Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-26
Ramos and Senators Speed
Boston Brass Trading Trips
Red Sox Bosses
Visit Cleveland
And New York
BY BURTON HAWKINS
star stan Writer

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BOSTON. April 70. - The
Red Sox. who were supposed
70 present a mild threat To
the mighty Yankees. are of
TO q sour start principally be-
cause OF the Senators, and
Bostons brass has scattered
In search OF q deal.
In Cleveland yesterday as
Pedro Ramos inflicted q six
hit 20 defeat on the Red Sox
was Bucky Harris, assistant TO
General Manager Joe Cronin.
who took OF for New York to
try TO find help.
Handling trade talk here is
Manager Mike Higgins, who
has offered Second BaSeman
Ken Aspromonte to the Sena-
tors. presumably in exchange
for Catcher Lou Berberet. Only
three victories In IL games
have stirred the Red Sox to
intensified interest In trading.
Cronin emphatically denied
a few days ago that he was
considering a deal which would
dispatch Centernelder Jim Pier
sail to the Orioles for Catcher
First Baseman Gus Triandos-
a trade Baltimore would be I'M
likely to make.
Prepared for Business
Harris presence in Cleveland
indicates the Red Sox are pre-
pared TO do business with De-
troit or the Indians, currently
clashing in Cleveland. There
could be much shifting Of tai
ent shortly and the Senators
in general and Ramos in par
ticular may be regarded as the
spurs.
Ramos, who has a 1875
lifetime record against the Red
Sox. has allowed Boston only
Is hits in 26 innings and only
3 runs in the last % this sea-
son, beating them twice and
being lifted for q pinch-hitter
on the other occasion after
permitting only two hits In
eight innings. He has yielded
five runs and Jackie Jensen
has batted in every run.
Former Red Sox now with
the Senators made 1t painful
for the 5.7se fans yesterday.
with Albie Pearson and Norm
Zauchin batting in Washing
toms runs against Frank Bau-
mann in the fifth inning when
Ed Yost doubled. Pearson sin
gled and Zauchin doubled.
Zauchin Moving Fast
Zauchin could make the Red
Sox regret the transaction that
sent him to the Senators. He's
OF to a .42S pace and against
Boston he's hitting at q $50
clip. He accounted for three
Of the Senators seven hits OF
Baumann and Murray Wall.
injecting two doubles and q
single in four chances.
Hal Griggs win make his FIRST
appearance Of the season to-
day and he'll be seeking the
Senators fifth triumph in as
many meetings with the Red
Sox. who win counter with Will
lard Nixon.
On a day when Roy Sievers
and Jim Lemon went hitleSs,
each striking out twice, Eau
chin stepped in to take UP the
slack. This is the sort Of thing
Manager Cookie Lavagetto has
been dreaming of but hardly
expecting. and If 1t continues
the Senators figure to enjoy a
better life than they did last
year.
IF those muscle guys can
keep picking each other up
well be tougher than expected"
Lavagetto said. "SieverS. Lemon
and Zauchin are big swingers
and they'll strike out a lot, but
II they can take turns getting
not we'll be troublesome"
Ramos Tough in Clutch
Ramos is more bothersome TO
Boston than the stamp tax was
way back there in the history
books. He had q three-hitter
for seven innings yesterday and
when the Red Sox threatened
to ruin his bid for a shutout in
the eighth and ninth he got
tough.
Piersall opened the last Of
the eighth with a single and
with one down Ted Williams
singled to right. sending Jim TO
third. That was the end Of the
line, for the dangerous Jensen
fouled to Catcher Clint Court
ney and Frank Malone forced
Williams.
Ken Aspromonte started the
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