Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
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Despite Losses
BY Burton HAWKINS
Star Stan Correspondent

l6.-lLS the same cast VnaJ put
on such a sorry show last season,
but the Washington pitchers are
lmeriting applause with some
slick performances against the
Explosive Cincinnati Redlegs.
From Evelio Hernandez, Bob
Chakales and Camilo Pascual the
Senators have received successive
scintillating efforts-and never
mind the fact that two of them
were in losing causes. The Sen
iators need encouragement from
a pitching standpoint and they're
getting it.
Pascual travelled eight innings
against the Redlegs last night at
Charlotte, N. c., permitted only
-four hits and struck out 10. Don
Hoak's sixth-inning homer over
ia short leftfield fence. coupled
with eight-hit pitching by john
my Klippstein, Russ Meyer and
Art Fowler, doomed him to a 10
defeat but didn't dim the luster
of his pitching.
Weak Hitting Hurts
Wednesday at Savannah it
was Hernandez who survived a
shaky first inning, in which he
gave up three runs, then braced
to blank Cincinnati for the next
six innings to emerge a AS
winner with the aid Of Dick
Hyde.
Thursday Chakales stymied
the Redlegs on no hits for six
innings and left after seven with
a Al lead. giving up only two
hits, in a game ultimately lost
by Bud Byerly. Last night Pas
Icual followed the pattern. He
pitched we'll enough to win. but
was victimized by the Senators
inability to hammer Cincinnati's
pitchers.
In two of his last three starts
Pascual has reSembled one of
the major leagues more for
midable pitchers. He went the
distance to win against Brook
lyn. the National League cham
pions. was pounded by Milwau-
kee when his control deserted
him. but rebounded against the
robust Redlegs to display out
standing efficiency.
Pascual launched last nights
game in a whirr Of swinging
bats. He struck out Frank Rob-
inson Hoax, Gus Bell and Wally
Post. Robinson. National League
rookie of the year who sluggec
SO homers, struck out three
times and Post went down
swinging twice.
Senators Miss Chances
Camilo kept the Senators il
/ the game all the way. He wa
nicked for two singles in the Sec
, ond inning, but escaped damage
He walked two in the third. bu
/, pulled out of 1t. Pete Ramos
who pitched the ninth inning
also was in a lam when Pett
Whisenant walked and Ed Bal
ley singled with one out. but III
disposed of pinch hitters Smokey
Burgess and Jerry Lynch.
The Senators had severa
scoring chances. In the first
! inning Herb Plews ripped tri-
pie to center with one down. but
was out at the plate as he dashed
for home on Pete Runnels
grounder to Alex Grammas al
| short. Herb hesitated. then tool
of when Grammas threw t
first base. Robinson's throw
nailed him for a double play.
In the fourth inning Plews
) walked and stole second. bu'
when Ed Yost injected a single
. to center Herb tried to les
, it home and was a victim Of
Bells fine throw.
Runnels and Yost singled sue
cessively in the sixth against
Meyer with two down. but Roy
Sievers flied to center. Whitley
Herzog and Plews smacked back.
: to-back singles in the eighth
with one down, but Runneli
forced Plews and Yost wen
down swinging.
Tettelbach Fails Again
The Senators also threatened
with two out in the ninth agains
Fowler. Lou Berberet walked
and Clint Courtney. batting fol
! Lyle Luttrell. singled to left
: That put it up to Dick Tettel.
) bach. batting for Ramos, anC
the Yale graduate kept his rec
ord intact. In his 2lst try for ;
hit this spring he lifted an cas-!
fly to center.
NOTES: Dean Store will TAX
, the mound here today agains
: the Redlegs' Tom Acker and Dor
Gross. Rain much Of thu
day and shortly before gam'
: time jeopardized the contest. bu
it stopped minutes before tn,
scheduled start. 1913 Gus
toners riSked a drenching.