Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-26

have played against him." Rather . n
On the next ball pitched Collins hi
least because he had looked foolish on I
Prior to tho start of the series many
critics thought he might outplay Col
Inns. because Eddie had not been at
his best during the season. While Her-
cog played good ball. Collins was won
derful. No play seemed too difficult
for him to make in the held. while at
the bat he hit tho southpaw pitching,
which was intended to bother him. as
hard as he did the right handlers.
l was amused at a remark made by
Herzog. as he resumed his position In
the field after Collins had killed of q
New York rally by fancy play.
so they compared me. with that fell
low" said Herzog with mingled disgust
and pleasure. Some of them said l was
even better than he. Why 1t Is just be-
ginning to dawn on me how good lot
OF people once thought l was"
Both Stars Agree.
Such are the opinions of Eddie Col
Inns. as held by the manager and cap
tain of the New York Giants. Having
been associated on the ball field with
Collins for twelve years. agree with
McGraw and Herzog in rating Eddie
times. have seen Collins make SO
many brilliant plays and pull of so
many bits of quick thinking that many
of the truly great stunts he pulls are
Faber's splendid pitching. Eddie CT
cote's great work. the timely hitting
of Chick Gandil, couple Of brilliant
catches by Joe Jackson. the ine fielding
of McMullen and Weaver, the smuggling
of Happy Felsch. and the mastery
work back Of the bat by Ray Schaik.
all contributed to the success OF the
Sox. Yet If the question was put 70
the players, as to who was the one Dig
factor In the series. most of them
would gladly pass the honor to Col
Inns.
Base ball enthusiasts often tell me
Collins would be more valuable 70
his team if he was moro aggressive.
hasn't the fighting spirit. On the sur
face it might seem such a statement
was true, yet as a matter OF fact 1t Is
erroneous.
er who makes lot of noise or goes
through a lot of grandstand motions.
Neither does he constantly dispute the
umpire or quarrel with opposing play
ers. There are many fans who regard
such displays az mark of the lighting
spirit. Possibly of type. but not the
real spirit that brings the big returns.
Collins Is Aggressive.
Collins has plenty Of aggressiveness.
He stands for his rights. he never over
looks a bet. but he never does 1t in q
spotlight. When Collins believes the
umpire has erred he never fails to in
form him. Yet he always does 1t In
way that commands the officials re-
1T Iva
sideration. for he believes he is in the
right. He is not in a dispute for an
alibi for something that has gone
wrong.
One must really be on the ball neld
to appreciate the great worth Of Col
Inns to club. When with the Athletics
he was of as much value to that club
as he is now to the White Sox. Dur
much was at stake. 1t was forcibly Inn
pressed upon me what player OF the
Collins type meant to ball club. Col
Inns is player with brain that EQUALS
is rather out of the ordinary. On top
of this. he is close student of the
game. he puts to the fullest use his
knowledge of all the angles Of the
sport. AS each New York player
stepped to the bat Collins would look
the field over and offer any suggestion
he believed worth while. Here is just
a sample of what was constantly trans
pirlnS on the nelu OF actlOn edCn IN
ming.
Don't forget this fellow is first
bali hitter, Eddie Work carefully on
him. don't give him anything good. and
don't forget you have an open base.
1t won't MAKE me sore II you walk
him-the next fellow couldn't hit you
with board"
Great Help to Pitcher.
Keep them low and inside on this
fellow. Red nothing above the knees"
That is tho reminder he would slip to
course. both Cicotte and Faber might
be Just as wise as Collins to the sup
posed weakness of the batter. but 1t Is
easy for a pitcher to become careless
and forget. Collins makes 1t q point
to keep them from getting careless. On
almost every batter he has something
to say to the pitcher. and 1t Is always
bit of advice that the pitcher IL glad
to pay attention to. A glance at the
outfield. a knowledge of what the
pitcher intends to use and a familiar
ity with the hitter often cause a
shout OF warning to the outheld to
move to the left. come in close or shift
to the right. Often the moving one
only very few feet enables him to
make plays that otherwise might be
impossible. 1t is the same story with
the infleld.
Better play this fellow close to the
bag, Mac" Is a suggestion offered to
McMullin. and Mac Invariably acts on
1t. You know this fellow hits them
down the foul line mile a minute In
one game shift of few feet by Nc