South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-21
Local Ball Stars
viii LeaUe Soon
For Spring Camp
Swede" Edgren to Join To-
ronto Club Mar. l3-Others
Preparing for Season.

- ilAA III II Ao- A-N"-PA-s
with big league bail players all
over the country answering the long
awaited call 90 southern training
camps. local interest iu diamond ac-
uvities Is passing the "hot stove"
league stage and many local stars
are preparing for another season In
organized ball
Prominent among the South Bend
products under contract or soon 20
sign with fast minor league clubs
are Paul "Swede" Edgren. Casey
Sullivan and Benny" Allen. OF
the three all Of whom are former
South Bend high school and college
STAYS, Edgren has perhaps the best
chance 10 enter fast company
"Swede" plans to entrain for COlum-
bus. Ca. March - TO join the hurl-
ing staff Of the Toronto International
league club which has It's spring
training quarters there this year. II
his past record furnishes any cri-
terion. Ejgren should 5e a winner
from the kickoff with the Canadian
club, which Will be managed this
year by Jack Onslow. veteran big
Lacquer who steps into the place left
vacant by Larry Doyle, former New
York idol
Edgren's entry into Class "A cir
cles. just one step shy Of the big
tent" follows three highly success
fuI season in the Northumberland
league. one of the speediest OF
minor organizations. and two big
years as a hurting star at Notre
Dame. While at the local university
"Swede" was rated as one of the
best college twirlers i'm the country,
and hs also made an enviable record
with the Flint and Brantford clubs
i'm the Mint league. ranking not only
high among the pitchers Of the
league but also clouting over 300
two Of the three years.
Work out at NOtre Dane.
He has been working out for sew
eral weeks with Coach HAAS squad
Of tossers at Notre Dame and is in
splendid condition, having used his
acquaintance with Terpsichore all
winter in keeping in shape
Casey Sullivan. who leaves
soon TO join the BrantfOrd club, was
a teammate Of Edgren at high
school, Notre Dame and the Mint
league. and is one of the fastest
infeIders ever turned out in these
parts. Casey" is a streak on the
bases and can Ego and get EN-"
with the most finished of felders.
Previously, however, a slight weak
ness with the stick was an obstacle
which spoiled a wonderful big league
career. Sully seemed 20 have over
come this last year with Brantford,
being rated as a dangerous bats
man. especially with men on bases,
and another successful year should
see him going into the big show a
la Maranville.
While Casey can also play the
outheld i'm a finished manner. hav-
ing occupied a garden berth at No
tire Dame when such stars as Louie"
Wolf Jake" Kline, 9ioberg and
Chief" Meyers took care of the in
ner defense. his greatest worth Is
in the inheld and he is expected 10
handle the vacant spot between
third and second for the Grants this
season.
Allen 10 Play In North.
Allen. last year a star outfelder
with the Wichita Falls club in the
Texas league, purchased his release
from the Lone Star state aggrega-
tion this winter and viii i'm all prob
ability join some Class A northern
circuit. Benny has played i'm Dixie
the last two seasons. having guard
ed the hot corner for Mobile i'm the
Southern association i'm 1920
Allen is also a real local product
having played ON the high school
nine with Edgren, Louie" Wolf,
Cassidy Bacon. Sullivan. CT AL. and
also played baseball. football and
basketball at Wabash college, being
forward on the Little Giant won
der FIVE" I'm 1915-17. since leaving
college. Benny" has played with
the local team when this city was
represented in the defunct Southern
Michigan league in 1917, and also
with Flint i'm the Mint league. Mo-
bile in the Southern, Meridian I'm the
Mississippi Delta and Wichita Falls
iu the Texas league. He is known
as a hard hitter
Cliff Cassidy, weu-known local
'slow-balr artist is another who
may enter fast company this season.
having several propositions under
consideration. Cassidy and Sullivan
have also been HmbcrinE up at No
tire Dame for several weeks