Evening star., 1936-02-25
Chase Highly Touted.

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HUTCHINSON and Perryman were
brand-new to Harris. AS at mat
ter Of fact the Nationals pilot had
never seen Chase until yesterday, but
the southpaw hurler, in comparison
to Hutchinson and Perryman, was
highly touted throughout the Win
ter. Clyde Milan, manager of Chat
tanooea; Joe Engle. president of the
Lookouts. and Calvin Griffith, vice
president OF the Southern Associa-
ton club, had been singing praises
OF the 2l-year-old since the close of
the 1885 season.
AS far as yesterdays drilling went,
Chase lived up to expectations. He is a
good-sized youngster with a natural
pitching motion that suggested plenty
OF stuff" on the ball.
Hutchinson and Ferryman were
something of surprises to Harris. In
Hutchinson he ran across a lanky o.
year-old who stood 4 inches above 6
feet and who whipped the ball around
In manner that could do nothing ex-
cept impress.
Perryman kid catcher picked up
from the Kitty League by Joe Cambria
last year. is comparatively small
youngster who handled a mitt In a
fashion that belied his limited expert
ence with a catcher's glove.
Wild, But Clever.
LIS look at Chase, however limited.
has convinced Harris that the
youth is capable of polishing to the
extent of holding down one of the nine
pitching berths that are open. Chase
began his professional career last sea-
son with Panama City of the Florida
Georgia Alabama League winning II
games and losing the same number, but
he performed with one of the weaker
teams in the circuit and was handi-
capped severely by his lack of pitch
ing knowledge.
Wildness kept Chase in trouble
throughout most of the season, but not
withstanding this fault he was deemed
good enough for Chattanooga toward
the end of the year. There, in a class
A circuit, he showed Milan and Engel
enough stuff to warrant high praise
and recommendation to Harris that he
has received.
For Hutchinson, this is step No.
up the professional diamond ladder.
Red, whose angular frame carries only
174 pounds, is Knoxville, Tenn, lad
who was plucked from the semi pro
ranks last year by Zinn Beck, now
scouting for Chattanooga, and Joe
Cambria, the Albany owner who also
does his own scouting.
Cambria beat Beck to the punch by
almost matter of minutes, and
signed Hutchinson to an Albany con-
tract, but President Clark Griffith,
hearing of the lads potentialities, pre-
vailed upon Cambria to have Hutchin-
son train with the Nationals.
Hutchinson's Record Good.
HUTCHINSON was pitching for
Harlan and Lynch, couple of
Kentucky semi-pro town clubs, when
he was signed by Cambria. According
to unoficial figures he wound up the
year with 20 victories as against 10
defeats.
Perryman is another of Cambria's
contributions to Washington. Like
Hutchison he is signed to an Albany
contract, and therefore is the property
Of the international League club.
The little catcher first attracted
attention when he led the Kitty League
In batting last season with a $40
average. He was listed as a catcher
but so versatile was Floyd that it was
seen fit to play him in the outfeld.
Il don't know whether he can catch
or not" explains Griffith, but he can
run like sin and he can throw. He
must be pretty good hitter, too, OF
else he wouldn't have led that Kitty
League.
"A boy who plays ball naturally can
learn to catch, and we intend to bring
Perryman along. He needs polish, but
when he's finished we should have q
catcher who is fast on his feet and
ve.yatile."
YESTERDAYS opening workout was
nothing to write home about at
length. Perfect weather greeted the
Nationals as they took the field, but
the ever-watchful Harris, Gritith and
Trainer Mike Martin saw to it that
only the ughtest of work was the order
of the day.
Most of the youngsters tossed a ball
sround or played in pepper drill while
the more polished performers-Jimmy
Deshong, Ed Linke, Monte Weaver. Cliff
Bolton and Joe Kuhel-restricted
themselves to several turns around the
ball park.
A spirited, but brief, game of volley
ball wound up the days work.