Evening star., 1919-09-25

10 my way OF Thinking no greater
obstacle looms up in the pathway of
True, the National League represent
atives will find Ray Scha1k most re-
markab1e backstop No doubt Eddie
Cicotte and Lefty Williams will prove
rather troublesome to the Cincinnati
hitters. Likewise Joe Jackson, Happy
and the rest of the Sox will make
things rather Interesting for the Red
pitchers. but always the hgure OF
Eddie Collins looms up as the one Dig
obstacle in the path OF National
League victory. II the Reds can ST.
teries of the great second sacker they
will come pretty close to going over a
winner Unless I am greatly mis-
taken, Collins is going to make lot
Of trouble for the opposition, "a has
always been his custom I'm the big
event Of the year, from q base ball
standpoint
Twice the Athletics met the New
York Giants in a world series In
each one Of these events Collins was
a main factor IN bringing about the
defeat of the New York Giants. In
partment OF the game. II 1t wasn't
batting in runs or scoring them him
self. he was cutting OF New York
tallies by remarkable fielding plays.
The work Of Collins against New
York once caused Manager McGraw
to remark: Eddie Collins 10 one OF
! the greatest players of all times un-
der ordinary conditions. When some
big thing Is at stake he shines even
more brilliantly" Some compliment
Herzog and Pennauts.
In a great many quarters Buck Her
zog is regarded as one OF the best
inffelders in the game. National
League clubs are always ready and
anxious to bid for his services. When
a club in the running for the pennant
| in the National needs an infielder the
manager and club owner OF said team
Immediately starts to put over deal
for Herzog. At one time there was
considerable discussion among the
who was the better ball player, Her
| zog or Collins. That comparison
| brings to mind a rather interesting
conversation I had with Herzog In
| the final game of the 1917 series.
was working the bases in that game
carry on a conversation with the
New York second sacker.
Collins had just swung at and miss
ed q bad ball. 1t was low and outside
AS Collins swung and missed Rube
] Benton's fast breaking curve! Her
first bad bali / have seen Collins
strike at in the three world series
that have played against him.. o.
the very next ball. which was an
perfect strike. Collins swung and hi
safely. 1t had not worried him Il
the least because Benton had mad
ihim look rather foolish on a curvt
ball. He came right back by slap
| left. In New York's half OF the sam
inning Collins, by two remarkably
plays. one to his right and the othe
to his left. had cut on what Woult
have been hits with the ordinary sec
their places in the field was amused
and interested by Herxog's remark
to me anent Collins.
/ "He Isn't Human"
80 they have been comparing M
with that fellow" remarked Buck
They are all wrong. that guy ism
human. However, his work is JUS
causing me to realize how good 4
lot Of people were kind enough t.
think / am. 1t isn't fair to Collins
though, to compare me with him,
said Buck with a laugh: compl
ment like that coming from trul,
1 great ball player. rival for pre-
mier honors, perhaps given you = pet
Inns than all the statistics in thu
world.
During the season of 1918 Manager
Kid Gleason Of the Chicago White Sol
dropped out of major league bas'
ball. In 1917 he had been the right
thand man to Manager Rowland Of tn,
Sox. There fs no doubt that he wal
of great aid in helping Rowland t,
lput over a pennant winner. In 1918
without Gleason. the Sox were no
where in the American League race
| True, Rowland lost q lot OF hts star
because of the demands made by war
Likewise the spirit OF II was lackint
the national pastime. but the one bis
tflaw in the Rowland machine thai
fyear was the absence of Kid Gleason