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Show FIFTEEN SEASONS IN MAJORS FOR COLLINS Dean of Keystone Sackers Still ble to Handle Bat. Started Big League Life in 1906 With Connie Mack's Athletics Under Name of Sullivan While Student at Columbia. At the age of 83 Eddie Collins, regarded re-garded as the dean of all second basemen, base-men, is still able to take his turn at the bat. This Is a ripe old age for a n f f Eddie Codins. big league ball player, most of them being through long before 30. His major league career started In 1900 with the Philadelphia Americans under un-der Connie Mack. Being a New Yorker, York-er, he found his wjy into Columbia university, and, soon became a star ball player on the blue and white 'varsity. Seeing no reason for not being able to earn a few dollars for playing the national pastime, Eddie signed with the Athletics in 1906 under un-der the name of Sullivan. ' It happened that a picture was taken tak-en of the Athletics, and as large as life was our hero seated In the front row. The photo found its way to the college authorities. That was the end of Collins' collegiate baseball activities, activi-ties, as his amateur standing bad been broken by playing professionally with the Phillies. But it was the he-ginning he-ginning of one of the brightest and most blazoned careers on the baseball horizon of time. Through 14 trying campaigns he has batted .300 or over, and fielded over 950. Although not regarded as fast as in years past, he is nevertheless looked upon as the backbone of the White Sox infield. |