Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
PHTLADELPHTANS
ARE IN LINE FOR
CHALMERS TROPHY
Eddie Collins, Alexander
and Magee Have Wrought
Nobly This Year-Phils
Play Reds Today.

When the committee appointed for tina
purpose awards the Chalmers troPhie!
for 1914 the names of Philadelphians ar,
apt to stand at the top in both the
American and National Leagues. The
three men who have the chance to be
honored by this annual award are Eddie
Collins, of the Athletics and Grover
Alexander and Sherwood Magec, of the
Phillies.
Hugh Chalmers, the donor OF the auto
mobiles, suggested that the committee
give the prizes not to the man who, in
their opinion, was the most finished per
former in each league but to the player
who had been most valuable to his team.
This suggestion mas been and will be
followed this year.
No matter what details are to be CON
sidered, it is difficult to see how Eddie
Collins could be overlooked lie is not
only recognized by most experts as the
worlds greatest ball player. but he has
been this season the most valuable man
on the Athletics team. Officials OF tie
White Elephants and others have often
been heard to declare emphatiCally that
the Athletics were not a one-man team.
To certain extent that is true, but II
Eddie Collins had not been on MaCk's
roster this year and had not ulayed the
wonderful game that he did the Ath-
letics would today be out of the pennant
race instead OF having 1t won for the
sixth time.
That Connie Mack realized fully the
value of his great second sacker was
shown when he permitted him recently
TO sign contract at his Collins own
terms Mack knew that without Collins
the odds would be against his winning
for at least two years to come. Hence
after the Federal League had made Eddie
one OF the most 1attering offers ever
submitted to a baseball player, he was
In position to dictate the terms OF his
contract for the future, and he did.
Incidentally, the EVENING LEDGER is
eager to announce that 1t has secured
the services of this great player as
writer of the worlds series Eddie is
going to play Of course, and is going to
write the news himself. That is more
than any other ball player can say Ed
die is going TO be the author Of the
"write-ups' in the EVENING LEDGER and
is going to work out the material himself.
While not equaling the actual baseball
ability of Collins, both Alexander and
Captain Magee. OF the Philies have sur
passed the Athletics star in relative util-
ity. Those two men have kept the heads
of the Phillies above water. The disin-
tegration of this clubs strength by the
ravages of the Federal League has been
retarded to a certain extent by the mas
terful play Of Dooin's pitcher extraordi-
nary and heavy hitting utility man. The
use of the term utility man" here is not
meant to convey the idea OF substitute"
which is its usual meaning in baseball,
but term which means an al,-round
player.
Sherwood Magee has put up the great
est game Of his career this year not ex-
cepting his work in 1910. when he led
the National League in batting with an
average OF 331 and took part in 154
games He has played seven positions
for Charley Doom and has played them
all In better than acceptable style. Ma
gees batting has been one of the fea-
lures of the play in the National League
His average Is above 800 and he has hit
Is home runs, TO say nothing Of enough
two and three-baggers to bring his extra
base hits up to lQi, the highest figure in
the major leagues today,
Alexander. too has done remarkably
well, considering the Indifferent work OF
the team as a whole behind him. On
Saturday Alex" won his 18Th conseCu-
tive victory and his 9th Of the season
This string of IS stralghts is all things
, considered better than "Rube' Mar
4I 4Laiu > Luu OF - IA l'lS. IN tne uFSt
Plaee P McGraW leLl-naNosr Vas win
winning clup; secondly MaFluard rec
ora was estaohshed cary m the season
Wheh the oheF c!uos had not reached
inldseason development. Alexander, on
the other hand' began MS successive
winning streak with a second division
team when all Of the clubs OF the league
were supposed 10 have reached the
zenith of their 1914 form Boston was
going better than At any time this sea-
son and the Giants were running along
better than they are today during the
early period In which Alexander was
winning with such disConccrtlng regu-
larity.
This afternoon, the PhilGss are 10 clash
with the Cincinnati Reds I'm tho last
game which these clubs nlay this sea son
The game will begin at Broad and Hunt
Ingdon streets at 3 o'clock. There will
be no game here tomorrow. Tuesdays
contest was moved back and played here
Saturday when the Phlles won the
double header from HerZog's henChmen
The vast difference between the play
ing enthusiasm Of a tail-end club and
one az the head Of the column was never
more plainly illustrated than By the work
Of the Cincinnati Reds. Upon the oc-