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Copyrighted, igoj, by the Sports Publishing Company, New Yor^ r SKETCH OF AMERICAN MIDDLE AND I I LONG DISTANCE RUNNERS. ^ ) America's middle distance runners and sprinters are famous throughout the world. Her distance runners rank second only to the Englishmen, whose climate and general upbringing have made them peerless in this one branch of sport. These are the two salient points that strike one in glancing hastily down the vista of American champions from 1876 to the present day. The American sprinter and quarter-miler are the best in the world to- day, and they have been so ever since 1880, only four years after the first American championships were held. The half-milers have found their equals in England, though that famous Ameri- can distance runner, Kilpatrick, holds the best half-mile record ever made. But in such men as Bredin, who defeated Kilpatrick in England; Workman of Oxford, Cross, Tysoe, the late world's champion, and numbers of others, our British cousins have shown an equality. In mile running, it is true we had the greatest of all distance runners (W. G. George alone excepted) in the person of Tommy Conncff. who, running under New York Athletic Club colors, made the present world's amateur record of 4 minutes 15 3-5 seconds. But Conneff v>'as not American born, and thus the credit for the performance is shared with the Britishers. The best mile record ever made in America is that held by George W. Orton, at 4 minutes 21 4-5 seconds, while in England hardly a year rolls by that some new man does not beat 4 minutes 20 seconds. Last summer four men in the English championship mile race beat 4 minutes 20 seconds, the winner making a new 3 Fig. 1. Do not get the head too far back in the cramped position V shown in the ilhistration.' This is what is known as tieing up, and it S can be avoided to a great extent by a conscious effort to retain form even Ij when very tired. This position will also be accompanied by an up and g down arm motion, while the legs will also be thrown into the air and the stride be greatly shortened. Distance and Cross Country Running. 5 English amateur record of 4 minutes 16 4-5 seconds. Thus, in distance running, the Englishmen must be granted a decided lead. This is all the more apparent the longer the distance. Practically but one great American ten-mile runner has been developed in the history of American amateur sport, that be- ing the eccentric, but really very high class runner, the J'^t'^. W. D. Day. QUARTER- MILERS. In taking a glance over the quarter-milers that have come and gone, there is one name which should live as long as Ameri- can sport exists, and that is L. E. Myers, now dead. In '79 and the early '80s his fame resounded throughout the civilized world as a man who combined both the qualities of a sprinter and the stamina-of a distance runner. Myers was at his best from 300 yards to 1,000, and his 100, 800 and 1,000 yards' records still stand, though for twenty-three seasons athletes all over the world have assailed them in vain. After him, Dohm, Downs, Baker .and Remington held the attention of the American sport- ing world. Baker being famous for his straightaway record of 47^ seconds for the quarter-mile. In 1895, Tom Burke ap- peared as a champion, and he was about as good as they make them. He could sprint in record time, while on several occasions he beat 49 seconds, for the quarter-mile, made new world's records for 500 and 600 yards and ran the half under r minute 56 seconds. In '96 and '97 he was closely followed by Maxey Long, who developed into the most perfect quarter-mile machine that ever appeared on a track. Long combined both speed, ease of action and endurance in the very best ratio for a quarter-miler. After winning a quarter-mile in 47 4-5 seconds on the New York Athlefic Club fifth of a mile track in 1900, he tried the 440 yards straightaway and put up the wonderful record of 47 seconds Fig. 2. Do not throw the arms across the body. Running is an en- V deavor to go straight ahead in the shortest possible time. This across- S the-body-motion of the arms will not throw one forward and thus help ft the athlete to get a long stride, while it will have a definite retarding II tendency by throwing the athlete off his stride. !! Distance and Cross Country Running. 7 flat. Long was the natural development of such a quarter-miler as Myers was and he seems to be about the acme of perfection for this distance. Myers, 'Burke and Long are then the men most famous as quarter-milers, but there were numbers of other men deserving mention, such as Boardman of Yale, Shattuck of Amherst, We- fers, the world famous sprinter ; Richards of Yale, and Hollister of Harvard. Indeed, a list of the men who have beaten 50 seconds for the quarter-mile would be a very long one, and it would prove that this is a distance in which Americans excel. Nothing more than some of the relay races of recent years would prove this. For instance, at the New Jersey Athletic Club games in the late '90s, the Harvard, Yale and Pennsylvania teams all finished under 3 minutes 24 seconds. In 1902, at the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania relay races. Harvard equalled the world's record of 3 minutes 21 2-5 seconds, with the Yale quartette but four yards away. HALF-MILERS. But three names stand out prominently in the history of Ameri- can half-mile running. They are Myers, Dohm and Kilpatrick. Hollister of Harvard would have been just as prorninent had he not confined his running exclusively to representing his college. Myers has already been spoken of. The fact that he holds the 800 yards record of i minute 44 2-5 seconds and the 1,000 yards record of 2 minutes 13 seconds, shows what a fine half-miler he must have been. Frequently he ran the distance under i min- ute 56 seconds and he would probably have gone right down to the present world's record had he been especially trained for the distance. Dohm was the idol of both the college and amateur world in his day, mainly because of the gameness which characterized Fig. 3. Do not throw the foot out in front in reaching for the stride and then, as in the illustration, bend the ankle and knee down and chop the stride. This is one of the commonest faults of runners. The leg should be thrown out straight in front and the full length of limb taken advantage of. An athlete who has this fault should remedy it even at the risk of shortening his stride, for by chopping one's stride one not only loses length of stride but time is lost in putting the leg out and then drawing it back, which of course is what is done when the knee and aiikle are bent downwards. Distance auc/ Cross Country Running, 9 his running. He does not appear on the record books, but he ran under i minute 57 seconds on many occasions. He was followed by T. B. Turner, a sterling runner, and then there ap- peared on the scene, Charles Kilpatrick. In '94, he won the Intercollegiate champion.ship and from then on his title was questioned but once. His work culminated in the international meeting between the London Athletic Club and the New York Athletic Club, in '95. He then defeated the fastest men of Eng- land and created a new world's record of i minute 53 2-5 sec- onds, which stands to-day. America thus has the credit of developing the fastest half-niiler that ever lived. Hollister was running the same time as Kilpatrick. His most sensational race was against Kilpatrick in '95 at the Intercollegiate A.A.A. cham- pionships when he defeated him after a hard race through the stretch. The next spring, he made his best time when he cre- ated the present Harvard record of i minute 54^ s^onds. These men were followed by Manvel and Burke, both sterling half- milers, while Cregan also did some good half-mile running. DISTANCE RUNNERS. Mile running is now in a higher state of development than at any time in the history of American sport. Indeed, judged from the strictly national standpoint, there is very little for the athletic enthusiast of this country to crow over in surveying the championship tables of mile runners. If, however, we take the term American to include Canada, as it properly does, we shall not make so very bad a showing. Nothing special or startling was done by American miiers previous to the advent of E. C. Carter, the famous Britisher. But though the records of the old champions, Lambe, Morgan. Fredericks, Madeira, etc., do not make a good showing, they do not indicate the real powers "=^^ Fig. 4. Do not run pigeon-toed or land with the foot on the outside | edge. The foot should be planted squarely on the ground so that all S the muscles of the leg are brought into play. V Distance and Cross Country Running. II of these men. The ideas of training and the facilities for the same were not of the best, and in some cases the men could do considerable faster time than they were ever credited with. But when E. C. Carter came out to this country in '86 more interest was taken in the sport, and in the next year he did 4 minutes 30 seconds, tht fastest time that had been made in the championships up to that date. In '79, Pellatt of Toronto gave an indication of what Canada was to do later by winning the mile championship, but in '88, Gibbs of Toronto again startled New Yorkers by beating not only the Americans, but Carter, and A. B. George and Conneff. who had been brought out by the old Manhattan Athletic Club for the purpose of putting a stop to Carter's winning course. Gibbs defeated them decisively and had it not been for most unfortunate family troubles, Gibbs would, in succeeding years, have become a very famous runner. In 1890, in his training, he beat 4 minutes 20 seconds in a trial, only to be forced by a death in his family not to compete for athletic honors. Carter then gave up mile running and George and Conneff fought it out with honors nearly even for Conneff was not then the peerless mile runner into which he afterward developed. In '92, another Canadian carried off the honors in the person of George W. Orton and for five years he won both the Canadian and American mile championships. We have already spoken of Conneff's wonderful running in '95. In '97 J. F. Cregan won. Cregan was the first native of this country to win the mile for eleven years. He repeated the trick the next year. The succeed- ing season another Canadian star loomed up and Alec Grant became champion. He has held the championship ever since, excepting in 1900, when Orton carried off his sixth championship in this event. Grant is the present champion, therefore, and he promises to develop^ into the best distance man we have ever •0(l»a«s^&09»«: Fig. 5. Do not sway the body from side to side, and do not swing the arms up and down. tkB.e=>coo< Distance and Cross Couutry Running. 13 had. Thus in the last seventeen years, the United States mile championship has been won only twice by a native of the coun- try. This should furnish food for thought. But, as noted above, there are more good milers in the country to-day than ever before and all that it needs to make this country as feared in this branch of track and field sport as she is in all others is persistent and careful encouragement. LONG DISTANCE RUNNERS. The really first-class five and ten-mile runners that this coun- try has produced can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Indeed, taking our English cousins as a criterion, W. D. Day seems about the only man who would take first-class rank. His two-mile record of 9 minutes ii 1-5 seconds, his ten-mile record of 52 minutes 38 2-5 seconds and his three-mile record of 14 minutes 39 seconds, show what a fine runner he was. Kanaly, Grant and Orton are about the only other men who showed abili- ty to go_ fast over a distance of ground. It must be remembered, however, that both Carter and Conneff did magnificent work at both these distances from '86 to '92. There are but two more distance events, the cross country championship and the steeplechase. In the latter, Orton showed himself a real champion by winning the American championship practically from 1893 to 1903, and in the meantime winning the event in England in '97 and the world's championship in Paris in 1900. Day, Carter and Orton were the leading cross couutry runners from the clubs, while in the colleges the past four years have developed very good men in A. Grant, J. Cregan, Franchot and Bowen. Though the foregoing are the events that are found on our championship programmes, the Boston A. A. has for several years g .Fig- 6. Do not swing the foot up too far behind. This is waste mo- g ? tion, ajid for that reason it should be avoided. The foot should be » 11 brought forward describing as low an arc as is consistent with getting j] y the knees out for the ne.xt stride. V Distance and Cross Count}')' Running. 15 given a Marathon race of t\vv?nty-five miles. This has resulted in developing three or four long-distance men of the highest quality, the most famous of which is McCaffrey of Hamilton, Ont, Canada, the holder of the world's record for this distance and kind of race. Mellor of Yonkers follows closely in his foot- steps and would probably have broken McCaffrey's record in the 1902 race had he been pushed all the way. Note. — The reader will kindly pardon the recurrence of my name in the above brief review of distance running. A survey of the lists of American champions will show that I could not do otherwise if my review were to be authentic. — George W. OrtoJj. S Fig. 7. Do not bend the body over too far, as this does not allow the g A legs to exert their full strength. It also throws the runner off his stride. V It shortens the stride. off his stride. ft Distance and Cross Country Running. GENERAL RULES \ There are various general matters which relate to all distance running and by stating them here, it will be unnecessary to do so in dealing with each department of distance work. First, the matter of developing good form should be carefully considered. The athlete should run naturally, thus allowing his muscles to get the reflex action which makes the athlete's task so much the easier and better. The muscles should not therefore be kept at high tension, but be allowed freedom of action. It i^ this tend- ency to run stiffly and artificially which has ruined many a prom- ising runner. "Do not tie up," is one of the most frequent calls of advice which Murphy gives to his men when training. The runner should have no lost motion. Any motion takes time and lost motion is thus merely lost time. Time is lost by many runners by making the foot describe a curve upward toward the thigh when bringing it forward for the ne.xt stride. The foot should be brought straight forward with the least possible curve. This flinging up of the heels not only takes time on every stride, but it is exhausting for the muscles of the leg, and thus is a double detriment and must be avoided. Some athletes also lose time by hesitating to put the foot down smartly when it is brought forward. There is a perceptible pause between each stride. This may be only a hundredth part of a second, but in a long race it may be disastrous. But this is not the most common failing noticed in athletes when putting their feet down for the next stride. There are many who throw out their leg and foot in perfect form, but either by holding them- k»»*»»^k*«. ^ E. C. CARTER, N. Y. A. C, Winner of many distance championships from ] was a typical distance runner, being about 5 feet 7 i ing about 135 pounds. 1886 to 18r4. Carter nches tall and weigh- Distance and Cross Country Running. 21 another, it makes the runner cHp his stride in front and lose mo- tion in bringing up his leg for the next stride. The head should be held in a natural position. This is neces- sary if the respiratory organs are to be given full play. How important this is, every one will recognize at once. The failing in this regard is a tendency of many athletes to throw the head back. This shuts off the wind, and it is generally accompanied by "tieing up." Many track athletes seem to forget that it is just as necessary to have a good heart, lungs, back and abdominal muscles as it is for the driver of a locomotive to have a strong boiler with which to generate its power and speed. Every athlete either by gymnasium work, by fencing, boating, sailing, hockey, or some other form of exercise should build up his body, so that the up- per works will correspond to the lower. Even though the track athlete has a good body to begin with, he should take a little exercise, say with dumb bells, the punching bag or with the chest weights every day, so that this part of his anatomy will be retained in a high state of vigor. Those who have not a good body should be just as careful about this part of their exercise as they are about their real work on the track. Success cannot come without both, no matter how the result may be obtained. The matter of diet in these latter days is a very simple ques- tion. Strike out alcohol in all forms ; tobacco, except in very rare cases ; highly seasoned dishes and pastry, and be tern perate in the use of water (my Philadelphia friends will think this an unnecessary order), and you have all that is required. Putting the matter affirmatively, eat good meats, bread, milk, and all that is recognized as sound, healthy food. In other days, the athlete was kept on the sparest diet and was trained to a very fine point. The modern trainer gets the same results by T. P. CONNEFF, N, Y. A. C. World's champion mile runner. He is a typical distance man, being of slight but sturdy build. *«*jf^«^«»«^«^***« tMjtM^n^n ■ttruM^jrtP^^MAii^M^ tM.^*.tMjtn uirm^^^rk^^Jnirkirk «^*^<'ecoccoo«=s>o(ic«=>eco«=»ooo-JI Distance and Cross Country Running. 31 in training for the quarter-mile, but many other small things may- enter into the question. The athlete should see to it that he keeps his body in good shape, and that he takes special exercises for his chest, back and abdominal muscles, so that he will have the driving force and the nervous energy which often wins races when the leg muscles have done th^ir best and that part of the athlete's system is practically exhausted. It is always a dangerous matter to reduce training to a definite point, for the simple reason that what is one man's meat is an- other man's poison. For this reason, I hesitate to prescribe any daily routine of work. But for the benefit of those who have no trainer to look after their peculiar wants and needs, I shall give the following as a schedule of training for a week. Monday — i. Several short sprints away from the mark. 2. Run through the quarter, starting as fast as in a race, and then striking a long, swinging gait. Carry this pace all the way to the tape, but not so fast as to be distressed. Tuesday — i. Sprints as on Monday. 2. A 60-yard dash. 3. Run 300 yards, starting out at your best speed the first 40 yards ; then settle into a long, swinging gait at quarter-mile racing speed. This will give you the pace without punishing you. Wednesday — i. Sprints as usual. 2. Go through 200 yards at a fast gait, paying especial attention to stride. 3. If not tired, run a very easy quarter. Thursday — Do the same work as on Tuesday, omitting the 60-yard dash if not in fine fettle, that is, if not feeling in run- ning "humor. Friday — i. Sprints as usual. 2. Go all the way through the quarter trying to develop the long, fast, ground-covering gait that is so necessary for quarter-mile running. Do not sprint at the finish, and do not run so fast as to be distressed. lyf^tF^'oruraF^-a^i^^^^t •^■jT^i^ tr»nJWit^*ja^^^*.itKa^*M». ^r^wtf^f^Kt*M^ji^^^M^^n^n. , ?i«rf^i B. J. WEFERS ! World's champion sprinter. Records: 100 yards, 9 4-5s.; 320 yards, | 21 l-5s. (world's record) ; 440 yards, 49s. i Distance and Cross Country Running. 33 Saturday — i. Limber up. z. Go the quarter at racing speed. Many things may make the above schedule unfitting for certain athletes. The man training for stay should do longer work than is mentioned, while the stayer should do more sprint work than is given. Bad weather may interfere. My rule is to do my long distance work on rainy days. It is dangerous to sprint on a soft track. THE HALF MILE As already noted, the half-mile up to this time has seemed about the limit for successful American athletic effort. In this event, America has had some of the best performers known to the ath- letic world. Charles Kilpatrick, whose world's record still stands, was the best of them all, but there were many others. The best of these men were tall and with a good readying stride. They could all run the quarter well and most of them could have run a good mile. Kilpatrick has run the mile in 4 minutes 25 seconds, while I have timed him a quarter in 50 2-5 seconds. The tall, long-striding athlete is the best fitted for this distance. This event is still one in which speed plays a part, though it is not so important as in the quarter. In that event, a man must be a fine sprinter to go the distance in championship form. This is not necessary for the half, but more stay is required. Here the athlete must have the latter quality or he will peter out the last 80 yards and finish in poor time. Just as in the quarter, stride is one of the first requisites for the half-miler. He must develop his stride so that he gets the most distance possible with the least expenditure of energy and without overstriding. Overstriding at any distance is very ex- hausting. The half-mile'' gait is quite fast and the best way to develop it is by practice and the acquiring of an ability to go • »»»iiX»)ir*«H«TW^«^^. (^Rii^l-K ,r^-,>^t, «>>«^u«. ^ir<^U«aU>^ Distance and Cross Country Running. 37 wliile he will find 660 yards the most useful distance in his training. He can go to the 660-yards at racing speed and not find it too exhausting. This, with an occasional half-mile, right through to the tape should get him into shape to do his best work. As in the quarter, the half-miler should pay attention to his body, as the speed is so great for such a long distance that very strong heart and lung action is a necessity, while the back and abdominal muscles must be able to do their share of the work. The remarks relative to making a schedule for the quarter apply with equal force to the half, but for the same reason we shall risk criticism by giving the following work for a week: Monday — i. Sprinting in short bursts. 2. 440 yards at half- mile racing speed, continuing another quarter at an easy pace with a sprint home the last 40 yards. Tuesday — i. A little sprinting to limber up. 2. 220 yards at a fast long striding gait. 3. After a rest, run through not more than 660 yards, at half-mile racing speed, continuing to the finish at a very easy pace. Wednesday — i. A fast quarter. 2. Some easy jogging work, with a burst of speed at the finish. Thursday — i. The same as Tuesday. Friday — i. Run 1,000 yards, going the first quarter at half- mile racing speed and then maintaining a good steady long stride the remainder of the distance. Saturday — i. Run a 660 yards or half-mile trial, or, better, get into a race, if possible. Distance and Ci'css Cotintrv Running 39 DISTANCE RUNNING THE MILE We now come into the domain of real distance work. The basis and the great necessity of the distance man is stay. He mnst have this or he is no good. Stay is but a synonym for stamina or strength, and this can be obtained only in one way and that is by work. Of course, some men are more naturally gifted by nature with staying qualities than others, but every one can obtain them if they merely wish to do the required work, it being presumed that the man is sound in wind and limb. This fact is better known in England than it is here. There it is no uncommon sight during the fall and winter months to see a cross- country pack of one hundred or two hundred men and boys mak- ing across the country and all enjoying the run. The basis for all success in distance running is "work." This must be done either through persistent effort or through one's liking for the game. All the best men that this country has produced have been noted among their fellows as persistent workers. Tommy Conneff, the world's record holder, could do more distance running in his training than any one I have ever known. Mike Murphy has often told me that he could not give So-and-So as much work as he was giving me because he could not stand it. By the above I do not mean that the aspirant for distance honors should come in every day nearly dead with fatigue, nor that he should run a very long distance every day. But he must keep at it and see to it at the same time that he is strengthening every part of his upper body. «^u»kF»«lt»*»U»*»<'*J<^^*"*^»''»'*^1t»<*J<^*^*^».^»^»^'»jr»»g«.»«,^*^«,^^,^„, T, E. BURKE. Good action. *»^**<**" *^jr^rf^««^rf^*^r*<^rf^*i«««^*^<^»*««^^^»^ Distance and Cross Country Running. 4I The youth cannot do better, in preparation for his distance work, than to engage in all kinds of hardy sport and to get in some cross-country running. In fact, the best way in which to prepare one's self for distance rimning is to begin cross-country work. If the real country can be found this is quite enjoyable and it soon develops the staying qualities to a very high degree. The athlete can then come on the track and with a few weeks' training get into shape for a good mile. The young miler .should try to develop an easy gait. He should pay attention to his stride, but he had better have his stride too short than too long, for overstriding in distance run- ning will soon put the athlete out of the race for honors; but by carefully watching his stride and consciously trying to develop it gradually, the runner will find that -he can lengthen it out and still run with his former ease. This will, of course, be an im- mense gain for him, for even though he should len,gthen it out but a fraction of an inch, this will make yards difference in a mile. But, again, the runner must not develop ease of gait at the expense of a loss of power, either in his leg or arm motion. I am afraid that there is a tendency to do this in America, espe- cially in respect to the use of the arms. The English run- ners make much more use of their arms than do the American runners. The arms should be swung so that they aid or lift tlie runner on every stride, but this motion must not be so strong or jerky as to jar the action of the heart and lungs. Together with ease of gait — and in fact a part of it — is a runner's ability to run fast without "tieing up," as they say. The muscles should not be kept at tension except at the end of the race, when they will naturally tighten up under the severe strain laid upon them. Everything should move freely and i RUSH, Chicago. WEFERS, N. Y. A. C. CRUM, Chicago. jj Wefers winning the sprint in the A. A. U. Championships. Note that J hoth Wefers and Crum have perfect arm action, while Rush has the fault » of throwing his arm across the body. Distance and Cross Country Running. 43 with a natural reflex action. Many runners have the proper leg motion, but their arms and bodies are kept at tension from the very start of the race. This not only quickly tires the mus- cles but it retards the action of the lungs and to a less extent of the heart. This is diametrically opposed to the principles of running which, to a great extent, depends upon the rythm of action that is maintained between the legs, arms and so on of the runner on the one hand and the heart and lungs on the other. This means that the strength of the heart and lungs must correspond to the power of the legs, etc. Easy cross-country work is, as stated above, a great developer of tlie heart and lungs. They can also be strengthened by steady work in the gymnasium or by steady gymnastics of any kind. But though the mile is a real distance event, it cannot be run in championship form unless the athlete has some speed. W. G. George, Conneff, Binks, Welsh, Bacon, all of whom at one time or other have held either British or world's records for the mile, could run the half-mile considerably under two minutes, which is certainly a guarantee of some speed. This being the case, the milcr should do some sprinting, and some smart 660- yard work he will find very valuable in making him regard the mile pace as easy. Also, by taking 660 yards work in his training, he will get into the habit of running the first part of his mile fast. The ftiiler should even take a fast quarter now and then, and a run through the 220 yards will help him develop his sprint for the end of the race. If one has the speed it is then possible to get up a good sprint at the finish, while if the speed is^.not there, the runner will finish poorly in any case. I lay stress on this speed side of distance running mainly because we see so many mile runners pegging away day after day at their distance, and r ^»^^«^*« *»»F»F*» »»»r»>r.;>r«j^«^r««^^'»*'«««T«^^^»*"*^M^^^»«»JnL»*^^'»Ffc»^'^»»^*«jr«^«« GREGSON CAWTHRA WORKMAN COCKSHOTT English college distance runners. Note their poor arm action, but the suggestion of strength in all of them. Their records are very good. Gregson, Imile, 4 m. 19 4-5 s.; Cawthra, 1 mile, 4 m. 30 s.; Workman, 5^^ mile, 1 m. 54 2-5 s ; Cockshott, 1 mile, 4 m. 21 2-5 s. ^^»^«*■^Xrf«rf*lf•.■«Jni^1iFv•r^Jr*^*J«•^<»^^^n**<»*^^^Jr^»Jiu»wwcrtJr'^irtJd Distance and Cross Country Running. 45 rarely trying to develop any speed. The principle is the same as in the quarter and half. If the miler can run a quarter in 53 seconds he will in that case he ahle to go the first quarter of his mile in 62 or 63 seconds and not feel the pace too much. On the other hand, if he cannot run the quarter better than 58 or 59 seconds he will find the above first quarter altogether too fast for him. But though it is important not to neglect the speed depart- ment of mile running, in no case must the athlete make his whole work consist of this. He should go through his distance practically every day though (except when having a trial or in a race), he should not distress himself. He should always come back to the training quarters feeling as if he could have run more and as if he wanted to run more. It is often a good thing to run two miles occasionally, while every trainer will send his milers through a three-quarter mile run now and then to get them accu.stomed to the mile gait. One can run the three- quarters at mile racing speed without unduly fatiguing one- self. It is thus incumbent on the aspirant for mile honors to see that he has the stay for the full distance and sufficient speed so that he can maintain a fast gait. Having done this, or rather while doing this, he should be learning the pace that he can stand. There is no regular distance on our athletic pragramme which offers the same opportunity for head work as the mile. The basis for this head work is a practical knowledge of pace. li is absolutely necessary to know one's own capabilities and to he able to judge at what pace the race is being run. After one has mastered one's own capabilities one can make this of use by watching the others in the race and, if possible, running them off their feet. Distance and Cross Coiintrv Runnings ^y Tlie distances up to the mile are so short that it h a case of dasli from start to finish. In the mile there is always a place V, liere the distance runner feels so tired that he wishes to stop, but if he keeps on, he will recover, and probably run the last hun- dred in good time. The athlete must know enough not to force himself too much when he reaches this stage of fatigue in his mile, for if he does he will not recover and he will finish in very poor form. Mile runners have often discussed the best way to run the distance. Of course, every one has his own special ideas, but they all seem agreed that when in shape, the first quarter should be run fast, say somewhere close to a nnnute. By doing this the miler makes the most of his natural speed. He should then' keep up the gait, so that on reaching the half he is getting rather tired. Somewhere during the third quarter, or it may be near the beginning of the last quarter, he will strike the place where he is about willing to cry quits. But he must then fight ofT his exhaustion and sunuuon all his strength for the final effort. If en his last quarter, he can change his gait, get up on his toes and sprint, using his hip nuiscles to their full extent, he will find that he can work up a very good spurt. The length of this spurt will depend on the runner. Connefif once stated to me' very briefly the way in which he ran the mile: "I go the first quarter on my speed," said he; "by the time I reach the half I am get- ting quite weary ; at the three-quarter pole I feel dead to the world, but I go another quarter because I have to and because I make myself do it." It has only been the last few years that trainers have been teaching their milers to change their gait the last quarter mile. The principle of this is that by doing so- the athlete uses muscles that have not as yet been brought into play and even those ■> • •■^tf ««« a/i^^^rii i.*»»»»V'«'^'^'^''»'»'*'^'»''>''**~»**'^'*'^''"'*'^' movement i i;. J. WEFERS, N. Y. A. C. i World s champion sprinter. Good example of straight 5 and of not allowing the heel to come up too far behind. Distance and Cross Country R iinuing. 4g wliicli he has been using are set at a different angle of tension, and thus made to react more strongly and quickly. Some dis- tance men do this naturally, others can be taught it, while still others seem never to be able to master the trick. I have noted that generally those who could not be taught it were nnmers who could not sprint e\-en when fresh. This simple factor in distance running practically won the two-mile inter- collegiate championship for A. C. Bowen, of Pennsylvania, in 1902, while it changed Aleck Grant from a good distance runner in.to one of the fastest men we have ever had in this country. He has now mastered the principle and it accounts for the speed which he gets up the last 300 yards of his races. The following schedule for a week of mile training is given, though in this event, eveii more than in the quarter and half, a very great deal depends upon the individual athlete and his gait. Monday — i. Limber up with three or four short dashes. 2. Run through the mile, going the lirst 1,000 yards at your best mile gait. Tuesday — i. Go a half mile at your Ijest mile gait, then ease down and jog another half, sprinting home the last 60 yards. Wednesday — i. Do some sprinting, finishing up by a 220 yards dash. 2. After a rest, jog a mile and a half at an easy gait, paying attention to stride and general form. Thursday — i. Run 660 yards at a fast gait. 2. Jog a mile after a rest, spurting the last 60 yards. This can be made three- quarters of a mile if the runner so desires. Friday — i. Limber up by some short dashes. 2. Run a mile, keeping up a steady gait for the first three-quarters, and then try to gradually increase the speed until the last 100 yards is ,JI»»i»^^<^*«^»« • »*u^u»*^«^^^^»'« *J« *>« ^ ■« ^ *^ ^* *•'*'*'*'* ^*"^** * •'^l'*'*' »'^'*>^ • C. H. KILPATRICK, N. Y. A. C. World's champion. Record: 880 yards, Im. 53 3-5s. (world's record) Note how hard he is trying. ««^ir^«^»«« » J'^^V^^ ■ ^^^'VF*^ ^ Distance and Cross Country H tinning. 51 run at a quarter-miler's gait. In other words, try to change your gait the last quarter. Saturday — Run a mile on time or get into a race for the dis- tance. Note — Some di.stancc men prefer to do their sprinting after they liave had their regular distance work. Let each runner suit himself in this matter. THE LONG DISTANCES The longest distance that we have on our athletic programmes is the ten-mile run. We also have three and five mile races. Much of what has been said regarding the mile applies with equal force to these distances. Here the staying qualities are more prominent than ever and no success can be obtained unless they are in the runner's make-up. A basis for success in these dis- tances can be very well attained by easy cross-country work. Workman, the great English distance runner, who ran so re- markably well two years ago against Yale and Harvard, in dis- cussing the great superiority of the English distance men as a class, put tlie matter in a nutshell when lie said : "The chief rea- son why we have so many first-class distance men, as compared v,-ith America, is because we are brought up to run distance from our early youth. Paper chasing and regular cross-country work are practically a part of the early education of the English schoolboy, and they are all able to go a distance. There is no wonder, therefore, thai when these boys become men, scores of them develop into fast distance runners, while every now and then a real champion comes 10 the front." The encouragement that has been given to distance running the past five years by the colleges has already borne fruit in ^MjtMj^nj^ .»r»»U»'k^»>'»'i''U»."-"«^*^*^'* »'*'■*'*' ^«i»«»«^rf»i^ ^^^!? ' '^1 i %r 1 1 • q • ■f *. « 1 J 1 **^l •J 1 ^■MI^^MH^^IKSeI" 4 p* ., I'-^^w""! •>F*»rt<^^^*^»r»>f»)^»<^*^«^«^«*».»^Fk»**F«»'»F«»^*nrT^'^nr)i)r^-t^^r»P\P'»t\r*i>^f',)tt^Vr*M',>rt^A^X^ T. E. KURKE, N. Y. A. C. Quarter-miler. Burke is the typical middle distance hmb and speed being his main characteristics. t^Kitjc tf >^^^« ^p^^^fTtj, ,,»,i,,^„ Hrf«.ir^rf» man, length of Distance and Cross Couii/iy Riiiining. 6l casional handicaps and by dividing the men into slow and fast packs one can get in all the fast work that is necessary to ensure good form on the day of the race. Here, again, the American must be warned that it is better to rim too far than not far enough. The cross-country runner should also learn how to vault, while a knowledge of the rudiments of hurdling will often stand him in good stead. If America's so-called cross-country champion- ships were to be held in the future on the Morris Park race track. New York City, I would emphasize this part of cross- country work much more strongly. But in reality, the races that are held at Morris Park are not cross-country races. They are merely long distance steeplechases, and many of the features that should characterize a real cross-country race are absent on such a course. All the remarks relative to steady pace apply in cross-country running, except that it very frequently happens, because of the inequalities of the ground, -that the pace will have to be slowed down or hastened. But, as far as possible, the gait should be steady and mechanical. This is in harmony with the physiological principles of distance running, as every organ of the body should be in rythm, and this cannot be if the gait is not regular. The climbing or descending of hills is often an important part of distance running. In general, it may be said that the body should be held in such a position that its centre of gravity is immediately over the leg as the foot strikes the ground. To be more explicit, in going up hill, the body should be bent forward, so that the weight will throw the runner ahead. Then, by shortening the stride a little, it will be found that one can retain one's gait, even up a rather steep hill. In coming down, one should hold the body back a little from the ordinary position. o<^n POARDMAN, Yale. RUST, Harvard. t Finish of the International quarter-mile in 1901, Note the way both Rust and Boardman are trying. Distance and Cross Country Running. 63 Then, by making full use of the arms, and by shortening the stride, one can go down a hill at quite a fast gait. I have said that in going down hill one sliould shorten the stride. Perhaps I ought to .say that the full stride should not be taken, for the very fact that one is going down hill will make the stride several inches longer. I may be clearer to some readers if I say that in going down hill one should keep the feet well under one. If the runner has a strong heart and lungs, when racing cross- country he should make the most of the hills. He should go up them at a steady pace and make time by speeding down them. MARATHON TRAINING Training for a Marathon or twenty-five mile race is the same as for cross-country running, except that the distance covered must be greater. It is rare, however, that a Marathon runner covers more than fifteen miles in his training, as he depends on his general condition to carry him through the full distance. Indeed, the keynote for success in this event is in the perfection of the runner's general condition. His heart, lungs and especially his stomach must be in the best of shape for such a long race, and if these are in good condition, he is sure to do well if he has gotten accustomed to covering at least half the distance. Arf»,«T«» »F«rar»j'r^M^*^r» «^*^J^^« ■^«^'^^*^ > GEORGE ORTON, N. Y. A. C. Note the position of the body. " «*U»»F^^*^^»^»*« 11 ■iT^jr^rf^rf^ii^^^ «»ii)mji««*«irt«« ' Distance and Cross Country Running. 65 STEEPLECHASING | r Stecplechasing is cross-country racing under more favorable conditions. This event is generally held in the inner enclosure of the athletic field. Instead of fences, hurdles are set up, vifhile the brook is represented by a water jump. Frequently there is also a stone fence varying in height and width. The regular distance for this event is two miles. There are no rules either for the height or number of the hurdles, the width or number of water jumps, etc. One must be a good jumper to make a good steeplechaser, and the better hurdler one is, the better for him. Stecplechasing is a very hard game, because the jumps, together with the fairly fast pace, make it exhausting. If one is a good distance runner and desires to become a steeplechaser, it is necessary to practice jumping and hurdling. The style of hurdling used in stecplechasing should not be the same as that used in the high and low hurdle events. In both of these races, the hurdler endeavors, according to the latest style, to get over the hurdle as swiftly as possible. But in stecplechasing, one is not sprinting and the old gliding hurdle style is the better. In fact, the steeplechaser should try to get over the hurdle with as little arm action and as easy a leg motion as possible. He should endeavor to clear the hurdle without breaking his stride. As the hurdles are placed at no definite distance apart, he will have to learn to gauge his stride so that he will reach the hurdle without breaking his gait. This is a matter of practice. Many steeplechase courses have a stone fence. These are generally about 3 feet 4 inches high and about 2 or 3 feet broad. 66 Distance and Cross Country Running, This should be hurdled, because it looks much more dangerous than it is. The water jumps vary so in width and depth that it is impos- sible to give any method of clearing them. The runner should jump them if it is not too great an effort, and no water jump should be so long that a good jumper cannot clear it. If one cannot jump the water, it may be that by stepping on the hurdle in front of it one may be able to land on the other side safely. If it is too wide even for this procedure, then it is simply a case of taking a ducking. But if the water jump is made cor- rectly, so that it will gradually get shallower near the further side, one should then clear the hurdle at a smart pace, land on one foot in the water and with the next step be out of it. The English runners have this way of taking the water jump down to perfec- tion, and for many of them it is much better than jumping, for they expend very little effort in thus taking the jump with one stride. In training for steeplechasing one should not do too much jumping over the fences. Three times a week will be plenty; the other days the athlete should train as if for a two-mile flat race. LofC. Distance and Cross Countrv Ru. WHAT TO WEAR AND USE It is very important that the beginner in athletics should know what to wear for the dif- ferent sports. The cross country runner requires a shoe with a low, broad heel, and spikes in sole of shoe; he can have spikes in the heel or not, just as it suits him. A pair of Spalding's No. 14-C shoes, which are made of the finest Kang- aroo leather, and used by '^'"'^^^ Comury shoes all the prominent cross country runners, cost $5.00 per pair. A sprinter will require a pair of sprinting shoes, No. 2-0, that retail for $5.00. It was with this style shoe that Wefers made all his records. John Cregan, the Tnter-collegiate Champion, wore them, as well as Charles Ivilpatrick, the peerless half-mile runner and celebrated record hold- er, and Arthur J. Duffey, who has gone the 100 yards in 93-5 seconds. The sweater. No. A, of finest Australian lamb's wool, was made original- ly by special order for ihe Yale foot ball team 68 Distance and Cross Country Running. and now used by all college athletes, is one of the best in the market, sells for $6.00; athletic shirt. No. 600, at $1.25; athletic pants, No. 3, at 75 cents ; a supporter is very essential for an ath- lete and nearly all the champions use them; No. 5 is the most suitable one and retails at 75 cents ; a pair of corks will cost the athlete 15 cents; pushers for the running shoes, 25 cents; the bath robe is now an essential part of an athlete's outfit — these re- tail at $5.00. This complete outfit costs $19.15. The second quality of the same line of goods can be bought as follows : Sprinting shoes, No. 10, $4.00 ; sweater, No. B, $5.00 ; shirt, No. 6 E, 50 cents ; pants. No. 4, 50 cents ; supporter, No. 2, 50 cents; corks, No. i, 15 cents; pushers. No. 5, 25 cents; bath robe, $3.50. This second grade outfit costs $14.40. The pole-vaulter will want the same outfit, with the exception of a pair of jumping shoes. No. 14-H, which sell for $5.00, and a pair of wrist supporters, No. 200, which can be bought for about 35 cents. There is one article that a pole- vaulter must have, and that is his own pole. jumping and Hurdling Shoes There is an awful lot in getting used to a pole and having confi- dence in the one that is yours, because no other contestant is allowed to use it according to the rules, which is quite right, for we have often seen a pole-vaulter make the fatal mistake of allow- ing much heavier men to use his pole and break it. Any one can naturally understand that a man who weighs 160 pounds cannot use a pole designed for a man weighing 115 pounds. The best pole on the market for athletic purposes is the is-foot 6-inch pole as supplied by A. G. Spalding & Bros, to the Prince- Distance and Cross Countiy Rnnning. 69 ton University A. A. This pole is made of hollow spruce, thus being much lighter, and owing to a special preparation with which it is filled, the strength and stiffness is greatly increased. It re- tails for $10.50; a iJ-foot pole, hollow, retails for $9.50. and the solid for $6.00. Usually the vault- er will wrap the pole to suit his own tastes. The high jumper and the broad juniper will want an outfit as fol- lows : Jumping shoes. No. 14-H, $5.00; sweater. No. A, $6.00; shin,' No. ,600, $t.25; pants, No. 3, 75 cents; supporter, No. 5. 75 cents ; corks. No. i. Intercollegiate Sweater 15 cents; pushers, No. 5, 25 cents; bath robe, $5.00. An outfit with several of the articles of a cheaper grade than the above, costs: Jumping shoes. No. 14-H, $5.00; sweater. No. B, $5.00; shirt. No. 6-E, 50 cents; pants, No. 4. 50 cents; sup- porter. No. 2. 50 cents; corks, No. i, 15 cents; pushers. No. 5, 25 cents: bath robe, $3.50. The man who throws the weights will require the same wear- ing apparel as the pole-vau!ter or the runner. John Flanagan and James Mitchel, two of the greatest weight throwers in the world, wear what is known as the No. 14-H shoe, with a short spike, which retails for $5.00. It is very essential that the weight thrower should have his own implements ; in -fact, nearly all the champion weight throwers carry their own weights with them and guard them jealously. Without doubt the best hammer in the market to-day is the ball- bearing championship hammer as designed and used by John 70 Distance and Cross Coiiiitry Runinn< Flanagan, the record holder and champion thrower of the world. This sells for $10.00. An extra leather case for carrying these hammers will cost the athlete $2.00. The regulation hammer, lead, you can get for $4.50 and the iron at $3.25. The 16-pound shot, lead, will cost $2.50, and the iron, $1.25. The 56- pound weight, lead, will cost $8.50, and the iron $7.00. With the Spalding 56- pound weight come two sets of han- dles, one for one hand and one for two hands ; and I would advise any weight thrower who wants to become expert to carry his own weights and particularly his own hammer. He can then arrange to have the grip made to suit himself, and when necessary to cover it with leather, and he will not be Sleeveless Sl„its called upon when he goes to a competition to take the ordinary hammer with a handle with which he is not familiar. Athletes should make it a point to have two suits of athletic apparel, one for competition and one for practice purposes. The clothing that some of our crack athletes wear in competition is a disgrace to athletics, and it adds a great deal to an athlete's appearance to appear neat and clean when taking part in athletic competition. In prac- tice within one's club or grounds al- most any kind of clothing can be used. A sprinter should have two pairs of running shoes, one a very . heavy pair for practicing in (the cross country shoe. No. 14-C, makes a very good shoe for this purpose, and can be had with or without spikes on heels), and a light pair for Running I'antb racing. One of the best professional Distance and Cross Coiiiitrv Ruituin;.:;. 71 sprinters that ever wore a shoe made it a point to train for all his races in very heavy sprinting shoes. Aside from the benefit that is claimed for practicing in heavy shoes, you always feel as though you have a pair of shoes that will be ready for any race that is scheduled, and bear in mind it does not pay to buy athletic implements or clothing that are cheap. They don't wear and cannot give you the service that you will get from articles that are official and made by a reputable house. Athletes and athletic club officials would do well to procure a copy of the Athletic Primer (No. 87) of Spalding's Athletic Li- brary). This! book fully covers the construction of athletic grounds and tracks, the management of games, formation of new clubs, etc. It also contains illustrations and diagrams of what might be considered a perfect athletic track. In laying out or re-arranging grounds great care should be taken to see that the field sports can go on without interference, and in the management of a large meeting it is very essential that more than one ^_ field sport should go f on at one time. There- fore it should be ar- ranged to have the running broad jump, running high jump, Take-off Board and the circles for weight-throwing separated. In order to have your plant as perfect as possible, it is necessary that you have all the apparatus that is necessary, not only to conduct an athletic meet, but to give the different athletes an opportunity to practice the various sports. There are many things that . .^^ ^'^sfc^ ^""^ required. Great care ^^^^^^^^-^- ^^^C^ should be taken in the arrange- ^ Tfffiliil^^ ment of the broad jump. The ^^^^^^^C *^ ijllil^^ t-oe board is a very important i I article and is generally over- V I looked, and the runway re- Toe Board or Stop Board - quires as much attention as ri id Cross Country Running. the track. At the average ath usually neglected. ;tic grounds the jumping path is For the pole wooden In the sprint races, wherever pos- sible, each contestant should be given his own lane. A lane can be made of iron stakes driven in the ground about eighteen inches apart and ^ strung with cords, rs and high jumpers you should procure apparatus — Spalding's complete apparatus VAULTING STANDARD. AND POLES. No. 109. If the pole jump and high jump go on at the same time, an extra lot of cross-bars should be on hand and three or four different poles. Distance 'd Cross Cctintry Rininiiig. For the weights you will be required to furnish a i6-lb. Spald- ing Championship Ball Bearing Hammer, as originally designed by Champion John Flanagan, all the good weight throwers, is in great demand and favored, •if handles, and Flanagan cl feet further It is now universally used by The ball-bearing swivel hammer It does away with the breaking aims it can be thrown many Ofeet further than the old style hammer. Schoolboys invariably use the 12-pound shot and the 12-pound hammer. If they desire lead shot, it usually costs a little more than the iron. The 16-pound iron shot can be bought for about $1.25, and the 12-pound Shot for $1.00. The regulation 56-pound weight, known as the "Mitchel" weight, can be secured for $7.00, and with it come two handles, one for the man who throws with one hand and the other for two handed thrower. Regulation 56-Lb. Weight 74 Distance and Cross Country Running. The most suitable hurdles on the mar- ket are the Foster Patent Safety Hur- dles. The frame is 2 feet 6 inches in height with a horizontal rod passing through it two feet above the ground. The hurdle is a wooden gate 2 feet high swinging on this rod at a point 6 inches from one of the sides and i8 inches from the other. With the short side up it Foster Patent Safety Hurdle - , . , ^ ^, J at 2 ft. 6 in. height measures 2 feet 6 mches from the ground, and with the long side up 3 feet 6 inches. The hurdle can be changed from one height to the other in a few seconds, and is held firm.ly in either position by a thumb-screw on the rod. It would be hard to conceive any device more simple or more easily handled than this. The invention was used exclusively at the Pan- American Sports and has met with the Foster Patent Safety Hurdl at 3 ft. 6 in, height approval of the best known physical directors and trainers of the country. The Spalding Official Discus should always be on the grounds. This re- tails for $5.00. A megaphone is now' Official Discus a necessary adjunct to an athletic meeting. With a megaphone almost any amateur can announce the results distinctly. The captain of the club should endeavor to have in his posses- sion a pistol so that the boys can practice starting, and a whistle for announcing that everything ol is ready for a start and also for attracting the attention of the officials, several tapes and several balls of yarn for the finish. Measuring Tape Distance and Cross Country Running. 75 The athlete is also advised to consult the following books which contain a great deal of useful and necessary information on their respective subjects. No. 27— College Athletics, by Michael C. Murphy, the Yale trainer. No. 37— AU-Around Athletics. No. 87— Athletic Primer, devoted especially to the subject of athletic grounds and the formation and running of athletic clubs. No. 135— Ofificial Amateur Athletic Handbook, which contains the rules under which every set of athletic games must be contested, and should be studied by every athlete who intends to compete. No. 136— Official Handbook of the Athletic League of Y. M. C. A.'s. No. 149— The Care of the Body, by Prof. Warman, the famous exponent of physical culture. No. 153— Athletes' Guide, containing full directions for learning how to sprint, jump, hurdle Runnine Corks and throw weights, with general hints on training for each, and a special chapter of advice to beginners and a talk on important A. A. U. rules and their explanations, by James E. Sullivan, secretary- treasurer of the Amateur Athletic Union ; illustrated from actual photographs of the leading athletes in action. No. 168 — Official Athletic Almanac, published yearly, and the only publication con- taining all the official athletic records, besides portraits of leading athletes and pictures of important athletic events. No. 176 — Official Inter-Collegiate Handbook, contains the official rules of the Inter-Collegiate A. A. A., and should be studied by every athlete who intends to compete in college events. The price of any of the above is ten cents, and they can be obtained gen- erally from any newsdealer or from the publishers, American Sports Publishing Company, 16-18 Park Place, New York. Spalding's ^"i Running ^ Shoes — ^— = We believe, perie arious difficulties ex- ng a satisfactory running shoe in the past have been overcome. First of all, you ha here a shoe in which the spikes cannot by any possibil- ity come in contact with the foot; then you have a rub- ber sole that is an assistance, in that it is partly under- neath the spike, and therefore acts in the nature of a cushion Above all, our patented principle in this shoe enables us to place the spikes so that they will not come loose after being wet, as water has no effect on the rubber sole. We also claim that on accoiint of the non-slippable purchase a runner obtains with this sole,_ he is able to make a quicker start than is possible with a shoe of ordinary construc- tion, and this fact has been demonstrated conclusively by those who have already tried our shoe and who pronounce it perfect in all respects. No. O. Per Pair, $5.00 Spalding's handsomely illustrated catalogue of athletic goods mailed free to any address A. G. SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicago Philadelph St. Louis Boston Buffalo Denver ISIinneapol is Kansas Ci London, England San Francisco Baltimore Montreal, Can. Spalding's ^^f Jumping =^— Shoes — ^ Made on same principle as our patented running shoe but with two spikes in heel. This heel is made of rubber and acts as a perfect cushion, stopping all jar, thus doing away with disadvantage possessed by ordinary jumping shoes. No. 15H. Per pair, $5.00 Same as No. 15H, but short spikes, for indoor jumping. No. 110. Per pair, $5.00 A. G. SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicago Philadelphia San Francisco St. Louis Boston Buffalo Baltimore Denver Minneapolis Kansas City Montreal, Can. London, England Indoor Running Shoes . With or Without Spikes . Fine leather, rubber tipped sole, witli spikes. No. III. Per pair, S3.50 Leather shoe, rubber tipped, with spikes. No. 112. Per pair, $3.00 Leather shoe, rubber tipped, no spikes. No. I 14. Per pair, $2.50 Indoor Jumping 5hoes Best Leather Indoor Jumping Shoe; hand made, rubber soles. No. 210. Per pair, $5.00 A. G. SPALDING &, BROS. New York Chicago Philadelphia Boston Baltimore Buffalo St. Louis Minneapolis Denver London, England San Francisco Kansas City Montreal, Can. Running Shoes Calfskin Running Shoe, machine made; solid leather tap sole holds spikes firmly in place. No. IIT Per pair, $3.50 Running Shoes Calfskin Running Shoe maehine made. No. 11 /<: 7 r^ Per pair, $3.00 i3^:>' A. G. SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicago Philadelphia San Francisco I'loston Baltimore Buffalo Kansas City St. Louis ]\Iinneapolis Denver Montreal, Can. London, England Spalding's Jumping and Hurdling Shoes Jumping and Hurdling Shoe; fine kanga- roo leather, hand-made ; two spikes on No. 14H. heel. Per pair $5.00 A. C. SPALDING Sc BROS. New York Chicago Philadelphi St. Louis Boston Buffalo Denver Minneapolis Kansas Cit London, England San Francisco Baltimore Montreal, Can. Spalding's Cross Country Shoes Finest kangaroo leather ; low broad heel, flexible shank, hand-sewed ; six spikes on sole ; with or without spikes on heel. No. I4C. Per pair, $5.00 A. G. SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicago Philadelphia San Francisco St. Louis Boston Buffalo Baltimore Denver Minneapolis Kansas City Montreal, Can. London, England Runnin g Shoes This running slioe is made of tlie finest kangaroo leather ; extremely light and glove fitting; best English steel spikes firmly riveted on. No. 2=0 Per pair, $5.00 Runni ng Shoes Finest Calfskin .Running Shoe; ght weight, hand made, six spikes. No. 10 Per pair, $4.00 Spalding's handsomely illustrated catalogue of athletic goods mailed free to any address A. G. SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicago Philadelphia San Francisco St. Louis Boston Buffalo Baltimore Denver Minneapolis Kansas City Montreal, Can. London, England SLEEVELESS SHIRTS Cut Worsted, full foshioned, Navy, Black and Maroon. No. 630. Each, $1.25 Sanitary Cotton, White, Navy, Black, Maroon. No. 6E. Each, 50c. QUARTER SLEEVESHIRTS Cut Worsted, full fashioned, Navy, Black and Maroon. No. 601. Each, $1.25 Sanitary Cotton, White, 'Navy, Black and Maroon. No. 6F, Each, 50c. A. C. SPALDING & BROS. Xew York Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Koston Buffalo Denver Minneapolis Kansas City London, England San Francisco Ralitmore Montreal, Can. RUNNING PANTS No. 1. White or Black Sateen, fly front, lace back- . Per pair, $1.25 No. 2. White or lilack Sateen, fly front, Stripes down sides lace back . Per pair, $1.00 of any of these run- No. 3. White or lilack Sateen, fly front. ning pants, 25 cents lace back . Per pair, 75c. per pair extra. No. 4. White or HIack Silesia, fly front. lace back . Per pair, 50c. Spaliiiiig^'s handsomely illustrated catalogue of athletic goods \ mailed free to any address 1 A. G. SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Boston Buffalo Denver Minneapolis Kansas City London, England San Francisco Baltimore Montreal, Can. CHAnOIS PUSHER5 Made of fine chamois skin and used witli running, walking, jumping and other athletic shoes. No. 5. Chamois Pushers. Per pair, 25c. ATHLETIC GRIPS Made of selected cork and shaped to tit tlie h.dlou- of the hand. No. I. Athletic Grips. Per pair, 1 5c. COnPETITORS' NUHBERS Printed an lieavy Manila Paper or Strong Linen. ^^^^^^^ Manila ^^H^^^^ No. 1. 1 to 50 Per set, $..50 $ -i.bO ^M ■» No. 2. 1 to 75 .75 3 75 IHF No. 3. 1 to 100 1.00 5.00 __ ^^^ No. 4. 1 to 150 1.50 7.50 ^^_^B No. 5. 1 to 300 3.00 10.00 ^B^V No. 6. 1 to 250 " 2.50 12.50 ^^^^^ A. C. SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicago Philadelphia San Francisco Hoton Baltimore Buffalo Kansas City St. Louis Minneapolis Denver Montreal, Can. London, England Spalding's Championship Ball = Bearing Swivel Hammer No. 02. le-lb. No. 06. 16-lb. Flanagan's Record of 171ft. 9 in., Long Island City, September 3, 1901, was made with this hammer ith Sole Leather Case $12.00 ith Soie Leather Case. 12 00 . w»^eo'="''^°o ^\ »^i ff^ €^<'' The Spalding Championship P.all Bearing Hammer, origi- nally designed by John Flana- gan, champion of the world, has been highly endorsed only after repeated trials in cham- pionship events. The benefits of the ball-bearing construction will be quickly appre- ciated 1)y all hammer throwers. Each hammer put up complete in sole leather, carrying case. No. 02X. 12-lb., without Sole Leather Case. $10 00 No. 06X. 16-lb., without Sole Leather Case. 10 00 A. G. SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicago San Francisco Philadelphia St. Louis Boston Buffalo Baltimore Denver Minneapolis Kansas City Montreal, Can London, England Spalding's Olympic Discus exact reproduction of the discus .used in tlie Olympic games at Athens, Greece, by Robert Garrett, of Princeton, the winner. Guaranteed absolutely correct. OLYMPIC DISCUS. EACH, $5.00 Selected Spruce Vaulting Poles No. 100 8 feet long, solid. Each, $3.00 Xo. 101. 10 feet lung, solid. " 4.00 No. Wi. rZ feet long, soli.l. " 5.00 No. 10:3. 14 feet long, solid. " 00 Hollow Spruce Poles Considerably lighter than the solid poles, and the special preparation with which we fill the interior of pole greatly increases the strength and stiffness. No. 200. 8 feet long, hollow. Each, $8.00 No. 201. 10 feet long, hollow. " 8..50 No. 202. 12 feet long, hollow. " 9.00 No. 203. 14 feet long, hollow. " 0.50 Lanes for Sprint Races A lane can be made of iron stakes dr |_«,r in the ground about eighteen inches apart ][~| and strung with cords. Stakes of ^'s-inch :; I round steel, two feet in height, with one end U 1: pointed, and pigtail hook 01. other end to li hold cord. 100 stakes, with cord for sa $40.00 New York St. Louis Denver A. C. SPALDING &, BROS. Chicago Boston Minneapolis Philadelphia Buffalo Kansas City idon, England San Francisco Baltimore Montreal, Can. SEVEN=FOOT CIRCLE The discus, shot and weights are thrown from the 7-foot circle. Made of one-piece band iron, with bolted joints. Circle painted white. SEVEN-FOOT CIRCLE. EACH, $8.00 TAKE-OFF BOARD The take-off board is used for the running broad jump, and is a neces- sary adjunct to the athletic field. Regulation size, top painted white. TAKE-OFF BOARD. EACH, $1.75 TOP=BOARD OR STOP=BOARD The toe-board or stop-board is used when putting the 16-lb. shot, throwing weights and discus, and is curved on the arc of a 7-foot circle. Regulation size, painted white and substantially made. TOE-BOARD. EACH, $2.00 New York St. Louis Denver A. C. SPALDING & BROS. Chicago Philadelphia Boston _ Buffalo Minneapolis Kansas City London, England San Francisco Baltimore Montreal, Can. Vaulting Standards No. 109. Wooden uprights, graduated in quarter <{« 1 ^ OO inches; adjustable to 11 feet. . . Complete, »P I*^.V^V/ No. 110. Wooden uprights, inch graduations; i f\ fifi adjustable to 10 feet.". ' . Complete, 1V».\^V7 No. 111. Wooden uprights, inch graduations; "T (\(\ r feet high Complete, / .VV/ CROSS BARS No. 1 12. Hickory Cross Ba No. 113. Pine Cross liar. Per doz., $3.00 2.00 A. C. SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicago Philadelphia San Francisco St. Louis Boston Buffalo Baltimore Denver Minneapolis Kansas City Montreal, Can. London, England Foster's Patent Safety Hurdle The frame is 2 feet 6 inches high, with a horizontal rod passing through it 2 feet above the ground. The hurdle is a wooden gate 2 feet high, swinging on this rod at a point 6 inches from one of the sides and i8 inches from the other. With the short side up it measures 2 feet 6 inches from the ground, and with the long side up 3 feet 6 inches. The hurdle can be changed from one height to the other in a few seconds, and is held firmly in either position by a tinimb-screw on the rod. It would be-hard to con- ceive any device more simple or more easily handled than this. The invention was used exclusively at the Pan-American sports and has met with the approval of the best known physical directors and trainers of the country. Single Hurdle, Per Set of Forty, $ 3.50 1 00.00 A. C. SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicnsjo Philadelphia San Francisco St. Louis Boston Buffalo Baltimore Denver Minneapolis Kansas City Montreal, Can. London, Englan«/,//«4-'6- illHstrateJ cuta- logue of Athletic Sports. A. Q. SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicago Denver Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo SanFrancisco St. Louis Boston Minneapolis Kansas City Montreal London, England k(i Exercise "'."liY^ForBusy IV Men.cJSts Spalding's Athletic Library IGl. These exercises are the result of years of experience, in which their success has been thoroughly demon- strated. The course is divided into five parts. Each individual move- ment is illustrated by a full page half-tone of a photograph especially posed for this work, with the instruc- tions on the opposite page in large type, comprising nearly 200 pages. lO CENTS PER COPY V^^^— Spalding's illustrated cata- logue of Athletic Sports. A. G. SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicago Denver Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo SanFrancisco St. Louis Boston Minneapolis Kansas City Montreal London, England I Shoulder Cap Bandage I;i ordering, give circumference around arm and chest. No. C . Cotton thread. Each, $4.00 No. I A. Silk thread. " 5.50 Knee Cap Bandage In ordering, give circum- ference below knee, at knee and just above knee, and state if light or strong pres- sure is desired. No. 4. Cotton thread, $ 1 .50 No. 4A. Silk thread, 2.00 A. C. SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicago Philadelphia San Francisco St Louis Boston Buffalo Baltimore Denver Minneapolis Kansas City Montreal, Can. London, England Elbow Bandage In ordering, give circumference ove and below elbow, and stale whether for light or strong pressure. No. 2. Cotton thread, $1.50 No. 2A. Silk thread, 2.00 Ankle Bandage In ordering, give circumference around and over instep, and state if light oi strong pressure is desired. No. 5. Cotton thread, $1.50 No. 5A, Silk thread, $2.00 Wrist Bandage No. 6. No. 6A Give circumference around smallest part of wrist, and state whether for light or strong pressure. Cotton thread. Each, $ .75 Silk thread. " 1 .OO Complete Catalogue of Athletic Sports Mailed Free on Application. BROS. A. G. SPALDING New V. St. LOL Denvei o Philadelp: Buffalo iipolis Kansas C London, England San Francisco Baltimore Montreal, Can. SH. THE HACKEY PATENT ANKLE SUPPORTER Patented, May 12, 1897. A. G. Spalding & Bros., Sole Licensees. An ankle support of some kind has now come to be recognized as a necessity by most athletes. The styles which we manufacture under the Hackey Patent have given uni- versal satisfaction, and are abso- lutely reliable and practically perfect in construc- tion and design. They are worn over stocking and sup- port the ankle admirably, while not interfering in any way with free Relieve pain immediately and cure a sprain in a remarkably short time. In ordering, give size of shoe worn. No. CM. No. H, Made of soft tanned leather, best quality. . Per pair, $I.OO No. SH. Good quality sheepskin, lined and bound. . Per pair, ,75 No. CH. Black duck, lined and bound, leather reinforced. . Per pair, .25 A. G. SPALDING & BROS. No. H. movements. New Y. St. Lou Denver Chicago Philadelphia Boston Buffalo Minneapolis Kansas City London, England San Francisco Baltimore Montreal, Can. A COURSE IN Scientific Physical Training Edw^ ^f - I' Professor ward B.Warman Author of '"Practical Orthoepy and Critique," "Gestures and Attitudes;" "Delsarte Philoso- phy," "The Voice — How to Train It, How to Care for It," "How to Read, Recite and Im- personate." A Complete Course of Phy- sical Training for Home Use— In'Three Series No. 149— Spalding's Athletic Library. The Care of the Body. Price 10 cents. No. 142— Spalding's Athletic Library. Physical Training; complete, thorough, practical; no apparatus. Fully adapted for both sexes. Price 10 cents. No. 166 — Spalding's Athletic Library. Indian Club Exer- cises. Price 10 cents. These three books form a complete course in physical development for any man or woman, and should be read by all who desire a perfect body A. G. Spalding & Bros. New York Chicago Denver Buffalo Baltimore The Spalding '* Official " Basket Ball Officially adopted and must be used in all match games. The cover is made in eight sections, with capless ends and of the finest and most carefully se- lected pebble grain leather. The bladder is made specially for this ball of extra quality Para rubber. Each ball packed, com- plete, in sealed box, and guaranteed perfect in every detail. No. M. $5.00 Extracts from Official Rule Book RULE II.— BALL Sec. 3. The ball made bv A. 0. Spalding & Bros, shall be the official ball. .^ Official balls ^< ^riCf,4 > will be stamp- X *i5— — — ^^S- ed as here-f C^^M^ with, and will Vj^«-iH^? be in sealed boxes. Sec. 4. The official ball must be used in all match games. RULE III.— GOALS Sec. .3 The goal made by A. Q. Spalding & Bros, shall be the olliciai sioal. Send for Catalogue of Athletic Sports Mailed Free to any Address. A. G. SPALDING & BROS. New York St. Louis Denver Chicago Philadelphia Boston Buffalo Minneapolis Kansas City London, England San Francisco Baltimore Montreal, Can. Spalding's '' Official" Basket Ball 6oal$ Officially adopted and must be used in all match games. We are equipping our basket ball goals now with nets constructed so that the bottom may be left open in practice games to permit the ball to drop through. The opening is closed readily by a draw string for match games. No. 80. Per pair, $4,00 Outdoor Goals Outdoor Basket Ball Goals, Uprights and Net Frame. Designed for lawns, schoolyards, outdoor gymnasiums and playgrounds. Everything complete for setting up. No. 160. Per pair, complete, $30.00 A. G. SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicago Philadelphia San Francisc' Boston Haltimore _ Buffalo Kansas City St. Louis Minneapolis Denver Montreal, Ca London, England No. J=5 THE SPALDING OFFICIAL INTER-COLLEGIATE FOOT BALL $4.00 We have spared no expense in making this ball perfect in every detail, and offer it as the finest foot ball ever produced. Each ball is thoroughly tested, packed in a separate box and sealed, so that our customers are guaranteed a perfect ball inside when same is received with seal unbroken. A polished brass foot ball inflater and lacing needle will be packed with each Inter-Col- legiate foot ball without extra charge. The only ball used in all match games between the leading colleges. Used exclusively by all the leading universities, colleges and athletic associations in the United States and Canada. A. G. SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Boston ^ Buffalo Denver Minneapolis Kansas City London, England San Francisco Baltimore Montreal, Can. " Ten Minutes' Exercise for Busy Men" By Dr. Luther Gulick, is one of tiie most complete and perfect books that has ever be^n published on the sub- ject of self-development. This book is edited and arranged by Dr. Gulick, with the distinct understanding that it will take the place of the many so-called "mail order schools" of physical education and will be itself a complete school of physical educa- ^ tion if followed by anyone who de- sires to become a physically perfect man or woman. The course is ar- ranged in five series : Indian Clubs, Dumb Bells, Chest Weights, Free Work and Wands, and so arranged that, if carefully followed, in the course of a few months one will be- come perfect physically. The book has been submitted to leading American physical educa- tional authorities, who pronounce it one of the best books on the subject ever offered to the public. In pur- chasing this book you are not taking a chance with $5, $10 or $20, but you are positively obtaining a publi- cation that will show you how to materially benefit your health. Illus- trated with go pages of half-tones of photographs posed especially by an expert for this book. PRICe BY MAIL 10 CENTS. American Sports Publishing Co. - 16-18 Park Place, New York. A. G. Spalding & Bros. Gentlemen — I wish to thank you for the perfect shoes and boxing gloves that you furnished me for my fight with Mr. Fitz- simmons, and also to give you my endorsement for the suoerb quality of these goods. I shall expect to use them in all my future contests. Yours very truly, *^*«^^** *^»^^.F^> ■ *^^«"^" kjrn^^ ^^^ B-«^^^i^rf • rf^K-^ ^ ■ «ji ^ ^M « ■ ^M«^i^ i^ « ■ Haudsomcly Illustrated Catalogue of Athletic s Goods Mailed Free to any Address. j A. G. SPALDING & BROS. NEW YORK BUFFALO CHICAGO DENVER BALTIMORE Rose Villa,' Hensonhurst, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1902. A. G. Spalding & Bros. Gentlemen— You no doubt have seen by the Associated Pre s dispatches that I am matched with James J. Jeffries to contest for the championship of the world during the month of May, next. I am going to make an earnest effort to win back the championship, and want to be in fine fettle when I enter the ring. I have always used your gloves in every important battle, and as I can find nothing that can compare with the Spalding gloves and striking bags you make, I want you to forward at once a set of (5) ounce " Specials," and a set of the ten-ounce training gloves. I am going to have Gus Ruhlin assist me in training, and when I get well under way, will forward an additional order, so that I may not lie handicapped for want of apparatus. Kindly forward bill, and I will send a New York draft to balance account. With regards, Yours very truly, ^^^^ ^^^,m^^ A. G. SPALDING & BROS. NEW YORK BUFFALO CHICAGO DENVER BALTIMORE Messrs. A. G. Spalding & Bros. Gentlemen: Received the express package containing set a five-ounce Contest Gloves and ihe hand-sewed striking bag. T make a long story short, will say that they are simply perfect The gloves are made of the nicest material I have ever used i my long career, and I am satisfied that the oil-tanned leather w i! be a great improvement, and that the inter-lining will add great! to the durability and strength of the gloves I will most certainly use them in all my contests, for it i almost an impossibility to hurt one's hands A\hen encased in : glove made on these lines. The bag is a marvel for speed and answers all the requirement^ being light, perfectly shaped and durable. I heartily recommend both articles as the best of the kind have ever used. Cx7!!^wsz-i*-<>alciing's handsomely illustrated catalogue o/ athletic g^oods sent free by mail on receipt of apjilication A. C. SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicago Philadelphia St. I.ouis Hoston Buffalo Denver Minneapolis Kansas City San Francisco Baltimore Montreal, Car London, England 'pi > 1 . Vj 1 ^ S:;- ^^ . ^ m Pit h'Jwine I'l Handle Il.-r • »^»^»^»»^U»^^*»»>'k^-«» •)i»Wr^«^>i; Ibow Hbout l^our Bat? Ifyou have an old batthatisjust right, or a broken bat that you wish dupH- cated, send it to us and we will make you an ex- act duplicate at the regular price of $1 00 each. We will keep the model of your bat at our factory, so that you can re-order at any time. Our highest quality bats are made from the very best selected second growth white ash, grown on high land and under no circumstances do we use swamp or lowland ash in these bats. Our bats are made under the supervision of Jack Pickett who has been identified with base ball for the past sixteen years, having played with the National, Eastern and Western Leagues. Mr. Pickett is undoubtedly one of the best judges of base ball bats in the country and is thoroughly familiar with the players' wants, t -atalo^ue of A thletic Sports/ree A. Q SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicago Philadelphia Boston Baltimore Buffalo St. Louis Minneapolis Denver London, England ^.;ikVW>W*tf "^^^^^^ i^^^^^^i'^M " San Francisco Kansas City Montreal, Can. > •.■■^k^k^i ^xa^v^^ Spalding's Official League Ball. Used exclusively by the National League, Minor Leagues, and by all Intercollegiate and other Associa- tions for over a quarter of a century. Each ball wrapped in tinfoil and put in a separate box, and ^ if ^^% ES sealed in accordance with the regulations of the ^^ W m ^Sm^^ National League and American Association. War- m ^^^^ ranted to last a full game when used under ordinary conditions. Spalding's Official Boys' League Ball. Combining all the excel- lent qualities of our National League Ball, and is carefully made in every particular. It is especially designed for junior clubs (composed of boys under sixteen years of age), • ■• JJJ' ^^ and all games in which this ball is used will be recog- M JTm MS g, nized as legal games, the same as if played with the Official League Ball. Each ball put up in separate box and sealed. A. G. SPALDING & BROS. York Chicago Philadelphia San Francisco New St. Lo. Denve Boston Buffalo Minneapolis Kansas City London, England Baltimore Montreal, Can. THE SPALDING PERFECTION CATCHERS' MITT ■pOR years our No. 7-0 Mitt has been considered _ as near perfection as it was possible to come in making an article of this kind. The leather is of finest quality calfskin, padding of best felt hair ob- tainable, and every other detail of manufacture has l.ieen carefully considered, including patent hice Ijack with rawhide lacing. _ Thumb is reinforced and laced, double row of stitching on heel pad and strap- and-buckle fastening at back. No. 7=0 $6.00 A. G. SPALDING & BROS. New York St. Louis Denver Chicago Philadelphia Boston liuhalp Minneapolis Kansas City London, England San Francisco Baltimore Montreal, Can. Spalding's '* League " Mitt Made of green, special tanned leather, very soft and pliable, heavily padded. An old favorite. No. 5-0. Each, $4.00 Spalding's No. O Mitt Face, sides and finger-piece made of velvet tanned boulevard and back of selected asbestos buck, well padded. Well known for reliability. No. O, Each. $2.50 Spalding's No. OA Hitt Extra large and heavily padded. Velvet tan- ned boulevard and a special tanned leather finger- piece and back. Extremely well made. No. OA. Each, $2.00 We have equipped the above mitts with strap-and-birckle fastening at back. They have double row of stitching on heel pad, are re- inforced and laced at thumb, and have our patent lace back as an additional feature. N St. Louis Denver A. G. SPALDING & BROS. York Ch.cago Philadelphia San Fra ' " " llaltinio Montre; r.oston _ Kuffa Minneapolis Kansas City London, England SPALDING'S SUN PROTECTING MASK Finest steel wire, extra heavy black enamelled; our tent sunshade protects the eyes without obstructing the No. 4-0. Each, 64. OO SPALDING'S SPECIAL LEAGUE MASK BLACK ENAMELLED Made of extra heavy and best annealed steel wire. Fittings of best quality throughout. No. 2-0. Each, $2.50 No. 2=0 A. G. SPALDING & BROS. New York Chicago Philadelphia San Francisc. St. I-oiiis Boston lUiffalo Haltimore Denver Minneapolis Kansas City Montreal, Car London, England Spalding's Inflated Body Protectors This is the only prac- tical device for the protection of catchers a n d umpires. The styles listed below are made of the best rub- ber, inflated with air; light and pliable, and do not interfere with the movements of the wearer under any conditions. When not in use the air may be let out and the protector rolled in a very small space. Particular attention is called to our Boys' Protector, the price of which is now only $2.00, placing it within reach of all. No. O. League Catchers' Protector. $5.00 No. I . Amateur Catchers' Protector. 3.50 No. 2. Boys' Catchers' Protector. 2.00 Spalding's Pitcher's Box Plates Made in accordance with National League regulations a n d o f extra quality white rubber. Complete with pins. No. 3. Each, $6.00 A. C. SPALDING New York Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Boston Buffalo Denver Minneapolis Kansas City London, England San Francis Baltimore Montreal, Ca Spalding's New Inflated Striking Bag Disks tntes our Inilated 1) liiaLcd Striking I Disk As will be not the disk IS bricketed out from a doorway bar, having a single overhead brace, which is screwed to the wall above the door. The door- way bar is made of iron pipe, having rubber cushions on ends. Turning the pipe causes the end sockets to spread, 3 immint^ the cushions against the s 30r and making the b ir liun id rigid. The bar_nl^^ .iKo 2 used as a "chinning" hori- zontal bar. In ordering, stale widthof doorway. No.BR. Without bag, $ 10 OD The above cut illus- trates our Wall Braced Inflated Striking Hag Disk. No. E-R- Complete, without bag, $7.50 A. G. SPALDING & BROS. NEW YORK CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA ST. LOUIS BOSTON BUFFALO KANSAS CITY DENVER MINNEAPOLIS LONDON, ENG. SAN FRANCISCO BALTIMORE MONTREAL, CAN. SPALDING'S NEW SOLID STRIKING BAG DISKS These disks are de- signed to fill the want for a low priced article ot durable, substantial construction. While they lack some of the distinctive virtues of our inflated disk in point of design, quality and workmanship, they are much superior to any other kind at equal cost, and being so compact, are considerably less noisy than the large gymnasium disk. It is strongly braced, and perfectly solid, afford- ing the best possible striking surface for the bag obtainable from a ■ ^*^S^p- Patent applied for. wooden platform, and what is of more importance, it will stay solid. The above cut illustrates our Adjustable Solid Striking Bag Disk. This is in every way similar to No. AR, excepting the inflated feature. No. C-R. Complete, without bag, $7.50 Send /or S/a/iiiii^'s hamtsomcly illustrated cutalos to any address. ziled free A. G. SPALDING & BROS. NEW YORK CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA SAN FRANClLJO ST. LOUIS BOSTON BUFFALO BALTIMORE KANSAS CITY DENVER MINNEAPOLIS MONTREAL, CAN. LONDON, ENG. SPALDING'S NEW DOORWAY GYMNASIUM Combines a striking bag with gloves, upper chest exerciser, and back and loin exerciser. The bag is suspended from the ends of four elastics, and no matter how hit always flies back to the centre. jW '"■•'■" —-—" Jf Complete with extra quality striking bag, durible elastic cord, i less pulleys and striking bag gloves $6.00 A. G. SPALDING & BROS. NEW YORK CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA ST. LOUIS BOSTON BUFFALO KANSAS CITY DENVER MINNEA.POLIS LONDON, ENG. SAN FRANCISCO BALTIMORE MONTREAL, CAN. Spalding's New Regulation Bags New Regulation Styie, olive tanned leather cover, double stitched, one- piece top and welted seams; reinforced loop. This bag is particularly adapted for quick work. No. 12. Each, $4.00 New Regulation Style, made of spe- cially tanned glove leather, substan- tially put together, one-piece top and welted seams, double stitched and re- inforced throughout. No, 10. Complete in box. Each., $3.00 New Regulation Style, made of fine maroon tanned leather; well finished one-piece top and welted seams. No. 17. Complete in box. Each, $2.50 New Regulation Style, extra fine grain leather cover; one- piece top and well made throughout. No. 16. Complete in box. Each, $2.00 New Regulation Style, olive tanned leather cover, with one- piece top and welted seams. No. 15. Complete in box. Each, $1.50 New Regulation Style, light russet tanned leather cover; one-piece top and welted seams. No. 14. Complete in box. Each, $1.00 Handsomely Illustrated Catalogue Mailed Free to any Address A. G. SPALDING & BROS. NEW YOPK CHICAGO DENVER BUFFALO BALTIMORE -Spalding^s Double End Bags No. 6. Extra fine olive tanned leather cover, double stitched, welted seams, and reinforced one-piece top. Extra well made throughout. . . Each, $4.00 No. 5. Regulation size, speciallj' tanned glove leather cover, one-piece top, welted seams, double stitched and substantially made. . . . Each, $3 50 No. 4'/«. Regulation size, fine maroon tanned leather, one-piece top and welted seams. Well finished throughout Each, $3.00 No. 4. Regulation size, fine grain leather cover and well made throughout, one- piece top, reinforced, double stitched Each, $2.50 No. 3. Regulation size, substantial red leather cover, one-piece tjp, reinforced and welted seams Each, $2.00 No. 2^5. Medium size, good quality dark olive tanned leather, well put to- gether, one-piece top and welted seams Each, $1.50 No. 2. Medium size,_good light russet tanned leather, substantially made, two- piece top, double stitched Each, f 1.00 Each bag complete in box, ivith bladder^ rubber cord for Hoor^ and rope for ceiling attachment Handsomely Illustrated Catalogue Mailed Free to any Address A. G. SPALDING & BROS. NEW YORK BUFFALO CHICAGO DENVER BALTIMORE SPALDING'S ^^^ TENNIS RACKETS The Tournament Modeled after design of promi- nent player. Finest white ash frame with mahogany throat piece and taped bow. Rest white gut stringing, combed mahogany handle, leather cap- ped. Finished with high polish. No. II. Each, $6.00 The Varsity A well made racket at a popular price. New model. Finely fin- ished white ash frame and ma- hogany throat piece. Strung with fine white gut. Combed mahogany handle, leather capped. No. 10. Each, $5.00 The Varsity— Cork Same as No. 10, but equipped with cork handle instead of combed mahogany handle. No. IOC. Each, $5.50 A. G. SPALDING & BROS. New York St. Louis Denver Chicago Philadelphia Boston _ Buffalo Minneapolis Kansas City London, England San Francisco Baltimore Montreal, Can. v^wuvywvwywvywwyuwwwywyvwywvuwvywMuwvyuwwvvyuvywwv^ Spalding's f)mt CiDrary Dev oted to Games and Air lusements for the Home Circle I Chess J6 Piqtjct 2 Whist 17 Go-Bang 3 Dominoes and Dice 18 Games of Patience 4 Poker 19 Children's Games 5 Backgammon 20 Cribbage 6 Euchre 21 Drawing Room Games 7 Billiards 22 Group of Card Games 8 Ecarte 23 Ctiildren's Games 9 Checkers 24 Group of Card Games JO Bezique 25 Drawing Room Games n Pool 26 Group of Card Games J2 Pinochle 27 Children's Games 13 Lotto 28 Skat H Hearts 29 Drawing Room Games 15 Reversi 30 Baccarat PRICE TEN CENTS PER COPY :=:^ Published by American Spcm PublisWng Co. 16=18 PARK PLACE IwNWWWWWWAWMWWWMWAWMMWMM? ^> %< The Above Catalogue Free i^ii'';';;; ^' u';/ ,' Spring and Summer Sports, containing 0(5 pages of ever^ tiling pert un- ing to athletics, will be sent free anvwhere by writing to A G Spalding i&'Bros., in any of the following cities. Write to the town nearest you New Yoik Chicago Philadelphia San Francisco Boston .Baltimore Buffalo Kansas City St. Louis Minneapolis Denver Montreal, Can. London, Eng MAY 15 1903 HOW TO BECOME A BOXER For many years publications have been issued on the art of boxing that to a certain extent did not enable the novice nor the youth to become pro- ficient in the manly art. There is probably no man in America better qualified to teach boxing than Prof. William Elmer, and in. his book on the subject he goes into it very ex- haustively. The book contains about seventy full page illustrations, show- ing how each blow is to be made, how to attack and how to defend yourself. It shows how the hands must be held and the positions to take, with descriptions that are so accurate that any boy can take them, open them up and with a young friend become proficient. Besides being a fully illustrated book on the art of self-defence, it contains nearly all the photographs of the leading Amer- ican boxers and the positions they take, which in itself is instructive ; the different rules under which all contests are held, and articles which will interest anyone on the question of physical education. In order to make this publication the most ac- curate one issued. Prof. Elmer had his sparring partner posed personally for all the illustrations. PRICE BY MAIL lo CENTS. American Sports Publishing Co. 16-18 Park Place, New York, PUBLISHED MONTHLY No U4~//o7o to Punch the Bag. One of the best of indoor exercnes. Every .oven^ent No. 146— //07« to Plav Roller- Pnf^ c- the official rules, picture of £dinfp,a5e°rs'et"e^ No. \A?,~Ojjficial Rofiue Gui,/., Th ^ ■ ' ■ publication of the National R^que Ltcia't'ion' bo^.°fo?an?^::.':,.?HlaSr^-^^'-^'"^- ^ coUegtate events and all int.rcollefatrrecords .No. ^U~Field Hoc-key. To tho^e in n» A \ vigorous and healthful out-of-dooy'exeTcle the game IS recommended highly. ^^^-^cise, [^ No. 155 - Hoiv to Play Golf. I photographic interview with Jas. ' v'"'''!i • '^'^^.■"P'O" of England. H. ~-= Vardon tells how toplay..:he game, T\ with illustrations; rules/' pictures! -- '^.f^K*'- ■■^*'"" ^*''^'*"' ^"^' One ol the most complete on the st .ject that has ever appeared VaU ahl^ o^, • many photos showing champions in action No \^r-Hoiv to Play Lawn Tennis Bv f t^.nn?i^'- '''■'■ A complete description of iLn atn^rLn. f "'^" ', ■''^^""^ ''°'' beginners and in- ftructions for making every stroke. t- No. \h%--Indoor and Outdoor Gymnastic Oa,„es. Compiled by Prof. A. M. Cheslev the able to"°:^" Y.MC. A. physical director 'valu 'ou ?no° "±?' ^"^<^ °."tdoor gymnasiums, schools, outings, and gatherings where there are a num- her to be amused. Rules for over 100 games No \m-Official Foot Ball 6 f././^. Edited by Walter Camp. 1 he only publication containing "he official rules under which .'ery game is played. Illustra- ons of oyer 2,500 players, and tides of interest. ^o^fSO-Official Basket Ball Guide. By G T J .bron. Photos of the leading amateur teamsi \ .^t ball in the East and West, official rules. ,]61-r^« Minutes^ Exercise /or Busy ■y Dr. Luther Gulick, one of the foremost ■.s of physical culture. A concise course ^1 education for home use which -ren- siblefor every one to keep healthy. SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY TEN CENTS No. '"^^ -.v.. 102— //o7o to Become a ( ;)■"'■ ^ hook that is sure tc ulhl all demands. Contains ov« lyo pages of illustrations showing all the latest blows from photo graphs pcsed by Prof. Wm El mer and partner. They are so become proficien?"bol rl'' K ''"/if^"-''"^^ ^''" Karpf/stTeU^^of^h^Tm^rfcafpo''?- ^l ^■ gres. 'Official lx.:.^^\7l2Tof^^.:i ''°"- No. m-Ho-zv to Play Foot Ball Bv Walter cTltur."°T"K ^^P"'"^"' «f physical on th^-!' The most complete work P^Jn I 'P^'^'^^' ^"bject ever issued. Hy following the diagrams carefull, anyone can become an expert cluj swinger in a short time. ,^ lOI— Quoits. By M. W DeshnncT Xi, complete book on the game publish;^ n? "^°'' tions of difficult plays l.T^^^'^^lf.l^^H^- pubficario^n n^'owts uXha 'contaYns""'^ ^"r^' list of amateur best-on-recordT' m^strateT'^'^ . No. 169-/«./^^^ Base Ball. Amer- ica s national game is now vieing with other outdoor games as a winter pas time. 1 his book contains the plavins: rues, pictures of leading tean^s, ^ana b. Walker of the West Division, H S Chicago, contributes an article on the game for women. ^l:rte„tr. ^{'tVarm'^^- .^h^n^-n orThleHc'c/'l •""'°'^"^;''°"' ^"-l nownoschoo or athletic club is complete without one. vf\?'/'^~^,i''^'''"^'' C7^«V»/ Base Ball Guide fife P.iT.-'^'J: Chadwick, the " Father of ball Pn ' if ' "^ official publication of bas. t«.L <=°'".P'<=t«, records, pictures of champion teams, official rules and specia 1 articles a^ No. Xl^-SpalJing^s La-am Ben- / ^^fS^,'^ S" f ««««^- Compiled by I./. 1=^- If- Parmly Paret. Contains the official ' M^^gf statistics, photographs of leading, - ■^C\ ;; Payers, special articles on how /o I'lay the game, review of invpo/t- int tournaments, official rules, nd other valuable information. umbered and brought up to date. ^N SPORTS PUBLISHING CO., ^^ and .« park place /n./^e pa^e of front oo.or for aJ^/r/ona, SE^^l^S'^ This is a fac-simile of the grand prize awarded to A. G. Spalding & Bros, for the finest and most complete line of athletic goods exhibited at the Universal Expo- sition, Paris, 1900. We have brought this medal to America ii competil' n vt^ith the leading makers of the world. It is the highest award \iven i'^' any jxhibit and is exclupively granted for the best goods in thp\ particular class. Spalding's Athletic Goods were used exclusively in all the athletic events in th. Stadium of the Pan-American Exposition in 1901. Spalding's athletic goods ax standard of quality and officially recognized as such by the leading gover' bodies. The Spalding Official League Base Ball, Intercollegiate Foot Ball Gadic Foot Ball, Association Foot Ball, Basket Ball, Indoor Br Ball, Polo Ball, Boxing Gloves, Athletic Implements.