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1883-1926
An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The
/ An American weekly newspaper that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto: "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports. Throughout most of its existence, it was in competition with The Sporting News. By 1886, the publication had a circulation base of 40,000 subscribers, and by 1890, it had "the largest circulation of any sporting or baseball newspaper in the United States. Henry Chadwick, sometimes called the "father of baseball", was a regular contributor to the Sporting Life.
Francis Richter ran the newspaper uninterrupted until it suspended operations due to World War I in 1918. The Sporting Life brand attempted a comeback in 1922 as a magazine format, but only latest a few years before folding.