Global Card Auctions Fall 2026 Catalog Auction
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 09:00AM EDT - Sun, Oct 25, 2026 10:00PM EDT
An Auction for Niche Card Collectors
Timed Auction
Lot 205
1922 Le Miroir des Sports Babe Ruth Jack Dempsey Georges Carpentier Battling Siki Eugene Christophe French Magazine
Sold for
$15
Sold Price excludes BP
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Complete 16-page issue of Le Miroir des Sports, the Paris illustrated sports weekly, No. 129, dated Thursday, December 21, 1922 (pages 385 to 400). Page 394 is a full-page feature on baseball, America's national game, led by a large photo of Babe Ruth on the mound, with photos of the season-opening Giants vs. Yankees game and a discussion of Commissioner Landis cleaning up the sport. Page 386 is an editorial against a Carpentier-Siki rematch, illustrated with full-length portraits of Georges Carpentier, Jack Dempsey and Battling Siki, published three months after Siki's stunning upset of Carpentier for the world light heavyweight title. Page 397 adds boxing portraits of Joe Jeannette and Sam McVea. Also inside: the memoirs of Tour de France legend Eugene Christophe with photos of first Tour winner Maurice Garin and a printed Christophe signature; Geo Andre on athletics training with Henri Arnaud and Armand Burtin; the l'Intransigeant cross-country race in the Bois de Boulogne on the cover and a two-page photo spread; the Agen rugby selection match; the Paris Air Show at the Grand Palais; Femina Sport women's rugby, soccer, basketball and hockey; American college women playing football; and Vel d'Hiv cycling with Alavoine and Linart. Toned pages with edge wear, chipping and fold wear consistent with age. Note: the front page is detached from the rest of the issue.
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