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Giant Gar della Brines TouchnOf Flatbush to Coogan’s BluffNEW YORK, June 1—Eccentric is the one word which describes DannyGardella, diminutive Giant outfielder, who after one season in the semi-proranks pushed Manager Mel Ott out of right field and sent the boss to chasinggrounders at third base. His teammates prefer to call the young Bronxite“Dippy Dan.Gardella came to the Giants’ training camp at Lakewood, N.J., and wasimmediately assigned to Jersey City, ofInternational Leaeue. Ott thentheastoundedGardellareporters would beLeague.by telling with the Giantsthembefore the season When New Yorkupprogressed decided toveryrecallfar.anextra outfielder from Jersey, Gardella, aformer shipyard worker, was the choice.His first session on the bench was whileRip Sewell and the Pirates were blanking the Giants in ten innings. However,innings.Gardella’s lip from the bench directed at the opposition gave the impression heopposition gave old-timeimpressionAt onecampaigner, hucked one in around thewas an point Sewell fresh kid’s ears and Gardella took a dive, but rose immediately and announced towithin earshot that the Bucseveryone were afraid of him.A Hepcat TooThat night Danny got himself ejectedfrom a high school dance forsinging“The Indian Love Call” at the top of his lungs. The school principal invited him to leave, explaining the party was for students only.Danny’s pants bothered him ducng thefoul line,game so he moved over to thelittlewhere there was a tittle more privacy, took his glove off and attempted to adjust the trousers. Just then Jim RussellGrabbingtrousers, bounced a double off the wall, his glove with one hand and his pants with the other, Gardella gave feverish pursuit, made a fine stop and throw—and a fine running catch of his pants—andrunningreturned to right field unabashed.Some observers watched Gardella in action, then decided that Ott didn't send for Danny. They say Jerseyrid of him.ManagerGaijfcy Hartnett merely got But they agree he certainly can pound abaseball at the plate.AmericanLeagueDetroit 6, New York 2 Cleveland 7, Boston 4St. Louss 4. Washington3 (11 innings, night)Philadelphia at Chicago, postponed.W LSt. Loui.s . . 24 18 New York . 20 15 Detroit . . 21 20 Philadelphia 19 19Pcc..571.571.512.500WashingtonClevelandBostonChicago ..W L19 2019 2218162121Pet..487.463.462.432New York at Detroit Boston at Cleveland Philadelphia at Chicago Washington at St. LouisNational LeagueBrooklyn 8. Pittsburgh 4 (night) Boston 5, St. Louis 1 New York 8, Chicago 5 Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati ’4W L Pet.25 13 .658 Brooklyn ..22 15 .595 Boston19 15 .559 Philadelphia18 20 .474 Chicago ..at Brooklyn at Boston at PhiladelphiaSt. Louis . Cincinnati Pittsburgh New YorkPittsburgh St. Louis CincinnatiW L18 2019151 i4ft*1923Pet..474.463.441.324Chicago at New York (night)Leading HittersAmerican LeagueTucker. Chicago Hocketi, Cleveland Johnson, Boston Hostetler. Detroit Docrr, BostonG• »• •3132 3439AB9010910398150R169291129H3637 35 33 49Pet.400.340.340.337.327NationalWalker. Brooklyn Musial. Sc. Louis .. Phillips. Boston Bordagarav. BrooklynU D• •LeagueG AB38 14939 13928 8936 147R2228934H65513151Pet.436.367.348.347€ A
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New York Stars and Stripes
New York, New York, US
Fri, Jun 02, 1944
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