Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
SENATORS

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season. Doc. here, will take care
Iof that part Of it. He's already
got up a special menu for hin
during the winter. He gets LIE
pounds and guarantee any club
Pin the American League, except
,Imaybe Detroit, won't have 6
better shortstop."
4 1t is Dressen's notion thai
!, Valdivielso played in the minor:
and came up to the Senators in
q rather underfed-or rather
|, wrongly fed--condition.
Il Sees Great Prospect
1 when he goes home to Cubs
,lthis winter. and if he follow;
Docs diet" he said, ''you could
'Ibe watching a helluva shortstor
next year. He already is one, fol
fielding"
I What touched on the topic
twas Valdy's hitting yesterday
lat a time when Connie johnson
seemed to be in command. Valdi-
vielso slapped a single to right
and scored the Senators first
run. In a big fourth inning he
contributed another undistin-
guished single to the infield in
the midst of rally that chased
johnson and helped to build up
Ia 6-1 margin that became per-
manent. Later, probably to
prove that he is a potential
sprayer to all fields. Valdy
singled straightaway to center.
Three for three was good, and
ITS ironical that his fourth drive
was the best Of all--caught on q
lime by Minnie Minoso in left
field.
| Could Be Power Hitter
| He amt no power hitter. >
Dresser admits, but he could
be one in time. He hit one in
Kansas City for $50 feet. It got
caught because it was deadaway
ito center. When me and George
Ientz) put q few more pounds
on him that kid viii have the
same centerfielder looking up"
| Bob Porterfield. who was de.
servedly credited with his 10th
victory of the season against II
losses. didn't quite make it al
the way. In the Chicago seventh
he wrenched his left knee in the
process Of walking Carrasquel
He retired Nellie Fox to end the
inning but then blooped a half.
swing single in Washington
ninth. He limped so painfully t
first base that Dresser removed
him and C. milo Pascua,
mopped up.
/ In the dressing room Porter.
field made light of his knee in.
+ jury and predicted an early re-
turn. 1t was too bad that HI
couldn't finish because. after al
uncertain start, he was throw
ing harder than he had for somt
time.
i NOTES: Pedro Ramos. whom
Manager Marty Marion Of thu
tSox considers the Senators No
l pitcher at present. will fact
Dick Donovan in tonight's game
This will be Donovan's seconc
outing since an emergency ap'
pendectomy July 81. Dick wor
his 14th against only foul
losses) last Sunday against De
troit, 8 to 2. And he has a 81
lifetime against Washington.
When Minnie Minoso singled
in the third inning he ran hi
consecutive game hitting streal
Ito 10 in a row, which equales
that of Billy Goodman of thu
Red Sox for this season. Minnie
had been hitting a fabulous SO:
but Jim Rivera. who had a.
game hitting streak, got an O.
Ifor-4 collar. General Manager
Frank Lane of the White So2
tells friends that he regrets thu
trade which brought Jim Busby
back 10 Chicago because 1t cost
him Catcher Clint Courtney. Ths
consequence: Sherm Lollar, only
catcher on the club besides thu
Iunheralded Les Moss, is dropping
| Dresser, who likes a horse race
as well as the next horse player
Iprofessed disinterest as Il
whether Swaps or Nashua will
triumph in next Wednesday.
match race. II just hope our bal
game in Detroit that Afternoon
lie nyar. Il. tive Tyl..,.I. z~... d.