South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-11
WILL JINX RULE
AFFECT WORK Of
EDDIE COLLINS?
Long List of Stars Hit the To-
bOggan as Soon as They Are
SoId-TOO Much Publicity
Might Be the Cause.
BY Prank &. NIenke.

NEW YORK. Jan. IL - Is Eddie
Collins going TO be linked as other
stars have been simply because he
brought a huge price on the auction
block?
1t seems that misfortune entangles
Itself IL the affairs Of most star ball
players immedis e.Y after they are
sold for a record price and from that
time on they seem TO lose their play
ing effectiveness.
Marty O'Toole was wonderful
pitcher while with St Paul. He had
great control. marvellous splitter
and noodle" He was sold to the
Pirates az a reported price of $4,000
and right from that moment on he
was through" as a pitcher.
"Cy' Young. despite his age and
long experience, ranked as "A great
pitcher while with Boston. The Maps
bought him back from the Red Sox
and "Cy' slipped and kept on slipping.
He had pitched consistently for the
Red SOX but as soon as he went
back to the Maps he lost his power.
Lefty Russell was wonderful
minor league pitcher Connie Mack
bought him for So, 600 and Russell
never pitched good game all the
time he was with the Athletics.
NIarquard Was Slow.
"Rube' Marquard was one of the
greatest pitchers that ever labored
in the minors The Giants bought
him for $1,000. "Rube" entered the
majors and pitched like the worst
kind of a busher. If McGraw hadn't
been wonderfully patient with him,
Vanguard would have been sent back
10 the minors, never to return.
Larry Chappelle, the Outfielder. cost
the White SOx something like $4,000
according TO reports Yet Chappelle
never had shown himself &c be more
than a mediocre major league player.
lie came reputed as a slugger-and
he hasn't been able TO hit. His field
ing and throwing are nothing out Of
the ordinary. although, in the minors,
he ranked as one of the Very best out
fielders that ever held down garden
ing Job.
Joe Tinker seemed to be in the
prime of his career as a ball player
at the end of the 1913 season. Garry
Hermann sold him to Charley Eb-
bets for $4,000. Then Tinker jump
ed TO the Feds. Tinker played "a tri-
fle more than half Of the games dur
ing the 1914 season and his playing
seemed TO lack the fire and dash of
1918.
Cy Seymour and Spike Shannon
cost the Giants $4,000 apiece, but
shortly after they we're sold they be-
sale was made both looked good for
many more years in major league
company.
Trade Hurts Pair.
The same thing is true concerning
some of the faOUs players who have
figured in trades. Msren and Nc
CULLEN were great pitchers while
with the Phillies. They We're traded
60 the Reds. Moren never pitched a
full game for his new club. His arm
went wrong and he quit. NcQuillen,
too seemed 10 be linked. He had been
"A star with the Phillies. With the
Reds he was "a shine" The Reds let
him go. McQuilien went 10 the min
ors. discovered the Fountain of
Youth and did a come back"-but
not with the Reds.
Dick Egan ranked as a great short
stop while with the Reds i'm 1913. He
was sold to the Dodgers and he hasn't
been worth his keep since. Arthur
Fromme ranked as one of the best
pitchers the Reds ever had. liz was
figured that il ne ever got with a real
bali team he would be n wonder lie
was sold 20 the Giants-and he was
flivVered in an awful way.
Bill Sweeney. while with the Brave IS
was regarded as among the very best
second basemen in the game. lie
could hit field. throw and run. lie
was traded TO the cubs in 1914-and