How Champions Play #[nn]

(1948)

Street and Smith, 1948 Series

Price: 0.25 USD; 0.30 CAD
Pages: 132
On-sale Date: 1948-04-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Street & Smith Publications Inc.

Editing: William J. deGrouchy

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One shot pulp; written by Alfred M. Klein; illustrated by Bob Powell.

On-sale date based on arrival date penciled on cover.

Indicia title is How Champions Play.

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Factual; pulp comic; sports

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Table of Contents

0. [no title indexed]
1. The Editor's Foreword
2. How Champions Play
3. So You Want to Be a Pitcher?
4. How I Became a Big League Pitcher
5. Straight from the Pitcher's Box
6. How I Stop 'Em
7. Harry "The Hat" Walker Gives Batting Instructions
8. Batter Up! Snuffy Stirnweiss Gives a Few Tips
9. Jackie Robinson, True Sports Rookie of the Year
10. Playing First Base Is an Art, Says George Sisler
11. Playing Second, Third ... and Shortstop
12. McCarthy's System
13. Inside and Secret Signals
14. How Long Does It Take?
15. Softball, the All-American Fever
16. You Too Can Box
17. Leo the Nittany Lion
18. Walcott's Method
19. ... and New Champion!
20. I'm Headin' for a Title and a Colorado Ranch
21. Championship Wrestling
22. How He Could Wrestle!
23. How to Wrestle to Win
24. Better Bowling!
25. How to Bowl
26. [no title indexed]

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The Editor's Foreword (Table of Contents: 1)

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How Champions Play (Table of Contents: 2)

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So You Want to Be a Pitcher? (Table of Contents: 3)

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How I Became a Big League Pitcher (Table of Contents: 4)

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Straight from the Pitcher's Box (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

How I Stop 'Em (Table of Contents: 6)

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Harry "The Hat" Walker Gives Batting Instructions (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Batter Up! Snuffy Stirnweiss Gives a Few Tips (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Jackie Robinson, True Sports Rookie of the Year (Table of Contents: 9)

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Playing First Base Is an Art, Says George Sisler (Table of Contents: 10)

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Playing Second, Third ... and Shortstop (Table of Contents: 11)

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McCarthy's System (Table of Contents: 12)

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Inside and Secret Signals (Table of Contents: 13)

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How Long Does It Take? (Table of Contents: 14)

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Softball, the All-American Fever (Table of Contents: 15)

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You Too Can Box (Table of Contents: 16)

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Leo the Nittany Lion (Table of Contents: 17)

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Walcott's Method (Table of Contents: 18)

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... and New Champion! (Table of Contents: 19)

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I'm Headin' for a Title and a Colorado Ranch (Table of Contents: 20)

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Championship Wrestling (Table of Contents: 21)

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How He Could Wrestle! (Table of Contents: 22)

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How to Wrestle to Win (Table of Contents: 23)

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Better Bowling! (Table of Contents: 24)

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How to Bowl (Table of Contents: 25)

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How Champions Play #[nn]

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