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1948-03-31 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents March 31 1948

1948/03/31 —

  • Cover cartoon is “They’d All Settle for Joe’s Problems” by Willard Mullin featuring Joe McCarthy, Vern Stephens and Johnny Pesky
  • Headline on front cover is “Young Comiskey Blasts Chisox ‘Loafers’ – Club Heir Plans ‘Lot of Changes'”
  • Article about Larry Doby incident: “Negro Spikes White Rival–and That’s the Whole Story”
  • “Bosox Season in Full Swing–It’s Scribes vs. Williams” with photo of Ted Williams and manager Joe McCarthy
  • “Giants Build Future Teams on Assembly Line” about Giants farm club training base at former U.S. Naval Air Base at Sanford, Florida, with photo
  • Richie Ashburn “Burner of Base-Paths, Rated Future Phil Outfield Star” with photo of Ashburn
  • Plus, believe it or not, much more including regular columns and Exhibition Game box scores!
  • Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features large image of Jane Weeks

    • 32 pages total.

    1948-04-14 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents April 14 1948

    1948/04/14 —

  • Cover cartoon is “Making Things Soft” by Willard Mullin featuring Pete Reiser in the cartoon and being carted off on stretcher in photo at top right. With article beginning on cover “3-Cushion Bank Shot for Reiser”
  • Headline on front cover is “Bonus Rule Revolt Army Growing Daily – Drawbacks Emphasized by Harridge”
  • “Looping the Loops” feature by J.G. Taylor Spink focuses on Granny Hamner
  • Feature on Joe McCarthy with large cartoon by Bixler
  • Feature on new Red Shortstop Virgil Stallcup with photos
  • Half page article “Slugger Williams versus Jabber Walker” with a photo of each Ted Williams and Harry Walker
  • “Phils Staged Fast Play to Get Mr. Roberts, Campus Mound Star With Fancy Fast Ball includes photos of Robin Roberts in each a Phillies uniform and a Michigan State uniform
  • 2 page center spread with large U.S. map showing where minor league clubs are located, plus surrounding articles
  • Plus, believe it or not, much more including regular columns and Exhibition Game box scores!
  • Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features large image of Mark Stevens

    • 36 pages total.

    1948-02-04 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1948/02/04 —

  • Cover cartoon is “Pin-Ball Baseball” by Willard Mullin with very small related article underneath “Bell-Ringing Bases, Illuminated Plate, Innovations Planned at Braves’ Field”
  • Headline on front cover is “Pasquel Blast Perils Mexican Peace Plan” about Jorge Pasquel
  • Half page Pittsburgh Pirates summary with roster
  • “Irish Duo of Joes Plots Flag for Boston – McCarthy on Field and Cronin in Office Tops” about Joe Cronin and Joe McCarthy of the Boston Red Sox
  • “Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spink focuses on Tris Speaker this issue
  • Feature on Walter Masterson
  • Branch Rickey “Blueprints Front-Office Success Route,” full page (plus) featuring Branch Rickey
  • Feature article on baseball-basketball player Frankie Baumholtz with photos
  • Just under a half-page article about umpire Cal Hubbard with photo
  • Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including box scores, standings, statistics, minor league coverage, plus the 8 page All-Sports section which covers boxing, football, hockey and other sports.
  • Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features large image of Rise Stevens

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