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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 2008
Page
14
Ralph and Terry Kovel discuss how European figures in tennis decor grew popular as 19th century ceramic figurines from German French and English firms command high prices. The piece links dress codes and early racket use to the sport’s history while noting modern collector value for period pieces.
Prices from a catalog item list items such as Hurrah For Schirra commemorative button 1962 3 1/2 inches $130 a nickel silver hobo knife Union Cutlery New York pat 1907 9 1/2 inches $365 and Abercrombie Fitch Martin pitcher set embossed Half Shot Magnum 1940s 505 $400.
Marsha Henry Goff recounts visits to a Columbia TGI Fridays while wearing Kansas Jayhawks gear, facing mixed reactions from staff and locals. She recalls family ties to KU, Missouri rivalries dating to the Civil War, and the culture of sports loyalties across generations in Lawrence and Missouri.
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