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Disease ends Lou Gehrig's career...
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Disease ends Lou Gehrig's career...

Item # 698101 ·
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 22, 1939  

* Lou Gehrig ends baseball career
* Infantile Paralysis - New York Yankees


Two of the sports pages within have articles concerning Lou Gehrig & the end of his playing career. One begins: " 'Iron Man' Lou Gehrig probably is through with baseball, age 36. But he has accomplished something that few young men of his years can boat: Amassed wealth in abundance and the bulk of it earned as salary..." with much more. It includes a photo of him. One of the subheads asks: "Headed for Hall of Fame?"
The other article is headed: "Gehrig's Reflexes Slowed, Real Danger Lay in Becoming Injured". It begins: "It's evident now that Lou Gehrig made the smartest decision of his life when he voluntarily removed himself from the Yankee lineup last May 2 and broke his amazing endurance record...".
Complete with 30+ pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$115
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.