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who will do a pretty decent Job
If played steadily He won't
hit too much anyway, but he
would give us an occasional
long ball"
.sLopata batted only 48 times
with the Braves last season
after coming to them in the
six-player deal which sent
Pitcher Gene Conley to the
Phillies. Stan hit .104. His big
geSt year was with the Phillies
in 1856, when he slammed 80
home runs and batted in 95
runs.
The Senators are so desper-
ate for catching, however, that
they'll listen to anybody with
On idea. They don't like what
they have on hand-Steve Kor-
check, Hal Naragon or Clint
Courtney-and Griffith says
that if negotiations collapse
with the White Sox and Braves,
he'll scour the minors for a
catcher.
That panicky feeling about
the Senators catching is well
founded. Korcheck was given
the inside track on the job but
his .154 hitting in 10 games
failed to stir the faintest en-
tl1usiasm. Naragon singled his
first time at bat in spring train
ing and since has gone hitleSs
is straight times for an .059
average.
Courtney, out with an in
fected index finger on his right
hand. still is out of uniform
and still in the doghouse. The
Senator's brass is fed up with
him. He hasn't appeared in a
game and it appears a certainty
he won't be around when the
season opens.
i ShOrtstop Is Problem ?
Shortstop problems also are
plaguing the Senators. With
Billy Console recuperating
from a minor neck operation,
zoilo Versailles has been given
a crack at the position. He
threw yesterdays game away,
firing wildly past first base on
what should have been the cli-
max of an easy double play.
The Senators are hitting. as
IL, II and II safeties in their
last three games will testify,
but their defense is enough to
make their followers weep. It's
a team that might move up
appreciably with tighter de-
fenSe, for there are indications
they could be thunderous at
the plate.
Six times in their Is games
the Senators have scored four
or more runs in an inning, but
on three of those occasions
they lost, 9-8, 8-6 and 7-6.
They've struggled to 81 and
lilo triumphs and while
pitching sometimes has been
faulty. it has been made to
seem worse by shoddy fielding.
.Camilo Pascual wasn't on
frequency yesterday and the
Braves mauled him for 10 of
their hits in the six innings he
was around.
"The curve ball hang" Ca
milo explained.
Adcock Belts Homer
Joe Adcock belted Pascual
for a two-run homer in the
fifth and the Braves constructed
a SO lead before the Senators
teed off on Lew Burdette and
Chichi Olivo for seven straight
hits. including successive hon.
ers by Dobbek and Killebrew in
the sixth.
Jim Lemon ignited the up
rising with pinch single. Alli-
son doubled to left for his third
straight hit and Lemon scored
when Lee Maye bobbled the
ball. Lennie Green popped a
single to center and the as
tonishing Faye Throneberry
ripped a two-run double to GEN.
ter. disposing of Burdette.
Dobbek welcomed Olivo With a
homer and Killebrew followed
with another. Bertoia scratched
a single but was picked off first
base. Naragon then flied out
and Versailles fouled out.
Mike KrSnich's pop-fiy dou-
BILE to right of Hal Woode-
shick, a walk to Frank Torre
and a looping single to center
by Mel Roach, the former Vir-
ginis football star, got the
tying run for the Braves in
the seventh. They won it in
the ninth after Maye walked.
Versailles Error Hurts
KrSnich slapped a wicked
grounder to Sanford and the
second baseman made a ter
rife stop and toss to force
Maye. With all the time in
the world to make the play
at first base, Versailles threw
high and wide into the dugout.
Krsnich continued to second,
took third when Tore grounded
out and scored when Roach's