Home >
Lou Gehrig's baseball career ends...
Lou Gehrig's baseball career ends...
Item # 690428
June 23, 1939
NEW YORK TIMES, June 23, 1939
* Lou Gehrig's baseball career ends
* Infantile Paralysis diagnosis
* Best publication to be had ?
Page 24 has various baseball reports with two column headlines: "Gehrig Is Amazed and Cheered As Messages From Fans Pour In" "Stricken Star Avoids a Demonstration at Stadium by Staying in Dugout--Move Is On to Set Aside a Day for Him" with smaller subheads.
See the photos for the text concerning his recent diagnosis of Infantile Paralysis (was actually ALS, but now referred to as 'Lou Gehrig's Disease') just three days earlier. He announced his affliction just 2 days prior to this date.
Complete in 42 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for institutional use. Very nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
Add to Cart
