American sportswriter (1885–1958)
Harry George Salsinger (April 10, 1885 – November 27, 1958) was an Americansportswriter who served as sports editor ofThe Detroit News for 49 years.
Salsinger was born inSpringfield, Ohio.[2] In 1907, he started writing forThe Cincinnati Post.[3]
In 1909, Salsinger began working atThe Detroit News as sports editor, a position he held until his death in 1958.[4] He covered 50World Series, twoOlympic Games, and many other sports including football, golf, tennis, and boxing.[4] Salsinger was also a president of both theBaseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA),[2] and theFootball Writers Association of America.[5] Salsinger retired in January 1958 and died 10 months later atHenry Ford Hospital following a long illness.[6][7]
Salsinger was married to Gladys E. Salsinger. They had a son, Harry G. Salsinger Jr., born in October 1919.[8]
In 1968, the BBWAA posthumously awarded Salsinger theJ. G. Taylor Spink Award for his baseball writing.[9] He was inducted into theMichigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.[10][11]
- When 'Babe' Ruth Was Beaten by John McGraw,Baseball Magazine, November 1922 (reprinted inLiterary Digest, December 2, 1922)
- The day Johnny Bassler stole home, 1923 (reprinted inBaseball Digest, October 1955)
- Cobb dominated baseball with his keen mind and a will to succeed,The Detroit News, November 2, 1924 (reprinted in "They Earned Their Stripes", pp. 33–37)
- Lustrous Lenglen (Suzanne Lenglen),The Dearborn Independent, February 5, 1927, p. 7
- Chilled Drama: Streaks on Ice (speed skating),The Dearborn Independent, February 1927, p. 7
- New Idols for the Gallery: The Slashing Game (ice hockey),The Dearborn Independent, February 26, 1927, p. 7
- Courage and Endurance -- Matters of Stomach Not of Heart,The Dearborn Independent, March 5, 1927, p. 12
- The Weiser Typhoon - Old Barney (Walter Johnson),The Dearborn Independent, April 9, 1927, p. 14
- The Gate God Ruth (Babe Ruth),The Dearborn Independent, April 23, 1927, p. 7
- He Made a Man's Game out of Tennis (Bill Tilden),The Dearborn Independent, May 29, 1927, p. 7
- The Weiser Typhoon - Old Barney (Walter Johnson),The Dearborn Independent, April 9, 1927, p. 14
- Playing for Community (onHank Greenberg's decision to play on Rosh Hashanah),The Detroit News, September 11, 1934
- Rogell gets it going with defense (Billy Rogell),The Detroit News, September 11, 1935 (reprinted in "They Earned Their Stripes", pp. 114–115)
- Cochrane owned Detroit in 1935 (Mickey Cochrane),The Detroit News, August 7, 1938 (reprinted in "They Earned Their Stripes", pp. 116–117)
- Mullin was a brainiac on the mound (George Mullin),The Detroit News, January 10, 1944 (reprinted in "They Earned Their Stripes", pp. 174–175)
- Goslin brought attitude then a title (Goose Goslin),The Detroit News (reprinted in "They Earned Their Stripes", pp. 156–157)
- Trick Schedule Tunes Out Radio,Baseball Digest, July 1945
- Speed Doesn't Count at Night,Baseball Digest, May 1947
- It's Howt-a-man (Art Houtteman),Baseball Digest, February 1948
- Groth Good, But He Still Must Grow-eth (Johnny Groth),Baseball Digest, January 1949
- The All-Time Tigers,Baseball Digest, February 1949
- Mr. Consistency Enters the Hall (Charlie Gehringer,Baseball Digest, July 1949
- Speaking Up for Speaker (Tris Speaker,Baseball Digest, August 1949
- Synonymitis (1950 Epidemic),Baseball Digest, July 1950
- American League's All-Timers,Baseball Digest, August 1950
- Trout Was Always Loose (Dizzy Trout,Baseball Digest, November 1950
- Heilmann was a magician at bat (Harry Heilmann), The Detroit News, July 10, 1951 (reprinted in "They Earned Their Stripes", pp. 112–113)
- Minor Whiz, Major Wheeze (Ox Eckhardt,Baseball Digest, July 1951
- Eight-Inning Winner (Hooks Dauss,Baseball Digest, August 1951
- Greatest Pitcher? Waddell! (Rube Waddell,Baseball Digest, September 1951
- It's a National League Year,Baseball Digest, September 1951
- Bobo and His Short Story (Bobo Newsom),Baseball Digest, October 1952
- Perfect Average System Unlikely,Baseball Digest, February 1953
- Diamond Odds Against Grid Stars,Baseball Digest, April 1953
- The Passing of a Symbol (Connie Mack),Baseball Digest, April 1956
- Dugout Dictionary,Baseball Digest, January 1957
- What a Scout Looks for in a Boy,Baseball Digest, June 1957
- ^"Draft Registration Card".Selective Service System. September 1918. RetrievedFebruary 28, 2021 – via fold3.com.
- ^abc"1968 BBWAA Career Excellence Award Winner Harry Salsinger".baseballhall.org. RetrievedFebruary 28, 2021.
- ^"H.G. Salsinger".baseballbiography.com. RetrievedJanuary 6, 2007.
- ^abTwentyman, Tim (January 31, 2008)."Michigan's Finest: Profiles of Previous Inductees: H. G. Salsinger".The Detroit News. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2008.
- ^"Salsinger Heads Football Writers".Sunday Herald. August 6, 1950.
- ^"H.G. Salsinger"(PDF).The New York Times. November 28, 1958.
- ^"SALSINGER, 'OLD PRO' OF SPORTS WRITERS, DIES".Chicago Daily Tribune. November 28, 1958. Archived fromthe original on January 31, 2013.
- ^"Draft Registration Card".Selective Service System. July 1941. RetrievedFebruary 28, 2021 – via fold3.com.
- ^Spoelstra, Watson (November 2, 1968). "Salsinger, Ex-Detroit Sports Expert, Wins Spink Award".Sporting News. p. 28.
- ^"Salsinger was special to sports".The Detroit News. December 14, 2001.
- ^"Sports editor taught columnist valuable lesson: Get it in writing".The Detroit News. December 12, 2001.
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