Show MACK TO KEEP TEAM INTACT wise old leader of philadelphia will depend on his 1 veteran veterans to play better this year of all the american league man egas connie mack probably will be the jonly only one thip season reason to line up the same a team that came through for aim him last season the wise eld cid Phil philadelphia idelphia icador will stand pat with hie his yet veterans erans mack IV et edward T co collene Coll lne lafit last season bad had a great team and ex 61 pete to have this same team earn play bettor better ball this season it Is 4 needless need leee to eay bay anything about the playing ability of the athletics Ath leUca infield body Is willing to concede that it ie is the rea tat teet la in we country none of the stare of con nies wes minion million dollar infield appears to be BlIp slipping ping back instead they uc arc u c putting up a more brilliant game edward T colllns second was born in millerton N Y may 2 1887 he entered columbia university in 1903 played short for the vanity varsity nine in irk 1904 and captained the team in 1905 during the early part of the th season of 1906 be he played with the rutland VL team and later was ghea a trial with the athletics under the name of sullivan collins returned to columbia in 1907 received his degree and rejoined the athletics under his right name he spent most of his time on the bench that season but in 1908 was givart a regular job at the second station which he has held eter since collins has hit over tor for the last four seasons his batting average for 1912 was for 1 games |