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Show EDDIE, COLM rwT7 111 "1' WW mmtm i . Mr Hefx4 f.v j '" l. ' f"' T1,T,y ,Cobb calls Eddie Collins of the Philadelphia Athletics "the brainiest men in baseball." I consider Eddie the most dangerous man on the Philadelphia Phila-delphia team or any other team of either league," he declares: Hp Is probably the most dangerous base runner in our league, because he takes chances and does-, the unexpected. unex-pected. Collins developed a trick a season or two back that got many ouffield- e,rn, an extra base- , He would' drill the ball for two bag's easy and Uke his turn at second, slowing up I as if to stop, but still being a few feet over the bag toward third. The outfielder would raise his arm to lob tho ball to the second baseman and Collins would be at full speed in five strides on his way to third. By the time the outfielder could pull his arm back again and ' change the . direction of the heavo, Collins would bo sliding into the bag. 'Then the man was hurried, tfqing taken ta-ken by surprise and half the tlnve the throw would go wJde. i ' |