BOBBY JONES WINS NATIONAL AMATEUR GOLF TITLE

bobby-jones-golf-title-article.jpgThe Augusta Herald
Augusta, Georgia
September 28, 1924

After winning the 1923 U.S. Open, the legendary golfer defeats George von Elm for only his second major championship. Front page headlines and story of the final match at Merion, Pa.  Jones was only a “part-time” golfer in that he played but three months per year, and still managed to win many championships!

In Major League Baseball, the New York Giants capture the National League Pennant while (incredibly) the Washington Senators need just one more win for the American League crown. The Senators would go on to win the World Series–their only championship crown!

Nice Sunday edition in very good condition with just some minor flaws at the top and bottom edges as is normal with papers of this rare vintage. Cut cleanly at spine for microfilming at the Library of Congress many years ago.  A great issue for any golfer to frame!

$175

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THE 1906 ARMY-NAVY GAME - NAVY WINS ITS FIRST VICTORY IN SIX YEARS

THE MIDDIES BEAT THE CADETS FROM WEST POINT IN FOOTBALL, 10-0
ANNUAL CONTEST IS WITNESSED BY MYRIAD CELEBRITIES AND HIGH RANKING OFFICERS

The Press
Philadelphia
December 2, 1906

Huge front and sports page headlines and reports of Navy’s victory over Army in a 10-0 shutout, including statistics of the game and photographs of prominent attendees. The front page has a two-line full banner headline: “28,000 SPECTATORS SEE THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IN A SPECTACULAR CONTEST WIN ITS FIRST VICTORY IN SIX YEARS FROM THE ARMY ELEVEN;  SCORE 10-0.”Another interesting two-column headline reads, “Franklin Field Witnesses a Royal Gridiron Struggle in Which the New Football Triumphs Over the Old.” The Midshipmen threw seven forward passes (the “new” football) while stubborn Army attempted but one.  Innovation marches on! 

The paper is original and complete as published back in 1906 and has the usual browning of age. Fortunately, it was kept for decades in a bound volume of newspapers so the centerfold is flat and not cracked. Nice issue to display especially if you’re a Navy man like myself!

$185

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Boston Red Sox Win The First World Series Ever Played

BOSTON RED SOX WIN THE FIRST WORLD SERIES EVER PLAYED

Morning Oregonian, Portland
October 14, 1903

Led by immortal pitcher, Cy Young, the Red Sox defeat Honus Wagner and the Pittsburgh Pirates in an eight-game series, 5 games to 3. The Pirates had won three of the first four, but Boston came back strong. Bill Dineen pitched the final game for the Sox.

Good condition, fragile, few archival tape repairs. Sports page suitable for framing. Extremely rare.

$750

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Corbett Knocks Out Sullivan in Legendary Boxing Match

CORBETT KNOCKS OUT SULLIVAN IN LEGENDARY BOXING MATCH

The Daily Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois
September 8, 1892

The complete blow by blow account of the heavyweight championship fight that ended John L. Sullivan’s career. The reports take up most of page two. Also, the death of poet John Greenleaf Whittier with a page three headline, biography and one of his stories.

$750

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THE FIRST KENTUCKY DERBY IS RUN!

“The Run for the Roses”
“Aristides Sets 1 1/2 Mile Record”

Cleveland Daily Herald
May 18, 1875

Smack on page one is the historic report from Louisville on the first Kentucky Derby ever run. The Derby, first jewel in horseracing’s “Triple Crown,” was established in 1875 and won by Aristides ridden by a Black jockey!   The article contains the race results, payments, and a description of Aristides, as well as other races run that day. Under the heading, “First Day of the Louisville Races,”the article states, in part, “The inaugural meeting of the Louisville Jockey Club opened to-day under more favorable auspices than was hoped by the most sanguine of its managers. The attendance was upwards of twelve thousand; the grand stand being thronged by a brilliant assemblage of ladies and gentlemen….The great event of to-day, the Derby, won by Aristides, marks the fastest time ever made by a three-year old….”

This original newspaper is eight full pages in length, and is in truly excellent condition. I can’t begin to stress both the rarity and historic aspect of this 19th century newspaper. For the racing enthusiast or owner himself/herself, it just can’t be beat! 

$2,750

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FOOTBALL DURING THE CIVIL WAR!

hw-football-fp.jpgINCREDIBLE FULL PAGE SKETCH OF A UNION FOOTBALL MATCH
ALSO: “CAMP LIFE IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY”

Harper’s Weekly, New York
August 31, 1861

This is just amazing- a full page woodcut print of Union soldiers involved in an early football game, showing what must be at least 30 men per side playing football for relaxation (SEE SCAN!). Titled: “CAMP JOHNSON, NEAR WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA–THE FIRST MARYLAND REGIMENT PLAYING FOOT-BALL BEFORE EVENING PARADE.” The earliest football print we have seen so far. (I’ll bet the University of Maryland Terps would love this one–my alma mater!)

Other Civil War woodcuts include , “CAMP LIFE IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY,” and a double page illustration: “UNIFORMS OF UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERS AND STATE MILITIA.” I also see dramatic full page prints of five major Union generals including McClellan, Scott, Dix, Fremont and Banks, “THE ARSENAL AT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,” “REVIEW OF THE PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL GUARD ON THEIR RETURN FROM THE WAR” (scan), and more. The Civil War just comes alive in this issue!

16 pp., complete, and in near mint condition! As nice a Harper’s as I’ve ever seen. You’ll be amazed at all the Civil War sketches in addition to the ones I’ve mentioned above. Guaranteed to please the most finicky history buff!

$450

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THE FIRST AMERICA’S CUP YACHT RACE 1851!!

The Yacht “America” Wins the Royal Yacht Squadron Cup
Routs Seventeen English Yachts in a Wild Race

The Times
London
August 25, 1851

The Mitchell Archives is truly proud to offer The London Times full account of this legendary sailing contest in which the upstart yacht “America” routed no fewer than seventeen English racers to win the Royal Yacht Squadron Cup–the first America’s Cup race.  The sixty-mile race course round the Isle of White startled the yachting world, and showed the importance of innovation and technology in serious yacht racing. Queen Victoria herself watched the race with great excitement and even boarded the “America” after the contest had concluded.  The Times report said that “A large portion of the peerage and gentry of the United Kingdom” turned out for the event. The feeling was that there was no possible way the American yacht could triumph over its famed British counterparts. The thrilling Times account is the most complete and desirable report written. It runs two and one half columns, and can be read and read again with the same excitement.

This complete and original 12-page issue is in excellent condition and is housed in a professionally hand-crafted burgundy and black binder stamped in gold lettering. This is the first issue we have seen in our 30+ years of business.

$4,500

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