Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
As the Curtuin Rises


the Senators history Walter Johnson who had
fabulous LA earnedrun for 346 innings in 1913
and Jim Lemon who struck 1Ss times in 1856 Another
rghtnelder of another Sam Rice famed only nine
times in 1929
In 1901, Washington became a member of the new
American League and won the first four games-two in
Philadelphia and two at home. An exuberant baseball
writer of the time FASTENED to observe print The game
mo. q itself was notable in that 1t showed the
country at large but especially washington fans that the
National Capital has at last acquired aggregation of
ball tossers who are credit and not disgrace" The
Senators finished sixth.
Whereas Walter johnson won Is games in a row in
H. Paul Calvert lost IA straight in 10 Whereas johnson
won So games in 13 John Townsend in O and Bob Groom
in 90 each lost 26 in a season
Johnson's good control legendary but at odds with
the records, which show that the Big Train holds two
negative altime club records for single season-most
hit basmen COO and most wild pitches (2D But he never
gave up 4S home runs as Pete Ramos did last year.
THE FIRST TIME Washington team played to
Runaway crowd for its 1901 home opener at the new
park Fourteenth street and Bladensburg road NE
In tayho drawn by four horses the players rode in
parade to the park and found capacity Of 9772
fans including Admiral Dewey. Hundreds turned
away
So much attention given to Roy sievers' feats
last season that not everybody realizes that Catcher
Berberet set Washington fielding mark. OF Speedy
handled 349 putouts and 4S assists without an error
Cookie Lavagetto can be pardoned If he wonders pri-
vate how much the Washington scouts know about base
ball He can't understand how Bob Malkmus could get 50
many notices and show little spring exhibitions
One thing certain-nobody win confuse whoever is
playing second base tomorrow with Buddy Myer
The only year the Senators ever topped the million
mark in attendance was the last they finished
the first division The fourhp club Of 1896 managed
by Ose Bluege and losing two games than it won
drew 1027,216 customers.
When Harmon Klebrew became the first bonus player
in the Senators history 1854 the late Senator Herman
Welker, who sponsored him. insisted that he could step
Ruckv Harri than
make himself popular with the front ONCE by saying
THAT boy won't be ready for four years-f This is
Klebrews NTH year in the organization and Lavageto
who succeeded Chuck Dresser succeeded Harris has
no more idea Of where to At Harm than Bucky did,
SUNDAY BALL WAS PLAYED by major league teams
as far back 1892 but May 49, 1918 the date of the
first game the Sabbath in Washington And the Sena-
tors beat the Indians, 10, In IL innings
The first night game at Grdith Stadium was May g.
1871 and 10 later the Senator's the PHILADELPHIA
Athletics played the American Leagues nrst opening game
at night. In Philly
Rookie Pitcher Ralph Lumenti a. and Catcher Ed
FITZGERALD a. the youngest and oldest Senators who
will be in uniform tomorrow But the a-time youngest
to play in major league game Joe Nuxhal still with
Cincinnati who pitched In 1914 at the age Of IS The oldest
to appear in regulation game was Nick Atrock
coach emeritus Of the Senator'S who pnch-hit 1888 at
the age Of 81.
Any resemblance between the Washington inneld Of
1858 and the ones Of 1925 and SO is likely purely
concidenta and that may 20 for the outeldng as well
The atime Senator defensive whizzes FIRST Baseman
Joe Judge 1898 in $780, Second Baseman Buddy Myer
in l93 Third Baseman osse Buege 97O in 1922 Short
stop Mark Chrsman C978 in 1870 and Centerelder Sam
West 1895 in 1921 Judge accepted lit chances in 80
and committed only two errors.
BIITHELY IGNORING the 25o-foot leftneld fence in
Los Angeles Coliseum Roger Craig OF the Dodgers on
record as saying the ball park will help the pitching
stan achieve its potential this year. As for Roy Campo
nelas absence Craig says. I'VE knew Roy almost at
the end Of his playing days. anyway but he going to
be missed"
Two of the four Washington catchers. Clint Courtney
and Steve korcheck wear glasses and Courtney listed
the FIRST bespectaced bacstop in big league history He
started in 1851 but Boston Braves pitcher named Bill
White was wearing specs back in 1877.
This is the week when the Phiadelphia-New York
Phes Will open the season by travelling westward to play
Cincinnati First time in the 10th century the Phls haven't
played their FIRST game in the East and the rst time since
1893 that Cincinnati will entertain other than the Cubs
Cards or Pirates at opener