Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
Porter Gets in Battle
For 0utfieId Job, but
Harris Wants Power
By Burton Howkins
Stor Sioff Core pendent

Stor Stoff Correspondent
ORLANDO. Fla. Mar. g..
Sweet-swinging Dan Porter. an
unheralded 22-year-old left
handed hitter with as little power
as a 20-watt bulb, is attracting
attention as a possibility for the
Senators vacant rightfleld job.
His lack Of muscle on club pain
fully in need Of q long-ball hit
ter. however, could function
against him.
Porter. returning to the base
ball scene after two years in the
Army. delivered pair of sharp
singles and walked in his only
appearances yesterday as the
Senators dropped a 7-3 decision
to the Athletics here.
His fielding is regarded as
adequate and his arm is above
average. but Dams power is
short-circuited. In two full sea-
sons in the Washington organ
ization he batted 1871 with Or
lando and .3l2 with Chattanooga,
but hit only three home runs.
and Bucky Harris is on the prowl
for an outf1elder who can reach
the fences.
It's Bucky's fervent hope that
X-rays Of Roy Sewers lame
shoulder will show he can play
the outf1eld. but meanwhile Por-
ter has moved into contention
with his Single-Slapping and will
try to retain Harris attention in
today's game with the White Sox
here.
No Distance Hitter.
If Sievers can't play the out
field. Harris won't have a legiti-
mate distance hitter in his line
up. In his best season last year,
Mickey Vernon dubbed Is home
runs. Sievers clouted only eight
in part-time duty with the st.
Louis Browns, but Bucky views
him as a sorely needed threat.
Bucky doesn't regard the Sem
atorS' lack of power as disturb
ing in games at Griffith Stadium.
where the distances have de-
feated famed sluggers over the
years. It's on the road. where
the opposition can break up a
game with one big blow. that
the club will require more punch.
Porter could grab the berth
if he continues to peck out singles
with his smooth stroke, but
meanwhile Harris is anxious to
take look at Angel Scull. Cuban
Negro outfielder who Is due to
arrive here tomorrow.
Usual Visa Trouble.
Scull was among the missing,
along with Pitcher Connie Mar
| zero. when Scout Joe Cambria
checked in with nine of his
proteges during yesterdays game.
Visa trouble" according to
Cambria.
| Accompanying Cambria were
Outf1elder Carlos Paulo. First
BaSeman Julio Becquer, Pitchers
Gonzalo Naranjo and Comilo
Pascual. who possess contracts
with the Senators. and Pitchers
Roland Baccardi, Humberto
Bernal and Elio Hernandez, First
Baseman Roberto Zapata and
Shortstop Joe Valdivielso, who
are assigned to Charlotte but
will work with the Senators.
Zapata halls from Barranquilla,
Colombia. while the others are
Cubans.
Harris is committed to exam
lining all his rookie pitchers in
early exhibition games and a
sorry performance by one of
them, Larry Clark. accounted for
the loss to the Athletics in the
opener.
Power, Zernial Connect.
Clark was pounded for eight of
the AS II hits and six of them
were delivered in the third in
ming, when Vic Power slammed
three-run homer, Gus Zernial
belted another homer and Pete
Suder hit two-run double. The
AS added a run in the fifth.
when Ex-Yankee Bill Renna
tripled and scored on Jim Rob-
ertSon's grounder.
The Senator's displayed an
anemic attack despite matching
Philadelphia's IL hits. Their
first run was a gift by Renna.
who lost Eddie Yost's fly in the
sun and permitted it to drop in
front of him for a double. Jim
(See SENATORS, Page A-1S)