Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
Rockies Hits
Give Cookie
Some SoIuce
BY BURTON HAWKINS.
Star Stan Writer

ORLANDO, Fla, Mar. t.
The Senators presented a dis
maying defense as they lost to
Detroit. 8-5, today in their
first exhibition game, but Man
ager Cookie Lavagetto never
theless found some satisfaction
In the play of several of his
younger performers. s.
Two Of the Senator's three
errors and a passed ball staked
the Tigers to four uneafned
runs, but If such behavior and
the score may be disregarded
in the overall scheme. Lava
getto could take heart from
individual efforts.
For instance, Cookie is
searching for a hitting out
fielder In order to shift Slug
ger Roy Sievers to first base.
The three outfielders he used
today-Dan Dobbek, Faye
Throneberry and Bob Allison
each supplied two hits as
Washington outbelted the
Tigers, 11-9.
Killebrew Doubles Twice
Cookie also is giving Harmon
killebrew an opportunity to
prove himself at third base.
hoping he'll deliver so that
Reno Bertoia can move over
to shortstop and replace the
Ilight-hitting Ron Sanford.
Killebrew came through with
two doubles.
And while the Senator'S
pitching generally wasn't slick.
Bill Fischer produced four fine
innings. The bald Highlander,
a reject of the White Sox and
Tigers, allowed only two hits
in his appearance and wasn't
to blame for the two runs
scored while he was around.
The Tigers Spurted into a so
lead with two runs in the first
inning and three more in the
second against Vito Valentino
ETH. a partial victim of shoddy
fielding. The Senators later
narrowed the gap to 5-4, but
more fielding lapses enabled
the Tigers to pull away.
IL Runners Stranded
Pete Burnside. Bob Bruce
and Don Lee, all in the minors
last season, were clipped liber-
ally BY the Senators, but WASH
ington stranded IL runners in
blowing frequent chances.
Dick Hyde and Angel Olivia
finished up for the Sena tors.
with Hyde being nailed for the
I1ger's final run in the seventh.
Five former Senators were
functioning for the Tigers and
they accounted for five hits.
Ed Yost hit a two-run double
with the bases damned in the
second inning, while Lou Ber-
beret got two singles and Ossie
Alvarez and Rocky Bridges
contributed singles. Neil Chris
ley failed to hit in his lone
effort.
Catcher Jay Porter got VAL
entinetti in trouble at the OUT
set when he permitted Yost to
reach first by allowing a third
strike to escape him.
1t was costly, for Harvey
Kuenn followed with a double
to left and Yost scored when
al Kaline grounded out. Kuenn
moved to third on the same
grounder. and Gail Harris got
him across with a sacrifice fly
to Dobbek in center.
YOst Hits in Clutch
With one down in the second
inning, Alvarez beat out a
bounder to Bertoia at short and
Berberet drilled a single to
center. Burnside walked, and
Yost responded with a double
to left, scoring Alvarez and
Berberet. Burnside scored when
Kuenn grounded out.
Norm zauchin opened the
last of the second with a
double to right off Burnside,
and Killebrew scored him with
a double to center. Porter
walked, and Allison's single to
center scored Killebrew. John
Schaive famed and Jim
Lemon, batting for Valenti-
netti, flied out, but Bertoia's
single to left scored Porter.
Dobbek walked to fill the bases,
but Throneberry went down
swinging.
Bruce, Highlander with a
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