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Launched in 1908, Baseball Magazine,
was the leading publication of it's
time for information on the game of
baseball. By the middle of the 20th
century, magazines such as; The sporting
News, Sport, and Sports Illustrated
started grabbing the market share. With
the popularity of the magazine in
decline, only eight issues were
published in 1953; four each in '54, &
55, five in '56, and two final issues
in 1957. After an attempt to bring back
the publication in 1964 & 1965, the
last issue was printed in April 1965.
In 1912 The Baseball Magazine Co. published the first issue of Who's Who
in Baseball. The cover featured an
illustration of Ty Cobb. Starting in
1916 Who's Who in Baseball was
published annually by Baseball Magazine
until 1952 when Harris Publications
took over. The back cover of the June
1939 issue of Baseball Magazine,
features an ad for Who's Who In
Baseball.,
with the cover picturing Jimmie
Foxx.
The June 1939 Issue of Baseball Magazine covers the baseball centennial.
It pictures "Abner Doubleday, Founder
of our National game" on the cover. On
the inside, six full pages of revealing
photographs Plus... Centennial
addresses by the Presidents of the
National and American Leagues, Ford
Frick and William Harridge; the
National Baseball Hall of Fame and and
the 20 members enshrined as of 1939,
Cincinnati Red Stockings, baseball's
first professional team, baseball from
1839-1939, baseball's first world tour,
Casey at the Bat (reprinted from the
July, 1908 issue of Baseball Magazine),
and more.
There's an interesting article on baseball in the year 2039. "What will
baseball be like 100 years from now?
That's really one for Jules Vern to
answer..." From a noble experiment on a
patch of open meadow, to concrete
stadiums holding 80,000, and player
receiving salaries that must distinctly
be classified as "Big Business." (And,
this being the view of salaries in
1939.) ...The Yanks move into the World
Series of 2039 in Shanghai which was
admitted into the National League of
Nations about 1978...
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