Evening star., 1948-07-16
Transfer Of the Lip
From Buns Initiated
By Giants Stoneham
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2oAI II ot oSSt
tract, reported to call for a salary Of
approximately $4,000 a year, had
been taken up and would be ex-
tended through 1949,, Otis contract
runs through the 1850 season and
will be continued, Stoneham said.
There have been many rumors
this season that Durocher would
not remain long with Brooklyn. Two
weeks ago, it appeared that Du-
rocher was. on the way out. Then
the club caught fire and the rumors
died out.
Stoneham said he approached
OFT about 10 days ago and asked
what the Giants needed most to
stay in the race.
The president quoted OFT, who at
tended the press conference, as say
ing, Maybe it is new manager"
Although first reports said that
the managerial swap was made in
St. Louis at the All-Star game,
Stoneham said the entire deal was
arranged since pm. yesterday.
He said he called Hickey then and
was given permission to approach
Durocher. At HAS pm. yesterday
Durocher told Hickey he wanted to
resign.
Durocher has been a storm center
during most of his National League
career. His 1947 suspension was or
dered by Commissioner Chandler
after run-in with Larry McPhail
then president and general manager
of the New York Yankees. Shotton
managed the Dodgers last year, but
Durocher returned to the helm this
year when the suspension ran out.
Shotton was made a managerial
conSultant."
Durocher also attained wide pub
licity for his run-ins with the courts
last year after his marriage to Ac-
tress Laraine Day. California did
not recognize their marriage in Ell
Paso, Tex, on January 81, 1947, i'm
mediately after Miss Day had OBJ
tanned Mexican divorce from Ray
Hendricks, Los Angeles airport en-
ploye. Miss Day had obtained a
California divorce the day before.
Superior Judge George Dockweiler,
who granted the California divorce,
said the Mexican decree was illegal,
the Texas marriage was illegal and
he threatened to nullify the Los
Angeles divorce on the ground it
was obtained through tollusion.
The courts finally agreed to let the
California divorce stand, and the
Durochers were remarked last
February in California.
OFT succeeded Bill Terry as Giants
manager after the end of the 194l
season. Only in 1912, when they
finished. third, and last year, when
they were fourth. did he succeed in
getting the Giants into the first
division. They finished last in 1943
and 1916.
Entire Career With Giants.
Through 1945 the peppery little
outfelder and third baseman con-
tinued as an active er-manager.
Otis entire baseball career has
been spent with the Giants since
he broke into the game IN 1926. He
has number of notable playing
performances to his credit, including
the National League lifetime home
run record of Sill. He established
the National League record of scor-
ing six runs in single game on
August 4, 1894. His 42 homers in
1929 is a record for the Giants, and
the 1,708 bases on balls he's received
is a league record. He's co-holder
with four other of the record for
most runs in a World Series with
most home runs in a World Series
with the five he hit in 1888.
He was names to the Baseball
Writer'S Association All-Star major
league team in 193435-36 and in
1888, and played in the every ALL
Star game from 1884 through 1943.
Shotton's active playing days were
spent as an outfielder with the
Browns, Nationals and Cardinals be-
fore he entered the managerial end
of the game with Syracuse of the
International League in 1926. He
also managed the Philadelphia
Phillies from 1923 through 1888,
later managing Rochester of the In
ternational League and Columbus of
the American Association before re-
turning to the majors as Cleve-
land coach in 1912 From there he
went to the Dodgers as a coach.