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Gwathmey - -Release Date: May 30, 2020 [EBook #62283] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TUMBLING FOR AMATEURS *** - - - - -Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow, and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by The Internet Archive) - - - - - - - - - - TUMBLING FOR AMATEURS TABLE OF CONTENTS - - - TUMBLING FOR AMATEURS - TUMBLING FOR AMATEURS - PRIMARY TUMBLING - ADVANCED TUMBLING - COMBINATION TUMBLING - EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS OF PROMINENT PHYSICAL DIRECTORS - - - - -[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 - - BUFFALO, N. Y. - 611 Main Street - SYRACUSE, N. 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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: - - - JAMES E. SULLIVAN - -[Illustration] - -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 championships 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. - - - WALTER CAMP - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - DR. LUTHER HALSEY GULICK - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - JOHN B. FOSTER - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - TIM MURNANE - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - HARRY PHILIP BURCHELL - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - GEORGE T. HEPBRON - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - JAMES S. MITCHEL - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - MICHAEL C. MURPHY - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - DR. C. WARD CRAMPTON - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - DR. GEORGE J. FISHER - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - DR. GEORGE ORTON - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - FREDERICK R. TOOMBS - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - R. L. WELCH - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - DR. HENRY S. ANDERSON - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - CHARLES M. DANIELS - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - GUSTAVE BOJUS - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - CHARLES JACOBUS - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - DR. E. B. WARMAN - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - W. J. CROMIE - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - G. M. MARTIN - -[Illustration] - -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. - - - PROF. SENAC - -[Illustration] - -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. - - Lawn Hockey. - - No. 188 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 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. - - Racquets. - - No. 194 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, 1905 - - 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 - - - No. 1—Spalding’s Official Base Ball Guide. - -[Illustration] - -The leading Base Ball annual of the country, and the official authority -of the game. Contains the official playing rules, with an explanatory -index of the rules compiled by Mr. A. G. Spalding; pictures of all the -teams in the National, American and minor leagues; reviews of the -season; college Base Ball, and a great deal of interesting information. -Price 10 cents. - - - No. 202—How to Play Base Ball. - -Edited by Tim Murnane. New and revised edition. Illustrated with -pictures showing how all the various curves and drops are thrown and -portraits of leading players. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 223—How to Bat. - -There is no better way of becoming a proficient batter than by reading -this book and practising the directions. Numerous illustrations. Price -10 cents. - - - No. 232—How to Run the Bases. - -This book gives clear and concise directions for excelling as a base -runner; tells when to run and when not to do so; how and when to slide; -team work on the bases; in fact, every point of the game is thoroughly -explained. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 230—How to Pitch. - -A new, up-to-date book. Its contents are the practical teaching of men -who have reached the top as pitchers, and who know how to impart a -knowledge of their art. All the big leagues’ pitchers are shown. Price -10 cents. - - - No. 229—How to Catch. - -Every boy who has hopes of being a clever catcher should read how -well-known players cover their position. Pictures of all the noted -catchers in the big leagues. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 225—How to Play First Base. - -Illustrated with pictures of all the prominent first basemen. Price 10 -cents. - - - No. 226—How to Play Second Base. - -The ideas of the best second basemen have been incorporated in this book -for the especial benefit of boys who want to know the fine points of -play at this point of the diamond. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 227—How to Play Third Base. - -Third base is, in some respects, the most important of the infield. All -the points explained. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 228—How to Play Shortstop. - -Shortstop is one of the hardest positions on the infield to fill, and -quick thought and quick action are necessary for a player who expects to -make good as a shortstop. Illus. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 224—How to Play the Outfield. - -An invaluable guide for the outfielder. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 231—How to Coach; How to Captain a Team; How to Manage a Team; How - to Umpire; How to Organize a League; Technical Terms of Base Ball. - -A useful guide. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 210—Ready Reckoner of Base Ball Percentages. - -To supply a demand for a book which would show the percentage of clubs -without recourse to the arduous work of figuring, the publishers had -these tables compiled by an expert. Price 10 cents. - - - BASE BALL. AUXILIARIES. - - - No. 1A—Spalding’s Official Base Ball Record. - -Something new in Base Ball. 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Contains the new rules, with diagram of field; -All-America teams as selected by the leading authorities; reviews of the -game from various sections of the country; scores; pictures. Price 10 -cents. - - - No. 334—Code of the Foot Ball Rules. - -This book is meant for the use of Officials, to help them to refresh -their memories before a game and to afford them a quick means of -ascertaining a point during a game. It also gives a ready means of -finding a rule in the Official Rule Book, and is of great help to a -player in studying the Rules. Compiled by C. W. Short, Harvard, 1908. -Price 10 cents. - - - No. 324—How to Play Foot Ball. - -Edited by Walter Camp, of Yale. Everything that a beginner wants to know -and many points that an expert will be glad to learn. Snapshots of -leading teams and players in action, with comments by Walter Camp. Price -10 cents. - - - No. 2A—Spalding’s Official Association Soccer Foot Ball Guide. - -[Illustration] - -A complete and up-to-date guide to the “Soccer” game in the United -States, containing instructions for playing the game, official rules, -and interesting news from all parts of the country. Illustrated. Price -10 cents. - - - No. 280—How to Play Soccer. - -How each position should be played, written by the best player in -England in his respective position, and illustrated with full-page -photographs of players in action. Price 10 cents. - - - FOOT BALL AUXILIARIES. - - - No. 332—Spalding’s Official Canadian Foot Ball Guide. - -The official book of the game in Canada. Price 10 cents. - - - Group III. Cricket - - - No. 3—Spalding’s Official Cricket Guide. - -[Illustration] - -The most complete year book of the same that has ever been published in -America. Reports of special matches, official rules and pictures of all -the leading teams. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 277—Cricket; and How to Play it. - -By Prince Ranjitsinhji. The game described concisely and illustrated -with full-page pictures posed especially for this book. Price 10 cents. - - - Group IV. Lawn Tennis - - - No. 4—Spalding’s Official Lawn Tennis Annual. - -[Illustration] - -Contents include reports of all important tournaments; official ranking -from 1885 to date; laws of lawn tennis; instructions for handicapping; -decisions on doubtful points; management of tournaments; directory of -clubs; laying out and keeping a court. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 157—How to Play Lawn Tennis. - -A complete description of lawn tennis; a lesson for beginners and -directions telling how to make the most important strokes. Illustrated. -Price 10 cents. - - - No. 270—Strokes and Science of Lawn Tennis. - -By P. A. Vaile, a leading authority on the game in Great Britain. Every -stroke in the game is accurately illustrated and analyzed by the author. -Price 10 cents. - - - Group V. Golf - - - No. 5—Spaulding’s Official Golf Guide. - -[Illustration] - -Contains records of all important tournaments, articles on the game in -various sections of the country, pictures of prominent players, official -playing rules and general items of interest. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 270—How to Play Golf. - -By James Braid and Harry Vardon, the world’s two greatest players tell -how they play the game, with numerous full-page pictures of them taken -on the links. Price 10 cents. - - - Group VI. Hockey - - - No. 6—Spalding’s Official Ice Hockey Guide. - -[Illustration] - -The official year book of the game. Contains the official rules, -pictures of leading teams and players, records, review of the season, -reports from different sections of the United States and Canada. Price -10 cents. - - - No. 304—How to Play Ice Hockey. - -Contains a description of the duties of each player. Illustrated. Price -10 cents. - - - No. 154—Field Hockey. - -Prominent in the sports at Vassar, Smith, Wellesley, Bryn Mawr and other -leading colleges. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 188—Lawn Hockey, Parlor Hockey, Garden Hockey. - -Containing the rules for each game. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 180—Ring Hockey. - -A new game for the gymnasium. Exciting as basket ball. Price 10 cents. - - - HOCKEY AUXILIARY. - - - No. 256—Official Handbook of the Ontario Hockey Association. - -Contains the official rules of the Association, constitution, rules of -competition, list of officers, and pictures of leading players. Price 10 -cents. - - - Group VII. Basket Ball - - - No. 7—Spalding’s Official Basket Ball Guide. - -[Illustration] - -Edited by George T. Hepbron. Contains the revised official rules, -decisions on disputed points, records of prominent teams, reports on the -game from various parts of the country. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 193—How to Play Basket Ball. - -By G. T. Hepbron, editor of the Official Basket Ball Guide. Illustrated -with scenes of action. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 318—Official Basket Ball Guide for Women. - -Edited by Miss Senda Berenson, of Smith College. Contains the official -playing rules and special articles on the game by prominent authorities. -Illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - - BASKET BALL AUXILIARY. - - - No. 323—Collegiate Basket Ball Handbook. - -The official publication of the Collegiate Basket Ball Association. -Contains the official rules, records, All-America selections, reviews, -and pictures. Edited by H. A. Fisher, of Columbia. Price 10 cents. - - - Group VIII. Bowling - - - No. 8—Spalding’s Official Bowling Guide. - -[Illustration] - -The contents include: diagrams of effective deliveries; hints to -beginners; how to score; official rules; spares, how they are made: -rules for cocked hat, quintet, cocked hat and feather, battle game, etc. -Price 10 cents. - - - Group IX. Indoor Base Ball - - - No. 9—Spalding’s Official Indoor Base Ball Guide. - -[Illustration] - -America’s national game is now vieing with other indoor games as a -winter pastime. This book contains the playing rules, pictures of -leading teams, and interesting articles on the game by leading -authorities on the subject. Price 10 cents. - - - Group X. Polo - -No. 10—Spalding’s Official Roller Polo Guide. - -[Illustration] - -Edited by J. C. Morse. A full description of the game; official rules, -records; pictures of prominent players. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 120—Water Polo. - -The contents of this book treat of every detail, the individual work of -the players, the practice of the team, how to throw the ball, with -illustrations and many valuable hints. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 199—Equestrian Polo. - -Compiled by H. L. Fitzpatrick of the New York Sun. Illustrated with -portraits of leading players, and contains most useful information for -polo players. Price 10 cents. - - - Group XI. Miscellaneous Games - - - No. 201—Lacrosse. - -Every position is thoroughly explained in a most simple and concise -manner, rendering it the best manual of the game ever published. -Illustrated with numerous snapshots of important plays. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 322—Official Handbook U. S. Inter-Collegiate Lacrosse League. - -Contains the constitution, by-laws, playing rules, list of officers and -records of the association. Price 10 cents. - - No. 271—Spalding’s Official Roque Guide. - -The official publication of the National Roque Association of America. -Contains a description of the courts and their construction, diagrams, -illustrations, rules and valuable information. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 138—Spalding’s Official Croquet Guide. - -Contains directions for playing, diagrams of important strokes, -description of grounds, instructions for the beginner, terms used in the -game, and the official playing rules. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 248—Archery. - -A new and up-to-date book on this fascinating pastime. The several -varieties of archery; instructions for shooting; how to select -implements; how to score; and a great deal of interesting information. -Illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 194—Racquets, Squash-Racquets and Court Tennis. - -How to play each game is thoroughly explained, and all the difficult -strokes shown by special photographs taken especially for this book. -Contains the official rules for each game. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 167—Quoits. - -Contains a description of the plays used by experts and the official -rules. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 170—Push Ball. - -This book contains the official rules and a sketch of the game; -illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 13—How to Play Hand Ball. - -By the world’s champion, Michael Egan. Every play is thoroughly -explained by text and diagram. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 14—Curling. - -A short history of this famous Scottish pastime, with instructions for -play, rules of the game, definitions of terms and diagrams of different -shots. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 207—Bowling on the Green; or, Lawn Bowls. - -How to construct a green; how to play the game, and the official rules -of the Scottish Bowling Association. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 189—Children’s Games. - -These games are intended for use at recesses, and all but the team games -have been adapted to large classes. Suitable for children from three to -eight years, and include a great variety. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 188—Lawn Games. - -Lawn Hockey, Garden Hockey, Hand Tennis, Tether Tennis; also Volley -Ball, Parlor Hockey, Badminton, Basket Goal. Price 10 cents. - - - Group XII. Athletics - - - No. 12—Spalding’s Official Athletic Almanac. - -[Illustration] - -Compiled by J. E. Sullivan, President of the Amateur Athletic Union. The -only annual publication now issued that contains a complete list of -amateur best-on-records; intercollegiate, swimming, interscholastic. -English, Irish, Scotch, Swedish, Continental, South African, -Australasian; numerous photos of individual athletes and leading -athletic teams. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 27—College Athletics. - -M. C. Murphy, the well-known athletic trainer, now with Pennsylvania, -the author of this book, has written it especially for the schoolboy and -college man, but it is invaluable for the athlete who wishes to excel in -any branch of athletic sport; profusely illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 182—All-Around Athletics. - -Gives in full the method of scoring the All-Around Championship; how to -train for the All-Around Championship. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - - - No. 156—Athlete’s Guide. - -Full instructions for the beginner, telling how to sprint, hurdle, jump -and throw weights, general hints on training; valuable advice to -beginners and important A. A. U. rules and their explanations, while the -pictures comprise many scenes of champions in action. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 273—The Olympic Games at Athens. - -A complete account of the Olympic Games of 1906, at Athens, the greatest -International Athletic Contest ever held. Compiled by J. E. Sullivan, -Special United States Commissioner to the Olympic Games. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 87—Athletic Primer. - -Edited by J. E. Sullivan. President of the Amateur Athletic Union. Tells -how to organize an athletic club, how to conduct an athletic meeting, -and gives rules for the government of athletic meetings; contents also -include directions for laying out athletic grounds, and a very -instructive article on training. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 252—How to Sprint. - -Every athlete who aspires to be a sprinter can study this book to -advantage. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 255—How to Run 100 Yards. - -By J. W. Morton, the noted British champion. Many of Mr. Morton’s -methods of training are novel to American athletes, but his success is -the best tribute to their worth. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 174—Distance and Cross-Country Running. - -By George Orton, the famous University of Pennsylvania runner. The -quarter, half, mile, the longer distances, and cross-country running and -steeplechasing, with instructions for training; pictures of leading -athletes in action, with comments by the editor. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 259—Weight Throwing. - -Probably no other man in the world has had the varied and long -experience of James S. Mitchel, the author, in the weight throwing -department of athletics. The book gives valuable information not only -for the novice, but for the expert as well. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 246—Athletic Training for Schoolboys. - -By Geo. W. Orton. Each event in the Intercollegiate programme is treated -of separately. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 55—Official Sporting Rules. - -Contains rules not found in other publications for the government of -many sports; rules for wrestling, shuffleboard, snowshoeing, -professional racing, pigeon shooting, dog racing, pistol and revolver -shooting, British water polo rules, Rugby foot ball rules. Price 10 -cents. - - - ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES. - - - No. 311—Official Handbook of the A.A.U. - -The A. A. U. is the governing body of athletes in the United States of -America, and all games must be held under its rules, which are -exclusively published in this handbook, and a copy should be in the -hands of every athlete and every club officer in America. Also includes -a very interesting article on “The Growth of American Athletics,” and a -short biography of each member of the Board of Governors. Price 10 -cents. - - - No. 316—Official Intercollegiate A.A.A.A. Handbook. - -Contains constitution, by-laws, and laws of athletics; records from 1876 -to date. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 308—Official Handbook New York Interscholastic Athletic - Association. - -Contains the Association’s records, constitution and by-laws and other -information. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 302—Official Y.M.C.A. Handbook. - -Contains the official rules governing all sports under the jurisdiction -of the Y. M. C. A., official Y. M. C. A. scoring tables, pentathlon -rules, pictures of leading Y. M. C. A. athletes. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 313—Official Handbook of the Public Schools Athletic League. - -Edited by Dr. C. Ward Crampton, director of physical education in the -Public Schools of Greater New York. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 314—Official Handbook Girls’ Branch of the Public Schools Athletic - League. - -The official publication. Contains: constitution and by-laws, list of -officers. donors, founders, life and annual members, reports and -illustrations. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 331—Schoolyard Athletics. - -By J. E. Sullivan. President Amateur Athletic Union and member of Board -of Education of Greater New York. An invaluable handbook for the teacher -and the pupil. Gives a systematic plan for conducting school athletic -contests and instructs how to prepare for the various events. -Illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 317—Marathon Running. - -A new and up-to-date book on this popular pastime. Contains pictures of -the leading Marathon runners, methods of training, and best times made -in various Marathon events. Price 10 cents. - - - Group XIII. Athletic Accomplishments - - - No. 177—How to Swim. - -Will interest the expert as well as the novice; the illustrations were -made from photographs especially posed, showing the swimmer in clear -water; a valuable feature is the series of “land drill” exercises for -the beginner. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 128—How to Row. - -By E. J. Giannini, of the New York Athletic Club, one of America’s most -famous amateur oarsmen and champions. Shows how to hold the oars, the -finish of the stroke and other valuable information. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 296—Speed Swimming. - -By Champion C. M. Daniels of the New York Athletic Club team, holder of -numerous American records, and the best swimmer in America qualified to -write on the subject. Any boy should be able to increase his speed in -the water after reading Champion Daniels’ instructions on the subject. -Price 10 cents. - - - No. 23—Canoeing. - -Paddling, sailing, cruising and racing canoes and their uses; with hints -on rig and management; the choice of a canoe; sailing canoes, racing -regulations; canoeing and camping. Fully illustrated. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 209—How to Become a Skater. - -Contains advice for beginners; how to become a figure skater, showing -how to do all the different tricks of the best figure skaters. Pictures -of prominent skaters and numerous diagrams. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 282—Official Roller Skating Guide. - -Directions for becoming a fancy and trick roller skater, and rules for -roller skating. Pictures of prominent trick skaters in action. Price 10 -cents. - - - No. 178—How to Train for Bicycling. - -Gives methods of the best riders when training for long or short -distance races; hints on training. Revised and up-to-date in every -particular. Price 10 cents. - - - Group XIV. Manly Sports - - - No. 140—Wrestling. - -Catch-as-catch-can style. Seventy illustrations of the different holds, -photographed especially and so described that anybody can with little -effort learn every one. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 18—Fencing. - -By Dr. Edward Breck. of Boston, editor of The Swordsman, a prominent -amateur fencer. A book that has stood the test of time, and is -universally acknowledged to be a standard work. Illustrated. Price 10 -cents. - - - No. 162—Boxing Guide. - -Contains over 70 pages of illustrations showing all the latest blows, -posed especially for this book under the supervision of a well-known -instructor of boxing, who makes a specialty of teaching and knows how to -impart his knowledge. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 165—The Art of Fencing. - -By Regis and Louis Senac, of New York, famous instructors and leading -authorities on the subject. Gives in detail how every move should be -made. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 236—How to Wrestle. - -The most complete and up-to-date book on wrestling ever published. -Edited by F. R. Toombs, and devoted principally to special poses and -illustrations by George Hackenschmidt, the “Russian Lion.” Price 10 -cents. - - - No. 102—Ground Tumbling. - -Any boy. by reading this book and following the instructions, can become -proficient. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 289—Tumbling for Amateurs. - -Specially compiled for amateurs by Dr. James T. Gwathmey. Every variety -of the pastime explained by text and pictures, over 100 different -positions being shown. Price 10 cents. - - - No. 191—How to Punch the Bag. - -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. 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. 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. 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. 160—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. 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, Director of Physical Training in the New York -Public Schools. 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. Director of Physical Training in the New York Public Schools. -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. 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. 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. 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 ATHLETIC LIBRARY - Group XIV. No. 289 - - - - - Tumbling for Amateurs - -[Illustration] - - By - - JAMES T. GWATHMEY, M.D. - - - Published by - AMERICAN SPORTS PUBLISHING COMPANY - 21 Warren Street, New York - - - - - COPYRIGHT, 1910 - - BY - - AMERICAN SPORTS PUBLISHING COMPANY - - NEW YORK - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - - TUMBLING FOR AMATEURS - - -Teachers, especially in public gymnasia, where the attendance is -voluntary, will welcome anything that will make the exercises more -attractive and do away, as far as possible, with the idea of “work.” - -Tumbling should form a part of every system taught in our public -gymnasia, and to those who have not heretofore studied the subject we -submit the following propositions: - -1. Tumbling will develop, harmoniously, the whole body without the aid -of any apparatus whatever, or any other set of exercises. A careful -study of the physiques of professional tumblers will verify this -statement. - -2. The exercises can be easily graded, so that there will be absolutely -no danger in going from primary to advanced tumbling. In individual -tumbling, the body being always close to the ground, the chances of a -break or a sprain are reduced to a minimum; and in comparison with other -forms of exercise, such as boxing, wrestling, or apparatus work, the -percentage of accidents will be found to compare most favorably. - -3. Friends can enter into the keenest competition, urging each other to -the highest possible development and perfection, and never experience -the inconveniences of black eyes and bruises—the usual resultants of -combative exercises. - -4. At least 50 per cent. of those entering the gymnasium can participate -in some form of tumbling, either individual or combination; the greatest -progress for adults being attained in the latter, where two or more men -exercise together. - -5. No expensive appliances or apparatus is necessary in introducing or -teaching tumbling, the mats absolutely essential in any gymnasium being -all-sufficient for ordinary class work. But if tumbling is to be made a -feature, then a large mat, 15 feet long by 6 feet wide and 2 feet high -and stuffed with straw or hay, will be found a very attractive addition, -as it can be used to great advantage with any gymnastic apparatus. - -6. For boys, tumbling is the most natural exercise in the world, as they -are easily interested and held in this form of exercise when a dumb-bell -drill would run them away. Besides the development, they get -co-ordination and control to a remarkable extent, which will be -invaluable to them in any exercise that they may engage in later on. - -7. A tumbler easily adapts himself to all gymnastic apparatus, and will -usually be found to be more graceful than an exclusive apparatus worker. -If teachers who have never used tumbling would introduce it, it would do -away, in a great measure, with that stiffness which is so distasteful to -many; and, if as systematically taught as their apparatus work, would -change the product of their gymnasiums from the top-heavy type to a -symmetrical whole. - -8. It is the one universal exercise used by the whole human family from -the earliest times to the dawn of the twentieth century, and will -continue in use as long as the world lasts. The millions of babies -tumbling in the world to-day, learning their first physical exercise—to -walk—reminds us that we have all taken a few lessons, at least, in this -most useful art. - -9. Tumbling is of more importance than all other exercises, as, _nolens -volens_, we all take a tumble occasionally; and if we know how to -tumble—so as to land on our feet or keep from falling—it will give us a -confidence that we would not otherwise have. There seems to be a very -prevalent idea that if a man has never learned how to tumble before he -is twenty-one he had just as well not start. On the contrary, if a -person has never taken gymnastic exercises, he can make greater -advancement in tumbling than in almost any other form of exercise, if -his physique permits of tumbling at all. After acquiring a few of the -exercises, tumbling can be practiced with pleasure and satisfaction on -any lawn, sand-bar, or sawdust pile, and in this way will prove of more -practical utility than almost any form of gymnastics. - -A word of caution might not be out of place: In teaching adults (where a -large mat, such as already described, is not used) the small mats cannot -be piled too high to prevent jars and shocking surprises. If pupils -suffer from dizziness, excuse them from these exercises. In combination -tumbling the belt, or lunger, must always be put on for a first trial, -however simple the exercise may appear. - -In the following pages I have depended almost entirely upon the -illustrations, and have intentionally made the text as short and concise -as possible—following the plan of Messrs. Hitchcock and Nelligan’s most -excellent work, “Wrestling.” I am also indebted to Dr. William Anderson, -of Yale University, for many valuable suggestions. - - JAMES T. GWATHMEY. - -[Illustration] - - - - - PRIMARY TUMBLING - - -1. =The Forward Roll Over.= Double up close, and finish standing erect -on toes. Figs. 1, 2, 3. - -2. =The Forward Roll Over=, grasping toes throughout roll. Fig. 4. - -3. =The Forward Roll Over=, grasping toes, legs crossed Fig. 5. - -4. =The Forward Roll Over=, arms between legs, hands on outside of -ankles. Fig. 6. - -5. =The Forward Roll Over=, arms between legs, hands clasped. Fig. 7. - -6. =The Forward Roll Over=, arms at side horizontal throughout exercise. -Do not touch mat with hands. Commence standing on right foot, swing the -left to front to get momentum, and then under and back as you roll over -to erect position on right foot again. Figs. 8, 9, 10, 11. - -7. =The Forward Roll Over.= Same as No. 6, starting on left foot. - -8. =The Forward Roll Over.= To lying flat on back. - -9. =The Forward Roll Over=, with half-turn to face downward. - -10. =The Forward Roll Over=, feet spread, arms in different positions. - -11. =The Forward Roll Over=, arms folded, come to standing position. - -[Illustration] - -12. =The Backward Roll Over.= Repeat all of the foregoing backwards. - -13. =A Dive= is a jump for height or distance, alighting on hands. Bend -arms, duck head, and forward roll over. Never strike middle of back -first. Commence with the forward roll over (Figs. 1, 2, 3), and -gradually increase the height or distance until you can finally go your -full limit without jolting or bumping yourself in the least. The rise is -usually from both feet. - -14. =Dive= (1) =for distance=, (2) =for height=. - -15. =Combine the Forward Roll Over and Dive for= (1) =Distance=, (2) for -=Height=. - -16. =Fall Forward without Bending at Hips=, with knees stiff; catch on -hands. - -17. =Fall Backward=, stiff (stage fall). - -18. =Fall Forward=, with chest out, and back arched. Turn head to right -or left. Continue rolling, and push over to feet. - -19. =Combine Front and Back Roll Over=, making continuous movement by -crossing legs as you finish the front roll. - -20. =Combine Back and Front Roll Over.= - -21. =Combine Front, Back, and Front Roll Over= in quick succession. - -22. =Combine Back, Front, and Back Roll Over= in quick succession. - -23. =Roll Over Backward=, straightening body as you go over to -lying-down position on stomach. - -24. Lie on back, arms at side horizontal. Bring right hand close to -side, turn head to right, and at same time bend at waist, bringing feet -over head, then snap over quickly on to stomach, facing in opposite -direction. - -[Illustration] - -25. Hold left toe with right hand and jump right leg through. - -26. Hold right toe with left hand and jump left leg through. - -27. Hold stick in hands, jump through and back in order to learn to -double up close for back or forward somersault. Fig. 12. - -28. =Head Stand.= Place the hands in line on the mat, and the head -between and about 10 inches in advance, forming an equilateral triangle; -throw feet over head, with knees together and toes pointed upward; hold -30 seconds, then forward roll over. - -20. =Hand Stand.= Beginners can best learn this by placing the hands on -floor 1½ feet from wall and throwing the feet up against the wall. In -practising hand stands on the floor, come down easy to feet the same way -you threw into position, or pick up right or left hand as you -overbalance and come to feet, or bend arms and roll over. Fig. 13. - -30. =Head Stand.= Push up into hand stand without losing balance. - -31. =Forward Roll Over into Head Stand.= - -32. =Backward Roll Over into Head Stand.= - -N. B.—Do not compete in holding head stands for time. Caution boys -especially against this foolish practice. - -33. =“Bucking Broncho.”= Throw almost into hand stand, bend knees and -push up hard with hands, throwing head and shoulders up and back, snap -feet to floor and come to standing position; jump to hands again and -repeat. - -34. =The Forward Roll Over into Hand Stand.= - -35. =The Backward Roll Over into Hand Stand.= - -[Illustration] - -36. Body stiff, face downward, resting on hands and feet, without -raising either hand, jump between hands to lying-down position on back. - -37. =Roll Down.= From hand stand incline head and shoulders forward, -bend arms until chest touches, keep back arched, roll to lying-down -position on mat, then to knees, and jump to feet immediately. - -38. =Head Stand and Roll Down.= - -39. Lie on back, raise feet up in air, place the hands just above the -hips, with elbows, upper arms and shoulders touching mat, bend and -straighten knees with a snap, thus progressing backward on shoulders. - -40. =Head Spring.= Place head (touching upper part of forehead, not the -back of head) between and in advance of hands on mat. As you snap feet -over shove hard from hands and head. Alight in standing position, with -knees bent. Fig. 14. - -N. B.—Always place head on mat easily, thus obviating jars. - -41. Same as No. 40, only alighting knees stiff and back arched. - -42. Same as No. 40, without hands. - -43. Repeat No. 40, alight on right foot, and hold balance. - -44. Repeat No. 40, alight on left foot, and hold balance. - -45. =Twisting Head Spring.= Same as No. 40, only twist the body to right -or left, and land facing starting position. - -46. =The Balance Head Spring.= From head stand bend at waist, with knees -stiff, execute head spring without touching feet to floor. - -47. Same as No. 46, but with neck spring. - -48. =Neck Spring= (snap up). Place back of head and neck on mat between -hands. Same movement as head spring. Fig. 15. - -[Illustration] - -49. =Neck Spring.= Hands on front of thighs, shove hard with hands and -head as you snap feet over. Fig. 16. - -50. =Neck Spring= with arms folded. Fig. 17. - -51. =Hand Spring.= Jump from either foot on to hands. Keep the arms -perfectly stiff, and as the feet are thrown quickly over (chest and -stomach well out and head back) shove hard from hands and alight on feet -with bent knees. Figs. 18, 20. - -52. =Leaping Hand Spring.= Jump from both feet on to hands. Movement -same as in 51. Touch hands lightly as you go over. Figs. 19, 20. - -53. Same as 51, only alight on balls of feet, with knees stiff, back -arched, and perfectly erect position. - -54. =The Cart-wheel.= Either right or left side leading, keep the head -back, chest and stomach well out, hands and feet as well separated as -possible. If right side leads, place right hand on floor following with -left, then left foot followed by right. Continue movement by keeping in -a straight line. - -55. =Round Off.= Start as in cart-wheel, but hand spring movement, turn, -snap the feet down quickly, and alight facing starting-point. - -56. Roll over backward to back of neck and snap up. - -57. Jump, turn in air, alight facing starting-point, and back roll over. - -58. Combine hand stand (Fig. 13) and snap up (Fig. 15). - -59. A row of hand stands and snap ups in quick succession. - -60. Combine two, three, or four head springs in quick succession. - -61. Combine two, three, or four neck springs in quick succession. - -[Illustration] - -62. =Alternate Head and Neck Springs= in quick succession. - -63. =Hand Walk.= Throw up into hand stand, and as you overbalance take a -step forward with either right or left hand, and continue. - -64. =Hand Walk Forward.= - -65. =Hand Walk Backward.= - -66. =Hand Walk in Circle.= - -67. Hand walk forward, turn, and come back to starting-point. - -68. Hand walk forward, touching chest at each step. - -69. Hand walk, forward roll into hand stand, and repeat. - -70. Two head springs into hand stand, roll down (37), pull through (36), -and snap up (48). - -71. Dive, back roll into hand stand, to neck, and snap up. - -The combinations of the foregoing movements are infinite, and the -inventive teacher can repeat the same exercises in a different order or -combination, making new movements out of the old ones, and thus keeping -up the interest and enthusiasm from day to day. Select ten or twelve -movements from the preceding list, and give as a drill for one lesson. -Change the order, and repeat for next lesson; but give an entirely -different drill for third lesson. As the pupils advance let them put in -their own combinations at the end of each lesson. - -[Illustration] - - - - - ADVANCED TUMBLING - - -Note.—Advanced tumbling should never be attempted alone the first time. -A belt, with an assistant on either side, is the usual method of -practising these exercises. Do not hurry. Practise one movement day -after day until you are proficient, remembering that a difficult -movement once mastered is as simple as any other, and that after -learning you can execute them with ease and impunity. It is folly, not -bravery, to attempt movements by yourself that you are not sure of; and -you are the one to decide this, not others. - -1. =Back Somersault.= From standing position, hands by the side, spring -straight up (do not bend forward as you stoop for spring), throwing -hands high above head; throw the head back, and, grasping the knees, -pull them well in at the highest point of jump, at the same time kicking -the feet forward; let out, and come down straight. Fig. 21. - -2. From a hand stand snap to feet and a back somersault. - -3. Round off and a back somersault. - -4. Two, three, or four back somersaults in a swing. - -5. Forward run and back somersault. - -6. Cart-wheel, round off, and back. - -7. =Front Somersault.= Run forward, and as you run increase your speed; -spring from either right or left foot a distance of from 8 to 12 feet, -landing on the balls of both feet, hands by the side (Fig. 70), chest -out, and head erect (not forward); jump for height, lifting the body by -a quick upward swing of the arms, and at the highest point of the jump -throw head and hands down with a snap, grasp the legs a short distance -below the knees and pull in close and hard, doubling up close, then -straighten out quickly and alight on balls of feet in erect position. -Fig. 22. - -[Illustration] - -Note.—Make the jump for height the fastest part of the run, and as you -jump increase your speed so as to get the greatest height attainable, -double into as small a ball as possible, and then let out and come down -perfectly straight, and you have the ideal somersault. - -8. =Standing Front Somersault.= Hands by the sides (Fig. 70), spring -straight upward, lifting with arms and shoulders, and as you reach the -limit of your height throw head and hands forward with a snap, grasping -ankles and pulling in close; then let out again quickly. - -9. =The Layout Front Somersault.= (Done principally from the -spring-board, although a few exceptionally fine jumpers can do it from -the mat.) As you rise for the somersault throw the hands well out in -front, with arms perfectly stiff, head up, chest out; hold this position -for a second, then make a quick, close double as in the ordinary -somersault; let out and come down straight. - -10. =One Foot Front.= Stand on one foot and execute regular somersault. - -11. =Knee Front.= From kneeling position raise to feet, regular -somersault. - -12. =Head Spring and Front Somersault.= - -13. =Hand Spring and Front Somersault.= - -14. =Two Front Somersaults in Quick Succession.= - -N. B.—A double somersault should never be attempted by amateurs. - -[Illustration] - -15. =Back Hand Spring, or “Flip”= (the most difficult of all tumbling -exercises). From standing position raise the heels, bend the knees, let -the hands go back past sides, keep the body, from waist up, straight, -stoop until hands can nearly touch the mat; from this position throw the -hands swiftly forward and upward, at the same time raise on toes (but do -not jump at all), arching the back well in, head and arms thrown as far -back as possible; pull the body over by momentum of shoulders, body, and -head. Figs. 23, 24, 25. - -16. =Hand Stand, Snap to Feet, and Flip.= - -17. =Hand Stand, Snap to Feet, Flip, and Back.= - -18. =A Row of Flips; Two or More in Quick Succession.= - -19. =Alternate Flips and Backs.= - -20. =Round Off and Flip.= - -21. =Round Off, Flip, and Back.= - -22. =Twisting Flip.= As the hands hit, twist the body and alight facing -in opposite direction from which you started. - -23. =A Series of Twisting Flips.= The hands strike about the same place -each time. - -24. =Twisting Back.= Regular movement, only throw head hard to right or -left and alight facing opposite direction from which you started. Fig. -74. - -25. =Hand Stand, Snap to Feet, and Twisting Flip.= - -26. =Round Off and Twisting Back.= - -27. =Running Twisting Forward Somersault.= Regular movement, only throw -head hard to right or left, and alight facing direction from which you -started. - -28. =Running Side Somersault.= Alight sideways and turn sideways. - -Devise, invent, and make up your own combinations. - -[Illustration] - - - - - COMBINATION TUMBLING - - -By this is meant a series of combinations by two or more men exercising -together. In these exercises a belt must always be put on for the first -trial (or assistants stand on either side), however simple the exercises -may appear, and must be kept on until the exercise is thoroughly -mastered, which would mean that you have each other’s time and act in -unison. Work with the same men all the time; beware of strangers, even -if both of you understand the exercises. Do not be afraid to use caution -and common sense. Only combinations that can be mastered by business men -with limited time have been put in; the more dangerous ones, requiring -much time, being intentionally omitted. In all of the following -exercises No. 1 is the heaviest or “bottom” man; No. 2, “middle” man; -and No. 3, “top” man (or lightest man). - - - ELEPHANT WALK. - -1. Stand facing each other. No. 2 puts hands on No. 1’s shoulders, -springs up and throws legs around No. 1’s waist, then leans backward and -drops between No. 1’s legs, who then bends forward and places hands on -floor keeping knees stiff; No. 2 places hands on No. 1’s heels and -straightens arms; No. 1 then walks off (also with a small boy on top), -or untwists legs and both do a roll over. Fig. 26. - -[Illustration] - - - WALK OFF. - -2. No. 2 makes hand stand, feet well apart; No. 1 steps in, letting legs -rest on hips, and grasps heels of No. 2, who straightens himself, arms -folded; No. 1 then walks off with him. For first part of movement see -Fig. 96. - - - HAND STAND ROLL. - -3. No. 1 stands erect; No. 2 makes hand stand close to No. 1’s heels, -his legs dropping over No. 1’s shoulders, who grasps No. 2’s ankles, -bends forward, quickly pulling No. 2 over to a standing position; No. 1 -now does a hand stand and is thrown over by No. 2. Repeat in quick -succession. For first part of movement see Fig. 99. - - - DOUBLE ROLL. - -4. No. 1 lies on back, legs raised to vertical, with knees slightly -bent, and grasps No. 2’s ankles, who stands close to his head and also -grasps No. 1’s ankles; No. 2 dives forward, held back slightly by No. 1 -to break his fall; continue roll. Fig. 27. - -5. Repeat No. 4 backward. - - - HANDS BETWEEN LEGS AND PULL OVER. - -6. Facing same direction, No. 2 leans forward and places his arms -between his own legs; his wrists are grasped by No. 1, who lifts (as No. -2 jumps) and throws him over to his feet. Figs. 28, 29. - - - BACK TO BACK AND OVER. - -7. Stand back to back, arms extended vertically, grasp each other’s -hands, heads turned to opposite sides; No. 2 springs and No. 1 pulls No. -2 over shoulders to feet. No. 2 must never relax muscles on this -exercise. Figs. 30, 31. - -[Illustration] - - - BALANCE ON HEAD AND THROW OVER. - -8. Facing in same direction, No. 1 grasps No. 2 on either side of belt, -and No. 2 grasps No. 1’s wrists and springs up, assisted by No. 1 -lifting, and comes to balance position on No. 1’s head; No. 2 then -throws his head back, pulls legs up and snaps over to feet, assisted by -a slight push from No. 1. Figs. 32, 33. - - - THROW OVER HEAD. - -9. Same as No. 8, only in quicker time. No. 2 does not touch head of No. -1, who holds his arms perfectly stiff, and throws No. 2 over his head in -one movement. Fig. 34. - -10. Leap-frog, roll over, and continue. - - - STRADDLE VAULT OVER. - -11. No. 1 places one hand under No. 2’s crotch; No. 2 places both hands -on No. 1’s head and vaults over. Figs. 35, 36. - - - STRADDLE OVER FROM FLOOR. - -12a. No. 2 lies down and No. 1 places foot close up and between No. 2’s -legs and grasps both hands of No. 2, who springs up and straddle vaults -over, while No. 1 pulls, then pushes his hands to horizontal with -quarter turn of body. - - - STRADDLE OVER AND HAND SPRING. - -12b. Position and first part of movement same as No. 12a, only No. 1 -grasps No. 2’s wrists; as No. 2 passes over No. 1’s head, he doubles up -close and does a hand spring from No. 1’s hands. - - - LOW ARM HAND STAND. - -13. No. 1 lies on back, feet apart; No. 2 steps in and, bending forward, -they place hands on each other’s shoulders; No. 2 does hand stand, No. 1 -holding him in position. Fig. 37. - -[Illustration] - - - HIGH ARM HAND STAND. - -14. Facing each other, hands on shoulders, No. 2 jumps up, crossing feet -behind back of No. 1, who leans over and immediately comes to erect -position; No. 2 pushing up into high arm stand. Figs. 38, 39, 40. - - - HIGH ARM HAND STAND. - -15. Repeat No. 13. No. 2 is let down easily by No. 1, and rolls over, -retaining hold on each other’s shoulders, to lying down position on -backs; No. 1 does a quick back roll, and lands on feet between No. 2’s -spread legs, and immediately pulls No. 2 (who assists by jumping) to -high hand to shoulder stand in air. Fig. 40. - -16. From position of Fig. 39, No. 1 throws No. 2 hand spring over head. - - - PULL UP FROM FLOOR. - -17. Facing each other, and six feet apart, No. 2 dives halfway over, -keeping palms of hands on mat by side of head, legs vertical; No. 1 -grasps ankles and gives him a quick pull up and throw away; No. 2 -assisting by pushing with his hands and head, and coming to standing -position facing No. 1. Figs. 41, 42. - -18. Same as No. 17, only both face same direction; No. 2 does forward -roll; No. 1 pulls No. 2 to feet. - - - BACK FROM FOREARMS. - -19. No. 1 stands body straight, feet spread, knees bent, and, -interlacing fingers, holds forearms horizontal; No. 2 places hands on -No. 1’s shoulders, jumps to forearms, and back somersaults off. Figs. -43, 44. - -[Illustration] - - - ONE LEG FORWARD. - -20. Facing same direction, one foot apart, No. 2 bends knee and places -right or left ankle in No. 1’s hands; No. 2 jumps directly up (assisted -by No. 1), cuts close, and does a high forward somersault, coming down -straight. Figs. 45, 46. - - - MOUNT TO SHOULDERS. - -21. No. 1 facing front, No. 2 to left of No. 1 and right face; No. 1 -bends knees slightly, feet well apart, holds right hand over head, palm -up, and grasps No. 2’s right hand, also No. 2’s left with his left hand; -No. 2 places left foot on No. 1’s left thigh; as each pulls hard with -right hand, No. 2 jumps and places his right foot on No. 1’s right -shoulder and left on left shoulder, lets go of No. 1’s hands and stands -erect, heels together on balls of feet, knees straight, and legs -pressing hard on No. 1’s head. Figs. 47, 48. - - - MOUNT TO SHOULDER WITHOUT HANDS. - -22. Position same as in No. 21, only No. 1 folds arms; and No. 2, taking -a short run, mounts to shoulders without using hands. - - - LIFT TO SHOULDER. - -23. Facing in same direction, No. 1 grasps No. 2’s hands and lifts to -shoulders, No. 2 doubling up close in order to bring his feet to No. 1’s -shoulders. For first part of movement see Fig. 57. - - - TO DISMOUNT. - -24. No. 1 reaches up and grasps hands of No. 2, who jumps down between. - -25. Both lean forward as far as possible; No. 2 jumps to feet, and both -do a forward roll over. - -[Illustration] - - - BACK FROM SHOULDERS. - -26. Mount as in No. 23; as No. 2 jumps, No. 1 assists by lifting hard. -Fig. 49. - - - FRONT FROM SHOULDERS. - -27. Mount as in No. 23; as No. 2 jumps, No. 1 assists by lifting hard. -Fig. 50. - - - CROTCH BACK. - -28. Facing each other, No. 1 places hands under No. 2’s crotch, and -lifts hard; No. 2 doing a regular back somersault. Figs. 51, 52. - - - CROTCH FRONT. - -29. Facing in same direction. No. 1 grasps No. 2 by seat and lifts hard; -No. 2 doing a regular front somersault. Fig. 53. - - - PULL TO SHOULDERS. - -30. Facing each other, No. 2 leans forward, putting his hands between -his own spread legs; No. 1 leans over and grasps No. 2’s wrists; a quick -pull lands No. 2 on his shoulders straddle seat. He then places his -hands under thighs of No. 2, who, in turn, does a back somersault off, -assisted by a slight shove from No. 1. Fig. 54. - -31. Same as No. 30, only No. 2 puts his feet on No. 1’s shoulders. Back -or forward somersault off. - - - PULL TO SHOULDERS AND HAND SPRING OVER. - -32. Position same as in Fig. 54. No. 1 grasps No. 2’s wrists, pulls him -up, and places his hands on his shoulders; No. 2 continues movement by -hand spring over. - -[Illustration] - - - NECK LIFT. - -33. Facing same way, No. 1 puts head between legs of No. 2, who leans -back quickly, and No. 1 straightens up and tosses him over his head; No. -2 doing back somersault movement. Figs. 55, 56. - - - TWISTING BACK OVER HEAD. - -34. Same as 33, only No. 2 throws head quickly to right or left, and -alights with back to No. 1. - - - DOUBLE DIVE. - -35. Facing, and 6 feet apart, No. 1 dives forward, and as his head rests -on mat—that is, half way over—with feet well apart, No. 2 dives over, -comes to feet quickly; each turns, and repeat movement. - - - TRIPLE DIVE. - -36. No. 1 in middle and facing No. 2, No. 3 back of No. 1 and facing in -same direction; No. 1 dives forward and No. 2 dives over No. 1 (as in -No. 35); No. 3 immediately dives over No. 2, and No. 1 has turned and -now dives over No. 3; No. 2 again dives over No. 1, and repeat as -before. - - - LIFT AWAY HAND SPRING. - -37. Facing in same direction, No. 1 grasps No. 2’s hands and lifts him -to standing position on shoulders; No. 2 jumps to mat between hands, -and, without letting go, immediately jumps straight up, doubling up as -he goes, stiffening arms and pressing hard against hands of No. 1, who -pushes up, straightening arms; No. 2 continues on through, and does a -hand spring from No. 1’s hands. Figs. 57, 58. - -[Illustration] - - - THREE JUMPS AND LIFT AWAY HAND SPRING. - -38. Position same as Fig. 57, only No. 1 rests right knee on mat; No. 2 -jumps over No. 1’s right arm, and immediately back to first position, in -same manner over left arm, then over head and back again; No. 1 now -rises to feet immediately, No. 2 doing lift away hand spring as in No. -37. - -39. Same as No. 37, only go straight from mat to hand spring without -going to shoulders. - - - ONE LEG BACK. - -40. No. 2 places right leg in No. 1’s hands, leg horizontal, knee stiff; -as No. 2 jumps and presses down with right leg No. 1 lifts hard, -throwing him a back somersault. Figs. 59, 60. - - - LAY OUT BACK. - -41. No. 1 interlaces fingers, palms up, and stoops well down, feet -spread; No. 2 places hands on shoulders (also without placing hands on -shoulders) and right foot in his hands, jumps, straightening right leg, -and does a hollow back somersault, No. 1 lifting up hard. Figs. 61, 62. - - - LAY OUT BACK. - -42. Same as No. 41, only No. 1 places hands behind back instead of in -front. - - - GAINER LAY OUT BACK. - -43. Same as No. 41, only No. 2 turns over No. 1’s head, alighting on -opposite side from which he started. - - - RUNNING FORWARD OVERHEAD. - -44. Position of No. 1 same as in No. 41; No. 2 runs, placing hands on -No. 1’s shoulders, and right foot in hands, jumps, straightening right -leg, and goes for regular front somersault, alighting with back to No. -1. - -[Illustration] - - - HAND SPRING TO SHOULDERS. - -45. Facing each other, No. 1 bends knees slightly; No. 2 takes a run and -places hands on No. 1’s knees and does a hand spring up, assisted by No. -1 grasping him by hips. Now quick roll back from shoulders. Fig. 63. - - - HIGH ARM HAND SPRING. - -46. No. 1 spreads feet and braces himself, bending knees and getting -low; No. 2 takes a good run, places hands on shoulders of No. 1, who -grasps his thighs and pushes him over for a hand spring. Fig. 64. - - - PULL UP AND BACK FROM HANDS. - -47. Facing each other, and 6 feet apart, No. 2 rolls over and pushes his -feet well up under him; No. 1 steps in, grasping No. 2’s hands, pulls -him up, and then pushes him up and away; No. 2, doubling up close, -pushing hard with hands, throws head back and goes for back somersault. -Figs. 65, 66. - - - BACK FROM BACK. - -48. Facing in same direction, No. 1 bends over, placing hands on knees; -No. 2 jumps to back, between shoulders, and does a back off, No. 1 -lifting up hard. Figs. 67, 68. - - - FORWARD FROM BACK. - -49. Facing each other, and about 20 feet apart, No. 1 stoops over, -placing hands on knees; No. 2 runs and jumps on No. 1’s back, between -shoulders, and immediately goes for front somersault, as from -spring-board, No. 1 throwing hard. Fig. 69. - -[Illustration] - - - HIGH HAND-TO-HAND HAND STAND. - -50. Lift to shoulders, as in No. 23. From position of Fig. 91, No. 2 -throws into hand stand. - - - MOVEMENTS FROM POSITION OF FLOOR - - - BACK FROM HANDS. - -51a. No. 1 lying on back, hands close to head; No. 2 steps in No. 1’s -hands and does a back somersault, assisted by No. 1. Figs. 70, 71. - -51b. Same as No. 51, only No. 2 takes a few steps and jumps in No. 1’s -hands, going for back immediately. - - - BACK FROM HANDS. - -52. No. 1 sits on floor, feet spread, and places hands in front, palms -up; No. 2 steps in hands as before, and back out. - - - FRONT FROM HANDS. - -53. No. 2 places toes in No. 1’s hands, and does a regular front, -assisted by No. 1. Fig. 72. - - - TWISTING BACK FROM HANDS. - -54. Same as No. 51, only No. 2 twists completely around by turning head -to right or left as he goes over, and alights facing in opposite -direction from which he started. Fig. 73. - - - HAND SPRING OVER FEET. - -55. Clasp hands (do not interlace fingers), No. 1 placing feet on No. -2’s body, No. 2 jumps, and No. 1 pushes hard with feet and keeps his -arms stiff, No. 2 pushing off with hands as he goes over. Figs. 74, 75. - -[Illustration] - - - HAND SPRING FROM FEET. - -56. No. 2 grasps No. 1’s ankles and places feet against his body, same -as in No. 55; No. 2 shoves hard from ankles as he goes over, keeping -arms stiff in last part of movement, No. 1 also holding his legs stiff -in last part of movement. Figs. 76, 77. - - - HAND SPRING FROM KNEES OVER HANDS. - -57. No. 2 runs and places hands on No. 1’s knees and hand spring over, -No. 1 shoving his shoulders, if necessary, as he goes over. Fig. 78. - - - HAND SPRING FROM HANDS OVER FEET. - -58. No. 2 steps in No. 1’s hands and grasps the bottoms of feet of No. -1, who holds legs stiff while No. 2 does hand spring over. Figs. 79, 80. - - - BACK OVER FEET. - -59. Standing close to No. 1’s shoulders, No. 2 sits on his feet, leans -back, and No. 1 pushes up hard; No. 2 doubles up for regular back. Figs. -81, 82. - - - TWISTING BACK OVER FEET. - -60. Same as No. 59, only No. 2 throws head quickly to right or left and -alights with back to No. 1. - - - SIDE OVER FEET. - -61. No. 2 stands by side of No. 1, and sits on feet. Rest of movement -same as in No. 59. Figs. 83, 84. - - - PITCH BACK FROM FEET. - -62. No. 2 sits on No. 1’s feet and lays back; No. 1 kicks vigorously, -No. 2 doing regular back movement, and landing away from No. 1 on same -side from which he started, not turning over No. 1 at all. Figs. 85, 86. - -[Illustration] - - - BACK FROM FEET. - -63. No. 2 jumps on No. 1’s feet, gets a perfect balance, and does a back -off. - - - MOUNT TO FEET AND BACK OFF. - -64. No. 1 lies on back, feet up, hands on outside of thighs; No. 2 -places right foot on No. 1’s left thigh, and presses inside of knee -against No. 1’s foot to steady himself. He then places left foot on No. -1’s left foot and, without touching hands, comes to an erect position, -then back somersault off. Figs. 87, 88. - - - HAND SPRING FROM ELBOWS. - -65. Facing each other, No. 1 places hands on knees, bending over so that -elbows project above back; No. 2 runs, places hands on elbows, and hand -spring over. Figs. 89, 90. - - - HAND SPRING FROM SHOULDERS. - -66. Mount to shoulders as in No. 23, then hand spring off. Figs. 91, 92. - - - PULL THROUGH TO FEET. - -67. Facing in same direction, No. 1 in front, No. 2 rolls to position on -back, arms folded, and straightens knees so that his feet can be grasped -by No. 1, who pulls him through quickly on to feet. Fig. 93. - - - MISCELLANEOUS - - - HAND SPRING OVER HEAD FROM HIPS. - -68. Facing each other, No. 1 places head between No. 2’s legs and, -grasping his knees, straightens up, throwing No. 2 over his head, who -assists movement by placing his hands on No. 1’s hips and pushing off -hard, elbows stiff. Fig. 94. - -[Illustration] - - - JUMP TO SHOULDERS IN FOUR JUMPS. - -69. No. 1 does a hand stand and roll down; No. 2 stands over him, feet -on either side of thighs. No. 2 jumps on No. 1’s back thighs and -immediately jumps straight up, No. 1 coming to hands and knees, and No. -2 lands on No. 1’s back just above hips; No. 2 again jumps straight up, -and No. 1 comes to feet with hands on knees; No. 2 jumps up again, No. 1 -comes to an erect position, and No. 2 lands on shoulders. Lean and roll -over. - - - WALK AROUND. - -70. Complete jump to shoulders as in No. 69; No. 1 bends and places -right knee and then left on mat, now crosses feet and sits down, -straightening legs out in front, then lies down, still holding and -steadying No. 2 by ankles, who retains his erect position by standing on -front of No. 1’s shoulders; No. 1 brings legs up, feet well apart, and -No. 2 steps on his right or left hock and mashes it down; No. 1 turns -head to right or left and continues back roll, coming to hands and -knees; No. 2 steps up immediately on his back and does two jumps to -shoulders (lean and roll over, or back or forward somersault off). - - - DOUBLE ROLL OVER BACK. - -71. Get into position as in No. 2; No. 1 presses hard on heels of No. 2, -who comes up quickly and continues movement by rolling on over No. 1’s -back. Figs. 95, 96. - - - HAND STAND AND DOUBLE OVER. - -72. No. 2 does a hand stand, and his ankles are grasped by No. 1, who -stoops over quickly and assists No. 2 in turning the front somersault -after leaving his shoulders, by pushing up hard on No. 2’s ankles -(called a double—the body only turns once and a half). Figs. 97, 98, 99. - -[Illustration] - - - TRIPLE ROLL. - -73. Same as No. 4, only three men grasp each other’s ankles and roll -forward. Fig. 100. - - - BACK FROM THIGHS. - -74. Facing each other, No. 1 squats, No. 2 placing hands on No. 1’s -shoulders; No. 2 jumps on his thighs, No. 1 catching him by calves; No. -2 does a back, assisted by No. 1 lifting and raising up. Fig. 101. - - - FRONT FROM THIGHS. - -75. Facing in same direction, No. 1 stoops, and placing his head under -No. 2’s crotch lifts to shoulders, stoops and places No. 2’s feet on his -thighs (or No. 1 grasps No. 2’s hands and lifts to thighs) and grasps -his ankles; No. 2 straightens up and No. 1 pulls his head out, and as -No. 2 jumps for his forward No. 1 assists by raising up and lifting hard -with hands. Fig. 102. - - - THE BASKET. - -76. From this position either a back or front somersault can be easily -thrown. No. 1 grasps his left wrist with right hand; No. 2, same; each -then grasps the other’s right wrist with left hand, thus forming basket. -Fig. 103. - - - KNEE THREE HIGH. - -77. No. 2 lifts No. 3 on shoulders, No. 1 then lifts No. 2 (and No. 3), -No. 3 straightens up and leans forward, No. 2 pulls head out and holds -No. 3 in position by ankles, No. 2 now raises up slightly and leans -forward and No. 1 pulls head out and, straightening up, completes the -knee three high. No. 3 jumps down and rolls over, followed by No. 2 and -No. 1 in quick succession. Figs. 104, 105, 106. - -[Illustration] - - - KNEE THREE HIGH AND FRONTS OFF. - -78. Build three high as in No. 77. No. 3 does a front off, then No. 2, -and No. 1 does a standing front. Fig. 107. - - - STILL MOUNT. - (For Three High.) - -79. (The object is for No. 2 to mount to shoulders without moving No. 1 -from his tracks. This should first be practiced a number of times on the -floor, and then on top of the horse or buck. When practicing a three -high the top mount should always have around his waist a belt suspended -from the ceiling the first few trials.) Facing each other and clasping -hands, No. 1 pulls No. 2 (who jumps) on his feet, hands above head; No. -2 places left hand on top of No. 1’s head, and clasps his right hand; -No. 2 bends left leg and places his foot in No. 1’s left hand; No. 1 -pulls hard with right hand and lifts with left, No. 2 assisting himself -by pressing hard on No. 1’s head with left hand; No. 2 places right foot -on No. 1’s right shoulder and left foot on left shoulder, and comes to -an erect position. Figs. 108, 109, 110. - - - THREE HIGH. - -80. No. 2 mounts to No. 1’s shoulders and grasps No. 3’s hands (Fig. -111) and pulls him to top of No. 1’s shoulders; No. 3 continues on up by -still mount. Lean and fall. Fig. 112. - -[Illustration] - - - - - EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS OF PROMINENT PHYSICAL DIRECTORS - - - New Haven, Conn. - - W. G. Anderson, Associate Director Yale University Gymnasium: “I - believe in ‘tumbling’ as an exercise. It makes a man quick, agile, - and very sure-footed. It is a form of sport that is popular and - perfectly legitimate when properly taught. We have no good book on - the subject, but need one. If such a work is to be presented to - those interested in this subject, it ought to be written by a man - who has had much experience in actual tumbling, who is familiar with - the mechanism of the body, and who is educated. Dr. James T. - Gwathmey, of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., is just the - person to compile a book on this form of gymnastics. He is a clever - performer, a teacher of wide experience, and an educated physician. - I have looked over the MS. of the Doctor’s new book, and I indorse - it.” - - * * * * * - - McGill University, Montreal, Canada. - - R. Tait McKenzie, M.D.: “I am glad to find some one ready and able - to draw the veil from a branch of gymnastics which the professional - acrobat has so long kept shrouded in mystery. The reducing of the - various feats of tumbling to a progressive sequence, and the - analyzing of the various combinations, is indeed a difficult task; - but your kinetoscope method of illustration will make clear what - would otherwise require pages of description. Your work can not but - assist any one of ordinary ability in mastering the rudiments of the - art; but it will also appeal to the much wider field of all who - admire acrobatics, and will give them some idea of the difficulties - mastered by the professional, whose work they will more fully - appreciate. I wish your book every success.” - -[Illustration] - - * * * * * - - Ithaca, N. Y. - - E. Hitchcock, Jr., M.D., Director of Department of Hygiene and - Physical Training, Cornell University: “It has always seemed to me - that this graphic method of instructing is the most useful, and I - know that this subject in your hands will help enormously in - instructing in a decidedly difficult branch of gymnastic work.” - - * * * * * - - Amherst, Mass. - - E. Hitchcock, M.D., Amherst College, Pratt Gymnasium: “In physical - education, as in many other branches of mental and bodily training, - there are some advanced branches which are adapted to the few and - not the many. Acrobatic work is one of these. But it should be - controlled, cultivated, and made good use of, like the other work, - which may be undertaken by anybody. It is a pleasure to know that a - manual on this subject is to be prepared and furnished for our use - by one so capable to issue the book as is Dr. Gwathmey, of - Vanderbilt University. We shall wait impatiently to get hold of it.” - - * * * * * - - Amherst, Mass. - - R. F. Nelligan, Instructor, Amherst College: “For sound men and boys - tumbling is one of the best and most exhilarating of exercises, when - practised under favorable conditions. Of course tumbling on a brick - sidewalk differs from tumbling on a hair-stuffed mattress, with the - aid of the safety appliances while learning. It has been said that - one can not learn after reaching maturity. This is not so, as many - first-class tumblers did not commence until after reaching - twenty-five. At the age of thirty-two I was induced to take up - tumbling under Dr. Gwathmey, and, with the aid of his safety - appliances, succeeded in learning to do fairly well over fifty - different movements and combinations.” - -[Illustration] - - * * * * * - - Kansas City, Mo. - - Carl Betz, Supervisor Music and Physical Training, Public Schools: - “Your book, ‘Tumbling for Amateurs,’ which you have announced, will - undoubtedly be hailed with delight by thousands of young American - men who seek and find recreation in this particular kind of - exercise. The photographs that will illuminate the pages of your - book will be of intrinsic value to amateurs, who usually have no - expert teacher to explain to them minutely each step of the - exercise. If the element of danger in tumbling is greater than is - consistent with the needs of physical education, as some claim it - is, then your book, giving such minute instructions, and photographs - of the body passing through the different stages of each exercise, - cannot fail to reduce that danger to a degree which every - interesting gymnastic exercise must contain. I therefore cheerfully - recommend your interesting and timely little book to all who may - wish to learn and practice the delightful pastime of tumbling.” - - * * * * * - - St. Louis, Mo. - - William A. Stecher, Secretary Technical Committee, Nord - Amerikanischer Turnerbund: “I think that your undertaking is a very - commendable one; for I believe that the greater the control a person - has over his body—and tumbling undoubtedly increases this—the better - off he is. I wish you all success.” - - * * * * * - - Milwaukee, Wis. - - Frank Pfister, M.D., Editor Mind and Body: “Received your favor of - the 7th inst., and congratulate you upon the idea of publishing a - manual on tumbling, for nothing recommendable exists in that line.” - -[Illustration] - - * * * * * - - Springfield, Mass. - - Luther Gulick, M.D. (“History of Physical Training”), International - Y. M. C. A. Training-School: “Your letter of the 7th is at hand, - with the excellent cuts that were inclosed. You ought not to charge - less than one dollar for the book. I do not know but what you could - get more. I shall be very glad to purchase a copy of the book as - soon as it is published. Please let me know.” - - * * * * * - - Chicago, Ill. - - G. W. Ehler, Physical Director of the Y. M. C. A. of Chicago, - Central Department: “There is a necessity for a good book on - tumbling, as there is none now in print to my knowledge; and I - believe that such a book would meet with a very hearty reception by - physical directors and by others who are interested.” - - * * * * * - - Boston, Mass. - - Robert J. Roberts: “I approve of your idea of getting out such a - book as you speak of. I would keep out the dangerous exercises; or, - if you put them in, hedge them in so that amateurs will not use - them. There is no kind of physical work that will so harmoniously - develop every part of the body as tumbling.” - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - - OFFICIAL RULES FOR ALL ATHLETIC SPORTS. - - -The following list contains the Group and the Number of the book of -Spalding’s Athletic Library in which the rules wanted are contained. See -front pages of book for complete list of Spalding’s Athletic Library. - - ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╤═════╤═════ - EVENT. │Group│ No. - ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼─────┼───── - All-Round Athletic Championship │ 12│ 182 - A. A. U. Athletic Rules │ 12│ 311 - A. A. U. Boxing Rules │ 12│ 311 - A. A. U. Gymnastic Rules │ 12│ 311 - A. A. U. Water Polo Rules │ 12│ 311 - A. A. U. Wrestling Rules │ 12│ 311 - Archery │ 11│ 248 - Badminton │ 11│ 188 - Base Ball │ 1│ 1 - Indoor │ 9│ 9 - Basket Ball, Official │ 7│ 7 - Collegiate │ 7│ 312 - Women’s │ 7│ 318 - Water │ 12│ 55 - Basket Goal │ 6│ 188 - Bat Ball │ 12│ 55 - Betting │ 12│ 55 - Bowling │ 8│ 8 - Boxing—A. A. U., Marquis of Queensbury, London Prize Ring │ 14│ 162 - Broadsword (mounted) │ 12│ 55 - Caledonian Games │ 12│ 55 - Canoeing │ 13│ 23 - Children’s Games │ 11│ 189 - Court Tennis │ 11│ 194 - Cricket │ 3│ 3 - Croquet │ 11│ 138 - Curling │ 11│ 14 - Dog Racing │ 12│ 55 - Fencing │ 14│ 165 - Foot Ball │ 2│ 2 - Code of Rules │ 2│ 334 - Association (Soccer) │ 2│ 2A - English Rugby │ 12│ 55 - Canadian │ 2│ 332 - Golf │ 5│ 5 - Golf-Croquet │ 6│ 188 - Hand Ball │ 11│ 13 - Hand Polo │ 10│ 188 - Hand Tennis │ 11│ 194 - Hitch and Kick │ 12│ 55 - Hockey │ 6│ 304 - Ice │ 6│ 6 - Field │ 6│ 154 - Garden │ 6│ 188 - Lawn │ 6│ 188 - Parlor │ 6│ 188 - Ring │ 12│ 55 - Ontario Hockey Ass’n │ 6│ 256 - Indoor Base Ball │ 9│ 9 - Intercollegiate A. A. A. A. │ 12│ 307 - I.-C. Gymnastic Ass’n │ 15│ 333 - Lacrosse │ 11│ 201 - U. S. I.-C. Lacrosse League │ 11│ 337 - Lawn Bowls │ 11│ 207 - Lawn Games │ 11│ 188 - Lawn Tennis │ 4│ 4 - Obstacle Races │ 12│ 55 - Olympic Game Events—Marathon Race, Stone Throwing with │ │ - Impetus, Spear Throwing, Hellenic Method of Throwing │ │ - Discus. Discus, Greek Style for Youths │ 12│ 55 - Pigeon Flying │ 12│ 55 - Pin Ball │ 12│ 55 - Playground Ball │ 1│ 306 - Polo (Equestrian) │ 10│ 199 - Polo, Rugby │ 12│ 55 - Polo, Water (A. A. U.) │ 12│ 311 - Potato Racing │ 12│ 311 - Professional Racing, Sheffield Rules │ 12│ 55 - Public Schools Athletic League Athletic Rules │ 12│ 313 - Girls’ Branch; including Rules for School Games │ 12│ 314 - Push Ball │ 11│ 170 - Push Ball, Water │ 12│ 55 - Quoits │ 11│ 167 - Racquets │ 11│ 194 - Revolver Shooting │ 12│ 55 - Ring Hockey │ 6│ 180 - Roller Polo │ 10│ 10 - Roller Skating Rink │ 10│ 10 - Roque │ 11│ 271 - Rowing │ 13│ 128 - Sack Racing │ 12│ 55 - Shuffleboard │ 12│ 55 - Skating │ 13│ 209 - Skittles │ 12│ 55 - Snowshoeing │ 12│ 55 - Squash Racquets │ 11│ 194 - Swimming │ 13│ 177 - Tether Tennis │ 11│ 188 - Three-Legged Race │ 12│ 55 - Volley Ball │ 6│ 188 - Wall Scaling │ 12│ 55 - Walking │ 12│ 55 - Water Polo (American) │ 12│ 311 - Water Polo (English) │ 12│ 55 - Wicket Polo │ 10│ 188 - Wrestling │ 14│ 236 - Y. M. C. A. All-Round Test │ 12│ 302 - Y. M. C. A. Athletic Rules │ 12│ 302 - Y. M. C. A. Hand Ball Rules │ 12│ 302 - Y. M. C. A. Pentathlon Rules │ 12│ 302 - Y. M. 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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 culls 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= - - - Spalding Combined Knitted Muffler and Chest Protector - -[Illustration: Front View] - -[Illustration: Back View] - - No. =M=. Special weight; highest - quality worsted in solid - stock colors to match our - sweaters. Each, =$1.25= - - - 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. Each, =$6.00= - - PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE - - - - - 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= - - * * * * * - - - 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= - -[Illustration: No. CDW] - -[Illustration: No. 3JB] - - - 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= - - * * * * * - - - Spalding Ladies’ Sweaters - -[Illustration] - -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=. - - - - - SPALDING GYMNASIUM SHOES - - -[Illustration: No. 15] - -[Illustration: No. 155] - -[Illustration: No. 166] - -[Illustration: No. 90L] - - No. =15=. High cut, Kangaroo, elkskin - sole, extra light, hand - made Per pair, =$5.00= - No. =155=. High cut, Elkskin sole, soft - and flexible; in ladies’ - and men’s sizes. „ =4.50= - No. =166=. Low cut, selected leather, - extra light and electric - sole; ladies’ and men’s - sizes. „ =3.00= - No. =90L=. Ladies’. Low cut, black - leather, electric sole and - corrugated rubber heel. „ =2.00= - No. =85L=. Ladies’. Low cut, black - leather, roughened electric - sole. „ =2.00= - No. =19=. Low cut, horse hide leather, - flexible oak sole, - roughened. „ =2.00= - No. =19L=. Ladies’. Otherwise as No. 19. „ =2.00= - No. =21=. High cut, black leather, - electric sole. „ =2.00= - No. =20=. Low cut. Otherwise as No. 21. „ =1.75= - No. =20L=. Ladies’. Otherwise as No. 20. „ =1.75= - - - Spalding Ladies’ Gymnasium Shoes—Flexible Soles - - No. =BHL=. Good quality selected - leather, black color, with - elkskin sole, high cut. Per pair, =$1.50= - No. =PL=. Elkskin, pearl color, elkskin - soles, high cut. „ =1.50= - No. =OPL=. Same as No. PL, except low - cut. Pair, =1.25= - No. =OHL=. Same as No. BHL, but low cut. „ =1.25= - No. =SL=. Selected drab color leather, - high cut. „ =1.00= - No. =OSL=. Same as No. SL, except low - cut. „ =.90= - - - Spalding Canvas Shoes with Rubber Soles - -[Illustration: No. IH] - - MEN’S - - _Sizes 6 to 12 inclusive._ - - No. =IH=. High cut, best quality white - rubber soles. Men’s of - white canvas, ladies’ of - black. Per pair, =$1.75= - No. =I=. Low cut. Otherwise as No. IH. „ =1.50= - No. =M=. High cut. „ =1.00= - No. =K=. Low cut. „ =.85= - - - BOYS’ - - _Sizes 2½ to 5½ inclusive._ - - No. =IHB=. High cut, best quality white - rubber soles. Boys’ of - white canvas, girls’ of - black. Per pair, =$1.50= - No. =IB=. Low cut. Otherwise as No. - IHB. Per pair, =$1.25= - No. =MS=. High cut. =.90= - No. =KB=. Low cut. =.75= - - - YOUTHS’ - - _Sizes 11 to 2 inclusive._ - - No. =IHX=. High cut, best quality white - rubber soles. Youths’ of - white canvas, misses’ of - black. Per pair, =$1.25= - No. =IX=. Low cut. Otherwise as No. - IHX. =$1.10= - No. =MX=. High cut. =.75= - No. =KX=. Low cut. =.65= - - No. =E=. Low cut canvas shoe, canvas - sole. Very popular for - gymnasium. Per pair, =.35= - - - - - Juvenile Gymnasium Shoes—All Leather - - - No. =86=. Low cut, good quality, black - leather, roughened electric - sole. Sizes 12 to 5 - inclusive, only. Per pair, =$1.50= - - - SPALDING IMPROVED MEDICINE BALLS - -[Illustration] - - An excellent form of exercise for business men - -[Illustration] - -Weigh from four to eleven pounds. The covering is of selected tan -leather, sewn in the same manner as our foot balls. Quality throughout -has been much improved and the balls as now made are extremely durable. -The exercise consists of throwing ball to one another, and the catching -of it develops the chest, exercises the back, arms, legs; in fact, -improves the whole system. - - No. =11=. 4–pound Ball. Each, =$5.00= - No. =12=. 6–pound Ball. „ =6.00= - No. =13=. 9–pound Ball. „ =7.00= - No. =14=. 11–pound Ball. „ =10.00= - - * * * * * - - - Home Apparatus - -“One of the aims of physical training is to make exercise interesting -and enjoyable. To be beneficial in the highest sense it must be -recreative. Particularly is this true of physical exercise for -business men. As a class, in their daily work, they are kept on a -constant mental strain. Besides, they are, to a large degree, -physically inactive. Life becomes too intense, too serious, too -sordid. Exercise therefore, for business men, must be largely -recreative, relaxing and restful.”—_Extract from Spalding Athletic -Library, No. 262—“Exercises with the Medicine Ball.”_ - - - SPALDING HAND BALLS - - =Hand ball, played indoors, will keep base ball players and other - athletes in good condition during hard weather when outdoor athletics - are out of the question.= - - The leather covered hand balls we make are wound by hand, and are the - same as - those used by the best ball players in this country. - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - - No. =1=. Match, regulation size and - weight, leather cover. Each, =$1.25= - No. =2=. Expert, leather cover. „ =.85= - No. =6=. Rubber, best quality, almost - solid. „ =.40= - No. =4=. Amateur, leather cover. „ =.25= - No. =5=. Rubber hand ball. „ =.25= - - The Irish Regulation Balls have been improved in quality and will give - excellent satisfaction. - - RED ACE, IRISH REGULATION red - rubber ball. Each, =50c.= - BLACK ACE, IRISH REGULATION - black rubber ball. „ =50c.= - - * * * * * - - =For other balls suitable for Hand Ball Game, see page devoted to Lawn - Tennis Balls.= - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - - - Spalding Hand Ball Gloves and Mitts - - No. =A=. Gloves. Best quality glove - leather with stitched front - and special wrist pad. Pair, =$4.00= - No. =B=. Mitts. Lightly padded. =3.00= - No. =C=. Gloves. Full fingered. =4.50= - No. =D=. Fingerless Gloves. =.75= - - - - - Sandow’s Patent - Spring Grip Dumb Bells - - -[Illustration: EUGEN SANDOW, Patentee.] - - * * * * * - - A. G. SPALDING & BROS. - - SOLE AMERICAN AND CANADIAN LICENSEES - -An entire system of Physical Culture is embraced within the exercises -possible with these wonderful dumb bells. - -The bells are made in two halves connected by steel springs, the effort -necessary in gripping compelling the pupil to continually devote his -whole mind to each movement. This concentration of will power on each -muscle involved is what is responsible for the great results obtained -through properly exercising with them. - - - 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, =$2.00= - - * * * * * - -We include with each pair of Sandow Dumb Bells a chart of exercises by -Sandow and full instructions for using. Also a piece of selvyt cloth for -keeping dumb bells in good condition. - -[Illustration: No. 6. MEN’S] - -[Illustration: No. 4. LADIES’] - -[Illustration: No. 2. BOYS’] - -[Illustration] - - - Home Apparatus - -“It is not so important to have big muscles as it is to have good -digestion; it is not so important to have powerful muscles as it is to -have a strong, regular heart; it is not so important to have great skill -with one’s muscles as to have good lungs and kidneys.”—_Extract from -Spalding Athletic Library No. 161—“Ten Minutes Exercise for Busy Men.”_ - -The value of a few minutes’ exercise daily with scientific and properly -designed apparatus, is rapidly becoming apparent to the vast number of -business men who find it simply impossible to take regular outdoor -exercise. - - - Spalding Gold Medal Indian Clubs - - =Model, material and finish as perfect as the most - complete and up-to-date factory can make them.= - - _Natural Color, Lathe Polished, High Finish._ - -[Illustration: Model E] - -[Illustration: Model B] - -Spalding Gold Medal Indian Clubs are made of selected first grade clear -maple, in two popular models and are perfect in balance. Each club bears -fac-simile of the Spalding Gold Medal. Each pair is wrapped in paper -bag. - - - =MODEL E= - - _Weights specified are for each club._ - - ½ lb. Model E. Pair, =$ .60= - ¾ lb. Model E. „ =.60= - 1 lb. Model E. „ =.70= - 1½ lb. Model E. „ =.80= - 2 lb. Model E. „ =1.00= - 3 lb. Model E. „ =1.20= - - - =MODEL B= - - _Weights specified are for each club._ - - ½ lb. Model B. Pair, =$.50= - ¾ lb. Model B. „ =.50= - 1 lb. Model B. „ =.55= - 1½ lb. Model B. „ =.60= - 2 lb. Model B. „ =.70= - 3 lb. Model B. „ =1.00= - - - Spalding Trade-Mark Indian Clubs - - Stained Finish. - -[Illustration: Model ES] - -[Illustration: Model BS] - -The following clubs bear our Trade-Mark, are made of good material, and -are far superior in shape and finish to the best clubs of other makes. -Furnished in two popular models. Each pair wrapped in paper bag. - - - MODEL ES - - _Weights specified are for each club._ - - ½ lb. Model ES. Pair, =$.35= - ¾ lb. Model ES. „ =.35= - 1 lb. Model ES. „ =.40= - 1½ lb. Model ES. „ =.50= - 2 lb. Model ES. „ =.60= - 3 lb. Model ES. „ =.70= - - - MODEL BS - - _Weights specified are for each club._ - - ½ lb. Model BS. Pair, =$.30= - ¾ lb. Model BS. „ =.30= - 1 lb. Model BS. „ =.35= - 1½ lb. Model BS. „ =.45= - 2 lb. Model BS. „ =.55= - 3 lb. Model BS. „ =.65= - - * * * * * - - - Spalding Exhibition Clubs - -[Illustration: No. A] - -[Illustration: No. AA] - -Handsomely finished in ebonite and made for exhibition and stage -purposes. The clubs are hollow, with a large body, and although -extremely light, represent a club weighing three pounds or more. - - No. =A=. Ebonite finish. =$3.50= - No. =AA=. With German Silver Bands. Pair, =$5.00= - - * * * * * - - - Spalding Indian Club and Dumb Bell Hangers - -[Illustration: No. 1] - -Made of iron and nicely japanned. - - No. =1=. For Indian Clubs or Dumb - Bells. Per pair, =16c.= - No. =1M=. For Indian Clubs or Dumb - Bells, mounted on oak - strips. Per pair, =25c.= - - - - - Spalding Gold Medal Wood Dumb Bells - - -[Illustration] - - There is Skill Used in Turning Spalding Dumb Bells. They Feel Right - Because They Are So - - Natural Color, Lathe Polished, High Finish - -[Illustration: Model A] - -Spalding Gold Medal Dumb Bells are made of selected first grade clear -maple, and are perfect in balance. Each bell bears fac-simile of the -Spalding Gold Medal. Each pair is wrapped in paper bag. Weights -specified are for each bell. - - ½ lb. ¾ lb. 1 lb. 1½ lb. 2 lb. - Pair, =40c.= =45c.= =50c.= =55c.= =65c.= - - - Spalding Trade-Mark Wood Dumb Bells - - Stained Finish - -[Illustration: Model AW] - -Spalding Trade-Mark quality. Made of good material and superior in shape -and finish to the best wood dumb bells of other makes. Each pair wrapped -in paper bag. Weights specified are for each bell. - - ½ lb. ¾ lb. 1 lb. 1½ lb. 2 lb. - Pair, =30c.= =30c.= =35c.= =45c.= =55c.= - - - Spalding Iron Dumb Bells - -[Illustration] - -Made on approved models, nicely balanced and finished in black enamel. - - Sizes 2 to 40 pounds, =6c.= - Over 40 pounds, =8c.= - Bar Bells, any weight, - wrought iron handles, any - length made specially. Pound, =10c.= - - - Spalding Nickel-Plated Dumb Bells - -[Illustration: Nickel-plated and polished.] - - =1N.= 1 lb. =$.25= - =2N.= 2 lb. =.50= - =3N.= 3 lb. =.65= - =4N.= 4 lb. =.75= - =5N.= 5 lb. =1.00= - - - Spalding Nickel-Plated Dumb Bells - -[Illustration: - - With Rubber Bands - - Nickel-plated and polished. -] - - =1B.= 1 lb. =$.65= - =2B.= 2 lb. =.75= - =3B.= 3 lb. =1.00= - =4B.= 4 lb. =1.15= - =5B.= 5 lb. =1.25= - - - =Savage Bar Bell=—Especially designed by DR. WATSON L. SAVAGE. - -[Illustration] - -=Model S.= Has large pear shaped ends with a flexible hickory shaft ½ -inch in diameter, producing a vibratory exercise, similar to that -obtained with the French wand. Per dozen, =$6.00= - - - Spalding Ash Bar Bells - -[Illustration] - - No. =2=. Selected material, highly - polished, 5 feet long. Per dozen, =$5.00= - - - Spalding School Wand - -[Illustration] - - No. =3=. 3½ feet long. Made of - straight grain maple. Per dozen, =$1.30= - - - Spalding Calisthenic Wand - -[Illustration] - - No. =4=. 4½ feet long. 1 inch - diameter. Per dozen, =$1.60= - - - Home Apparatus - -“If a Man gets plenty of food, and his digestive apparatus works it up -into good rich blood; if the heart is strong and regular so that this -good blood goes to all parts of the body with vigor and regularity, and -if the respiratory and excretory apparatus is in such good order that -this blood is kept pure, the fundamental conditions of health are -laid.”—_“Extracts from Spalding Athletic Library No. 161.”—“Ten Minutes’ -Exercise for Busy Men.”_ - -Rational exercise with simple but correct apparatus will enable almost -any man to arrive at approximately a correct state of health. - - - - - THE SPALDING TRADE-MARK IS PLACED UPON EVERY GENUINE SPALDING ARTICLE. - ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE. - - - - - Spalding Home Apparatus - - -[Illustration] - -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= - - - Spalding Chest Weight No. 12 - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration: Showing important details of Construction of No. 12 -Machine.] - -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= - - - The Laflin Friction Rowing Machine - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - -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= - - - 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. - - - Kerns’ Rowing Machine - - - Suitable alike for the Athlete or the ordinary Man or Woman - -[Illustration: Operated just like rowing a boat] - -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 - - - The Spalding Automatic Abdominal Masseur - - A Safe and Sure Cure for Constipation and Other Kindred Ailments - -[Illustration] - -Useful for treatment of constipation, based upon the principle of -muscular contraction (the force which nature uses). By its mechanical -arrangement, it effectually applies force in the same direction that -nature does, and will gradually discard the use of cathartics. Only a -few moments’ use at the proper time is necessary before its effects will -be felt. Its action upon the liver and stomach is equally as prompt and -effective, and derangements of these organs are speedily remedied. - - N. E. cor. 15th and Locust Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. - A. G. SPALDING & BROS. May 24th, 1906. - - Gentlemen: I have used the Spalding Automatic Abdominal Masseur in my - practice for over fifteen years. I have found it of great benefit in - chronic constipation and indigestion. Your improvement increases its - value. - - Very truly yours, WALTER A. FORD, M.D. - - The Spalding Abdominal - Automatic Masseur. Complete, =$10.00= - - - Spalding Home Gymnasium Board - - =A Complete Gymnasium for the Home on one Board= - -[Illustration] - -Convenient, does not take up much room, is always ready, and is really -the most compact, simplest and best arrangement for providing a complete -set of home exercising apparatus that has ever been devised.—CONSISTS OF - - Board with attachments for - fastening to floor of room - so that walls need not be - marred. =$10.00= - Spalding Abdominal Masseur. =10.00= - No. PR Spalding Adjustable Striking - Bag Disk. =5.00= - No. 2 Spalding Chest Weight - Machine, including pair of - 5–lb. Dumb Bells. =5.00= - No. 14 Spalding Striking Bag. =1.50= - ————————— - Complete, all attached, =$31.50.= - _Board itself will be - furnished separately if - desired._ Each, =$10.00= - -Board only is fastened to floor. Braces padded with leather, so that -walls will not be damaged. Can be put up in any room with a ceiling 8 -ft. high. As the complete outfit is made up and carried in stock by us, -equipped as noted above, we cannot supply board with different articles -already attached. - - - Leather Covered Shot—For Abdominal Massage - -[Illustration] - - No. =A=. Consists of an iron ball, - which is wound with - electric tape and is then - covered with a very soft - and smooth grade of - horsehide. It is made in - either 6 or 8 lbs. weight. Each, =$5.00= - - - Spalding Bar Stalls - -[Illustration] - -This apparatus is particularly adapted for use in the home, as it is -compact, of simple construction, and may be used for the greatest -variety of movements affecting every part of the body, and especially -abdomen and chest movements. May be erected against wall, behind a door, -or against any other flat surface. Dimensions are eight feet high, -thirty-six inches wide and extends six inches into the room. - - No. =20H=. For home use. Per section. =$8.00= - - - Spalding Bar Stall Bench - -[Illustration] - -Hard pine, strong and substantial. Top is padded with hair felt, canvas -covered. It is preferable, for sanitary reasons, that this canvas be -painted (a special elastic paint is used), unless otherwise specified, -stock benches will be so furnished. - - No. =205=. Single. Ea, =$4.00= - - - - - The Spalding Championship Gloves - - - Used and Endorsed by Champions of the World - -[Illustration: No. 118 No. 116 No. 115] - -The Spalding “Championship” Gloves are endorsed by all champions and -have been exclusively used for years in championship contests and in -training. The material and workmanship are of the highest quality, the -fit is perfect, and by their peculiar construction absolutely prevent -any chance of injury to the hands or wrists. Each set is carefully -inspected before packing and guaranteed in every particular. Made in -three sizes in sets of four gloves. - - No. =115=. The Spalding 5–oz. Per set of - “Championship” Glove. four gloves, =$6.00= - No. =116=. The Spalding 6–oz. Per set of - “Championship” Glove. four gloves, =$6.00= - No. =118=. The Spalding 8–oz. Per set of - “Championship” Glove. four gloves, $6.50 - - - =Spalding “Special”= No. =218= - -Same style as our “Championship” 8–oz. Gloves, but not same quality -material and workmanship. - - No. =218=. Per set of - four gloves, =$4.50= - - - Spalding “Navy Special” Championship Gloves - - Used by the Champions of the Navy - -[Illustration: - - BURNS vs. JOHNSON SPALDING GLOVES USED - - Kerry Copyright. -] - -[Illustration: - - BOXING IN THE NAVY - - COPYRIGHT, 1905, BY G. W. FAWCETT -] - -These gloves are made of a special “sea green” leather, of particularly -durable quality. Furnished in 8–oz. only, similar in style to No. 118, -and with padded wrist. - - No. =18N=. Per set of four gloves, =$5.00= - - - Spalding Pupil’s Boxing Gloves - -[Illustration: Spalding Pupil’s Boxing Glove] - -[Illustration: Padding on Wrist and Forearm] - -Acting on the suggestion of one of the most prominent athletic officials -in this country, we decided recently to get up a boxing glove that would -be an aid to the pupil learning to box. This glove is additionally -padded on the forearm and over the wrist, to prevent that soreness which -is one of the most discouraging features following a brisk lesson in the -art of “blocking.” The glove part is well padded with curled hair, the -leather being best quality soft tanned. - - No. =110=. Per set of - four gloves, =$6.00= - - - The Spalding Instructors’ - Gloves, 10–oz. - -[Illustration] - -Made of best grade brown glove leather, extra heavily padded over the -knuckles and with special large padded thumb to prevent injury to either -instructor or pupil. Laces extra far to provide ample ventilation and -has patent palm grip. - - No. =100=. Per set of - four gloves, =$6.00= - - - The Spalding 5–oz. Boxing Gloves - - None Better at Any Price - -[Illustration] - -Made of special quality light tan-colored glove leather, very soft and -smooth. Plain laced wristband, patent palm lacing and patent palm grip. -An ideal glove for limited round contests. - - No. =105=. Per set of - four gloves, =$7.00= - - * * * * * - - =EACH SET OF BOXING GLOVES CONSISTS OF FOUR GLOVES, MATED IN TWO PAIRS= - - - - - Spalding Boxing Gloves - - - No. =11=. Corbett pattern, large 7–oz. - glove, best quality brown - glove leather, padded with - best curled hair, patent - palm lacing, padded - wristband, patent palm - grip. Substantially made Set of four - throughout for hard usage. gloves, =$5.00= - No. =9=. Regulation 5–oz. glove, Set of four - otherwise same as No. 11. gloves, =$5.00= - No. =14=. Regulation 5–oz. glove, dark - wine color, padded - wristband, patent palm - lacing and palm grip. Much Set of four - improved. gloves, =$4.00= - No. =15=. Corbett pattern, olive tanned - leather, well padded with - hair, padded wristband, - patent palm lacing, patent Set of four - palm grip. gloves, =$4.00= - No. =17=. Corbett pattern, craven tan - leather, well padded with - hair, patent palm lacing, - patent palm grip, padded Set of four - wristband. gloves, =$4.00= - -[Illustration: _Above illustrates the patent palm lacing and patent palm -grip referred to in descriptions of Spalding boxing gloves. With these -improvements we believe our line is absolutely the finest on the market. -The patent palm lacing, insuring a snug fit at all times, is a very -valuable feature, and the patent palm grip we know, will be appreciated -by those who want gloves that are up-to-date in every particular._] - - No. =19=. Corbett pattern, craven tan - leather, well padded with - hair, patent palm grip and Set of four - patent palm lacing. gloves, =$3.50= - No. =21=. Corbett pattern, dark wine - color leather. Well padded - with hair and patent palm Set of four - lacing. gloves, =$3.00= - No. =23=. Regular pattern, fine quality - brown tanned leather. A - very well made glove. Hair - padded and patent palm Set of four - lacing. gloves, =$2.00= - No. =24=. Regular pattern, craven tan - leather, hair padded, - elastic wristband. Set. =$1.50= - -[Illustration: No. 11. Corbett Pattern] - -[Illustration: No. 23. Regular Pattern] - - * * * * * - - - SPALDING YOUTHS’ BOXING GLOVES - - All Styles, Padded with Hair - -[Illustration: No. 45 Corbett Pattern] - -[Illustration: No. 25 Regular Pattern] - -Spalding Youths’ Boxing Gloves are made in exactly the same manner and -of the same material as the full size gloves of our manufacture and are -warranted to give satisfaction. - - No. =45=. Youths’ Championship Glove, - Corbett pattern, best - quality brown glove - leather, extra well - finished and double - stitched, patent palm - lacing and patent palm Set of four - grip. gloves, =$3.50= - No. =40=. Youths’ size, Corbett - pattern, soft craven tan - leather, well padded, Set of four - patent palm lacing. gloves, =$2.50= - No. =25=. Youths’ size, regular - pattern, soft tanned - leather, patent palm Set of four - lacing. gloves, =$1.50= - - - - - THE SPALDING STRIKING BAGS - - - THE BLADDERS USED IN ALL OUR STRIKING BAGS ARE MADE OF PURE PARA RUBBER - (NO COMPOSITION) AND FULLY GUARANTEED - -[Illustration: No. G] - -[Illustration: No. 19] - -All our single end bags except No. G are made with solid leather top, -through center of which rope passes, making them the most certain in -action of any. Laces on side at top, so that the bladder can be inflated -without interfering with rope. Each bag is most carefully inspected and -then packed complete in box with bladder, lace and rope. - - No. =G=. This is a heavy durable - Gymnasium Bag suitable for - all around exercise work - and the strongest bag made. - The cover is of heavy - English grain leather, same - as used in our best grade - foot balls and basket balls - and made in the same way. - It will outlast two or - three bags of any other - make. With loop top. Each, =$8.00= - No. =19=. Made of highest quality Patna - kid, the lightest and - strongest of leather. Sewed - with linen thread, double - stitched and red welted - seams. Especially suited - for exhibition work, and a - very fast bag. Each, =$7.00= - No. =19S=. Same material as No. 19, but - furnished with special - light bladder and weighs - only 7 ounces complete. The - fastest bag made, but very - strong and durable. Each, =$7.00= - No. =20=. Made of finest selected - calfskin, double stitched, - red welted seams and - reinforced throughout. Very - fast and a durable bag for - all around use. Each, =$7.00= - No. =18=. The “Fitzsimmons Special.” - Made of finest selected - olive Napa tanned leather, - extra well made; double - stitched, red welted seams - and reinforced throughout. - For training purposes - particularly this bag will - be found extremely - satisfactory in every - respect. Each, =$5.00= - No. =18S=. Same as No. 18, but smaller - in size and lighter. - Intended for very speedy - work. Each, =$5.00= - No. =12=. Olive tanned leather, - specially selected; double - stitched, red welted seams - and reinforced throughout. - Excellent for quick work. Each, =$4.00= - No. =10=. Specially tanned brown glove - leather; double stitched, - red welted seams and - reinforced throughout. Very - well made. Each, =$3.50= - No. =17=. Made of fine craven tanned - leather, well finished; - double stitched, red welted - seams and reinforced - throughout. A good bag. Each, =$3.50= - No. =16=. Extra fine grain leather, - full size and lined - throughout. Each, =$3.00= - No. =15=. Made of olive tanned leather, - full size and lined - throughout; red welted - seams. Each, =$2.00= - No. =14=. Good quality colored - sheepskin; lined - throughout. Each, =$1.50= - - - SPALDING STRIKING BAG SWIVELS - -[Illustration: No. 8] - -[Illustration: No. 11] - -[Illustration: No. 9] - -[Illustration: No. 12] - -[Illustration: No. 8] - - No. =8=. The simplest and most - effective ball bearing - swivel on the market. Rope - can be changed instantly - without interfering with - any other part of swivel. Each, =$1.50= - No. =9=. With removable socket for - quickly suspending or - removing bag without - readjusting. Each, =50c.= - No. =11=. Swivel action, with bell cord - coupling and rope attached. - Fastens permanently to - disk; japan finish. Each, =50c.= - No. =6=. Japanned iron stem for use - with platform or disk. Each, =35c.= - No. =12=. Ball and socket action. - Fastens permanently to - disk; nickel-plated. Each, =25c.= - - - - - THE SPALDING DOUBLE END BAGS - - - The Bladders used in all our Striking Bags are made of Pure Para Rubber - (no composition) and are Fully Guaranteed - -_We are making all our double end bags with one-piece top and -substantial leather hop. Really the strongest construction we know of. -The bottom loop is also very strongly made. Each bag complete in box, -with bladder, lace, rubber cord for floor, and rope for ceiling -attachment._ - - * * * * * - -[Illustration] - - No. =7=. Made of finest selected olive - Napa tanned leather and - workmanship of same quality - as in our “Fitzsimmons” - Special Bag No. 18. Double - stitched, red welted seams. - An extremely durable and - lively bag. Each, =$5.50= - No. =6=. Fine olive tanned leather - cover, double stitched, red - welted seams. Extra well - made throughout. Each, =$5.00= - No. =5=. Regulation size, specially - tanned brown glove leather - cover, red welted seams, - double stitched and - substantially made - throughout. Each, =$4.00= - No. =4½=. Regulation size, fine craven - tanned leather and red - welted seams. Well finished - throughout. Each, =$3.75= - No. =4=. Regulation size, fine grain - leather cover and well made - throughout, double - stitched. Each, =$3.50= - No. =3=. Regulation size, substantial - brown leather cover, - reinforced and double - stitched seams. Each, =$2.50= - No. =2½=. Regulation size, good quality - dark olive tanned leather, - lined throughout, red - welted seams. Each. =$2.00= - No. =2=. Medium size, good colored - sheepskin, lined - throughout. Each, =$1.50= - - - Spalding Bladders - -[Illustration: Style for Double End Bags and No. G] - -[Illustration: Style for Single End Bags] - -_It is well to specify when ordering extra bladders whether they are -required for single or double end bags, as we can furnish the two styles -in each grade._ - - No. =B=. With top stem, for Nos. 2, 2½ - and 3. Each, =75c.= - No. =BS=. With side stem, for Nos. 14 - and 15. Each, =75c.= - No. =5=. With top stem, for Nos. 4, - 4½, 5 and 6. Each, =$1.00= - No. =5S=. With side stem, for Nos. 10, - 12, 16 and 17. Each, =$1.00= - No. =7S=. With side stem, for Nos. 18, - 18S, 19, 19S and 20. Each, =$1.20= - No. =7=. With top stem, for No. 7. =1.20= - No. =OM=. Top stem for No. G. =1.50= - No. =OS=. With top stem, heavy bladder, - best quality. Each, =$1.25= - No. =D=. Elastic floor attachment for - all double end bags, best - quality cord. Each, =30c.= - No. =E=. Elastic cord for double end - bags. Each, =20c.= - - - Spalding Brass Inflaters - -[Illustration] - - No. =2=. Club size, cylinder 10 in. Each, =50c.= - No. =3=. Pocket size, cylinder 5½ in. „ =25c.= - -_All Rubber Bladders bearing our Trade-Mark are made of Pure Para Rubber -(no composition) and are guaranteed Perfect in Material and Workmanship. -Note special explanation of guarantee on tag attached to each bladder._ - - * * * * * - - - Spalding Striking Bag Mitts - - Will protect the hands and recommended for use with all Striking Bags. - -[Illustration: No. 1] - -[Illustration: No. 4] - -[Illustration: No. 5] - - No. =1=. Made of olive Napa Leather - and extra well padded; - ventilated palm and special - elastic wrist in glove. Pair, =$2.50= - No. =2=. Made of soft tanned leather, - properly shaped and padded; - substantially put together. Pair, =$1.50= - No. =3=. Made of soft tanned, leather, - padded and well made; also - made in ladies’ size. Pair, =75c.= - No. =4=. Knuckle mitt, well padded. „ =50c.= - No. =5=. Knuckle mitt, well padded, „ =25c.= - - - - - Spalding “Official National League”<br> REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.<br> Ball - - -[Illustration: Horse Hide Cover Spalding No. 1 “Official National -League” Reg. U S Pat Off Spalding Official National League No. 1 Beware -of Counterfeits The Only Genuine Official League Ball, as adopted and -used by The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs since 1878, -has this signature on each label A. G. Spalding. The Official Ball of -the Game Since Its Adoption By The National League in 1878] - - - 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= - - - - - Durand-Steel Lockers - - -[Illustration: Some of the 6,000 Durand-Steel Lockers installed in the -Public Gymnasiums of Chicago. 12″ × 15″ × 42″, Double 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. - -[Illustration: Six Lockers in Double Tier] - -[Illustration: Three Lockers in Single Tier] - -=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. - -[Illustration: PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO ANY COMMUNICATIONS ADDRESSED TO -US A. G. SPALDING & BROS. STORES IN ALL LARGE CITIES FOR COMPLETE LIST -OF STORES SEE INSIDE FRONT 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. - - - Archery - - - Bags— - 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 - - - Caps— - Base Ball - University - Water Polo - - Chest Weights - - Circle, Seven-Foot - - Coats, Base Ball - - Collars, Swimming - - Corks, Running - - Covers, Racket - - Cricket Goods - - Croquet Goods - - - Discus, Olympic - - Dumb Bells - - - Emblems - - Equestrian Polo - - Exerciser, Home - - - Felt Letters - - Fencing Sticks - - Field Hockey - - Flags— - College - Foul, Base Ball - Marking, Golf - - Foils, Fencing - - Foot Balls— - Association - College - Rugby - - - Glasses, 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 - - - Hammers, Athletic - - Hats, University - - Head Harness - - Health Pull - - Hockey Sticks, Ice - - Hole Cutter, Golf - - Hole Rim, Golf - - Horse, Vaulting - - Hurdles, Safety - - Hurley Goods - - - Indian Clubs - - - Jackets— - Fencing - Foot Ball - - Javelins - - Jerseys - - - Knee Protectors - - - Lacrosse - - Lanes for Sprints - - Lawn Bowls - - Leg Guards— - Base Ball - Cricket - Foot Ball - - - Markers, Tennis - - Masks— - Base Ball - Fencing - Nose - - Masseur, Abdominal - - Mattresses - - Megaphones - - Mitts— - Base Ball - Handball - Striking Bag - - Moccasins - - - Nets— - Cricket - Golf Driving - Tennis - Volley Ball - - Numbers, Competitors’ - - - Pads— - 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 - - - Quoits - - - Rackets, Tennis - - Rings— - Exercising - Swinging - - Rowing Machines - - Roque - - - Sacks, 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 - - - Tether Tennis - - Tights— - Full - Wrestling - Knee - - Toboggans - - Trapeze - - Trunks— - Bathing - Velvet - Worsted - - - Umpire Indicator - - Uniforms - - - Wands, 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. - -[Illustration: By A. G. Spalding. PRESIDENT.] - - - - - Standard Quality - - -An article that is universally given the appellation “=Standard=” is -thereby conceded to be the Criterion, to which are compared all other -things of a similar nature. For instance, the Gold Dollar of the United -States is the Standard unit of currency, because it must legally contain -a specific proportion of pure gold, and the fact of its being Genuine is -=guaranteed= by the Government Stamp thereon. As a protection to the -users of this currency against counterfeiting and other tricks, -considerable money is expended in maintaining a Secret Service Bureau of -Experts. Under the law, citizen manufacturers must depend to a great -extent upon Trade-Marks and similar devices to protect themselves -against counterfeit products—without the aid of “Government Detectives” -or “Public Opinion” to assist them. - -Consequently the “Consumer’s Protection” against misrepresentation and -“inferior quality” rests entirely upon the integrity and responsibility -of the “Manufacturer.” - -A. G. Spalding & Bros. have, by their rigorous attention to “Quality,” -for thirty-three years, caused their Trade-Mark to become known -throughout the world as a Guarantee of Quality as dependable in their -field as the U. S. Currency is in its field. - -The necessity of upholding the guarantee of the Spalding Trade-Mark and -maintaining the Standard Quality of their Athletic Goods, is, therefore, -as obvious as is the necessity of the Government in maintaining a -Standard Currency. - -Thus each consumer is not only insuring himself but also protecting -other consumers when he assists a Reliable Manufacturer in upholding his -Trade-Mark and all that it stands for. Therefore, we urge all users of -our Athletic Goods to assist us in maintaining the Spalding Standard of -Excellence, by insisting that our Trade-Mark be plainly stamped on all -athletic goods which they buy, because without this precaution our best -efforts towards maintaining Standard Quality and preventing fraudulent -substitution will be ineffectual. - -Manufacturers of Standard Articles invariably suffer the reputation of -being high-priced, and this sentiment is fostered and emphasized by -makers of “inferior goods,” with whom low prices are the main -consideration. - -A manufacturer of recognized Standard Goods, with a reputation to uphold -and a guarantee to protect, must necessarily have higher prices than a -manufacturer of cheap goods, whose idea of and basis for a claim for -Standard Quality depends principally upon the eloquence of the salesman. - -We know from experience that there is no quicksand more unstable than -poverty in quality—and we avoid this quicksand by Standard Quality. - -[Illustration: A. G. Spalding & Bros.] - -[Illustration: back cover] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - - TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES - - - 1. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling. - 2. Archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings retained as printed. - 3. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_. - 4. Enclosed bold font in =equals=. - - - - - -End of Project Gutenberg's Tumbling for Amateurs, by James T. 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