Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1918 — OFFER PRIZES FOR PLAYERS [ARTICLE]

OFFER PRIZES FOR PLAYERS

St Lout. Millionaire Will Civ. Money for Excellence In Certain Brand, of Performance. Russell Gardner, St Louis millionaire and chief backer of the Memphis Southern league club, has offered three prizes for Memphis players. One Is of SSOO for the most valuable player on the team. Other prizes are S2OO and SSO for excellence in certain brands of performance. Whether such prizes come under the ban, as laid down by the National commission in the La Joie case, Is an open question.