The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-09
WILLIAMS MAKES GOOD WITH 3 RUN HOMER IN NINTH
Poor Throw Cost Nationals 7-5 Game At DetrOit-
 Arky Vaughn Stars
By ANYHOW c. DE LORENZO

United Press Stan Correspondent
 Detroit, July 9-(UP)-It's true what they say about American league batting power.
 Boston's boyish Ted Williams proved it.
 He slashed a home run with two men out and two on base in the last half of the ninth inning yes- terday to give the American league a dramatic ' to 5 victory over the Nationals in the ninth annual all- star game.
 The Nationals were ahead 5-4 because Pittsburgh's Arky Vaughan had exploded a home run with a man on base in two consecutive times at bat.
 On the mound in the ninth was Chicago's Claude Passeau, fourth righthander called upon by National league pilot Bill McKechnie, of Cin- cinnati.
 The count was two balls, one strike on Williams. A crowd of 54,674, third largest in all-star his- tory, watched quietly, intently.
 The pitch came and Williams swung. The ball sailed onto the right field pavilion, bounded back on the playing field-one of the longest homers ever hit in Briggs stadium.
 It was all over but the shouting and 1t was deafening as the % year old outfelded circled the bases behind two Joe's-DiMaggio and Gordon.
 He Did It
 "You did itl" screamed Detroit's Del Baker in the dressing room as he planted c resounding kiss on Williams forehead.
 T had a feeling I might do it," beamed Ted.
 Luck was primarily responsible foi Williams even getting to bat in the ninth.
 Catcher Frank Hayes of Phila- delphia opened the inning by pop- ping to Brooklyn's Billy Herman Third Baseman Ken Neither os Cleveland, batting for winning pitcher Edgar Smith of the White Sox, singled through short. Cor don singled to right and Washing tons Cecil Travis walked, loading the bases.
 Up came Joe DiMaggio, who had doubled in the eighth inning, stretching his consecutive game hitting streak to 4o. He grounded a double play bal Ito Shortstop Ed. die Miller, who threw to Herman, forcing Travis. Jared of stride by Travis slide, Herman's throw to first drew Frank Mccormick off the bag. DiMaggio was safe, Neither scoring and Gordon taking third Then came game-breaking Wil- Hams.
 Other Happenings
 Williams feat dwarfed into sec- ondary importance:
 The hurling of starting pitchers Bob Teller of Cleveland and Whit Wyatt of Brooklyn. Teller worked three innings, famed four batters with his blazing fast ball, gave only one hit; Wyatt pitched two hitless innings.
 The games five errors, e record for a single all-star game. Young Pete Reiser of Brooklyn made two of them in center field.
 OutAelder Bob Elliott's fall in the fourth inning just as he was about to field Williams line drive. The blow went for a double, pushing Travis home with the American leagues first run.
 Jimmy Foxx's strikeout by Pas seau on three pitches in the eighth with two out, Dom DiMaggio and Lou Boudreau on base.
 Jeff Heath's pebble of Reiser' s high fly in the sixth.
 New all-star records: Most runs batted in one game-Williams and Vaughan, four each; most homers In one game-Vaughan, two; most successive hits, Vaughan, three.
 It was the American leagues sixth victory in the all-star series.
 Each manager used four pitchers with the American league outhitting the Nationals, ll-10.