Ralph Springer (1883-1970)

SPORTING CARTOONIST!  Active during the White Hope era of boxing, Ralph Chesebro Springer was born in Missouri on March 27, 1883. Springer was a resident of San Francisco and employee of the Examiner in 1903. After the earthquake he moved to Los Angeles and worked for the L.A. Times and was art director and sports cartoonist for the Herald-Examiner for many years. Springer was close friends with cartoonist George Herriman. He died in Temple City, California on May 15, 1970.

His wife, Blanche Salsbury Springer, worked as a cartoonist for the Salt Lake City Herald and the Denver Post.

1909 [1] The Spotlight, Dec 11.

1909 [2] Uneasy Rests the Head, Jan 23.

1908 [3] The Face at the Window, Jan 27.

1908 [4] Move On, Feb 16.

1908 [5] Lightweight Town, May 13.

1908 [6] Three More Babies, Jun 7.

1908 [7] Bust, July 23.

1909 [8] What If?, Jan 13.

1910 [9] Why Not?, July 2

1900 [10] Not Guilty, Aug 16.

1920s [11] Ralph Springer and Family — Jeanne, Ralph, Blanche and Wilson [photo from HERE.]

Also see 

“Jack Johnson and the Cartoonists”

HERE.

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