Part 2
No. 255 How to Run 100 Yards.
No. 174 Distance and Cross-Country Running.
No. 259 How to Become a Weight Thrower.
No. 55 Official Sporting Rules.
No. 246 Athletic Training for Schoolboys.
No. 317 Marathon Running.
No. 331 Schoolyard Athletics.
ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES
No. 339 Intercollegiate Official Handbook.
No. 302 Y. M. C. A. Official Handbook.
No. 313 Public Schools Athletic League Official Handbook.
No. 314 Public Schools Athletic League Official Handbook—Girls’ Branch.
No. 308 Official Handbook New York Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Group XIII. Athletic Accomplishments
No. 177 How to Swim.
No. 296 Speed Swimming.
No. 128 How to Row.
No. 209 How to Become a Skater.
No. 178 How to Train for Bicycling.
No. 23 Canoeing.
No. 282 Roller Skating Guide.
Group XIV. Manly Sports
No. 18 Fencing. (By Breck.)
No. 162 Boxing.
No. 165 Fencing. (By Senac.)
No. 140 Wrestling.
No. 236 How to Wrestle.
No. 102 Ground Tumbling.
No. 233 Jiu Jitsu.
No. 166 How to Swing Indian Clubs.
No. 200 Dumb Bell Exercises.
No. 143 Indian Clubs and Dumb Bells.
No. 262 Medicine Ball Exercises.
No. 29 Pulley Weight Exercises.
No. 191 How to Punch the Bag.
No. 289 Tumbling for Amateurs.
No. 326 Professional Wrestling.
Group XV. Gymnastics
No. 104 Grading of Gymnastic Exercises.
No. 214 Graded Calisthenics and Dumb Bell Drills.
No. 254 Barnjum Bar Bell Drill.
No. 158 Indoor and Outdoor Gymnastic Games.
No. 124 How to Become a Gymnast.
No. 287 Fancy Dumb Bell and Marching Drills.
No. 327 Pyramid Building Without Apparatus.
No. 328 Exercises on the Parallel Bars.
No. 329 Pyramid Building with Wands, Chairs and Ladders
GYMNASTIC AUXILIARY
No. 333 Official Handbook I. C. A. A. Gymnasts of America.
Group XVI. Physical Culture
No. 161 Ten Minutes’ Exercise for Busy Men.
No. 208 Physical Education and Hygiene.
No. 149 Scientific Physical Training and Care of the Body.
No. 142 Physical Training Simplified.
No. 185 Hints on Health.
No. 213 285 Health Answers.
No. 238 Muscle Building.
No. 234 School Tactics and Maze Running.
No. 261 Tensing Exercises.
No. 285 Health by Muscular Gymnastics.
No. 288 Indigestion Treated by Gymnastics.
No. 290 Get Well: Keep Well.
No. 325 Twenty-Minute Exercises.
No. 330 Physical Training for the School and Class Room.
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ANY OF THE ABOVE BOOKS MAILED POSTPAID UPON RECEIPT OF 10 CENTS
Group I. Base Ball
No. 1—Spalding’s Official Base Ball Guide.
The leading Base Ball annual of the country, and the official authority of the game. Contains the official playing rules, with an explanatory index of the rules compiled by Mr. A. G. Spalding; pictures of all the teams in the National, American and minor leagues; reviews of the season; college Base Ball, and a great deal of interesting information. Price 10 cents.
No. 202—How to Play Base Ball.
Edited by Tim Murnane. New and revised edition. Illustrated with pictures showing how all the various curves and drops are thrown and portraits of leading players. Price 10 cents.
No. 223—How to Bat.
There is no better way of becoming a proficient batter than by reading this book and practising the directions. Numerous illustrations. Price 10 cents.
No. 232—How to Run the Bases.
This book gives clear and concise directions for excelling as a base runner; tells when to run and when not to do so; how and when to slide; team work on the bases; in fact, every point of the game is thoroughly explained. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 230—How to Pitch.
A new, up-to-date book. Its contents are the practical teaching of men who have reached the top as pitchers, and who know how to impart a knowledge of their art. All the big leagues’ pitchers are shown. Price 10 cents.
No. 229—How to Catch.
Every boy who has hopes of being a clever catcher should read how well-known players cover their position. Pictures of all the noted catchers in the big leagues. Price 10 cents.
No. 225—How to Play First Base.
Illustrated with pictures of all the prominent first basemen. Price 10 cents.
No. 226—How to Play Second Base.
The ideas of the best second basemen have been incorporated in this book for the especial benefit of boys who want to know the fine points of play at this point of the diamond. Price 10 cents.
No. 227—How to Play Third Base.
Third base is, in some respects, the most important of the infield. All the points explained. Price 10 cents.
No. 228—How to Play Shortstop.
Shortstop is one of the hardest positions on the infield to fill, and quick thought and quick action are necessary for a player who expects to make good as a shortstop. Illus. Price 10 cents.
No. 224—How to Play the Outfield.
An invaluable guide for the outfielder. Price 10 cents.
No. 231—How to Coach; How to Captain a Team; How to Manage a Team; How to Umpire; How to Organize a League; Technical Terms of Base Ball.
A useful guide. Price 10 cents.
No. 210—Ready Reckoner of Base Ball Percentages.
To supply a demand for a book which would show the percentage of clubs without recourse to the arduous work of figuring, the publishers had these tables compiled by an expert. Price 10 cents.
BASE BALL. AUXILIARIES.
No. 1A—Spalding’s Official Base Ball Record.
Something new in Base Ball. Contains records of all kinds from the beginning of the National League and official averages of all professional organizations for past season. 10 cents.
No. 319—Minor League Base Ball Guide.
The minors’ own guide. Edited by President T. H. Murnane, of the New England League. Price 10 cents.
No. 320—Official Handbook or the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs.
Contains the Constitution, By-Laws, Official Rules, Averages, and schedule of the National League for the current year, together with list of club officers and reports of the annual meetings of the League. Price 10 cents.
No. 321—Official Handbook National Playground Ball Association.
This game is specially adapted for playgrounds, parks, etc., is spreading rapidly. The book contains a description of the game, rules and officers. Price 10 cents.
Group II. Foot Ball
No. 2—Spalding’s Official Foot Ball Guide.
Edited by Walter Camp. Contains the new rules, with diagram of field; All-America teams as selected by the leading authorities; reviews of the game from various sections of the country; scores; pictures. Price 10 cents.
No. 334—Code of the Foot Ball Rules.
This book is meant for the use of Officials, to help them to refresh their memories before a game and to afford them a quick means of ascertaining a point during a game. It also gives a ready means of finding a rule in the Official Rule Book, and is of great help to a player in studying the Rules. Compiled by C. W. Short, Harvard, 1908. Price 10 cents.
No. 324—How to Play Foot Ball.
Edited by Walter Camp, of Yale. Everything that a beginner wants to know and many points that an expert will be glad to learn. Snapshots of leading teams and players in action, with comments by Walter Camp. Price 10 cents.
No. 2A—Spalding’s Official Association Soccer Foot Ball Guide.
A complete and up-to-date guide to the “Soccer” game in the United States, containing instructions for playing the game, official rules, and interesting news from all parts of the country. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 280—How to Play Soccer.
How each position should be played, written by the best player in England in his respective position, and illustrated with full-page photographs of players in action. Price 10 cents.
FOOT BALL AUXILIARIES.
No. 332—Spalding’s Official Canadian Foot Ball Guide.
The official book of the game in Canada. Price 10 cents.
Group III. Cricket
No. 3—Spalding’s Official Cricket Guide.
The most complete year book of the same that has ever been published in America. Reports of special matches, official rules and pictures of all the leading teams. Price 10 cents.
No. 277—Cricket; and How to Play it.
By Prince Ranjitsinhji. The game described concisely and illustrated with full-page pictures posed especially for this book. Price 10 cents.
Group IV. Lawn Tennis
No. 4—Spalding’s Official Lawn Tennis Annual.
Contents include reports of all important tournaments; official ranking from 1885 to date; laws of lawn tennis; instructions for handicapping; decisions on doubtful points; management of tournaments; directory of clubs; laying out and keeping a court. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 157—How to Play Lawn Tennis.
A complete description of lawn tennis; a lesson for beginners and directions telling how to make the most important strokes. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 270—Strokes and Science of Lawn Tennis.
By P. A. Vaile, a leading authority on the game in Great Britain. Every stroke in the game is accurately illustrated and analyzed by the author. Price 10 cents.
Group V. Golf
No. 5—Spaulding’s Official Golf Guide.
Contains records of all important tournaments, articles on the game in various sections of the country, pictures of prominent players, official playing rules and general items of interest. Price 10 cents.
No. 270—How to Play Golf.
By James Braid and Harry Vardon, the world’s two greatest players tell how they play the game, with numerous full-page pictures of them taken on the links. Price 10 cents.
Group VI. Hockey
No. 6—Spalding’s Official Ice Hockey Guide.
The official year book of the game. Contains the official rules, pictures of leading teams and players, records, review of the season, reports from different sections of the United States and Canada. Price 10 cents.
No. 304—How to Play Ice Hockey.
Contains a description of the duties of each player. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 154—Field Hockey.
Prominent in the sports at Vassar, Smith, Wellesley, Bryn Mawr and other leading colleges. Price 10 cents.
No. 188—Lawn Hockey, Parlor Hockey, Garden Hockey.
Containing the rules for each game. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 180—Ring Hockey.
A new game for the gymnasium. Exciting as basket ball. Price 10 cents.
HOCKEY AUXILIARY.
No. 256—Official Handbook of the Ontario Hockey Association.
Contains the official rules of the Association, constitution, rules of competition, list of officers, and pictures of leading players. Price 10 cents.
Group VII. Basket Ball
No. 7—Spalding’s Official Basket Ball Guide.
Edited by George T. Hepbron. Contains the revised official rules, decisions on disputed points, records of prominent teams, reports on the game from various parts of the country. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 193—How to Play Basket Ball.
By G. T. Hepbron, editor of the Official Basket Ball Guide. Illustrated with scenes of action. Price 10 cents.
No. 318—Official Basket Ball Guide for Women.
Edited by Miss Senda Berenson, of Smith College. Contains the official playing rules and special articles on the game by prominent authorities. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
BASKET BALL AUXILIARY.
No. 323—Collegiate Basket Ball Handbook.
The official publication of the Collegiate Basket Ball Association. Contains the official rules, records, All-America selections, reviews, and pictures. Edited by H. A. Fisher, of Columbia. Price 10 cents.
Group VIII. Bowling
No. 8—Spalding’s Official Bowling Guide.
The contents include: diagrams of effective deliveries; hints to beginners; how to score; official rules; spares, how they are made: rules for cocked hat, quintet, cocked hat and feather, battle game, etc. Price 10 cents.
Group IX. Indoor Base Ball
No. 9—Spalding’s Official Indoor Base Ball Guide.
America’s national game is now vieing with other indoor games as a winter pastime. This book contains the playing rules, pictures of leading teams, and interesting articles on the game by leading authorities on the subject. Price 10 cents.
Group X. Polo
No. 10—Spalding’s Official Roller Polo Guide.
Edited by J. C. Morse. A full description of the game; official rules, records; pictures of prominent players. Price 10 cents.
No. 120—Water Polo.
The contents of this book treat of every detail, the individual work of the players, the practice of the team, how to throw the ball, with illustrations and many valuable hints. Price 10 cents.
No. 199—Equestrian Polo.
Compiled by H. L. Fitzpatrick of the New York Sun. Illustrated with portraits of leading players, and contains most useful information for polo players. Price 10 cents.
Group XI. Miscellaneous Games
No. 201—Lacrosse.
Every position is thoroughly explained in a most simple and concise manner, rendering it the best manual of the game ever published. Illustrated with numerous snapshots of important plays. Price 10 cents.
No. 322—Official Handbook U. S. Inter-Collegiate Lacrosse League.
Contains the constitution, by-laws, playing rules, list of officers and records of the association. Price 10 cents.
No. 271—Spalding’s Official Roque Guide.
The official publication of the National Roque Association of America. Contains a description of the courts and their construction, diagrams, illustrations, rules and valuable information. Price 10 cents.
No. 138—Spalding’s Official Croquet Guide.
Contains directions for playing, diagrams of important strokes, description of grounds, instructions for the beginner, terms used in the game, and the official playing rules. Price 10 cents.
No. 248—Archery.
A new and up-to-date book on this fascinating pastime. The several varieties of archery; instructions for shooting; how to select implements; how to score; and a great deal of interesting information. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 194—Racquets, Squash-Racquets and Court Tennis.
How to play each game is thoroughly explained, and all the difficult strokes shown by special photographs taken especially for this book. Contains the official rules for each game. Price 10 cents.
No. 167—Quoits.
Contains a description of the plays used by experts and the official rules. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 170—Push Ball.
This book contains the official rules and a sketch of the game; illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 13—How to Play Hand Ball.
By the world’s champion, Michael Egan. Every play is thoroughly explained by text and diagram. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 14—Curling.
A short history of this famous Scottish pastime, with instructions for play, rules of the game, definitions of terms and diagrams of different shots. Price 10 cents.
No. 207—Bowling on the Green; or, Lawn Bowls.
How to construct a green; how to play the game, and the official rules of the Scottish Bowling Association. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 189—Children’s Games.
These games are intended for use at recesses, and all but the team games have been adapted to large classes. Suitable for children from three to eight years, and include a great variety. Price 10 cents.
No. 188—Lawn Games.
Lawn Hockey, Garden Hockey, Hand Tennis, Tether Tennis; also Volley Ball, Parlor Hockey, Badminton, Basket Goal. Price 10 cents.
Group XII. Athletics
No. 12—Spalding’s Official Athletic Almanac.
Compiled by J. E. Sullivan, President of the Amateur Athletic Union. The only annual publication now issued that contains a complete list of amateur best-on-records; intercollegiate, swimming, interscholastic. English, Irish, Scotch, Swedish, Continental, South African, Australasian; numerous photos of individual athletes and leading athletic teams. Price 10 cents.
No. 27—College Athletics.
M. C. Murphy, the well-known athletic trainer, now with Pennsylvania, the author of this book, has written it especially for the schoolboy and college man, but it is invaluable for the athlete who wishes to excel in any branch of athletic sport; profusely illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 182—All-Around Athletics.
Gives in full the method of scoring the All-Around Championship; how to train for the All-Around Championship. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 156—Athlete’s Guide.
Full instructions for the beginner, telling how to sprint, hurdle, jump and throw weights, general hints on training; valuable advice to beginners and important A. A. U. rules and their explanations, while the pictures comprise many scenes of champions in action. Price 10 cents.
No. 273—The Olympic Games at Athens.
A complete account of the Olympic Games of 1906, at Athens, the greatest International Athletic Contest ever held. Compiled by J. E. Sullivan, Special United States Commissioner to the Olympic Games. Price 10 cents.
No. 87—Athletic Primer.
Edited by J. E. Sullivan. President of the Amateur Athletic Union. Tells how to organize an athletic club, how to conduct an athletic meeting, and gives rules for the government of athletic meetings; contents also include directions for laying out athletic grounds, and a very instructive article on training. Price 10 cents.
No. 252—How to Sprint.
Every athlete who aspires to be a sprinter can study this book to advantage. Price 10 cents.
No. 255—How to Run 100 Yards.
By J. W. Morton, the noted British champion. Many of Mr. Morton’s methods of training are novel to American athletes, but his success is the best tribute to their worth. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 174—Distance and Cross-Country Running.
By George Orton, the famous University of Pennsylvania runner. The quarter, half, mile, the longer distances, and cross-country running and steeplechasing, with instructions for training; pictures of leading athletes in action, with comments by the editor. Price 10 cents.
No. 259—Weight Throwing.
Probably no other man in the world has had the varied and long experience of James S. Mitchel, the author, in the weight throwing department of athletics. The book gives valuable information not only for the novice, but for the expert as well. Price 10 cents.
No. 246—Athletic Training for Schoolboys.
By Geo. W. Orton. Each event in the Intercollegiate programme is treated of separately. Price 10 cents.
No. 55—Official Sporting Rules.
Contains rules not found in other publications for the government of many sports; rules for wrestling, shuffleboard, snowshoeing, professional racing, pigeon shooting, dog racing, pistol and revolver shooting, British water polo rules, Rugby foot ball rules. Price 10 cents.
ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES.
No. 311—Official Handbook of the A.A.U.
The A. A. U. is the governing body of athletes in the United States of America, and all games must be held under its rules, which are exclusively published in this handbook, and a copy should be in the hands of every athlete and every club officer in America. Also includes a very interesting article on “The Growth of American Athletics,” and a short biography of each member of the Board of Governors. Price 10 cents.
No. 316—Official Intercollegiate A.A.A.A. Handbook.
Contains constitution, by-laws, and laws of athletics; records from 1876 to date. Price 10 cents.
No. 308—Official Handbook New York Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Contains the Association’s records, constitution and by-laws and other information. Price 10 cents.
No. 302—Official Y.M.C.A. Handbook.
Contains the official rules governing all sports under the jurisdiction of the Y. M. C. A., official Y. M. C. A. scoring tables, pentathlon rules, pictures of leading Y. M. C. A. athletes. Price 10 cents.
No. 313—Official Handbook of the Public Schools Athletic League.
Edited by Dr. C. Ward Crampton, director of physical education in the Public Schools of Greater New York. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 314—Official Handbook Girls’ Branch of the Public Schools Athletic League.
The official publication. Contains: constitution and by-laws, list of officers. donors, founders, life and annual members, reports and illustrations. Price 10 cents.
No. 331—Schoolyard Athletics.
By J. E. Sullivan. President Amateur Athletic Union and member of Board of Education of Greater New York. An invaluable handbook for the teacher and the pupil. Gives a systematic plan for conducting school athletic contests and instructs how to prepare for the various events. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 317—Marathon Running.
A new and up-to-date book on this popular pastime. Contains pictures of the leading Marathon runners, methods of training, and best times made in various Marathon events. Price 10 cents.
Group XIII. Athletic Accomplishments
No. 177—How to Swim.
Will interest the expert as well as the novice; the illustrations were made from photographs especially posed, showing the swimmer in clear water; a valuable feature is the series of “land drill” exercises for the beginner. Price 10 cents.
No. 128—How to Row.
By E. J. Giannini, of the New York Athletic Club, one of America’s most famous amateur oarsmen and champions. Shows how to hold the oars, the finish of the stroke and other valuable information. Price 10 cents.
No. 296—Speed Swimming.
By Champion C. M. Daniels of the New York Athletic Club team, holder of numerous American records, and the best swimmer in America qualified to write on the subject. Any boy should be able to increase his speed in the water after reading Champion Daniels’ instructions on the subject. Price 10 cents.
No. 23—Canoeing.
Paddling, sailing, cruising and racing canoes and their uses; with hints on rig and management; the choice of a canoe; sailing canoes, racing regulations; canoeing and camping. Fully illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 209—How to Become a Skater.
Contains advice for beginners; how to become a figure skater, showing how to do all the different tricks of the best figure skaters. Pictures of prominent skaters and numerous diagrams. Price 10 cents.
No. 282—Official Roller Skating Guide.
Directions for becoming a fancy and trick roller skater, and rules for roller skating. Pictures of prominent trick skaters in action. Price 10 cents.
No. 178—How to Train for Bicycling.
Gives methods of the best riders when training for long or short distance races; hints on training. Revised and up-to-date in every particular. Price 10 cents.
Group XIV. Manly Sports
No. 140—Wrestling.
Catch-as-catch-can style. Seventy illustrations of the different holds, photographed especially and so described that anybody can with little effort learn every one. Price 10 cents.
No. 18—Fencing.
By Dr. Edward Breck. of Boston, editor of The Swordsman, a prominent amateur fencer. A book that has stood the test of time, and is universally acknowledged to be a standard work. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 162—Boxing Guide.
Contains over 70 pages of illustrations showing all the latest blows, posed especially for this book under the supervision of a well-known instructor of boxing, who makes a specialty of teaching and knows how to impart his knowledge. Price 10 cents.
No. 165—The Art of Fencing.
By Regis and Louis Senac, of New York, famous instructors and leading authorities on the subject. Gives in detail how every move should be made. Price 10 cents.
No. 236—How to Wrestle.
The most complete and up-to-date book on wrestling ever published. Edited by F. R. Toombs, and devoted principally to special poses and illustrations by George Hackenschmidt, the “Russian Lion.” Price 10 cents.
No. 102—Ground Tumbling.
Any boy. by reading this book and following the instructions, can become proficient. Price 10 cents.
No. 289—Tumbling for Amateurs.
Specially compiled for amateurs by Dr. James T. Gwathmey. Every variety of the pastime explained by text and pictures, over 100 different positions being shown. Price 10 cents.
No. 191—How to Punch the Bag.