The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17
DI MAGGI0 A
 WILLIAMS NEE
 SHINING STARS
Dodgers Wen Great Drive Against Crippled Cards
 Million Paid at Ebbetts
RY nE0RGR KrRRaRY

United Press Stan CeExe8D D0M1Gmel
 New York, Dec. i7-(UPl-- x7lo comeback of the New York YanEe6s, who won back the worlds title after being dethroned in ie4O, and enc triumph of Brooklyn in the blttersst season-long pennant race in nation- al league history featured the lesi baseball season.
 While the Yankees feat was the years outstanding team accompllsh- ment, the Dodgers' capture of Che first pennant ia 2f years for Hreoks lyn stirred ID far and away tiie most interest. From early April flls til Sept. 25, four days before the finish, the Dodgers battled the st Louis Cardinals tooth-and -toe.nai for the lead. The Cincinnati Redf i940 worlds champs. got off pooFi. and never were Q vital factor in thI race.
 Cards Were Hurt
 The victory of Drooklyn's abe. loved bunns," as they were affection. ately termed by their legion cf faithful followers, however, was slightly tarnished because of the CardinalS' terrific run of hard luck. The Cards had their full strength for only two weeks and ct one time or another such stars as TagrS Moore, Enos Slaughter, Johnny Mize, Jimmy Brown. and the Coop CT brothers out of action.
 Inspired bW the greatest battins streak in hiStory--Joe DiAfa@gioI feat of hitting In b0 consecutlv gameS--the Yankees ran away with the American League pennaxt, fins lShlng l7 games ahead of the Bostoh Red sox. The Cleveland Indiana, eo-favorltes with the Yanke before tho season opened. fell apart after c fast start and just made first dis vision, tynig with the Tigers, ioaO American League champs, for fourth place. The loss of Hank Green berg to the army May ' cooked tise Tigers goose early.
 Two individual exploits-joa ps. Maggio's be.game hitting streak anc Ted Willianls' .406 batting averagt Stirred up raging Argument which did not suhslde ct the seas sons close. More coals were iieaped on the fire when the Baseball Writ- erS' Association picked DtAEaggio as the American Leagues most valuable player. The Williams followers were highly indignant.
 Great Finish
 Tn leading the American iaaR,sa With on average of .A00, Williams became the first player iya hla ieaRao 70 SurpasS the 400 mark since liar. " HellEnann turned the trick for Detroit in 1923. The WiiIowy Red BOX outfielder achieved his marx ramatically by rapplng out slx hitg ln eight times at bat iEl the aeaaon'e Windup--a d0ubieheAder aRairak the Athietics-after dumping to ,see the day before.
 DiMaggio started his streak May ID and wasn't halted until July IT when Al Smith and Jim nssby horse-eollared him in c nlkht genae at cleveland. During the streak the xahkks, set afire by joltlng JoeL hitting which wiped Up Willie Keei- CTS 44syear old record of 44 eannes as well as George slsler's ni0derr mark Of 4i games, eiimbad fror fourth place to first and made runaway of the race the last part 0,
 on the said side Of the plckur, was the death Of Lou dahrag, the onestifne Iron Horse of bAeehaii who passed away tho night of .ysne 7 aiter ail illness Of two years.
 The Yanks sFnaclsed the nodaara down in the World EerieA. fosir games to one, but it was Tar from . routine series. The hysterlcai pcai was reached In the fourth game aI Brooklyn when the Dodgers ioak game they had already "won," Will oile out iia the ninth and tie Dod gers leading, 4.3, Hugh Casey fan ned Tommy Henrich for what eiiouI nave been the gaines final out, Hu Mickey owen, Brooklyn catcher, ie the third strike get away from hin and the bail rolled to the Etand With Henrieh reaching first easiis " was the weirdest play ln modeFl World Series history. Before tll Dodgers could put out the flr. the Tanks scored four runs aF,s triumphed, T-4.
 Here
 Joc Gordon, Yankee gecond hasa man, was the World Series aer0. n batted 300 and with seven walk, was on base almost coatiuuo,lsIv HIS homor and single of Curk YSayL won the opener, his double psat Ats clincher on the third game end hll single or Whit Wyatt stod up ai Inc hnal game's winning run, Whil Wyatt scored the lone Brockiyx victory n the second game, 3sa.
 req Williams' dramatic ninth iis. hing home run with two men oI, baSe enabled the American IeaRuv to beat the National, 7.D. in fh, allsstar game ct Detroit daeplte Arky vauglin'B two homers for fhe senior circuit.
 Pete ReiseT, Droohlyns sensatlonas rookie, became the first freshfnan ever to capture the National laaello batting crown, leading iais iea9ue With an average Of 34S. ,Wlillalns was the American league home run champ with S7 and Dolf CmnffII. Dodgers' frst baseman who won tlse National leagues most vallfanla player award. led his circuit with C@maahA@k
 Lon Warneke. St. Louis Cardinals, after i2 years Of pitching in fhe National league, achieved q nO-hlt. no-rtn game against tlae Rads ori Aus. 90. It was the ma10Fs' orly alo~ hitter. Two pitchers izi each laaaIIe won more than 20 eames Bob Tsl.