The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-31
(Reg. U. s. Pat. Of.) BY JACK CUDDY
ited Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
 New York, August 31 = (UP) - It was just another big-crowd dou- bleheader at Yankee Stadium until the white-uniformed player wearing No. ' walked up to the plate in the seventh inning of the nightcap.
 Then the loudspeaker beloved to the 5O,398 fans:
 Ladies and gentlemen-this will be Tommy Henrich's last game with the Yankees until the war is over!"
 This brief statement was electri- flying. Like a bolt of lightning it hit every individual in that vast sweep of humanity-right in the heart. And like an electric impulsce, it ex- ploded a terrific, laundering roar of voices that shook the huge con- crete and steel horseshoe to its bed- rock.
 Advertising experts will tell you that it takes bit of time to sell 5000O persons on an idea. That's a lot of people. That's city in it. self. But this particular idea was 6O1u III d 11dCUlOLI O1 Ct OCIOl1N tremendously. It was sold to 49,221 civilians and 1,177 service men who for the brief interlude of the Tigers Yankees twin bill, were for gettin gthat anything existed but our national pastime.
 Tommy Heinrich, baseball'S gold en boy" was off to war!
 Young Henrich, who galloped across the rightfield where the inn mortal Babe Ruth once cavorted, and who had endeared himself not only to the (Ruthville) fans, but to the rest of the baseball world, was going out to fight-exchanging his bat for gun. The war had come even to the world champion Yankees-th the first prominent mem Ter of that notable band was join- ing up. The guy who was going in was young Henrich-unquestiona- bly, the most popular member of the Yankee squad, possibly except ing Bill Dickey.
 Fine Tribute
 No wonder baseball was forgotten. No wonder the crowd roared and women wept. And many of the men "got things out of their eyes" with kerchiefs. That solid pillar of sound probably still would be ris- ing from the Yankee Stadium, had not the umpires and moist-eyed Heinrich taken things in hand. After four minutes of bedlam, Hen- rich went to bat, with two out and with Buddy Hassett aboard at first base. Blond Tommy knickcd Pitcher Dizzy Trout of the Tigers for a single to center-his last hit for the duration. But it gave him perfect game at bat in the night cap three for three - because he had been walked once, and he was to walk again in the 10th inning when he made his fifth and last trip to the plate.
 Tn the dressing room, after the game, Heinrich said, T didn't know they were going to make that an- nouncement in the seventh inning The Coast Guard told me they didn't want any publicity and l told them about it. But at least the announcer didn't mention the Coast Guard, but when that crowd started to yell, I just didn't know what to do. guess l took oil my cap to answer them, but my eyes started to get wet because it was awful touching awful touching I'll swear I don't know how l hit what Trout was throwing, because I was still wiping my eyes at first base"
 Heinrich, who at 26 still reminds one of college freshman because of his blond, clean skin and his youthful figure of ITO carefully nodded pounds on six-foot chas- sis, declared that he was the luck fest fellow ever to come up to the big time. Think of it." he mar yelled, three for three in my last game"
 Good Break"
 Yes, Heinrich has been lucky--re- clared free agent by Commissioner K. M. Landis on April Fools Day 1937, virtually every club in the majors were bidding for his serv- ices, and he finally accepted a $2O.- 900 bonus for signing with the Tanks. His sary for that year was around five grand. And his cut oi the World Series that season wal $5 ,836, bringing his total earnings to more than $30,000 for his first season in the majors-at the age of 2l. That's why they called him the Golden Boy"
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