Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-18
Senator's Luck
Continues Bad in
Sd Loss in Row
CoIovito's FIuke
Safety Decides;
Abernothy Today
BY BURTON HAWKINS

BY BURTON HAWKINS
The Senators are suffering
from q recognized shortage Of
skill and they're not getting the
best of it. either. in the luck de-
partment. 1t all adds to the
start Of another losing streak
which has reached three games,
about which Ted Abernathy will
attempt to do something today
against the Indians at Griffith
Stadium.
The decider in a 81 loss toI
Cleveland last night before S ,425
customers was a purely uninten-
tional single by Rocky Colavito,
who happened to obtain what
will rank as his most charmed
hit Of the year at a time when
the bases were loaded.
Washington was on the wrong
end Of a 10 score in the fifth
inning when Camilo Pascual
walked Buddy Daley and Jim
Busby beat out a trickler down
the third-base line which also
was beamed upon by fate. Pas
cual. who struck out IL in eight
innings. famed Gene Woodling
and AL Smith, but walked Vic
Wertz to jam the bases.
Sought to Check Swing
Pascual whipped two strikes
past Colavito. who then sought
to check his swing at another
offering. He checked it with ex-
tremely satisfactory results. The
ball struck his braked bat and
llofted lazily to centerfield. en-
abling Daley and Busby 10 score.
That, it developed. was the
separator. The Indians had
scored in the fourth when Pas
cual walked Wertz and Colavito
and Russ Nixon singled. The
Senators scored their lone run
on Daley in the seventh after
the rookie lefthander had retired
10 in a row. He hit Roy Sievers.
gave up a double to Jim Lemon
and wild-pitched Sievers across
after walking Ed FITZGERALD. He
then braced to fan Herb Plews
and toss out Milt Boiling.
The Senators had chances in
the eighth and ninth. although
they couldn't be regarded as
glowing. When Daley walked
Ed Yost with one out. speed
specialist Ray Narleski was sum-
moned to the mound. He famed
Bob Usher. walked Pete Runnels
and Struck out Sievers to end
that threat.
Things were a bit more tense
in the ninth after Lemon opened
with a single. Julio Becquer bat
ted for FITZGERALD and struck
out. but Herb Plews singled to
right. Faye Throneberry batted
for Boiling and famed, but Lou
Berberet batted for Bud Byerly
and walked to I'LL the bases.
That left it up to Yost. He
famed.
Narleski Fans Five
Thus Narleski faced nine bat
tiers and famed i've to preserve
Daley's first win. Narleski also
reduced his earned run average
to 0.45. He has allowed one
run in 20 innings. covering IL
appearances.
Mike Garcia. who whipped the
Senators four times in as many
starts last season. will attempt to
present Cleveland a fifth
straight victory today.
The Indians have won eight Of
nine games since their crack
lefthander. Herb Score. suffered
an eye injury. and moved into a
second place tie with the
Yankees. "a games back Of the
White Sox.
NOTES: Ed Robinson, released
by Detroit. Is working out with
the Indians and probably will be
signed. Dick Tettelbach, sold
by the Senators to San Diego.
has decided to call 1t a career.
the outflelder has taken a
Job with a New Haven flooring
concern.
Neil Chrisley. outfielder OPP
toned to indianapolis by the
Senators. packed his station
wagon with all the clothes he,
his wife and two children pos
sessed. Dishes. dinnerware
and a 2l-inch television set also
were jammed into the car. . 1
Before taking off they dropped
by a hotel to say good-by to
friends. When they came out
they discovered the station wagon
had been broken into and prac-
tically everything they owned
was gone. No insurance.
Boiling. still weak from reac-
ton to a tetanus shot, was
given the green light to play
and was pressed into action.
With Garcia due to pitch for
the Indians today. Manager
Cookie Lavagetto plans to use
Ihroneberry in center.
Smith was struck on the back
OF the head by a Byerly pitch
in the ninth but remained in
the game. The Senators are
LIZ against Western clubs. with
Detroit their lone victim. i
Inc Tigers move in for a single
game tomorrow and a night
game Monday.