Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-15
Senators Test
KiI|ebreW as
Rightfielder
Ed Yost Beats OFF
Rockies Challenge
To Take Third Bose
BY BURTON HAWKINS
star Stan Writer

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shortly, Manager Cookie Lava
getto of the Senators said today.
Killebrew worked out in
rightfleld yesterday before the
Senator's SCI loss to Kansas
City and will continue to be
groomed for that position.
Lavagetto said. However. he
may remain at third base in
games until he acquires more
outfleld schooling. Cookie
added.
Thus Ed ,Yost apparently has
quickly killed of the challenge
for his job. More adept de-
fensively, the veteran Yost has
provided a sharp contrast in
fielding skill during each ex-
hibition game despite commit
ing an error yesterday.
Coach Bill urges reported
satisfaction with the manner in
which Killebrew shagged flies
yesterday but added, cautiously,
that doesn't mean too much.
Harmon has been looking sim
ply wonderful at third base in
practice but in games the kid
has been too tense. I guess he's
just too eager"
Harmon Likes Third
Lavagetto believes there's a
chance of converting Killebrew
into a rightfielder. 81 think his
arm will be all right and he'll
run with anybody else we have
out there" Cookie said. I'D
like to keep the threat of his
bat in the lineup"
I'D rather play third base"
Killebrew said. IT haven't had
any experience in the outfield
yesterday was the first time
I've even worked out there
but I'd like to be in the lineup.
I'm not so particular where !
play. just so I play"
Lavagetto has been dismayed
by Fay Throneberry's failure
to respond to instruction.
Throneberry, who was given
the inside track on the right
field job over Jim Lemon. has
been given intensive batting
lessons but when he popped up
five straight times against the
Phillies Thursday. his prospects
Of regular duty virtually van
ished.
Lemon could complicate
Cookies plans. Yesterday he
contributed two of the Sena-
tors five hits-all singles-of
Duke Mas and Harry Taylor.
Norm Zauchin who walked in
the sixth inning, was the only
Senator to reach base against
Taylor. who pitched four in
ningS.
Ramos Hammered
The Athletics splattered
Pedro Ramos for five runs in
the first inning yesterday and
that. it developed, was the
game. With one down Ramos
walked Bob Martyr, nicked
Hector Lopez with a pitch and
issued singles to Vic Power
and Woody Held to let in two
runs. The others came in a
sudden cluster. with Bill futile
whacking a three-run homer
over the rightf1eld fence.
Pete Mesa gave up three hits
and four walks in a three
inning effort but escaped scor-
ing damage. Dick Hyde fin
ished up impressively, allow
ing one hit in four innings,
walking none and striking out
three.
The Senator'S only run was
produced in the fourth when
Roy Sievers singled, went to
third on Lemons single and
scored when Lou Berberet
grounded out.
Notes: The Senator'S squad
finally is intact. with Outfielder
Carlos Paula reporting II days
late yesterday. His excuse?
His car broke down. and
that's all anybody can get out
of him. When summoned
from Denver to join the club at
Chicago two years ago he
checked in several days late
and cited the hours difference
in time as the reason for his
hardness. He's not a man to
permit work to interfere with
pleasure.
Able Pearson has fashioned
seven hits in 10 attempts. in
Guiding a couple of rained-out
games. If Mesa gets by it
won't be on his fast ball. but
he has a respectable slider.
1t will be Hal Griggs, Ted Aber-
nathy and Don Minnick against
the Tigers here today and Russ
Kemmerer and Bob WieSler
against them tomorrow at Or
lando.