The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27
HERE'S ONE
F D R F ANS
To SOLVE
Tinker Is Worth $25, 900,
How Much Would Eddie
Collins Bring?
By JOE MURPHY

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me rams of the country are trying
to figure out what Eddie Collins. the
sensational second baseman of the
Philadelphia Athletics. is worth to a
baseball team They have concluded
thaqhe is worth some pile of money
sut' top figure has never been
Feeed on him.
The sale of Joe Tinker for a re-
ported price of s25.ooO, caused the
ANS to sit up and take notice. Now
l Is universally agreed that Collins
worth far more than Tinker for
many reasons. Intact Collins is re-
garded BY noted baseball experts and
a4thofIues to be the most valuable
nan in the game. not even excepting
tie great Tyrus Cobb.
collins was recently offered $50. 600
y the Federal league to Join its
iorees but he turned Gown the offer.
n oasing Collins value on what
vas paid for Tinker, one would have
20 raise the figure to a point where
The sum would buy a first class minor
sague ball club instead of single
bail player
IL worth $zo,O0O then II
VouId be reasonable to say that Col
H1s is worth three times as much
While Tinker is regarded as one of
me stars of the game. there is no
o%ar tment of the game that Collins
tAls 10 excel him. Figures don't lie
so This is no mere raving.
me hrst point that is decidedly in
Collins favor is age. on which a base
'ai players value to club must be
ased- Tinker is a veteran of the
game. who can not be expected to
onrinue his present pace for many
U0re years.
On the other hand Collins is re-
saFded as one of the young men of
re game and hs many years of ac-
I'VE service on the ball field facing
ia unless ne gets put out Of the
game through injuries.
tinker has been in the game for IL
yssrs and he confesses to being 81
Tsars Of age. Collins has been in the
usjor league but half OF this time
h1 he is but 27 years old.
n reviewing the records of the
psyers since they went into the ma
''r league il can be readily seen that
Collins is by far the greater ball
PLAYER. When il comes to deciding
Fso s the brainier player OF the two.
MS Slrticular point is a hard one to
alt1st as it is admitted that they are
no of the smartest players in the
game. In fact they are possessed OF
an abundance of gray matter.
When 1t comes down TO speed Col
\ l7s has it on Tinker When the
fading abilities of both men are
taken into consideration. again Col
ns must be handed the palm. and
last but not least, when the hitting
sgsrages of both players are re-
viawed. it viii be noted that Collins
lads Tinker by big margin in this
particular department.
IN the . years Tinker has been in
tie game he has run up a grand field
4 irg average of 1887. Against it Col
lrs shows a fielding average of 95S
t1ring his six years In theg anne.
1 rich gives him good edge when
/ he fielding records of both players
n ala considered.
1t will be noted that Collins is in
,1s front rank as a hitter. During
is time in the major league he has
t at .333 clip, while Tinker's aver
age for 2 years is .264.
II Tinker is worth s25, 900, what is
Collins worth? Judge for yourself
from the records already mentioned.
Zap Hogan is having his troubles
ianding an inhelder. The leader of
the Tigers was counting on getting
Barglammer. a promising player. but
Ga-eS Hermann OF the Cincinnati Reds
has Knocked Hap's hopes. Hermann
has first call on Berghammer and he
has decided to keep him.
X
Reports from Los Angeles are to the
eject that Del Howard and OWE Over
al are together daily, but up to date
Ds has not approached OWE on the
subject of returning to the Seals next
season. Del is probably waiting to
ind Overall in the right mood and
then he will pop the question. There
IS nothing like getting your man in
he night spirit.
y
Buddy Ryan, the former Pacific
Cast league star, who played last
season with the Cleveland Maps, is
PREDICTING another victory for the
Athletics in the American league
RYAN says that they can not stop
Nack's team. as he has a bunch of
pronfsiug young pitchers who are
s-e to show improved form over last
IF the other teams could not stop a
lot Of recruit pitchers last season, how
do they expect to do it next season
with a years work under their beltT
Is the way Buddy puts 1t.
X X X
The Pacific Coast league magnates
cs-tainlv left themselves open to crit
lrizn when they allowed player like
+ BgI Lindsay to get away from them
lindsay was one of the sweetest hit
ts-s in the Pacific Coast league and II
st.f.,s - tharp will he a third
hssenan in the league next season
p.to will be his equal. While Lindsay
pse only fair fielder, he was a great
gaatter and fast on the bases. He
,a,t6 heat out a bunt about as clev-
erlv as any man in the league and he
vas able to slap them out when re-
qeired 70 do so.
When New Orleans secured Lindsay
taev got hold of high class player.
Wee Willie McCorry, the little
trcber who was with the Seals for 3
psr+ of last season and then turned
ever to the Spokane club of the North
Western league, has filed claim
AGAINST the Seal management for sal
ary He wants back pay from the
time he left the Seals until he joined
the spokane club, which was aoou'
Two weeks.
PM Speas would have been the mar
RcCredia would have used on frs
hase next season If he had his way
Ads,ever. Bill informed the Beave
lsa6er that he preferred to play II
the outdeld. and Mac has called on 7.
Iober to learn to play the initial sack