You sure are right about the poem.
For Frank Chance, it was obviously in large part about intangibles (probably the biggest one being that darn poem). Leadership must have a played a big role, and certainly leadership should be one quality to be considered when deciding on a Hall of Famer.
The one comparison you didn't make between Chance and Daubert is how they were viewed by the baseball writers who voted on them just 13-15 years after Daubert's career ended.
These are the three years they appeared on the BBWAA ballot together:
1937
Chance 24.4 %
Daubert 1.0 %
1938
Chance 50.8 %
Daubert 0.4 %
1939
Chance 57.7 %
Daubert 0.4 %
Greg
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