Still Tops With the Kids
Description
A slide of a black-and-white photograph of Joe DiMaggio demonstrating to a group of kids how he gripped a baseball bat while playing. DiMaggio is visible from the waist up and is in profile, with his front and left sides visible. He is wearing a jacket and a ball cap. The baseball bat he is holding is resting on his right shoulder. The 11 kids gathered around him. One kid in the foreground touches DiMaggio's bottom hand on the baseball bat. The caption on the left side of the photograph reads, "(Advance: For Sunda Newspapers of July 17) (FX3) San Francisco, July 15 -- Still Tops With The Kids -- Joe DiMaggio, the Yankee Clipper, is still popular with the kids. Here, at a San Francisco baseball clinic, he demonstrates how he held the bat 25 years ago when he hit successfully in 56 consecutive games. His feat established a major league record which still stands. (APWirephoto) (ott61515rwk) 1966 (Advance: For Sunday Newspapers of July 17)