The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-26
EXPERTS ARGUE ON
TROPHY QUESTION
SHOULD COBB AND SCHULTZ BE
ELIMINATED, Up FOR
DISCUSSION.
~safs
SOME ARE IN FAVOR
OTHERS ON COMM s,iON BOARD
THlNk THAT EDs +tnN or
CAR Is SECONDARY
10 MINING.

Each day brings further opinions
from the Chalmers Trophy commits
sloners regarding the suggested elm
nation of previous winners OF the
trophy from future competition.
The proposition made by Nj. +.
Parker trophy commissioner from
ST Louis. to award medal to one
time winners should they again be
selected as the best ali around men,
and to give the motor cars to the
men adjudged by the commission to
be the next best, has been the sub
ject OF most comment by the COM
ftfiasfohers ---
l. f. Sanborn. the trophy COM
missioner from Chicago and one of
the leading baseball authorities OF
the country, has written Chairman
milford as follows
After having thought ii over,
do not like the suggestion made by
VI. +. Parker, although at first / did
like It, MIR. Parker's proposal is, at
best, a compromise, AS such it is
excellent, but ! am becoming more
and more convinced that there can
be no compromise that will not de-
feat the purpose OF the Chalmers
trophy. 1t seems to me to be neces-
sary to choose between two positions
to make Cobb and Schultz eligible
TO win and TO be awarded cars this
year if they are selected by the COM
missioners: or to eliminate them en-
tirely. There are arguments in ia
yor of both alternatives
Possession is Secondary.
The honor of winning the CHAIN
ers trophy is the incentive. and the
possession OF the car as emblematic
of that honor is secondary consid-
Grafton ! know this to be so in
Schultz $ case, and from all that |
have heard it is also in Cobb's case.
" 1t would tend to confuse the pub
/ lie everywhere if the award of the
/ honor should be made to one man
and the automobile go 10 another in
the same year.
/ Il think now that | should favor
eliminating Cobb and Schultz from
| future contests Their names are in
! the Hall of Fame now and they can
attain no greater honor in baseball.
On the other hand. the honor ought
to go to the best man in each league
each year; otherwise ii might be con-
sidered a secondary honor. | am not
fully satisfied with any solution yet
suggested.
James G. lsaminger, the trophy
commissioner from Philadelphia
takes much the same attitude as Mr
Sanborn
In my opinion the elimination OF
past trophy winners will not detract
from the original plan OF MIR. Hugh
Chalmers. donor of the trophy" said
lsaminger 1T seems to me a sen
sible idea to set aside past yictors
and think that the frank statements
Of Cobb and Schultz are commend
able
Il appreciate the points raied by
Mr.. Parker. of St Louis. Yet IN the
original terms Of award as outlined
by the donor. there is some restric,
ton imposed on the commission In
selecting Hall of Fame baseball
player, For instance a players 10y
atty to his team and his department
on the field. were points to be taken
into consi deration. This last poin,
barred Magee, star player OF the
Philadelphia Nationals. who other
/, wise would have been serious can.
didata. Nagee did not receive 4
: vote from the com ission, many OF
the members doubtless having IN
mind the well known Finneran Incl.
dent According to the terms of the
award they could not vote for Magee
| simply mention this to show thai
there has been some restriction-and
the restriction Ia wise--on the mem
bers Of the com ission since its in.
eeption
Were the comm ission 10 award q
medal of . shield 10 a past wf1lner,
and then give the automobile to a
player next below who has never been
so honored it would be sighting the
chief gift of the commission. am
in favor of letting the big gift be
the automobile, with no reward for
merit side lines. | am strongly in
favor of eliminating past trophy win
ners Tor the new interest II would
give the competition each year
F. us .eAi dent from these opinions
thar the suggestions made by Cobb
and Schultz will have some strong
| hackers when the matter of elimina-
| ting past winners from the trophy
competition is submitted 10 a yot.
of the commissioners by Chairman
! Milford.
II is safe 10 predict that the final
I decision Of the comm ission will ex-
press the desires of majority OF the
major league fans
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