The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
Weeks Tournament in Topeka
Ended Today.
Champion of the World Is Here
From Chicago.
THE TOPEKA PLAYERS
Lyman Brothers Hold Own With
Visitors.
King, the Champion, Praises
Lyman Court as One of Best.

The series of rogue contests on the
lyman court closed this afternoon.
The games were of especial note from
the fact that c. c. King of Chicago,
champion rogue player of the United
States, has participated in the series,
and that the Lyman brothers of To-
peka have won a good share of the
games. Next June w. H. Lyman will
go to Chicago, where he will play a
series of games with King for the
worlds championship.
In the games this morning King won
the first game from w. H. Lyman 80
to II. Then Lyman played L. H. Plum
mer, secretary of the Chicago Rogue
club, and won an interesting contest.
The court was a little heavy today and
some of the feature shots went wrong.
w. H. Lyman and Mr.. King played off
tie series at noon today.
Games this week have resulted as
follows:
c. C. King VS.. s. w. Lyman, two
games each.
c. c. King VS.. W. H. Lyman; King
4, Lyman 2.
C. c. King vs. w. H. Lyman; King
l, Lyman 2.
l. H. Plummer VS.. w. H. Lyman;
Plummer 1, Lyman 2
L. H. Plummer VS.. S. W. Lyman;
one game each.
MI. PldySu OIC 6oAlAO win
S. e. Lyman, which was won by Mr..
Lyman. Two games played with J. l..
Payne of Topeka were both won by
Mr. Plummer. One game each was
played with R. A. Richards and c. L.
Payne. Both went to Plummer.
c. L. Payne of Chicago, an expert
rogue player, has also participated ID
the series this week. This is the first
time any of the champions have visited
| the Lyman court, and they are greatly
pleased with the Topeka grounds.
c. c. King, in talking of his trip to
Topeka, said:
This is the first time I have ever
been on the Lyman court, but you can
bet I am coming back next year L
have met and played with all the rogue
players of consequence in the United
States and I want to tell you the Ly-
man court is the only enclosed court
I know of in the United States, and
the grounds are among the best have
ever seen. The boys have entertained
us in great style. They have given US
some good games and I will be glad to
come to Topeka next year"
ROGUE is a highly developed game of
croquet, affording all the scientific OPP
portunities of billiards and two and
three cushion shots in rogue are of Gus
tomary occurrence. King plugged i
ball on a four cushion shot this morn
iry and w. Fl. Lyman pulled off some
carom shots that were hair raisers."
Hard rubber balls are used in play
ing the game on a sand covered
ground with concrete curbing for
Sides. The field, at W. H. Lyman's
home, 1918 Polk street, is 30x6O feet,
with five foot angular corner at eth
err side of the field. One side of the
little mallet is of hard wood and the
other has a rubber tip. A player uses
either side of the mallet he chooses
and makes shot as scientific as in an
billiard Either two
four players engage in game. Each
player plays on two balls.
On the Lyman field are red, white,
blue and black balls. The player
marks the wicket he desires to make
by a little wood flag the same color as
the ball he is playing. Then he must
shoot the ball through the steel wicket
which barely permits of a passage of
the ball.
A boundary line % inches from the
sides of the court is marked, and play
| ing must be inside the Tive" space. In
opening the game a player lags for
position and then proceeds on his
march around the field playing on his
| own and opposing balls to secure the
desired positions. He is permitted TIC
play off each ball but once before
making a point. Should he fail to
make his point after using the allotted
shots, the chance of play goes to his
opponent.
The Lyman brothers and Mr.. KING
have the system to such a fine point
that they frequently run the entire
course before their opponent gets
| shot. In one of the games Friday
night, w. H. Lyman and S. w. Ly-
man defeated King and Plummer 80
| to 0. The Lymans ran their balls the
entire course before their opponents
were able to start.
| G. C. King, the rogue champion, is
a Chicago millionaire, although he
doesn't act the part. He spends most
| of his time on the rogue courts and
visits the courts of expert players In
all parts of the United States. In the
tournament at Norwich, Conn, last
| August, he won the championship by
taking four of the five games played
He was required to capture four OF
seven games in order to land the med
al He lost the first game, but Wor
the four succeeding contests.
| He is considered authority on rogue
| plays and has made some of the
greatest shots on record. In talking
of the championship Mr.. King said;
| II certainly am going to hold the
championsh as long as can, but il
| I ever lose it, want it to go to g
western man. and I don't know any
one whom 1 would rather see land the
medal than Mr.. Lyman
| The party of rogue experts will de-
part tonight over the Santa Fe fol
| their home in Chicago.
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