Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-01-06 | Page 14 | Joltin' Joe Latest $64 Question

Joltin Jolt in Joe Latest 64 Question JACK MAHON NEW YORK Jan 6 INS INS INS- The baseball world probably for tor forthe the first time In modern modem history looked toward Reno Wednesday for the solution of Its latest 64 question Is Joe DiMaggio going to quit baseball One of Joes Joe's most Intimate friends and confidential advisers who has discussed the marital up mix-up with within with with- within in the past week told the writer he Is almost willing to bet If it the divorce action Instituted by Mrs DiMaggio Is completed JO Joe will quit the game and go into the service Wants Reconciliation Our Informant who asked to r remain main anonymous continued Ive talked to him several times and know of ot what I speak The boy Is terribly upset over his troubIe trouble trouble trou trou- ble bIe and wants very much to effect a reconciliation The fact he is back In Reno again to see Mrs DiMaggio and the baby proves that I talked to him long distance only last week and though he didn't mention quitting at that time he made It very plain he wouldn't care much about anything anything any any- thing if his wife divorced him Our source added had discussed enlisting In the service many times time but was too broken up over his family troubles to do anything about it If the divorce takes place Im I'm virtually certain Joe wont won't play ball this year He doesn't even want to think about it t now I think 0 hed he'd enlist S friend believed that if it Jo Joe and his wife Dorothy could patch up their differences would go into spring training wherever ver the Yankees decide to set up house with a new spirit and would enjoy on one of ot his greatest greatest greatest great great- est years Sensitive Guy Hes a very sensitive guy concluded con con- eluded eluded Joes Joes Joe's pal and I know how much all this means to him and to his playing The possibility that might quit Was first revealed Tuesday Tuesday Tues Thea- day In a a. telephone interview with the San Francisco Examiner Joe told the Examiner from Reno where he had gone for the second time in as many weeks Spring training wont won't Interest me methis methis methis this year S Asked if he was thinking of q quitting Joe replied Im not saying Draw your own c Joe said he would be back in San Francisco in a few days and would say then what he was going to do Come on Cupid Tighten up that sarong and get to work