Washington Franchise”
  • “‘Frisco Fans Bulge Seal Stadium; Gate Already At 810,406”
  • Bill Mazeroski “Dazzles ‘Em as Bucco Glove Wizard — Bill Also Pays Off on Sisler’s ‘Can’t Miss’ Tag as Hitter”
  • “Cincy Hails Five Initial Members of Reds’ Shrine — Lom, Vandy, Walters, Derringer and McCormick Saluted as Featured Attraction of Chamber of Commerce Night” with photos of Ernie Lombardi receiving his plaque
  • “It Was Gabbiest Hill Gem of All Time: Bunning Was Gunning Early for His No-Hitter” with photo of Jim Bunning and his catcher Red Wilson after no-hitting Boston, with article and box score.
  • “NL Turnstile High Now Seems Out of Reach for Dodgers — 38,308 Average Would Be Needed for Remaining Dates”
  • Roy Sievers “Steps Up Homer Gait Ahead of ’57 — Sievers and Lemon Expected to Break Own Two-Man Club High for 4-Baggers”
  • “Millionaires Count Weath of Power–See Second in Bag: Bosox Feel They Can Catch Yankees if New Yorkers Should Go Into Tailspin”
  • Plus Regular Columns, box scores, statistics, minor league reports, and more.

    • 44 pages total.