October 1949 SPORT Cover (Christy Mathewson, New York Giants) Finish:11X14 Unframed Print A legend in the state

A legend in the state of Missouri

and prone to quoting passages from Ralph Waldo Emerson

but few would guess at the fear consuming the Argentine farmer and former circus performer after he’s brought to the United States to be the next heavyweight champion of the world

Saint Louis University star Ed Macauley was the cover athlete for the January 1949 issue of the SPORT Magazine

Don Newcombe

October 1949 SPORT Cover (Christy Mathewson, New York Giants) Finish:11X14 Unframed Print A legend in the stateThe October 1949 SPORT Cover features Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants. SPORT Magazine, which ran from 1946 to 2000, celebrated what its editors accurately anticipated would be the coming explosion of interest in professional and amateur sport in post war North America. Read more about the history of SPORT magazine here. (https: thesportgallery. ca pages about sport magazine) Take home a piece of history with a SPORT Magazine cover, available