
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, February 22, 1994                   TAG: 9402220154
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From Associated Press reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

TED WILLIAMS HAS STROKE

Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams had a minor stroke at his home during the weekend that weakened his vision and the left side of his body, a hospital spokesman said Monday.

Williams, 75, was in fair condition at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., where he was treated two years ago after a mild stroke.

"I was just down talking to him and he's very awake and alert," said Shands spokesman Daniel Moore. "He is having some weakness on his left side."

Williams was having some trouble seeing because of the stroke and was scheduled for tests Monday and today, Moore said. The extent of Williams' vision problem is unknown.

"He is in fair condition," he said. "He is doing well for someone who's had a stroke. All his indicators are favorable for recovery."

Moore said it was too early to predict when Williams might be able to go home.

The former Boston Red Sox star underwent surgery on his neck to clear a blockage in the carotid artery in early 1992. The procedure was designed to prevent future strokes.

Williams, voted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1966, was the last major-leaguer to hit .400. He batted .406 in 1941.

by CNB