The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-23

the formation of the Chalmers trophy commission, composed of one base ball writer in each of the major lea que cities, eleven in all. The award ing of the Chalmers trophies was to be a matter of the consensus of opin- ion of these eleven men. The writ CTS in the big league cities where both leagues are represented-Bosto New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and St. Louis-were to vote in both lea gues. The men in the other cities were to vote simply in the league represented in their cities.
 The next problem was to get the members of the commission selected. Who would choose them? A man of wide experience, thoroughly acquaint- ed with baseball writers and one who had earned the entire confidence of the newspaper men and of baseball players, was needed to make this se- lection and act as chairman of the Chalmers trophy commission. At this point Mr. Chalmers thought of his old friend, Ren Mulford, jr., of Cin- clnnat1, for many years. one of the best known baseball writers, but now in business, and asked him if he would appoint the members of the commission. MT. Mulford accepted the position and within a short time announced that the newspaper writers invited him to serve on the comnis- sion this year all had accepted and that the commission was complete.
 Conditions of the Award.
 In making the selection of the tro- phy winners, the commission will bear in mind the following points of abiI- ity: Batting, base running, fielding, aggressiveness, aid to team play, thinking, conduct on and off the field time of reporting to club, respect for club discipline.
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 courage and reward sportsmenship and ability in baseball The inten- tiOn is to select the one man in each major league who has helped his club
 most, whether or not that club be the winner of the league champion ship. The Chalmers trophy for 1911 consists of two motor cars of the model known as Chalmers Thirty Six one to be presented to the play CT in the American League and one to the player in the National League designated by the vote of the com
 mission. Each of the players so des- ignated is to have the right of select ing the type of car of this model and the eQuipment that suits him.
 The names of the eight players se- lected by any commissioner shall be placed upon his ballot in the order o1 | their merit according to his opinion and these players shall be credited with points in the following order: To the first on ballot points to the second 7 points, to the third points to the fourth 5 points, to the fifth l points, to the sixth 3 points, to the seventh 2 points, to the eighth l | point.
 When all ballots properly filled out | have been returned to the chairman | of the trophy commission, the names | of those players voted for in each
 league shall be tabulated and each player shall be credited with the | number of points awarded him by | the commissioners according to his position of his name on each of the ballots submitted. The number ot points awarded each player shall ther | be totaled and the two players, one | representing the National League an6 one representing the American League | having received the greatest number | of points in the vote of the trophy | commission shall be awarded eacf the Chalmers trophy.