Joe DiMaggio or Ted Williams?

    This has been a debate between baseball fans for over 60 years.  Who was better, the Yankee Clipper or the Splendid Splinter.  In 1941, both men enjoyed the best years of their careers, Joe DiMaggio would hit safely in 56 consecutive games and Ted Williams would end the season with a batting average of .406.  Both of these records remain unbroken today. Fans across New England and New York would side with their hometown hero. 

      Your baseball loyalties aside, the goal of todays class is to prove who was the better player based on the sources that were provided in class.  

   For the groups that were assigned to prove that Ted Williams was a better ball player then Joe DiMaggio the following sources would be helpful:

1. Ted Williams obituary 

2. article "Why We Think Joe DiMaggio is overrated." 

3. statistics provided from the book Teammates by David Halbastram.

You can also use any facts or references from baseballencyclopedia.com or baseballreference.com

For the groups writing about how DiMaggio was a better ball player than Ted Williams, the following might be helpful:

1. New York Times obituary of Joe D.

2. Italian American Tribune obituary of Joe D.

3. Summer of '49 by David Halbstram, 

4. New York Times article on Joe D's 56 game hitting streak

5. New York Times article on Joe D's retirement

For the groups writing about how DiMaggio was a role model for Italian-Americans, use the following sources:

1. Joe DiMaggio editorial from the Italian-American Tribune

2. Joe DiMaggio biography by Richard Ben Creamer

3. Summer of '49

4. NY Times obituary of Joe D.

Tonight you need to work on your rough draft for the paper.

For your rough draft follow these guidelines:

1. Times New Roman font, size 12 font

2. 1-2 pages

3. Bibliography (does not count as one of the 1-2 pages)

4. Coverpage (does not count as one of the 1-2 pages)

This paper is practice for your upcoming paper for the second quarter.