Show Rehired i Durocher r Has No I With Any Dodger odger Except One By Ted Meier Meer l BROOKLYN L YN Oct Oct 26 Te UP The W The mystery of the player provided provided provided pro pro- vided a new puzzle for Dodger fans facts today in the wake of the te solution for the riddle of oft tin th- t fired manager B Branch anch Rickey ey president of the Club neatly neaty wrote finish to the rued fired m manager nager riddle by announcing I lug ing Ig yesterday he had decided to retain Leo Lippy Durocher as manager maager for the 1944 season I Durocher center of a player re rebellion rebellion re- re bellion belon in July was rumored on his way out especially after Rickey ey I gave him his unconditional release last lat month in order to negotiate with ith him as a free agent No sooner had Rickey issued his announcement at a press confer confer- ence than Durocher asked ed if i he he- could regain the confidence of his players declared I 1 l like all al the players but one of the 25 on the 1 Dodger roster Immediately the identity o that player became the subject of wide speculation Is it i Billy Herman he was asked Herman star second baseman baseman base base- man had been reported in line lne for the managerial post No Herman is a great guy Durocher replied It I isn't Arky Vaughan is it i a writer asked Vaughan star shortstop and third baseman briefly turned in his uniform during during during dur dur- ing the July rumpus that led to the immediate trading of star pitcher Bobo Newsom and the later departure of Joe Medwick and Dolph Camilli It I is not Herman or Vaughan Durocher asserted as Rickey nodded nodded nodded nod nod- ded his head in agreement But I dont don't want to go into personal personal- ties tes Well Wel will wi this guy gy be traded during the winter he was asked Durocher hesitated and Rickey ey replied I dont don't think Leo has such a feeling against the man that he cant can't tolerate him For the first time in his year six-year tenure at Ebbets field Durocher will wi be strictly a b bench manager Rickey did not disclose the terms But But Leo frankly said It I is the best contract Ive I've Ive ever had since Ive I've Ive been in baseball Rickey referring to suggestions that tat Durocher took a salary cut declared I wouldn't advise anyone anyone anyone any any- one to go out on a limb on that Durocher reportedly received 30 during 1943 |