Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
As Blank Gnffs, so, on A Hits
West Vigrinia and Louisville Win
Vito Is Victim
But KruIick
Sturs Again
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star stan Writer

OHLANDO, Fla, Mar. IA
The twin-rated 100-to-1 shots
of the American League clashed
here today and the odds i'm
mediately heightened on the
Senators as Kansas City de-
feated them. SO, on the four
hit pitching of Russ Meyer.
Ray Herbert and Tom German.
The Athletics mustered only
six hits of Vito Valentinetti.
Jack Kralick and John ROM
onosky. but they damned five
of those into the first four
innings against Valentinetti.
Vito departed in the fourth
with a pulled muscle in his
right forearm, compromising the
Senators misery.
The gloom was eased by
Kralick, rookie lefthander who
made a third successive heart
ening appearance. He worked
ga innings, allowed only a
single, and struck out three. In
eight innings against Balti-
more, Detroit and Kansas City.
Jack hasn't permitted a run
and has yielded only four hits.
Timid at Plate
Romonosky mopped up by
retiring the last six AS in
order, but such belated pitch
ing efficiency was wasted by
Valentinetti's poor showing and
Washington's timid department
at the plate.
Meyer, 35-year -old right
handler who is a retread from
the National League. didn't
pitch last season. He sold nov
elites while giving an ailing
shoulder a years rest. Russ
now is trying a comeback. and
the Senators will attest that
he appears to possess his old
effectiveness.
Russ labored five innings
and left the premises after
permitting only two hits. He
| got the first II Senators in
order before Dan Dobbek
walked with two out in the
fourth.
| Dobbek thus became the first
batter to reach base against
Meyer in nine innings, for
against Baltimore in his only
other start he retired Is in a
row after being clipped for an
unearned run in the first
inning.
Looping Double Hurts
Valentinetti invited trouble
at the outset by clipping Bill
Tuttle, Kansas City's leadoff
batter, on the back. He then
walked Roger Maris, a., Hec-
tor Lopez drilled a To- ing
double to right which "a
Lemon managed to get a gloN
on after taking a detour. >
Lopez's blow got Tuttle
across. Bob Cerv's long fly to
! Lemon scored Maris and en-
abled Lopez to take third after
the catch. Hal Smith then
scored Lopez with a fly to Jim
Delsing in deep center.
Frank House singled to right
ito start the second inning, and
Joe DeMaestri thumped a triple
to right. boosting the AS into
| a 40 lead. Vito averted fur
ther difficulty by tanning Mey-
er, Tuttle and Maris.
Kent Hadley launched the
fourth inning with triple to
center. House fouled out and
DeMaeStri famed. but Valen-
tinetti injured his arm throw
ing a third-strike slider. Vito
hung around to issue a run
producing single to Meyer, but
after throwing one pitch to
futile he walked of the mound.
He's expected to be out of &C
ton about a week.
Sievers Gets Hit
After Dobbek walked in the
fourth, the Senator's hopes
stirred when Roy Sievers
drilled a single to left, sending
Dan to third, but Lemon lifted
a fly to Tuttle in center for the
third out.
/ John Schaive doubled to
center to open the last of the
sixth. Ken ASpromonte tapped
back to Herbert, and Schaive
took third after Dobbek flied to
Tuttle. After Sievers walked.
Lemon watched a third strike.
With two down in the ninth,
German walked Delsing and
Harmon Killebrew. but Steve
See SENATOR'S, Page C-3