Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-30
Stone Failure
Poses Problem
For Senators
Southpow Given
Rude Treatment
In Loss to Reds
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star Staff CorreSpondent

conviction in the Senators COM
mand that Dean Stone ultimately
should develop to be sparkling
sort of pitcher. but all he has
displayed this spring has been a
series of fizzles.
When Stone compiled II VIC
tories with Washington in 1854
it was believed he was prepared
to blossom, but he won only six
games the following year and last
season achieved only five. Off
what he has shown in four ex-
hibition appearances he'll re-
quire robust cannonading by his
teammates to notch No. this
season.
Stone has appeared against
Kansas City. Chicago. Detroit
and Cincinnati and all have
treated him rudely. He has
pitched a total of l6 innings
and the narrowing statistics read
Is runs. "a hits, nine bases on
balls and three wild pitches.
The disturbing note about hiS
performances is that ne hasn't
delivered one effort to spur ella
ton. He has been whacked hard
and frequently and the con-
sistency of his ineptnesS is one
more item calculated to make
Manager Chuck Dresser reach
for the aspirin.
Griffith Seeking Help
I Dresser had fond hopes that
Boo Wiesler and Stone would in
dictate they could handle starting
assignments, but both have been
S h ellie d repeatedly. 1t has
prompted Dresser to test Bob
Chakales, hitherto a bullpen spe-
clallst. as starter.
Chuck has Pete Ramos, Camilo
Pascual. Chuck StobbS and pos
sloly Chakales as a shaky start.
ing staff. Ted Abernathy will
blend INTO that group if his all
ing arm holds up, but it isn't an
array which currently will strike
fear in the hearts of the oppo-
sition.
The Senators obviously need
help in large quantities and
President Cal Griffith is here to-
day seeking it, He's supposed to
meet with George Weiss, general
manager OF the Yankees. and
Chuck Comiskey. vice president
Of the White SoX. and his chats
with them will be more impor-
tant to the Senators than their
activity on the field with the
Yankees.
Ramos Will strive to end the
Senators three-game losing
streak against the champions
and If he is successful it Will be
a personal lift. He couldn't whip
them all of last season.
Stone hung around for six
innings yesterday at Tampa and
Cincinnati socked him for FIVE
runs. A walk to Don Hoax and
Pete Whisenant's homer over
the leftfield fence staked the
Redlegs to two runs in the first
inning and they added two more
in the third after a walk to Ed
Bailey. Lyle Luttrell's bobble of
Alex Grammas' grounder and
Roy McMillan's safe bunt loaded
the bases. Hoak'S single off Ed
YoSt's glove sent Bailey and
Grammas scurrying across.
McMillan's single. Warren
Hackers sacrifice and Hoak's
single boosted the Cincinnati
lead to SO in the sixth.
Senators Show Life
The Senators stirred UP their
runs in the seventh against
Hacker. who went the distance
and allowed 10 hits. Luttrell
opened with a double before Lou
Berberet batted for Stone and
flied to right. enabling Luttrell
to take third after the catch.
Yosts single scored Lyle and
Herb Plews delivered another
single. Pete Runnels doubled
to score Yost. but Julio Becuuer
fled to short center and Neil
Chrisley popped out.
Art Schult welcomed Dick
Hyde with a home run in the
seventh and the Redlegs got
their final run in the eighth
after Grammas and Mcmillan
singled. Grammas was awarded
third base when Luttrell OBJ
structed him on an attempted
pickoff play and he scored when
Hoax forced Mcmillan.
Notes: Cincinnati pitchers
who have gone the distance are
Johnny Klippstein. Joe Nuxhall.
Hal Jeftcoat and Hacker. :.
All have won. !. The Senator's
games with the Yankees today
and the Braves tomorrow will
be broadcast by station WWDC
starting at l:25 pm.
The Senators were only 20
miles from st. Petersburg yes
terday. but voted to return more
than 100 miles to Orlando. then
travel the same road today,
rather than spend the night in
Tampa or st. Petersburg.
Plews accounted for three OF the
Senators hits and elevated his
average to 1888.