Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-25
SENATOR'S
Continued from ALI
LITTLE SPORT


Young. but Bob Kline bobblec
Jim Pyburn's grounder, Ever
taking third. Gil Coan grounded
to Mickey Vernon, whose of
balance throw to the plate wal
too late to nip Evers.
! 1t all added up to a CALLING
defeat, but some of Dresser.
fiery behavior apparently made
its imprint on the Senators
Normally they might be relax.
ing today, but to a man they
volunteered to work out in ar
effort to perk up their attack.
When it was suggested tc
Dresser that he had become
immensely unpopular with Bal.
timore fans he replied, ITO he'll
with Baltimore fans. was try.
ing to win ball game. When
grabbed that rake it was be-
cause I wanted to get some mud
out of the way for Porterfeld
I didn't want him to get hurt
by slipping on the mound.
$50 the umpires told me to
cut it out, that they'd forfeit
the game. l told 'em to go ahead
and forfeit it,"
The Senators scored their
lone run of the first game of
Winner Saul Rogovin in the
fifth inning when Jim Busby
doubled home Bruce Edwards
who had singled. The Orioles
tied it in the sixth when Pyburn
singled and came around on
Coan's double to left.
Washington got only two hits
off Rogovin in the last five in
nings and only six altogether.
Pascual, Porterfield and McDer-
mott gave up eight hits. The
loss gave Porterf1eld a %
record.
Second Win for Schmitz
Johnny Schmitz shared his
second victory in the nightcap,
played under lights He was
clipped for two runs in the Sec
ond inning as Smith. Triandos,
Chuck Diering and Ray Moore
singled to Offset Roy Sievers
home run in the same frame.
The Senators grabbed a 3D.
lead in the sixth when Ernie
Oravetz beat out a bunt. Ed Fitz-
Gerald singled, SchmitZ sacri-
feed and Busby singled across
both runners. They added two
runs in the eighth off Don john
son when FITZGERALD singled,
Busby walked and Eddie Yost's
pop fly plopped safely in short
centerfield for a double.
NOTES: Both Chuck Stobbs
and Pascual warmed up for the
first game as Dresser made an
attempt to confuse Manager
Paul Richards of the Orioles. but
Richards didn't take the Dait
;. The Senators are fortunate
to be at the 500 level, what with
having scoreless streaks of 20
and 10 innings in their first 10
games.
Sievers broke an 0-for-l6
streak with an infield single in
the first game ID. Pete Runnels
played both games despite an
upset stomach Vernon. sup
posed to sit out one game Of
double-headerS this year. asked
to play both games >. The cool
weather kept him spry.
Gene Woodling played all
three outfield positions in the
first game-Edwards saved the
first game momentarily in the
ninth inning-Porterfield'S first
pitch to Watkins was supposed to
be outside, since Dresser antici-
pated a squeeze, but Bob fired it
over the plate Edwards,
caught unaware. blocked the
pitch with his bare hand.
Porterf1eld was taken to Union
Memorial Hospital for X-rays of
his ribs, but no fractur was re-
vealed. 1t was believed at
first that he had damaged his
wrist. The Senators have scored
only 10 runs in their last six
games and their pitchers have
permitted the same number. Re-
sult-three wins. three losses.
Diering celebrated his second
4-for-4 game in the series in the
second contest with three singles
and a double. McDermott
narrowly missed being a casualty
on the train last night when he
thought he was opening the
door to the next car, only to dis
cover he had opened a side door
leading to oblivion. He nearly