Evening star., 1960-04-09
New Senators
Excel AfieId in
B|ankingYanks
Won't Give Rivals
a Outs This Year,
Luvuqetto Declares
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star Stan Writer

ny bOh 1ON hAnhINS
Star Stan Writer
ORLANDO, Fla, April g.
This is a different ball club"
says Manager Cookie Lavagetto
of the Senators. we aren't
going to be giving the opposi-
ton four outs every inning and
that additional chance to
murder us. We're better
because of the marked i'm
provement defensively."
Cookie was talking after the
Senators had clobbered the
Yankees. 80, here yesterday
for the second straight impress
sive triumph following the re-
vamping of his club. The fellow
he was referring to in particu-
lar was Second Baseman Billy
Gardner, but he includes
Catcher Earl Battey in the new,
improved defensive appearance.
Gardner figured in a double
play yesterday the likes of
which Washington fans haven't
viewed in years. The fact that
Billy Dashed a baseS-loaded
double of Zack Monroe to
score two runs in the second
inning hadn't exactly gone I'M
noticed, but it was the bril-
lance of his artistry afield that
captivated the. Washington
manager.
Easily Evades Runner
With Joe DeMaestri on first
base and one out, Cletis Boyer
grounded to Shortstop Billy
Console. DeMaestri came into
second base, spikes high, in an
effort to break up the double
play, but in a graceful, nimble
effort, Gardner leaped after
touching second, whirled in the
air and nailed Boyer at first
base with a crisp. accurate
throw.
That's the sort of thing
we've been missing" Lavagetto
said. Those double plays give
the entire pitching staff a lift.
1t relieves the constant pres
sure and gives them a different
approach"
"Battey is alive behind the
plate" Cookie continued. Run
ners aren't going to be taking
big leads against him. Our out
fielders will be awake, too, with
runners on. Battey likes to,
throw with runners on and he'll
be cutting some Of our infleld-
ers in half if they aren't alert"
Mincher Gets Two Hits
Don Mincher isn't going to
astoniSh anybody with his field
ing, but the man came to hit.
He hit two home runs and a
single in his debut Thursday,
and Yesterday he added a sin
gle and a double to the Sena-
tors two-hit attack against
Monroe, Will Bethel and Johnny
James.
The Yankees were playing an
assortment of reserves with few
exceptions. show-casing them
in an effort to entice the
brass into trading
Pitcher Camilo Pascual. There's
no temptation there. Even If
there had been before yeSter-
day, there's none now, after
the Cuban righthander's seven
shutout job against New
York.
Pascual permitted six hits,
three of them scratchy, and
Lefthander Jack Kralick came
along to retire the last six
Yankees in order, striking out
three in a row in the ninth.
The Senators are pinching
themselves and fervently hop
ing that Clint Courtney's in
fected index finger is healing
Unless Clint is able
to play by April 18, the
Orioles could reclaim Gardner,
a thought that has everybody
shuddering in this vicinity.
Gardner Drives In Two
Walks to Bob Allison and
Battey, with Jim Lemons sin
gle sandwiched in. loaded the
bases in the second inning and
Gardner slashed a long double
to center, scoring two. Battey
scored later when Pascual hit
into a double play.
In the third inning, Mincher
to right and was forced
by Harmon Killebrew before
Allison banged a home run far