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Show Movie Extra And'DiMag' Will Marry NEW TORK. April M ONS Joe DIMaggio has an eye that not only expertly gauges the tricky de-llverlea de-llverlea of American league pitch-era, pitch-era, but ' can pick, out a girl la a crowd. Two years ago DiMaggio was featured in a movie made In a studio at Astoria. Dorothy Arnold was one of the extras. It wss her first picture experience. In Hollywood yesterday Miss Arnold Ar-nold announced that ahe and DiMaggio Di-Maggio would wed soon. Jee Confirms Standing In front ef his locker In the Yankee dressing room after yesterday'a game, DiMaggio, with the glow of romance illuminating his shy smile, quietly confirmed the engagement. "Yes, that's right," ssid Joe with all the pride of a young lover, "but we . will not . marry this- summer. Not until next fall or maybe later. I have a long baseball season ahead of me. We have known each other two years and we can wait a little longer. For a long time I've known she is the only girl for me." Matrimony, like bassbell. la a serious gems with Joe DiMaggio. He intends to mske the most of both careers. In his fourth year with the Yankees he has become a man who thinks for himself. Many months ago hs decided that he would not waste time this spring arguing over salary. Plans Future "I msde up my mind to report promptly and I hope to have a big year," he eaya. "That, I believe. Is the way to more salary. You know, two can't live as cheaply as one, and ril be needing the extra Income." In-come." Miss Arnold Is a Minnesota girt. She is 21 now, wss 1 when DiMaggio Di-Maggio first glimpsed her on that Astoria movie lot. 8he is of medium me-dium height and a dark blond. At least, that's the wsy Jos describes her. Between his baseball activities and his restaurant venture, DiMaggio DiMag-gio expect! to put away a substantial substan-tial nestegg. "When we marry. Miss Arnold will quit the movie game," he says. "We have gone into that thoroughly and decided that we want to be together all the time, not me here tn New York and her in Hollywood." |