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475 Newspaper Pages 1899-1950s - Cobb, Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle and Much More!
Lot 117. 475 Newspaper Pages 1899-1950s - Cobb, Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle and Much More! These newspaper pages have been neatly clipped and archived in poly-bags. They measure about 17 ½” x 22 ½” and are largely from New York, Portland, Albuquerque, Washington or Milwaukee newspapers. 1. 1899, 31 pages, full of baseball content including: Connie Mack, John McGraw, Honus Wagner, Ban Johnson and Charles Comiskey. 2. 1922 Washington Post, 32 pages, including “Slugger Suspended as Nationals Lose,” detailing Babe Ruth’s three-game expulsion from the game for ungentlemanly behavior towards an umpire and the disapproving crowd. 3. 1924, 26 pages of sports content, including “Washington Wins American League Pennant, (Walter) Johnson to Start.” 4. 1920s, 14 pages including Cy Williams chasing Babe Ruth and Rogers Hornsby’s home run records, and Ty Cobb dethroning Hans Wagner’s all-time RBI record with 1,741. 5. 1927, 32 pages, including an August article speculating as to whether Lou Gehrig would overtake Ruth in home runs that year. 6. 1930s, 29 full sports pages, mostly New York Times and all with baseball headlines. The highlights read like a who’s who of baseball: Charlie Grimm, Bill Terry, Leo Durocher, Wes & Rick Ferrell, Dazzy Vance, Paul Waner, Gabby Hartnett, Max Carey, Carl Hubbell, Goose Goslin, Mickey Cochrane, Burleigh Grimes, Ted Lyons and Tony Lazzeri. Also includes an article about Ruth’s 1933 ankle injury. 7. 1930s pages, 53 total, with both HoF content and P.C.L. references. 8. 1931, 112 pages, including two incredible baseball milestones; Babe Ruth’s 600th Home Run and Lou Gehrig’s 1000th Game! 9. 1936, 26 pages with St. Louis Cardinals, Dizzy Dean and the Gas House Gang content. 10. 1935-37 pages, 20 total, including Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. 11. 1933-38, 56 pages including Ruth’s first appearance at a season opener as a spectator in 22 years. 12. 1930s-50s pages, 44 pages total, including Babe Didrikson, John McGraw, Mantle and Ted Williams. Overall vg-ex.
Winning Bid $354.
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