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1948-07-21 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1948/07/21 —

  • Cover cartoon is “R.S.V.P.” by Willard Mullin showing the Indians blowing at “pennant hopes” embers while in the distance the Braves wave the message “See You in October”
  • Headline on front cover is “Rival Club Officials Put Blast on Veeck – Bill Says He Took Feller Off Star List – Interested Only in Pennant
  • “Blind Brother Sees Own Goal in Raschi” is a full page feature with a photo of Vic Raschi and family
  • Full-page coverage including box score of 15th All-Star Game
  • All-Star History Dominated By Yankees with photos of Lefty Gomez, Spud Chandler, Frank Shea, Vic Raschi
  • 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 Vic Raschi in the A.L.
  • Satch a Big Leaguer to Browns, Dodgers, A’s – Puts On Show With HIs Stuff in Box; Credited with Victory Over Mackmen” is a short article with 6 small photos of Satchel Paige and one full-length cartoon
  • “Future Redbird Stars Being Prepped for Calls – Fine Crop Coming Up From Farms” with photos of Cardinals prospects including Cloyd Boyer and Harvey Haddix
  • 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 famed woman athlete Babe Didrikson (Zaharias)
  • 40 pages total.

    Filed Under: Sporting News Tagged With: All-Star Game, Satchel Paige, Sporting News, Vic Raschi, Willard Mullin

    1941-06-02 Life Magazine Contents June 2 1941

    1941/06/02 — Cover photograph featuring Sunday School is credited to Alfred Eisenstaedt

    Contents of this issue are as follows:

    THE WEEK’S EVENTS:

  • U.S. Steps Up Campaign to Combat Axis in Latin America
  • LIFE on the Newsfronts of the World
  • Hess Stands by Fuhrer in Reichstag Six Days Before Deserting Company
  • Nazis Wreck Great Monuments of English Culture – 4 pages of photos including full-page Big Ben
  • New Yorkers Jame Rally for U.S. Service Men’s Clubs
  • LIFE and Fortune Men Among Passengers Rescued as Germans Sink “Zamzam”
  • Mexican Maneuvers Reveal Equipment Deficiencies
  • Man-Made Lakes and Rivers Turn 20,000,000 U.S. Acres into Bloom
  • New York Art Directors Club Picks “Most Beautiful Legs”
  • PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY:

  • Sunday School Fights for God & Country with Modern Methods
  • ARTICLE:

  • Belgium Is Hungry by John Cudahy
  • MODERN LIVING:

  • Exercises Aid Sleep
  • NATURAL HISTORY:

  • World’s Smallest Hippopotamus Arrives in U.S.
  • ART:

  • Sculptor Robert Laurent
  • SPORTS:

  • Satchel Paige – Negro Ballplayer, Is Great Pitcher – Covers 3 pages though excluding ads fills 2 total, with 9 photos of Paige including 3 in uniform with the New York Black Yankees, a shot at the barber shop, one shooting pool, one playing piano, etc.
  • OTHER DEPARTMENTS:

  • Letters to the Editors
  • Speaking of Pictures: How to Shoot in a Western
  • LIFE’s Reports: New Dealers vs. Dollar-a-Year Man
  • LIFE Visits the Statue of Liberty
  • Pictures to the Editors
  • Camel Cigarettes ad on back cover features golf legend Ben Hogan
  • Filed Under: Life Magazine Tagged With: Life Magazine, Satchel Paige, WWII

    1956-11-28 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents November 28 1956

    1956/11/28 —

  • Cover cartoon is “More Black Gold to Make the Big Bomber Purr” featuring a bucktoothed MICKEY MANTLE on the cover with George Weiss, by Lou Darvas
  • Headline of issue is “Rules-Makers Move to Speed Games — Changes Curb Pitchers’ and Hitters’ Stalls”
  • About a 1/3rd of a page article: “A Page from Satchel’s Book–Docs Says Warm-Ups Are Bunk” with photo of Satchel Paige
  • Full Page article with two photos of MICKEY MANTLE — “Mantle Repeater as Majors’ Speed King” with a long list of players clocked out of the box down to first leading off with the Mick at 3.3. seconds
  • “7 From N.L., 4 from A.L. on Rookie Stars” featuring photos of them all, the biggest of which is Frank Robinson, plus Bill White, Luis Aparicio, Charley Neal and more
  • “Spink Cited as St. Louis ‘Sports Figure of ’56’ — 500 Salute Publisher at Elk Ceremony”
  • Full page of Brooklyn Dodgers coverage
  • Coverage of N.L. MVP Don Newcombe includes cartoon of Newk plus the voting
  • SIGNS — Make Rivals Beat Selves – Garagiola Tells How Catcher Directs Work of Pitcher” featuring Joe Garagiola
  • 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 10-page “The All-Sports News” section covering football
  • 30 pages plus 10-page “The All-Sports News” section for 40 pages total.

    Filed Under: Sporting News Tagged With: Joe Garagiola, Mickey Mantle, Satchel Paige, Sporting News

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