Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-08
JOE BERGER MAY
LAND A MACHINE
Only One More Player in Run
ming Against Former
Rock Islander

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. S.-From
midsummer indications it seems prob
able that the handsome 1913 CHAIN
ers 49," which is TO be awarded TO
the most valuable player of the Pa
ciic coast league will burn gasoline
on Los Angeles streets. Joe Berger of
Los Angeles and Johnny Kane of Yer
non were the two high men in straw
ballot taken last week in the press
stand at San Francisco, and the judg-
ment of these writer's, who certainly
would not be charged with bias in IA
vor of southern men, must carry con-
siderable weight.
Hetling of Oakland was a good third
in the ballot, which included the
names of IS of the most popular play
ers in the league. In their respective
order then followed the names OF Da-
ley, Howard and Heitmuller, all of the
Los Angeles team.
The award of the car was made pos
sible through the generosity of Hugh
Chalmers, president of the Chalmers
factory; Charles E. Anthony, presi-
dent Of the Western Motor Car COM
pany of this city, and the agents for
the Chalmers in San Francisco and
Portland, f. P Brinegar and II. l..
Keats. The Chalmers trophy had its
inception in 1910, when Hugh Chalm-
ers offered a car to the champion bats
man of the major leagues of that sea-
son. Cobb of Detroit and Lajoie Of
Cleveland were separated by only a
thousandth of a per cent at the close
of the season, and in view of the re-
markable record of both men and the
closeness of their final score, Mr..
Chalmers gave each an automobile.
When a similar award was proposed
for the following year, however, it was
decided that a broader and better
basis for the awarding of such a val
liable prize could be found than in TAX
ing the mere batting averages. a sys-
TEN was evolved to award the car to
the most valuable player from every
point of view and il is this system that
is to govern the award of the car this
year in the Pacific coast league. The
points to be considered by the COM
! mission that makes the award are:
Batting, baserunning, fielding, aggres-
siveness, aid to team play, quick think
ing, conduct on and off field, time of
reporting to club and respect for club
discipline
| Each member of the commission
will vote for six men, placing them on
his ballot in the order their merit de
| serves in his opinion. The first place
man will receive six points. the second
| five, etc. The ballots of the commits,
| sion will then be totaled and the play.
| RS receiving tho highest number will
receive the car. Bill" LANCE of San
/ Francisco is the head Of the commits.
! sion, whose other members are sport.
/ ing writer's on papers of the various
cities represented in the league.
The car that is to be the prize
| should be enough to inspire any PLAYER
/ to do big league work. Strikfngly
handsome and up to the minute in ev
cry detail, the 1913 Chalmers is the
peer of any of the 1913 models that
have been seen in Los Angeles. The
Machine will go fully equipped to the
lucky player who wins it, and that
such valuable trophy should be of
fered as an incentive TO good playine
is striking recognition Of the deem IN
terest that is taken in the nationa
game.