Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-12-27 | Page 41 | Say Eddie Collins was Trouble-Maker

SAY EDDIE COLLINS WAS TROUBLE-MAKER Chicago Writer Gives Alleged Inside Facts Prompting Sale to the Sox. CHICAGO Dee. 28 The sale of Eddie Collins to the local American league club has brought to Ught a story of a ssenslon in the ranks oi the Athletics which prom lees to leave Connie U&cK without the services of a good many of his star pla ers next season Age has not caused any of the mem t-ers of the team to be dropped from the Ust, but dlssalsfactlon Is behind the efforts of Manager Mack to get r d of such stars as Collins and Oldring He also tried to get rid of Bender and Plank before they Jumped to the Federals The b g t oub e in the ranks of the itMetir was between factions headed bj Ira Thomas ind Eddie Collins. Thomas has been ery close to Manager Mack for several years and his mf uerree with the leader has been a little too great to please the other members of the team Eddie Col Ins ha? also been close to his manager but the methods of Thomas evl dently have been objectionable to some of th players who have aided with Collin The fact that CO 11ns used much Inside information In writing tils newspaper artl des caused the Thomas faction to op pose tiro Th f ght between Thomas and Colin dates back to last spring when tha big catcher was elected captain over the star second sacker Another prob em causing Slack consld erable worry Is the high salaries of the men The fa t that the Phi ade ph a team did not make money last season Is wel known and It will be necessary to cut down the expenses for next ear The question Is how to cut down the sa aries of the p ayers without driving them to the Federal league The pros pect for another champ onsh p team n Philadelphia for next season is decidedly bad la on way It will be a good thing for the American league as a whole to have a ehange ln championship but It I will be a bad thing for he Ity of F a t delph a