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ITEM DESCRIPTION:
A few people have each time I've offered these, so for the sake of total clarity this is not a reprint but a totally original vintage issue of The Sporting News issued at the date in the title
Oversized magazine printed on newsprint, measures appx. 12" X 16-1/2". Classic Sporting News from when it was "The Baseball Paper of the World"! Selected contents follow with detailed grading information below that and more photos after the grading:
Cover cartoon is "They're Making a Pitch for Your Vote" by Lou Darvas featuring Cy Young Award candidates Whitey Ford, Warren Spahn, Frank Lary, Sal Maglie, Herb Score, Bob Friend, Billy Pierce, and Don Newcombe Headline of Issue is "A.L. Places Seven on '56 All Star Team -- Mantle Paces Voting, Three Yanks Named" "Larsen Top Hero of All World's Series - No-Windup Delivery Helps Don Achieve Perfect Game" with photo in center of page of Don Larsen towelling off his face after completing his World Series Perfect Game -- 2 full pages of coverage hereFollowing Page: "Larsen Proved Ernie Was False Prophet - 'No More Perfect Games,' Shore Predicted" in article featuring Ernie Shore, the Red Sox pitcher who came in after Babe Ruth walked the first batter of a 1917 game and was ejected, Shore was perfect from that point onward "Larsen Faced Tensest Situations, Stongest Array of Hitters -- Majors 7th Perfect Game Finest of All" with photos across the top of John Montgomery Ward, Cy young, Addie Joss, Ernie Shore, and Charlie Robertson with box scores of the other 6 perfect games Series Runs Scale--Blues to Brilliance -- Sloppy Start Followed by Spectacular Individual Feats includes a small photo of Yogi Berra's father "Chips Down Hurling Won for Yanks--Daniel / Newk's Flop, Hit Fadeout, Beat Dodgers--King Game by Game Coverage of 1956 WORLD SERIES New York Yankees Defeat Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games -- A page per game including article, box score, photos, sidebars including GAME 5 DON LARSEN PERFECT GAME 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 8-page "Quarterback" section covering football 36 pages plus 8-page "The Quarterback" section for 44 pages total.
Photos, beginning with the front cover and taking a peek inside at some of the highlights of this issue:
GRADING - CONDITION:
Complete historic 1956 issue of the Sporting News issue grades EX or 5/10 with a 2-1/2-inch tear beginning at the top edge of the back cover about an inch and a half from the spine and wrapping around the spine to the front cover--the last scan, just above, shows this tear in detail. Even age toning throughout the issue. Tiny tear crossing spine near bottom edge, noticed one or two slight tears throughout issue; some light wear along the top edge of the pages throughout. Very strong issue except for that tear at the top edge mentioned above.
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