Displayable Babe Ruth issue on setting the home run record...

MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, which was the illustrated weekly published by the New York Times, dated September 22, 1921.

* Great Babe Ruth photo on cover
* Home run record broken

The entire front cover is taken up with a great photo of Babe Ruth in his famous hitting pose. The caption on the front page reads: "BABE RUTH BREAKS HOME-RUN RECORD. The greatest home run hitter in the history of baseball broke his own 1920 record of 54 home runs on Sept. 15, when he made his fifty-fifth circuit hit for the season of 1921. The record-breaking 'homer' was made in the fifth inning of the Yankee - St. Louis game at the Polo Grounds, New York. The hit not only scored Ruth himself but sent a man in ahead of him. The immense crowd went wild & pandemonium reigned. There never has been such a batter as Ruth, and his work is the most wonderful phenomenon in the history of the game." A terrific issue for display from a very historic point in the Babe's career. You get the complete 24 page issue which is in excellent condition. The inside pages have a great number of photographs of newsmakers of the week, including a full page of baseball photos as well. The issue measures about 11 by 16 inches.