The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-21
AMERICAN LEAGUE 10 PICK GREATEST
 BASEBALL PLAYER
To Recognize and Reward Uncommon Skill and Abil- ity Used For Interests of Team.

Team.
 Chicago, Aug. 2I-(By The A. P.) For the first time in it's history, the American League officially is to desig- nate this year it's greatest aH-around by having his name inscribed on a massive monument to the national game, which will be erected in East Potomac park, Washington, D. C., to commem crate the sport.
 Names of stars selected at the con c1usion of future seasons will be add ed to the monument. The magni- tude of the memorial can be judged has appropriated $100,o00 10 build it and leading sculptors of the nation will be asked to submit designs.
 The plan that has been adopted by of the player shall be made annually by committee of sports writers of the eight cities in the league. I. E. Sanborn, a veteran, retired baseball writer, is chairman of the commit tee and its other members are J. c. O'Leary, Boston; Harry Nelly, Chi cago; H. P. Edwards, Cleveland: H. G. Sa1singer, Detroit; W. B. Hanna. New York; J, 2: Isaminger, Phi1adel, Denman Thompson, Washington.
 Not Eligible.
 Ty Cobb, the Detroit manager, and Iris Speaker, the Cleveland leader, will not be eligible for selection on but the competition is wide-open for all other players. Batting, fielding and pitching records alone are not to be the basis for selection, but faith fulness, continuity of service and conduct-both on and off the field are to be items of consi&eration. The rules for governing the award of the trophy announced today by President EoV, T@I, fo7l0
 League Trophy is to honor the base ball player who is of greatest all- round service to his club and credit to the sport during each season. To recognize and reward uncomm on skill and ability when exercised by a player for the best interests of his team; and to perpetuate his mem ory.
 awarded the Trophy shall be made by a committee of eight active baseball writers, one from each city in the American league.
 It shall be the duty of the Trophy Committee to determine the best player of the year by careful consid- eration of ability and achievement in all departme ents of the game; to watch for and encourage the win ming ball player
 Batting, fielding, or pitching aver ages shall be given due consideration but not such as to constitute them the sole factors in the choice, remember ing that combined offensive and de- fensive ability is not always indica- ted by any system of records.
 The Qualities.
 Faithfulness, continuity of service during a season, freedom from or Ha- bi1ity to injury and illness shall be taken into consideration.
 Conduct on and off the field, ab- sence from games on account of the exercise of discipline by managers, n111h nr- I,oa Is ords for the purpose of the award.
 Playing managers shall not be eli- gib1e to the trophy contest. In the he also acts in the capacity of a play CT, is of greater value to his team and places all other players at a disad- vantage in the contest.
 pointed by a chairman, who shall have not voting power; nor any if nancia1 interest, either directly or in directly in baseball. He shall be ap- American League, or otherwise, as the club owners may direct.
 The Trophy Committee shall choose the best player by composite ballot based on an amplification of the point system used to determine the. winning team of a track and field meet
 On a date prior to the end of each championship season, each member or the 1EOpuy SnaIl mall to the chairman ballot containing the names of the eight players who he believes have been of greatest ser vice to their respective teams duxing the season. Each member shall ar range those eight names on the bal lot in the order of his preference
 First place on each ballot shaII count eight points for the player so honored Second place shall count seven points; third place, six points, and so on.
 The chairman shall tabu1ate these ballots, according to the aforemen- toned system, and announce the com posite result; the award of the Tro- phy to be made to the player who shall be found to have received the highest total number of points To permit each member of the committee to express his choice free ly and without possible outside influ- ence, the ballots shall be confidential, known only to the chairman who shall promuIgate only the composite result; provided that the ballots. with their signatures concealed, shall be open to inspection and verification by any interested party.
 These rules may be amended, modi- fled or simp1ified by a majority vote of the Trophy Committee, the chair man to cast no vote except in case of tie.
 DUNCAN-MITCHEL TEAM WINS. New London, Aug. 21-George Dncan and Abe Mitchell, British golf