John George Taylor Spink (
October 6 1888 -
December 7 1962) was the
publisher of
The Sporting
News from 1914 to 1962.
Born in
St. Louis,
Missouri
, he inherited the newspaper from his father and ran
it from April 22 1914
until his death. During his tenure, Spink expanded the
paper's coverage from just
baseball to
include other sports, particularly boxing and football.
Following his death, the
Baseball Writers
Association of America inaugurated the
J. G. Taylor
Spink Award in his honor, awarded annually at the induction
ceremonies of the Baseball Hall of Fame
; Spink was the first recipient. The annual
award is given for meritorious service in baseball coverage in
print.
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