Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-06
WHO'S GREATEST
 SECOND SACkER?
Fans Will Have Opportunity to Decide Between Evers
 and Collins.
(By Frank G. Menke.)

New York, Oct 5.-Second in i'm pcrtance to the ba tie between teams in the world series will be the battle between Johny lvers, of the Braves, and Eddie Collins, of the Athletics, in which each will attempt to con- vince the public that he is the great est second baseman in baseball today.
 For many years the question as to which player was the more valuable to team has been a moot one. Coi- line has a big edge on EVers in bat ting, but the supporters of Trojan Johnny declare Collins supremacy ends there. They claim that Collins, brainy as he is, must yield to Evers in field generaishiD.
 Eyers ranks head and shoulders above any second baseman in the National league. Collins holds the same position in the American league, and 70 the battle between the rival | basemen in the world series may en- able the fans to decide which is en- titled to the honor of being tine real "Keystone King"
 Collins by his wonderful fielding his great batting, quick thinking and 1 fine baserunning, has been the big gest single factor in the success of the Athletics during the past five years Collins always has been "on ! the iob" He has answered every i call; he never has failed in a crisis.
 And what is true of Collins is equal | ly true of Evers. Before the advent 4J ranked as the greatest keystone play 1 CT in the game. He stood head and shoulders above every other second baseman from 1904 to 1910, with the 1 exception of the great Lajoie. The big Frenchman was the only man WAo ] challenged his claim, yet, when com 1 parisonss were made, the majority of fans gave the honors to Evers.
 Evers never was a terrific hitter. yet he is ranked as one of the time Hest hitters in baseball. Seldom has he failed to deliver a hit when a hit was needed. His ability in that ! direction is almost uncanny. A | hundred times back in the old Cub days, Evers has gone to bat and de- livered the blow that gave his team the games. Since joining the Braves Evers has continued his little trick.
 Ever is a better fielder than Col lins, although Collions is wonder at his position. Evers fielding average so far this year is better than Col lins'. His fielding average for his twelve years in fast company is bet ter than Collins average of his nine years.
 In base stealing, Collins has the edge this year. And he had it for the other years. But the edge is not 50 large as osay that Collins ovcr- shadows Evers in this dirction to any great eXtcnt.
 Evers is almost the exact opposite of Collins in temperament. Evers is bundle Of nerves. He is so full of "pep' that it almost runs riot on a balfield. Evers is a fighter. And !le never quits. He fights just as hard for a game when his team seems hopelessly beaten as he does when the game is a -and-tuck affair.
 Collins, in contrast, is inclined to quietness. Collins isn't Sphinx by any means, but long association with Connie Mack, and study of his methods, has convinced him that ball games are won just as easily without noise as with noise. Collins exhibits pep" when occasion demands-but he keep it in hiding until the occasion calls for it.
 C. llins batting average for his nine