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Lou Gehrig's illness is revealed...
Lou Gehrig's illness is revealed...
Item # 698582
June 22, 1939
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 22, 1939
* Lou Gehrig ends baseball career
* Infantile Paralysis - New York Yankees
The front page of the sports section has a nice article with a 3 column head: "PARALYSIS HALTS GEHRIG CAREER" with a photo of him captioned; "Gehrig Still Smiles". The article begins: "The 'Iron Horse' was consigned to the baseball roundhouse today--to stay. Infantile paralysis, slowly undermining the marvelous physique which had carried Lou Gehrig through 2130 consecutive games... has penned a dramatic ending to his playing career...".
The complete issue, small binding holes at the blank spine, subscription label in the masthead, small date stamp at an upper corner, nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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