TUNNEY DEFEATS DEMPSEY TO RETAIN HIS WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CROWN
THE INFAMOUS “LONG COUNT” FIGHT!
The New York Times
September 23, 1927
The Times famous triple-tiered headline screams: “GENE TUNNEY KEEPS TITLE BY DECISION AFTER 10 ROUNDS; DEMPSEY INSISTS FOE WAS OUT IN T 7TH, AND WILL APPEAL; 150,000 SEE CHICAGO FIGHT, MILLIONS LISTEN ON RADIO.”Great front page photo of the champion plus the blow by blow account of the battle. The Sports Section contains two full pages of headlines, accounts and commentary, plus three action photos from the legendary match. The match became known as the “Long-Count” fight as in round seven, Jack Dempsey knocked Tunney down and stood over him while the referee tried to get the former to a neutral corner before starting his ten-count. Tunney made it to his feet at the count of nine and eventually won the fight on a decision. Later, a clock added to the fight film showed Tunney was actually on the canvas for 13 seconds! So, who really won the fight–it’s a controversy to this day!
This is the complete fifty-six page rag edition of the Times in near mint condition. You’ll read this one over and over. It’s a classic!
$495
BOBBY JONES WINS NATIONAL AMATEUR GOLF TITLE
The 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
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
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
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
FOOTBALL DURING THE CIVIL WAR!
INCREDIBLE 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
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.
$12,500
THE NUREMBURG TRIALS – TOP NAZIS GUILTY!
THIS NEWSPAPER HAS BEEN SOLD
GOERING, HESS, VON RIBBENTROP GUILTY OF WAR CRIMES
The New York Times
October 1, 1946
Bold triple-tiered banner headlines say: “ALL EXCEPT 3 OF NAZI WAR CHIEFS GUILTY; GOERING, HESS, VON RIBBENTROP CONVICTED; SCHACHT, VON PAPEN FRITZSCHE ACQUITTED.”The historic war crimes tribunal comes to its conclusion, deciding the fates of Hitler’s top henchmen who survived World War II. Large photograph showing all the defendants at the proceedings including Nazie villains as Albert Speer, Arthur Seyss-Inquart, and Julius Streicher. The report opines that most would receive the death penalty. “Goering Is Among Six Guilty on All–Fate to Be Heard Today.”
The complete newspaper in superb condition with just light browning.
$250
D-Day
D-DAY
The State, Columbia, South Carolina
June 6, 1944
“Allies Invade” A huge banner headline announces the long-awaited invasion of France by General Eisenhower and the Allies. Detailed map of the Normandy Coast.
Matted and framed for display and preservation.
$450
THE LEGENDARY FLAG RAISING ON IWO JIMA
“Flags of Our Fathers”
THE AMERICAN FLAG RAISED BY U.S. MARINES OVER MT. SURIBACHI
JOE ROSENTHAL’S FAMOUS PHOTO ON PAGE ONE
The New York Times
February 25, 1945
The Mitchell Archives is very proud to present an original issue of the famous New York Times that published a front page printing of certainly the single-most recognized World War II photograph. Entitled “Old Glory Goes Up Over Iwo,” it shows members of the Fifth Marine Division raising the American Flag over Mount Suribachi. In the superb motion picture, “Flags of Our Fathers,” a replica of this newspaper was prominently featured.
The bold headlines in this issue read: “MARINES WIN HALF OF IWO’S CENTRAL AIRFIELD….JAPANESE OVERRUN…Marines Smash Through Maze of Defenses in Bloody Iwo Battle….REACH PLATEAU’S TOP….” The exciting details of the treacherous fighting continue to page 28 which also publishes a large map of the volcanic island showing the extent of the Americans’ advance.
This is the complete newspaper printed on enduring white rag paper with a printing of no more than 100 issues in 1945. Very difficult to locate and a must for any fine WWII collection. Semper Fi!
$3,500
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