^Lot 420077 Magazine Article Vintage Gene Bearden Cleveland Indians

Offered here appears to be a clipping from a July 1954 magazine article featuring Gene Bearden. The article reads: "THE DECLINE: Few have felt the bitter ironies of baseball more than Gene Bearden - once the idol of Cleveland fans, now struggling in the minors for a las-ditch chance". In the photo Bearden is being hoisted up by several of his teammates, with his autograph signed across his body. The clipping is of only one page. The magazine clipping is in very good condition with two small rips on the both sides. *