Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-06-23 | Page 15 | Swedish Ball Star Runs Wild on Bags for Cincinnati

Swedish Ball Star Runs Wild on Bags I for or ti v Evar Swa Swanson s n Reminds One of Ty Cobb Came From Coast Coast CINCINNATI 0 O. June 22 NEA A A throw back to the days when Ty Cobb ran ran wild on the base paths is young Evar Swanson of ot the Reds In this day and age when any apy olice oli olta Ice wagon can get a a. steady Job JobIn jobin jobin In fast St company provided he lie can canhit canhit hit a score or mote more of homers during during during dur dur- ing the season the he slash dash and speed of the the- DeKalb Sw Swede d is Is' refresh refresh- ing irig YOung Swanson Swans n cant can't hit mu much h more than his own weight as yet but how he can step around those base paths Recently he scored from first on a bunt and hes he's al always always always al- al ways stealing bases and sometimes I home i Jack He Hendri dri 1 manager of th the Cincinnati club which acquired Evar from Vernon In the Pacific Coast league b believes that the boy hoy will pick up in his hitting after a littie lit tie experience nce Swanson to Lombard college college college col col- lege at Galesburg Ill where U there ere ereIs Is no freshman rule He won von sixteen sixteen sixteen six six- teen varsity letters pitching on the b baseball te team m playing halfback and end at football winning all the dash events at track and playing all allover over the court at basl basketball When he left school Evar hadn't figured upon playing professional baseball He looked around round for a a coaching job Finally he signed I with the Moline Motine club of the Ule Mississippi Mississippi sippi Valley league winning vinning eight games and losing three e his first season The rhe Vernon club purchased him as a api pi pitcher It didn't take the Pacific Coast leaguers leaguers' long to convert rt Swanson nto into an outfielder and arid as such he lie reached d the Reds this year