Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-30

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pened when the Senators and
Yankees played to a Thinning
tie last week.
So for the four-game, 1885,
mile trip which started in a
cloudburst Tuesday at 5 am,
the Senators show two victories
and two defeats. They're home
this week end, meeting the
Braves today and Cardinals to-
morrow.
Except for Don Leppert and
Jim King. who had a pair OF
singles, and Vic Power of the
Twins. who had three hits, the
batters would prefer to forget
yesterdays game. Tom Brown
was 1-for-7, Larry Osborne O.
for-6 and John Schaive 0-for
against some pretty good Twins
pitching.
Cheney Not Sharp
Baird, the handsome young
TennesSean with the long stride
Carl Bouldin and newcomer
Ron Kline, who started the
game. all were impressive. The
only pitcher who was not SHARP
was Tom Cheney, who was hi
hard for three innings, gave ur
both runs and walked three
Cheney was scheduled to work
more than three, but Vernon
had seen enough.
Baird and two of the Twins
pitchers. Ray Moore and Bill
Pleis. did not give up a hit, but
Pleis was charged with the un.
earned run that decided the
game in the 18th. Bob Schmidt
walked and Bernie Allen threw
wild to second after fielding
Chuck Cottier's tailor-madt
double play ball. Bouldir
moved the runners UP with 6
sacrifice and Mary Breeding,
sacrifice fly scored Claude Os.
teen, running for Schmidt. witt
the winning run.
Kline worked the first foul
innings, gave up one single-tc
Lennie Green - and did moi
walk a batter. He famed
three. including Harmon Kille.
brew, Paul Ratliff, a rookie
catcher, and Bob Allison in 6
row.
Kline was enthused over hi
performance. Trainer Tom Nc.
Kenna had worked a soreness
out of his shoulder, and tn,
former Tiger Highlander sale
he threw better than at AM
time since Detroit's exhibition
tour of Japan last fall.
Prefers to Start
Ron started four games fol
the Tigers last August, the onl!
games he began all season
and he prefers to be a starting
pitcher with the Senators. Un.
less Cheney starts to SHOW
more. Kline may get his wish
The Senators have to GU
three players before opening
day, and previously it was fair
ly certain that one of then
would be Baird. The manage
ment figured he would benefit
more by steady work in thu
minors than by occasiona
work with the Senators.
However, Bob probably viii
get another chance after hi'
four hitless innings. He walked
; five, one Intentionally. Bouldir
worked the last six innings
giving up five hits and walk.
ing only one. The Senators
plan to keep Bouldin. who
; began the season with then
; last year, and he also is a can.
didate for a starting job i
there is an opening.
Pitchers Of both clubs wert
aided by a sharp wind tina
was blowing in from center
field, although only a few ball
we're hit to the outfielders.
Cottier had a busy day Al
second. He started three double
plays and took charge of sever
high popups that were trick,
to catch in the wind.
) Brown beat out a higl
bounder to short and walket
} in eight times at bat. He wa
! robbed of a hit on a brillian
play by Power in the eighth.
! Damaging Error
The Senators scored once II
the first inning, when e.
/ Brinkman doubled, stole thirI
| as Brown swung and missed
pitch, and came home on tn
same play as Rich Rollins lie
: Ratliff's throw get through
him for an error.
The Senators made 1t 30 Of
/ Jim Kaat in the fourth on Dol
I Locks double to left ant
! Kings single.
The Twins scored two of
Cheney in the sixth, Powe
singled and Killebrew was hi
} on the helmet by a pitch. jim
, Hall ran for him, and Hall anC
Power scored on q double b
right by Ratliff. a i9-year-ol,
? bonus player. +
Moore pitched four hitles
innings before he went out 70
b pinch-hitter Jim Lemon In tn
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