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Originally Posted by ayaghmour2
I plan on taking a lot of Illinois kids (especially in the auto rounds), but I can't see anything cooler then having a guy from my high school throw meaningful innings as a Chicago Cougar.
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Not to mean to hijack your thread but there are a number of products from the Chicago area in this draft.
In the college ranks it might be a down year for the most famous local school in your area as Chicago Poly does not have anyone in the draft pool this season but there are several players from other Illinois colleges in the draft. Lincoln College has South Dakota native Pat Carson, a CF that might go in the top ten rounds as well as Pug Bryan. Bryan was a dominant pitcher and a second team All-American selection in 1933 but his stock really dropped this year following a 6-3, 3.23 campaign after he went 10-1, 1.90 last season.
Whitney College has no one eligible this year but does have two guys the following year. However, the big prize drawing scouts to the Engineers campus is a freshman by the name of Hank Beckman. The 18 year old was 11-3 with a 2.81 era and while raw, some scouts are calling him a future ace after he tied Gary Swanson's school record for wins in a season. Beckman's 2.73 FIP was the fourth lowest in the nation. Among the 16 smaller colleges around the state only DeKalb State 3B Grover Woodson is part of the current draft class. The Junior from Freeport, Illinois hit .302 this season for the Trappers and is considered a marginal prospect.
The best bet for an Illinois product to go high in the draft is Danville native Buck Stanton. The former Danville High School star just completed his junior season at George Fox University in Philadelphia, batting .282 with 4 homers and 44 rbi's in 48 games. In early mock draft projections he is tabbed to go in the second round. At George Fox Stanton is a college teammate of Chicago born first baseman Willie Jones, who is also eligible for the draft.
On the high school side, second baseman Ace Anderson, who was born in Chicago but now lives in Cicero, is tabbed as a potential fifth round selection, just ahead of Chicago St. Benedict catcher Gussie Harris. Anderson hit .468 in 27 games for Cicero High and has committed to Midwestern University if he does not sign with a FABL team.
The following Chicago born players who are playing college and eligible for the FABL draft this season.
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PLAYER POS SCHOOL 1934 COLL STATS
Max Arnold RHP Western Tennessee 4-7, 5.92
Willie Jones 1B George Fox .296,5,45
Bud Lehr 1B Paducah State .304,4,35
Red Looney CF Indianapolis Tech .294,10,56
Bill Marshall RHP Rolling Hills College 3-4, 5.54
Jim Wilson C Hamman University .274,5,30
There are also 5 Chicago high school players with college commitments who stand a decent chance of being drafted in December, with Gussie Harris, a catcher from St Benedict, most likely to be the first one off the board.
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SCHOOL PLAYER POS COLLEGE COMMIT. 1934 HS STATS
Manual Training Slats McKinney SS California Catholic .453/0/22
Northwest Division Joe Schaeffer P Miami State 4-1, 2.50
Jones Ray Tracy RHP Miami State 7-4, 3.04
Leo Milo Stockbridge SS Redwood University .464/1/24
St Benedict *Gussie Harris C Bayou State .441/2/29
* Harris is projected to be a fifth round pick according to the OSA Mock Draft