Does anyone recognize this bat's logo?

[Kzoo]

Guys..............I've had this 34.5", 40 oz. bat/club for over a year now and I've always wondered about the manufacturer. The stampings read... 'This Trade Mark ....., The Highest Quality, No. 100, The Standard for Excellence' and the image appears to be some sort of 'Gladiator' or something. The end of the barrel is squared off and there are remnants of a painted green ring, as well, which lead me to believe this bat may be late 19th century?? The bad news about the bat is that it was screwed to the wall of a local bar for many years and has 2 holes that need some restoration. I'm sure somebody here can identify this bat. Thanks for your help in advance.

Matt

[Kzoo]

It's been 2 years, anybody have an idea now on this logo? Thanks.....Matt

[Huysmans]

Hi Matt.
I'm just curious if you're interested in selling the bat?

Thanks!
Brent

[billyb]

Matt,
The University of Michigan State baseball team appears to go back into the 1880s, and that could be a logo of a Spartan. Have you thought about that avenue??

[Butch7999]

Wish we could help, Matt, but we have zero expertise on vintage bats. We were confident one of the bat collectors on board
would have recognized the manufacturer by now. Must be pretty obscure.
The logo certainly seems to be a maker's mark, not a team affiliation, but we agree with Bill that "Spartan" might be a candidate
as a trade name -- we did cursory (only cursory, mind you) on-line searches for "Spartan," "Gladiator," "Viking," "Trojan,"
"Warrior," and "Hercules" in conjunction with "baseball" and "bat," but came up empty on all counts. Deeper searches for those
or related terms might produce some results...

[baseball tourist]

Not much help but I found a Trojan Sporting Goods co bat on line: