Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 202, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1918 — ED SWEENEY IS TRANSFERRED [ARTICLE]

ED SWEENEY IS TRANSFERRED

Old Yankee Catcher Ordered to Rejoin His Company at Camp Robin- • son, Wisconsin. Sam Brenagan, a catcher formerly with the Pittsburgh Nationals, has replaced “Big Ed” Sweeney, formerly a member of the New York Americans, as captain of the Camp Grant baseball team. Sweeney was ordered to rejoin his company with the One Hundred and Sixty-first Artillery brigade at Camp Robinson, artillery range, Sparta, Wis., and Athletic Director Omer said he would not permit athletics to interfere with duties, although he regretted his loss to the baseball team. Hugh Sweeney, a younger brother of Ed’s, is playing second base with the Camp Grant team.