Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-01
Snyder Latest
Get Tryout
After TwoFaiI
Two Hits Help Jerry
In Quest Of Job;
Wright Hits Homer
By Burton Hawkins
star stoff Correspondent


in the exhibition circuit, are
emerging from the South with
perhaps their finest club in years,
but with opening day less than
two weeks removed, they can't
identify their second baseman
Wayne Terwilliger and Tony
Roig have been adjudged in
competent and Jerry Snyder is
the latest candidate, but it's like
ly-with Washington displaying
unexpected batting power to &c
with its polished pitching-that
Manager Bucky Harris will make
a more fervent plea to the front
office to land him a steady Sec
ond baseman.
A recent futile quest for Ted
Lepcio of the Red SoX led to
the testing of the ganglfng Roig
Tony batted only 1874 to elimi-
nate himself and yesterday
while the Senators were winning
a go victory over the Redlegs,
Snyder replaced him in the sixth
inning.
Snyder Gets Two Hits.
The slim Snyder promptly
projected himself into top con-
tention with a solid single and
a well-kissed double. They fol-
lowed a miserable fielding play
in which Snyder scooped up Ted
Kluszewski's grounder and threw
sky-high into left field attempt
ing to force Gus Bell at second.
Harris later yanked Pete Run
nels at shortstop, shifted Jerry
to that position and sent Ter
williger to second base, but it's
Snyder who will be tried at Sec
ond. Bucky isn't disturbed about
Jerry's fielding. He's slick glove
man and if he can hit there's
a job waiting for him.
Trying to find a second base
man in the American League
who can be spared is the equiva-
lent of digging for clans on S
street. The Senators felt they
had a chance of coming up with
Lepcio, but a batting slump by
Milt Boiling sent Lepcio to Short
stop and the deal was out.
Shea Gives Up Four Hits.
Except for his second base
situation, Harris is happy. Spec
Shea pitched six shutout innings
against Cincinnati yesterday at
Charleston, S. c., giving up only
four hits. That followed a neat
effort against the Red Sox, in
which Spec allowed one I'M
earned run in five innings.
Bucky is convinced, too, that
he'll have a corps of dangerous
pinch-hitters.
He stuck Tom Wright, OBJ
tanned recently, into the lineup
yesterday and saw him deliver
a two-run homer which capped
a f1ve-run outburst against Rudy
Minarcin in the sixth inning.
Angel Scull came through with
a sharp single to center in his
only appearance and Clyde Voll-
mer contributed a pinch single.
The Senators, who have won
nine in a row against major
league opposition, will rely on
Bunky Stewart to extend the
streak against the Redlegs here
today. Cincinnati will counter
with HOWE Judson, veteran
right-hander who drifted back
to the minors last season.
Runnels Triples.
Runnels, still favorlng a pulled
right wrist, supplied a double
and triple as the Senators COL
lected nine hits off Minarcin
and George Zuverink. The Red
legs got eight hits, with Sonny
Dixon yielding four of them and
both of Cincinnati's runs in the
ninth.
Washington surged into a 80
lead in the third inning on the
strength of one hit. Eddie YoSt
walked and Runnels doubled
him to third. Mickey Vernon
and Roy Sievers walked to
force across a run and Runnels
scored from third when Jim
Busby flied deep to center. Ver-
non took third on the same blow
(See SENATORS, Page C-2.)