The Sporting News
Contents of June 5, 1957 - August 7, 1957 Issues
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June 5, 1957:
"The Heckler" cartoon by Mullin on the front cover Headline of "Game Like Golden Door to Kids -- Hamey" with article "Better Than Many Giant Firms Offer: Phils' GM Points to Quick Returns, Satisfying Way of Life, Future Benefits Also on front cover "Daniel Finds More Flying in NL -- Dusters, Base-runners and Teams" with article "Greater Effort Made by AL to Speed Play: Hill Huddles Delay Action in Giles Loop; Are Trend Growing in Both Circuits "Where Do Reds Get Their Kick?" -- "Players, Spirit and Public Support, Listed by Tebbetts: Cites Power, Defense, and Deep Hurling" with photo of Gabe Paul and Birdie Tebbetts "Hurdles Looming for '58 Coast Shifts -- PCL Indemnity Demands May Delay Dodgers, Giants -- Package Deal Plan Given Unanimous NL Approval: Both Clubs Now Free to Conduct Own Negotiations; 'Reds Not Requesting Any Shift to New York'--Paul" "Gal Reporter Pays Her Respects to 'Snobbish Press Box Hermits' -- 'I'd Rather See a Son of Mine Driving a Bus'" article about reporter Doris O'Donnell with sidebar "Don't Let Those Guys Push You Around, Advice of Ted" Williams "Two McDaniels on Cards; Von Signs for 50 Gs Bonus" "Yankees' Hank Bauer is Something Special" "Braves Hill Staff Fails to Live Up to Early Lithographs: Club Goes Two Weeks Without Nine-Inning Job; Haney Gives Lineup First Shake as Hitters Slump" "Come From Behind Reds Giving Fans Run for Money" Ned Garver Billy Pierce "Eyes Triple Crown of Hill--Wins, ERA, Whiffs" "Drawing That Drew Early's Duster" cartoon by Lou Darvas Herb Score "Recuperating at Home of Uncle in Hagerstown, MD" Willie Mays "Now Best Player, Giants Contend--Get No Arguments" with drawing of Mays "Brook Big Guns Boom to Offset Slight Hill Sag: Furillo, Hodges, Cimoli, Campy Swing for Distance; Snider Shows Signs of Surge After Drop to Seventh" "Field or Night Club--It's Rhubard Year: Courtney, The Splinter and Bauer Making Headlines With Colorful Activities Billy Loes "Shows Lippy Good Prophet with 24-Karat Curving Dick Drott Rawlings ad featuring Duke Snider Louisville Slugger ad featuring Nellie Fox Louisville Slugger ad featuring Frank Robinson Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more. 44 pages total
June 12, 1957:
"Two's a Crowd" cartoon by Mullin on the front cover featuring Walter O'Malley and Horace Stoneham towards the bottom of the page Headline is "I'd Give Millions for Mantle -- Johnson" with article Kaycee Owner Puts Value of $700,000 on Al Kaline: Figures He Would Get Money Back on Both Stars Over Period of Years Through Attendance Gains" "How Pay-TV, Dodgers' L.A. Lure, Will Work: Fans Drop 50 Cents in Box, Bars to Get Wholesale Rate" "McDaniels of Cadrinals Revive Dean Act: Kid Hurlers Got $50,000 Bonus Each - Righthanders Lindy and Von Talk With Mound Savvy" with photo of the pair with Stan Musial "Waners Were Outstanding Brother Act on ONe Team: Played Total of 29 Seasons With Pirates, Turned in a Combined Average of .329" with photo of Lloyd and Paul Waner "Throw Us a Life Preserver, PCL Plea to Majors -- Dodgers TV Pact Already Cancelled, says LA Scribe" "Scare Over Yogi's Face Injury Helps Fire Up Bombers: Hitters Explode After Freak Mishap to Backstop" with photo of Yogi Berra "Yanks Set New Sock Mark--$5,500 Night Club Tabs: Players Shocked, Casey Irritated by Severity of Plasters" "Girl Reporter Gets Rise Out of Daniel--And It's Not a Bow: Subsidy and Free-Loading Dig by Doris O'Donnell Calls for Apology, Says Baseball Writers President" "Tolerance Speaks Back to 'Unfair' Female Writer: Press Box Regular Bob Addie Says 'Doris Doesn't Know'" "California Here We Come Off Dodgers' Hit Parade" with short articles "Reese Shelved With Injury, Gilliam Hitting Only .250, Hodges Alone Prospering" and "Players Disturbed by Shift Talk, Fail to Perform as Defending Flag Winners" Walt Dropo Photo of Luis Aparicio receiving Sporting News rookie award Dee Fondy "Swap Backfires to Plague Cubs" Larry Raines Jim Bunning "Now in Running as Fanning King: Tigers' Righthander Whiffs 53 in 63 Innings to Push Pierce for Strikeout Lead" Full-page Louiseville Slugger ad with 30+ faces of baseball stars including Mantle, Berra, Banks, Snider, Kaline, Hodges, Klu, Frank Robinson, Aaron, Ted Williams and several othersHalf-page Rawlings ad features the faces of Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial and Duke Snider Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more. 52 pages total
June 19, 1957:
"Youth Has Its Fling" cartoon featuring the Brooklyn Bum by Mullin on the cover Headline is "New Whiz Kids Stir Philly Flag Fever" with article "Fans Foresee Repetition of '50 Triumph: Pennant Talk Premature Warns Mayo, But Young Club Sets Fast Early Gait" "White Sox, Reds to Bust NY Flag Monopoly" -- Joe King "Old Oriole Legend Spiked by Moderns -- More 100 Game Players Now Than in Majors' Earlier Days" with articles "Present-Day Performers Need Take Back Seat to None for Rugged Roles" and "Even McGraw Not as Tough as Painted, Retiring at 29 Due to Spike Wounds" with large photo of Stan Musial and smaller pics of Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker and Honus Wagner Stan Musial "Moves Past Iron Man Milestone to Pace Card Sprint: Stan Erases Suhr's League Record; Hutch, Lane Now Vision Chance for Flag" and on the same page "Week-End Slugger Stan Musial Posts .352 Average for Sundays" with a photo of Stan the Man and teammates around a cake celebrating his 823rd consecutive game played Enos Slaughter "Might Play Until I'm 50--Then Collect Pension" "Kids! Want to Learn to Hit? Here's Stan's 10-Point Plan: It's Most Important to Avoid Heavy Bat, Card Slugger Says" "King Kong Came Back to Keep Kids Happy: They Shoved Me Out the Door, says (Charlie) Keller, New Yank Coach "Hillings Offers Bill for Five-Year Limit on Reserve Clause: Salary Boost or Release After Three Years Provided" White Sox worry about Larry Doby injury "Don't Look at Ball So Often, Harridge Again Tells Umpires" "Frick in Hands-Off Role on Club Shifts--He'll Act as Judge: Commissioner Has Nothing to Do With Franchise Moves Unless They're Detrimental to Game, He Says" "Boone and Studivant Box, Tigers and Yanks Wrestle: Main Eventers Tossed Out, Fined $100; Casey Loves Self-Defense Argument" "Blanket NL Race Keeping Alston and Dodgers Sweating: Brooks Striving to Regain Old Big-Inning Knack; Club Missing Sal Maglie's Former Magic on Mound" Rawling ad featuring Joe Adcock Obituary: George Rohe Plus Regular Columns, Standing, Boxscores, Minor League Reports, and more. 44 pages total
June 26, 1957:
"Come Out Fighting" cartoon by O'Brien on the front cover Headline is "Harridge Dusts Off Duster Pitches" with article "Warns Umps to Keep Alert for Beanball: League Head Orders Strict Enforcement of Rule to Prevent Tosses at Head" "Umps Can Halt Beanballs" -- Al Lopez "New Clippings for Old Scrapbook -- Recent Brawls Recall Historic Diamond Donnybrooks" with article "Fiery McGraw and Cobb Figured in Blazing Battles: John J.'s Playing Career Ended by Spike Wounds; Ty Stirred Storm in Philly With Slide Into A's Baker" and photos of Johnny Logan cocking his fist to punch Walter Alston and Enos Slaughter with his jersey partially torn off him after a Yanks-ChiSox brawl "Tough for Umps to Tell Beanball from Pitch That Just Got Away: Take-Outs at Second Also Frequent Cause of Field Scraps" Jim Rivera "Scorching Pace Carries Cards in Front-Runners' Traffic Jam" "Braves Slugger and 'Arrogant' Batter, Says Musial -- Aaron Turns Bad Pitches into Base Hits: with article "All Flingers Look Alike to Bat King: 'I Don't Care Much Who's Throwing or What They Throw,' Declares Henry" with a nice large photo of Hank Aaron "Milwaukee Putting Its Chips on Red (Schoendienst) in '57 Pennant Whirl" "Traded Players Sparkle in Bows: Schoendienst Raps Ball in His Debut With Braves; Thomson, Martin, Goodman Shine With New Clubs" with photo of Red Schoendienst and Billy Martin (dealt to the A's in Copa fallout) "KC's Boo Birds Change Into Coo Birds for Billy: Ex-Yank Cheered to Rafters in A's Debut" "So Long Billy: It's a Long Way ... Copa to Kaycee: Martin Had Been Boss Stengel's Boy" "Brooks Slowed to Trickle When Hurling Falters: McDevitt Obtained from St. Paul to Bolster Staff; Attack Also Putters With Hodges, Furillo on Bench" "Swap Jitters Over, Yanks Get Set for Take-Charge Drive: Club at Peak Except for Ford's Injury, Yogi's SLump; Comebacker Shantz Steps Out as Star of Mound Staff" "No Weiss-Stengel Feud--George Just Takes Over: Copa Fines and Martin Deal Show Power Wielded by GM in Yankees Affairs" "Hearings Reveal Red Ink Pools in Majors: Figures Show Few Clubs in Black from '52 to '56" Billy Goodman Harvey Kuenn Rawlings Ad featuring Mickey Mantle Article with photo of young George Sparky Anderson in his PCL daysArticle with photo of Luke Easter in the International League
Louisville Slugger ad featuring Hank Aaron Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more. 44 pages total
July 3, 1957:
"Five Other People" cartoon by Mullin on the front cover Headline is "Biggest Flag Free-for-All Looms in NL -- Field Seldom So Crowded at Top in Past" Also on cover: "McDaniel Boys Kindle St. Louis Flag Excitement: Cardinals Swift Rise in'34 When Deans Copped 49, Recalled by Older Fans "Dodger Find McDevitt Yankee Castoff -- Strikeout Artist Spurned Brooklyn Offer to Join Idols" with photo of Danny McDevitt "Alston's Hopes Rest on Return to Form of Injured Starters: Walt Confident of Making Big Drive in Second Half, With Podres, Koufax, Maglie, Erskine Back in Stride" "That Old Yank Magic Casts Spell on Shantz" with three photos of Bobby Shantz "One Error Brings on Another -- Temple Takes Sock at Scorer: Fined $100, Cincy Second Baseman Apologizes to Lawson and Teammates" "Old HR Punch Back, Reds Ooze New Confidence" Joe Adcock out 6-8 weeks with fractured leg Long-Faced Haney Yearns for Long-Ball Replacement: (Frank) Torre Okay at First, But Club Needs Power Pinch-Hitter" Hank Bauer "Freed by Grand Jury, to Sue Accuser in Copa Case: Yankees' Left Fielder Cleared of Assault Charges After 15 Witnesses Are Heard in 2-Hour Session" "Perfessor Trying to Brake Bomber Bandwagon Rush: Experts See June Streak as Pennant Signal, But Casey Cites Late Stumbles in Previous Years" "O'Malley Dodges Dusters at Capital Hearing: Can't Answer Definitely on Shift to Coast" "Profit and Loss Standing of Two Majors" is a team by team look at income and expense figures between 1952-56, a full page chart "All's Peacy With Perini, Predicts Braves Pennant" "Monarchs Romp in Negro League; (Jim) Banks Bat Leader" Bob Purkey Frank Malzone Rawlings ad featuring Stan Musial Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more. 44 pages total
July 10, 1957:
"24th Annual Game" - "All-Star Issue" has a small pic of Walter Alston at the top left and Casey Stengel at the top right, the headline "Williams-Musial Duel All-Star Gem: Stan's 14th, Ted's 13th Dream Tilt" and a cartoon by Amadee "The Big Show ... In the Show-Me Stat's Big Town" "Mays Bringing Back Old Base-Banditry: Go-Go White Sox Also Reviving Fading Art of Stealing" with "A Daisy to You" cartoon by Mullin featuring Willie Mays. Articles on page are "'49 Dodgers Last to Reach Mark of 100: Jackie and Pee Wee Paced Brooklyn Team to 117 Thefts Eight Years Ago" and "Ty Cobb Set Record of 96 Swipes in '15: Most Managers Now Rely on Power or Hit-and-Run to Move the Runners Along" "Braves Find Their Bench Better Than It Had Been Billed: Torre, Mantilla and Sawatski Contribute to Surge; Home-Run Barrage Unleashed by Haney's Hopefuls" "Upsets Marked Earlier Tilts in St. Louis: Power-Packed AL LIneup Blanked by Nationals in '40" "St Louis Grew Many Stars in Old Kerry Patch: List Included Bobby Byrne, Muddy Ruel" about the Sandlots of St. Louis Jack Harshman "34 Gashousers Frolicked and Fought: Slide-Stained Suits Won Nickname for Frish's Flashes" "Top Stars...Ten Years Ago and Now" includes two photos of Stan Musial and Ted Williams "Many St. Louis Greats in Game's Pantheon" is about all of the St. Louis Hall of Famers and shows plaques of Rogers Hornsby, George Sisler, Charles Comiskey, Frankie Frisch, Jesse Burkett, Grover Alexander, and Dizzy Dean along with article "Redleg Vote Deluge to Bring Change in All-Stars' Selection: Harridge Favors Returning Picks to Pilots of Team; Giles Would Limit Choice to Those Attending Games" Harvey Kuenn shifts to Third Base "Brooks See Clearer Sailing as Hurlers Leave Sick Bay: Bums Held Ground Despite Sidelining of The Barber, Erskine, Koufax, Podres" "Yank Picture Loses Grim Look wiht Bob in Stride as Reliever" "Richie's Pace Phil Surprise -- In Reverse: Ashburn Under Usual .300 Mark at Plate; Failing to Beat Out Many Bunts" Early Wynn "Heads for His Fifth 20-Win Year: Vet, 37, Appears to Be Only Cleveland Chucker With Chance for Coveted Goal" "Pay-TV Squint Dazzles O'Malley--Visions Dollar-a-Game Charge" Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more. 64 pages total
July 17, 1957:
"Bibliophile" cartoon by Mullin on the front cover Headline is "Ted Concedes Homer Bulge to Mantle -- Says Mickey Will Get into More Games" with a small photo of Ted Williams Also on the cover "Tribe Reported Planning Shift to Minneapolis: Giants Owners of Millers' Franchise Said to Have Okayed Proposed Move" Large ad for Camel Cigarettes features Yogi Berra on the golf course with a Camel sticking out of his mouth "Big Rhubarb Starts When Dodgers Nix Feller L.A. Clinic" "Boy Wonders Doing Man-Size Hill Jobs -- Bunning Wins All-Star Laurels, McDaniels Shine for Cards" "Talks of Tribe Shift Adds to Confusion: Board Chairman Expresses 'Wait and See' Attitdue--Mound Worries Continue" "Game Facing Its Most Critical Period -- Frick" with large Lou Darvas drawing of Ford Frick and articles "Talent Control Question One of Perplexities: Reserve Clause and Territorial Rights Fundamental Needs for Sport's Operation, He Asserts" and "Points to Shifts in Population, Growing Pains: All Problems Can't Be Solved By One Man or One Loop, Commissioner Emphasizes" and at the bottom of the page "Majors Re-Elect Frick, Extends Minors' Pact" "A.L.'s Comeback Win Keeps Casey Sweating: Sparkle Contest Climaxed by Ninth-Inning Fireworks" with the All-Star Game box score "Who Were All-Star Heroes, Goats? No Horns After Game: Bunning Wins Big Orchid, Schoendienst Sour Apple; Coaches Absolve Red,, Mathews, Robinson of Blame" "May Day in July for Redbirds, Winging Over East on Cloud 9: Cunninghams's Bat, Mizell's Arm Cheer Skipper Hutchinson" Bob Friend "Burdette Cracks Win Barrier for Slipping Braves: Haney's Hopes Buoyed After Shaky Pitching Spell; Club, at .267, Hitting Six Points Higher Than in '56" Sam Esposito "Ol' Case Would Breathe Easier If Yanks Had Ten-Game Lead: I Don't Trust My Old Pal, Senor Lopez, The Perfessor Chirps" "Hurlers Walking Mantle Toward Ruth's 170-Pass Mark" "Smokey Relying on His Hurling as Brook Pulmotor: Dodger Demise Greatly Exaggerated, Alston Insists; Asserts Bums Have Greatest Pitching Depth in League" Rawlings ad features heads of Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial and Duke Snider Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more. 48 pages total
July 24, 1957:
"Who's Got What" cartoon by Amadee on the front cover Headline is "Let All Pilots Pick All-Stars -- Harridge" with article "Would Vote for '58 Bar on Fans' Poll: However A.L. Prexy Hopes Fair Popular Ballot Plan Can Eventually Be Set Up" "Cuban Ball Now 'Beeg-a-League' (Mike) Gonzalez Insists" "Best Winner at Home Will Wind Up on Top in N.L. Birdie Says" "The Yankees System, What Is It? Top Men in Key Posts Build No. 1 Organization--Teams Win and Win" with photos of George Weiss, Casey Stengel, Lee MacPhail and others "Vintage Trio Joins Rookies as Phillies' Surprise Packages: Castoffs Hearn and Hacker Help Brace Hill Corps; Lonnett, No. 2 Backstop Fills in Ably Behind Bat" "Yankees Win Flag? Case Still Without Set Outfield, Infield: Richardson and Carey Not Playing Like Champions, Simpson, Howard and Bauer Fail to Shown Punch" "Cub Discard Fondy Now Bucco Dandy" with large Mullin cartoon on the page of Dee Fondy "Cardinals Spike Newk's Jinx, But Not Dodger Spell: Score First Victory Over Big Don in Six Years; Then Succumb to Old-Time Jitters at Ebbets Field "Aaron Swishing Rapidly Toward First N.L. Triple Title in 20 Years: Henry Leading in Hitting, Home Runs and Runs Batted In" "Giants Hot of Chilly, All Depends on Willie: Team Goes Up and Down With Say-Hey" "Hoak and Neal Main Eventers in Mass Scrap: Gilliam and Sanchez Launch Ruckus, But Other Reds and Dodgers Join Battle" and "Fines and Warnings from Giles Follow Hostilities At Ebbets Field" with three photos from the fight "Alston Warns Bums They Must Put Out Little Extra: Brooks Take Brace After Long Clubhouse Meeting; Cimoli Follows Orders--and Hits Three-Nothing Pitch" "Birdie Retracts Charge Hurlers Aim at (Frank) Robinson: I Was Mad, He Confesses; Said Slugger Was Target Because He Is Colored" "Splinter's Blasting Silencing Reports That He's Slipping: Williams in Cicuit Clout Spree in West; Always at His Best in Mid-Summer" "Mantle Flattered by Ted's Rating--But He Isn't Fooled: That Guy Could Take All the Marbles, Declares Mickey" "Staying Put, Tribe's Chief Assures Fans: Cleveland-to-Minneapolis Shift Story Unfounded, Board Chairman Declares "Three's Crown in New York, Says Stoneham: Horace Blunt About Desire of Giants to Move to Coast -- Frisco Has First Crack, But Other Cities Beckon; Rep. Price, Arnold Johnson Testify in O.B. Probe" "Now It's Certain: Giants Will Move After This Year. No Chance to Survive Here, Stoneham Declaresl Three Other Cities Besides Frisco Bidding for Club" Ray Boone Bob Rush Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more. 40 pages total
July 31, 1957:
"The Younger Generation" cartoon by Mullin on the front cover Headline is: "Keep Fan Voice in Star Picks -- Giles" with article "Punch-Ballot Plan Outlined by NL Boss: New Method Would Prevent Another Vote Jam, with Machine to Tab Results" "Term 'Phenom' Used for Half Century; It Heralded Signing of Walter Johnson" "1890-1957 PASSING OF THE POLO GROUNDS Famed Field Now to Live Only in Legend" with articles "Historic Site Was First Used by Rival Brotherhood Club: Giants Won Arena When Players' League Surrendered; McGraw and Matty Heroic Figures of Early Glory Era" and "High Spots in Annals of Giants" with Humor, Tragedy, and History, and "Col. Coogan Was Original Lessorl Estate Still Owns Polo Grounds Site" "Phillies Sanford Ten Years Making Majors" with large Amadee cartoon of Jack Sanford "Dan Fails to Blunt Gal Scribe's Needle: BBWAA Head Defends Scribes, Doris Gets in Last Word" includes three photos of Dan Daniel with Doris O'Donnell "Independent Third Major Possible, Says Wrigley" "Mayor of Frisco Call Pay-TV Key to Bid for Giants: However, Stoneham Denies Skiatron Deal Is Essential; $5,000,000 More Needed for Stadium in Coast City" "Minneapolis Will Battle to Last Ditch for Giants: City Awaits More Definite Information on Frisco Bid; New Stadium's Capacity Could Be Quickly Enlarged" "Frisco Facing Race With Time to Build New Stadium for Giants" Yankees Seeking Bar on Any A.L. Club in Brooklyn: But Frick and Harridge Hold Flatbush Would Be Open Territory if Bums Move" Small photo of Phil Rizzuto at the microphone in his first season announcing games "St. Louis Clubs Refused $500 Bonus to Berra" "Braves Beaming Despite Rash of Aches 'n' Breaks: Haney Confident Following Successful Eastern Tour; Bruton on Disabled List With Torn Knee Ligaments" "Shrine Doors Open for McCarthy, Crawford: Fiesta Spirit Marks Salutes to Marse Joe, Wahoo Sam: Ex-Manager Thanks Many for Their Help to Him; Former Tiger Great Moved to Tears at Ceremonies" with photos of both Joe McCarthy and Sam Crawford holding their Hall of Fame Plaques Jim Wilson "Brooks Sniff King's Row With Duke on Beam Again: Snider Hikes Batting Mark After Resolving to Keep Head Down, Eyes on Ball" "Casey Real Prophet: Tony Kubek Living Up to Spring Billing" "Crippled Phillies Lose Momentum in Flag Scramble: Combined Injuries of Lopata, Repulski, Fernandez Help to Knock Mayo's Surprise Club From Top Perch" "Veteran Gus Zernial Still Mr. Clutch for Athletics" "Reds Lead League in Twin-Bill Wins--But Lag in Race" "Cleveland's Casualty List Gets Longer, So Does Farrell's Face: Injuries of Lemon and Pitula Cause Recall of Gray; Kerby Calls Clubhouse Session After Losses to Nats Brooks Robinson "Recalled as Orioles Set Sail for First Division: We'll Work Him in Gradually, Says Boss Richards, After Shifting Gardner to Short in Infield Shakeup" Dick Groat Dick DrottRawlings ad featuring Herb Score "Dodgers to LA by '58, Bavasi's Quote by ScribeL Campanella May Be Coach in Majors" Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more. 44 pages total
August 7, 1957:
"Cards Pennant Bound ... They've Got the Horses" cartoon by Amadee on the front cover Headline is "Frick Favors Player Vote for All-Stars" with article "Would Send Ballots to All Major Clubs: End of Fans' Poll Included in Commissioner's Plan--No Hurry on Decision" "Int Plans Land Grab If Bums Shift" "Dream Comes True for Kubek as Yankee: He Always Hoped to Be in Stadium -- Tony, 20, Displays Ability at Two Garden Positions, Shortstop or Third Base" with Tony Kubek cartoon also "1890-1957 PASSING OF THE POLO GROUNDS Park Was Stage for Sports' Golden Age" with articles "McGraw Had Four Pennant Clubs in a Row: Fiery Pilot Won First Two Subway Series; Pushed Yanks Out of Park in '23" and "Historic Ring, Grid Dramas Seen on Field: Dempsey and Firpo Fought in Park, Four Horsemen Rode to Fame Over Army" with photos of The Four Horsemen and a shot of Red Grange, plus small article "Majors' Only Fatal Accident, Injury of Chapman, Occurred at Giants' Park" and a photo of McGraw's 1922 World Champion team, sidebar "Horace's Dad Charles Warned McGraw About Yankee Ouster" and "John McGraw...As I Knew Him" by Frederick G. Lieb "Cards' Second-Liners Step to Front as Hill Aces Falter: Wehmeier, Mizell Team With Comebacker Von; Redbirds Show Knack of Winning Close Decisions" "Conley's Comeback Like Oxygen Whiff to Crippled Braves: New Money Pitch Aids Big Gene's Resurgence; Pizarro, Hazle, Roach Recalled from Farm Clubs: "20-Win Tags for Foytack and Bunning: Tiger Duo Has Pretty Good Chance Declares Tighe; Kaline, Maxwell Injured" "Casey Still Hunting Key to Best Combo on Yankee Infield: Need for More Hitting Keeps Stengel Platooning; McDougald Proves Solide Man at Short or Second" Very small article noting "Mantle, at 200th HR, Three Years Ahead of Babe's Pace" "Ted's Torrid Bat Forces Tribe to Go Against Book: Passes Ordered Twice With First Base Occupied--But Strategy Pays Off Once" with small pic of Ted Williams "Joint Occupancy of Yank Park by Giants Ruled Out: Too Many Obstacles in Way, Horace, Topping Agree, Following 2-Day Huddle" "Pair of Lefties Help Keep Flatbushers Right Side Up: Podres, McDevitt Contribute Important Wins on Road; Furillo Firing Once More" "Apply Anti-Trust Act to All Pro Sports, O'Connor Says: Would Eliminate Any Need for Congress to Act on Game's Reserve Clause" Frank Thomas "All Majors to Go to Pay-TV, Belief of Skiatron Head: Fox Predicts Diminishing Gates Will Speed Trend: Can Start System on Coast in Six to Eight Months" Roy Sievers Earl Torgeson "Reserve Clause Protection Extended to Winter Loops: Rule Now Applies to Native Players as Well as US Performers; Clubs Warned Against Pay Violations" "Deaf to Rig's Tip, Willie Hails Lip's--Say-Hey, 'That's It": Same Advice Given, But Durocher Talks Mays's Language "A's May Test (Mickey) McDermott at First Base" "Negro Ball Fights Bravely for Life Against Big Odds: O.B. Intergration Chief Factor, But Not Only One; Remaining Major Loop Plays a Nomadic Schedule" "7,516 See West Win 25th Negro All-Star Contest" with box score Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more. 48 pages total
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