The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
His Purchase of Lord and Hal
Chase Were Big ~
Deals III
Wy
COLLINS SALE BREAKS
ALL RECORDS, HOWEVER
Biggest Previous Cash Deal Was
When Cleveland Got
Cy Young

The title OF "Noblest Roman OF
them all" Is likely TO be changed 10
Modest bidder OF them all when
applied to Charley Comiskey, who
purchased Eddie Collins from the Ath.
iesics for the sum OF $4,000. and
agreed to pay Collins u salary in
keeping with the purchase price.
This is the third time that the own
er OF the White Sox has landed the
star player of another American
league club. Only few years ago.
he bought Harry Lord. of the Red
Sox, when Harry was in bad In Bos
ton. but still a great player. A year
ago. he got Hal Chase. one OF the
most wonderful first basemen the
game has ever known. Hal being dis
satisfied with New York and on the
outs with Frank Chance. manager oil
the Yankees.
Lord, however quit the game vol
unfairly, last May. while Chase later
jumped TO the Feds. Had both stuck
to the White Sox, Comiskey would
have had one OF the most remarkable
infields ever assembled, as Chase still
Is the equal of any In fielding, while
Lord has few superiors at the three.
quarter corner. In Weaver and Col
| Inns, Comiskey has the nucleus or a
grand infield. Fourier, while good
hitter. is but ordinary in fielding. and
Commy has no one OF the proper class
10 guard third base.
Collins brought more than any 9th
er player that has been sold, Moth
ing surprising about that, though, as
he is the best player ever sold. Tween
| ty-two thousand five hundred dollars.
which is said TO have been paid for
Marty O'Toole by the Pirates, vas the
previous top price, and even that
amount included several players at
Dreyfuss' valuation. Comiskey is re-
ported TO have paid $4,000 for Larry
Chappelle. Cut that figure in three
parts and probably you would arrive
at the correct amount Lefty Rus
sell cost Connie Mack $4,000. most
OF 1t being in players, however. Fritz
Maisel set the New York club back
| $4,000, but players were again por
ton OF the deal
| RUDE Marquard was sold by Indian
apolis TO New York for the reputed
sum OF $1,000. but there is no telling
how much OF that amount was In
stage money. The New York Ma
i
Cincinnati $4,000 for Outfielder Spike
Shannon and the same amount to Gin.
clnnati for Outfelder Seymour. Char
ley Ebbetts paid Garry Hermann
$4,000 for Joe Tinker, a disputed deal
that Is still making Ebbetts Purple
with rage on stcfT occasions as II Is
mentioned Hermann got the money.
but Joe never reported.
II you could get look at the check
2 books. the chances are that Charley
Somers held the real cash eonsidera-
tion record for payment for a player
until Collins was bought by Comis-
key. Somers gave the Boston club a
check for $12,500 for Cy Young. paid
Cy bonus OF $4,000 for signing with
cleveland. assumed Cy's big Boston
salary, and gave Boston two pitchers,
lChech and Jack Ryan. who represent
ed a value OF $4,000 at least.
For the seven years that Collins
has been a regular with the Athletics
he has batted 1919. He hit only .273
in 1908, but has been well over the
300 mark ever since. his records hav-
ing been BAG, 1922, 1856, .348, .345 and
.344 In four worlds series he has
batted for an average of .342. In six
seasons he has stolen 1888 bases, pur-
Joining 81 in 1910