Show JOlT JOLTN N 4 JOE E JERKS TEARS TEARS' 4 DiMaggio Welcomed By Screaming Stands Stands- By JACK CUDDY CUBBY V NE YORK Sept 17 UP UP- UP Jolting Joe D DiMaggio was waa radiant as the the roar roar of the crowd embraced him ilm The expression of r rapture upon his lean dark face revealed that he was listening to mighty sweet mu music the music the ic-the the spontaneous bellowing bellowing bel- bel lowing owing yells of fans welcoming wel wel- coming coining him bac back to Yankee sta sta- sta- sta This ThIs' outburst came in a late inning of the opener of ot Sundays Sunday's doubleheader with the St. St Louis Browns Brown The Yanks were were in procesa process process proc proc- ess esa of ot losing the opener 6 2 and perhaps the announcer figured the fans tans needed d a cheerful earful over the loud So he notified the crowd that the Frisco kid was pres present nt Whereupon the tans fans really cut loose Joe Joe loved It IL He e. e explained that he had lost 14 pounds while In the be army parIng par- par paring Ing tag him to pounds Stomach ulcers had caused this reduction he said meanwhile preventing him from playing service baseball since late June 19 14 at Honolulu and ultimately putting him in a hospital hospital hos hos- Vital pit for lor r six L weeks at St Peters it burg Fla Fin from where he received his Ms discharge last hul Friday Joe confirmed the report that he will vill not play this season sealon with the he Yanks who are threatened wIth finishing in second division for or the tha first time since 1925 Yankee Yankee Yan- Yan kee President pre MacPhall MacPhail gave Di- Di Mag an assist on the explanation Larry said Joe was waa willing to play lay He Ho offered to help us But ButI I 1 turned thumbs down on that He hunt hasn't played any ball for more I than a year car hes he's underweight and I hes he's not not hardened Although hi his presence in the tho up line for tor th the rest of the season would attract attracta a lot of fans wed we'd be taking needless needless need need- less leM chances on his being Injured We want him back In good shape shap shape next nett season when well we'll have bave ou our regulars back when back when well we'll have havea a a real Yankee team team team-a a pennant pennant- winning team |