Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-26

SeIkirk Finding
HurIers Scarce
By MORRIS SIEcEL

READING ABOUT THE SENATORS lately one comes
away with the notion that their pitching staff is rapidly
becoming decimated the forces at the Alamo First
there Tom Cheney, whose injured elbow acted up
again last night the occasion of his beated return
to combat; next Dave stenhouse then Ron Kline
and Ron Moeller, all vctimized by various ailments.
Cheney, Stenhouse and Kline received battlefield
wounds Moeller, the mystery leftie from Hawaii de-
veloped trouble in simulated attack, nothing
dangerous than pitching batting practice.
~, The wear and tear his marksmen whether from
aggravated assault sef-inced wounds has reduced
10-man group to six seven, depending what
classification Manager Gil Hodges has assigned Moeler
THE NECESSITY TO BEEF UP the staff, numerically,
Of course, has not gone unheeded by George Selkrk
chief of the baseball logstcS department for Johnston
and Lemon However, Selkirk has been finding 1t not
easy to do.
After swing around the Pacific Northwest and a
subsequent safa to Rochester Sekrk returns to report
that there number Of good pitchers out in the
boondocks Unfortunately they all belong to other major
league teams, who either unsympathetic to Wash
ington's plight unwilling to administer first aid.
Among the available pitchers around-od hands or
youngsters whose future already behind them-Selkk
found none that he liked
AS result the Senators have been forced to toddle
along, hopeful that Selkrk will discover either
miracle drug pitcher he Graves.
80 %***
EITHER sELKIRK HAS learned not to take his base
ball too seriously habit most Senators fans fall into
sooner later he rolls easily with the punch. He
did appear be too disturbed about his shorthanded
pitchers when discussing the matter yesterday
In fact he appeared in unusual good spirits and good
health for whose team already has been visited
by GA ckngs this year, with many more to come The
only visible mark many msadventures has left on
selkirk is a budding cauliflower
: However this is badge worn by all general man
ayers They compusve telephone takers and Sekirk
is no different this is his rookie year chief
cook and bottle washer at major league level.
had Just gotten off the telephone in another vain
To for yuhn
called on him.
BOB TURLEY, HE SAID, didn't interest him. "weve
got enough Turkeys on our staff now" he said. "Hes
been bothered by trouble for couple Of years and
. at best can't pitch but once week for you"
Besides, and this important besides, Turley
was more interested in catching with firstdvision
team than with the Senator's who heavy favorites
not to the first division for the 18th straight season.
And no other team make that statement.
Turkeys salary Selkirk insisted had nothing to do
with Washingtons failure to show interest in him. Then
came the Finger. How much would you guess Turley
makes?" Sekirk asked
"Oh $4,000 to $25,0OO" was the answer.
"You missed it by at least $15OO0" Sekirk replied.
"Hell Jim Coates making $4,000 with New York
when got him here, and Turley, no matter how bad
he's gotten, you'd have to say was making more than
Coates" .....
THIS BROUGHT UP more interesting subject the
spirang costs Of operating major league team today
"IT give you example, Sekirk said. Last spring the
Reds offered way Post All they wanted was $4,000,
not too bad but when learned his salary $S75O0
suddenly lost interest"
However somewhere later along the line Selkrk must
have renewed his interest in $S750Oayear outfeders
with $4,000 purchase price them He bought Minnie
Mnoso from the Cardinals
The only thing cheap in baseball today Selkirk added,
is talk And he had example here too Several years
ago. when the Orioles bad as the Kansas City
Athletics were at that time Paul Richards then master
mndng all phases of the Baltimore operation proposed
a whopper of trade.
Lets swap ball clubs" Richards proposed to the late
Parke Carroll, then general manager at Kansas City.
We Just teams trade uniforms, all Is on each
side" It never happened, of course.
know what out Of that big tak?" Selkirk asked.
I believe they snapped AL Plarcik for catcher, Hal
Smith, that's all"
Well even that was some progress