Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
VERNON HAS CONFIDENCE IN TOP FOUR
Pitching Bright Spot for Senators

hard-luck losses. Burnside won
three of his four games, two
by shutouts in September.
Osteen, least known of the four,
is counted on as the sleeper.
In the last 16 innings that
Daniels and McClain pitched,
Bonnie shut out the Athletics
all the way and Mccain
blanked the Yankees for seven.
Burnside Hard Worker
With the possible exception
Of Jim Piersall, Burnside has
been the hardest worker in
camp-and the slender, hand
some Dartmouth graduate had
a two-week. start on Piersall.
Osteen was the second biggest
winner in the American Asso-
citation last year with his Is
victories.
Behind the starters there are
some questions and some I'M
knowns, but with the open
dates in the first few weeks of
the season it may be three or
four weeks before Vernon needs
a fifth starter. BY that time he
will know more about how the
rockies. Jim Hannah and Carl
Bouldin, perform under pres
sure.
Bouldin has an edge on
Hannah because of his control,
but Carl has been nursing a
sore arm for the last few days.
The fifth starter will come
from Dave Stenhouse, Ed Ho-
baugh, Tom Cheney. Ray Rip
plemeyer or one of the young
sters, unless the Senators I'M
expectedly make a deal for a
starting pitcher.
Marty Kutyna will be the
No. l righthanded reliever, and
now the Senators have some
thing they lacked last year in
Fred Green, a southpaw re-
lever.
Impressed by Green
Green has pitched only 61s|
innings this spring. but the big,
gawky guy who won eight
games for the Pirates in 1860
has impressed both Vernon and
Sid Hudson.
81 like the way Green has
come in and disposed Of the
lefthanded hitters in his few
appearances" Vernon said yes
terday. Mickey, of course, was
a coach with the Pirates when
Green had his good year in 80.
That also was the year that
the Yankees bombed Green in
three appearances in the World
Series.
Hobaugh has pitched only
seven innings this spring be-
cause Vernon and Hudson feel
they know what he can do. Ed
started 10 games last year, but
completed only three. He had
a TO record.
McClain probably will start
against the Pirates Friday in
Portsmouth, and Burnside and
Osteen in the Saturday and
Sunday series against Pitts
burgh in D. c. Stadium.
NOTES.-The Senator's final
workout at Pompano Beach was
Cancelled by rain on another
cold, miserable day. The Pirates
have lost five exhibition games
due to rain this spring.
The Miami papers, on behalf
Of the fans, are squawking
about the Orioles fielding vir-
tually "B" teams for several of
the home games in Miami. Bal
timore's split squad is supposed
to be together today. with the
travellers home from weekend
series in Mexico City.
Vernon is hopeful of arrang-
ing an announced "B" schedule
next year to give some of the
lesser-known pitching candi-
dates more work. The Sen
ators break camp with Danny
O'Connell hitting ASH, Chuck
Hinton .405 and Dale Long 1895,
with Long the leader in home
runs with seven and RBI with
81. But pitching performances
mean more than hitting records
in the spring. Ed Doherty
and his wife left yesterday,
driving home. which means any
contemplated deals would be at
least three days away.