Indefensible internment.Regarding "Indefensible Internment" (December), a reviewer should check the facts. Eric Muller writes, "While Lou Shimizu and Joe Takahashi sat in desert camps, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio Noun 1. Joe DiMaggio - United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999) DiMaggio, Joseph Paul DiMaggio played baseball." Gehrig had already died on June 2, 1941, and was playing baseball on the Elysian Fields Elysian fields (ĭlĭzh`ən) or Elysium (ĭlĭzh`ēəm), in Greek religion and mythology, happy otherworld for heroes favored by the gods. , if anywhere, after Pearl Harbor. DiMaggio did play a full season in 1942, but did not play again until 1946, having served in the military, along with a number of Nisei draftees of the same generation. Muller's point is well-taken. It's his rhetoric that needs work. Albert S. Kitsch Bal Harbour, FL Eric Muller replies: Kirsch kirsch n. A colorless brandy made from the fermented juice of cherries. [French, short for German Kirschwasser; see kirschwasser. is correct. I must have misread mis·read tr.v. mis·read , mis·read·ing, mis·reads 1. To read inaccurately. 2. To misinterpret or misunderstand: misread our friendly concern as prying. Gehrig's stats. |
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