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1948-03-10 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents March 10 1948

1948/03/10 —

  • Cover cartoon is “Small-Town Talks That Made Big Noises’ featuring Rogers Hornsby, Dizzy Dean, Eddie Miller and Branch Rickey
  • Headline on front cover is “6-Day Training Brings Player Squawks – Tigers Point to Hazard of Bad Weather”
  • “Bright Picture for Game in Television–Hannegan — Cards’ New President Sees Two-Year Gate Decline With Video, But Ultimate Gain in Interest”
  • “Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spink focuses on Billy Southworth
  • “Red Sox Quickly Toe Line for Marse Joe” with Joe McCarthy cartoon
  • “Smith Clears Up Question on Dodger Ownership, Reveals Equal Partnership with Rickey, O’Malley”
  • Plus, believe it or not, much more!
  • Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features large image of Betty Hutton

    • 36 pages total.

    1948-03-17 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents March 17 1948

    1948/03/17 —

  • Cover cartoon is “Pains That Bloom in the Spring, Tra La!” by Willard Mullin
  • Front cover sports green St. Patrick’s day ink at top noting this is the 62nd Anniversary Issue of The Sporting News
  • Headline on front cover is “Video Will Bring Camps to Home Fans – Nine Major Clubs to Be Previewed: 4-Week Television Series for 12 Cities to Start Week of March 22”
  • “Looping the Loops” column by J.G. Taylor Spinks focuses on Burleigh Grimes
  • Article about Pirates new manager Bill Meyer
  • “Southworth Hints More Deals After Braves Acquire Stanky” with photo of Eddie Stanky
  • Plus, believe it or not, much more including Exhibition Game box scores!
  • Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features images of MVPs Bob Elliott and Joe DiMaggio

    • 32 pages total.