Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-05
FAMOUS SECOND BASFMEN TO
VIE FOR HONORS IN SERIES
Collins and Eve Meet For First Time in Annual Baseball
Classc-Collns Has Edge On His Rival In
Batting and Base Running

1911. will stage an individual battle In the
worlds series games which will he as
keenly watched as the results Of the
games. BY winning the automobiles this
year on the accommodation Of the Chal.
mers Trophy Committee thesc stars OF
the second base position have shown that
they are not only two of the world s
greatest players, but that without them
their respective clubs would have had a
difficult time in winning out in the race
for the major league tlass.
Neither the Braves nor the Athletics
arc "onc-man" teams in one sense Of
the term. yet they are in another other
members OF the Boston and phladel-
phia squads are extremely valuable to
the success of the teams SuCct ssiul play
on the diamonds at the same time, ii
either Collins ur Evcrs had been out Of
the game drriug III. entire season. II is
safe to assert that there would be other
cont,nders for the worlds baseball cham
pionship this year than the Athletics ana
The Braves.
These things being true it is easy to
sec just why the work Of Collins ana
EveTs In the series viii be su closely
watched and compared, Which ot these
wonders of the diamond will carry off the
lnulNluQal lDllclS IS NllUNNlt l'' l'lFNisb
because of the shurtncSS of the series
However. judging them on the basis OF
their play during the last few years. 1t
is not hard to see that Collins has n big
advantage over his rival in many ways
In the first place, Evcrs was never the
hitter that COllns has proved H'hs"i,
to be. Neither during II league race nor
in n worlds series has Collins ever fallen
down. He has bnttcd over the 500 mark
ever since he became regular member
of the Maclian tribe in 1905. In 1910.
1911 and 1919 he played brilliantly in the
worlds series gam AGAINST IN" cubs ana
the Giants. His work last season in the
annual classic was So extraordinarily Won
derfui that John McGra" paid him tn
tribute of being the worlds greatest
baseball player. 1t IS trd"ed doubtful
II there ever was u player in the game
who had every department OF play worked
so thoroughly as EDDIE Collins.
During the p%,my days Of Frank
Chance in Chicago Evcrs wns as hiGh!E
thought Of as player of ability as CO..
Inns is tCduv. bat II Is extremely doubtful
IT, even when at the height Of his game,
Evers was as brilliant performer as
Collins At the fielding end of the game
and in headwork Evers came nearest to
approachins the high standard of play
set later BY Collins. But at the bat and
Collins is today,
Another matt, \that must be taken /
into considerable W that Eyers is no /
longer at the hcig, 7 his same. re mas
passed the zenith Mis- career, despite /
the fact that his pla. : still remarkable I
On the other hand. q rs is now at the /
age when he Is just be 1ninS TO do his |
greatest work on the bal. Id.
Both Collins and Ever qve been In
three worlds series. Neve. Vd the high
stakes of those events have detrimental
effect on their play. on th CONTRARY.
both Evers and Collins have the ability
to play better in the pinches than at
otner times for the reason that both of
a steady playing head and unlimited con-
fdcnce in their ability To make the best
OF any situation.
Tenlperanlentally. Collins and Evers
vary widely. Both men are baseball
nghters-that is. they are in the game
always doing their utmost to win. no
matter how far in front or behind their
club happens to be. But Evers is very
He has been put out OF
games repeatedly for remarks made in
the heat of passion to all umpire or to a
of the opposing team. F're-
Evers has been in fights on the
ball lot. Collins never 1eopardiZ"s the
chances of his club by doing or saying
anything that would make him liable to
be nut out of contest and perhaps sus-
pended. This means that Collins is
more dependable man than Evers. even II
their playing ability was the same. This
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there is no doubt that Evers will this
year as he did in the three other series
In which he took part. conduct himself in
such a way that there VIII he no cause
for his removal.
The meeting of Evers and Collins in the
series which begins here at Shibe Park
next Friday will be the first time their
work has ever been compared in this
post-season engagement between the
champions of the major leagues. In 1910
Tho Athletics met the Cubs. but Evers
was unable TO play, hence this desire on
the part of fandom 10 witness the two
great second-sackers was not satisfied.
Collins and Evers are both firm in the
belief that their respective clubs will be
victorious in the coming series. Collins
does not hesitate to say that the Athletics
vii defeat the Braves, He does not go so
far as to say that the Braves will not get
a game. a belief which many members Of
the Athletics hold, but he docs not think
that there will be any great difficulty win
ming the worlds title for the fourth time
Evers, likewise. is confident that the
Braves will win. Just how much conf
ience Evers has Is shown in the appended
statement which he gave out recently:
There's a whole fock Of players on
the Brave squad who are going to he
sensations in the games H2th the Ath-
letics. or TIL miss my guess.
"AlI the regulars will be right on
the lob all the way through, but some
Of our pinch hitters and a few OF the
Young pitchers are going 10 he worked
in, and they will come through.
Every worlds series has brought out
some unknown star, but 7 have a hunch
that the coming one will bring out more
than any yet played.
II feel 1t in my bones that the Braves
are going to win.
i've played on a good many cham
pion teams, and worked through three
worlds series. and I never was on a
team that looks ahead TO It like the
Braves do.
Most players begin to get nervous
when the time rolls around. I know I
40 myself. But I'm the only man on
the whole outfit who feels that way
OF course, none OF ths others have been
It like I have and they don't
know just what they're up against
"But even so. Confidence is half the
battle, and the Braves are ohock full
~ h. In fact, they're anxious to have
the series come around, so that they can
measure wallops with the other cham
pionE.
"Whsn a team goes into any series
sure of winning and without the slight
est fear of the result as the Braves will
n agafnsf the Mackmen, that team is a |