William Shirley Collins (March 27, 1882 – June 26, 1961) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball.
On October 6, 1910, while playing for the Boston Doves against the Philadelphia Phillies, Collins became the first major-league player to hit for the natural cycle (a single, double, triple, and home run, in that order).
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“[My one tennis book] was very, very old. It had a picture of Bill Tilden. I looked at the picture and that was how I learned to hold the racket.”
—Maria Bueno (b. 1939)
“Each lonely scene shall thee restore;
For thee the tear be duly shed;
Beloved till life can charm no more,
And mourn’d till Pity’s self be dead.”
—William Collins (1721–1759)