"Keeping Physically Fit" - Article about Lou Gehrig's Swing written by C. Ward Crampton, May 1937
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A "Keeping Physically Fit" article appearing in the May, 1937 Boy's Life Magazine written by C. Ward Crampton about famous Yankee's hitter Lou Gehrig's batting techniques. The headline is "Wham! He Hits It!", and the article is part of Charles Ward Crampton's "Keeping Physically Fit" series. The left edge shows a series of six photos of Gehrig in mid-swing from the back. The right edge shows four photos of Gehrig in mid-swing from his left side. For the full article, see "Text." The second page has an advertisement on the left side for readers to purchase articles for ten cents each. The bottom right corner has a diagram for correct batting form. Crampton describes Gehrig's batting style as "solid" and "distinctly different from the old style of batting" because of his timing. After describing his batting style in great detail, Crampton spends some time on Gehrig's home life, youth, and diet. Henry Louis Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – Jun 2, 1941) was born in Manhattan and played seventeen seasons of Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. He set several major league records, including the most career grand slams (tied by Alex Rodriguez in 2012), and most consecutive games played (surpassed by Cal Ripken, Jr.). Gehrig is chiefly remembered for his prowess as a hitter, his durability, and the pathos of his farewell from baseball, when he was stricken with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Gehrig was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939, and in 1969 he was voted the greatest first baseman of all time by the Baseball Writers' Association. His jersey number was the first to be retired in professional sports. From 1934 to 1937, Crampton regularly wrote columns for the Boy Scouts of America’s magazine Boys’ Life. For a biography of C. Ward Crampton, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/551. All three pages have indentations from two paperclips along the top edge. The first page has a crease across the center from having been folded in half. The bottom edge of the first and second page is worn with small tears. There is small tear on the left edge of the first page. The documents is otherwise in good condition. There is writing in blue ink on the first page;
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