The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-07
BOUDREAU, YORK
HOME RUNS sew
up ALL-STAR co
Young Cleveland Manager
Was Star of Stars; Owen
Makes Good
By JACK CUDDY


UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
New York, July 7-(UP)-Lanky
Mort Cooper reached back on the
mound and logged high, fast one
straight toward the out-stretched
mitt of brother Walker Cooper be-
hind the plate. But the ball never
reached brother Walker, because
Lou Boudreau lashed out and sent
it sailing $50 feet into the upper
left field stands of the Polo
Grounds.
That dramatic home run-on the
second pitch Of the contest-was
psychologically the ball game, al
though husky Rudy York contrib
uted another four dagger, with
mate aboard, in the same first inn
ing to give the American Leaguers
an ultimate 81 victory over the Ma
tional circuit All-Stars last night in
their 10th mid-season classic.
AS Joe McCarthy's victorious
American league squad entrained
for Cleveland and tonight's encoun-
ter with the Army Navy All-Stars,
slender, dark-haired Boudreau was
the idol of baseball. Not because
of that first-inning wallop alone
but because his superb performance
afield combined to make him def
nitely the star of all the stars on
the field.
His achievements last night
caused even more comment among
the 1884 fans than the bizarre
events that were sandwiched in
during the classic-inclement wea-
Their that delayed the start more
than a half hour and a Commute
blackout that engulfed the Harlem
horseshoe almost simultaneously
with the last out, leaving the fans
sitting stoically in the cavernous
stands and players cropping for lock-
ers in the dark dressing rooms.
Biggest Thrill
Handsome Boudreau, 24-year-old
shortstop and freshman manager of
the Cleveland Indians, started light
ming double plays in the first and
sixth innings that squelched inc!p-
lent National League uprisings. In
addition, his spectacular, stabbing
catch OF Pee Wee Reese's line drive
in the seventh ended another
threat, with two men on base.
Later, in the dark but roaring
dressing room of the boisterous
American leaguers, Boudreau shrug-
ged off his fielding achievements,
but admitted that his home run
provided zone of the biggest thrills
II ever had in baseball" He was
mighty proud and elated because sol
that blow. He'll remember his third
All-Star game for a long time, as
will the baseball Boswells.
RudySYork Of the Detroit Tigers
who played grand game at first
base in addition to winning the
classic with his f1rst-inning homer
was justif1ably jubilant, too, as he
climbed into his civvies. He COM
mented on the four-bagger that
scored Tommy Heinrich from second
In this manner:
Cooper threw me a high, fast
one, too. Maybe he thought Bou-
dreau'S homer was a mistake or
maybe he didn't believe it. Anyway
it came over and I walloped it.
thought at first 1t was going foul,
but what kick I got out of it
when saw the ball plump into the
lower right stand, well inside the
foul line"
No Goat" Now
The National Leagues lone tally
also was q home run, belted out by
none other than catcher Mickey
Owen of the Dodgers - goat of the
last world series. Alton Benton of
the Tigers, the towering right
handler who pitched the last five in
nings for the Americans, served
Mickey a fast one down the center
in the eighth inning, when Mickey
as pinch hitter, was the first man
up. Owen bopped it into the right
field stands.
Two players who got considerable
back-slapping and Misunderstanding in
the victors' dressing room were Spud
Chandler of the Yankees and Ben
ton of the Tigers, both right-hand-
ers. Their tight pitching protected
the lead provided In the first inning
Chandler allowed but two hits in
four innings and was the winning
pitcher. Benton was found for four
safeties in five frames, including
Owens homer.
Lippy Leo Durocher, pilot Of the
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