Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
THE BASEBALL
BEAT
Senators Have Courage
BY BURTON HAWKINS

BOSTON, AUG. THE names Of eight fading Indians
Bobby Ayla and Vic Wertz them appeared on the
latest American League waiver list indicating General
Manager Frank Lane wants to determine which clubs
interested in order to set possible deals this winter
Clark Griffith, Calls and fine athlete, has
narrowed his choice of colleges to Dartmouth North
Carolina, Texas and Southern California Clark, who
has another year at Friends examined the Dartmouth
campus the other day with Nom and Pop.
Roy saevers picks Bob Cerv of the Athletics to win
the American League home He inStallS Cerv
the fayorite Jackie Jensen Mickey Mantle and him
self because Bob will be playing at home virtually the
entire month of September But Roy adds Cev has to be
the choice but any of could do it with hot streak
Cookie Lavagetto favors the Red sox to wind up in
place pointing out they're better balanced than
other competitors for the spot and that the majority Of
their games viii be at home Boston plays at pennant
pace in Fenway Park but its road record is 1880
SOME DOUBT HAS BEEN expressed that baseball
invented at Cooperstown but has been venured
concerning the incredible beauty of the village on Lake
otesaga It's of the picture places of the Nation
Billy Monbouquette who whipped the Senators
Tuesday night told by Lou Boudreau four ago
to go home and forget about ptchingyoull never be
a major Lacquer" That was when Boudreau was
managing the Red Sox and Monbouquette worked out
with them Bucky Harris recommended MonbouquetteS
promotion to the Red Sox from Minneapolis and Bud
Byerly former Washington pitcher the rookie right
handler rundown the batting weaknesses OF Senators
Larry Claflin Boston American sports columnst writes
Zone last word the Senators: They have plenty OF
courage, don't doubt that Tuesday nights game
teeviSed back to Washington. With that ball team
they CUTS go TV No wonder they're not drawing
at home" Ouch.
Mileage man among the sportscasterS is Bob Teller,
who broadcasts 140 games Mutual teamng with John
MacClan the East and Don Elston in the West STILL
Bob manages to spend nights at his home near
Cleveland Teller flies his Beechcraft Bonanza to
Milwaukee Pittsburgh and Chicago but takes COM
mercal flights on longer trips.
WHEN TOM BREWER went five and two-thirdS
innings without giving the Senators hit yesterday, it
wasn't fresh feeling for LavagettoS lads 1t was the
18th time this season that the Senators have gone four
or more innings without hit although all those hitless
periods didn't begin with the start Of the game
sievers says his roome Jim Lemon, will lead both
leagues in if he learns his strike and
doesn't nibble at bad pitches Lemon heard the same
prediction Lavagetto in 1855 when Cookie first
with the Senator'S but Jim still has difficulty laying off the
wide
Catcher Lou Berberet Of the Red Sox claims his wies
cooking is cure-a for his teammates. Last year the
Berberets had Camlo Pascua for dinner and the next
day he pitched two-hitter Earlier this season Billy
Klaus came to dinner and the next day he got for
four And the night Monbouquette beat the Senators for
his first major league win he had dinner with the
Berberets However, the same groceries aren't doing
much for Lou batting 2l3.
Pete Runnels declares he's the underdog in the
scramble for the American League batting championship
"II hit Sumps where I'll go Ofor9" Runnels says land
some of those other fellows steadier"
A BETTER CATCHER THAN Steve Korcheck would
be difficult find but he's also of the worst hittes
in the majors Steve has great is smart agrees
sve digs balls out of the dirt with the best and has
superior at blocking the plate But he'll have to junk his
present batting style and start fresh he hopes to work
regularly.
When Ted williams trpled in the fifth inning yeste-
day. scoring Runnes it marked the OOth run batted in
of his career That leaves him only 1896 ahead of osse
Alvarez Ted has averaged batted in every 4l3
times at bat since he crashed the majors.
Runnes is discovering the Senators pitching is more
delightful to hit against than to play behind The
Senator batting fat $40 against his former teammates
Three times in his last six games against Washington he
has ratified off three hits in Williams is batting
ISL against the Senators.
President Cal Griffith, Vice President Joe Haynes and
Thema Haynes, the assistant treasurer are getting
glimpse why the Senators in the cellar during the
series with the Red Sox 1t adds up to nsufficency
of everything.