7 3/8x10" slick paper magazine with 20 pages printed in bluetone. "Vol. 1 No. 1 New York, September 1, 1934" printed by “Harlem Life Printery, 200 West 127th Street, NY”. Front cover has Library of Congress ink stamp with date of Aug. 28, 1934 as well as "Sample Copy" ink stamp which is under text of photo. Front cover has photo of three New York Black Yankees players standing full-figure holding bats. Includes “C. Thomas, C. Jenkins and C. Spierman”. Centerfold has great photo of whole team subtitled “The Cream Of Semi-Pro Baseball”. Inside front cover is dedicated to Rube Foster and C. I. Taylor. Articles include “Will Colored Players Answer The Major League?” by Nat Trammell, “The Colored Babe Ruth” with photo of John Beckwith, “History Of New York Black Yankees” by James Semler with photo of Semler, “The Greatest Defensive Club In The East” article on the “Philadelphia Stars”, “Does Harlem Want Baseball?”, “George Scales, Manager Biography”, “Bill Holland” pitcher with photo, “The Leading White Semi-Pro Team In The Country” with photo of Bushwick Baseball Club, and “The Greatest First Baseman Of A Decade” with photo of David (Showboat) Thomas. Inside back cover has text ad “Spend Your Saturdays At The Home Grounds Of The Black Yanks Spacious-Beautiful Hinchcliff Stadium, Paterson, NJ” with list of teams including House of David, Cuban Stars, Pitts Craws, Meadow Brooks, Nashville Elites and Bacharachs. Issue has some handling creases and cover dust soil. VG overall. Rare. From the Richard Merkin Collection and comes with Hake’s COA.