I ATHLETIC LIBRARY INDIGESTION TREATED BY GYMNASTICS W.J.CROMIE American Sports Publishing Co.^fi^ ■ ,„m\, 21 Warren Street, NewYorK , "' ■ '""""'^' A. G. Spalding & Bros. Maintain their own Wholesale and Retail Stores for the Distribution of Spalding's Athletic Library and a complete line of SPALDING ATHLETIC GOODS in the following cities: NEW YORK Downtown— 124-128 Nassau Street Uptown— 29-33 West 42d Street PHILADELPHIA 1013 Filbert Street BOSTON. MASS. 73 Federal Street BALTIMORE, MB. 208 East Baltimore Street WASHINGTON, D. C. 709 14th Street. N. W. (Colorado Building) PITTSBURG, PA. 439 Wood Street BUFFALO, N. Y. 611 Main Street SYRACUSE, N. Y. University Block NEW ORLEANS, LA. 140 Carondelet Street CHICAGO 147-149 Wabash Avenue ST. LOUIS, MO. 710 Pine Street CINCINNATI, O. Fountain Square 27 East Fifth Street CLEVELAND, O. 741 Euclid Avenue KANSAS CITY. MO. nil Walnut Street MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 507 Second Avenue, South DETROIT. 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It is immaterial what the pastime may be, you will find in Spalding's Athletic Library a reference to it, either in a book devoted exclusively to that particular game or in some of the books that cover many sports. It has been the aim of the editors to make the books Offlcial, and they arc recognized as such, all the important governing bodies in America giving to the publishers of Spalding's Athletic Library the right to publish their oflScial books and official rules. A glance at the names of the authors of the different vol- umes will convince the reader that the best men in eacli particular line, the men best qualified to write intelligently on each subject, are selected ; and, as a result, there is not another series in the world like Spalding's Athletic Library series. It is immaterial what new game or form of sport be conceived or advanced, it is invariably the aim of the publishers to have a book on that sport. In that way Spalding's Athletic Library is in the field at the beginning of the sport, follows it year in and year out and there can be no doubt whatever that the present popularity of athletic sports can attribute the same to the "backing" it has received from Spalding's Athletic Library. JAMES E. SULLIVAN. SPALDING ATHLETIC LIBRAKV il Giving the Titles of ail Spalding Hthletie Library [[ Boohs now in print, grouped tor ready reterenee L o= ^oC=: SPALDING OFFICIAL ANNUALS No. 1 Spald No 2 Spald l^O. 2a Spald No. 3 Spald No. 4 Spald No, 5 Spald No 6 Spald No 7 Spald No. 8 Spald No. 9 Spald No. (O Spald No. J2 Spald ng's Official Base Ball Guide ng's Official Foot Ball Guide ng's Official Association Foot Ball Guide ng's Official Cricket Guide ng's Official Lawn Tennis Annual ng's Official Golf Guide ng's Official Ice Hockey Guide ng's Official Basket Ball Guide ng's Official Bowling Guide ng's Official Indoor Base Ball Guide ng's Official Roller Polo Guide ng's Official Athletic Almanac Group Base Ball No. 1 Spalding^s Official Base Ball Guide. Ng. 202 How to Flay Base Ball. Nc. 223 How to Bat. No. 232 How to Run Bases. No. 230 How to Pitch. No. 229 How to Catch. No. 225 How to Play First Base. No. 226 How to Play Second Base. No. 227 How to Play Third Base. No. 228 How to Play Shortstop. No. 224 How to Play the Outfield. r How to Organize a Base Ball I Club. [League. I How to Organize a Base Ball How to Manage a Base Ball Club. How to Train a Base Ball Team. How to Captain a Base Ball How to Umpire a Game. [Team. Technical Base Ball Terms, No. 219 Ready Reckoner of Base Ball Percentages. BASE BALL AUXILIARIES No. 291 Minor League Base Ball Guide. No. 293 Official Handbook National League of Prof. B. B. Clubs. No. 231 Group IK Foot Ball No. 2 Simlding's Official Foot Ball Guide. No. 284 How to Play Foot Ball. No. 2 A Spalding's Official (Soccer) Associatio7i Foot Ball Guide. No. 286 How to Play Soccer. FOOT BALL AUXILIARIES No. 283 Spalding's Official Canadian Foot Ball Guide. No. 294 Officiailntercollegiate Associa- tion Soccer Foot Ball Guide. Group III. Cricket No. S Siialding's Official Cricket Guide. No. 277 Cricket and How to Play It. Group IV. Lawn Tennis No. 4 Spalding's Official LaivnTeyinis Annual. No. 157 How to Play l^awn Tennis. No. 279 Strokes and Science of Lawn Tennis. Group V. Golf No. 5 Spalding's Official Golf Guide. No. 276 How to Play Golf. Group VI. Hochey No. 6 Sjialdivg's Official Ice Hockey No. 154 Field Hockey. [.Guide. No. 188 Lawn Hockey. No. 180 Ring Hockey. HOCKEY AUXILIARY No. 256 Official Handbook Ontario Hockey As.sociation. Any of the Above Books Mailed Postpaid Upon Receipt of 10 Cents ^SPALDING ATHLETIC LffiRARY/^ Group VII. Bashet Ball No. 7 Spalding's O jfi cial Basket Ball Guide. No. 193 How to Play Basket Ball. No. 260 Basket Ball Guide for Women. BASKET BALL AUXILIARY No. 278 Official Collegiate Basket Ball Handbook. Group VIII. Bowling No. 8 Spalding's Official Boivling Guide. Group IX. Indoor Base Ball tio. 9 Spalding's Official Indoor Base Ball Guide. Group X. Polo No. 10 Spaldi7ig's Offi cial Roller No. 129 Water Polo. iPolo Guide. No. 199 Equestrian Polo. Group XI. Miscellaneous Games No. 201 Lacrosse. No. 248 Archery. No. 138 Croquet. No. 271 Roque. •»^ [Racquets. 1Q4 "^^ Squash-Racquets. ^^^ (Court Tennis. No. 13 Hand Ball. No. 167 Quoits. No. 170 Push Ball. No. 14 Curling. No. 207 Lawn Bowls. No. 188 Lawn Games. No. 189 Children's Games. Group XII. Athielics No. 12 Spalding's Official Athletic Almanac. No. 27 College Athletics. No. 182 All Around Athletics. No. 156 Athletes' Guide. No. 87 Athletic Primer. No. 273 Olympic Games at Athens,1906. No. 252 How to Sprint. No. 255 How to Run 100 Yards. No. 174 Distance and Cross Country Running. No. 259 How to Become a Weight Thrower. No. 55 Official Sporting Rules. No. 246 Athletic Training for School- boys. ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES No. 241 Amateur Athletic Union Offi- cial Handbook. No. 217 Olympic Handbook (St. LouisK No. 292 Intercollegiate Official Hand- book. ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES -Cow. No. 245 Y. M. C. A. Official Handbook. No. 281 Public Schools Athletic League Official Handbook. No. 274 Intercollegiate Cross Country Association Handbook. Alhlellc Group XIII. Accompllsnmenis No. 177 How to Swim. No. 128 How to Row. No. 209 How to Become a Skater. No. 178 How to Train for Bicycling. No. 23 Canoeing. No. 2S2 Roller Skating Guide. No. 296 Speed Swimming. Group XIV. Manly Sporis No. 18 Fencing. (ByBreck). No. 162 Boxing. No. 165 Fencing. (BySenac). No. 140 Wrestling. No. 236 How to Wrestle. No. 102 Ground Tumbling. No. 233 Jiu Jitsu. No. 166 How to Swing Indian Clubs. No. 200 Dumb Bell Exercises. No. 143 Indian Clubs and Dumb Bells. No. 262 Medicine Ball Exercises. No. 29 Pulley Weight Exercises. No. 191 How to Punch the Bag. No. 289 Tumbling for Amateurs. Group XV. Gymnaslics No. 104 Grading of Gymnastic Exer- cises. No. 214 Graded Calisthenics and Dumb Bell Drills. No. 254 Barnjum Bar Bell Drill. No. 158 Indoor and Outdoor Gymnastic Games. No. 124 How to Become a Gymnast. No. 287 Fancy Dumb Bell and March- ing Drills. Group XVI. Physical cuiiure No. 161 Ten Minutes' Exercise for Busy Men. No. 208 Physical Education and Hy- giene. No. 149 Scientific Physical T r a i n i n jr and Care of the Body. No. 142 Physical Training Simplified. No. 185 Hints on Health, No. 213 285 Health Answers. No. 238 Muscle Building. [ning. No. 234 School Tactics and Maze Run- No. 261 Tensing Exercises, [ics. No. 285 Health by Muscular Gymnast- No. 288 Indigestion Treated by Gym- No. 290 Get Well: Keep Well, [nasties. Any of the Above Books Mailed Postpaid Upon Receipt of 10 Cents ^SPALDING ATHLETIC LffiRARY/ ^ Group I. Base Ball ]\o. l—S pal (line's Oilieiiil Unse Itall (iiiide. Tlu' lc:i(lin.c Bas(> Ball annual ol' tlic country, and the ollicial autlioritv of Iho Si'ino. Kdited b.v llnirv ("liadwick, t h * ••Fallicr of I5aso Ball." Contains the otticial play- inu: rules, -with an ex- ))lanator.v index of tli( rules compiled l>y Mr. A. C. Spaldius; pictures of all the teams in the National, American and minor leairues; othcial averages; re- vie\\s of the season in all the pro- fessional organizations; college Base Ball, and a great deal of interesting information. I'rice In cents. No. 202— How to Play Base Ball. Edited by T. 11. Muruane. New and revised edition. Contents: How to become a good i)at- ter; how to rnn the bases; advice to base runners. liy James PL Sullivan, President A.A.U.; how to become a good i)itcliiM-: bow to become a good catcher; how to play first base; how to play sec- ond base; how to play third base; how to play shortstop; how to play the infleld; how to play the out- field; the earmarks of a ball player, by John J. MctJraw; good advice for players; how to organize a team; how to manage a team; how to score a game; how to umpire a game; base ball rules interpreted for boys. I'rice 10 cents. No. 323— How to Bat. T h e most important part of ball playing now- adays, outside of pitch- ing, is batting. The team that can bat and has some good pitchers can win base l)all games; therefore, every boy and young man who has. of course, already learned to catch, should turn his attention to this department of the gain(>., and there is no Itetter way of Itecoming proficient than by reading this book and then constantly practising the little tricks explaim-d. Price 10 cts. \o. 2;{2— How to Run the llase.s. The iini)ortance of b; running as a sclent feature of the natio ^aine is becoming nnu-e and more recognized each year. Besides being spec- 1 lacular, feats of base stealing nearly always ligure in the winning of| a gam(>. Many a close contest is decided on the winning of that little strip of 90 feet which lies lietween cushions. When hits are few .and the enemy's pitchers steady, it becomes incuml>ent on the oppos- ing tt>am to get around the bases in some manner. Effective stealing not only increases the eft'ectiveness of the team by advancing its runners without wasting hits, but it serves to materially disconcert the enemy and frequently has caused an entire opposing club to temporarily lose its |)oise and throw away the game. This book gives clear and concise di- I'ections for excelling as a base run- ner; tells when to run and when not to do so; how and when to slide; team work on the bases; in fact, every point of the game is thor- iiughly explained. Illustrated with pictures of leading players. I'rice 10 rents. \o. :;?0— How to Pitch. A new. up-to-d.ite book. The ..iuect of this b-iok is to aid the beginners wlio aspire to become clever twirlers, and its contents are the practi- cal teaching of men who have reached the top as I)itchers, and who know how to impart a knowl- their art. All the big pitchers are shown. Price No. 229— How to Catoh. Undoubtedly the best book on catching that lias yet been published. Every boy who has hopes | of being a clever catcher sliould read how well- known players cover their position. Among the more noted ones who de- scribe their methods of' |)lay in this book are Lou Criger of the Boston Americans and Johnnie Kling of the Chicago Nationals. The numerous pictures comprise all the noted catchers in the big leagues. I'rice 10 cents. '^SPALDING ATHLETIC LIBRARY/^ Ko. 225— How to Play First Base, No other position in a ball team has shown snch a change for th better in recent years as first base. Modifications in line with the better- ment of the sport in evei-y department have been made at intervals, t)nt in no other depart- ment have they been so radical. No boy who plays the initial sack can afford to overlook the points and hints contained in this book. En- tirely new and np to date. Illus- trated with full-page pictures of all the prominent first basemen. Price 10 cents. No. 22«— How to Play Second Base. There are so few men who can cover second base to perfection that their names can easily be called off by anyone who follows the game base ball. Team owners who possess such players would not part with them for thousands of dollars. These men have been inter- viewed and their ideas incorporated in this book for the especial benefit of boys who want to know the fine points of play at this point of the diamond. Illustrated with full-page pictures. Price 10 cents. \o. 227— How to Play Third Base. Third l)ase is, in some respects, the most impor- tant of the infield. No major league team has ever won a pennant with- out a jireat third base- man. Collins of tlie Bos- ton Americans and Leach of I'ittsbnrg are two of tlie greatest third base- game has ever seen, and teams owe much of the credit pennants they have won to them. These men in this book de- scribe just how they play the posi- tion. Everything a plaver should know is clearly set forth and any boy will surely increase his chances of success by a careful reading of this book. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. i\o. 22S— How to Play Sliort- stoi». Sliortstop is one of the liardest positions on the infield to fill, and quick thought and quick action lire necessary for a play- er who expects to make good as a shortstop. The views of every well- •cnown i)layer who cov- M-s this position have been sought in compiling this book, Illustrated. Price 10 cents. No. 224— How to Play tlie Outfield. Compiled especially for the young player who would liecome an expert. The Itest book on play- ing tlie outfield that has e V e r I) e e n put)lished. There are just as many tricks to be learned, be- fore a player can be a <(impetenL fielder, a s tliere are in anj' other position on a nine, and this book explains them all. Price 10 cents. \o. 2.H1 — How to Coaoli; How^ to Captain a Team; How^ to Manage a Team; How to liiii>ire; How to Or- jiaii>'/;e a I.easite; Teeli- iiieal Terms of Base Ball. A useful guide to all who are interested in the above subjects. Jimmy Collins writes on coach- ing; M. J. Kelly on cap- taining; Al Buckenberger on managing; Frank )wyer of the American League staff on umpir- ing; Fred Lake on minor leagues, and the editor. T. H. Mur- nane. President of the New England League, on how to organize a league. The chapters on Technical Terms of Base Ball have been written by Henry Chadwick, the ''Father of Base Ball," and define the meaning of all the terms peculiar to the Na- tional (Jame. Price 10 cents. No. 21J)— Ready Reckoner of Base Ball Percentaaes. To supply a demand for a book which would show the piH-centage of I clubs without recourse to | the arduous w^ork of fig- uring, the publishers! have had these tables | compiled by an expert. Price 10 cents. gx \ SPALDING ATHLET IC LIBRARY //^ BASK IJVLli AIXII.IARIKS. No. 2t>l— Minor liOaj Ball Guide. The minors' own guide. Contains pictures o f leading teams, schedules, report of annual meeting National Association of Professional Base Ball Leagues, special articles and official rul(>s. Indited by President T. II. Mur- nane, of the New Enghuid League. Price 10 cents. (Ready .May 1.) ]Vo. ao.*?— Oflicial Handbook of the IVational lieaKue of Profe.ssional Base Ball ^^1"»"*- runtains the Constitu lion, By-Laws, Official Rules, Averages, and schedule of the Na- tional League for the current year, together with list of club offi- cers and reports of the .iiiiiiial meetings of the gue. Every foUowei- of the game should have a copy of this book if he wants to keep his file of Base Ball books complete. Price 10 cents. Group 11. Foot Ball No. 2 — S|»aldinji's Foot Ball Guide. Edited by W a 1 t e r Camp. Contains the new- rules, with diagram of field; All-America teams as selected by the lead- ing authorities; reviews of the game from vari- ous sections of the coun- try; 1!)05 scores of all the leading teams; pic- tures of hundreds of pla 10 cents. Oflieial \o. 2A— Spalding's Official Assoeiation Soccer Foot Ball Guide. A complete and up-to- date guide to the "Soccer" game in the United States, containing instructions for playing the game, oflieial rules, and interesting news from all parts of the country. Illustrate Price 10 cents. \o. 2SG— How to Play Soc- cer. Owing to the gPeat interest shown in "Soc- cei-" foot ball in Amer- ica, the publishers have had a bo(»k compiled in England, the home of the spurt, telling how each position should be played, written by the best play- er in England in his re- s|ie(tiv(> position, and illustrated with full-page photographs of play- ers in action. As a text-book of the game this work is invaluable, and no "Soccer" player can afford to be without it. Price 10 cents. ^OOT BALL AUXILIARIES. No. 2S8— Spalding's Caiisidian Foot Guide. Edited by Frank D. Woodworth. Secretary- Treasurer Ontario Rugby Foot Ball Union. Tlie othcial book of the game in Canada. Price iO cents. No. 2S1— How Ball. to Play Foot Edited by Walter imp. The contents em- ace everything that a ■ginner wants to know and many points that an expert will be glad to learn. The pictures are made from snapshots of leading teams and play ers in action, with com Walter Camp. Price lt» No. 2J>4— Official Tntercolle- Ji'iate Association Soccer Foot Ball Guide. Contains the constitu- ion and by-laws of the Association, pictures of the teams, and ofiQcial playing rules. Price 10 cents. '^ SPALDING ATHLETIC L IBRARY/ 7^ Group III. Cricket No. .3— Spalcliiift's Official Cricket CJuide. Edited by Jerome Flan- iiciy. The most com- plete year book of the ^iiiiiie that has ever bfeii ])iiblished ill America, lleports of special matches, official rules and pictures of all the leading teams. Price 10 cents. No. 277— Cricket; and How to Play it. By Prince Ranjitsinhji. Every department of the game is described concisely and illustrated with full-page pictures posed especially for this book. The best book of instruction on the game ever published. Price 10 cents. \o. [)— S of Group IV, Lawn Tennis No. 4— Spaldins's Official Lawn Tennis Annual. Edited by II. P. Bur- chell, of the New York Times. Contents include a report of every impor- tant tournament played in 1906, embracing the National Championship, sectional and State tour- naments; invitation and open tournaments; inter- collegiate and interscholastic cham- pionships; women's national cham- pionships; foreign championships; in- door championships; ofHcial ranking for each year from 1885 to 1906; laws of lawn tennis; instructions for handicapi)ing: decisions on doubtful points; rcgnlatinns for the manage- ment (if tnuniaments; directory of clubs; directions for laying out and ki'eping a court; tournament notes. Illustrated with pictures of leading players. Price 10 cents. No. 157 — How to Play La-tvn Tennis, A complete description of lawn tennis; a lesson for beginners and direc- tions telling how to make the most impor- tant strokes. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. Golf Official m^tSiiiSM strokes and Science av»n Tennis. By P. A. Vaile. a leading authority on the uame in Great Britain. Every stroke in the game is accurately illus- rated and analyzed by the author. As a means of affording a compari- son between the Amer- ican and the English methods of play, this book is ex- tremely useful. Price 10 cents. Group V. No. 5 — Spalding's Golf Guide. The leading annual of the game in the United States. Contains rec- <;— Otfieial Handbook | of tlie Ontario Hoc key Association. Edited by W. A. Hew- itt, of Toronto. Con- tains the official rules of the Association, con- stitution, rules of com- petition, list of ofBcers, and pictures of leading players. Price 10 cents. Group VII. Basket Ball No. 7 — Spj»ldlnft*M Officia Basket Ball Guide. players. Edited by Oeorge T. lepbron. Contains the it'vised official rules, de- risions on d i s p u t e d points, records of promi- nent teams, reports on the game from various arts of the country, nd pictures of hundreds Price 10 cents. No. 19.3— How to Play Basket Ball. By G. T. Hepbron, editor of the Official Basket Ball Guide. Con- tains full instructions for players, both for the expert and the novice, duties of officials, and specially posed full-page pictures showing the cor- rect and incorrect meth- ods of playing. The demand for a book of this character is fully satis- fied in this publication, as many points are included which could not be incorporated in the annual publi- cation of the Basket Ball Guide for want of room. Price 10 cents. No. 2«0— Official Basket Ball Guide for "Women. __ Edited Ijv Miss Senda ;i ^:HIlKIgi .:,i Perensun. of Smith Col- lege. Centains the of- ficial playing rules of the game and special ar- ticles on the following subjects: Games for women, by E. Hitchcock, Director of Physical Training, and Dean of College, Amherst College; condition of women's basket ball in the Mid- dle West, by W. P. Bowen, Michigan State Normal College; psychological effects of basket ball for women, by Dr. L. H. Gulick; physiological ef- fects of basket ball, by Theodore Hough, Ph. D. ; significance of basket ball for women, by Senda Berenson; relative merit of the Y. M. C. A. rules and women's rules, by Augusta Lane Patrick; A Plea for Basket P.all, by Julie Ellsbee Sullivan, Teachers' College, New York; dia- gram of field. Illustrated with many pictures of basket ball teams. Price 10 cents. HA.Siviyr IIAIJ. ALXILIARY. No. 278— Collegiate Basket Ball Guide. The official pul^lication of the new Collegiate Basket Ball Associa- tion. Contains the of- ficial rules, collegiate iiiid high school records, .\11 America selections, reviews of the collegiate basket ball season of 1905-G. and pictures of all the prominent college teams and individual players. Edited by H. A. Fisher, of Columbia. Price 10 cts. ■^=\\SPALDING ATHLETIC LIBRARY /7=a Group VIIL Bowling No. S— Spaldinsr's Official Bo^vliiis" Guide. Editod by S. Karpf, Secretary of the Amer- h-.in Bowling Conjjress. The contents include: History of the sport; diagrams of effective de- liveries; how to bowl; a few hints to beginners; American Bowling Con- gress; the national championships; how to build an al- ley; how to score; spares — how they are made. Rules for cocked hat, cocked hat and feather, quintet, bat- tle game, nine up and nine down, head pin and four back, ten pins — head pin out. Ave back, the Newport game, ten pin head. Price lo cents. ^ ^^ Indoor Group IX. Base Ball No. O— Spaldiiis'.s Official In- door Base Ball Guide. America's nat i o n a 1 game is now vieing with other indoor games as a winter pastime. This book contains the play- ing rules, pictures of leading teams from all ))arts of the countrv, j and interesting articles I on the game by leading authorities on the subject. Xo. 199— Equestrian Polo. rompiled by H. L. Fitzpatrick of the New ■^'irk Sun. Illustrated v.ith portraits of lead- ing players and contains most useful information for polo players. Price 10 cents. Group XL ous Games No. 201— Lacrosse. By William 8chmeisser. c ai pi t a i n I Johns Hopkins Univer- sity champion intercul- legiate lacrosse team df 1902; edited by Ronald | T. Abercrombie, ex-cap tain and coach of Johusl Hoi)kins Universitv la- crosse team. 190<)-19(i4. Kvery position is thoroughly ex- |)Iained in a most simple and concise manner, rendering it the best manual of the game ever published. Illus- trated with numerous snapshots of important plays. Price 10 cents. centg. Price 10 Group X. Polo No. 10— Spalding's Official Roller Polo Guide. Edited by J. C. Morse. A full description of the game; official rules, rec- ords. Price 10 cents. \o. 129— Water Polo. The contents of thii book treat of every de tail, the individual "work fv/WERPoi^J of the players, the prac- — ''"^ — tice of the team, how to throw the ball, with] Illustrations and many ■valuable hints. Price 10 cents. \o. 248- Archery. A new and up-to-date book on this fascinating pastime. Edited by Mr. Louis Maxson of Wash- ington, D. C, ex-Na- tional champion. Con- tains a history of arch- ery from its revival as a pastime in the eighteenth c<>ntury to the present tune, with list of winners and scores of the English Grand championships from 1844; National Archerv Associa- tion of the United States winners and scores; the several varieties of archery; instructions for shooting; how to select implements; how to score; and a great deal of interest- ing information on the game. Illus- trated. Price 10 cents. ]Vo. 1.3S— Spaldins's Official Croquet Guide Contains directions for [ilaying, diagrams of im- portant strokes, descrij*- tion of grounds, instruc- tions for the beginner, terms used in the game, and the official plavin^ rules. Price 10 cents. ^SPALDING ATHLETIC Lffi RARY//^ No. 271— SpjildiiiK'N Official Kouiie Guiile. Til." ollicKil publioation if tlu' National Uixnio Association of Auunica. K.iitcd by Prof. Charles bus, ox-cham p i o n. ains a (U'S(M-iption he fonrts and thoir .ciisLM-uftion, diagrams nf the field. illustra- tions, rules and valuable n. Price 10 cents. No. 104— Racquets, Squasli- Raciiuets and loiirt Ten- nis. The need of an au- thoritative handbook at a popular priee on these Karnes is filled l)y book. How to i)lay jiatue is thoroughly ex plained, and all the dif lieult strokes shown special photo g r a p 1 taken especially for tl book. Contains the offleial rules for each game, with photographs of well-known courts. Price 10 cents. No. a.'J— How to Play Hand Ball. P>y the world's cham- jiion, Michael Egan, of Jersey City. This book has been rewritten and brought up to date in every particular. Every I'lay is thoroughly ex- [ilaiiied by text and (iiagrani. The numerous illnslrutiniis ••oiisist of full pages made from photographs of ('hampion Egan, showing hira in all his characteristic attitudes. Price 10 cents. No. 167— Qnoits. By M. W. Deshong. The need of a book on this interesting game has been felt by many who wished to know the fine points and tricks used by the experts. Mr. Deshong explains them, with illustratit)ns, BO that a novice can readily underetand. Price 10 cents. No. 170— Pu.sli Ball. I'laved with an a inflated ball 6 feet diameter, weighing aim ,".(► iiounds. A side ci sists of eleven nn '111 is book contains t ollicial rules and sketch of the game; lust rated. Price; cents. \o. II— Curling. A short history of this famous Scottish I)astime, with instruc- lions for play, rules of the game, definitions of terms and diagrams of ditVerent shots. Price 10 cents. \a. ii07— BowlinjJ^ on tlie Green; or, Ija-*vn Bowls. How to construct a '~ green; necessary etpiiii- ment; how to play the game, and the official rules as promulgated by the Scottish Bowling Association. Edited hy James W. Greig. Illus- trated. Price 10 cents. No. 188— Lawn Games. Contains the rules for Lawn Hockey, Garden Hockey, Hand Tennis. Tether Tennis; also Vol- ley Pall, Parlor Hockey, Padmintuu, Basket Goal. Price lo cents. No. 180— Children'.s Games. Compiled iiy Jessu' H. Bancroft, director nf l)liysical training, depart- ment of education, New York City. These games are intended for use at recesses, and all but the team games have Ihmh adapted to large classis Suitable for children from three to eight jears, and in- clude a great variety. Price 10 cts. ^X X SPALDING ATHLETIC LffiRARY/^ Group XII. Athletics No. 12— Spalding's Official Atliletic Almanac. Compiled bj- J. E. Sul- livan, Chief Department I'hysieal Culture, Louis- iana Purchase Exposi- tion, Director Olympic (iaincs, 1904, Special Cciuunissioner from the United States to the Olympic Games at Ath- ens, 1!J06, and President of the Amateur Athletic Union. The only annual publication now issued that contains a complete list of ama- teur best-on-records; complete inter- collegiate records; complete English records from 18G6; s\Yimming rec- ords; interscholastic records; Irish, Scotch, Continental, South African and Australasian records; important athletic events and numerous photos of individual athletes and leading athletic teams. Price 10 cents. No. 27— College Atlileties. M. C. Murphy, the well-known athletic trainer, now with Penn- sylvania, the author of this book, has written it especially for the school- boy and college man, but it is invaluable for the athlete who wishes to excel in any branch of athletic sport. The subjects com- prise the following articles: Train- ing, starting, sprinting; how to train for the quarter, half, mile and longer distances; walking; high and broad .lumping; hurdling; pole vaulting; throwing the hammer. It is profuse- ly illustrated with pictures of lead- ing athlett'S. Price 10 cents. 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Any boy should be able to increase his speed In the water after reading Champion Daniels' instructions on the subject. Price 10 cents. No. 128— How to Row. Pv !•:. J. Giannini, of the New York A. C, one of America's most famous amateur oars- men and champi o n s. This book will instruct any one who is a lover of rowing how to be- come an expert. It ia fully illustrated, show- ing How to hold the oars, the finish of the stroke and other information that will prove valuable to the be- ginner. Price 10 cents. No. 23— Canoeing-. Paddling, sailing, cruising and racing ca- noes and their uses; with hints on rig and management; the choice of a canoe; sailing ca- noes; racing regula- tions; canoe i n g and ea mining. Fully illus- trated. Price 10 cents. ^SPALDING ATHLETIC LIBRARY//^ No. liOJ)— Ho^v to Become a SUjiter. 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The book contains nearly seventy illustrations of the different holds, pho- tographed especially and so described that any- body who desires to become expert in wrestling can with little effort learn every one. Price 10 cents. No. 18— Fencingr. P.y Dr. Edward P.reck, of Eoston. editor of the Swfu-dsman, and a promi- nent amateur fencer. A )ook that has stood the test of time, and is uni- versally acknowledged to be a standard work. II- Price 10 cents. lustrated. No. 1(>2 — Boxing^ Guide. For many years books hiivc been issued on the art of boxing, but it h.is remained for us to arrange a book that we think is sure to fill all demands. It contains over 70 pages of illus- trations showing all the latest Idows, posed es- pecially for this book under the siipeivisinii (if a well-known instruc- tor (if boxing. Avho makes a specialty (if teaching and knows how to im- part his knowledge. Price lu cents-. No. IGo— The Art of Fencing. This is a new book by Regis and Louis Senac, of New York, famous instructors and leading authorities on the sub- ject. Messrs. Senac give in detail how every move should be made, and tell it so clearly chat anyone can follow the instructions. I'rice 10 cents. No. 336— How to Wrestle. Without question the most complete and up- to-date book on wrest- ling that has ever been printed. Edited by F. R. Toombs, and devoted principally to sp(>cial poses and illustrations by George II a c k e n- schmidt, the "Russian Price 10 cents. ■Ground Tumbling. Prof. Henry Walt* Worth, who was f( years of the of Technology. A n y boy, by reading this book and following the instructions, can become proficient. Price 10 cents. Afo. 2Sy— Tumbling for Ama- teurs. This liook was special- ly compiled for the use of amateurs by Dr. James T. Gwathmey, director of the Vander- bilt University Gymnas- ium, Nashville, Tenn. Every variety of the pas- time is explained by text and pictures, the forming a very important fea- f the book, over 100 different uusitious being shown. Price 10 cts. <^SFALDING ATHLETIC LffiRARY//^ No. 1{)1— How to Puncli the ^"*** By W. II. Rothwell ("Vouiif; (".iiitctt"). This book is undoubtedly the best treatise ou bag IMinehins that has ever >een printed. Every va- riety of blow used in training is shown and explained. The pictures c o m p rise thirty-three full page reproductions of Young Corbett as he appears while at work in his training quarters. The photo- graphsi were taken by our special ar- tist and cannot be seen in any other publication. Fancy bag punching is treated by a well-known theatrical bag puncher, who shows the latest tricks. Price 10 cents. No. 143— Indian Clubs and Dnmb-Bells. Two of the most pop- ular forms of home or gymnasium exe r c i s e. This book is written by A m e r 1 ca's amateur champion club swinger, J. H. Dougherty. It is clearly illustrated, by which any novice can become an expert. Price 10 cents. No. 166— How to Swins In- dian Clubiii. By Prof. E. B. War- man, the well-known ex- ponent of physical cul- ture. By following the directions carefully any- one can become an ex- pert. Price 10 cents. No. 200— Dumb-BeHs. This is undoubtedly the best work on dumb- bells that has ever been offered. The author, Mr. G. Bojus, was for- merly superintendent of physical culture in the Elizabeth (N. J.) public schools, instructor at Columbia University (New York), instructor for four years at the Columbia summer school and is now proprietor of the Park Place Gymnasium, at 14 Park Place, New York City. The book contains 200 photographs of all the various exer- cises with the instructions in large, readable type. It should be in the hands of every teacher and pupil of physical culture, and is invaluable for home exercise. Price 10 cents. No. 262— Medicine Ball Ex- ercises. This book is not a technical treatise, but a series of plain and prac- tical exercises with the medicine ball, suital)Ie for boys and girls, busi- ness and professional men, in and out of gym- nasium. Lengthy ex- planation and technical nomenclature have been avoided and illustrations used instead. The exer- cises are fascinating and attractive, and avoid any semblance of drud- gery. Edited by W. J. Cromie, physical director Germantown (Pa.) Y.M.C.A. Price 10 cents. No. 29— Pulley WeigUt Exer- cises. By Dr. Henry S. An- derson, instructor in heavy gymnastics Yale Kyinnasium, Ander s o n Xurnial School, Chautau- (|ua University. In con- junction with a ch(>st niachine anyone witli ttiis book can become perfectly developed I'rice 10 cents. No. 2.3.'5— Jiu Jitsu. A complete description of this famous .Japanese system of self-defence. Each move thoroughly explained and illustrat- ed with numerous full- page pictures of Messrs. A. Minami and K. Ko- yania, two of the most famous exponents of the art of Jiu Jitsu, who posed espe- ciallv f(U' this book. Be sure and ask "for the Spalding Athletic Library liook on Jiu Jitsu. Price 10 cents. Group XV. Gymnastics No. 104— The Grading- of Gymnastic Exercises. By G. M. Martin. Physical Director of the Y. M. C. A. of Youngs- town, Ohio. It is a book that should be in the hands of every phy- sical director of the Y. M. C. A., school, club, college, etc. Price 10 cents. '^SPALDING ATHLETIC LffiRARY/T^ No. 214 — Graded ("alistlicn- icN and Uuiub-llell Urill.s. Uy Albert B. Weg- ener, I'bysical Director Y. ai. C. A., Rochester, N. V. Ever sinee graded iipi»aratus Avork h a s ■ceil used in gymiias ties. the necessity of laviiif,' a mass drill that would harmonize with it has biM'n felt. For years it has been the established custom in most gymnasiums of memorizing a set drill, never varied from one year's end to the other. Conse- quently the beginner was given the same kind and amount as the older meinlun-. With a view to giving uni- formity the present treatise is at- tempted. Price 10 cents. No. 254 — Bariijiini Bar Bell I>rill. Edited by Dr. R. Tait McKenzie, Director Phy- sical Training, Univer- sity of Pennsylvania. Profusely iilustr a t e d. Price 10 cents. No. 15.S — Indoor and Ontdoor Gynina.stie Games. Without question one of the liest books of its kind ever published. Compiled by Prof. A. M. Chesley, the well-known Y, M. C. A. physical di- rector. It is a book that will prove valuable to indoor and outdoor g .V ni nasiums. schools, outings and gatherings where there are a number to be amused. The games described comprise a list of 120, divided into several groups. I'rice 10 cents. No. 124 — Hot*' to Beeonie a Gymnast. I mm' By Robert Stoll, of the New Y'ork A. C, the American champion on the living rings from 1.S85 to 1892. Any boy who frequents a gym- nasium can easily fol- low the illustrations ami instructions in this book and with a little prac- tice become proficient on the s^ontal and parallel bars, the tr; or the "Ijorse," Price in cents hori- ipeze \o. 2S7— Faiiey Dnmb Bell ami .Hardline Drills. By W. J. Cromie, Physical Director (!er- mantown (I'a.) \.M. C.A. The autlior says: .Ml concede that games and recreative exeicises dui'ing the adolescent period ai'e preferable to set drills and monoton- ous moveim^nts. If we can introduce this gamo-and-play element in our gymnastic exercises, then dumb bells will cease to be the l)oy's nightmare, and he will look forward with expectancy to mass work as much as he formerly did to "shooting a goal." These drills, while designed primarily for boys, can ]>e used successfully with girls and men and women. Profusely il- lusti ed. Iti cent? „,„ Physical Group XVI. Culture No. liil — Ten ^iinute.s' Exer- eise for Busy Men. I'.v Dr. Luther Ilalsey (Miliek, Director of Phy- sical Training in the New York jniblic schools. Anyone who is looking a concise and com- plct(> course of physical cdtication at home would (lu well to itrocure a col>y "f this book. Ten minutes' work as directed in exercise anyone can follow. It already has had a large sale and has been highly recommended by all who have fol- lowed its instructions. Price 10 cts. No. 2)tS— I'liysioal Education smd Hys'iene. This is the tifth of the Physical Training series, by Prof. E. B. Warman (see Nos. 142, 149, 166, 185, 21:5, 261, 290). A glance at the (•(Uitents will show the variety of subjects: Chap- iter I — Basic principles; longevity. Chapter 11^ Hints on eating; food values; the uses of salt. (Chapter III — Medicinal value of certain f(K)ds. Chapter IV— '{"lie etlicacy of sugar; sugar, food for muscular work; eating for strength and endurance; fish as brain food; food f(n' the children. (liMptcr V — Digestibility; bread; ap- [)endicitis due to flour, etc... etc. Price 10 centsi. g ^ SPALDING ATHLETIC LmRARY/T ^ No. 149— The Care; of tlieBody. BffffWff M A hook that all who aMmmml^ value health should read and follow its instruc- tions. By I'rof. E. B. W a r m a n, the well- known lecturer and au- thority on physical cul- ture. Price 10 cents. No. 142— Physical Training Simplified. By rrof. E. B. War- man, the well-kuown physical culture expert. Is a complete, thorough and practical book where the whole man is con- sidered — brain and body. Price 10 cents. No. 185— Health Hints. By Prof. E.IB. Warman, the well-known lecturer and authority on physi- cal culture. Prof. War- man treats very inter- estingly of health in- fluenced by insulation ; health influenced by un-. derwear; health influenced by color; exercise. Price 10 cents. NO.S13— 285 Health Answers. By Prof. E. B. Warman. Contents: Necess i t y for exercise in the sum- mer; three rules for bi- cycling; when going up- hill; sitting out on sum- mer nights; ventilating a bedroom; ventilating a house; how to obtain pure air; bathing; salt water baths at home; a substitute for ice water; to cure in somnia; etc., etc, Price lU cents. No. 238- Mnsele Building. By Dr. L. H. Gulick, Director of Physi c a 1 Tifiining in the New York public schools. A complete treatise on the correct method of ac- (juiring strength. Illus- trated. Price 10 cents. No. 234— School Tactics and Maze Running-. A series of drills for the use of schools. Edited by Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, Director of Physical Training in the New York public schools. Price 10 cents. No. 261— Tensing Exercises. By Prof. E. B. War- man, and uniform with his other publications on .Scientific Physical Train- ing (see Spalding's Ath- li tic Library Nos. 142, 149. 166, 185, 208, 213, -IK I). The "Tensing" or "Resisting" system of muscular exercises is the most thorough, the most complete, the most satisfactory, and the most fascinating of systems. Price 10 cts. No. 285 — Health; by Muscu- lar Gymnastics. With hints on Right Living. By W. J. Cromie, Physical Direc- tor Germantown (Pa.) Y..^LC.A. The author says: "Seeing the great need for exercise among the masses and knowing that most books on the subject are too expen- sive or too difficult to comprehend, the author felt it his privilege to write one which is simple and the price of which is within the reach of all. If one will practise th» exercises and observe the hints there- in contained, he will be amply re- paid for so doing." Price 10 cents. No. 288 — Indigestion Treated hy Gymnastics By W. J. Cromie, Physical Director Ger- mantown (Pa.) Y.M. C.A. This book deals with the causes, symp- toms and treatment of constipation and indi- gestion. It embraces diet, water cure, mental culture. massage and photographic illustrations of exer- cises which tend to cure the above diseases. If the hints therein con- tained are observed and the exercises faithfully performed, most forms of the above diseases will be helped, Price 10 cents. No. 290— Get Well; Keep Well. This is a series of chapters by Prof. E. B. Warman, the author of a number of Ijooks in t h e Spalding Athletic Library on physical ti ing. The subjects are all written in a clear and convincing style. Price 10 cents. i WILLIAM J. CROAIIE, Physical Director of the Young Men's Christian Association, Germantown, Philadelphia. DQ= O a Spalding's Athletic Library Group XVI., No. 288 INDIGESTIOIN TREATED BY GYMNASTICS W. J. CROMIE PHYSiCAii Director of the Yoxxifa Men's Christian- Associatiox, Germ ant own, Philadelphia NE^V^ YORK American Sports Publishing Company 21 warren street (T W X)Cf LIBRARY of CONGRESS Two Cooies Received l»1AY 21 I90r ^n^Copyrisrht Entry CLASS A XXC, No. / IPY 8. Copyright. 1907 BY American Sports Publishing Company New York =^ FOREWORD The author realizing that many suffer from constipation and indigestion and knowing that we as a people are too prone to resort to deadly drugs, which usually renders these conditions chronic rather than alleviate them, has felt it his privilege to pub- lish this pamphlet on the treatment of these by natural means. This booklet deals with the causes, symptoms and treatment of these two prevailing ailments. It embraces diet, water-cure, mental culture, massage and photographic illustrations of exer- cises which tend to cure the above diseases. If the hints herein contained are heeded and the exercises faith- fully performed, most forms of constipation and indigestion will be helped. TO E. D. YOGEL. IN KECOGNITION OF A CONSTANT FRIENDSHIP INTRODUCTION If one special cause could be assigned to the great majority of ills to which man is heir it would be mal-nutrition. Nowhere in the world is more haste shown in all pursuits than in this country. This haste is feverish, and while it may bring to man power, office or money the human mechanism pays the price. One of the first symptoms of "the price" is a derangement of the vegatative tract. Man depends for his success upon the integrity of the body- machinery, the body in turn is maintained by good food. Any interference with the change of food into energy will affect the working capacity of the human economy. In other words, as soon as there is trouble with the vegetative tract there is mal- nutrition. It is one thing to masticate the food, another to digest it, and still another to assimilate it. This whole process is frequently classified under the heading "digestion." A man will only be well nourished when the several acts of changing food into available energy are normal. The machinery of digestion is kept in good condition by a proper circulation of the blood, and this circulation of the fluid tissue is stimulated by certain simple forms of muscular activity. These simple exercises require but little time and no apparatus; they may be learned in a few minutes and will do more to prevent or cure certain forms of "indigestion" than medicine will. It seems strange that competent business men who have won- derful ability for investing and making money will use so little 6 SrALDIXG'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. judgment in sensibly investing their vital capacity. It is incon- sistent for such a person to be careless about the most potent factor in success, namely, the healthy condition of the body. My advice to any working man is to keep the alimentary canal in the best condition. By doing this it will be possible for him to do more with the body, to live longer and be happier, to think better, and to invest more wisely, whether the investment be in worldly goods or in the development of the mind. This little book will be of assistance to any one who has or is threatened with indigestion, mal-assimilation or poor nutrition. W. G. Anderson, M. D., Yale University. SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. CONSTIPATION CAUSES One of the most frequent causes of constipation is muscular in- activity. Another cause is the persistent use of laxatives. When this is the case, the tendencies of the intestines is to act only under the stinmhis of laxative drugs. This drugging to bring FIG. L Correct posture. Chest thrown out strong', stomach drawn in, chin in shghtly, body erect at all times. The best way for one to tell whether he has the right position or not, is to stand with the back to a wall with head, shoulders, hips and heels touching it. 8 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. the desired result must be ever constantly increased. The using of drugs leaves the sufferer in a worse condition than before, and tends to make chronic the trouble it was intended to relieve. One who resists a call of Nature constantly, must not be surprised if he becomes constipated. Opium and Morphine users have in- active livers. Anything which lessens the supply of bile will pro- duce constipation. The tendency of a pessimistic person is toward this ailment. Fic. From Fig. 1, bend as in Fig. 2, legs straight and chest out strong. Arms may be held as in Fig. 4. SYMPTOMS Most every one knows the symptoms of constipation and little need be said, suffice to say that one who has this distressing ail- ment is usually troubled with headache, bad breath, indigestion. SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. g a sense of fullness in the abdomen, "blues" or melancholy and insomnia. TREATMENT In the treatment of constipation one must first remove the cause. The prevailing tendencies to disease, both hereditary and acquired, must be studied. The condition of the mind is a mighty factor in agitating or in relieving constipation. It is said that a FIG. 3. Combine Figs. 2 and 3. If too difficult at first, hold arms and elbows as in Fig. 4. medical professor gave a constipated man a dose of flour, saying that it was a very pov^^erful physic. The flour acted as the physic was intended to act. This may be an extreme view of the case, but we firmly believe no cause is more effective in producing constipation than the sufferer's belief that he is constipated, and 10 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. cannot be cured. The state of mind is important, and we beg that the one who follows the following hints and performs the exercises will put faith in the treatment, and thus help to cure himself. The remarkable power of the mind over the body can be seen in the life of Christ, who has shown the world the possibilities of a perfect manhood. He showed that weakness and disease were FIG. 4. Bend from side to side, chest out strong, elbows well back. Arms may be held vertical as in Fig. 3. This exercise is sometimes called the liver squeezer and is very good. the results of sin ; of trespassing on the laws of nature. He showed that in order that one be a perfect animal, he must be perfectly developed in body, mind and spirit. SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. H Seneca said : "It is part of the cure to be wished to be cured." When one desires health and strength, that itself is an evidence that he can obtain these if he Hves rightly. And to live rightly one must cultivate a cheerful disposition ; in fact, to follow the teachings of Christ, who has demonstrated the superiority of a perfectly physical system over the weakness of the flesh. If one has enough will power to live when sickness and disease are FIG. 5. Lie on back and raise legs as in Fig. 5. Keep legs straight. everywhere about him, he has enough power to regain health and strength if he uses that which God has given him. We should have constantly before our minds high ideals of our physical, intellectual, moral and spiritual natures. Our ideal must be high and we must press onward and upward. The 12 SPAIiDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. obstacles, temptations, and ills of life will be stepping stones to greater heights. Successful men have been of strong will-power and concentration. The world steps aside and lets pass the man who is bound to win. He does not have one-half the opposition to overcome as he who is "crossing bridges" and thinking of his sickness (?) and hard lot in life. Defeat, like a gymnasium, in- fuses him with new power. Lie on back as in Fig. 5, legs on floor and raise body as in Fig. 6 and reach over and touch toes without bending knees. Place something under the feet. If you have hernia do not attempt this. Humboldt said : "The time will come when a sick man will be looked upon with the same abhorance with which we now regard a thief or a liar, for the reason that one condition is as much under the subjugation of the mind as the other, and as susceptable SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 13 of correction as the other." While this is probably radical, still we firmly believe that there is a Divine remedy placed within us for many of the ills we suffer. The mind is the natural protector of the body, and if we only knew how to use this power of will, exercise the muscles of the system daily, keep the body clean by daily bathing; breathe the pure air deeply, drink good water FIG. 7. Place hands behind head and rotate body from side to side. Rotate at the waist line and keep hips from turning if possible. To vary this exercise, stand with feet apart as in Fig:. 10 and hold arms at side horizontal. freely, eat moderately, the physician's pills would not be needed and we would be able to carry youth and health past the century mark. 14 srALDlNG'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. Deep breathing is an important factor in relieving constipation and will be treated in chapter on indigestion. Drink a glass of cold water on going to bed and in arising in the morning, j\[as- sage the abdomen; rubbing with the hands, slapping, kneading, etc. Draw in and throw out abdomen fast and vigorously from FIG Pull up right knee as near chest as possible. Pull up left. Alternate. 10 to 50 times daily. Many who have constipation worry too much over their food and are always hunting for pre-digested articles of diet, and usually the bulk of food in the intestines is SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 15 insufficient to produce peristaltic activity. Eat plenty of whole wheat dread 3.nd study the table on foods on another page. Eat of foods marked ''L." The wet pack is another good thing. Upon retiring lay a cloth saturated with cold water on the abdo- men. Tie some dry material over the wet application and thus prevent catching cold. The most important agent in the cure of constipation are i/ius- cular exercises which increase peristalsis. Rapid walking tends to relieve this ailment, as the contents of the abdomen are kept FIG. Lie on stomach and raise body as in figure. in violent motion from side to side with every step.' Deep breathing in connection with rapid walking is also good, as the action of the diaphragm effects the abdomen and increases the circulation of the blood. The exercises in this chapter and in the one on indigestion are excellent for relieving constipation as they are also for stomach trouble. As to the number of times to perform each exercise, no defi- nate rule can be laid down, as the performer must be his own 16 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. judge, as it all depends on his physical condition.' Do not per- form these exercises too many times at the beginning as the ten- dency is to become sore in the abdominal regions. (Muscular soreness, however, is an indication that one needs exercise.) One should exercise until tired, but not exhausted. Perform the FIG. 10. Feet apart about 30 inches and bend from side to side as in figure. exercises daily. It is better to exercise upon retiring, or the first thing in the morning, as much clothing restricts the freedom of motion. Practice throwing the chest out strongly and drawing in the abdomen while exercising afid at all thnes. SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 17 INDIGESTION There are probably more persons in the world to-day suffering from indigestion than from any other known ailment. And so long as people eat too much, too fast, and improperly, they will FIG. 11. Feet about 30 inches apart, touch toes of right foot, body erect, arms vertical, then touch toes of other foot. Do not bend knees. have stomach troubles. There are various things which hinder digestion and eventually if these causes are not removed, cause indigestion and dyspepsia. 18 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. CAUSES Eating too fast. — In this case the food is taken down without being properly prepared by chewing. When the food is not properly masticated, and swallowed in masses entirely too large, the digestive fluids do not readily gain access to the swallowed particles and eventually cause fermentation. Some claim that chewing the food properly is one-half the digestion. This is probably a radical statement, but if one chews food properly the digestion will be greatly assisted. If the stomach had teeth many would be helped ; a deplorable fact for some that it has not. Too much fluid. — When food is eaten rapidly or when too much fluid is drank during meal time, there is not enough saliva FIG. 12. Lie on stomach and raise arms and legs as in illustration. mixed with it. Too much liquid taken at meal time tends to dilute the gastric juice and thus weakens its power in the process of digestion. It would be better if food was not mixed with fluids during meal time. Who ever saw a horse leave his oats to take a swallow of water and then return to his food ? Mental effort. — If after a heavy meal one uses his mind much the blood is called to the brain when it is needed by the stomach. This is also true with heavy muscular work. There is not enough blood in the organism to supply muscles, brain, and stomach, or any two of these organs at the same time. Vigorous thinking SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 19 and vigorous digestion will not go on in the same organism at the same time. Do not read or study during a meal. At meal time put your thoughts on your mastication and digestion. Great fatigue. — No careful horseowner will feed his animal im- mediately when he comes in tired and heated. Food swallowed under such circumstances will be digested with considerable diffi- culty by man or horse. Too much food. — There is a limit to the amount that can be digested. The stomach may be so full the peristaltic motion will FIG. 13. Sit on the floor and push up body as in figure. be interfered with, or the digestive fluids cannot fully permeate its contents. These parts of the mass which are not digested will soon decompose, producing acidity and a pressure of gas. Muscular inactivity.— \x\ a sluggish condition of the body, the digestive juices flow slowly. The food in order to be thoroughly mixed with the gastric juices must have peristaltic activity or much motion, and this can be had by vigorous muscular exercise. 20 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. As muscular inactivity decreases the power of the digestion so activity increases this power. When the digestive apparatus is weak or impaired it becomes the seat of almost constant pain and discomfort. The appetite is lost, the strength fails, the nerves become irritable and the brain is clouded. It is important, there- fore, to exercise faithfully and persistently, as this we believe is the most important factor in the cure of indigestion and dyspepsia. Exhale as chin is lowered toward chest. Fig. 14 ; inhale deeply as head assumes position of Fig. 1. Ti^ht Clothiiig .—T\\^ wearing of tight corsets has an evil effect on the stomach, as it crowds it so that it has not the proper room in which to work. If one ties a string around a finger it becomes cold, numb, and lifeless. Tight clothing, belts, etc., around the SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 21 waist restricts the working properly of the organs in the chest and abdomen. Alcohol. — Alcohol irritates the mucous membrane. In the famous case of St. Martin, the inside of whose stomach could be '1 ywL '^m ' ■^ ♦ , %. t \ > .',' r ■ ■ FIG. 15. Inhale deeply as elbows are pressed back, as in Fig. 4. Exhale as elbows near each other. Fig. 15. (a) Exhale as you drop chin on chest, Fig. 14, in- hale as you resume No. 1 position. (b) Inhale as shoulders are raised. Exhale as you lower them. (c) Inhale as you press shoulders well back; draw them together as you exhale. (d) Arms at side, raise to side horizontal, inhaling; palms up. Bring arms to front, horizontal, exhaling; palms together. 22 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. seen through a wound, Dr. Beaumont found that alcohoHc liquors produced a state of inflammation and ulceration in the living membrane and change of the gastric juice. Tobacco in all its forms, condiments such as pepper, mustard, catsup, ginger, spices, too hot and too cold foods and drinks, drugs, tea, cofTee, etc., are hurtful to the stomach and should not be used if we would have this important organ strong and in good working order. Irregularity in eating. — The digestive apparatus is subject to habit like the rest of the system ; at the accustomed meal-time the saliva and other digestive fluids flow though no food is taken. When that time is passed they do not start so readily. Too much starch or meat are likely to be injurious to many. Heavy stimu- lating foods in summer are bad. There are other things which will eventually lead to indigestion, such as very cold substances, worry, fear, anger, discontent, jealousy, malice, improper car- riage of the body and shallow breathing. SYMPTOMS Indigestion is more than a diseaseof the stomach. It is closely allied with dyspepsia, rheumatism, gout, etc. Its symptoms are legion when taken in connection with dyspepsia. Among them are morbid appetite, a painful fulness after eating, acid eructa- tions, nausea, distention or weight of the stomach, emaciation, flatulence, constipation, vomiting, general debility, languor, dim vision, insomnia, great depression of spirits, vertigo, headache, palpitation of heart, pimples, dull complexion, pallor, slow or in- termittent pulse, bad breath, dullness of the senses and other symptoms too numerous to mention. Long standing cases sometimes result in melancholy insanity and suicide. The seat of the disease is the central ganglia of the organic system of nerves, which preside over the secretion of the gastric juice and over the digestive and assimilative processes. Every other organ of the body is afifected either by nervous relation and sympathy, or by the morbid condition of the blood. The causes, effects, and relations of indigestion and dyspepsia cover almost the whole ground of pathology. SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARW 23 TREATMENT In the first place every cause must be removed, and secondly, by living in the condition of health. VieL— Study your diet. One man's food is sometimes another's poison. On another page is a diet table showing the digestibility of foods. Most persons eat entirely too much proteid or nitroge7ious food, such as meat, etc., and the result is that the system is continually poisoned by uric acid and other partially oxidized nitrogenous products. (An excess of uric acid in the system causes rheumatism.) The first requisite in treatment concerning diet, is rest for the poor disordered stomach. Stop eating for a few days and drink plenty of water. Fasting is a good way to cure this disease, but this treatment for most persons seems too heroic. After a fast is broken eat very sparingly for a few days. After fasting the stomach is rested and the whole system purified. Two meals a day are excellent if one does not eat too much during each meal. HYDROPATHY Plenty of good water should be included in the diet. The system needs plenty of water for two reasons. First, to furnish a solvent to act as a vehicle for carrying the nutritive material from the intestinal tract to the blood, where it may be distributed to the dififerent parts of the body. And secondly, as it acts as a sol- vent in eliminating nitrogenous and saline wastes of the body. A cup of hot water sipped an hour before each meal helps both indi- gestion and constipation. A wet bandage worn around the stomach and abdomen at night strengthens the stomach and ex- cites the action of the liver. Learn to take cold baths daily. Laughing is an exercise which aids digestion. "Laugh and grow fat." "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine." Laughing stirs up the abdominal organs and increases the circu- lation of the blood. It aids peristalsis and causes the flow of juices, etc., needed in digestion. Take a five-minute dose of laughter after each meal. 24 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. DEEP BREATHING AND EXERCISE Enforced deep breathing before or after a meal is good as it introduces more oxygen in the system, and oxygen is like fuel for the fire. Deep breathing and muscular exercise increases the respiratory act, and the added oxygen taken into the lungs causes the blood in the veins and arteries to pulsate with increased vigor. Under the influence of this powerfully oxygenated blood the intes- tines perform their peristaltic movements, which are necessary for digestion, with more energy. The digestion, assimilation and excretion; in fact, all the organs of function are increased under the stimulus of exercise. The aim of exercising is to develop strong internal organs rather than large biceps. A breathing tube is an excellent de- vice for lung development. Breathing exercises, with positions and movements favorable to inspiration (in breathing) and expiration (out breathing) are to be commended. The best exercises for indigestion are those which agitate the large abdominal groups. Use all the exercises shown for consti- pation; in fact, all illustrations shown in this book. Most persons suffering from indigestion have flat chests. The carriage of the body is improper, the head is projected forward, the shoulders rounded and the abdomen protruding. Carry the body in an erect position at all times. To correct a faulty posture of the chest and back, practice exercises 9, 11 and 12. Practice deep breathing and exercise daily. Eat wholesome food slowly and masticate it thoroughly, and do not eat too much; bathe daily, cultivate a cheerful, contented disposition and indigestion will disappear. SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. A DIET TABLE BY DR. CHAS. A. RABETHGE 25 1 Beef roasted, fat 2 Beef roasted, lean .1 Beef broiled, fat 2 Beef broiled, lean 2 Beef tea L Baked apple 1 Bread, wheat 1 Bread, rye L 1 Bread, graham 1 Bread, 'barley L 1 Bread, whole wheat L 1 Buttermilk 2 Chicken Cheese, neufchatel 2 Cod, fresh L 1 Cooked fruits, sugar L 2 Cooked f ruits,no sugar 1 Custard 2 Eggs, soft boiled EASY TO DIGEST 1 Eggs and milk pudding 2 Flounder 1 Farinaceous pudding 2 Grouse 2 Gelatine IHare 1 Haddock, with sauce 2 Haddock, without sauce 2 Herring 1 Koumiss 1 Lamb, fat 2 Lamb, lean 2 Liver IMilk L 1 Mutton, fat L 2 Mutton, lean L 1 Mutton broth 1 Marmalade 1 Macaroni 1 Oysters, raw 2 Pigeons 2 Partridge 2 Pheasant L 1 Pears 2 Peas 1 Rabbit 1 Rice L Spinach 2 Sweetbread ISago 2 Smelt L 2 Tomatoes 2 Trout 2 Tripe 1 Tapioca 2 Toast 2 Toast water 2 Venison 1 Vermicelli L 1 Whey Asparagus L 1 Apples L 1 Bacon 2 Beets L 1 Barley, boiled 2 Clams, roasted Cauliflower Crabs L 2 Coffee L 1 Cherries 1 Cream 1 Carrot 2 Turnip 2 Ducks MODERATELY DIGESTIBLE 2 Eggs, hard boiled L 2 Grapes 2 Hashes 2 Lobster Lettuce 2 Mussels 1 Oyster stew 2 Oyster, roasted 2 Oyster, boiled 1 Oyster plant 1 Onions L 2 Oranges L 1 Wheat, cracked L 1 Peaches L 1 Prunes 1 Parsnip 1 Potatoes, white 1 Potatoes, sweet L 1 Raspberries L 2 Strawberries 2 Shrimps 2 Snipe 1 Soups, cream 2 Soups, plain 1 Squash (tea) 2 Turkey L Veal 1 Bread, fresh 1 Buckwheat cakes 1 Butter 1 Baked beans Cabbage 1 Cakes, hot Cheese L 1 Currants 1 Chocolate 1 Cocoa L 1 Corn, green L 1 Dates L Dandelion HARD TO DIGEST L 1 Figs 1 Goose 2 Lobster, fried 2 Mackerel 1 Muffins, hot Mushrooms Nuts L 1 Oatmeal lOil 1 Oysters, fried 1 Pork 1 Pastry L 2 Plums L 2 Pineapple 2 Pickle 1 Pudding, hot batter L 2 Rhubarb 2 Salt meat Sausage 2 Salt fish 1 Stewed meats To increase weight, eat of foods No. 1, and drink about 2 qts. of water daily. To reduce weight, eat of foods No. 2, drink as little fluids as convenient and take a long warm bath, followed by a graded bath daily. The letter " L " indicates that this article of diet is laxative. SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. THE FOLLOWING TABLE, GIVEN BY DR. WILSON, INDICATES THE ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES IN COMMON USE: IN 100 PARTS. Water ALBUMI- NATES FATS STARCHES AND SUGAR SALTS ORGANIC NITRO- GENIZED HYDRO- CARBONS CARBO- HYDRATES Beef and mutton, as ordi- 75. 15. 78. 49.1 74. 15. 40. 10. 15. 15. 74. 91. 73.5 36.8 86.7 6. 3. 15. 8.8 18.1 29.6 21. 11. 8. 5. 12.6 22. 2. 0.2 13.5 33.5 4. 0.3 8.4 73.3 2.9 0.2 3.8 2. 1.5 0.8 5.6 2. 0.16 0.5 11.6 24.3 3.7 91. 70.3 49.2 83.2 63. 53. 21. 5.8 ■5!' 96.5 1.6 Bacon 2.9 White Fish 1. Salt Beef 21.1 Poultry 1.2 Flour 1.7 Wheaten Bread 1.3 Rice Oatmeal 0.5 3. Peas (Dryj 2 4 Potatoes 1. Cabbage .. 0.7 Eggs 1. Cheese 5.4 Milk 0.6 2.7 0.5 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. HELP IN CASE OF ACCIDENTS This was taken from the "Gymnasium Director's Pocket Book. Drowning, i. Loosen clothing, if any. 2. Empty lungs of water by laying body on its stomach and lifting it by the middle so that the head hangs down. Jerk the body a few times. 3. Pull tongue forward, using handkerchief, or pin with string, if neces- sary. 4. Imitate motion of respiration by alternately compres- sing and expanding the lower ribs, about twenty times a minute. Alternately raising and lowering the arms from the sides up above the head will stimulate the action of the lungs. Let it be done gently but persistently. 5. Apply warmth and friction to ex- tremities. 6. By holding tongue forward, closing the nostrils and pressing the "Adam's apple" back (so as to close entrance to stomach), direct inflation may be tried. Take a deep breath and breathe it forcibly into the mouth of patient, compress the chest to expel the air, and repeat the operation. 7. DON'T GIVE UP ! People have been saved after hours of patient, vigorous effort. 8. When breathing begins, get patient into a warm bed, give WARM drinks, or spirits in teaspoonfuls, fresh air and quiet. Burns and Scalds. Cover with cooking soda, and lay wet cloths over it. Whites of eggs and olive oil. Olive or linseed oil, plain, or mixed with chalk or whiting. Lightning. Dash cold water over the person struck. Sunstroke. Loosen clothing. Get patient into shade, and apply ice-cold water to head. Mad Dog or Snake Bite. Tie cord tight above wound. Suck the wound and cauterize with caustic or white-hot iron at once, or cut out adjoining parts with a sharp knife. Venomous Insects' Stings, Etc. Apply weak ammonia, oil, salt water, or iodine. SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. Fainting. Place flat on back; allow fresh air and sprinkle with water. Tests of Death. Hold mirror to mouth. If living, moisture will gather. Push pin into flesh. If dead the hole will remain, if alive it will close up. Cinders in the Eye. Roll soft paper up like a lamplighter and wet the tip to remove, or use a medicine dropper to draw it out. Rub the other eye. Fire in One's Clothing. Dont run — especially not down stairs or out of doors. Roll on carpet, or wrap in woolen rug or blanket. Keep the head down, so as not to inhale flame. Fire in a Building. Crawl on the floor. The clearest air is the lowest in the room. Cover the head with a woolen wrap, wet if possible. Cut holes for the eyes. Don't get excited. Fire in Kerosene. Don t use water, it will spread the flames' Dirt, sand or flour is the best extinguisher; or smother with woolen rug, tablecloth or carpet. SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. SOME CRITICISMS REGARDING "HEALTH; BY MUSCULAR GYMNASTICS" (Spalding's Athletic Library No. 285) Fron Alvin Davison, Professor of Biology, Lafayette College. I have examined with much interest the book on "Health; by Muscular Gymnastics," by W. J. Cromie. It is written in a clear concise manner, giving full instructions for keeping the body in a normal condition. I consider it well adapted for public school work, as well as for the private individual who wishes to enjoy the best of health. From J. C. Elsom, M. D., Physical Director University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. Your book on Health is all right, because it is sensible. There is no strange and mysterious road to the possession of a good physique ; there is no wonderful " system " procurable on the mail order plan, with an outlay of $25.00 to $50.00, however extensively such systems may be advertised. You have based your exercises on the fundamental physiological bases which is the only way. Your book will do great good, if its teachings are followed. I trust that you may have great success ; and although you may not pocket as much money as the mail order men, yet you will be doing greater good to humanity, and that is the greatest thing, after all. From Geo. J. Fisher. M. D., International Secretary Physical Department of Y. M. C. A. of North America and Canada. Your copy of " Health; by Muscular Gymnastics with Hints on Right Living," at hand. I wish to say that I consider the book neatly arranged, and written so that any individual will be able to understand it, and that it contains material that will be of value to the average man seeking information along the lines of physical education. I believe that it will fill the need which is apparent in the majority of cases. I trust that you will be able to distribute many copies of them, as it will be a means of education to all those who read it. From W. W. Barker, Pastor First Baptist Church, Phillipsburg, N. J. Having experienced much benefit from your splendid teaching in gymnastics, and having heartily appreciated and enjoyed the lessons under your personal direction, I feel led to thank you for giving to the world your booklet on "Health." In it I find you treat the subject clearly, concisely and thoroughly, and I am sure it will delight and help all that follow its teaching, as there is everything in it that will give and keep perfect health if its advice is faithfully followed each day. May it have the large sale it deserves. For one I thank you for it. From Mel. B. Rideout, Physical Director Y. M. C. A., Washington, D. C. If carefully read and followed, your booklet should prove a great boon to that class of our people mentioned in your preface. From Harry C. Hoffman, Physical Director Y, M. C. A., Harrisbvrg, Pa. Received your booklet and think it very good. I know that if any person fol- lows the advice given therein, he cannot help but enjoy good health. I can recommend it ; especially to business men. Success to you and the booklet. SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. From C. H. R. Jackson, Physical Director Y. M. C. A., Scranton, Pa. Your booklet should prove valuable to persons unable to attend gymnasiums. The work is admirably simple and clearly explained. From D. B. McLaughlin, Physical Director Franklin and Marshall College. I have read your little book called "Health," and I think it is very good. It w^ill be especially helpful to those w^ho have not the advantages of a gymnasium. From A. Virginia Sheppard, Editor New Thought Magazine, Allegheny, Pa. Your copy of " Health " duly received, and reviewed. Your are indeed to be congratulated, as your little book is freighted with good news, good tidings for the renewal of the human race, both from a mental and physical standpoint. The physical body has long since been too much neglected, as its present condi- tion amply illustrates, but a great wave of such good things as physical culture and the like are setting us right. The movements you give, I know from experience are just right, and bring about, quickly, splendid results. Send out your little book far and wide, and I am sure its message of health, and strength will be heeded by the growing intelligent public. From B. F. Sandt, Principal Easton (Pa.) High School. In view of the recent introduction of calisthenics into our public schools, the appearance of Prof. W. J. Cromie's pamphlet, entitled "Health," is most timely. The exercises it describes are simple, easily comprehended, an besides sufficiently varied to furnish adequate means for the harmonious development of the whole body. With but few exceptions they can be used in any school room. For some months past they have been employed several times a day in our high school with beneficial results. The pamphlet contains much that will commend itself to the favor of those who may be interested in this subject, but a review of it would be incomplete, did we not make mention of the valualsle hints, so clearly and concisely given, upon right living and the preservation of the health. The book is worthy of a place not only in every school room, but also in every household. From W. A. Rogers, Physical Director Y. M. C. A., Reading, Pa. Your "Health ; by Muscular Gymnastics," received. The idea which you have tried to carry out that there is a great need for something of a good sound nature instead of these systems by mail, is a good one, and I believe the good things which you have given to the public, if systematically used, will no doubt have reached your desire. SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. HOME EXERCISING-WHAT TO USE To the grown man who has not started young to exercise systematically, it is necessary when the years commence to tell, to go back over lost ground and try to pick up the threads of his health and try to brace up once more the tired frame that seems to grow more weary with each departing year. However, let those whose youth has departed without giving them the opportunity to experience real delightful and health-giving exercise, not de- spair, but endeavor by taking up now rational exercise to regain perhaps a little of that vigor which they knew not so long ago and which they may be able to recall. One of the aims of physical training is to make exercise interesting and enjoyable, and in doing this there is no better method for the ordinary man, especially the man with a family, than to make his ex- ercise a part of the family work. There is no reason why he should not have the entire family group all entering into the spirit of it, and in this way the burden is lightened and exercis- ing becomes more enjoyable and interesting, and incidently more beneficial. The first article that suggests itself for home exercise is a satisfactory style of chest-weight machine, and A. G. Spalding & Bros., in their endeavor to put out goods that would be really suitable for home use, have included in their line a num- ber of styles of chest-weight machines which are well made, and which they sell at prices that are exceedingly reasonable. Their No. 2 Chest- Weight Machine costs $5 complete. This' price was unheard of before the un- equaled facilities of this concern made it possible for them to market such a number of these machines that they were able to bring SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. the price down to this figure. The machine is well made and easy-running. The wall and floor boards are of hard- wood, nicely finished and stained. All castings are heavily japanned and every part of the machine is guaranteed tree of defect. The weights are 5-lb. iron dumb bells, and they can be removed to use as dumb bells if desired. The next grade to the No. 2 is the No. 4 Chest- Weight Machine, at $7. This is the same type and general design as the No. 2, but the rods are of larger diameter and both rods and wheels are polished and mckle-plated. An exceedingly satisfactory style of machme is the Spaldmg Chest Weight No. 12, at $10 each. This is a very well-made machine, indeed The cast- iron parts are all nicely japanned, the wheels are iron, turned true on centers, and have hardened steel cone-point bearings. The guide rods are sprmg steel .copper plated, and the weight carnage has removable felt bushings, noiseless and durable. Each handle is equipped with ten pounds of weights. This machine is an exceedingly satisfactory style. Something that is very useful as an attachment to the chest-weight machine is the foot and leg attachment. Spalding furnishes this, well made of heavy cowhide, readily attached to one handle or both of the machine and to be worn with or without shoe. The price ot this foot, and leg attach- ment IS $1 each. Spalding also fur- nishes a head and neck attachment, to be used with the chest-weight machine, made of heavy cowhide, and ready for use by simply snapping to one of the handles of the machine or both. The price of the No. 3 head and neck attachment is also $1 each. Exercise acts on the health of an individual in the same way as SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY, of the lack necessary to of exercise, keep one in the draught does on the fire in a furnace. Pile on the coal and shut off the draught, and you kill the fire. Continue to eat heavy meals and take no exercise, and your health will be affected ; but not because of the food you have eaten so much as on account A little exercise is all that is good condition. Some rational, pleasant, and interesting exercise persisted in with regularity is all that is required, and really there is no exercise more interesting and so well within the reach of the ordinary man in his own home as that which can be obtained from a satis- factory style of rowing machine. Spalding furnishes two differ- ent styles of complete rowing machines. In the one the means used to produce the resistance is a simple friction clutch. This style of machine is known as the Laflin Machine. It takes instant hold at the commencement of the stroke, and retains the pressure till its completion, when it instantly releases it, precisely as in a boat. Each machine is adjustable to any amount of friction or resistance. The Laflin Machine, No. 119, costs $16 each. The other style of rowing machine fur- nished by Spalding is known as the Kerns. This is the ideal boat for home use and training purposes. It is suitable alike for the athlete or the ordinary man or woman. It is used by the leading athletic clubs and by prominent oarsmen all over the world, and has been pronounced the most perfect rowing machme ever produced. It is fitted with the patent roller seat and adjustable shoes, and by turn- ing a thumb-nut the belt can be tightened to any desired figure, and thus more or less friction thrown into the running parts, imitating the SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. ^^ resistance when forcing a rowboat through the )^^^\ water. This machine can be used by women as well as men simply by loosening the thumb-nut to reduce the resistance, and, on the other hand, by reversing the oi)eration the resistance can be so increased that the strongest athlete can have any amount of resistance. The oars are pivoted in such a way that the operator can handle and turn them the same as he could during the return and feathering motion with a boat oar. The price of the No. 600 Kerns' Rowing Machine, described above, is $30 each. Rowing attachments are also furnished by Spalding, to be used in connection with chest-weight machines. The No. 2 style, complete with seat, costs $8; and the No. i style, with oars and seat, costs $10. Both the No. i and No. 2 styles of attachments are not complete rowing machines. With both of these it is necessary to have also a regular chest-weight machine. It is not a new thing to say that "modern people eat too much." The evidence of the fact is present in almost every home in the land. The remedy, however, is not so well known. More exercise is needed, and not, as many suppose, a course of dieting. A little exercise with the Indian clubs and dumb bells every evening, and perhaps every morning also, would go a great way toward curing many of the faults in our present mode of living, and toward eradicating many of the ailments to which most of us are subjected. To those who have not picked up an Indian club or dumb bell in years the improvements that have been made in the models of the Indian clubs particularly are very noticeable. The time was when the matter of balance was not considered a great deal in an ordi- nary Indian club. It was simply cut out of a piece of wood, and that was all there was to it; but to-day Indian clubs that are SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. proper are made with all regard to weight and balance, and in the Spalding line are included scientifically correct clubs to exer- cise with is really a pleasure and a privilege. The best-grade clubs in the Spalding line are known as the "Gold Medal" style. They are made of selected first-grade clear maple, natural color, high finish. The grain of the wood is not hidden, and the clearness of the maple and the perfect quality of material is very evident in these clubs, which are turned out with such care at the Spalding factory. Two m:>dels are made in these Gold Medal best-grade Indian clubs: Model E is popular with a great many of the best Indian club swingers, and Model D is the more familiar style. The prices per pair for the different clubs furnished in these two models are as follows: Model E (weights specified are for each club), §-lb. size, 60 cents per pair; f-lb., 60 cents; i-lb., 75 cents; i^-lb.. 85 cents; 2-lb., 95 cents; 3-lb., $1.10. Model B (weights specified are for each club), ^-Ib. size, 45 cents per pair; |-lb., 45 cents; i-lb., 50 cents; i^-lb., 55 cents; 2-lb., 60 cents; 3-lb., 90 cents. Spalding also furnishes in the same models, but in cheaper quality, and in what is known as the stained finish, two models: Model ES and Model BS, corresponding to Models E and B, respectively, in shape. The prices per pair for these clubs are as follows : Model ES (w^eights specified are for each club), h-\h. size, 30 cents per pair; f-lb., 35 cents; ilb,,4o cents; ij-lb., 50 cents: 2-lb., 60 cents ;3-lb., 70 cents. Model BS (weights specified are for each club), ^-Ib. size, 25 cents per pair; f-lb., 30 cents; i-lb.. 35 cents; ij-lb., 40 cents; 2-lb., 45 cents; 3-lb. ,55 cents. The same care in turning out each article is shown m the line of Spalding wooden dumb bells as in the line of Indian clubs, and the best grade in these dumb bells is also known as the "Gold Medal." *^*-^ SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. These are made of selected first-grade clear maple, natural color, lathe polish, high finish, and m this grade they are known as the Model A. The prices I)or pair for the different weights furnished are; Model A (weights specified are for each bell), ]-lb.size, 40 cents per pair; f-lb., 45 cents; i-lb., 50 cents; i2-h»-, 55 cents; 2-lb,. 65 cents. In the same model, but in a cheaper quality, stained finish, Spalding furnishes the Model AW, at prices specified below, the weights mentioned being for each bell. Half-pound size, 25 cents per pair; f-lb., 30 cents; i-lb., 35 cents, il-lb.. 40 cents, 2-lb., 45 cents. For fancy or exhibition swinging, Spalding supplies two different styles of Indian clubs, handsomely finished in ebonite. The clubs are hollow, with a large body, and although extremely light, represent a club weighing three pounds or more. In these clubs the prices are as follows- No. A, ebonite finish, per pair, $3.50. No. AA, with German silver bands per pair^ $5. Iron dumb bells and nickle-plated dumb bells are also sup- plied by Spalding. The iron dumb bells, black enamel, in sizes from 2 to 40 lbs., cost 6 cents per lb., and in sizes over 40 lbs. eacfi, cost 8 cents per lb. When required, bar bells made in any weight and with wrought-iron handles, any length desired, will be furnished by Spalding at 10 cents per lb. Nickel-plated dumb bells make a nice appearence, and Spalding furnishes them in sizes from i to 5 lbs. each. The plain nickel-plated dumb bells, natural polish, cost, for the different sizes as follows : No. iN. I-lb. size, 25 cents per pair; No. 2N, 2-lb., 50 cents; No. 3N, 3-lb., 65 cents; No. 4N, 4lb.. 75 cents; No. 5N, 5-lb., $1. Nickel-plated dumb bells nicely polished and furnished with rubber bands, so that when they drop they do not make a noise, are furnished by Spalding also, and the prices are as specified below : No. iB, I-lb. size, 65 cents per pair; No. 2B, SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 2-lb., 75 cents; No. 3B, 3-lb., $1; No. 4B, 4-lb., $1.15; No. 5B, 5-lb., $1.25. It is necessary to have Indian club and dumb bell hangers in order to keep the indian clubs and dumb bells in proper shape. They should not be scattered around the room, but by simply putting up a pair of hangers they can be kept in good condition, and out of the way when not in use. Spalding furnishes these hangers, made of iron and nicely japanned, at prices as noted. No. 3, for Indian clubs, complete with screws for attaching, 16 cents per pair. No. 4, for dumb bells, complete with screws for attaching, 16 cents per pair. No. 5, for Indian clubs, mounted on oak strips, 25 cents per pair. No. 6, for dumb bells, mounted on oak strips, 25 cents per pair. Many men do not realize the importance of exercise as a preventive of disease, and as an aid to the enjoyment of good health. It is not so important to have large powerful muscles, as it is to have perfect digestion; it is not so essential to have wonderful agihty as it is to possess a strong regular heart, and the importance of having good lungs and kidneys is something that cannot be overestimated. Natural functions of the body are aided by rational exercises; different parts of the body are kept in good condition if exercise is regular. If this was thor- oughly understood and the importance of it realized by all men. the race would be healthier and have better chance of developing further, and beyond what has been achieved so far. It rests, however, in the hands of each individual to see to it himself that he uses the health that is his to further develop his bodily strength. Exercise is a debt that every man owes to his constitution, and he cannot pay it up too promptly. Heredity gave to each of us as a gift ^\\^ a certain quota of health. Posterity demands that SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. you increase that quota to as great an extent as possible, and even if we do not value health for ourselves, we should have enough considera- tion for those who are to come after us to leave them no greater handicap in the race of life than we started with. To do this it is not necessary for us to become athletes or to neglect our business affairs. Good health simply necessitates that we take a moderate amount of exercise in a rational way. Following out the idea of having other members of the family enter into the matter of exercises, so that it becomes a family concern, and not merely a matter for one individual member of the family, there is one article of exercise that lends itself naturally to exercises in the home — that is the Medicine Ball. Many people — in fact, a great many — do not know anything about exercising with the medicine ball. Some of them have never heard of this article, or if they have heard of it, perhaps imagine it is something altogether different from what it really is. To all of those we would recommend that they get im- mediately a copy of the Spalding Athletic Library, No. 262, entitled "Exercises with the Medicine Ball." The following is an extract from this publication; "One of the aims of physical training is to make exercise interesting and enjoyable. To be beneficial in the highest sense it must be recreative. Particularly is this true of physical exercise for business men. As a class, in their daily work they are kept on a constant mental strain. Besides, they are, to a large degree, physically inactive. Life becomes too intense, too serious, too sordid. Exercise, therefore, for business men, must be largely recreative, relaxing and restful.' This is in the category that we class exercises with the medi- cine ball. It is particularly useful for the business man, especially m his own home. Spalding fur- nishes three different sizes of medicine balls, weigh- ing [from 4 to 9 pounds. Covering is ot selected tanned leather, sewn in the same manner as a foot ball. The quahty throughout is first-class. Par- SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. ticular care has been taken in making these balls to be sure that they would hold their shape. The exercises with the ball consists of throwing the ball from one to another, and the catching of it develops the chest, exer- cises the back, arms, and legs, and, in fact, improves the whole system. The price of the medicine ball is — for the No. ii, 4-lb. baU, $5; for the No. 12, 6-lb. ball, $6 each, and for the No. 13, 9-lb. bah, $7 each. As an aid to limbering up and making the muscles supple, the wands and wooden bar bell should not be neglected. Spal- dmg furnishes a very satisfactory style of calisthenic wand in their No. 4, 4^ feet long and i inch in diameter. The cost of these is very reasonable, the price being $1.60 per dozen. They also furnish a school wand, their No. t,, s^ feet long, made of straight-grain maple, for $1.30 per dozen, and in the bar bells their best grade is known as the Model S. This was specially designed by Dr. Watson L. Savage, of New York City. Has large pear-shaped ends with a flexible hickory shaft one-half inch in diameter, producing a vibratory exercise similar to that obtained with the French wand. The price of the Model S, Savage bar bells is $6 per dozen, and for the ordinary bar bells, Spalding No. 2, made of selected material, highly polished, and 5 feet long, the price is $5 per dozen. An article that is interesting as part of the exercising equip- ment in the home is a suitable style of striking bag platform or disk fitted with a good durable bag. Spalding furnishes a very satisfactory article of this character in their No. Y disk, the price of which, complete with bag, is $5 each. They also furnish other styles in their No. FR for $5, without bag, and their No. CR for $7.50, without bag. Striking bags they furnish in prices from 90 cents up to $7 each. It is well for all of those who are inter- ested in exercising, who may by any chance SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. need anything of this kind, to send for a copy of the Spalding catalogue. It should be kept convenient, so that orders can be sent in as any article of exercise may be required, and the prices of the Spalding apparatus and exercising and athletic goods will be found reasonable when the quality of the material and workmanship furnished is considered. The addresses of the Spalding stores, from which copies of the catalogue will be mailed on application, are as follows: New York City — 124-128 Nassau Street and 29-33 West Forty-second Street. Philadelphia, Pa. — 1013 Filbert Street. Boston, Mass. — 73 Federal Street. Baltimore, Md. — 208 East Baltimore Street. Washington, D. C. — 709 Fourteenth Street, N. W. (Colorado Building. Pittsburg, Pa. — 439 Wood Street. Buffalo, N. Y. — 611 Main Street. Syracuse, N. Y. — University Block. Chicago, 111. — 147-149 Wabash Avenue. St. Louis, Mo. — 710 Pine Street. Cincinnati, Ohio — Fountain Square, 27 East Fifth Street. Kansas City, Mo. — iiii Walnut Street, Minneapolis, Minn. — 507 Second Avenue, South. New Orleans, La. — 140 Carondelet Street, Denver, Col. — 16 16 Arapahoe Street. San Francisco, Cal. — 134 Geary Street. Detroit, Mich. — 254 Woodward Avenue. Cleveland, Ohio — 741 Euclid Avenue. Montreal, Canada — 443 St. James Street. . London, England — 53, 54, 55, Fetter Lane. $pufTalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cincinnati Montreal, Canada London, Enji'land HIGHEST AWARDS KOR. SPALDING ATHLETIC GOODS GRAND PRIZE /<^^ GRAND PRIX 5^0") PARIS ST. LOUIS 1904 The Laflin Friction Rowing Machine THE means used to produce the resistance is a simple friction clutch, which takes instant hold at the com- mencement of the stroke and retains the pressure till Its completion, when it instantly releases it precisely as m a boat. Quickly taken apart without loosening any bolts or screws. Each machine is adjustable to any amount of friction or resistance. No. 119. Complete, $16.00 ,pj) A. C. SPALDING & BROS. g New York Chicago St, Louis Denver <^^r. t?,.o ^ 1 ^ Kerns* Rowing Machine Suitable alike for the athlete or the ordinary man or woman. Operated just like rowing a boat. I^HE ideal boat for home use and training purposes. Used by the * leading^ athletic clubs, colleges and prominent oarsmen of the world, and pronounced the most perfect rowing machine ever produced. Fitted with the Kerns' Patent Roller Seat and Shoes, the shoes having a three- inch adjustment, to suit either a tall or a short person. By turning a thumb-nut the belt can be tightened to any desired degree, and more or less friction thrown into the running parts, imitating the resistance which exists when forcing a rowboat through the water. The weaker sex can use the machine by simply loosening the thumb-nut. which re- duces the resistance; and on the other hand, by reversing the operation, the resistance can be so increased that the strongest athlete can have any amount of resistance. The oars are pivoted in such a way that the i operator can handle and turn them the same as he would during the re- / turn and feathering motion with a boat oar. / No. 600. Each, $30.00 Prices subject to change without notice A. C. SPALDING & BROS. Send for Complete Catalogue of I Sloy-cfi in all large cities. all Athletic Sports, I See inside cover page of this book. HIGHEST AWARDS FOR SPAUMNG ATHLETIC GOODS Spalding Improved Medicine Balls Q W^ 'EIGH from four to nine pounds. The covering- is of se- lected tan leather sewn in the same manner as our foot balls. Quality throughout has been much improved and the balls as now made are extremely durable. The exercise consists of throwing ball to one another, and the catching of it develops the chest, exer- cises the back, arms, legs; in fact, improves the whole system. b Each, $5.00 6.00 7.00 A. C. SPALDING & BROS. (C_. I New York Chicago St. Louis Denver San Francisco Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cincinnati I Montreal. Canada London, England HIGHEST AWARDS FOR SPALDING ATHLETIC GOODS GRAND PRIZE ST. LOUIS 1904 ^ CF GRAND PRIX PARIS 1900 BAR STALLS THIS well known and popular piece of apar- atus is particularly adapted for use in the home, as it is compact, of simple construction, and because it may be used for the great- est variety of movements affecting every part of the body. The principal re- quirements of apparatus for the home are abdomen and chest movements, and for these the Bar Stall is especially adapted. Apparatus more compact cannot be found. The Stall is to be erected against the wall, behind a door, or against any flat surface. The dimensions are nine feet high, thirty-two inches wide, and it extends six inches into the room. It is of such simple construction that anyone can put it up in a few minutes, and best of all, it is impossible to get out of order, there being no moving or working parts. Made from selected hard pine, modelled after the lat- est and most approved pat- tern, oval fronts, round corners, etc. The rungs are maple, having square tenons on end, fitting mortise in upright, and firmly wedged in place. There is no possi- bility of their working loose or turning. Nicely finished and well made throughout. Furnished complete with necessary wall boards, floor flanges for upright screws, etc. Where it is necessary to attach this to a door it can be supplied smaller in size or less in height than as described above. No. 204. Bar Stalls. Per section, $8.00 =^ HIGHEST AWARDS rOR SPALDING ATHLETIC GOODS GRAND PRIZE ST. LOUIS 1904 GRAND PRIX PARIS 1900 IRON DUMB BELLS Made on approved models in black enamel. nicely balanced and finished Sizes 2 to 40 pounds. Per pound. . 6c. Over 40 pounds. . 8c. Bar Bells, any weight, wrought iron handles, any length made speci- ally. Ber pound, 10c. NICKEL-PLATED DUMB BELLS Nickel-plated and polished. Per pair. IN. I lb. $ .25 2N.2 ' .50 3N.3" .65 4N.4" .75 5N. 5'* 1.00 Nickel-Plated Dumb Bells with Rubber Bands Nickel-plated and polished. Per pair. IB. lib. $ .65 2B. 2 " .75 3B. 3 " 1.00 4B. 4 " 1.15 5B. 5 " 1.25 ^ A. C. SPALDING & BROS. (U. New York Chicago St. Louis Denver San Francisco Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cincinnati Montreal, Canada London, England GOLD MEDAL INDIAN CLIDS Natural Color, Lathe Polished, High Finish _^-^ Spalding Gold Medal Indian Clubs are made of selected first grade clear maple, in two popular models, and are perfect in balance. Each club bears fac-simile of the Spalding Gold Aledal, and one pair is wraped in each paper bag. Model E — Weig^hts specified are for each club. .60 .60 .75 lb. lb. lb. $ .85 .95 1.10 // ^M Model B- Weights specified are for^ each club. 1; $ .45 1% lb. .45 2 lb. .50 3 lb. $ .55 «^ « .60 ^^ Model B Spalding's handsomely illustrated catalogue of Athletic Sports mailed free to any address. C. SPALDING Sc BROS. New York Chicago St. Louis Denver San Francisco Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cincinnati Montreal, Canada London, England HIGHEST AWARDS FOR SPALDING ATHLETIC GOODS GRAND PRIZE /^^^ GRAND PRIX ST. LOUIS n5PA""H|j)') PARIS a. Spalding Doorway Horizonral Bar The keys fastened to each end of bar fit in the side cleats, which are secured to door jamb and hold the bar firmly in place. The parts are of malleable iron, very light, yet strong enough to sustain the heaviest man. The bar may be quickly removed when not in use, leaving no projecting part. No. 101. Complete with parts, $2.00 *)) ^ A. C. SPALDING & BROS. (? New York Chicago St. Louis Denver San Francisco Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cincinnati Montreal, Canada London, England HIGHEST AWARDS FOR SPALDING ATHLETIC GOODS GRAND PRIZE /^^^ GRAND PRIX ST. LOUIS V(SPW£!!l|j)') PARIS 1904 \9 Bags, Bat 21 Bags, Bathing Suit 32 Bags, Caddv GO, 67 Bags, Striking U)2. 103 Bags, Uniform 21 Balls, Base 4-7 Balls, Basket 84, 85 Balls, Croquet 76 Balls, Foot 70, 71 Balls, Hand 94 Balls, Field Hockey... 74 Balls, Indoor Base.... 92 Balls, Golf 64, 65, 69 Balls, Lacrosse 88 Balls, Medicine 114 Balls, Polo 89 Balls, Tennis 48, 49 Balls, Squash 56 Balls, Volley 94 Balls, Water Polo .... 94 Bandages, Elastic 30 Bars, Ash Ill Bar Stalls 115 Bars, Doorway 118 Bases, Base Ball 20 Bases, Indoor 92 Basket Ball Wear 86. 87 Bats, Base Ball 8-10 Bats, Indoor 92 Bat Bags, Base Ball.. 21 Bathing- Suits 32-33 Belts 25, 72 Bladders 71,85,103 Bows, Archery 78, 79 Caddy Bags 66, 67 Caps, Base Ball 26 Caps, University 27 Centre P"'orks, Iron 54 Centre Straps. Canvas. 54 Chest Weights 100, 107 Circle, 7-f t 82 Clock Golf 69 Coats, Base Ball 24 Corks, Running 35 Covers, Racket 54 Cricket Goods 57 Croquet Goods 76 Discus, Olympic 81 Disks, Striking Bag.. 104, 1()5 Dumb Bells 110, 111 Elastic Bandages .30 Emblems 2( Equestrian Polo Exercisers, Home Exercisers, Whitely... Fencing Goods Field Hockey Sticks... Flags, College Foot Balls Foul Flags Gloves, Base Ball Gloves, Boxing Gloves, Fencing Gloves, Foot Ball Gloves, Golf Gloves, Striking Bag.. Goals, Basket Ball Goals, Field Hockey... Goals, Foot Ball Goals, Lacrosse Goals. Polo Golf Clubs Golf Goods Grips. Athletic Guy Ropes and Pegs.. Gymhasium, Outdoor. . . Hammers. Athletic... Handle Covers, Rubber Hats, University Home Gymnasium ..... Horizontal Bars 1 Hurdles, Safety Hob Nails Horns, Umpires' Indian Clubs 110,111 Indoor Base Ball 92 Inflaters, Striking Bag. 103 Jackets, Swimming.... .32 Jerseys .38 Knee Tights 37 Knickerbockers 37. 73 Lacrosse 88 Lanes for Sprints, Lawn Bowls Ix>ckers Page 75 120 120 95-98 74 83 70-71 20 16, 17 99-101 97 31 67 103 85 74 71 88 89 58. 63 58-69 35 53 121 80 54 27 116 18, 119 82 41, 67 82 82 77 124 55 18 98 118 114 83 Mitts. Base Ball 11-15 Mitts, Striking Bag... 1(J3 Nets, Tennis 50, 51 Numbers, Competitors'- 35 Markers. Tennis.., Masks, Base Ball. Masks, Fencing.... Mattresses Medicine Balls Megai)liones SPALDING'S ILLUSTRATED CATA- LOGUE AND PRICE LIST FURNISHED FREE UPON APPLICATION TO ANY OF SPALDING'S STORES-FOR LOCA- TION OF WHICH SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER OF THIS BOOK. :::::: Page Page Paint, Golf 69 Shoes, Gymnasium . . . 43 Pants, Base Ball 25 Shoes, Indoor Jumping. 35 Pants, Cricket 36 Shoes. Jumping 34, 35 Pants, Foot Ball 7.3 Shoes, Indoor Running. 35 Pants, Running 35 Shoes, Running 34 Parallel Bars 119 Shoes, Squa.sh 41 Pistol. Starter's 82 Shoes, Tennis 42 Plates, Base Ball Shoe 20 Shoe Plates, Base Ball 20 Plates, Home 20 Shot 80 Plates, Marking 55 Skates, Roller 90, 91 Plates, Pitchers' Toe.. 20 Skull Caps 73 Plates, Pitchers' Box.. 20 Sleeve Bands 83 Poles, Vaulting 81 Slippers, Bathing 32 Polo, Equestrian 75 Stockings 29 Polo, Roller 89 Stop Board 82 Presses, Racket 54 Stop Watch 82 Protection for Shoe 28 31 Plates Supporters, Ankle 28, 30 Protection for Shoe Suspensories 31, 72 Spikes 35 Sweaters 24, 39, 40 Protectors, Ease Ball.. 19 Swivels, Striking Bag. 102 Protector, Thumb 85 Push Ball 94 Take-Off Board 82 Pushers, Chamois 35 Tape, Rubber Adhesive 54 Puttees, Golf 41 Tapes, Marking 55 Tapes, Measuring 82 Quoits 114 Targets, Archery 79 Tennis Rackets 44-47 Racket Covers Tennis Nets Tennis Posts 50. 51 51-53 Rackets, Lawn Tennis. 44-47 56 54 49 Rackets. Squash Tennis 55 Racket Presses Rackets Restrung Tights, Full Length... Toe Board 37 82 Rackets, Squash 56 53 117 Reels for Tennis Posts Trousers, Tennis, Out- Rings, Swinging 116, 117 ing Trousers, Y. M. C. A. 36 Rink Skates 91 37 Roque Goods , 77 Trunks, Velvet 37 Rowing Machines 108, 109 Trunks, Worsted 32 Score Books, Base Ball Score Books, Basket Ball 21 85 69 Umpire Indicator Uniform Bags 21 21 Score Books, Golf Uniforms, Base Ball... 22-23 Score Books, Tennis... Scoring Tablets 54 21 Uniforms, Indoor Underwear, Athletic. . . 93 36 Shin Guards 72, 74, 89 Varnish for Gut 54 Shirts, Base Ball 25 Vaulting Standards. . . . 81 Shirts, Outing Shirts, Quarter Sleeve. 30 37 Volley Ball Standards. 94 Shirts, Sleeveless 37 Waist Reducing Ma- 28 87 42 113 Shoes, Basket Ball 111 Shoes, Bowling Watches. Stop 82 Shoes Cross Countiy.. Shoes, Cricket 34 42 97 32 Weights, 56-lb 80 Shoes, Fencing Whistles, Referees'... 82 Shoes, Foot Ball 72 Wrist Machines 120 Shoes, Golf 41 Wrestline Machines... 113 ff.ki r-r 190' Albert G. and J. Walter Spalding commenced business March 1st, 1876, at Chicago, under the firm name A. G. Spalding & Bro. , with a capital of $800. Two years later their brother-in-law, William T. Brown, came into the business, and the firm name was then changed to A, G. Spalding & Bros. The business was founded on the Athletic reputation of ]\Ir. A. G. Spalding, who acquired a national prominence in the realm of Sport, as Captain and Pitcher of the Forest City's of Rockford, 111. (1865-70), the original Boston Base Ball Club (Champions of the United States, 1871-75), and the Chicago Ball Club (1876-77), first Champions of the National League. He was also one of the original organizers, and for many years a director, of the National League of America, the premier Base Ball organization of the world. Mr. Spalding has taken an important part in Base Ball affairs ever since it became the National Game of the United States at the close of the Civil War in 1865. The returning veterans of that War, who had played the game as a camp diversion, dis- seminated this new American field sport throughout the country, and thus gave it its national character. Base Ball Goods were the only articles of merchandise carried the first year, the total sales amounting to $11,000. Gradually implements and accessories of Athletic Sports were added, until the firm now manufacture the requisites for all kinds of Athletic Sports, Originally the firm contracted for their supplies from outside manufacturers, but finding it impossible, by this method, to keep the standard of quality up to their high ideals, they gradually commenced the manufacture of their own goods, and by the acquisition from time to time of various established factories located in difTerent parts of the country, are now able to, and do manufacture in their own factories everything bearing the Spalding Trade-Mark, which stands the world over as a guarantee of the highest quality,. There are over three thousand persons employed in various capacities in A. G. Spalding & Bros.' facteries and stores located in all the leading cities of the United States, Canada and England. A capital of over $4,000,000 is employed in carrying on this busi- ness, and the annual sales exceed the total combined annual sales of all other manufacturers in the world making a similar line of goods. A. G. Spalding & Bros, have always taken a leading part in the introduction, encouragement and support of all new Sports and Games, and the prominence attained by Athletic Sports in the United States is in a very great measure due to the energy, enterprise and liberality of this progressive concern. They were the pioneers, and in fact the founders, of the Athletic Goods Trade in America, and are now universally recognized as the undisputed Leaders in the Athletic Goods line throughout the world. The late Marshall Field of Chicago, America's greatest Mer- chant, speaking of the business of A. G. Spalding & Bros., said: "I am familiar with its early career, growth and development, and when I compare its unpromising outlook and the special field for its operations that existed at its inception in 1876, with its present magnitude, I consider it one of the most remarkable mercantile successes of the world." The millions of Athletes using them, and the thousands of Dealers selling them, attest to the High Quality of Spalding's Athletic Goods, and the/ must determine the futurt history of this concern. ATHLETIC I/IBI LIBRARY OF CONGRESS !!!!! !!!!! !!'" !"" '"" ■■'■' "■" *"" ' ■•>■ '"" im im A separate book covers ever and is Official and Standard Price 10 cents each 006 010 973 4 ^ GRAND PRIZE ^T. LOUIS, 1904 GRAND PRIX PARIS, 190O SPALDING ATHLETIC GOODS RE THE STANDARD OF THE WORLD ' A.G.SPALDING & BROS. TAIN WHOLESALE and RETAIL STORES in tf?e FOLLOWING CITItS V YORK ^i^ty. HILADELPHIA ST BOSTON ^' BALTIMORE WASHINGTON PITTSBURG BUFFALO SYRACUSE NEW ORLEANS MONTREAL, CAN. CHICAGO ST. LOUIS CINCINNATI CLEVELAND DETROIT KANSAS CITY MINNEAPOLIS DENVER PAMQ SAN FRANCISCO LONDON, ENG ,.ty u'ut opvratcd Jby A.C.Spaliliny & Bros, and where allofSpaldiny: ,,.,.^.v /-.,„./ ^ ..r-.' rnadv arc located in the fclloyving cities NBVr YORK CHICAGO^ SAR rRANCISCCT: CHICOPEB. ^A^ BROOKLYN BOSTON PHILADELPHIA LONDON, EWQ. *^