Evening star., 1954-10-03
JubiIanf Durocher
Brushes Off Praise
As Giants Celebrate
ey The A.seeiassd Press


BY The A.seeioisd Press
CLEVELAND, Oct. 2.-The un-
derdog, lightly-regarded Giants
celebrated one Of baseball's
brightest triumphs today with
whoops and hollers in the tiny.
stark visiting dressing room Of
mammoth Municipal Stadiums
Everything we did seemed to
be right. Everything they did
seemed to go against them"
Manager Leo Durocher said jubi-
lantly while his little, freckled
face son looked on In wonder.
''This belongs to the players,
Leo said.
It was a scene of flashes and
confusion as players, well-wish-
ers. cameramen, reporters and
television men stumbled over
electrical equipment. and let
loose with their emotions.
Commissioner Ford Frick, War
ren Giles, National League presi-
dent; Will Harridge, American
League president and the Giants
president, Horace Stoneham. all
were there to shout congratu-
lations.
Stars Whoop It Up.
The stars all took g. happy
back-pounding - Dusty Rhodes,
the moon faced, incredible pinch
hitter; Johnny Antonelli, who
won the second game and saved
the last; Monte, Irwin, who came
into his own today with a double
and a two-run single: Willie
Mays, who made impossible
catches with ease; Hank Thomp-
son, whose work at third base
made him the unsung hero OF the
series, and Captain Alvin Dark.
the sparkplug and leader.
Any efforts to praise Durocher
were brushed aside by him,
although his managerial moves
all seemed endowed with magic
these past four days.
"It belongs to the players" he
said. 81 always dreamed and
had an ambition to be on q
world championship team, and
here it is"
Durocher was met at the door
of the dressing room by Toots
Shor, the New York restaurateur,
who kissed and Rugged him. and
o moment later Stoneham took
his manager in a warm embrace.
Greets Each Player.
Durocher wouldn't stop to dis |
cuss the concluding game or the |
Series. but fought his way |
around the little bandbox, pump |
ing each player by the hand, and
shouting .''Great" over and over |
again.
Said Giles to Leo: ''It was
wonderful. wonderful"
Said the impartial Frick: II
know just how you feel"
Through all the confusion |
Durocher kept his son at his
side, and even lifted him up in |
his arms the better to see the |
show,
Stoneham. when asked If he |
planned to sign Durocher to an
other contract, replied: "He al
ready has one, hasn't hep"
Durocher's present contract, at |
a reputed $4,000 per year, has
another year to run.
Stoneham, ruddy faced and
jubilant, termed the victory "un-
believable." The Giants, he said,
are flying back to New York to-
night and have engaged a hotel
ballroom for a victory party.
Gomez Sweats 1t Out.
The celebration began on a
subdued note: First of all the
television and newsreel equip
ment was moved in, filling the
room to capacity. Only one
Giant player was there-Ruben
Gomez, the slender Puerto Ricsn
who won yesterdays game. He
sat with his ears close to a
crackly radio that brought word
of the final half inning.
Dam, ! don't like to watch
theese game" he said. "1t keels
me. I like to be playing"
AS each pitch was announced
he passed expert opinion.
That's eet, that's eet," he
grinned. and bounced his spiked
shoes up and down on an equip
ment trunk.
When the final out was made
the noise reached q crest even
before the rest Of the team put
In an appearance.
Antonelli. dripping sweat. COM
planned laughingly as he came
through the door that someone
had stolen his glove. But no one
cared.
Lets get excited, fellas,"
yelled one Of the players. So
they did.
The first to receive Stoneham's
congratulations after he had en-
braced Durocher was AL Dark.
Captain, it was great" he said
with evident sincerity.
FeHer Is Not Bitter