The Washington herald., 1914-12-09
collins DEAL To
strengthen SOX
Addition of Athletics Star
Second Sacker Will Help
Windy City Club.
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
New York. Dec. s.-Charles A.
Comiskey is on his way back to Chi
cago tonight, while the National
League and national commission men,
bers are still here transacting busi-
ness, but Comiskey leaves, New York
with the record of having transacted
more business than all OF them put to-
gether.
In his pocket the Old Roman bears
a bill of sale for Eddie Collins, star
second baseman of the Athletics. and
he has left behind $4,000 in real
money He has also left a contract
calling for $4,000 more, but while
the first $4,000 was in cash. and de-
posted to the credit of Connie Mack,
the second $4,000 will be paid in in
stallments covering the next five years.
That is. Comiskey has contracted TO
pay Collins $4,000 a year for five
years, and ii is reported that this is
so much more than Mack actually was
paying him, no matter what gossip
has said in the matter. that Collins is
tickled to death to think he is going
to the White Sox.
grip, after completing this deal, be-
fore he climbed aboard a o'clock train
for Chicago.
''Of course Collins will strengthen the
White Sox immeasurably, and We hope
now to annex the pennant next year
That is about all 1 have time to say
| now"
VIII Collins manage the team" was
asked.
I'm sorry I can't stop and talk" said
Comiskey 'Good-by."
May Manage Team.
There is a general impression that
Collins will manage the team, and this
was strengthened by a close friend OF
| Comiskey, who remains in New York IL
watch the dOings of the rival league mag
mates.
What will become OF Callahan II
COllinsSs made manager this baseball
man repeated in answer to a question.
! Well, of course, I can't talk for Comis-
key or any one but myself, but IL one
hazards a guess that Jimmy will be kept
| on the SoX pay roll at fat salary, and
then follows it up with a guess that
''Commy' will send him out into the
bushes as a scout, l believe that guess
will be about as close as any one will
come"
After TOpnOtchers.
What Comiskey wants is to strengthen
the White Sox." he said. He will not
offer any players in trade whom Mack
hang onto his good men. and he is in the
market for at least three more top
notChers.
ComHkey is ready TO retire from base
ball. But he doesn't want to quit until
he has brought a pennant to the South
side Park. He never batted an eyelash
when it came to paying 5000 for Col
Inns, because he knew Collins would be
worth that to the team. He needs now
a rattling good first baseman. a fast
third baseman, and an outfielder.
Il think Fritz Maisel is the boy Com
iskey would rather have than any other
infelder for the left side OF the pitcher
box, and if there is any way to get him,
I think he may be seen on third for the
Sox. And II Clyde Milan can be got for
the outfield, l think Comiskey will be
ready to pay well for him. Who is the
first baseman? That is what is bother
ing all of US, for it is an open secret
that Comiskey wants a fast star on the
initial sack, and il he can get him he
will have pretty close to a pennant-win-
ming club whether he succeeds in getting
Maisel and Milan or not"
And so the purchase of Collins, admit
tedly the biggest deal for a single player
in the history of baseball, may be fol-
lowed by other deals of almost equal
magnitude. all pointing toward Comiskey
park.