Daniel, Daniel – The Jacobs Story

Description

Daniel, Daniel ‘The Jacobs Story’ 1950 1st ed. 127-pages. Water staining to dust jacket, and minor evidence of such to book itself Good/Good-.

The 1950 first edition hardcover of The Jacobs Story (often cataloged or subtitled as The Mike Jacobs Story) by Daniel M. Daniel is a 127 to 128-page sports biography published in New York by The Ring Book Shop. Written by one of the 20th century’s most respected baseball and boxing sportswriters, this book offers a definitive real-time chronicle of the most powerful and revolutionary promoter in the history of the modern ring.

Book Details:
• Author: Daniel M. Daniel (born Daniel Margowitz, a legendary American sports journalist, co-founder of The Ring magazine, and recipient of the BBWAA J. G. Taylor Spink Award)
• Publisher: The Ring Book Shop, Inc., New York
• Publication Year: 1950 (First Edition)
• Format: Hardcover octavo (8vo), traditionally bound in black cloth-covered boards and issued with a scarce pictorial dust jacket
• Length: 127 to 128 pages

Content & Overview:
• Magazine Serialization Roots: The book serves as a permanent compilation of a popular series of historical articles originally written by Daniel that ran in serial form within the pages of The Ring magazine throughout 1949 and 1950.
• The King of Boxing Promoters: Comprising 8 distinct chapters, the narrative dissects the staggering rise of Michael Strauss “Mike” Jacobs. It traces his path from selling newspapers and scalping tickets on the streets of New York to establishing a near-monopoly over professional boxing during the 1930s and 1940s through his Twentieth Century Sporting Club.
• The “Chain Store” System: Daniel explains how Jacobs fundamentally modernized sports promotion. He is credited with inventing the “chain store system” of boxing promotion—staging more than sixty world championship fights by controlling elite venues like Madison Square Garden and securing exclusive multi-fight contracts with top athletes.
• The Joe Louis Era: A massive focal point of the text is Jacobs’ career-defining relationship with Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis. The book illustrates how Jacobs recognized Louis’ immense potential early on, steered him to the world championship, and co-produced the legendary mega-events of the era, including Louis’ iconic, politically charged 1938 rematch against Max Schmeling.
• Illustrations: The volume is richly documented with 48 black-and-white illustrations, which include 43 rare vintage photographs of legendary prize fighters, action ring shots, and candid glimpses of Mike Jacobs alongside Joe Louis.