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Death of "Iron Horse" Lou Gehrig...



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June 03, 1941

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 3, 1941

* Death of Lou Gehrig
* New York Yankees


The front page of the sport's section has a headline in bold lettering: "GEHRIG DEAD!" with subhead: "Baseball's 'Iron Horse' Felled by Spinal Disease" and photo. (see)  Also a brief article headed: "Babe Ruth recalls How Lou Hustled"
The top of page 3 of this section has a five column heading: "Gehrig Was Most Durable Player" with various subheads and nice action photo.
Complete with 26 pages, light toning at the margins, small library label on the front page, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

Category: The 20th Century