From the August 20, 1940, edition of the Telegraph-Herald in Dubuque, Iowa. A "one-minute interview" with Ted Williams, by Eddie Brietz (who I'm guessing is an AP writer):
The Kid was two weeks shy of his 22nd birthday at the time.
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