Sport Page

The Bally Manufacturing Corporation's 1938 Sport Page is a notable electro-mechanical (EM) pinball machine that continued Bally's run of horse-racing themed games, following on from the successful 1937 title 'Fair Grounds.' A period Billboard advertisement encouraged operators to "keep those fancy Fairgrounds profits coming your way for another solid year," positioning Sport Page as a direct follow-up designed to capitalize on that earlier success.

Sport Page boasts 28 trap holes, a substantial number even by later standards, adding depth to the game. Players must carefully navigate the ball through these openings, making strategic decisions about which paths to take and when to aim for certain areas. The machine's design also features a multiple-coin console, a relatively distinctive feature among early pinball payout machines.

The Sport Page cabinet is advertised as measuring 54 inches long and 26 inches wide, suggesting a substantial console build for its time. Little information is available about the machine's designer or specific artwork details. Nonetheless, the Sport Page remains an interesting piece of pinball history as part of Bally's early horse-racing payout game lineage.