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Show CALLS MACK'S BM3 : snii 5 1 Tiger Head Says Loss ol Collins Will Not Seriously Cripple Team. DETKOIT, Dec. 26. Frank J. INVJ president of the Detroit club, issM a word of warning in regard it counting the Athletics out of it il year because Collins has been spet of. "Don't figure Connie Mack as 1 dead one in tho nest pen aant races said he. "Even without .CoIUdj whose depajture. o coutse, ":1 weaken the Athletics to soino n tent, the club will have a fine ii. Melnnes and Baker are two ot t: most dangerous hitters in the liafj while Barrv has few equals as a stop. The' outfield is rot so bad, wit. Murphv, Struuk and Oldriag. and m- of the ion Dg pitchers may through. "L do not believe that .M-' : will repeat a pennant winner, but j do figure him as a hrst-dmsion be:.. occupant, . "it wiU help the league to 1 Collins over in Chicago, but be not turned loose for the purpose o, strengthening us in our figbt mtn " Federals. Connie Mat:k let bun (o M cause he did not want such a priced player in a town which doe! support a' winning team. 1 ' could have had Eddie, but was notr pared to go so far for him as I ; so Comiskev drew the prize. ning team in Chicago helps J1 ' J: for, with anv sort of eneaj.raRem e t the Sox fans' are among tbe Oui the country. Comiskev has a impark im-park aud his club plays sda b' which is another reason why, froui purely commercial standpoint, v.t to see him do well. ,1, There is another side to ' transfer of Collins aside from to. monev he will attract. This is U' suranoe of a better balanced rac',: ,t more srood cluhs we hat e m tuo the better brand of ball ' , Io furnish to the tans. 1 think i Collins will make Chicago a n,. vision club, but his loss will no t ii sanlv eliminate the Athletics fro" , sidefation, for Conuie Mack lis? P of hitting strength and will ' a powerful attack even witn missing. ,,i. i;';e "Boston and Chicago now look tho clubs Detroit will have J0 c d;j win the Americmi league flag. Vr j,,,. there are no more trades , i.ortauce and no more liurdhnS' ' Gi;, Federals. I cannot see where to more bunch can do us .'"''c" ,,,,.: harm, for practically all ot tbf P'j worth while either are alTea.'!,V clau to contracts without, the ten-daj 1 or will simi such contraets as soon the clubs distribute them. |