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DiMaggios Mother Succumbs On Coast After Long Illness SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 18 UP. — Mrs. Rose DiMaggio, mother of three baseball brothers, died at her North Beach home today. Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees was at her bedside at the time. Dominic, Boston Red Sox player, was en route here. Vince, a former major leaguer and until recently manager of the Pittsburg, Calif., baseball team, was also at the home. Mrs. DiMaggio, 72, has been in poor health for the past six months and her condition took a turn for the worse yesterday. ! Dominic flew from Boston to New York yesterday in an attempt to join Joe but failed to make connections. He was expected to arrive later today.
