European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes july 1985 Fame from Page 21 Marks by calling Ted Williams to the podium and presenting him with a Yel Lowed baseball that Williams drove into the stands in the 1941 Allstar game in de i stuck the Ball in my pocket and left the Slaughter later Williams signed the Ball and presented it to the Hall of the Knuck Leball Pitcher who appeared in set the major league record for most wins in Relief with he made just 52 starts but no hit the new York Yankees on Wilhelm starred for the new York i a team he joined As a 28yearold Rookie in i was released from a class d he but i didst give i pitched 20 years in the big Wilhelm thanked his his High school coach and former giants manager Leo Durocher the first manager to give me the Chance to see and prove i could pitch in the big he described himself As fortunate to play on a world series winning take part in an All Star game and toss a but most i was Fortu Nate enough to be elected to the Hall of Wilhelm this is the most important Day in my baseball who batted with hits and 149 Home was greeted by banners which read Blue loves Lou and worlds greatest the who still holds the National league record for stolen bases with 118 in cited three factors in his ability to sustain the ability to put it All Brock i had the determination to remain at the top and the support of the Brock introduced members of his friends and his High school Roosevelt he told no one can make you feel inferior without your Joe editor of the Kansas City accepted with an emotional speech the Taylor Spink award for service As a baseball Mary widow of announcer Buck received the Ford Frick award for broadcasters in memory of her late commissioner Peter Ueber greeted by chants of no no talked of a couple of ominous Clouds on the horizon baseballs prob Lem with drugs and the threat of a strike by players this who said As commissioner he Doest support either firmly stated his commitment to preventing an 6 walk out by the Connors defeats Wilander in Kiva tournament final Beaver a Jimmy Connors made it three in a Row Sun Day As he Defeated Mats Wilander 64 to win the 1985 Kiva Tennis Clas sic this years second has won the championship since the Kiva Competition began in for his latest win the 4ranked world player took Home the titleholder of the 1985 French swedish open and professional found his Strong serve which was much in evidence saturday deserted him As he had difficulty finding the service line on his first delivery of a five time open Champi again played Well on the hard courts of the Kiva Tennis club As he prepares for the upcoming open at Flushing in the doubles final the Ridenti Cal twin doubles team of Tim and Tom Guj Wikson Defeated Gene Mayer and Jona than Cantor a photo Ted Williams weeps As his statue is unveiled at the Hall of at right is Jean who commissioned the Hall of Famer steals the show the Public cant forget Ted Williams by Milton Richman up people in the world have any greater re Spect for the great american institution of baseball than Ted he respects everything about it and everything it never once have i Ever heard him say a disparaging word about any other Ball player regardless of How Little ability that player might have neither have i Ever heard a ballplayer demean Ted Wil one of the reasons for apart from the former Boston red sox outfielder hav ing been such an extraordinary is because he has always been willing to give credit where credit is Only a few weeks ago when Joe dimag Gio was being honoured during old timers Day at Yankee the Yankees invited Williams wanted to go but he sent a Telegram to Dimaggio in not one of those Runof Hemill congratulatory but one from the heart in which he told Joe he always considered him the Best Allaround Ball player he had Ever the personal message meant a lot to in has always called Williams the greatest hitter he Ever Williams was among those who came to this picturesque Ham let last weekend for the induction of Lou Enos country Hoyt Wilhelm and the late Arky Vaughan into baseballs Hall of a Hall of Famer himself since the last thing Williams Ever wanted to do was steal the show from any of sundays four he help he did everything he possibly could to stay in the background and not draw any unnecessary it didst do much who says the Public always forgets maybe it does in some but it certainly Hast forgotten Ted he make a move without being practically overrun by an onrushing army of he so much As pop his head out of the Otesa a the Majestic columned Structure where All the Hall of Farmers without being everyone wanted some thing from an a handshake or just a Williams tried to satisfy them but it was physically during his playing his growling impatience often made him a target for the or knights of the As he always called but he showed infinite patience with everyone this on a Biggert Hanife statue of him was unveiled in the main lobby of the Hall of Fame not far from one of babe amazingly the statue was done by Armand Lamontagne and donated by Jean widow of Wil Liams onetime Tom for Mer owner of the Boston red Williams had seen the wooden statue while it was being but when the drape was pulled away from he sur prised All those watching by starting to everyone who saw it was it didst fit Ted Williams general image at it was like seeing John Wayne i Kinda broke Down a Little he said later without the slightest Trace of i looked at All the people and then i looked Over at babe ruths statue and it kind of got i broke Williams was one of Only 15 players Ever to have been elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of Brock is the latest to make it his first time had to wait 24 years to be enshrined and who turned 62 waited 13 Williams played against Slaughter in the 1946 cardinals red sox world when someone asked him if he still remembered How Slaughter raced All the Way around from first base on Harry the hat walkers single to left enter to give the cardinals the series in the seventh Williams nearly did a double How can i Ever forget that soands running around third base and scoring that run Williams you never saw Energy like he just talk to him Hes Hes Hes a hustling son of a everybody cant hit 60 Home i dont think Slaughter did anything but he was a Good solid and in glad to see him darn right i faced Wil Liams replied to a question about the knuckle Baller who pitched until he was he was one of the toughest pitchers i Ever Brock i know very Little about but look at All those bases he and dont forget he also got More than you dont find Many players like Williams has been Here four including the Day he was inducted 19 years but never really was Able to go through the Hall of Fame because he was always he finally made it during a special reception for All the Hall of fam ers saturday Hatcher hospitalized Minneapolis up Minnesota twins outfielder Mickey Hatcher will be hospitalized and placed in traction for a few Days to try and alleviate a Back sprain he Rem ured Hatcher had pulled up while running to first base on his ground out in the seventh and limped Back to the
