The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-04
STAR ROOKIE PITCHER READY
 FOR BIC TIME
Hutchinson, S5O,OOO Tiger One Year Away; Reds
 All Set

There IS 8 prize crop or rookleS III the major leagues this spring, and Woodrow Rich looks like No. 1.
 This tall North Carolina lad slings 'em from the side as Grover Cleye- land Alexander did and he has lots of stuff.
 The property of the Boston Red SoX, Rich has been in organized baseball only two years, but you wouldn't know it to watch him work. He is 9 and pitches like a veteran. An American league umpire, who has seen the GomeZes, Rulings, Groves, Newsoms and Rowes, calls him the greatest pitching prospect he has seen in 10 years.
 Jimmy Foxx faced Rich in an ex- hibition game and after futilely swinging, turned from the plate, growing, Nuts. the kids got too much stuff."
 Rich, however, is not the only rookie find of the Red Sox. They have an outfielder and an infielder who are ready for regular jobs. Ted Williams is the outfielder and Jim Tabor has been hitting the ball hard enough to win an infield position, although his fielding lacks polish.
 The New York Yankees came up with four fine prospects. Catcher Buddy Rosar is a likely understudy for Bill Dickey, and Marvin Breuer may work into a hurling job. Joe Gallagher and Charlie Keller are contenders for left field. Gallagher has looked the best in early train ing, but Keller was hitting his stride when the Tanks broke camp for their transforming tour.
 Roberto Estalello, a pudgy Cuban, already has won the left field job with the Washington Senators, who have three classy newcomers on the pitching staff. They are Roberto Ortiz, another Cuban; Walter Mas terson, 19 year old Philadelphia sandlotter, and Alex Alexander, a Venezulean whose real name is Carrasquel.
 Two "A" Stars
 Philadelphia's Athletics turned up prize pair in Dee Miles and Bill Nagal. Miles looks like the As first string center fielder, and Nagal, cocky third baseman from Little Rock, may win an infield job.
 Hitch Not Ready?
 Despite their big investment, it looks sif the Detroit Tigers are going to have to wait at leas ta year before Freddy Hutchinson is ready for the big time. He won 9 games for Seattle last year. but seems to need more seasoning. He looked Dcr- ter against Toronto yesterday than in any of his previous assignments. Barney McCoskey, speedy outfielder from Beaumont, about tops the Tigers freshman crop.
 Cleveland may have struck pay dirt in Tom Drake, right handed hurler from New Orleans.
 AS usual the St. Louis Cards vast farm system produces bumper crop. Six classy youngsters turned up-Pitchers Tom Sunkel, Morton Cooper and Ken Raffensberger; Out fielder Buster Adams; Shortstop Joe Orengo and Catcher Herman Franks. Orengo already has won the regular shortstop position, and Franks may wind up as the No. receiver. Adams was hot outfield candidate until he broke his jaw.
 Boston's Bees are bragging about Eddie Miller, whose fielding has been sensational. Pete Reiser is only l9 and could use some seasoning, but if his hitting continues, he may be second -basing or shortstopping for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
 New Giant
 Bill Terry already has named Manuel Salvo, big Italian from San Diego, as probable starting pitcher for the New York Giants. Tom Hafey, hard hitting infielder from Knoxville, may blast George Myatt out of the Giants third base job if George doesn't start clouting with authority.
 Although the Cincinnati Reds were loaded with pitching talent, Bill Mo Kechnie added @ pair of brilliant prospects in Junior Thompson of Columbia, s. C., and Yves Levengood. The latter got tryout with the Reds by accident and may jump from Bassett, s. O., a class D outfit, to the majors in one grand leap.