Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-20
Dean Stone Hurting
In Pinches Conyinces
Harris He S Mafured
By Burton Hawkins
Sfor Ssoff Correspondent

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20.--Dean Stone, towering 90
year-old. left-hander who has
displayed ability to prosper un-
der pressure. has earned a trip
north with the Senators with
three impressive pitching per-
formances.
A mere eight-game winner
with a weak Chattanooga club
last season, the 6-foot-4 Stone
resembles the strong sort of
relief pitcher Bucky Harris has
been hoping would grace his
staff. In 10 innings the 205-
FOUNDER has permitted only six
hits, but a better barometer
from Harris standpoint is
Stones faculty for pitching him
self out. of trouble.
II think Stone has matured
to the point where he'll give us
a lot Of help" Harris said after
the Senators finally broke their
losing streak by beating the Red
legs. 6-5. yesterday at Tampa.
Washington was in jeopardy of
taking its 10th straight loss when
Eddie Yost committed grevious
error in the ninth inning, but
Stone braced to survive the mis-
cue.
Has Poise and Control.
stone always could throw a
ball through a brick WALL" con-
tinued Bucky. But he needed
experience. He has acquired
more poise. doesn't get ratified
and he's getting his pitches over
the plate. I like him"
Stone might have become
panicky in his first inning of ex-
hibition-game pitching this
spring and skidded back to the
minors. The Yankees raped
him for three quick runs, but
Dean retired eight hitters in or
der to finish up against the
champs and famed Irv Noren.
Bob Cerv and Eddie Robinson
IN succession in one inning.
Harris liked that attack
against adversely and his respect
for Stone increased in Deans
next outing against the Dodgers.
Stone was handed a Scant 10
lead and when he left the prem
ises three innings later the Sem
ators still possessed that margin.
Stone had held the National
League champions hitless.
Merriman Provides Trouble.
Against the Redlegs yester-
day. Stone was clipped for a
triple by the first batter he
faced. Lloyd Merriman, who
later scored on a wild pitch to
reduce Washington's advantage
to GA. With two down in the
eighth. Merriman doubled but
was stranded when, with one
out in the ninth, Wally Posts
pop fly plopped in right field for
a double. Yost fielded Rocky
Bridges tap but threw wild past
Mickey Vernon at first base, en-
abling Post to score and Bridges
to advance to second base with
the tying run. Johnny Temple,
batting for Frank Baldwin,
touled to Vernon and Stone
extricated himself from the jam
by tanning Joe Szekely. batting
for Herman Wehmeier.
Stone. a 17-game winner with
Charlotte in 1852, when he
pitched two no-i1it games, has
allowed only three hits in nine
and two-thirds innings since the
Yankees battered him. He has
given up only four walks and
has famed seven.
Maury McDermott, kicked
around by the Athletics in his
only start. will attempt to pro-
long the Senators joy today
when they tangle with the Car
dinals here, with Bunky Stewart
the likely mop-up man. The
Cards plan to pitch Stu Miller,
Joe Presko and Southpaw Memo
Luna. The Senators return to
Orlando tomorrow to meet the
Tigers. with Spec Shea due to
start.
Runnels Leads Attack. \
Pete Runnels, with four
straight singles. paced the Sem
ators' 11-hit attack against
Harry Perkowski and Wehmeier.
Washington nailed Perkowski for
two runs in the first inning on
singles by Yost and Runnels,
grounders by Roy Sievers and
Mickey Vernon, a walk to Clyde
Vollmer and Tom Umphlett's
single.
Chuck Stobbs permitted three
Cincinnati runs in the first, bu:
the Senators bounced back to
take a 4-3 lead in the second,
when Stobbs walked, Runnels
singled and Sievers doubled
them across with shot of the
centerf1eld fence.
The Senators increased their
advantage to 6-3 in the sixth
after Carlos Paula batted for
Stobbs and doubled to center.
Paula shifted to third on Yost's
grounder sliding under Short
stop Bridges throw to third.
Runnels fetched Paula home and
sent Yost to third with a single