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1948-01-21 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1948/01/21 —

  • Cover cartoon is “Who’s on Whose Side of the Street” by Willard Mullin showing how baseball and Football compete from mid-September to mid-October with small article below “Majors’ Closing to Nudge Into Grid Season”
  • Headline on front cover is “Yanks Fined $500 for Inking Schoolboy – N.Y. Team Loses Title to Kid Star” about Harry Nicholas of Valley Stream, NY
  • Braves 1915 Park Given $500,000 New Look
  • “‘Thanks for Memories,’ Fans Tell Sam – Breadon, at Dinner, Says He Will Miss Game” about Cardinals owner Sam Breadon ‘s testimonial dinner upon his leaving baseball, 3 pages total coverage packed with photos
  • 3 pages, 1 all photos, covering retirement of umpire George Magerkurth (Mage)
  • “Busy Winter for Auto Salesman Wynn” about Early Wynn with photos
  • “Majors’ Lineups Sagging at First Sack” about problems at first base throughout baseball
  • “Ex-Phil Star Set Homer Marks Broken by Ruth” is just over a half page feature including photos about Gavvy Cravath
  • Max Patkin “Who Joked Himself Out of Job with Tribe, Gets Funny Role for Phils”
  • 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, golf, hockey and other sports.
  • Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features large image of Loretta Young

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