Judge — April 10, 1915 — page 19: what you’re looking at

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Yarns of the Ballplayers By ED A. GOEWEY Eddie Collins Chicago q Americans NE OF the most popular players with the baseball fans generally is Eddie Collins, formerly the star second sacker with the Athleti who, during the 1915 season, will do best to assist the Chi- cago White Sox win the American League bunting. Here are a couple of yarns concerning the days when the star infielder was wait- ing eagerly for the call to leave the tall- grass teams and join the majors. At that time the famous John J. McCloskey was managing a club in the American Associa- tion, and among his many hobbies was one to the effect that men with black hair made the best ball players. Almost any player with a dark-thatched cranium could get a job with him. One day a scout, who had been in the sticks in search of new timber, reported to John that he had discovered a young infielder who was a world beater, both at bat and as a defensive player. “Do you happen to recollect the color of his hair?"” queried McCloskey. “Why, he’s a blond,’ replied the scout. “In that case,'’ said the manager, ‘‘don’t bring him near me. I don’t want any play- ers around who have light hair. They can’t play the game up to my standards.’” The player with the light hair recom- mended was Eddie Collins. At about the same time another scout, who had heard of the young player’s ability with the big stick and his wonderful knack of negotiating extra sacks, went out to look Eddie over. He v one of those ‘‘wise ones” who formerly had been a big-league player, and he was hardly as thorough as he should have been in conducting his in- vestigations. On the day that he struck the town where Collins's team was sched- uled to play, the infielder was indisposed and did not take part in the contest; but the scout refused to wait over another day. Going to the manager of the club, he asked, “How many bases has he stolen so far this ight,’ was the answer; ‘but he hits A teaspoontal of t's Bitters with your Grape Pruit siynetercedting tonic. Sample of bit th tn stamps CW, Abbott a Co. hi Here Is Your Opportunity to secure a privately printed edition of Hon. Chauncey M. Depew’s Orations, Speeches and Addresses Autograph Edition—privately print- ed. Each set is signed by Senator Hox. cHAUNCE Depew under his portrait. One of America’s ‘andl Kenowned Public Spe Senator Depew has closely studied the careers of some of the most dis- tinguished men of all time and has set forth their careers in brilliant style in memorial and anniversary addresses. This list comprises George Washington U. S. Grant Abraham Lincoln Jas. A. Garfield and many others. These notable addresses have been gathered in book form, printed in eight handsome octavo volumes, illustrated with portraits of famous Americans from original etchings The handsome DeLuxe Edition, bound in full Spanish leather, con- taining personal autograph of Senator Depew, is offered, as long as they last, at $50.00 a Set Full information can be had by writing to Leslie-Judge Company 225 Fifth Avenue New York FOR PERSONS ADDICTED TO DRUGS OR DRINK - ‘The drink or drug habit is a disease. Treatment demands the attention of experienced specialists. ‘The Keeley remedies have relieved half a million in the last thirty- SS five years. ministered only in authorized Keeley Institutes. FOR INFORMATION WRITE ae FOLLOWING KEELEY INSTITUTES: Obladoma Chey, Odte, fa ane Gay, ab comicbooks.com