Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-08
Griffith Scheduled to Talk
Trade With Indians Today
Cleveland Boss
Feels He Can't
Spare Pitchers
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star stan Correspondent

ny DORAON HAWKINS
Star Stan Correspondent
CLEVELAND, June s.-Presi-
dent Cal Griffith of the Senators
arrives here today to talk trade
with an admittedly willing Hank
Greenherg. but Cleveland's gen.
eral manager isn't optimistic
about completing the transaction.
I'D like to make a DEAL"
Greenberg said, land I'm sure
Cal would, but don't know if
I'm in a position to give him
what he wants. With Herb
Score and Bob Lemon injured.
we're using some of the younger
pitchers who otherwise might
have been available in a deal"
But they'll try to work out
trade and certain to be men,
toned are Outflelder Roy Sic
vers, Third Baseman Ed Yost
and Catcher Clint Courtney. The
latter may be a particular OBJ
jective of Greenberg because he
currently has three catchers and
two of them-Jim Hogan and
Hal Naragon-are batting less
than .160. The other, Russ
Nixon, is hitting .269.
Only Able Receiver
Courtney, however, is the Sen
ators' only able receiver at the
moment. Only recently available
upon recovery from a broken
hand, Clint must stay At for Lou
Berberet and Ed FITZGERALD are
nursing injuries.
FITZGERALD was clipped on the
left wrist by Ray Narleski last
night as the Senators won a
wild lit game from the In
dams before 6,182 fans. Truman
Clevenger. who replaced Chuck
Stobbs in the seventh inning and
promptly was blasted for a two
run homer by Rocky Colavito
which tied the score at TT, hung
around to win his fourth decision
in the Senators last II games.
He has lost none.
FITZGERALD will be idle for three
or four days. The middle finger
of Berberet's right hand still is
pulled and he can't grip a ball
properly. If Courtney is REIN
jured, the Senators will rely on
Shortstop Rocky Bridges. who has
seen some service behind the
plate.
First Win Over Indians
In inflicting a fifth straight de-
feat on the Indians, who have
lost eight of nine. the Senators
won their first of the year against
Cleveland and ended a two-year
streak of IL losses to that club.
StobbS' string of IS defeats over
"a two-year period remains intact.
1t was the most runs the Sena-
tors had scored this season and
they tied their highest produce
ton Of hits at 16.
Cleveland's recent sorry show
ing-their pitchers have been
belted for As runs in four games
has put Greenberg in a trading
mood. but he isn't likely to part
with either Roger Maris or Cola
vito. young outfielders.
Larry Raines. colored short
stop in whom the Senators once
were interested, has lost favor.
Kirby Farrell. Cleveland man.
ager. doesn't like Raines at
either third base or second and
after his performance last night
there's doubt if he regards him
highly as Shortstop.
1t was Raines, hitting .3O8.
who allowed double play
grounder to skip between his
legs in the eighth inning, OPEN
ing the gates to four Washington
runs.
Roy Sievers Doubles
Roy Sievers opened the inning
with double off Dick Tomanek,
fourth of six Cleveland pitchers,
and Jim Lemon walked. Bob
Usher forced Lemon and Milt
Boiling followed with a routine
grounder to Raines, but the ball
whisked past him. allowing
Sievers to score.
Pete Runnels flied out. but
Courtney singled to score Usher
and Clevenger doubled to get
Boiling across. When Colavito
threw wild to second, Courtney
also acored.
The Senators broke in front.
40, against Bud Daley but the
Indians battled back to tie the
score at TT as Colavito slammed
solo homer in the sixth and a
mighty two-run job of eleven
ger into the upper deck of the
leftfield stands in the seventh.
All the Senators who went to
bat. IL of them. produced at
least one hit and Lemon Clipped
in with three singles. Boiling
got two hits. including a homer
with none aboard in the second
inning. He has four hits this
season, two homers and two
singles. and all have been against
the Indians.
NOTES: 1t will be Camilo
Pascual against the Indians Don
MosSi in today's game. The
clubs will clash in a double
header tomorrow.
Sievers made his finest de-
fenSive play of the season in
the seventh inning when he
raced back to the fence. leaped
high and shared Bobby Avila's
bid for a two-run homer. It
saved Stobbs from making an
exit temporarily, but Vic Wertz
followed with a run-producing
single and Clevenger was sum-