Mantle/Mays magazine clipping...

[mr2686]

I was thinking the same thing...sure looks like Sport Magazine. I guess we have to assume that those photos are from the 1962 world series so maybe Oct 62 through the beginning of baseball season 63 as a starting point.

[Lordstan]

Graig,
Thank you.
I have been on this board for about six months and have shown my stuff, did some business, and stared with awe and amazement at other people collections. Now, Finally! I get to add something that I know to the general welfare of the board.

As you can see on my photobucket site, I have a very extensive run of Sport magazines. The rest of the run, including 1946 to around 1980, is not scanned as of yet. This picture is from the Dec 1957 edition of Sport Magazine, page 18.

I will scan it and send you a high res tiff when I get home later.

Mark

[GKreindler]

Man, I love you guys. Seriously. I can't find a group of people who would be more willing or eager to help out a fool like me.

Mark, a high res scan would be INCREDIBLE. I'll have to pay you back somehow, so keep that in mind. Have you (or any other Sport Magazine fans) ever seen shots of Mantle or other stars like this? I mean, I LOVE these shots from behind home plate - they make for AMAZING paintings.

Thanks again everyone...

Graig

[GoldenAge50s]

Mark--

Just took a look at your site display of SPORT mags--Very well done!
Do you have EVERY issue from 1946 to 1980?

Back when I was a kid I got a subscription to SPORT magazine, starting in 1951, and I still have today every original issue I received from 1951 until the 3rd month of 1958!

I'm sure you know there was NO issue done for Jan 1952?

[Oldtix]

Graig, here's one you'll like...four fantastic images of the Bambino taken in his famous three-homer game against Cardinal pitching in the 1926 World Series. I'll send you scans of any or all of the four shots if you wish. I can't wait to see you bring color to this baby!

"...sends the horsehide pill out for an aerial sight-seeing tour." Man, what a caption!

[GKreindler]

Wow. Wow. Wow.

I've actually seen two of those photos on Getty and Corbis, but never the whole thing. I had no idea it was a part of the Illustrated Current News collection (they always have such great photos, don't they?).

These are the kind of images I absolutely LIVE for. I think I mentioned on one of the boards before, if I found a sequence of Gehrig from this angle, I might have a heart attack.

If you're willing to send me scans of these, I am definitely down with that. I'd be happy to pay you for your troubles too, just PM me.

Thank you so much for showing this!

Graig

[Lordstan]

Fred,
Thanks for the kind words.
My father and I started them in the 80s. From 1946 through 1985, we were probably around 95% complete depending on if the "Who's Who in Sports" and "Annual" editions existed every year through the mid 80s or not.
We stopped collecting in the early 90's. Only recently have I gotten them out and started to scan them.
We got most of them autographed at shows when auto prices we actually reasonable for most people. Williams, Mantle, and Dimaggio were the most expensive at $7 - 10 per item.
He has since passed away, but it brings back a lot of memories of our adventures together when I go through them.