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Upon the death of J.G. Taylor Spink, The Sporting News of St. Louis, MO was inherited by Charles Claude (CC) Johnson Spink who ran it from Dec. 7, 1962 until he sold it in Jan., 1977, to the Times Mirror Corporation for $18m. He did a respectable, credible job, but was not in the same league as his two immediate
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Upon the death of J.G. Taylor Spink, The Sporting News of St. Louis, MO was inherited by Charles Claude (CC) Johnson Spink who ran it from Dec. 7, 1962 until he sold it in Jan., 1977, to the Times Mirror Corporation for $18m. He did a respectable, credible job, but was not in the same league as his two immediate predecessors, who had been inexhaustible, relentless powerhouse perfectionists.
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The Dope Book from 1948 thru 1985 was of an entirely different format. It featured a wide spectrum of articles and statistics. Several features, such as Club Rosters and All Star Game Records, were carried yearly for many years.