Evening star., 1946-03-27
None Of Quartet Seen
Able 10 Handle Job; .
Bisons Nosed Out
BY Burton Howkins
Stur SioH Correspondent

COCOA, Fla, Mar. 27.-T11e first
Nat to show some semblance of
f1nesse will win the third-base job.
Rookie Eddie Lyons has been tossed
into the battle royal for that posi-
ton with Sherry Robertson, George
Myatt and Gil Torres, but the likeli-
hood of any OF them remaining
there is slight.
There is no outstanding member
OF the quartet. Torres, who is sup
posed to report from Cuba soon,
probably is the smoothest fielder of
the crop, but adds no power to
Washington's batting order. Rob-
ertson belts an occasional long one,
but his fielding of ground balls is
shoddy.
Myatt doubtless would outhit his
competitors, but he's an erratic
thrower at third base. He hasn't
the arm for the job. Lyons moved
into contention yesterday as the
Mats staggered to an 81 victory
over Buffalo at Winter Haven, but
had little opportunity to prove his
value. Lyons is peppery, confident
youngster, who at least would add
zest to Washington's infield, but he
never has played third base and it's
a bit late for him to enter a serious
bid with the opening only three
weeks distant.
The Mats bosses are cognizant
that only by plugging that third
base gap can Washington become
pennant contender and theyre still
laboring feverishly to fill the va
cancy with an experienced per-
former.
Unperturbed Over Hudson.
Less pressing and less disturbing
to Manager OsSie Bluege is what
amounts to complete collapse by
Pitcher Sid Hudson. Against Brook
lyn and Buffalo in his last two
starts Sid has yielded eight runs in
five innings, permitting nine hits,
walking seven, hitting another and
making a sorry appearance in gen.
eral.
Sid hasn't mastered control thus
lar this spring and has been ham
mered when wild. Bluege isn't in
cilped to fret about Hudson, how
ever, for he is likely to locate the
plate overnight and become the
usual sizzling Sid.
Bill Kennedy, who was somewhat
OF a sensation in a previous effort
against Brooklyn. virtually pitched
himself onto Chattanooga bound
train in allowing IL hits to the
Bisons. Bill was clipped for four
runs in the six innings he labored
and was in trouble continuously de-
spite receiving credit for the victory.
Meanwhile George Binks and
Bruce Campbell, who have been re-
earded as excess baggage among the
Mats outfielders, are making stren-
uous efforts to stick. Binks and
Campbell each collected three hits
IN leading makeshift Washington
Clubs l4-hit attack and Binks has
sWatted at 1888 pace in his last
five games.
Lewis Pulls Airplane Act.
Bluege granted a rest to all his
regulars except Priddy, one of the
lew Key Mats who is not ailing. and
planned to present another second.
string nine when Washington bar
tied Chattanooga here today. The
Mats will not play tomorrow or Fri
DAY and the brief vacation is well
coined by Bluege who hopes the
club will shed its assortment of
minor troubles.
buHalo grasped a 80 lead off
hudson, but the Mats locked the
score in the seventh, then SPRAYED
nVe runs across the plate in the
eighth. Featuring the uprising was
Campbell's home run scoring LYONS
ahead OF him. Lyons previously had
singled to score Al Evans and sam
Cozzi.
buddy Lewis, rightfielder, created
the games biggest stir when he cir
cleo the field three times in a
Shappy two-motor plane then
zoomed low over the diamond To
parachute message to Coach Joe
Fitzgerald.
Tell 'en1 to bunt on that third
oaseman," read the note, hes plav-
ing too far back