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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: Ground Tumbling - -Author: Henry Walter Worth - -Release Date: October 14, 2017 [EBook #55750] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GROUND TUMBLING *** - - - - -Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by The Internet Archive) - - - - - - - - - -[Illustration] - - A. G. SPALDING & BROS. - MAINTAIN THEIR OWN HOUSES FOR DISTRIBUTING THE - SPALDING - COMPLETE LINE OF - ATHLETIC GOODS - IN THE FOLLOWING CITIES - - - NEW YORK - Downtown- - 124–128 Nassau St. - Uptown- - 29–33 West 42d St. - NEWARK, N. J. - 845 Broad Street - BOSTON, MASS. - 141 Federal Street - - CHICAGO - 147–149 Wabash Ave. - ST. 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SPALDING] - -Anticipating the present tendency of the American people toward a -healthful method of living and enjoyment, Spalding’s Athletic Library -was established in 1892 for the purpose of encouraging athletics in -every form, not only by publishing the official rules and records -pertaining to the various pastimes, but also by instructing, until -to-day Spalding’s Athletic Library is unique in its own particular field -and has been conceded the greatest educational series on athletic and -physical training subjects that has ever been compiled. - -The publication of a distinct series of books devoted to athletic sports -and pastimes and designed to occupy the premier place in America in its -class was an early idea of Mr. A. G. Spalding, who was one of the first -in America to publish a handbook devoted to athletic sports, Spalding’s -Official Base Ball Guide being the initial number, which was followed at -intervals with other handbooks on the sports prominent in the ’70s. - -Spalding’s Athletic Library has had the advice and counsel of Mr. A. G. -Spalding in all of its undertakings, and particularly in all books -devoted to the national game. This applies especially to Spalding’s -Official Base Ball Guide and Spalding’s Official Base Ball Record, both -of which receive the personal attention of Mr. A. G. Spalding, owing to -his early connection with the game as the leading pitcher of the -champion Boston and Chicago teams of 1872–76. His interest does not -stop, however, with matters pertaining to base ball; there is not a -sport that Mr. Spalding does not make it his business to become familiar -with, and that the Library will always maintain its premier place, with -Mr. Spalding’s able counsel at hand, goes without saying. - -The entire series since the issue of the first number has been under the -direct personal supervision of Mr. James E. Sullivan, President of the -American Sports Publishing Company, and the total series of consecutive -numbers reach an aggregate of considerably over three hundred, included -in which are many “annuals,” that really constitute the history of their -particular sport in America year by year, back copies of which are even -now eagerly sought for, constituting as they do the really first -authentic records of events and official rules that have ever been -consecutively compiled. - -When Spalding’s Athletic Library was founded, seventeen years ago, track -and field athletics were practically unknown outside the larger colleges -and a few athletic clubs in the leading cities, which gave occasional -meets, when an entry list of 250 competitors was a subject of comment; -golf was known only by a comparatively few persons; lawn tennis had some -vogue and base ball was practically the only established field sport, -and that in a professional way; basket ball had just been invented; -athletics for the schoolboy—and schoolgirl—were almost unknown, and an -advocate of class contests in athletics in the schools could not get a -hearing. To-day we find the greatest body of athletes in the world is -the Public Schools Athletic League of Greater New York, which has had an -entry list at its annual games of over two thousand, and in whose -“elementary series” in base ball last year 106 schools competed for the -trophy emblematic of the championship. - -While Spalding’s Athletic Library cannot claim that the rapid growth of -athletics in this country is due to it solely, the fact cannot be denied -that the books have had a great deal to do with its encouragement, by -printing the official rules and instructions for playing the various -games at a nominal price, within the reach of everyone, with the sole -object that its series might be complete and the one place where a -person could look with absolute certainty for the particular book in -which he might be interested. - -In selecting the editors and writers for the various books, the leading -authority in his particular line has been obtained, with the result that -no collection of books on athletic subjects can compare with Spalding’s -Athletic Library for the prominence of the various authors and their -ability to present their subjects in a thorough and practical manner. - -A short sketch of a few of those who have edited some of the leading -numbers of Spalding’s Athletic Library is given herewith: - -[Illustration] - - - JAMES E. SULLIVAN - -President American Sports Publishing Company; entered the publishing -house of Frank Leslie in 1878, and has been connected continuously with -the publishing business since then and also as athletic editor of -various New York papers; was a competing athlete; one of the organizers -of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States; has been actively on -its board of governors since its organization until the present time, -and President for two successive terms; has attended every championship -meeting in America since 1879 and has officiated in some capacity in -connection with American amateur championship track and field games for -nearly twenty-five years; assistant American director Olympic Games, -Paris, 1900; director Pan-American Exposition athletic department, 1901; -chief department physical culture Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. -Louis, 1904; secretary American Committee Olympic Games, at Athens, -1906; honorary director of Athletics at Jamestown Exposition, 1907; -secretary American Committee Olympic Games, at London, 1908; member of -the Pastime A. C., New York; honorary member Missouri A. C., St. Louis; -honorary member Olympic A. C., San Francisco; ex-president Pastime A. -C., New Jersey A. C., Knickerbocker A. C.; president Metropolitan -Association of the A. A. U. for fifteen years; president Outdoor -Recreation League; with Dr. Luther H. Gulick organized the Public -Schools Athletic League of New York, and is now chairman of its games -committee and member executive committee; was a pioneer in playground -work and one of the organizers of the Outdoor Recreation League of New -York; appointed by President Roosevelt as special commissioner to the -Olympic Games at Athens, 1906, and decorated by King George I. of the -Hellenes (Greece) for his services in connection with the Olympic Games; -appointed special commissioner by President Roosevelt to the Olympic -Games at London, 1908; appointed by Mayor McClellan, 1908, as member of -the Board of Education of Greater New York. - -[Illustration] - - - WALTER CAMP - -For quarter of a century Mr. Walter Camp of Yale has occupied a leading -position in college athletics. It is immaterial what organization is -suggested for college athletics, or for the betterment of conditions, -insofar as college athletics is concerned, Mr. Camp has always played an -important part in its conferences, and the great interest in and high -plane of college sport to-day, are undoubtedly due more to Mr. Camp than -to any other individual. Mr. Camp has probably written more on college -athletics than any other writer and the leading papers and magazines of -America are always anxious to secure his expert opinion on foot ball, -track and field athletics, base ball and rowing. Mr. Camp has grown up -with Yale athletics and is a part of Yale’s remarkable athletic system. -While he has been designated as the “Father of Foot Ball,” it is a -well-known fact that during his college career Mr. Camp was regarded as -one of the best players that ever represented Yale on the base ball -field, so when we hear of Walter Camp as a foot ball expert we must also -remember his remarkable knowledge of the game of base ball, of which he -is a great admirer. Mr. Camp has edited Spalding’s Official Foot Ball -Guide since it was first published, and also the Spalding Athletic -Library book on How to Play Foot Ball. There is certainly no man in -American college life better qualified to write for Spalding’s Athletic -Library than Mr. Camp. - -[Illustration] - - - DR. LUTHER HALSEY GULICK - -The leading exponent of physical training in America; one who has worked -hard to impress the value of physical training in the schools; when -physical training was combined with education at the St. Louis -Exposition in 1904 Dr. Gulick played an important part in that congress; -he received several awards for his good work and had many honors -conferred upon him; he is the author of a great many books on the -subject; it was Dr. Gulick, who, acting on the suggestion of James E. -Sullivan, organized the Public Schools Athletic League of Greater New -York, and was its first Secretary; Dr. Gulick was also for several years -Director of Physical Training in the public schools of Greater New York, -resigning the position to assume the Presidency of the Playground -Association of America. Dr. Gulick is an authority on all subjects -pertaining to physical training and the study of the child. - -[Illustration] - - - JOHN B. FOSTER - -Successor to the late Henry Chadwick (“Father of Base Ball”) as editor -of Spalding’s Official Base Ball Guide; sporting editor of the New York -Evening Telegram; has been in the newspaper business for many years and -is recognized throughout America as a leading writer on the national -game; a staunch supporter of organized base ball, his pen has always -been used for the betterment of the game. - -[Illustration] - - - TIM MURNANE - -Base Ball editor of the Boston Globe and President of the New England -League of Base Ball Clubs; one of the best known base ball men of the -country; known from coast to coast; is a keen follower of the game and -prominent in all its councils; nearly half a century ago was one of -America’s foremost players; knows the game thoroughly and writes from -the point of view both of player and an official. - -[Illustration] - - - HARRY PHILIP BURCHELL - -Sporting editor of the New York Times; graduate of the University of -Pennsylvania; editor of Spalding’s Official Lawn Tennis Annual; is an -authority on the game; follows the movements of the players minutely and -understands not only tennis but all other subjects that can be classed -as athletics; no one is better qualified to edit this book than Mr. -Burchell. - -[Illustration] - - - GEORGE T. HEPBRON - -Former Young Men’s Christian Association director; for many years an -official of the Athletic League of Young Men’s Christian Associations of -North America; was connected with Dr. Luther H. Gulick in Young Men’s -Christian Association work for over twelve years; became identified with -basket ball when it was in its infancy and has followed it since, being -recognized as the leading exponent of the official rules; succeeded Dr. -Gulick as editor of the Official Basket Ball Guide and also editor of -the Spalding Athletic Library book on How to Play Basket Ball. - -[Illustration] - - - JAMES S. MITCHEL - -Former champion weight thrower; holder of numerous records, and is the -winner of more championships than any other individual in the history of -sport; Mr. Mitchel is a close student of athletics and well qualified to -write upon any topic connected with athletic sport; has been for years -on the staff of the New York Sun. - -[Illustration] - - - MICHAEL C. MURPHY - -The world’s most famous athletic trainer; the champion athletes that he -has developed for track and field sports, foot ball and base ball -fields, would run into thousands; he became famous when at Yale -University and has been particularly successful in developing what might -be termed championship teams; his rare good judgment has placed him in -an enviable position in the athletic world; now with the University of -Pennsylvania; during his career has trained only at two colleges and one -athletic club, Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, and Detroit -Athletic Club; his most recent triumph was that of training the famous -American team of athletes that swept the field at the Olympic Games of -1908 at London. - -[Illustration] - - - DR. C. WARD CRAMPTON - -Succeeded Dr. Gulick as director of physical training in the schools of -Greater New York: as secretary of the Public Schools Athletic League is -at the head of the most remarkable organization of its kind in the -world; is a practical athlete and gymnast himself, and has been for -years connected with the physical training system in the schools of -Greater New York, having had charge of the High School of Commerce. - -[Illustration] - - - DR. GEORGE J. FISHER - -Has been connected with Y. M. C. A. work for many years as physical -director at Cincinnati and Brooklyn, where he made such a high -reputation as organizer that he was chosen to succeed Dr. Luther H. -Gulick as Secretary of the Athletic League of Y. M. C. A.’s of North -America, when the latter resigned to take charge of the physical -training in the Public Schools of Greater New York. - -[Illustration] - - - DR. GEORGE ORTON - -On athletics, college athletics, particularly track and field, foot -ball, soccer foot ball, and training of the youth, it would be hard to -find one better qualified than Dr. Orton; has had the necessary athletic -experience and the ability to impart that experience intelligently to -the youth of the land; for years was the American, British and Canadian -champion runner. - -[Illustration] - - - FREDERICK R. TOOMBS - -A well-known authority on skating, rowing, boxing, racquets, and other -athletic sports; was sporting editor of American Press Association, New -York; dramatic editor; is a lawyer and has served several terms as a -member of Assembly of the Legislature of the State of New York; has -written several novels and historical works. - -[Illustration] - - - R. L. WELCH - -A resident of Chicago; the popularity of indoor base ball is chiefly due -to his efforts; a player himself of no mean ability; a first-class -organizer; he has followed the game of indoor base ball from its -inception. - -[Illustration] - - - DR. HENRY S. ANDERSON - -Has been connected with Yale University for years and is a recognized -authority on gymnastics; is admitted to be one of the leading -authorities in America on gymnastic subjects; is the author of many -books on physical training. - -[Illustration] - - - CHARLES M. DANIELS - -Just the man to write an authoritative book on swimming; the fastest -swimmer the world has ever known; member New York Athletic Club swimming -team and an Olympic champion at Athens in 1906 and London, 1908. In his -book on Swimming, Champion Daniels describes just the methods one must -use to become an expert swimmer. - -[Illustration] - - - GUSTAVE BOJUS - -Mr. Bojus is most thoroughly qualified to write intelligently on all -subjects pertaining to gymnastics and athletics; in his day one of -America’s most famous amateur athletes; has competed successfully in -gymnastics and many other sports for the New York Turn Verein; for -twenty years he has been prominent in teaching gymnastics and athletics; -was responsible for the famous gymnastic championship teams of Columbia -University; now with the Jersey City high schools. - -[Illustration] - - - CHARLES JACOBUS - -Admitted to be the “Father of Roque;” one of America’s most expert -players, winning the Olympic Championship at St. Louis in 1904; an -ardent supporter of the game and follows it minutely, and much of the -success of roque is due to his untiring efforts; certainly there is no -one better qualified to write on this subject than Mr. Jacobus. - -[Illustration] - - - DR. E. B. WARMAN - -Well known as a physical training expert; was probably one of the first -to enter the field and is the author of many books on the subject; -lectures extensively each year all over the country. - -[Illustration] - - - W. J. CROMIE - -Now with the University of Pennsylvania; was formerly a Y. M. C. A. -physical director; a keen student of all gymnastic matters; the author -of many books on subjects pertaining to physical training. - -[Illustration] - - - G. M. MARTIN - -By profession a physical director of the Young Men’s Christian -Association; a close student of all things gymnastic, and games for the -classes in the gymnasium or clubs. - -[Illustration] - - - PROF. SENAC - -A leader in the fencing world; has maintained a fencing school in New -York for years and developed a great many champions; understands the -science of fencing thoroughly and the benefits to be derived therefrom. - - - - - SPALDING ATHLETIC LIBRARY - Giving the Titles of all Spalding Athletic Library Books now in print, - grouped for ready reference - - - SPALDING OFFICIAL ANNUALS - - No. 1 Spalding’s Official Base Ball Guide - No. 1A Spalding’s Official Base Ball Record - No. 2 Spalding’s Official Foot Ball Guide - No. 2A Spalding’s Official Soccer Foot Ball Guide - No. 3 Spalding’s Official Cricket Guide - No. 4 Spalding’s Official Lawn Tennis Annual - No. 5 Spalding’s Official Golf Guide - No. 6 Spalding’s Official Ice Hockey Guide - No. 7 Spalding’s Official Basket Ball Guide - No. 7A Spalding’s Official Women’s Basket Ball Guide - No. 8 Spalding’s Official Lacrosse Guide - No. 9 Spalding’s Official Indoor Base Ball Guide - No. 10 Spalding’s Official Roller Polo Guide - No. 12 Spalding’s Official Athletic Almanac - No. 12A Spalding’s Official Athletic Rules - - - Group I. Base Ball - - No. 1 _Spalding’s Official Base Ball Guide_ - No. 1A Official Base Ball Record. - No. 202 How to Play Base Ball. - No. 223 How to Bat. - No. 232 How to Run Bases. - No. 230 How to Pitch. - No. 229 How to Catch. - No. 225 How to Play First Base. - No. 226 How to Play Second Base. - No. 227 How to Play Third Base. - No. 228 How to Play Shortstop. - No. 224 How to Play the Outfield. - No. 231 { How to Organize a Base Ball League. - { How to Organize a Base Ball Club. - { How to Manage a Base Ball Club. - { How to Train a Base Ball Team. - { How to Captain a Base Ball Team. - { How to Umpire a Game. - { Technical Base Ball Terms. - No. 219 Ready Reckoner of Base Ball Percentages. - - BASE BALL AUXILIARIES - - No. 336 Minor League Base Ball Guide. - No. 338 Official Book National League of Prof. Base Ball Clubs. - No. 340 Official Handbook National Playground Ball Assn. - - - Group II. Foot Ball - - No. 2 _Spalding’s Official Foot Ball Guide._ - No. 334 Code of the Foot Ball Rules. - No. 324 How to Play Foot Ball. - No. 2A _Spalding’s Official Soccer Foot Ball Guide._ - No. 286 How to Play Soccer. - No. 335 English Rugby. - - FOOT BALL AUXILIARY - - No. 332 Spalding’s Official Canadian Foot Ball Guide. - - - Group III. Cricket - - No. 3 _Spalding’s Official Cricket Guide._ - No. 277 Cricket; and How to Play It. - - - Group IV. Lawn Tennis - - No. 4 _Spalding’s Official Lawn Tennis Annual._ - No. 157 How to Play Lawn Tennis. - No. 279 Strokes and Science of Lawn Tennis. - - - Group V. Golf - - No. 5 _Spalding’s Official Golf Guide._ - No. 276 How to Play Golf. - - - Group VI. Hockey - - No. 6 _Spalding’s Official Ice Hockey Guide._ - No. 304 How to Play Ice Hockey. - No. 154 Field Hockey. - No. 188 {Lawn Hockey. - {Parlor Hockey. - {Garden Hockey. - No. 180 Ring Hockey. - - HOCKEY AUXILIARY - - No. 256 Official Handbook Ontario Hockey Association. - - - Group VII. Basket Ball - - No. 7 _Spalding’s Official Basket Ball Guide._ - No. 7A _Spalding’s Official Women’s Basket Ball Guide._ - No. 193 How to Play Basket Ball. - - BASKET BALL AUXILIARY - - No. 323 Official Collegiate Basket Ball Handbook. - - - - Group VIII. Lacrosse - - No. 8 _Spalding’s Official Lacrosse Guide._ - No. 201 How to Play Lacrosse. - - - Group IX. Indoor Base Ball - - No. 9 _Spalding’s Official Indoor Base Ball Guide._ - - - Group X. Polo - - No. 10 _Spalding’s Official Roller Polo Guide._ - No. 129 Water Polo. - No. 199 Equestrian Polo. - - - Group XI. Miscellaneous Games - - No. 248 Archery. - No. 138 Croquet. - No. 271 Roque. - No. 194 {Racquets. - {Squash-Racquets. - {Court Tennis. - No. 13 Hand Ball. - No. 167 Quoits. - No. 170 Push Ball. - No. 14 Curling. - No. 207 Lawn Bowls. - No. 188 Lawn Games. - No. 189 Children’s Games. - No. 341 How to Bowl. - - - Group XII. Athletics - - No. 12 _Spalding’s Official Athletic Almanac._ - No. 12A _Spalding’s Official Athletic Rules._ - No. 27 College Athletics. - No. 182 All-Around Athletics. - No. 156 Athletes’ Guide. - No. 87 Athletic Primer. - No. 273 Olympic Games at Athens, 1906. - No. 252 How to Sprint. - 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. - - - ANY OF THE ABOVE BOOKS MAILED POSTPAID UPON RECEIPT OF 10 CENTS - - - - - Group I. Base Ball - - -[Illustration] - - 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. 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. Illustrated with pictures of -leading teams and players. 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. 219—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. 336—Minor League Base Ball Guide. - -The minors’ own guide. Edited by President T. H. Murnane, of the New -England League. Price 10 cents. - - No. 338—Official Handbook of 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. 340—Official Handbook National Playground Ball Association. - -This game is specially adapted for playgrounds, parks, etc., and is -spreading rapidly. The book contains a description of the game, rules -and list of officers. Price 10 cents. - - - - - Group II. Foot Ball - - -[Illustration] - - 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. - -[Illustration] - - 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. 286—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. - - No. 335—Spalding’s Official Rugby Foot Ball Guide. - -Contains the official rules under which the game is played in England -and by the California schools and colleges. Also instructions for -playing the various positions on a team. Illustrated with action -pictures of leading teams and players. Price 10 cents. - - - - - Group III. Cricket - - -[Illustration] - - No. 3—Spalding’s Official Cricket Guide. - -The most complete year book of the game 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 - - -[Illustration] - - 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. 279—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 - - -[Illustration] - - No. 5—Spalding’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. 276—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 - - -[Illustration] - - 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 - - -[Illustration] - - 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. 7A—Spalding’s Official Women’s Basket Ball Guide. - -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. - - 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. - - - 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. Lacrosse - - - No. 8—Spalding’s Official Lacrosse Guide. - -Contains the constitution, by-laws, playing rules, list of officers and -records of the U. S. Inter-Collegiate Lacrosse League. Price 10 cents. - - No. 201—How to Play 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. - - - - - Group IX. Indoor Base Ball - - -[Illustration] - - No. 9—Spalding’s Official Indoor Base Ball Guide. - -America’s national game is now vying 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 - - -[Illustration] - - 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. 129—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. 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. 341—How to Bowl. - -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. - - 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 - - -[Illustration] - - 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. 12A—Spalding’s Official Athletic Rules. - -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. 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, Ex-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 editors. 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. - - No. 331—Schoolyard Athletics. - -By J. E. Sullivan, Ex-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. - - - ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES. - - No. 339—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. - - - - - 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. 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. 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. 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. - -The best treatise on bag punching that has ever been printed. Every -variety of blow used in training is shown and explained, with a chapter -on fancy bag punching by a well-known theatrical bag puncher. Price 10 -cents. - - No. 200—Dumb-Bells. - -The best work on dumb-bells that has ever been offered. By Prof. G. -Bojus, of New York. Contains 200 photographs. Should be in the hands of -every teacher and pupil of physical culture, and is invaluable for home -exercise. Price 10 cents. - - No. 143—Indian Clubs and Dumb-Bells. - -By America’s amateur champion club swinger, J. H. Dougherty. It is -clearly illustrated, by which any novice can become an expert. Price 10 -cents. - - No. 262—Medicine Ball Exercises. - -A series of plain and practical exercises with the medicine ball, -suitable for boys and girls, business and professional men, in and out -of gymnasium. Price 10 cents. - - No. 29—Pulley Weight Exercises. - -By Dr. Henry S. Anderson, instructor in heavy gymnastics, Yale -gymnasium. In conjunction with a chest machine anyone with this book can -become perfectly developed. Price 10 cents. - - No. 233—Jiu Jitsu. - -Each move thoroughly explained and illustrated with numerous full-page -pictures of Messrs. A. Minami and K. Koyama, two of the most famous -exponents of the art of Jiu Jitsu, who posed especially for this book. -Price 10 cents. - - No. 166—How to Swing Indian Clubs. - -By Prof. E. B. Warman. By following the directions carefully anyone can -become an expert. Price 10 cents. - - No. 326—Professional Wrestling. - -A book devoted to the catch-as-catch-can style; illustrated with -half-tone pictures showing the different holds used by Frank Gotch, -champion catch-as-catch-can wrestler of the world. Posed by Dr. Roller -and Charles Postl. By Ed. W. Smith, Sporting Editor of the Chicago -American. Price 10 cents. - - - - - Group XV. Gymnastics - - - No. 104—The Grading of Gymnastic Exercises. - -By G. M. Martin. A book that should be in the hands of every physical -director of the Y. M. C. A., school, club, college, etc. Price 10 cents. - - No. 214—Graded Calisthenics and Dumb-Bell Drills. - -For years it has been the custom in most gymnasiums of memorizing a set -drill, which was never varied. Consequently the beginner was given the -same kind and amount as the older member. With a view to giving -uniformity the present treatise is attempted. Price 10 cents. - - No. 254—Barnjum Bar Bell Drill. - -Edited by Dr. R. Tait McKenzie, Director Physical Training, University -of Pennsylvania. Profusely illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - No. 158—Indoor and Outdoor Gymnastic Games. - -A book that will prove valuable to indoor and outdoor gymnasiums, -schools, outings and gatherings where there are a number to be amused. -Price 10 cents. - - No. 124—How to Become a Gymnast. - -By Robert Stoll, of the New York A. C., the American champion on the -flying rings from 1885 to 1892. Any boy can easily become proficient -with a little practice. Price 10 cents. - - No. 287—Fancy Dumb Bell and Marching Drills. - -All concede that games and recreative exercises during the adolescent -period are preferable to set drills and monotonous movements. These -drills, while designed primarily for boys, can be used successfully with -girls and men and women. Profusely illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - No. 327—Pyramid Building Without Apparatus. - -By W. J. Cromie, Instructor of Gymnastics, University of Pennsylvania. -With illustrations showing many different combinations. This book should -be in the hands of all gymnasium instructors. Price 10 Cents. - - No. 328—Exercises on the Parallel Bars. - -By W. J. Cromie. Every gymnast should procure a copy of this book. -Illustrated with cuts showing many novel exercises. Price 10 cents. - - No. 329—Pyramid Building with Chairs, Wands and Ladders. - -By W. J. Cromie. Illustrated with half-tone photographs showing many -interesting combinations. Price 10 cents. - - - GYMNASTIC AUXILIARY. - - No. 333—Official Handbook Inter-Collegiate Association Amateur - Gymnasts of America. - -Edited by P. R. Carpenter, Physical Director Amherst College. Contains -pictures of leading teams and individual champions, official rules -governing contests, records. Price 10 cents. - - - - - Group XVI. Physical Culture - - - No. 161—Ten Minutes’ Exercise for Busy Men. - -By Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, Director of Physical Training in the New -York Public Schools. A concise and complete course of physical -education. Price 10 cents. - - No. 208—Physical Education and Hygiene. - -This is the fifth of the Physical Training series, by Prof. E. B. Warman -(see Nos. 142, 149, 166, 185, 213, 261, 290). Price 10 cents. - - No. 149—The Care of the Body. - -A book that all who value health should read and follow its -instructions. By Prof. E. B. Warman, the well-known lecturer and -authority on physical culture. Price 10 cents. - - No. 142—Physical Training Simplified. - -By Prof. E. B. Warman. A complete, thorough and practical book where the -whole man is considered—brain and body. Price 10 cents. - - No. 261—Tensing Exercises. - -By Prof. E. B. Warman. The “Tensing” or “Resisting” system of muscular -exercises is the most thorough, the most complete, the most -satisfactory, and the most fascinating of systems. Price 10 cents. - - No. 185—Health Hints. - -By Prof. E. B. Warman. Health influenced by insulation; health -influenced by underwear; health influenced by color; exercise. Price 10 -cents. - - No. 213—285 Health Answers. - -By Prof. E. B. Warman. Contents: ventilating a bedroom; ventilating a -house; how to obtain pure air; bathing; salt water baths at home; a -substitute for ice water; to cure insomnia, etc., etc. Price 10 cents. - - No. 238—Muscle Building. - -By Dr. L. H. Gulick. A complete treatise on the correct method of -acquiring strength. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - No. 234—School Tactics and Maze Running. - -A series of drills for the use of schools. Edited by Dr. Luther Halsey -Gulick. Price 10 cents. - - No. 325—Twenty-Minute Exercises. - -By Prof. E. B. Warman, with chapters on “How to Avoid Growing Old,” and -“Fasting: Its Objects and Benefits.” Price 10 cents. - - No. 285—Health by Muscular Gymnastics. - -With hints on right living. By W. J. Cromie. If one will practice the -exercises and observe the hints therein contained, he will be amply -repaid for so doing. Price 10 cents. - - No. 288—Indigestion Treated by Gymnastics. - -By W. J. Cromie. If the hints therein contained are observed and the -exercises faithfully performed great relief will be experienced. Price -10 cents. - - No. 290—Get Well; Keep Well. - -By Prof. E. B. Warman, author of a number of books in the Spalding -Athletic Library on physical training. Price 10 cents. - - No. 330—Physical Training for the School and Class Room. - -Edited by G. R. Borden, Physical Director of the Y. M. C. A., Easton, -Pa. A book that is for practical work in the school room. Illustrated. -Price 10 cents. - -[Illustration: - - A. G. SPALDING - - FROM PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN SAN FRANCISCO IN NOVEMBER, 1879 -] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - SPALDING’S ATHLETIC LIBRARY - GROUP XIV., NO. 102 - - - - - Ground Tumbling - - - BY - HENRY WALTER WORTH - Formerly Physical Director of Armour Institute of Technology Chicago - -[Illustration] - - - PUBLISHED BY THE - AMERICAN SPORTS PUBLISHING COMPANY - 21 WARREN STREET, NEW YORK - - - - - COPYRIGHT, 1910 - BY - AMERICAN SPORTS PUBLISHING COMPANY - NEW YORK - - - - - INTRODUCTION - - ❧ - - -Oh, do you remember, how, when a small boy in the country, in the months -of April, May, June, July, August and September (it mattered little what -time of the year it was, just so the ice was out of the water), you used -to run to the river at a “twelve-second gait,” make two simple twists of -the wrist, thereby removing a waist and pair of trousers, and plunge -into the water with speed equalled only by the rapidity with which you -say your prayers on a cold night? Of course you do. Great fun, was it -not? I used to think there was nothing like it. I could not get into the -water quick enough. That was before I learned to turn the “back” and the -“flip,” however. - -After I learned to turn the back and forward somersault, when I was -about eleven years old, I would linger on the bank, or soft sandy beach, -“tumbling,” until I saw the other boys coming out to dress, then I would -dive in, swim a few strokes, just to say I had been in swimming, come -out and dress with the rest. - -Like the proverbial “Wandering Willie,” the water lost much of its charm -for me after I found what royal fun the turning and twisting on the bank -afforded. I have wondered many times if the Almighty, when He created -beaches like Manhattan, Rockaway and Nantasket, making them slope gently -down to the water, and put the soft, but not too soft, yielding sand -there, if He did not think how admirable they would be to “tumble” on. - -Any one who has experienced the pleasure of a few “backs,” “flips,” -“snap-ups,” etc., on the soft sand, immediately after donning the light -bathing suit, will agree with me that it is “great fun.” And he who has -never been taught, never practiced any acrobatic work, I hope will begin -“easy” at first; a few simple feats and practice carefully every -opportunity he has. - -I am sure whoever takes an interest, tries, and advances as far as the -“round-off,” “flip” and “back,” will feel fully repaid for all the time -passed in learning. He will find so many opportunities of performing, -and it will be a means of great pleasure to himself, if not to his -friends. - -Many of the acts can be performed in the parlor or in a very small -space. However, they should never be _practiced_ in the parlor. - -Now a few words upon the benefits, physical and mental, derived from -practicing tumbling. - -An expert tumbler has an everlasting faculty of always landing on his -feet. If thrown from a horse, street car or carriage, like a cat that is -dropped from a window, and the man who strikes a match on the sole of -his boot, he always lights on his feet. There is a sort of wriggle or -twist that a man who has practiced tumbling long can make in the air -that will invariably bring him down feet first. - -The mental benefit is derived from the pleasure found in practicing, as -all recreation is a mental benefit. I feel that all I could preach, say -or sing about the benefit of any certain exercise would be feeble -indeed. Boys and young men—and they are the ones who will probably be -most interested in this book—are not appealed to by advice on “what they -ought to do.” They will never practice any of the feats described in -this book for the good it will do them. They know that plenty of sleep -is good for them, and they know that tobacco is bad for them; but it -makes no difference. - -This book is intended more for the boy who wishes to learn but does not -know just where and how to begin. What we all need in this world is -encouragement. I should like to encourage every boy who wishes to learn. -Don’t be discouraged because it takes you so long to learn the -handspring; when that is once learned, the other acts will be easier. - -Do you remember the comparative lines used by a baking powder company in -advertising their baking powder? There was the long line reaching nearly -across the page, representing this firm’s powder, “Absolutely Pure.” -Then there was the next line, not as long, representing some other -firm’s powder—not as long a line, and not so pure a powder. Then there -were other lines along down the list, shorter and shorter, until the -last, which was only about an eighth of an inch long. Now, I think these -lines might serve as an excellent illustration of the length of time it -will require one to learn the different feats. Let the long line -represent the length of time it takes to acquire the first trick; the -practice for the first trick will help you with the second, the second -with the third, and so on, so that when you have practiced and learned -many feats the time required to learn each will grow shorter and -shorter, although the acts grow harder. - -This rule will apply to all athletic and gymnastic work as well as to -tumbling. - -To boys who are apt to get discouraged I love to tell of a boy I knew in -Chicago. He was far below the average in natural ability when I first -knew him—awkward and clumsy—but he became interested in gymnastic work -and kept “everlastingly at it.” He fairly lived in the gymnasium. As a -result of this faithful labor, in less than three months’ time he -participated in a gymnastic exhibition, turning a forward somersault -through a blazing hoop. - -Practice, don’t be discouraged! You will probably never become as great -an acrobat as one of the Nelson Brothers, but you will certainly find -great pleasure and accomplish some good results by Ground Tumbling. - - THE AUTHOR. - - - - - DIRECTIONS - - ❧ - - -_1. The Switch._ - -This is an act which is easily performed and affords much amusement for -spectators. Stand in an erect position with hands hanging at sides, -spring up a foot-and-a-half from the ground and give a quick jerk or -switch with the body and come down facing in the opposite direction. Do -not jump around. The turn is made by a twist of the body, not with the -feet or legs. - -[Illustration: No. 2. THE SITDOWN.] - - -_2. The Sit Down._ - -Stand with the feet about one foot apart, bend over, keeping the legs -perfectly straight, until the finger tips nearly touch the toes, then -fall back to a sitting position on the floor. Do not bend the knees. If -performed correctly this can be done on a very hard floor without -hurting the performer in the least. (See illustration.) - - -_3. The Back Roll._ - -Performed the same as No. 2, only instead of stopping at the sitting -position the performer rolls back on the shoulders and head, and with -the use of the hands comes to a standing position on feet. - -[Illustration: No. 4. THE FISH FLOP.] - - -_4. The Fish Flop._ - -Lie on stomach, feet close together with the toes touching the floor. -Place hands on sides, near ribs, flop over onto back with help of hands -and feet, keeping the body perfectly rigid. (See illustration.) - - -_5. The Front Roll._ - -Stand with heels close together, toes turned out. Bend over, place hands -on floor about one foot apart and about a foot-and-a-half in front of -feet, bend head in toward body and touch the back of head on floor -between hands and, with a push from the feet, roll over on back and up -onto feet again. “Curl up” in doing this act. Bring feet well under -body. - - -_6. The Cart Wheel._ - -Stand erect, throw left hand hard down on the floor, about two feet from -the left foot, follow with the right hand, two feet from the left hand, -then the right foot down about two feet from the right hand, and so on. -The feet and hands should be placed as nearly on a straight line as -possible. Arms and legs moving like the spokes in a wheel, hence the -name. - - -_7. The Round-off._ - -This may be done with either running or standing start. Strike hands on -ground in front of feet, letting the left strike a little before the -right, as in the cart-wheel. Place them about ten inches apart, at the -same time swing the body over and around, so as to land in a sitting -position directly opposite the one in starting. - - -_8. The Handspring._ - -Possibly the most common acrobatic feat. May be done from running or -standing start; strike hands hard on the ground, turn head under and in, -throw feet over head and as they begin to come down give a hard spring -or push up with the hands, curling feet down and back under body and -coming to standing position, facing the same way as when starting. - - -_9. The One-hand Handspring._ - -Same as No. 8, except that but one hand is used. The weight of the body -should be brought well over the hand used. - -[Illustration: No. 10. THE HEADSPRING.] - - -_10. The Headspring._ - -Instructions same as for No. 8, only the spring is made from the head -instead of the hands. (See illustration.) - -[Illustration: No. 11. THE SNAP UP.] - - -_11. The Snap Up._ - -Lie on back, carry feet up and back over head so that the toes nearly -touch the ground, bearing the weight on the back of head, neck and -shoulders. The hands should be placed on the ground near shoulders and -neck. Give a quick hard whip with the feet and legs over toward first -position and a hard snap or push up with the neck, shoulders and hands. -With a little practice it can be done without the aid of the hands. It -is a pretty act and a good “finish” to every act ending with a fall on -the back. (See illustration.) - - -_12. The Elephant Walk._ - -A comical contortion act. Place hands on floor in front of feet as near -to toes as possible. Do not bend the knees. Walk. - - -_13. The Long Dive or Lion’s Leap._ - -This is a long dive made on the mats or some soft place, much as one -dives into the water. Take a short run, strike both feet at the same -time on a spot about five feet from the mat, make a dive toward the -centre of the mat striking first the hands, then the head (which should -be well turned down and under), allowing the force of the dive to be -about equally divided between the hands, neck, head and shoulders. Curl -up well as in No. 5. - - -_14. The Hop Over Hand and Foot._ - -Grasp left foot with right hand, with thumb of right hand under great -toe joint; fingers of right hand over top of toes with backs of fingers -up. Jump over hand and foot with right foot. The point to be observed in -performing this trick is to keep the right hand and left foot perfectly -still while jumping with the right. If moved, they are apt to trip the -foot when jumping. This is excellent practice in developing quickness in -handling the feet, which is an important factor in tumbling. - - -_15. The Hop Back._ - -Jump back to original position from finish of No. 14. Try the same trick -with both feet over and back. - - -_16. The Jump Over Stick in Hands._ - -Practice this with a cane or rattan that can be bent down while jumping -over. Grasp stick with ordinary grasp, hands placed as far apart as the -width of shoulders. Jump over stick between hands, keeping stick in -hands. Jump back. - - -_17. The Jump Over Hat._ - -Same as No. 16, except jump is made over hat held in hands. - - -_18. The Jump Over Razor-Blade._ - -This should never be practiced until the performer can successfully jump -over short lead pencil held in hands. It is a “stage trick” that takes -well and usually makes a hit. It should be done with a razor-blade so -dull that if struck with the feet it would do no harm. Hold the blade of -the razor in the hands so loosely that if tripped upon by toes it would -easily slip from hands without injury. - -[Illustration: No. 19. THE JUMP OVER HANDS.] - - -_19. The Jump Over Hands._ - -This is one of the prettiest and most difficult acts that is performed. -Entwine the fingers together and jump through the arms and over the -hands. It may take months of practice to get this feat, but, when once -learned, the legs will be so supple and quick that nearly all other -acrobatic feats will come easier in consequence. (See illustration.) - - -_20. The Twist Handspring._ - -Performed the same as No. 8, only, after touching the hands, the body -gives a quick turn or twist to the right or left so as to finish the act -facing in position used in starting. - - -_21. The Twist Snap-Up._ - -Same as No. 11, only the body gives a quick turn or twist to the right -or left after the shoulders leave the ground so that the finish is made -opposite the position taken in starting. - - -_22. The Cradle._ - -First do the snap-up, No. 11, and immediately after landing fall back -onto the shoulders, neck, head and hands as in the snap-up, then snap -back to feet and continue to rock back and forth. - - -_23. The Kicking Jackass._ - -Stand with heels close together, jump onto hands, with the feet carried -well back and the back arched. Then spring (not fall) back to the feet -from the hands and continue the movement. Be sure that the feet leave -and strike the ground together, also the hands. Do not “crow-hop,” that -is, don’t strike first one foot and then the other, a sort of -“ker-flap,” “pit-pat” sound. - -[Illustration: No. 24. THE CURL.] - - -_24. The Curl._ - -Stand erect, fall slowly forward on the hands, keeping the body -perfectly straight. Break the force of the fall by letting the arms bend -slightly, but straighten them immediately. Curl up, bringing the knees -well up toward the chin and carry the feet through between the hands, -not letting them touch the floor; extend legs in front of arms, curl up -again, carry feet back through hands and straighten into the -“handstand.” This is a difficult feat, but it may be practiced with -perfect safety. It is excellent practice for developing the muscles of -the stomach and abdomen. (See illustration.) - -[Illustration: No. 25. RUNNING FORWARD SOMERSAULT.] - - -_25. Running Forward Somersault._ - -Take a quick run of about twenty yards, strike both feet together on the -mat or floor. Jump well into the air, duck the head down and in, and try -to describe a half circle through the air, with the feet landing in a -position, the same direction as when starting. It is well to practice -this over a very soft place, having a board or some hard object to turn -from and land into hay, shavings, soft sand, sawdust or tan-bark. When -one has a soft place on which to practice he should go at it boldly; he -will then be less apt to jar himself. A quick hard run is the important -thing, and a leap of about five feet should be made before striking the -take-off. (See illustration.) - - -_26. The Back Somersault._ - -This is done from a standing position. Get two men to hold you up -while trying. The “lungers” that are generally used in the -gymnasium—“coward-strap” they are called—may be used with perfect -safety. However, I think the best kind of strap is a long strong -towel. - -Stand firmly with the heels about four inches apart, spring up as high -as possible, throw the head back and down and try to describe a half -circle with the feet landing in a position facing the same way as when -starting. This should be performed with a “cut,” that is when the feet -get well over the head catch the legs back of the knees and pull them -down under the body. The way of using the hands in performing the back -somersault will gradually come to the performer with practice. - - -_27. The Flip._ - -Sometimes called “Back Handspring.” Should be practiced over a -moderately soft place. Stand with the back to the mat. Sink down so that -knees come within a foot of the floor in front of feet. Throw the hands -and head back. Strike hands on floor, about six inches apart, in a -position such as is held while walking on hands. Do not let the head -touch the ground. Then throw the feet up over the head and hands, -describing a half circle, finishing facing the same way as when -starting. Use the stomach and abdomen muscles when performing this act. -Do not let the feet leave the ground until the hands are firmly placed. - - -_28. The Twister._ - -This is No. 26, the back somersault, with a half turn to the right or -left, so that the finish is made facing in an opposite position from the -position in starting. It is well in practising this act to try and turn -just a little at first, then an inch further, and so on until the -complete half turn is made. - - -_29. The Twist Flip._ - -Same as No. 27, the “flip,” only a half turn is made from the hands so -as to finish facing in an opposite direction from that taken when -starting. - - -_30. The Spotter._ - -This is the back somersault turned in such a way as to finish with the -feet in the same spot they were when starting. It is best acquired by -trying to make each finish nearer and nearer to the starting position. - - -_31. The Gainer._ - -Same as No. 30, except that the finish is made with the feet striking in -front of the starting position. - - -_32. The Tuck-up._ - -This is a high back somersault performed without the “cut.” It is -usually done as a finish to a succession of “flips.” - - -_33. The Standing Forward._ - -This is the forward somersault performed without a run. To do this one -must jump high into the air, turning as he would in the running forward -and “cut” by catching the legs in front, just above the ankles, and -drawing them under the ankles. It is a difficult act. - - -_34. The Half Forward._ - -The first part of this act is performed as in No. 25, only, instead of -having the feet describe a circle over the head, they stop in the air -above head, and the landing is made on the hands. It is, in fact, a sort -of jump or dive on the hands and stand there. - -[Illustration: No. 35. THE HALF BACK.] - - -_35. The Half Back._ - -Like No. 26, only the finish is made onto the hands and the body -balanced there. Instead of turning all the way around, jump back onto -the hands and stand there. (See illustration.) - -This concludes the article on “single acts.” In the next chapter I will -describe how the acts can be suitably combined. A clever performer can -make combinations other than these. In fact, there are an endless -variety of combinations that can be made with the acts here described. -Space will not allow of a longer or more thorough description. - - - COMBINATIONS - - _36._ A succession of No. 5. - - _37._ A combination of Nos. 2 and 3. - - _38._ A succession of No. 6. - - _39._ A combination of Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 11. - - _40._ A combination of Nos. 11 and 8. - - _41._ A combination of Nos. 10 and 8. - - _42._ A succession of No. 8. - - _43._ A succession of No. 11. - - _44._ A succession of No. 10. - - _45._ A combination of Nos. 7, 2 and 3. - - _46._ A combination of Nos. 7, 2, 3, 4 and 11. - - _47._ A combination of Nos. 7, 2, 3, 4, 11 and 23. - - _48._ A succession of No. 21. - - _49._ A combination of Nos. 8 and 33. - - _50._ No. 13 through hoop. - - _51._ A combination of Nos. 7 and 26. - - _52._ A combination of Nos. 7 and 27. - - _53._ A combination of Nos. 23 and 26. - - _54._ A combination of Nos. 24 and 33. - - _55._ A combination of Nos. 7, 27 and 26. - - _56._ A combination of Nos. 7, 27, 26 and 33. - - _57._ A combination of No. 7 and a succession of Nos. 27 and 32. - - _58._ A succession of Nos. 8 and 34, then a succession of No. 27. - - _59._ A combination of No. 7, a succession of Nos. 27 and 28, then a - succession of Nos. 27 and 32. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -[Illustration: ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE THE SPALDING TRADE-MARK GUARANTEES -QUALITY] - - - Home Apparatus - -“It is not so important to have big muscles as it is to have good -digestion; it is not so important to have powerful muscles as it is, to -have a strong, regular heart; it is not so important to have great skill -with one’s muscles as to have good lungs and kidneys.”—_Extract from -Spalding Athletic Library No. 161—“Ten Minutes’ Exercise for Busy Men.”_ - -The value of a few minutes’ exercise daily with scientific and properly -designed apparatus, is rapidly becoming apparent to the vast number of -business men who find it simply impossible to take regular outdoor -exercise. - - - Spalding Gold Medal Indian Clubs - - Model, material and finish as perfect as the most complete and - up-to-date factory can make them. - - _Natural Color, Lathe Polished, High Finish,_ - - Spalding Gold Medal Indian Clubs are made of selected first grade clear - maple, in two popular models and are perfect in balance. 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This concentration of will power on each -muscle involved is what is responsible for the great results obtained -through properly exercising with them. - -[Illustration: No. 6. MEN’S] - -[Illustration: No. 4. LADIES’] - -[Illustration: No. 2. BOYS’] - - - Sandow’s Patent Spring Grip Dumb Bells - - No. =6. MEN’S=. Nickel-plated; fitted with seven - steel springs. Per pair, =$3.00= - - No. =4. LADIES’=. Nickel-plated; fitted with five - steel springs. Per pair, =$2.50= - - No. =2. BOYS’=. Nickel-plated; fitted with four - steel springs. Per pair, =$2.00= - - =We include with each pair of Sandow Dumb Bells a chart of exercises by - Sandow and full instructions for using. Also a piece of selvyt cloth for - keeping dumb bells in good condition.= - - - - - Spalding Home Apparatus - -Exercise acts on the health of an individual in the same way as the -draught does on the fire in a furnace. Pile on the coal and shut off the -draught and you kill the fire. Continue to eat heavy meals and take no -exercise and your health will be affected, not because of the food you -have eaten so much as on account of the lack of exercise. A little -exercise is all that is necessary to keep you in good condition. Some -rational, pleasant and interesting exercise, persisted in with -regularity and, preferably, with Spalding Home Apparatus, will help you -to retain your health. - -[Illustration] - - - Spalding Chest Weight No. 2 - -An ideal machine for home use. Well made and easy running. Rods are -⅜-inch coppered spring steel. Bearings are hardened steel cone points -running in soft, gray iron, noiseless and durable. Weight carriage -packed with felt, good for long wear, but easily removed and replaced -when necessary without the use of glue or wedges of any kind. Weight -carriage strikes on rubber bumpers. Weights are 5-pound iron dumb-bells, -one to each carriage, and may be removed and used as dumb bells. Wall -and floor boards are hard wood, nicely finished and stained. All -castings heavily japanned. Every part of machine guaranteed free of -defect. - - No. =2.= Each. =$5.00= - -[Illustration] - - - Spalding Chest Weight No. 12 - -We have just added this very well-made machine to our line. Cast iron -parts are all nicely _japanned_. The wheels are iron, turned true on -centers, and have hardened steel cone point bearings. The guide rods are -spring steel, copper-plated. The weight carriage has removable felt -bushings, noiseless and durable. Each handle is equipped with 10 lbs. of -weights. - - No. =12.= Each, =$10.00= - -[Illustration: Showing important details of Construction of No. 12 -Machine.] - -[Illustration] - - - - - =THE SPALDING TRADE-MARK IS PLACED UPON EVERY GENUINE SPALDING ARTICLE. - ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE.= - -[Illustration] - - - The Laflin Friction Rowing Machine - -Do not use oil on friction cylinder. If its action is not perfectly -smooth a little clear soap rubbed on its surface will properly correct -its action. The means used to produce the resistance is a simple -friction clutch, which takes instant hold at the commencement of the -stroke and retains the pressure till its completion, when it instantly -releases it precisely as in a boat. Quickly taken apart without -loosening any bolts or screws. Each machine is adjustable to any amount -of friction or resistance. - - No. =119.= Complete, =$16.00= - -[Illustration] - - - Home Apparatus - -The apparatus listed in this catalogue is designed particularly for -private use; i. e., in homes and private gymnasiums. It retains the same -superior marks of quality which distinguish the regular line of -gymnasium apparatus manufactured by A. G. Spalding & Bros., but its -distinctive design permits it to be sold at a price more in keeping with -its use than heretofore obtainable, without any sacrifice of practical -value or durability. - -[Illustration] - - - Kerns’ Rowing Machine - - Operated just like rowing a boat - - =Suitable alike for the Athlete or the ordinary Man or Woman= - -The ideal boat for home use and training purposes. Used by the leading -athletic clubs, colleges and prominent oarsmen of the world, and -pronounced the most perfect rowing machine ever produced. Fitted with -the Kerns’ Patent Roller Seat and Shoes, the shoes having a three-inch -adjustment, to suit either a tall or a short person. By turning a -thumb-nut the belt can be tightened to any desired degree, and more or -less friction thrown into the running parts, imitating the resistance -which exists when forcing a row-boat through the water. The weaker sex -can use the machine by simply loosening the thumb-nut which reduces the -resistance; and on the other hand, by reversing the operation the -resistance can be so increased that the strongest athlete can have any -amount of resistance. The oars are pivoted in such a way that the -operator can handle and turn them the same as he would during the return -and feathering motion with a boat oar. - - No. 600. Kerns’ Patent Single Scull Rowing Machine. Each, =$30.00= - - - - - Spalding New and Improved Worsted Jerseys - - - Following sizes carried in stock regularly in all qualities: 28 to 44 - inch chest. - - Other sizes at an advanced price. - -[Illustration: - - - =Jerseys are being used more - and more by base ball players, - especially for early - Spring and late Fall games. - The Spalding line includes a - complete assortment of - styles and qualities.= -] - -_We allow two inches for stretch in all our Jerseys, and sizes are -marked accordingly. It is suggested, however, that for very heavy men a -size about two inches larger than coat measurement be ordered to insure -a comfortable fit._ - - - STOCK COLORS - -=PLAIN COLORS=—The following stock colors are supplied in our worsted -jerseys (NOT Nos. 6 or 6X) at regular prices. Other colors to order only -in any quality (EXCEPT Nos. 6 and 6X). 25c. each extra. - - Gray - Orange - Black - White - Maroon - Scarlet - Cardinal - Navy Blue - Royal Blue - Columbia Blue - Peacock Blue - Dark Green - Olive Green - Irish Green - Pink - Purple - Yellow - Seal Brown - Old Gold - Drab - - No. =1P.= Full regular made; that is, fashioned or - knit to exact shape on the machine and then put - together by hand, altogether different from - cutting them out of a piece of material and sewing - them up on a machine as are the majority of - garments known as Jerseys. Special quality - worsted. Solid stock colors. Each, =$4.50= - - No. =10P.= Worsted, fashioned. Solid stock colors, Each, =$3.00= - - No. =12P.= Worsted; solid stock colors. Each, =$2.75= - - No. =12XB.= Boys’ Jersey. Worsted. Furnished in - sizes 26 to 36 inches chest measurement only. - Solid stock colors only. No special orders. Each, =$2.00= - - - SPECIAL NOTICE - - _We will furnish any of the above solid color Jerseys (except Nos. 6 and - 6X), with one color body and another color (not striped) collar and - cuffs in stock colors only at no extra charge._ - -[Illustration: Nos. 1P, 10P and 12P] - -[Illustration] - - - Spalding Cotton Jerseys - - No. =6.= Cotton, good quality, fashioned, roll - collar, full-length sleeves. Colors: Black, Navy - Blue, Gray and Maroon only. Each, =$1.00= - - No. =6X.= Cotton, same as No. 6, but with striped - sleeves in following combinations only: Navy with - White or Red stripe; Black with Orange or Red - stripe; Maroon with White stripe. Each, =$1.25= - - =Woven Letters, Numerals or Designs= - - _We weave into our best grade Jerseys, No. 1P, Letters, Numerals and - Designs in special colors - as desired. Prices quoted on application. Designs submitted._ - - - =PRICES SUBJECT TO ADVANCE WITHOUT NOTICE= - - - - - Spalding Coat Jerseys - - - =Following sizes carried in stock regularly in all qualities: 28 to 44 - inch chest. Other sizes at an advanced price.= - - - _We allow two inches for stretch in all our Jerseys, and sizes are - marked accordingly. It is suggested, however, that for very heavy men a - size about two inches larger than coat measurement be ordered to insure - a comfortable fit._ - - - STOCK COLORS - - Gray - Orange - Black - White - Maroon - Scarlet - Cardinal - Navy - Royal Blue - Columbia Blue - Peacock Blue - Dark Green - Olive Green - Irish Green - Pink - Purple - Yellow - Seal Brown - Old Gold - Drab - - PLAIN COLORS—The above stock colors are supplied in our worsted jerseys - (NOT Nos. 6 or 6X) at regular prices. Other colors to order only in any - quality (EXCEPT Nos. 6 or 6X) 25c. each extra. - - STRIPES AND TRIMMINGS—Supplied as specialised in any of the above stock - colors (not more than two colors in any garment) at regular prices. - Other colors to order only in any quality (EXCEPT Nos. 6 or 6X) 25c. - each extra. - -[Illustration: Nos. 10C and 12C] - -[Illustration: No. 10CP] - -The Spalding Coat Jerseys are made of the same worsted yarn from which -we manufacture our better grade Jerseys, Nos. 10P and 12P, and no pains -have been spared to turn them out in a well-made and attractive manner. -Plain solid stock colors (not striped) or one solid stock color body and -sleeves with different stock color solid trimming (not striped) on -cuffs, collar and front edging. Pearl buttons. - - No. =10=C. Same grade as our No. 10P. Each. =$3.50= - No. =12=C. Same grade as our No. 12P. Each. =$3.00= - No. =10=CP. Pockets, otherwise same as No. 10C. Each, =$4.25= - -[Illustration: Nos. 10PW and 12PW] - -[Illustration: No. 12PV] - - - Spalding Striped and V-Neck Jerseys - - _Note list of stock colors above_ - - No. =10=PW. Good quality worsted, same grade as No. - 10P. Solid stock color body and sleeves, with - 6-inch stock color stripe around body. Each, =$3.50= - - No. =12=PW. Worsted; solid stock color body and - sleeves with 6-inch stock color stripe around - body. Each, =$3.00= - - No. =10=PX. Good quality worsted, fashioned; solid - stock color body, with stock color striped - sleeves, usually alternating two inches of same - color as body, with narrow stripes of any other - stock color. Each, =$3.50= - - No. =12=PV Worsted, solid stock colors, with V-neck - instead of full collar as on regular jerseys. Each, =$3.00= - - No. =12=PX. Worsted, solid stock color body, with - stock color striped sleeves, usually alternating - two inches of same color as body, with narrow - stripes of any other stock color. Each, =$3.00= - -[Illustration: Nos. 10PX and 12PX] - - - - - SPALDING _Automobile_ SWEATER - - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration: Collar Turned Up] - -[Illustration: Collar Turned Down] - - No. =WJ.= Most satisfactory and comfortable style - for automobilists; also useful for training - purposes, reducing weight, tramping during cold - weather, golfing, shooting, tobogganing, - snowshoeing; in fact, for every purpose where a - garment is required to give protection from cold - or inclement weather. High collar that may be - turned down, changing it into neatest form of - button front sweater. Highest quality special - heavy weight worsted. Sizes, 28 to 44 inches. In - stock colors. Each, =$8.50= - -=PLAIN COLORS=—All Spalding Sweaters are supplied in any of the colors -designated, at regular prices. Other colors to order only in any -quality, 50c. each garment extra. - -=SPECIAL NOTICE=—We will furnish any of the solid color sweaters with -one color body and another color (not striped) collar and cuffs in stock -colors only at no extra charge. - -N. B.—We designate three shades which are sometimes called RED: These -are Scarlet, Cardinal and Maroon. Where RED is specified on order -Scarlet will be supplied. - - - STOCK COLORS - - Gray - Orange - Black - White - Maroon - Scarlet - Cardinal - Navy - Royal Blue - Columbia Blue - Peacock Blue - Dark Green - Olive Green - Irish Green - Pink - Purple - Yellow - Seal Brown - Old Gold - Drab - - - Spalding “Highest Quality” Sweaters - -[Illustration] - -_We allow four inches for stretch in all our sweaters, and sizes are -marked accordingly. It is suggested, however, that for very heavy men a -size about two inches larger than coat measurement be ordered to insure -a comfortable fit._ - -WORSTED SWEATERS. Made of special quality wool, and exceedingly soft and -pleasant to wear. They are full fashioned to body and arms and put -together by hand, not simply stitched up on a machine as are the -majority of garments sold as regular made goods. - - _All made with 9-inch collars; sizes 28 to 44 inches._ - - No. =AA.= The proper style for use after heavy - exercise, inducing copious perspiration, for - reducing weight or getting into condition for - athletic contests. Particularly suitable also for - Foot Ball and Skating. Heaviest sweater made. In - stock colors. Each. =$9.00= - - No. =A.= “Intercollegiate.” In stock colors. Special - weight. =7.00= - - No. =B.= Heavy weight. In stock colors. =6.00= - -[Illustration: =Front View=] - -[Illustration: =Back View=] - - - Spalding Combined Knitted Muffler and Chest Protector - - No. =M.= Special weight; highest quality worsted in - solid stock colors to match our sweaters. Each, =$1.25= - - =PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE - WITHOUT NOTICE= - - - =Shaker Sweater= - -[Illustration: - - In Stock Colors - - Sizes 30 to 44 in. -] - - Fills a demand for as heavy a weight as our “Highest Quality” grade, but - at a lower price. - - No. =3.= Standard weight, slightly lighter than No. - B. Each, =$4.00= - - - Spalding Vest Collar Sweater - -[Illustration] - - No. =BG.= Best quality worsted, good weight; with - extreme open or low neck. In stock colors. Ea., =$6.00= - - - - - SPALDING JACKET SWEATERS - - - =STOCK COLORS= PLAIN COLORS—All Spalding Sweaters are supplied in any of - the following stock colors at regular prices. Other colors to order only - in any quality 50c. each extra. - - GRAY - ORANGE - BLACK - WHITE - MAROON - SCARLET - CARDINAL - NAVY BLUE - ROYAL BLUE - COLUMBIA BLUE - PEACOCK BLUE - DARK GREEN - OLIVE GREEN - IRISH GREEN - PINK - PURPLE - YELLOW - SEAL BROWN - OLD GOLD - DRAB - -SPECIAL NOTICE—We will furnish any of the solid color sweaters mentioned -below with one color body and another color (not striped) collar and -cuffs in stock colors only at no extra charge. This does not apply to -the No. 3JB Boys’ Sweater. - -_Sizes 28 to 44 inch chest measurement. We allow four inches for stretch -in all our sweaters, and sizes are marked accordingly. It is suggested, -however, that for very heavy men a size about two inches larger than -coat measurement be ordered to insure a comfortable fit._ - -[Illustration: No. VGP] - -[Illustration: - - No. VG. Showing special trimmed edging and cuffs supplied, if desired, - on jacket sweaters at no extra charge. -] - - BUTTON FRONT - - No. =VG.= Best quality worsted, heavy weight, pearl - buttons. Made in regular stock colors, also in - Dark Brown Mixture. Each, =$7.00= - - No. =DJ.= Fine worsted, standard weight, pearl - buttons, fine knit edging. Made in regular stock - colors, also in Sage Gray. Each, =$6.00= - - No. =3J.= Standard weight wool, Shaker knit, pearl - buttons. In stock colors. Each, =$5.00= - - WITH POCKETS - - No. =VGP.= Best quality worsted, heavy weight, pearl - buttons. In stock colors. With pocket on either - side and a particularly convenient and popular - style for golf players. Each, =$7.50= - -[Illustration: No. CDW] - -[Illustration: No. 3JB] - - - Spalding Special Base Ball Sweaters - - No. =CDW.= Good quality worsted, ribbed knit. In - stock colors. Special trimmed edging and cuffs in - stock colors supplied at no extra charge. Each, =$5.50= - - - Boys’ Jacket Sweater - - No. =3JB.= This is an all wool jacket sweater, with - pearl buttons; furnished only in sizes from 30 to - 36 inches chest measurement. In stock colors. Each, =$3.50= - -[Illustration] - - - Spalding Ladies’ Sweaters - -Knit in the Spalding athletic stitch of best quality long fibre worsted; -full fashioned to shape of body on special machine and finished by hand. -Cuffs, pocket and edging of special stitch. Good quality pearl buttons. -Patch pockets. Attractive in appearance and, being properly made, they -fit well and give satisfactory wear. Furnished in regular stock colors. - - No. =LDJ.= Ladies’ Sweater, regular button front. Each, =$8.00= - - No. =LWJ.= With special reversible collar, as on our - Men’s No. WJ Automobile Sweater. Each, =$10.00= - - - - - The Spalding Official Intercollegiate Foot Ball - - -[Illustration] - -This is the ONLY OFFICIAL COLLEGE FOOT BALL, and is used in every -important match played in this country. =Guaranteed absolutely if seal -of box is unbroken.= We pack with leather case and guaranteed pure Para -rubber bladder (no composition), an inflater, lacing needle and rawhide -lace. - - - No. J5. Complete, $5.00 - -WE GUARANTEE every Spalding Foot Ball to be perfect in material and -workmanship and correct in shape and size when inspected at our factory. -If any defect is discovered during the first game in which it is used, -or during the first day’s practice use, and if returned at once, we will -replace same under this guarantee. We do not guarantee against ordinary -wear nor against defect in shape or size that is not discovered -immediately after the first day’s use. - -Owing to the superb quality of every Spalding Foot Ball, our customers -have grown to expect a season’s use of one ball, and at times make -unreasonable claims under our guarantee which we will not allow. - -[Illustration: A. G. Spalding & Bros.] - - - - - Spalding All-Steel Playground Apparatus - - - Acknowledged as the Standard. Specified and purchased by practically all - Municipal Park and Playground Commissions in America. - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration: Correspondence Invited.] - -[Illustration: Special Plans and Estimates on Request.] - - - SPALDING PLAYGROUND APPARATUS IS USED IN - - Alameda, Cal. - Allegheny, Pa. - Ashburnham, Mass. - Baltimore, Md. - Bayonne, N. J. - Bloomfield, N. J. - Boston, Mass. - Brooklyn, N. Y. - Bryn Mawr, Pa. - Buffalo, N. Y. - Catskill, N. Y. - Chicago, Ill. - Cincinnati, O. - Cleveland, O. - Dallas, Texas - Dayton, O. - Denver, Col. - Dongan Hills, N. Y. - East Orange, N. J. - Forest Park, Md. - Ft. Plain, N. Y. - Ft. Wayne, Ind. - Galesburg, Ill. - Geneva, N. Y. - Greeley, Col. - Hamilton, Ontario, Can. - Havana, Cuba - Hoboken, N. J. - Jersey City, N. J. - Kansas City, Mo. - Kentfield, Cal. - Lancaster, Pa. - Leavenworth, Kan. - Lexington, Ind. - Lockhart, Ala. - Los Angeles, Cal. - Louisville, Ky. - Lowell, Mass. - Lynn, Mass. - Madison, N. J. - Melrose, Mass. - Meridian, Miss. - Milwaukee, Wis. - Morristown, N. J. - Nashville, Tenn. - Naugatuck, Ct. - Newark, N. J. - New Brunswick, N. J. - New Haven, Ct. - New London, Ct. - New Paltz, N. Y. - New York, N. Y. - Oakland, Cal. - Omaha, Neb. - Orange, N. J. - Oswego, N. Y. - Pasadena, Cal. - Passaic, N. J. - Philadelphia, Pa. - Pittsburgh, Pa. - Pocatello, Idaho - Polk, Pa. - Portland, Me. - Portland, Ore. - Porto Barrios, S. Am. - Pueblo, Col. - Reading, Pa. - Rochester, N. Y. - Rye, N. Y. - Sag Harbor, N. Y. - San Jose, Cal. - Seattle, Wash. - Springfield, Mass. - Somerville, Mass. - St. Louis, Mo. - Summit, N. J. - Utica, N. Y. - Walla Walla, Wash. - Washington, D. C. - Watertown, Mass. - Watervleit, N. Y. - Westfield, Mass. - Wilkes-Barre, Pa. - Winnipeg, Man., Can. - Winthrop, Mass. - Worcester, Mass. - Ypsilanti, Mich. - - A. G. SPALDING & BROS., Inc. - Gymnasium and Playground Contract Department - CHICOPEE, MASS. - - - - - Spalding “Official National League” - - REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. - - Ball - - -[Illustration] - - Official Ball of the Game for over Thirty Years - -Adopted by the National League in 1878, and the only ball used in -Championship games since that time. Each ball wrapped in tinfoil, packed -in a separate box, and sealed in accordance with the latest League -regulations. Warranted to last a full game when used under ordinary -conditions. - - No. 1. Each, $1.25 Per Dozen, $15.00 - -[Illustration] - - - - - Durand-Steel Lockers - - -[Illustration: - - Some of the 6,000 Durand-Steel Lockers Installed in the - Public Gymnasiums of Chicago. 12′ × 15′ × 42′, Double Tier. -] - -[Illustration: Six Lockers In Double Tier] - -[Illustration: Three Lockers In Single Tier] - -=Wooden lockers are objectionable=, because they attract vermin, absorb -odors, can be easily broken into, and are dangerous on account of fire. - -=Lockers made from wire mesh or expanded metal afford little security=, -as they can be easily entered with wire cutters. Clothes placed in them -become covered with dust, and the lockers themselves present a poor -appearance, resembling animal cages. - -=Durand-Steel Lockers= are made of finest grade furniture steel and are -finished with gloss black, furnace-baked japan (400°), comparable to -that used on hospital ware, which will never flake off nor require -refinishing, as do paints and enamels. - -=Durand-Steel Lockers= are usually built with doors perforated full -length in panel design with sides and backs solid. This prevents clothes -in one locker from coming in contact with wet garments in adjoining -lockers, while plenty of ventilation is secured by having the door -perforated its entire length, but, if the purchaser prefers, we -perforate the backs also. - -=The cost of Durand-Steel Lockers is no more than that of first-class -wooden lockers=, and they last as long as the building, are sanitary, -secure, and, in addition, are fire-proof. - - THE FOLLOWING STANDARD SIZES ARE THOSE MOST COMMONLY USED: - - DOUBLE TIER - 12 × 12 × 36 Inch - 15 × 15 × 36 Inch - 12 × 12 × 42 Inch - 15 × 15 × 42 Inch - - SINGLE TIER - 12 × 12 × 60 Inch - 15 × 15 × 60 Inch - 12 × 12 × 72 Inch - 15 × 15 × 72 Inch - - SPECIAL SIZES MADE TO ORDER. - -We are handling lockers as a special contract business, and shipment -will in every case be made direct from the factory in Chicago. If you -will let us know the number of lockers, size and arrangement, we shall -be glad to take up, through correspondence, the matter of prices. - - PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN A. G. SPALDING & BROS. FOR COMPLETE LIST OF - TO ANY COMMUNICATIONS STORES IN ALL LARGE STORES SEE INSIDE FRONT - ADDRESSED TO US CITIES COVER OF THIS BOOK - - Prices in effect January 5, 1910. Subject to change without notice. For - Canadian prices see special Canadian catalogue. - - - - -The following selection of items from their latest Catalogue will give -an idea of the great variety of ATHLETIC GOODS manufactured by A. G. -SPALDING & BROS. SEND FOR A FREE COPY. - - - =A=rchery - - - =B=ags— - Bat - Cricket - Striking - Uniform - Balls— - Base - Basket - Cricket - Field Hockey - Foot, College - Foot, Rugby - Foot, Soccer - Golf - Hand - Indoor - Medicine - Playground - Squash - Tennis - Volley - Water Polo - Bandages, Elastic - Bathing Suits - Bats— - Base Ball - Cricket - Belts - - - =C=aps— - Base Ball - University - Water Polo - Chest Weights - Circle, Seven-Foot - Coats, Base Ball - Collars, Swimming - Corks, Running - Covers, Racket - Cricket Goods - Croquet Goods - - - =D=iscus, Olympic - Dumb Bells - - - =E=mblems - Equestrian Polo - Exerciser, Home - - - =F=elt Letters - Fencing Sticks - Field Hockey - Flags— - College - Foul, Base Ball - Marking, Golf - Foils, Fencing - Foot Balls— - Association - College - Rugby - - - =G=lasses, Base Ball— - Sun - Automobile - Gloves— - Base Ball - Boxing - Cricket - Fencing - Foot Ball - Golf - Handball - Hockey, Ice - Glove Softener - Goals— - Basket Ball - Foot Ball - Hockey, Ice - Golf Clubs - Golf Counters - Golfette - Gymnasium, Home - Gymnasium Board - - - =H=ammers, Athletic - Hats, University - Head Harness - Health Pull - Hockey Sticks, Ice - Hole Cutter, Golf - Hole Rim, Golf - Horse, Vaulting - Hurdles, Safety - Hurley Goods - - - =I=ndian Clubs - - - =J=ackets— - Fencing - Foot Ball - Javelins - Jerseys - - - =K=nee Protectors - - - =L=acrosse - Lanes for Sprints - Lawn Bowls - Leg Guards— - Base Ball - Cricket - Foot Ball - - - =M=arkers, Tennis - Masks— - Base Ball - Fencing - Nose - Masseur, Abdominal - Mattresses - Megaphones - Mitts— - Base Ball - Handball - Striking Bag - Moccasins - - - =N=ets— - Cricket - Golf Driving - Tennis - Volley Ball - Numbers, Competitors’ - - - =P=ads— - Chamois, Fencing - Foot Ball - Sliding, Base Ball - Pants— - Base Ball - Basket Ball - Foot Ball, College - Foot Ball, Rugby - Hockey, Ice - Running - Pennants, College - Plates— - Base Ball Shoe - Home - Marking, Tennis - Pitchers’ Box - Pitchers’ Toe - Teeing, Golf - Platforms, Striking Bag - Poles— - Vaulting - Polo, Roller, Goods - Posts— - Backstop, Tennis - Lawn Tennis - Protectors— - Abdomen - Base Ball Body - Eye Glass - Push Ball - - - =Q=uoits - - - =R=ackets, Tennis - Rings— - Exercising - Swinging - Rowing Machines - Roque - - - =S=acks, for Sack Racing - Score Board, Golf - Score Books - Score Tablets, Base Ball - Shirts— - Athletic - Base Ball - Shoes— - Base Ball - Basket Ball - Bowling - Clog - Cross Country - Cricket - Fencing - Foot Ball, Association - Foot Ball, College - Foot Ball, Rugby - Foot Ball, Soccer - Golf - Gymnasium - Jumping - Running - Skating - Squash - Tennis - Shot— - Athletic - Indoor - Massage - Skates— - Ice - Roller - Skis - Sleeve, Pitchers - Snow Shoes - Squash Goods - Straps— - Base Ball - For Three-Legged Race - Skate - Stockings - Striking Bags - Suits— - Basket Ball - Gymnasium - Gymnasium, Ladies’ - Running - Soccer - Swimming - Union Foot Ball - Supporters - Ankle - Wrist - Suspensories - Sweaters - - - =T=ether Tennis - Tights— - Full - Wrestling - Knee - Toboggans - Trapeze - Trunks— - Bathing - Velvet - Worsted - - - =U=mpire Indicator Uniforms - - - =W=ands, Calisthenic - Watches, Stop - Water Wings - Weights, 56-lb. - Whitely Exercisers - Wrestling Equipment - - - - - Standard Policy - - -A Standard Quality must be inseparably linked to a Standard Policy. - -Without a definite and Standard Mercantile Policy, it is impossible for -a manufacturer to long maintain a Standard Quality. - -To market his goods through the jobber, a manufacturer must provide a -profit for the jobber as well as the retail dealer. To meet these -conditions of Dual Profits, the manufacturer is obliged to set a -proportionately high list price on his goods to the consumer. - -To enable the glib salesman, when booking his orders, to figure out -attractive profits to both the jobber and retailer, these high list -prices are absolutely essential; but their real purpose will have been -served when the manufacturer has secured his order from the jobber, and -the jobber has secured his order from the retailer. - -However, these deceptive high list prices are not fair to the consumer, -who does not, and, in reality, is not ever expected to pay these fancy -list prices. - -When the season opens for the sale of such goods, with their misleading -but alluring high list prices, the retailer begins to realize his -responsibilities, and grapples with the situation as best he can, by -offering “special discounts,” which vary with local trade conditions. - -Under this system of merchandising, the profits to both the manufacturer -and the jobber are assured; but as there is no stability maintained in -the prices to the consumer, the keen competition amongst the local -dealers invariably leads to a demoralized cutting of prices by which the -profits of the retailer are practically eliminated. - -This demoralization always reacts on the manufacturer. The jobber -insists on lower, and still lower, prices. The manufacturer, in his -turn, meets this demand for the lowering of prices by the only way open -to him, viz.: the cheapening and degrading of the quality of his -product. - -The foregoing conditions became so intolerable that, ten years ago, in -1899, A. G. Spalding & Bros. determined to rectify this demoralization -in the Athletic Goods Trade, and inaugurated what has since become known -as “The Spalding Policy.” - -The “Spalding Policy” eliminates the jobber entirely, so far as Spalding -Goods are concerned, and the retail dealer secures his supply of -Spalding Athletic Goods direct from the manufacturer under a restricted -retail price arrangement by which the retail dealer is assured a fair, -legitimate and certain profit on all Spalding Athletic Goods, and the -consumer is assured a Standard Quality and is protected from imposition. - -The “Spalding Policy” is decidedly for the interest and protection of -the users of Athletic Goods, and acts in two ways: - -FIRST—The user is assured of genuine Official Standard Athletic Goods, -and the same fixed prices to everybody. - -SECOND—As manufacturers, we can proceed with confidence in purchasing at -the proper time, the very best raw materials required in the manufacture -of our various goods, well ahead of their respective seasons, and this -enables us to provide the necessary quantity and absolutely maintain the -Spalding Standard of Quality. - -All retail dealers handling Spalding Athletic Goods are required to -supply consumers at our regular printed catalogue prices—neither more -nor less—the same prices that similar goods are sold for in our New -York, Chicago and other stores. - -All Spalding dealers, as well as users of Spalding Athletic Goods, are -treated exactly alike, and no special rebates or discriminations are -allowed to anyone. - -Positively, nobody; not even officers, managers, salesmen or other -employes of A. G. Spalding & Bros., or any of their relatives or -personal friends, can buy Spalding Athletic Goods at a discount from the -regular catalogue prices. - -This, briefly, is the “Spalding Policy,” which has already been in -successful operation for the past ten years, and will be indefinitely -continued. - -In other words, “The Spalding Policy” is a “square deal” for everybody. - - A. G. SPALDING & BROS. - - By _A. G. Spalding._ - - PRESIDENT. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - - TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES - - - 1. Changed “etc., is” to “etc., and is” in the description for pamphlet - no. 340. - 2. Changed “culls in stock” to “cuffs in stock”. - 3. Silently corrected typographical errors. - 4. Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed. - 5. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_. - 6. 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