New Britain herald., 1925-03-05
EDDIE COLLINS IS
 AMONG THE BEST
Famous Second SaCker Listed
 in Hall Of Fame
.y The Associated Press

By The Associated Press
 New York, March B. Baseball has known many mighty men and high in the list O fheroes stands the clan of Collins.
 There was a great third baseman, Jimmy Collins of Boston, and one of the name still plays with the Ameri- can league team in the Bay State capital, John (Shano) of Pittsficld, Mass. There was still another-the lefthandcd pitcher, Ray and he also found haven with the Red SoX after leaving the University of Yer mont. Rip Collins pitched for the Yankees at one time. They were numerous.
 Today, however the name Collins can mean only the marvellous Ed ward Trowbridge of Lansdowne, Pa, and the Chicago White Sox who once deserted the clan and called himself Sullivan as a mem Der of Connie Mack's Athletics. That happened in the days when money was money and Eddie was a student at Columbia university.
 The year 1925 finds Collins estab- lishcd as one of the games greatest second basemcn and manager of the club that he has served for II years. His lot is that of Cobb, Speaker, Sisler and Harris-star to manager and it is probable that the exper- fenced Charley Comiskey, president of the White Sox, drew upon the experience of Clark Griffith of the Washington Senators in sending his keystone man after a pennant.
 Collins found his way 10 Phila- deIphia's ball parks in 1906 and played shortstop and third base in eight games. In 1907 he played shortstop during ten contests, made record which the books found toe small to record, and erased the name Sullivan" As second base. man, third baseman and shortstop in 1908 he played in 102 battles and battpd .973.
 Here the marvellous quartet that was to become one of the most re- nowned infield combinations in base ball went into action with Stuffy Nc Innis at first, Collins at second Jack Barry at short and Frank Baker at third. It became known as the "S100,000 infcld," yet a few years later Collins alone was solt for half that price. Only McInni' of the other three remains in har ness, and he is reported to be defy ing the Braves efforts to attach hi name to q contract.
 Collins started to hit and in onl. two seasons, 1917 and 1918 has h. l fallen below the BOO mark. He bat ted for 1869 in 1920, the highes average he ever has attained, Las season, after eighteen years in majo league baseball, the phenomena Philadclphian was among the frs ten in the list of sluggers with ,34 and led the regular second basemel in fielding, only Mike McNally, thel with the Yankees, gaining a motel above him. Collins led the leagu Rt second passing in 1921 and 1922 but bowed to Aaron Ward of tn Yankees in 1923.
 The White Sox managers chance for a winning team, judging from re suits of the past, are even. Harri and Speaker, other playing mana
 gers. have won their world cham
 pionships, but Cob and Sislcr hay
 theirs to gain, His material
 mcagre, for the Chicagoans still sui
 fer from the havoc caused by th
 scandal Of 1919 when Cicotte, Jack
 son, Felsch, Gandil and the other
 went out of the organized game fol eyer leaving only two stalwarts carry on-Ray Schalk, the catche
 and Edward Trowbridge Collins,