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Show STRATEGISTS FIND ERRORS OF OTHERS Ed Collins Proved It Recently Recent-ly in Washington Game. Connie Mack has fl board of strategy on the Athletics this year unsurpassed In the history of baseball. Mack is the chief of staff, nnd as bis conferee he has Kid Gleason and Eddie Collins, former mangers of the White Sox; Tris Speaker, who was a marked success suc-cess as pilot of the Cleveland club; Ty Cobb, leader of the Detroit Tigers for several years, and Ira Thomas, once the smartest catcher In the American league. Many critics contend Mack has too many ex-managers on his flub, ami that their desire to hold a place In authority tends to make confusion. But occasionally something crops up which would have gone unobserved against some other club, only to have Mack or one of his watchful lieutenants lieuten-ants pounce upon It nnd prolit greatly by his alertness. Such nn Incident occurred in a recent re-cent contest between the Athletics and Ihe Senators, when the latter club was guilty of a rare error of batting out of order. Captr.ln Co.lins of the A's observed, when the score card wns given the umpires, that Sisler was placed third, and Judge fourth In the Washington lineup. When the Senators jatted, Judge hit third, however. Collins noticed it at once, but said nothing, as the foe was easily retired In the lirst frame. In the third, however, Judge came op with bases filled, and was walked, forcing In a run. Collins Immediately stepped In, asked for the score card. Judge was called out, the runner who scorej was sent back to third, and a group of Washington players, who nt first had protested vehemently, walked sheepishly sheep-ishly away. |