Show I Collins May Retire After 1927 Season Leg Injury Hampers Vet Vet- Veteran Veteran eran Sox Star Loves the Game By Bv hILLY BILLY ILTA E AX EVANS C Dec 4 I 4 I will wl keep on going until it gets c ts to be bean bean b an an effort w wa was s the th repy reply of ot Ed- Ed Eddie Eddie Ed Eddie die Collins Collios made mad one da day last loat l summer when I asked him how many mor years ears he h In Intended end to play I 1 get a real kick out ot ut base base- bate ball ball that Isn't eon confined tined to the first and fifteenth of ot th the thi month ho he went on Thoa Those are aro the th daya dayson on which the players receive lecel the their I salary checks Wh n ii I see sec that I am nipping dipping w when en I have o e difficulty li In round round- roundIng round Ins lug Ing Into condition and then hold hold- holdIng Ins hold lug Ing It It I am goIng to retire as aa isan- isan on an active player i SERIOUS Y For I the ih he last two tea oi a leg injury handicapped in con con- con Twice Taice there has has been beOn iI a ot of the old trouble which him out for some Twenty seasons of ot play for a i major league Infielder li Ii a n most remarkable record Eddie Cot Cot- Collins Col Collins lins line has so ao o performed An In- In In er faces face much moa danger thai an outfielder from the standpoint of en endurance urance the mark ot of o Collins that ot of Ty Cobb It Is a II bit of a coincidence that the tho Injury which atens lt ns to end nd Collins Collias as an r active player plair was wa a IJ most unus unu- unusual ual one Few players have hivo been Injured In such uch a a manner mann m nn r HANDICAPS rS PLAY Y Going to his left lett after otter l a a hard hard- hit hard 1 hIt ball In A 4 game ramo with Phila Phila- Philadelphia Philadelphia delphia at y Park Col- Col Collins Col Collins lins Uns by makIng a headlong dIve managed to knock the ball down with his gloved glo hand Hurriedly getting to his feet In Inan Inan on an effort to reco e recover the ball and make a play on the at first It nas aae as his lila misfortune to step stepon stepon on the ball with Ith Ith his spikes s In Such luch suchA a way that he was helIy he heavily fly ily to the ground gound Ills 1118 leg was as badly hadly sprained It finally was found round to carry him from Cram the fI lod d That was WIlS In 1925 late lat In the th season He didn't t play pla noth r c game The rhe Sox Immediately wont want Into a slump clump and dropped out lut of the first division 1 AUSPICIOUS Getting away to l a good start this spring Collin Colllns was hopeful that he had entirely recovered his Injury He lie put the til leG leeto to every e test In training tr camp and It stood up However Howe the strain entailed by bya bya bya a season of 15 1 games gaines brought back the old trouble ani aliI durIng the season sason Collin Collins rested the In Injury jury at every opportunity Inability to cover er ground round as of old was U the first that the th Ie leg Ice Injury had slowed up the th veteran star con No o one cur realized It mir ban FEW rEW Monn fl No doubt the tho question q as to whether he ha would be abl ablo 3 to play pIny regularly was a n bono bone of con con- con contention when It came to a anew anew anew new Chicago contract I seriously doubt If Edole idie E le will wl willbe willbo he be able ablo to pIa play every ramo tamo of another season as was bis 11 cus- cus custom cus custom tom torn However Howen I do think he ho hasa has as a couple more good summers summer In his system It i properly nursed Along alone As A Collins remarked to me he h loves lo the tho game c mo and aDd gets gots eel a 1 kick out of or playing other than the salary check However Collins takes such pride In his Ills play that the moment It Is I apparent to hint him h hi lin Is nip nip- nipping pinc pint ping badly he will rell |