Chub Collins

Charles Augustus "Chub" Collins (October 12, 1857 – May 20, 1914) was a Canadian professional baseball player and politician.

He played two seasons in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1885 as a second baseman and shortstop for the Buffalo Bisons, Indianapolis Hoosiers, and Detroit Wolverines.

[2] He began his professional baseball career playing for several clubs in the Northwestern League in 1883 and 1884, including a stint with the team from Bay City, Michigan.

[4] In mid-June 1885, the Western League disbanded, and a rush developed to sign the players on the Indianapolis roster,[4] a line-up that included Sam Thompson and Deacon McGuire.

The Detroit Wolverines of the National League sent two representatives to Indianapolis, principally to sign the Hoosiers' battery of Larry McKeon and Jim Keenan.

The Wolverines were outbid by the Cincinnati Reds for McKeon and Keenan but wound up with the Hoosiers' manager (Bill Watkins) and the rest of the team's starting lineup.

[1][3] When he signed with Omaha, the Sporting Life wrote that he was "a wonder on the bag and a fine fielder," but required "a little more control of temper.

[10] In the spring of 1891, Collins was sued by Phoebe Smith, a former employee of the Dundas Cotton Mills, for breach of promise of marriage.

[11] After a five-year absence from baseball, Collins returned in 1896 as a player-manager in the Canadian League for the team in Galt, Ontario.