The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-09-07
many" TROPHIES"
THAT ARE FAKES
Cups AND Medals PURCHASED
and Worn by Holders
Themselves
BOGUS PROFESSORS
Jewellers Say rhsv Best cusesmsrs Are
Professional Akhlstss Who oivss
Public Exhibitisos, Lion
Tsmsrs sN& D~silsenis&&


From the New FORK Prssss
The treasurer Of the university afh-
lstic association went Into q jewelers.
store In Fifth avenue tn . day tn
inspect seine prize cups and trophies
His inquiries were met with hesitnncx
until he presented his card. Than tho
attitude OF the salesman changed alto
Gether. He became frank n com
m~unicative. He remarked
that the number OF prises thai we're
purchased and inscribed that were
never even contested for were q bloc
on the jewelers. trade.
AT a meeting OF the atheietic club
that evening the reasurc reported
what he had been told by the Jewelsr.
and a. this particular university was
engaged at h In cleaning. upi
tts athslatic games q COMMITTEES was.
appointed TO look into the subject.
II frequently happens that men en-
gagged In contests OF skill and. strength,
fall To sscure prizes In a legitimate
way, and. wishing to have some
memento OF the affair. cause to be n
graved medals which bear their names'
and the date OF h event and its- char
acter. This has been done by coiieger
men. and notably by boat crews that
have not been placed In races ~
Harlem river four. which rowed second
In n holly contested race some years
agn. carried this spirit TO tho lfrnit
when they purchased q trophy cup.
which they had inscribed with their
names, and displayed Il at their boat
house. The club objected TO this form
Of doing honor TO It's oarsmen. but
finally compromised by sending the cup.
to h siiversmith. who added the line
II. and w. Boat club" the winning
club. In this form the cup was per-
mitfed to occupy a place In the silver
ware cabinet In the club o
Only one case OF a college atheletsr
p-sviding his W medals q dis
er. and became n professional bicyciel
rider. After he entered the profess
sionai ranks he invested In an array OF
medals that must have cost several
hundred dollars. !
Outside or college circles tina COM
mittee learned OF many fake medaiists-
One man who vas al unsuccessful
pigeon shot, although nm ambitious
one had n set m ups engraved and
dated over a period of years, not n OF
which was a bona fide prize. The In
scriptions carried false records OF
shooting and indicated that no had won
a, ali distances; In all countries ana
locked up In n glass cas- alongside his
armorv OF guns. He told h story OF
his success so often that he really be-
lieyed II himself.
Another incident u furnished by the
medal displayed by n summer resident
at Manhattan beach. IL purports To
have been given TO the holder b. tina
Unitd States Humane association for
saving three persons from drowning.
There In no sue society and the owner
q saved any lives whatever. In his
conviyial moments he produces tho
medal. which Is OF gold. and cost sioo.
and passes II carefully about for In
spection.
The most curious case the COMMITTEES
iearned OF was that OF a life-sayer I'm
Harlem. who has. indeed. received sorna
honor In this way. for he has saved
several lives. Blu he has such love or
medals that he has provided himsaif
with an additional supply OF cheap
ones. which he wears alongside tho
honestly acquired ones that testify To
his bravery.
jewelers. say their best customers ara
professional athletes who give public
exhibitions. lion tanners and ~balionists4.
for example. These men do not regard
themselves properly dressed for a per-
Torrance unless they are bespangIed
with medals. Some OF these trophies
are presented to them by friandh. bnA
most are purchased bv the wcarenA