Show DiMaggio IO IOA May A R Quit V Baseball SAN FRANCISCO Jan 5 B The INS-The strong possibility b i I 1 I 1 t Y that Joe DiMaggio baseballs baseball's highest salaried player is through with the game for the tho duration was seen Tuesday In word from Reno where the Yankee slugger has haa gone ostensibly to attempt a reconciliation with hs his estranged wife In an exclusive telephone interview interview interview inter inter- view with Prescott Sullivan San Francisco Examiner sports columnist columnist columnist col col- col- col DiMaggio r reportedly e p 0 r t e d I Y tipped his mitt in an unguarded ed answer anwer to the question as to whether he believed his playing this season would suffer from lack of ot spring training Spring training wont won't concern me this year DiMaggio replied No Statement t t The Yankee clipper refused to elaborate on that remark Sullivan Sullivan Sulli Sulli- van said in his column Asked If this meant whether he had decided de decided decided de- de to get out of baseball al altogether altogether altogether al- al together or was planning to enlist enlist enlist en en- list in the army or join his brother broth broth- er Dominic in the navy DIMaggIo DiMaggio DiMaggio gio said Im not saying You can draw your own conclusions Apparently impatient to bring the interview to a a. close DiMaggio DiMaggio gb gio then said Ill be back in town San Francisco in a a. couple of days Then Ill I'll tell you what Im I'm goIng going going go go- ing to do Pressed if this meant that he was going t tb to announce his retirement retirement retire retire- ment meat the Yankee outfielder answered answered answered an an- shortly Ill I'll see you later Sports circles meantime were speculating whether there was any connection between DiMaggio's DiMaggio's gios gio's cryptic remarks about his possible retirement and his attempts attempts attempts at at- tempts to halt the divorce action brought by 1 bis s beautiful blond wife the former Dorothy Arnold of ot the screen Travels to Reno The ball player has made several several several sev sev- eral trips to Reno Rena in the p past st few weeks since his wife registered at the Riverside hotel to establish divorce residence And he has admitted admitted admitted ad ad- that he was seeing Mrs DiMaggio and their year-old year son Joseph Paul DiMaggio III But Butto Butto Butto to a direct question about the ob object object oh- oh of his presence in Reno neno he snapped my business One OM theory among DiMaggio's friends was that he may b believe lieve his chances of a reconciliation would be enhanced if he should visit his wife in the uniform of ofa ofa ofa a soldier or sailor instead of that of ot a major league ball player But in the last reckoning the decision lay with DiMaggio And it all rested on what he will make of his statement Spring training wont won't concern me this year f May Nt Not Play 1 4 I H 4 4 c L- L ii Joe 06 Dl Di Maggio baseballs baseball's highest salaried player may be through with the sport |