Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-08 | Page 16 | Red Sox Unimpressed with Merit of Hutchinson, New Tiger Hurler

I Red Sox Unimpressed With Merit Of Hutchinson New Tiger Hurler BOSTON Aug 8 It AP It AP-It It may be a case of sour grapes but the Boston Red Sox Soc remain unimpressed with Freddy Hutchinson the Detroit Tigers Tigers' rookie rookie pitcher who mowed them down with only six six hits Sunday Passing a day off oft yesterday by talking shop as usual d the tle e Sox who lead the American league in team batting were loth to proclaim the young coast star another Bob Feller Feller Feller Fel Fel- ler or even a Johnny Vander Meer He doesn't look to me as if he was worth any commented comment comment- ed Jimmy Foxx the lea leagues league's es e's leadIng leadIng leading lead lead- ing hitter last Jast year He doesn't have the fast-breaking fast curve or fast ball necessary to be the 20 game winner they hope hell he'll be Naturally well we'll have to see more of him before passing final judgment judgment judg judg- i ment but at first hand Id I'd say he I 5 j i 0 4 lt I h 1 I wasn't too Impressive Tom Yawkey said he sort of felt I could have hit him hint myself He didn't seem to have much except poise Manager Joe Cronin t thought ought Hutchinson looked like a pretty good hitter he made four hits in I four times up And that Fenway park background helped him a alot lot S SOn lotOn On the Detroit side Birdie Tebbetts Tebbetts Tebbetts Teb- Teb betts who caught Hutchinson was enthusiastic over his possibilities He may be a year or perhaps two years away said the receiver but he has a fine chance 5 Z s 11 1 5 as a A i i j