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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1943
Page
3
John J. McGraw, nicknamed Little Mac and Little Napoleon, is celebrated as a trailblazing manager and capable player. The piece highlights his early pitch ambitions, shift to third base, high batting averages from 189 sordid seasons, and base stealing prowess, along with his fierce discipline and generous acts for veterans.
Detroit manager Steve O'Neill protested the A's 4-3 second game victory over the Tigers after alleging dead balls were used. He sent wires and a letter to AL President William Harridge. Connie Mack called the protest poor sportsmanship and blamed the umpire if dead balls were used. Detroit had won the first game 7-0.
National League action features Felman versus Walter in Cincinnati and Rowe or Gerhauser facing Passeau in Chicago. Davis battles Lanier in St Louis as Andrews duels Hebert in Pittsburgh. American games pair Wade with Borony in New York and Hollingsworth or Gatehouse for Boston in two games against St Louis. Salveson visits Candini in Washington as Overmire meets Harris in Philadelphia.
Vern Stephens, St. Louis Browns shortstop and the AL's leading hitter at 376, left for Long Beach California to take his army induction examination. Married with an 11 weeks old son, Stephens may have ended his major league career temporarily or permanently.
In a tense National League day, the Dodgers edged by the Cardinals 11-9 as Rube Melton hurled for St. Louis. Other tests saw Huck Geary steal home to lift the Pirates 5-4 over the Braves, and the Phillies rout the Cubs 7-2. The Yankees–Red Sox and other AL games were postponed or decided.
Pfc. Bryan M. Grant seeded third in the National picture begins state tournament play today at the San Antonio Country Club meeting Tom Broad of Dallas in a second-round match after a bye in the first round. Rat tails fetch 2 cents each under a $2,000 Kona program showing school districts turning in collectable tails, with one school earning from 1,634 tails in a week.
Louise Ann Kirby, a Balboa school pupil from the Panama Canal Zone, transferred to Madison School in Pasadena and started classes on Monday with no absence due to air travel.
In Chicago on June 2, Philadelphia owner Bill Cox traded three Cards outfielders Coaker Triplett Buster Adams and Dain Clay for Danny Litwhiler and Earl Naylor, marking a straight swap after Cox rebuilt the Phils. Branch Rickey watched as the deal shifted outfield talent between the two clubs.
Vince DiMaggio 30, center fielder for Pittsburgh, seeks to uphold family baseball prestige as brothers Joe and Dom serve in the military. He is tied for the majors in two batting categories and hit his sixth homer as Pittsburgh beat Atlanta in a 14 inning game. He plans to play the rest of the season while his brothers are away. He is married with a five year old daughter. Joe and Dom are stationed at Santa Ana and Norfolk bases. In Santa Rosa, James F Hopkins seeks divorce after 25 years of marriage due to another husband living with his wife.
Ernie Lanigan notes a likely living record for most comebacks in baseball. He traces 1888 Haddock losses to 1892 and a later 30 win season with Boston and Brooklyn. Frisch rumor sparks Dykes to demand accuracy. Robertson named AP sports editor replacing Barker. Dettweiler set for ferry command wings. Count Fleet trivia and Dunbar crash rescue with Grace. Hare and Austin stationed in Atlantic City with Davis Cup links.
Standings report from Sacramento that California enacted a law prohibiting the use of pig eons as decoys in training hunting falcons. The measure finalizes protection for the birds under state law, aligning wildlife training with conservation goals.
Coast Guard cutter Spencer chased and sank a German U boat amid an Allied convoy. Depth charges and gunfire crippled the sub as Spencer and Duane forced it to surface and sink. Over 40 crewmen were captured while the fight was photographed for the record.
Two Ton Tony Galento, weighing 242 pounds, knocked out Herbie Katz of Brooklyn in 25 seconds in Tampa after a two year ring layoff. Katz rose but fell to a nine count and was carried from the ring as Galento planned a Chattanooga match next Monday before resuming training in Summit, New Jersey.
Dewitt Coulter of the Masonic Home enters Texas A and M as a new student at College Station. Others joining include Charlie Smith of San Angelo, Earl Beasley of Dallas Adams, and war pending services may affect the 1943 football roster. Holdovers Gable Bryant, Earl Cook, Adolph Eberle, Henry Hook, D D Redman, and Morris Sheffield are listed as potential contributors.
Army training and proving grounds are turning five million pounds of fired cartridge cases into copper scrap monthly. The facility uses recovered brass and copper as a resource stream, converting spent munitions into recyclable material for reuse.
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