Lot 271. 15 1922-24 Mid-Week Pictorials - Football Boxing, Olympics, Golf, Tennis Photos. Complete issues of the weekly New York Times tabloid, most with 24 pages. The Summer Olympics are the topic of two-page spreads in two 1924 issues. A related full-page photo shows Helen Wills, 1924 tennis gold medal winner. Two editions have football covers: Walter Taylor, NYU captain and Bill Mallory, Yale captain. An Army-Navy game photo occupies two pages. Boxing receives extensive coverage. There are four full pages on the upcoming Firpo-Dempsey bout and pictures of Greb, Johnny Wilson, Carpentier (full page), Leonard, Ciriqui and Willard. A 1924 issue has two pages on the U.S. Open Golf Tournament won by Cyril Walker. Elsewhere, photos capture Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen. Track and field is represented by Charles Paddock in multiple photos. The Sept. 21, 1922 issue has a rare photo of an African-American athlete, Dehart Hubbard, a broad jumper from the U. of Michigan. Other interesting figures are Roald Amundsen, discoverer of the South Pole, and Mary Pickford. Most issues are separated at the spine, and the paper is brittle with edge chips and tears. Most photos are unaffected, or only minimally affected. Some covers have pencil notations.
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 275. Football, Hockey, Multi-Sport Collection of Publications, Videos and More! 1-18. Sports History, first issue and apparently complete through May 1990. Overall, ex-m. 19-24. Sports Heritage, 1987, the complete first year, ex-m. 25-31. Four small 33 1/3 rpm records: 1972 and 1973 Sports Highlights, two nm copies of each, vg-ex sleeves. Spalding Presents the Record Breakers, regular album, nm record, vg+ jacket. Also, two VHS tapes on 1980s sports and Sports Illustrated 1993. 32. Set of 12 Sports Trophy Prints, vg-ex. 33. Soccer Magazine, June 1994, vg+ to ex. 34. Great Moments from the Indy 500, nm-m record, colorful ex-m jacket. Hockey: 35-37. The U.S. hockey “Miracle on Ice,” major coverage in three Feb. 25, 1980 newspapers, vg-ex. 38. 1974-74 N.Y. Rangers Yearbook, vg-ex. 39. N.Y. Post, 1994, Rangers win Stanley Cup, vg. 40-42. 1987 Belmont Stakes posters, all the same, vg. Football: 43-46. VHS N.Y. Giants tapes, 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1995 seasons. 47. Super Bowl XXI NBC Radio cassette. 47. Super Bowl XXI VHS. 48-49. Videos on the NFL: 75 Seasons: 1920-1995 and SI NFL Total Impact 1997: Quarterbacks Under Fire. 50. Heisman VHS. 51. Super Bowl XXIV GTE Collector’s Cards, 36 cards in a special binder, nm-m. 52. Sealed box of 1991 Collector’s Choice football cards. 53-66. 14 various football items.
Winning Bid $35.
Lot 600. Pittsburgh Pirates, Steelers and Pitt Commemoratives 1971-2001. This collection celebrates the success of these teams at Three Rivers Stadium. 1. Aug. 7, 1987 program from the night that Bill Mazeroski’s #9 was retired, vg-ex. 2. 1976 scorebook with a covering honoring Maz for his home run as the Pirates’ “Most Memorable Moment” and Roberto Clemente as the team’s “Most Memorable Personality.” Ex+. 3. 1994 All-Star Game ballot. Unused and ex-m. 4. April 2001 On Deck magazine, PNC Park inaugural issue, nm. 5. 1979 World Series commemorative pin-back with the Pirates’ mascot on the front and the team’s four World Championships recognized on the back. Nm-m. The next six lots are commemorative Iron City beer cans. All have been opened. 6-7. 1971 and 1979 Pirates World Series Champs. 8-9. 1975 Super Steelers, some wear and paint loss. 1982 “50 Seasons,” nm. 10-11. Two 1980 cans marking Pitt’s football titles.
Winning Bid $15.
