The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-22

MT. drifflth. we didn't stumble on those fellows. We've been bringing them along. We've had 'eTll for years.
 "Take this Chase fellow. I've had him four years. Back in 1883 Q friend of mine up in New York state wrote me and told me about a skin. ny kid lefthander who was 50 good that they were talking about mak- Ing him throw four strikes to each batter. I took one look at the kid and signed him up right then and there"
 Chattanooga Didn't
 Want Him at All
 Chase, e quiet confident kid, went south with the Washington team in the spring of '36, but he couldn't do much work because he had just a flock of warts burned of his hands and he couldn't grip the ball,
 But that summer he was a winner In the Georgia Florida league and was promoted this year to the Chat tanooga LookoutS of the Southern League.
 we heard nothing but bad re- ports about him all year, but they couldn't fool mel knew he was good" said Griftith. T knew he was good even when they told me that he was SO wild and was losing 50 many games that they didn't want him and sent him back to us."
 The minor league bust wasn't back with the WashingtonS week before he had made good the hard way. He was showed in against the Tanks aS c relief pitcher and stopped them coldern c Zulu chief who's lost his overcoat in Alaska.
 They haven't been picking any soft spots for Chase since. The next time he worked was In the vast Cleveland municipal stadiur m against the understanding 1n- dians with the mighty Bob Teller as his opponent.
 It was a tough assignment. Chase didn't figure to be out on the dune more than an inning or three. Noth- ing was in his favor that day.
 Nothing but the score. It was 6 to
 Youngstcr is Game
 Under Champs Fire
 He has started against the Yan- kees twice since then and has beaten them both times, 2 to 1, and 4 to 2. Murders Row got c total of Il hits in the two games. Tn between these two games he lost c five-hitter, 2-0, to the Athletics.
 "The kids 6 pitcher through and through" said MT. drifilth, who led the American League pitchers him. self back in 1901. He's got a goshamighty fast ball and the con- sarndest fast curve I ever did see. He's Q little wild, but he'll be all right"
 He's got 0 stiff upper lip, too. In one of those Yankee games he had the bases full with only one out with the Messrs. Gehrig and Dickey com Ing to bat. Showing all the excite ment of an oyster, the bold kid famed the two of 'eIn.
 That sold me-" said MT. Griffith who was never one to blanch him. self. "A kid with @ heart like that can't help but be a winner" Perennial Rookie
 Has Finally Arrived
 Phebus, the one-nitter, Is one ot those perennial rockies. This is his third major league trial. He was with Detroit back in '34, but what chance did 8 young pitcher have with guys like Bridges, Rowe, Auker, Crowder around.
 Last year when he was brought up by Washington from Albany he had to quit the team to hurry home tc the bedside of his critically i'll wife.
 This spring he couldn't show any, thing because he had split 8 small bone or something up in his Shoul- der. It has been almost all season mending.
 Krakauskas is a native of Canada. f1c UullI dlOIlS IalC oaAAC NShNCSS lines of Joe Savoldi.
 If he makes good it will be per- sonal triumph for MT. Clark Grifhth who two winters ago risked pneu- monia to take Krackers out to the ball park every day trying to teach him control.
 Joe was taken south the following spring but he didn't get chance 10 pitch after the first day of batting practice when he beaned two reg ulars in succession. They put Joe in the outheld after that shagging fiies for protection. Since then he's got" ten a little control.
 Those two lefthanders, Chase and Kralxauskas, will come in handy against the Yankees next year." says Mir. Griffith. "If we don't beat 'eEl." he says with a fiendish chuckie, "well kill 'e1n anyway" vo,,nasters he homes to siRn m from