Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25
Senators Prove
Futile Against
Good Pitching
One-Hitter Makes
Dresser Shudder;
Holes Cope Lurqer
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star Stan Correspondent

ORLANDO, Fla. Mar. 25-The
Senators are looking at good
pitching more frequently these
days and their response to 1t is
enough to make Manager Chuck
Dresser shudder.
In their last two games they've
stirred up just five hits against
an assortment of Kansas City
pitchers. sending only 20 batters
to the plate in each contest. A
pair of singles to center have
been their only hits in IL in
nings. and they've scored once in
10 innings.
Dresser is disturbed over the
trend in the last four games. AS
long as Frank Larry was around
Six innings-the Senators pro-
duced only three hits and no
runs against the Tigers last
Thursday. Friday night it was
the Dodgers Don Newcombe OPP
posing them and he departed
after four innings with two-hit
shutout.
YOSt Prevents NO-Hitter
The slump continued Satur-
day against Kansas City's Rip
Coleman and Alex Kellner, who
restricted Washington to four
hits. Things got worse yester-
day as Tom Morgan and Tom
German of the Athletics teamed
up 20 hold the Senators to one
hlt-Ed Yost's fourth inning
single-in a 40 victory at West
Palm Beach.
If the Senator's bosses aren't
alarmed. they're simply panic
proof. AS the club continues its
four-game series with the Ath-
letics here today they'll drop
down a notch in class, facing
Arnold Portocarrero and Ned
Carver. Both have been capa BILE
pitchers. Of course. but their sta
tus is shaky because of their
sore-arm history. Chuck Stobbs
will oppose them.
Pete Runnels, hitless in his last
10 tries, is matter of growing
concern for Dresser. Pete usu-
ally is a slow starter. but this
spring he's creeping at a .l43
pace.
Weak Spots Get Worse
Runnels. a $40 hitter last sea-
son, may snap out Of it at any
moment. but Dresser is getting
little encouragement from play
ers trying to plug the Senators
weakest spots - centerfield and
shortstop. Jerry Snyder has
been hitting we'll in occasional
appearances, but his sore arm
is showing no improvement.
Whitley Herzog has collected
only three hits in "A attempts.
while another centerfeld candi-
date, Karl Olson, has one hit in
Is tries. Dick Tettelbach still
is searching for his first hit after
Is failures.
With Snyder's arm hurting
the Senators are in a bad way
at shortstop Jose Valdivielso
has fashioned two hits in l6 eff
forts. while Lyle Luttrell is look
ing for his first hit after ls
chances.
While the Senators were going
through the pains of their one
hitter yesterday, there also was
a no-hitter on the same field.
Pete Ramos of the Senator's and
Hector Lopez of the AS ex-
changed words at 30 PAGES. with
Lopez neaplng abuse on the
pitcher after being plunked in
the ribs in the sixth inning.
The Big Bluff
When the inning was over
Ramos charged Lopez-for a few
feet. that is. A l0-year-old girl
could have restrained both. but
Umpire Larry Napp did the hon.
ors flttingly. since he's a fight
referee during the winter. II
give him big bluff" Ramos said
later.
Ramos and Lopez have partic-
lpated in a snarling feud for a
couple of years. stemming from
junpleasantries in the Cuban
Winter League. Before the game
Ramos said. II don't like him. &"
and he expressed no regret later
Tor clipping Hector with a swift
one. Could be that time and fu-
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