Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04
Senators Play First Squad Game;
Sievers Threatening to Go Home
Dresser Gets
Down to Work
On CuIIinq Job
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star Staf Correspondent

ORLANDO, Fla, Mar. S.
Manager Chuck Dresser begins
the task of separating the men
from the boys when the Sena-
tors play their first squad game
tomorrow.
With his entire squad on hand,
except for holdout Roy SEWERS
Dresser can begin sizing up the
flock of players acquired in win
ter trades and can get a line on
a number of prospects who have
been working out with the Sem
ators, although they are not on
the clubs official roster.
BY the time the first formal
exhibition game rolls around
next Saturday, when the Griffs
play the Detroit Tigers at Lake
land, Dresser hopes to have a
better idea of what he can ex-
pect from his talent.
Thanks to the arrival of First
Baseman Julio Becquer, Short
stop Jose Valdivielso and Out
fielder Carlos Paula, who re-
ported from Cuba and worked
out for the first time today.
Chuck was able to name two
fairly presentable lineups for to-
morroW'S game.
Curtis, Griggs to Pitch
Two pitchers who figure
strongly in his plans, AL Curtis
and Hall Griggs. will pitch for
Coach Joe Fitzgerald's team to-
morrow. Curtis. a highlander
with a 1878 record at Louisville,
was obtained in the nine-player
deal with the Boston Red Sox
and is being regarded by Dres-
sen as starter. Griggs. who had
a 1879 mark at Chattanooga, is
a highlander tentatively tabled
as a relief pitcher.
Garland Shiff1ett. 20-year-old
highlander who had an LIS
record and fine 1875 earned
run average with Erie last sea-
son in his first year of profess
sional baseball, also will pitch
for the Fitzgeralds. Shiff1et, who
halls from Elkton. Va. currently
is Dressen's pet protege.
Pitching for Coach Ellis
Clary's team will be John VAL
mas. 25-11 at Orlando; Gilberto
Hooker. a Nicaraguan with no
previous experience, and Art
Brophy, a Rollins College music
student who had a 20-2 record
in collegiate competition. VAL
mas and Hooker are righthand-
ers, while Brophy is a lefthander.
The Lineups
With Sievers unsigned. Har-
mon Killebrew will play first
base for Fitzgerald, whose team
will line up this way Herb
Plews, 2b; Vernon Morgan (for-
Imerly in the Chicago Cubs farm
SYSTEM, IF; Killebrew, Id; Karl
Olson. CT; Jim Lemon, If; Lou
Berberet, C: Lyle Luttrell. IS:
Tony Roig, 3b, and Curtis, Griggs
and Shiff1ett, pitchers.
Playing for Clary'S team will
be Neil Chrisley, If: Pete Run
nels, 2b; Bob Allison, CT; Dick
Tettelbach, IF; Becquer, 1b; Ed
FITZGERALD, C; Gene Herbert
(former Orlando player, inactive
for two years, who is trying out
with the club. 3b; Valdivielso.
SIS, and Valmas, Hooker and
Brophy, pitchers.
NOTES: Dresser ordered Ber-
beret. Tettelbach, Olson, Alli-
son and Luttrell to remain after
class today for an hours special
batting practice. "They have
some flaws want to try to cor
rect Dresser said.
Brophy, a piano player. has q
trio which plays in an Orlando
tavern. . A visitor to the Sem
ators' hotel and Sievers' motel
this morning was Mickey Yer.
non, en- route to the Red Sox
training camp at Sarasota.
Bill urges, the Senators new
coach, was due to report here
today. but didn't.
Buzzy Bavasi, Brooklyn vice
president. wrote Pitcher Connie
Grob, wishing him luck, and
advised, Listen to everything
Chuck Dresser tells you. He's
one of the best pitching instruc-
tors in baseball" Grob was
drafted from the Dodgers farm
system.