Evening star., 1955-01-27


deal which has been tempting? aasA8S
NO We've been offered several deals but none would
call tempting" s s. ss43
70 make trades?
aAt least i5." A ss
nave all of them been rejected natl are some still
In some stage Of negotation2
aSome sti are pending. Chuck Dresser says he would
prefer wait until he has had chance to look over our
players spring training before deciding which players he
would include in q trade
HOW MANY GAMES in your opinion. will the Senator'S
improve the standings the result Of Dresser taking over
as manager?
twenty or better"
with the club as 1t stands now?
yes Some managers feel players In the majors need no
further instruction they reach the top Dresser believes
every PLAYER can benefit by individual instruction he
an corrects IT. He has fine sense Of timing In regard
to lifting pitchers let them stay in game, when
they're tring lost their stuff until the game Is gone
He's extremely aggressive active the field as third
COACH everybody rates him the best srategcaly
He's thinking baseball all the time and he's going to help
tremendously"
If ROY SEWERS ALTERNATEs with Mickey Vernon at
first base Jim Busby the lone regular oueder
Do feel that come up with two other acceptable
outfeders from players now ON your roster2
aAt this time have no idea what Dresser win do with
players roster He take couple OF infielders
and them to outeder Gould be seyers will take
over at first regularly to take tension OF him in the
outeld Roy worried lot about his while playing the
outhed year Shifting him to first base could make
him. played the Outneiu
while he the Navy Eddie Yost has given us acceptable
outfelding. Maybe Dresser will do some shifting.
BUCKY HARRIS ONCE SAID it would take four years,
with luck to major Lacquer Of Harmon Kiebrew
Do you believe that's pessimstc outlook?
That's an extremely pessirnstc outlook
How long would you say 1t would take to develop Klle-
brew barring injury military service unforeseen eventsp
"Gyen extra individual instruction. Knlebrew could
develop overnight"
what position do you Kebrew best suited to pay
I'D like to of him before judging, but that
would be left TO Dresser anyway"
OF the players In the washington farm system, which
three do you consider as the brightest prospects?
'Ted Abernathy t20-is at Roanoke Rapids and Al at
Chattanooga before being called into the servce) Ernie
orave 5-foot-5 outder who batted 3 ct Orlando and
500 at Chattanooga before being to sece and
Tony Rog neder who batted 72 with Chattancoga last
season."
DO yoU BELIEVE BALTIMORE has improved its team
BY its wholesale trading?
sThey can't be criticized That would depend on how
their rockies develop and how well their veterans hold up
They could look extremely foolish or very smart"
Washington has finished in the second division eight
successive seasons rs the future any brighter2
For thing. we've expanded our scouting system
and should get better calber Of players coming up 70
the parent club. That will take little time Fer the isse.
diae future better on because have the snarest
manager baseball and hen be able 10 improve oMr present
crop Of players =
are you doing anything 70 provide parking space
near the ball parka 81
Thats rugged problem complicated hy lack e. avail
able property ct any price approaching reason but DO
have some plans which may jeA later