The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-23
Motoring News
CONTINUED from FIFTH Pagel

homa; Governor Bass. of New Hamp-
shire: Governor Goldsborough, of
Maryland; Governor Dineeu. of ILL.,
nois; Governor McCreary. OF Ken
lucky; Governor Hunt, of Arizona;
Governor Pennywell, of Delaware,
Governor Brown, of Georgia; Cover
nor ONeal of Alabama; Governor
Pothier, of Rhode Island; Governor
Mcdonald, of New Mexico; Cover
nor McGovern. of Wisconsin; Cover
nor Hawley, of Idaho: Governor Col
quit, of Texas; Governor Tener, of
Pennsylvania; Governor Norris, Of
Nevada; Governor Glasscock, of West
Virginia: Governor Mann. Of Virginia:
Governor Mead. of Vermont: Cover
nor Marshall. of Indiana; Governor
Han. Of louisiana: Governor OIL
christ of Florida, and Governor Os-
born, of Michigan.
While the governor of North Caro-
lima, South Sarolina, New York. Mon
tana and Tennessee, have not appoint
ed delegates, each of these States will
be represented by an official exhibit
and the highway department of each
will have representatives present at
the congress.
Among the railroad presidents who
have just informed President Page
that they will be present at the SEES
sions of the congress are James Nc
Crea, Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company: b. +. Yoakum, of the Fris-
co Lines; L. f. Johnson. of the Nor
folk and Western; George w. Stevens,
of the Chesapeake and Ohio.
Among the other belated accept
ances are those of the minister of
agracultural> and roads of the
province of Quebec, Hon. j. E. Caron;
Chief Enginee de Pulligny. of the
French government. Colonel Spencer
| Cosby, of the corps of engineers,
| United States. American: Professor
! William III. Burr Of Columbia univer-
| sity, who Is one of the foremost con-
| sulting bridge engineers of the world /;
Lee McClung, treasurer of the United
! States; colonel George Harvey, Mayor
| Fitzgerald. of Boston Frank b.
| Kellogg, president of the America
| Bar association. and General John G.
| Black, president of the United States
civil service commission. Mayor
Gaynor has sent word that the chief
engineer of each of the boroughs of
| New York will attend Che congress.
Governor Wilson, of New Jersey.
| has not appointed delegates to the
! congress because he will be present
| himself to make the address of well
come with the highway commissioner
of the State will preside over the
| construction and maintenance Sec
| ton.
Does Not Care to Decide.
The Chalmers Commission, COM
| posed of a representative body OF
| newspaper men, is accomplishing a
| work not only Of general interest. but
q Il
| wolves upon this commission, AZ
| everyone knows, to determine an
! nually who Is the leading player in
| the National and American leagues
, This year the labors of the com
| mission win he made more difficult,
than USUAL by the presence Of several
| of several complications The arsu-
| ment as to whether or not a previous
| winner of the commissions trophy
should be rendered ineligible on thai
account has been happily settled In
| the negative. There seems no reason
why. player should he .debarred
from further participation in the
chief honors OF the baseball world
simply because he has already at
some previous time In LIS career 1T
tanned that honor. and the vote OF
| the Chalmers Commission to consider
a candidates availability solely upon
! his record for the present season will
| unquestionably embody the prevail
Ing sentiment Of the community.
There are several other factors,
however, in the work OF this com
mission which cannot be SO easily
settled. One of these factors 10 the
proper rating of pitchers. 1t Is fairly
easy to compare infielders with out
ffeiders. but It is hard. to say the
least. to determine what rating should
be glven" pitcher.
Waiter johnson has been largely
responsible for the wonderful show
ing OF the Washington club, as has
Wood that of the Boston Red Sox.
How IL Judge to compare the value
Of johnson with Ty Cobb, for in
stance. or Wood with Iris Speaker
Happily we are not called upon to
decide this question. and shall leave
It most cheerfuiiy to the commits
sion- Baseball Magazine.