Tag Archives: Journal
Joe Williams
Joe Williams (Sportswriter. Born, Memphis, TN, Dec. 12, 1889; died, Parsippany, NJ, Feb. 14, 1972.) Among the finest sports columnists ever in New York, Joseph Peter Williams, Sr., was also a long-time sports editor. Williams became sports editor and lead columnist of the Telegram when it was purchased by the Scripps-Howard chain in 1927. He had […]
Bill Farnsworth
Bill Farnsworth (Sports editor. Born, Milbury, MA, June 7, 1885; died, New York, NY, July 10, 1945.) Part of the triumvirate of Hearst newspaper stars who dominated the boxing business in New York in the 1920s, Wilton Simpson Farnsworth was sports editor of the Evening Journal for its last 12 years (1925-37). Farnsworth teamed with […]
John Drebinger
John Drebinger (Sportswriter. Born, Staten Island, NY, Mar. 23, 1891; died, Greensboro, NC, Oct. 22, 1979.) A series of mishaps shaped the life of John Drebinger but did not prevent him from becoming one of New York’s longest-serving baseball writers. Drebinger had planned a career as a concert pianist but seriously injured his thumb while […]
