Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-04
Senators Foes
Finding Il Easy
To Steal Bases
Is of II Tries
Successful as
Defense Soes
BY BURTON HAWKINS
star stan CORRESPONDENT

4AHANAS<A0 O4A4s way
Among other items of intelli-
gence that the Senators foes
have detected is the fact that
when they 60 galloping against
Washington they have an excel
lent chance Of succeeding.
The Senators rivals, II that
word may be used loosely. have
attempted II stolen bases and
they've made good Is times. This
is considered an atrocious de-
fensive record and one that
stacks up favorably with other
marks of misery the Senators
are accommodating in other
phases Of the game.
BY contrast, the Senators seem
to be running in glue. They've
tried IA steals and they've been
nailed nine times. But Manager
Chuck Dresser has more dis
tressing points to consider as
the Senators strive to halt a
five-game losing streak here to-
night in the opening game of
a three-game series with the
Athletics.
Last in Everything
At this juncture the Senator's
ARE last in fielding, last in hit
ting. last in pitching and last in
the American League. They've
lost nine of their last 10 games,
reaching those figures yesterday
in Chicago when they dropped
an ll-6 decision to the White
Sox.
Dresser Is willing to trade, but
can't locate anybody who is en-
thusiastic about exchanging for
some of Chuck's detected and
downtrodden athletes. The lat
est Of his conversations. with
the White Sox brass following
yesterdays defeat. resulted
merely in a waste of words.
The Senators left with the
White Sox in q jolly mood. AS
far back as the White Sox sta
tistician could go. to 1917. Chi
cago never has been of to a
better start than the current
ll-2 record they display. So,
II the Senator'S aren't exactly
merry. they at least are spread
ing JOY around promiscuously.
Figures on the Senator'S past
accomplishments aren't handy,
but seldom IN history, II ever,
have they dropped nine games
on the pace with such sudden
ness. They're even we'll removed
from seventh place and IL they
have anything to look forward
to for the remainder of the year
1t isn't visible through rose
tinted glasses.
Russ Kemmerer, recently &C.
quired from the Red Sox, made
his debut with the Senators yes
terday and presented no reason
for optimism of his perform
ance. They staked him TO a Al
lead before laos chilled fans,
with a four-run outburst of Bob
Keegan and Gerry Staley in the
second inning, but that evap-
GRATED when the White Sox
splashed for six in the third.
Singles by Nelson Fox and
Minnie Minoso. plus Larry
Doby's grounder. produced a run
of Kemmerer in the FIRST. The
Senator's rebounded with four as
Lou Berberet and Roy Sievers
singled, Herb Plews tripled and
Pete Runnels doubled.
The Axe Came Down
Then came the axe. Kemmerer
walked Luis Aparicio and Fox,
and MinoSo beat out q trickler
TO I'LL the bases. Dolby doubled
across two. Smelling Kemmerer,
and Pete Ramos emerged from
the bullpen TO yield singles to
Sherman Lollar, Jim Rivera,
Bubba Phillips and Staley before
the carnage ceased.
The White Sox nicked Gar
land Shifflett for another run in
the fifth and accumulated three
more of Dick Hyde. The Sena-
tors were silenced until the
ninth. when Berberet doubled
with the bases damned to score
two,
Chicago compiled Is hits,
while the Senators got IA, in
GLIDING a Faye Throneberry
single in the ninth after IS
failures.
Ted Abernathy will try to
present the Senators a rare win
tonight. He'll be opposed by
Maury McDermott, a refugee
from the cellar occunants