THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, January 24, 1953 

* Mel Ott quits baseball

This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 13: "Mel Ott Quits Game"

Other news of the day throughout. Some small binding holes along the spine and light browning around the margins, otherwise in nice condition.

wikipedia notes: Melvin Thomas "Mel" Ott (March 2, 1909 – November 21, 1958), nicknamed "Master Melvin", was a Major League Baseball right fielder who played his entire career for the New York Giants (1926-1947). Ott was born in Gretna, Louisiana. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. The first National League player to surpass 500 home runs, he was unusually slight of stature for a power hitter, at 5'9" 170 lb.