Louis Dispatch. Bob Broeg. who has covered the St. Louis Cardinals during much of Stan Musials great career with that team. put it this way the other day when Stan Musial announced his coming retirement: Has there ever really been. except perhaps Babe Ruth. a more popular player than the poor Polish immigrants son who struck it richand the publics fancyin baseball? Mr. Speaker. it is a rare thing. indeed. when a Member of Congress feels called upon to bring to the attention of the House of Representatives the retirement of an athlete. but the career of Stan Musial has been such an inspiration to youth in this country for so long that this event deserves to be noted here.
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