While this Wirephoto is obviously not pre-WWII stuff, I have 2 stories regarding Billy Martin that I think you may find interesting.
Sept 1953............
I had just started High School; and, most of my close classmates were NL fans who were rooting for the Dodgers to finally beat the Yankees in this 5th "Subway Series"
between these two teams. I was the lone Yankees fan amongst these guys. The odds were in their favor, and they were betting me that the Yankees were due to lose
this World Series (WS).
I had the last laugh. Plus, fortunately I was somewhat richer for it. My school friends did not count on a young Billy Martin to upset their parade. Billy batted only .257
during the regular season....so, most would have considered Billy an unlikely hero at the start of this WS. Unpredictable Billy single-handedly defeated the Dodgers. Billy
racked up 12 hits in the Series (to tie Buck Herzog's long-standing record of 12 hits in the 1912 WS).
Furthermore, he drove in 8 runs in this 6-game series.....and, batted .500 with an amazing .958 Slugging Avg.
29 years later follow-up story............Dec 1982....Claridge Casino (Atlantic City, NJ)......
to be continued in my next post here.
TED Z