Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-08
Thirdin Row
OverLeuders
Earns Respect
BY BURTON HAWKINS
star stan Correspondent

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NEW YORK, Sept. 8.-The
Senators can't atone for all the
previous indignities heaped on
them this season by the Yankees,
but they're commanding in
creasing respect in the late stages
of the campaign despite being
pitifully shorthanded.
With their exciting 6-5 victory
over the Yankees here last night
before a crowd of 1888, the
Senator'S notched their third
in a row over the proud league
leaders who walloped them is
times in their first II games.
Since the All-Star game the
Senators have compiled a 1921
record. This admittedly isn't a
pennant pace, but it represents
vast improvement over records
of recent woebegone Washington
teams for such span.
And Manager Chuck Dresser
has been horribly handicapped.
In all that time he has been
equipped with only 20 players,
two below the limit prior to Sep
TENDER l. Forty players now
may be carried. At the moment
the Senators % includes pitchers
Pedro Ramos, unavailable due to
illness. and Bud Byerly, nursing
Ia lame back.
Dresser Can't Maneuver
The inflexibility Of the club
was illustrated wildly last night.
Dean Stone had pitched eight
innings Thursday. Dresser had
to save Camilo Pascual to face
the Yankees today and keep
Chuck Stobbs inactive because
he'll confront them tomorrow.
Dresser used three pinch-hit-
tiers. The only one he had left
was Karl Olson. The only pitch
ers he could summon from the
bullpen were Connie Gfob and
Bob Wiesler, who feel like cele-
brating when they get anybody
out.
Dresser was stuck if the game
had gone extra innings. Casey
Stengel had employed 10 players
and had others available for
more maneuvering while Chuck
of necessity virtually had stripped
his meager bench.
He got away with it last night,
but through no foresight of the
front Office.
Plews' Hitting Improves
The Senators have been. perked
up considerably by the consis-
tency of Herb Plews, former
Yankee chattel at Denver, who
has been a mild sensation since
he crashed the lineup as a regu-
lar July 81. In 80 games since,
he has batted $40 and has been
a steady fielder.
Herb and Roy Sievers each
collected four hits as the Sena-
tors accumulated Is off Johnny
Kucks, Tommy Byrne, Tom Nor
gan, Don Larsen and Bob Turley.
The Yankees got seven of Bob
ChakaleS, Bunky Stewart and
Hal GriggS. with Stewart win.
ming his fifth game.
The Yankees mauled Chakales
for four runs in the third in
ming. Hank Bauer doomed an
inside-the-park homer-his 22d
off the centerfield wall. Enos
Slaughter singled, Mickey Man.
tie walked and Yogi Berra
slammed his 9th homer deep
into the rightf1eld seats.
But the Senators battled back
gamely. Singles by Sievers, Clint
Courtney and Plews got them q
run in the fourth and they
picked up another in the fifth
when Chakales singled, Pete
Runnels walked and Sievers
singled.
With two down in the seventh
they tied it UP when Runnels
singled and Sievers doubled to
chase Kucks. Courtney welcomed
Byrne to the game with a two
run single.
The Yankees moved ahead
again in the same inning after
Jim Lemon dropped Bauer's fly
to right for a two-base error.
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