Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23
Senators Put
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Youth, Size
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY
Star staff Writer

The accent Is on size anC
youth on the Senator's spring
training roster, which repre-
sents a player turnover of al.
most so per cent since las
Year.
The list Of players who will
begin reporting to the camp al
Pompano Beach, Fla, on Feb.
ruary 20 was released yester.
day by the ball club. On the
roster are two fewer pitchers
and two fewer infielderS. There
is an increase Of four out
fielders. most Of them with
enough size to have power po-
tential.
Dean of the Senators is Jim
Piersall, who was 80 in Novem-
Der. The youngest is Wayne
Conner, q 19-year-old outfielder
who batted .228 at Raleigh and
recently spent nine weeks in
the Florida Institutional
League.
s Gained In Trades
The roster includes the six
players drafted in November,
but the Senators are counting
on only Pitcher Jim Duckworth
for next season. The others are
future prospects.
Five Of the new faces were
gained in trades. Rogelio Al
varez from the Reds for Harry
Bright; Mary Breeding, Barry
Shetrone and Art Quirk from
the Orioles for Bob johnson
and Pete Burnside; and Don
Leppert from the Pirates for
cash and Ron Honeycutt, q
minor league pitcher.
The biggest change is in the
outfield. Last year the Senators
took only six to spring train
ing and they all knew they
had the club made, although
Willie TaSby was traded and
Gene Woodling was sold early
in the season.
Chuck Hinton, Don Lock,
PierSall, King and Shetrone
figure to have it made this
year. The question of who
plays where. plus a challenge
from one or two Of the more
advanced youngsters, could
make it interesting in spring
training.
Acclaim for Trio
Three of the newcomers made
All-Star teams in their leagues
last season. Alvarez was the
choice at first base in the
Pacific Coast League, where he
hit .318. Outfielder Nelson
Gardner hit % homers, drove
in 100 runs, and was honored
in the Alabama Florida League.
Brant Alyea hit 80 homers and
drove in 116 runs to win a
New York-Pennsylvania League
berth.
The pitching may give the
Senator'S their biggest lift, par
ticularly If Bonnie Daniels can
approach his 1861 performance.
Daniels, Dave Stenhouse, Tom
Cheney, Claude Osteen and
Don Rudolph are returning
from last years list of starters,
plus Steve Hamilton, Ed Ho-
baugh and Jim Hannah from
the most active believers.
Bob Baird, Jack jenkins and
Carl Bouldin, now on six
months Army duty, showed
enough in late-SeaSon appear
anceS to merit a longer look
at Pompano. Quirk and Duck
worth figure to make the club.
Leppert gives the Senators
another catcher and right
handed pinch hitter.
Infield Unsettled
The infield is unsettled, but
General Manager George Sell
kirk may add a name or two
before spring training.
The most pressing need Is
for hitting strength, and no.
body knows this better thar
Selkirk and Manager Mickey
Vernon. At least there is hope
for the future in the young
talent.
The coaching staff has one
newcomer in Eddie YoSt. HI
replaced Rollie Hemsley, who
will manage Indianapolis.
There are only four hold
overs from those selected ir
the expansion draft-King, In.
fielder John Schaive, Hintor
and Hobaugh.