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SPALDING ATHLETIC LIBRARY
SPALDING OFFICIAL ANNUALS
No. 1. SPALDING’S OFFICIAL BASE BALL GUIDE Price 10c.
No. 1S. SPALDING’S OFFICIAL BASE BALL GUIDE (Spanish Edition) Price 10c.
No. 2. SPALDING’S OFFICIAL FOOT BALL GUIDE Price 10c.
No. 6. SPALDING’S OFFICIAL ICE HOCKEY GUIDE Price 10c.
No. 7. SPALDING’S OFFICIAL BASKET BALL GUIDE Price 10c.
No. 7A. SPALDING’S OFFICIAL WOMEN’S BASKET BALL GUIDE Price 10c.
No. 9. SPALDING’S OFFICIAL INDOOR BASE BALL GUIDE Price 10c.
No. 12A. SPALDING’S OFFICIAL ATHLETIC RULES Price 10c.
No. 1R. SPALDING’S OFFICIAL ATHLETIC ALMANAC Price 25c.
No. 3R. SPALDING’S OFFICIAL GOLF GUIDE Price 25c.
No. 55R. SPALDING’S OFFICIAL SOCCER FOOT BALL GUIDE Price 25c.
No. 57R. SPALDING’S LAWN TENNIS ANNUAL Price 25c.
No. 59R. SPALDING’S OFFICIAL BASE BALL RECORD Price 25c.
Specially Bound Series of Athletic Handbooks
Flexible binding. Mailed postpaid on receipt of 50 cents each number.
No. 501L. STROKES AND SCIENCE OF LAWN TENNIS
No. 502L. HOW TO PLAY GOLF
No. 503L. HOW TO PLAY FOOT BALL
No. 504L. ART OF SKATING
No. 505L. GET WELL—KEEP WELL
No. 506L. HOW TO LIVE 100 YEARS
No. 507L. HOW TO WRESTLE
No. 508L. HOW TO PLAY LAWN TENNIS; HOW TO PLAY TENNIS FOR BEGINNERS
No. 509L. BOXING
No. 510L. DUMB BELL EXERCISES
No. 511L. JIU JITSU
No. 512L. SPEED SWIMMING
No. 513L. WINTER SPORTS
No. 514L. HOW TO BOWL
No. 515L. HOW TO SWIM AND COMPETITIVE DIVING
No. 516L. SCHOOL TACTICS AND MAZE RUNNING; CHILDREN’S GAMES
No. 517L. TEN AND TWENTY MINUTE EXERCISES
No. 518L. INDOOR AND OUTDOOR GYMNASTIC GAMES
No. 519L. SPALDING’S OFFICIAL BASE BALL GUIDE
No. 520L. SPALDING’S OFFICIAL FOOT BALL GUIDE
No. 521L. SPALDING’S OFFICIAL BASKET BALL GUIDE
No. 522L. GOLF FOR GIRLS
No. 523L. HOW TO PLAY BASE BALL; HOW TO UMPIRE; HOW TO MANAGE A TEAM, ETC.
No. 524L. SPALDING’S LAWN TENNIS ANNUAL
No. 525L. HOW TO PITCH; READY RECKONER OF BASE BALL PERCENTAGES
No. 526L. HOW TO CATCH; HOW TO BAT
In addition to above, any 25 cent “Red Cover” book listed in Spalding’s Athletic Library will be bound in flexible binding for 50 cents each; or any two 10 cent “Green Cover” or “Blue Cover” books in one volume for 50 cents.
ANY OF THE ABOVE BOOKS MAILED POSTPAID UPON RECEIPT OF PRICE
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Group I. Base Ball
“Blue Cover” Series, each number 10c.
No. 1 Spalding’s Official Base Ball Guide
No. 1S Spalding’s Official Base Ball Guide. Spanish Edition.
No. 202 How to Play Base Ball
No. 219 Ready Reckoner of Base Ball Percentages
No. 223 How to Bat
No. 224 How to Play the Outfield
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. 229 How to Catch
No. 230 How to Pitch
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
Technical Base Ball Terms
No. 232 How to Run Bases
No. 350 How to Score
No. 355 Minor League Base Ball Guide
No. 356 Official Book National League of Prof. Base Ball Clubs
No. 9 Spalding’s Official Indoor Base Ball Guide
“Red Cover” Series, each number 25c.
No. 59R. Official Base Ball Record (including College records)
Group II. Foot Ball
“Blue Cover” Series, each number 10c.
No. 2 Spalding’s Official Foot Ball Guide No. 358 Official College Soccer Guide
“Red Cover” Series, each number 25c.
No. 39R. How to Play Soccer No. 47R. How to Play Foot Ball No. 55R. Spalding’s Official Soccer Foot Ball Guide
Group III. Tennis
“Blue Cover” Series, each number 10c.
No. 157 How to Play Lawn Tennis No. 363 Tennis Errors and Remedies
“Green Cover” Series, each number 10c.
No. 1P. How to Play Tennis—For Beginners. By P. A. Vaile
“Red Cover” Series, each number 25c.
No. 2R. Strokes and Science of Lawn Tennis No. 42R. Davis Cup Contests in Australasia No. 57R. Spalding’s Lawn Tennis Annual
Group IV. Golf
“Green Cover” Series, each number 10c.
No. 2P. How to Learn Golf
“Red Cover” Series, each number 25c.
No. 3R. Spalding’s Official Golf Guide No. 4R. How to Play Golf No. 63R. Golf for Girls
Group V. Basket Ball
“Blue Cover” Series, each number 10c.
No. 7 Spalding’s Official Basket Ball Guide No. 7A Spalding’s Official Women’s Basket Ball Guide No. 193 How to Play Basket Ball
Group VI. Skating and Winter Sports
“Blue Cover” Series, each number 10c.
No. 6 Spalding’s Official Ice Hockey Guide No. 14 Curling
“Red Cover” Series, each number 25c.
No. 8R. The Art of Skating No. 20R. How to Play Ice Hockey No. 28R. Winter Sports No. 72R. Figure Skating for Women
Group VII. Field and Track Athletics
“Blue Cover” Series, each number 10c.
No. 12A Spalding’s Official Athletic Rules No. 27 College Athletics No. 55 Official Sporting Rules No. 87 Athletic Primer No. 156 Athletes’ Guide No. 178 How to Train for Bicycling No. 182 All Around Athletics No. 255 How to Run 100 Yards No. 302 Y. M. C. A. Official Handbook No. 317 Marathon Running No. 342 Walking for Health and Competition No. 362 Track, Relay and Cross Country Rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Ass’n.
“Green Cover” Series, each number 10c.
No. 3P. How to Become an Athlete By James E. Sullivan No. 4P. How to Sprint
“Red Cover” Series, each number 25c.
No. 1R. Spalding’s Official Athletic Almanac No. 17R. Olympic Games, Stockholm. 1912 No. 45R. Intercollegiate Official Handbook No. 48R. Distance and Cross Country Running No. 70R. How to Become a Weight Thrower
Group VIII. School Athletics
“Blue Cover” Series, each number 10c.
No. 246 Athletic Training for Schoolboys No. 331 Schoolyard Athletics
“Red Cover” Series, each number 25c.
No. 61R. School Tactics and Maze Running; Children’s Games No. 66R. Calisthenic Drills and Fancy Marching and Physical Training for the School and Class Room No. 71R. Public Schools Athletic League Official Handbook
Group IX. Water Sports
“Blue Cover” Series, each number 10c.
No. 128 How to Row No. 129 Water Polo No. 361 Intercollegiate Swimming Guide
“Red Cover” Series, each number 25c.
No. 36R. Speed Swimming No. 37R. How to Swim and Competitive Diving No. 60R. Canoeing and Camping
Group X. Athletic Games for Women and Girls
“Blue Cover” Series, each number 10c.
No. 7A Spalding’s Official Women’s Basket Ball Guide No. 314 Girls’ Athletics
“Red Cover” Series, each number 25c.
No. 38R. Field Hockey No. 41R. Newcomb No. 63R. Golf for Girls No. 69R. Girls and Athletics
Group XI. Lawn and Field Games
“Blue Cover” Series, each number 10c.
No. 167 Quoits No. 170 Push Ball No. 180 Ring Hockey No. 199 Equestrian Polo No. 201 How to Play Lacrosse No. 207 Lawn Bowls
“Red Cover” Series, each number 25c.
No. 6R. Cricket, and How to Play It
Group XII. Miscellaneous Games
“Blue Cover” Series, each number 10c.
No. 13 American Game of Hand Ball No. 364 Volley Ball
“Red Cover” Series, each number 25c.
No. 43R. Archery, Roque, Croquet, English Croquet, Lawn Hockey, Tether Ball, Clock Golf, Golf-Croquet, Hand Tennis, Hand Polo, Wicket Polo, Badminton, Drawing Room Hockey, Garden Hockey, Basket Goal, Volley Ball Rules and Pin Ball No. 49R. How to Bowl No. 50R. Court Games
Group XIII. Manly Sports
“Blue Cover” Series, each number 10c.
No. 191 How to Punch the Bag No. 282 Roller Skating Guide
“Red Cover” Series, each number 25c.
No. 11R. Fencing Foil Work Illustrated No. 19R. Professional Wrestling No. 21R. Jiu Jitsu No. 25R. Boxing No. 30R. The Art of Fencing No. 65R. How to Wrestle
Group XIV. Calisthenics
“Red Cover” Series, each number 25c.
No. 10R. Single Stick Drill No. 16R. Team Wand Drill No. 22R. Indian Clubs and Dumb Bells and Pulley Weights No. 24R. Dumb Bell Exercises No. 73R. Graded Calisthenics and Dumb Bell Drills
Group XV. Gymnastics
“Blue Cover” Series, each number 10c.
No. 124 How to Become a Gymnast No. 254 Barnjum Bar Bell Drill No. 287 Fancy Dumb Bell and Marching Drills
“Red Cover” Series, each number 25c.
No. 14R. Trapeze, Long Horse and Rope Exercises No. 34R. Grading of Gym. Exercises No. 40R. Indoor and Outdoor Gymnastic Games No. 52R. Pyramid Building No. 56R. Tumbling for Amateurs and Ground Tumbling No. 67R. Exercises on the Side Horse; Exercises on the Flying Rings. No. 68R. Horizontal Bar Exercises; Exercises on Parallel Bars
Group XVI. Home Exercising
“Blue Cover” Series, each number 10c.
No. 161 Ten Minutes’ Exercise for Busy Men No. 185 Hints on Health No. 325 Twenty-Minute Exercises
“Red Cover” Series, each number 25c.
No. 7R. Physical Training Simplified No. 9R. How to Live 100 Years No. 23R. Get Well; Keep Well No. 33R. Tensing Exercises No. 51R. 285 Health Answers No. 54R. Medicine Ball Exercises, Indigestion Treated by Gymnastics, Physical Education and Hygiene No. 62R. The Care of the Body No. 64R. Muscle Building; Health by Muscular Gymnastics
ANY OF THE ABOVE BOOKS MAILED POSTPAID UPON RECEIPT OF PRICE
11-30-16
Sincerely and swimmingly yours, James H. Sterrett (signature)
Spalding “Red Cover” Series of Athletic Handbooks No. 37 R