Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-10
is EDDIE COLLINS
GOING TO BE linked?
Misfortune Seems to Entangle AZ
fairs of Most Baseball Stars, Az
ter Being Sold for Record Price.
LEFTY" RUSSELL AN EXAMPLE
Baltimore Boy Was Wonderful
Pitcher Before Mack Paid $4,000
for His Release-Many Other
Players in the Same Fix.

NEW YORK. January SIS Eddie
Collins going to he linked as other
stars have been, simply because he
brought huge price on the auction
block?
II seems that misfortune entangles
itself in the affairs of most star ball
players Immediately after they are sold
Tor record price. and from that time
on, they seem 10 lose their playing
effectiveness.
Marty O'toole was q wonderful mitch
er while with ST Paul He had great
control. marvellous Splitter and a
noodle" He was sold TO the Pirates
at reported price of s22,5oo, and right
from that moment on. he was Through"
as PITCHER
long experience, ranked rs great
PPs nneSf While NH VII With Boston The Maps
and "Cy" slipped and kept on slipping.
tie had pitched consistently for The
Red Soy: hut as soon as he went back
10 the Maps he lost his power
Lefty" Russell was n Wonderful
minor league. pitcher. Connie Mack
bought him for $4,000, and Russell
ne was with the Athletics.
"Rube" Marquard was one of the
S gre t,,S pitchers that ever. labored in
tti4i'oi y. ne bought him
for $1,000. "Rube' entered The ma ,l
Jors and pitched like the WORST kind
or busher, If McGraw hadn't beer
mo nrh nn,,y, patient with him. Mar
the minors, never to return.
ChnppclIe Can't Hit
Larry Chappellc. the outfeldcr. cost
the White SoN something like Sis. 900
according to reports. Yet Chapnelle
never has shown himself TO be more
, Ha y, n n mediocre major league player,
hasn't been able to hit. His fielding
and throwing are nothing out OF the
orainary. although. in the minors. ho
FEEDERS that ever held down gard
ening job.
Joe Tinker seemed to be in tho prime
on ms nr career tnn oi as ball player at the
mann sold him TO Charley Ebhets for
$4,000. Then Tinker Jumped to the
h bens' 30 tinker ,ke PLAYED trine more than
season. and his playing seemed to lack
the fire and dash OF 1918.
t, cH Sieymosr and Spike Shannon cost
after they were sold they began slip
ping, although. at the time the sal,
was made. both looked good for MANY
''9 ore years In major league company.
figured in trades. Mor en- @ amG h Mc.
thn Ph,, Wese great pitchers while with
Reds. aIoren never pitched n full game
d his new club His arm went wrong
ana ne quit. McQuillen. too, seemed
20 be linked. lie had been a star with
the Phillies. With the Reds lie was
e , Ishine" The Reds let him go. Me
cullen went to the minors. discovered
the fountain OF youth and is a come
back"-but not with the Reds.
Egnn Great Sh0rtstOp.
DICK Esan ranked as n great short
stop while with the Reds In 1919 He
was sold to the Dodgers, and he hasn't
been worth his keep Since. Arthur
Eromme ranked as one Of the best
pitchers the Reds ever had It was
inquired that II he ever got with n real
ball team he would be wonder lilo
nivvered In an awful way
Bill Sweeney. while with the Braves
was regarded as among the very best
second basemen I'm the game. Ho could
hit, field, throw and run. Flo was
traded to the Cubs in 1914-and now
the Cubs want to get rid of him.