The Detroit times., 1915-02-04
; brown Leader willing To Place
Small Wager On the
White Sox
THINKS COLLINS WILL
PUT HOSE IN FIGHT
81. Louis Strategy King Also
Prophesies Wonderful Year
For Nap Lajoie

Branch Hickey claims that 1t 10
| possible TO transform tail-ender into
! q pennant winner by the addition Oh
one player. To prove that sucn =
I thing is possible he asks that the
White Sox Of Chicago, who recently
obtained the services OF EDWARD
4 Trowbridge Collins. late OF Pnnaaei'
phia, be closely watched during Ing
approaching campaign.
In Rickey's opinion, Collins is Ike
7 ly To make flag winner or the White
I Sox, despite the fact that the Hose
! nnished In sixth place in 1914. being
J beaten out OF NTH place by the
4 Brownies by the narrow margin OF
~ single game.
.If were betting man, SAID
+! Hickey the other day, Il would leei
4! 1ust a. safe holding a ticket on the
I White Soy as / would with q, wager
ON moet any of the heavily backed
fayorites in the race. II would not
surprise me a bit II the sox won the
pennAnt.
@The White Sox may not have been
very impressive last season, but the
addition of Collins will make the
CHICAGO team one to be feared. Coz
Tins will make the Sox a smart Dali
club. He is brainy ball player him
self. That will help quite a bit. HIS
presence on the ball club VIII make
those about him move alert and ac-
live"
In picking the White Sox as pen
nant contenders this season, Hickey
a taking II for granted that Clarence
"Pantss Rowland. the new manager,
viii be a success. He met the new
Sox header on his recent trip to Chi.
caro-. and says he was impressed
with President Comiskey's selection.
ssBesides being wonderful hitter
ana fielder. Collins will supply the
Sox with gray matter, continues
Hickey. "The Sox have long oeeh
known as weak hitting aggregation.
but with Collins in the lineup, IL VIII
1--WE them cleanup man to De rened
On. He knows the batters OF the
other clubs and will not only play TOT
them himself but will place his team
mates, too.
sCiye me certain 300 hitter like
Collins and would not hesitate TO
cay that the Browns would figure as
s. pennant contender. II means
whole lot to club to have player
Ike him In It's ranks"
Inasmuch an Hickey was predicting
such great things for the White Sox,
now that Collins Ia member OF that
team. he was asked what effect, II
any, the loss of Collins would mean
to the Athletics
..The Athletics will probably miss
Collins at FIRST" Hickey answered.
abut II will not be long before the
Philadelphia club finds itself, even
though he Is missing.
ssIn this connection, want to
make q prediction. 1t is that Larry
I.ajoie, who viii probably play sec
oud In Collins place this season, will
have great year. The new sur
.roundings are sure to make diner
ence in the work OF the big fellow"
Hickey ventures the opinion that
Co1hie Mack will not miss Chief
Bonder and Eddie Plank, who have
hoped to the Feds.
The Athletics, despite the loss OF
collins, BENDER and Plank. will be
heard from. and must be conceded
their annual chance to win the pen
nant."
How about the Red sox OF Bos-
e0n?" we asked
AT times, believe that this team
II too strong for the other clubs In
the league" was Rickey's comeback.
\ 0tfIl. fits long. long way to Oct,