1973 Baseball Digest crossword challenge

Time for a fun challenge...

Here is a crossword puzzle from a 1973 Baseball Digest featuring my man Dick Allen.

I have the questions and blank puzzle linked here in a PDF file if you want to download it.

I will post each question on my Facebook page until we finish it.

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Philadelphia Magazine

Loving the new April 2012 cover...

Update galley

I have updated the MISC STUFF gallery today.

This is a collection of magazine covers and other random odds and ends from Dick Allen's career. There are some real gems in here, including a copy of the Topps Baseball card contract Dick Allen signed after the 1974 season. As always, if you have anything to share, please send it my way.

Enjoy.

Baseball Digest

If you are looking at this site... chances are you are interested in baseball from the 1960s and 1970s. Back in those days we did not have constant coverage from MLB TV, ESPN, or the world wide web. Our baseball news came from newspapers and magazines and infrequent television broadcasts. One of the key sources I remember for junkies like me was Baseball Digest. It was the only magazine 100% dedicated to baseball.

I discovered this morning that the entire Baseball Digest collection is now available on-line from Google Books. This includes everything in the magazine: covers, articles, photos, advertisements.

Warning: once you start looking through this library it is very hard to stop. I have already lost a couple of hours of productive work time -- and I have only just started.

Here are the links to the Baseball Digest Magazines with Dick Allen on the cover:

• July 1972: The Human Side of Richie Allen
• December 1972: Dick Allen Player of the Year
• August 1973: The New Murders Row
• October 1974: Baseball's Most Feared Power Hitter

Enjoy !