Spalding Athletic Library sold sports and exercise books through American Sports Publishing Company from 1892 to 1941. Both companies were owned and founded by Spalding. Books cover over 30 different sports and exercises, and over 20 different organizations.

History

Growth of Spalding Athletic Library

A. G. Spalding Albert Goodwill Spalding (September 2, 1849 – September 9, 1915) was an American pitcher, manager, and executive in the early years of professional baseball, and the co-founder of A.G. Spalding sporting goods company. He was born and raise ...

created the

Spalding (company) Spalding is an American sports equipment manufacturing company founded by Albert Spalding in Chicago, in 1876, although it is now headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Spalding currently primarily focuses on basketball, mainly producing bal ...

in 1876. Spalding has sold sports equipment from late 1876 to present. Spalding Athletic Library sold sports and exercise books through the American Sports Publishing Company from 1892 to 1941. Both companies were owned and founded by Spalding. Spalding created the Spalding Athletic Library in 1892. and founded the American Sports Publishing Company, incorporated in New Jersey in 1892. American Sports Publishing Company used a New York address from 1892 to 1941.

James Edward Sullivan James Edward Sullivan (8 November 1862 – 16 September 1914) was an American sports official of Irish descent. He was one of the founders of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) on Jan 21, 1888, serving as its secretary from 1889 until 1906 whe ...

was President of the American Sports Publishing Company from 1892 to 1914 which published the Spalding Athletic Library. John Doyle (vice president) was another key executive for the publishing company from 1892 to 1941. Spalding Co purchased Wright & Ditson Co in 1892 and AJ Reach Co. in 1889. For several years after the purchases, Wright & Ditson Co and AJ Reach Co continued to publish sports books separately from the Spalding Athletic Library name. Professional baseball player

George Wright George Wright may refer to: Politics, law and government * George Wright (MP) (died 1557), MP for Bedford and Wallingford * George Wright (governor) (1779–1842), Canadian politician, lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island * George Wright ...

co-founded Wright & Ditson Co; and professional baseball player

Al Reach Alfred James Reach (May 25, 1840 – January 14, 1928) was an Anglo-American sportsman who, after becoming one of the early stars of baseball in the National Association, went on to become an influential executive, publisher, sporting goods manuf ...

founded AJ Reach Co. The Spalding Baseball Guides were published under AG Spalding & Bros until 1893-1894, and starting in 1894-1895 by American Sports Publishing Company (but not using the Spalding Athletic Library name). 1941, the American Sports Publishing Company (and Spalding Athletic Library) was sold to A.S. Barnes & Co. The books now sold under A.S. Barnes & Co. name. In 1941 A.S. Barnes & Co. took over publishing the NCAA sports rules and record books from Spalding.

Mail order catalogue

Spalding produced mail order catalogues that provided a description, price and picture of their sports equipment, sports books, and exercise books. A couple of examples are How to Play Golf for 25 cents, How to Play Basketball at 10 cents, and How to Train for Bicycling at 10 cents.

Organizations

Sports and exercise books (guide books and rule books) were produced by Spalding Athletic Library for numerous organizations. Some of the organizations included:

Amateur Athletic Union The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is an amateur sports organization based in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs. It has ...

(AAU), Association Football, Athletic League of the Young Men's Christian Associations of North American (

YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by George Williams in London, originally ...

), Inter-Collegiate Association of Amateur Gymnasts of America, Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States (

IC4A IC4A Championships (Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America) is an annual men's competition held at different colleges every year. Association was established in 1875, the competition (started in 1876) served as the top level col ...

), National Association of Professional Base Ball Leagues,

National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...

(NCAA), National Indoor Baseball Association of the United States, National Roque Association of America, Olympic Games, Public Schools Athletic League, Pacific Association of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, Pacific Northwest Association of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, Public School Athletic Association of Jersey City, Public School Athletic Association of Newark, Texas Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association, United States Inter-Collegiate Lacrosse Association, and Young Men's Christian Associations of North American (

). May 1896 the ''Official Rowing Guide'' was issued. Frederick R Fortmeyer (secretary of the

National Association of Amateur Oarsmen The National Association of Amateur Oarsmen, organized in 1872, was the first national governing body of the sport of rowing in the United States, and the first American sports organization to publish a definition of "amateur". Before the NAAO, re ...

) compiled the 86 page guide. It also includes laws governing the association. By 1898 the following leagues (associations) had already formed: The Amateur Hockey League of New York, The Amateur Hockey Association of Canada, and The Ontario Hockey Association. The 1898 Spalding Athletic Library book includes rules (laws) and results for each league (association). July 1908, Spalding issued the official athletic rules of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States. In 1918 Spalding issued a book, ''Army and Navy Camp YMCA Physical Work'' to support athletic activities. In 1919 ''Official Athletic Almanac of the American Expeditionary Forces 1919 A.E.F. Championships Inter-Allied Games'' was issued.

Media coverage

Reviews are regarding the Spalding Athletic Library include:. 1914 Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper stated, ". . . the largest sports publishing concern in the United States". An article by the

Society for American Baseball Research The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is a membership organization dedicated to fostering the research and dissemination of the history and record of baseball primarily through the use of statistics. Established in Cooperstown, New ...

(SABR) states, "It lasted for many years and enjoyed the greatest success of any publication of its kind." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (

Brooklyn Eagle :''This article covers both the historical newspaper (1841–1955, 1960–1963), as well as an unrelated new Brooklyn Daily Eagle starting 1996 published currently'' The ''Brooklyn Eagle'' (originally joint name ''The Brooklyn Eagle'' and ''King ...

) newspaper stated regarding this collection, “devoted to all athletics pastimes, indoor and outdoor, and is the recognized American cyclopedia of sport”. 1902 Standard Union remarked on Spalding Athletic Library, "The almanac is now recognized throughout the United States as the official authority on all matters pertaining to records". 1902 Spalding book on Boxing, Brooklyn Citizen states, "... a vast amount of valuable and interesting information. Mr Elmer is the actor-pugilist, formerly sparing partner for James J. Corbett ..." In 1904 book publisher D. Appleton & Co. issued several sports books with editor

Ralph Henry Barbour Ralph Henry Barbour (November 13, 1870 – February 19, 1944) was an American novelist, who primarily wrote popular works of sports fiction for boys. In collaboration with L. H. Bickford, he also wrote as Richard Stillman Powell, notably ''Phylli ...

using information from prior Spalding Athletic Library books by special arrangement from American Sports Publishing. The 1916 Handbook of Athletic Games (MacMillan Company) stated on the Library, "For many handbooks on the different Track and Field events and coaching advice from experts; also for laying out of athletic fields and conduct of meets. The Hamilton Review stated on the Athletic Almanac, "This book can be used as an absolute reliable authority on athletic records".

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

, August 4, 1906 stated, "In publishing his review of the Olympic games of 1906 at Athens, James E Sullivan, the American representative appointed by President Roosevelt as the Commissioner of this Nation to the revival of the grand Hellenic festival, has produced a work that stands unrivaled in interest and of the utmost value as a book of reference and record". Jennifer Harbster's Feb 12, 2014 review noted “If you have been involved in a sport, I am sure you recognize the Spalding name as the sporting-goods manufacturer and retailer. In the late 19th century Spalding also created a publishing house- the American Sports Publishing Company- which was responsible for publishing the infamous Spalding Guide series of sport/game/recreational guides, rules and almanacs”.

First 36 books

The following are books published between 1892 and May 1895. Numbers 2, 3, and 4 were "issued monthly" under the Volume and Number. "Issue monthly" was later dropped from the cover. The first eighteen books were issued in between 1892 to 1894. Books nineteen to thirty six were issued between 1894 to May 1895. Numerous books were published until 1941.

Sports and exercise

1892 Bowling scene - Spalding's Athletic Library

Spalding Athletic Library covered a variety of sports and exercises. Advertisement inside Spalding includes lists of available books which include

Archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...

, Athletics (Track and Field; All Around;

Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open coun ...

and

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

, Bicycling,

Bowling Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), though ...

Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

Canoeing Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. Common meanings of the term are limited to when the canoeing is the central purpose of the activity. Broader meanings include when it is combined with other acti ...

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

Croquet Croquet ( or ; french: croquet) is a sport that involves hitting wooden or plastic balls with a mallet through hoops (often called "wickets" in the United States) embedded in a grass playing court. Its international governing body is the Wor ...

Curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding ...

Fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, s ...

, (American) Football,

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

, Gymnast,

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

, Hockey,

Jujutsu Jujutsu ( ; ja, link=no, 柔術 , ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu, is a family of Japanese martial arts and a system of close combat (unarmed or with a minor weapon) that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdu ...

Lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensively ...

, Lawn Sports, Polo,

Pushball Pushball is a game played by two sides on a field usually long and wide, with a ball in diameter and in weight. Occasionally, much heavier balls were used. The sides usually number eleven each, there being five forwards, two left-wings, two rig ...

Quoits Quoits ( or ) is a traditional game which involves the throwing of metal, rope or rubber rings over a set distance, usually to land over or near a spike (sometimes called a hob, mott or pin). The game of quoits encompasses several distinct vari ...

Racquetball Racquetball is a racquet sport and a team sport played with a hollow rubber ball on an indoor or outdoor court. Joseph Sobek invented the modern sport of racquetball in 1950, adding a stringed racquet to paddleball in order to increase velo ...

Rowing (sport) Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

, Rugby, Skating, Soccer (Football),

Squash (sport) Squash is a racket-and- ball sport played by two or four players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow, rubber ball. The players alternate in striking the ball with their rackets onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court. T ...

Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

Tumbling (gymnastics) Tumbling, sometimes referred to as power tumbling, is a gymnastics discipline in which participants perform a series of acrobatic skills down a long Sprung floor, sprung track. Each series, known as a pass, comprises eight elements in which the ...

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

, and

Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

Bodybuilding Bodybuilding is the use of progressive resistance exercise to control and develop one's muscles (muscle building) by muscle hypertrophy for aesthetic purposes. It is distinct from similar activities such as powerlifting because it focuses ...

books included Dumb Bell,

Indian club Indian clubs, which originated in the Indian subcontinent, are a type of exercise equipment used to present resistance in movement to develop strength and mobility. They consist of juggling club shaped wooden clubs of varying sizes and weights, ...

, Medicine Ball, and Pulley Weights. In the self defense series, Jiu Jitsui with poses by A Minami and K Koyama.

Sports

Baseball

Spalding (Official) Baseball Guide was available 1870s to 1941. The Baseball Guide was published by A. G. Spalding & Bros. 1870s to 1893, and Spalding Athletic Library from 1894 until 1941. Henry Chadwick, through the Spalding Athletic Library collection, added the "Technical Terms of Base Ball" in 1897.

Johnny Evers John Joseph Evers (July 21, 1881 – March 28, 1947) was an American professional baseball second baseman and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1902 through 1917 for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, and Philadelphia Philli ...

baseball hall of fame athlete added “How to Play Second Base” to the collection of the Spalding Athletic Library. Published by American Sports Publishing Company in New York, and the price on the cover was 10 cents. Copyright 1917. Topics include “Thinking Out Plays in Advance”, “Advise Against Blocking”, and “Important Foot-Work.” The book also includes pictures and diagrams to assist with learning baseball. In 1917

Billy Evans William George Evans (February 10, 1884 – January 23, 1956), nicknamed "The Boy Umpire", was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1906 to 1927. He became, at age 22, the youngest umpire in majo ...

"noted American League Umpire" teamed up with the Spalding Athletic Library for the book, "How to umpire". In 1922 a Spalding baseball uniform (cap, shirt, belt, pants, stockings, mitt and ball) and a Spalding book “How to Pitch” was available for $6.75 from Spalding in Newark. In 1906 the book alone sold for ten cents

Ty Cobb Tyrus Raymond Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "the Georgia Peach", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder. He was born in rural Narrows, Georgia. Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, the las ...

wrote "Strategy in the Outfield." 1919 American Sports Publishing printed a thirty-two page magazine on baseball that included the "choosin' up" illustration by

Leslie Thrasher Charles Leslie Thrasher (September 15, 1889 – December 2, 1936) was an American illustrator best known for his magazine covers for ''Liberty'' magazine and the ''Saturday Evening Post''. Biography Thrasher was born in Piedmont, West Virginia, ...

Basketball

Spalding worked with Dr.

James Naismith James Naismith (; November 6, 1861November 28, 1939) was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball. After moving to the United States, he wrote ...

to develop the official basketball and rule book in the 1893-1894. Spalding published guides on Basketball from the 1893-1894 to 1940-1941. The guides were also used by the

(NCAA) and the

(AAU)

Boxing

1902 William Elmer and Spalding issued "Boxing". The New York Times, stated that the work provided a comprehensive look at pugilist, and prize ring history. 1913 and 1917 Spalding issued, “Boxing: a guide to the Manly Art of Self Defense. “ Includes the Science of Boxing, sparing partners, rules, hints, and many illustrations. 1914 “How to Punch a Bag” by Young Corbett was issued. Includes sample workouts, instructions, and illustrations. 1932 “A.A.U. Boxing: Official Rules, Amateur Athletic Union of the United States: Olympic Rules (international Amateur Boxing Federation Rules)” was issued.

American football

Spalding published guides on

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

from the 1893 to 1940. Hall of Fame coach

Walter Camp Walter Chauncey Camp (April 7, 1859 – March 14, 1925) was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". Among a long list of inventions, he created the sport's line of scrimmage and the system ...

was used to write many of these guides. These guides were for pro football and the

. In 1896 Walter Camp's the Official Football Guide was adopted by universities such as Cornell, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, and Yale as the official rule book. The 1911 Walter Camp's Official Football Guide includes an All-American Football Team list, football highlights, scores, and records for major universities; and rules with diagrams. Smithsonian

Retrieved Dec 16, 2020

Soccer (football)

Thomas Cahill (soccer) Thomas W. Cahill (December 25, 1864 — September 29, 1951) was one of the founding fathers of soccer in the United States, and is considered the most important administrator in U.S. Soccer before World War II. Cahill formed the United States ...

and others assisted on creating Spalding Official Soccer (Football) Guides. The 1912 Spalding Official Soccer (Football) Guide include information on the 1912 Olympics, associations (AAFA,

FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...

, American Amateur Foot Ball Association, and others), clubs, scores, records, standings, articles, and photographs. The New York Footballer's Protective Association was founded August 1912 for assisting injured athletes. In 1911 Canadian

George Orton George Washington F. Orton (January 10, 1873 – June 24, 1958) was a Canadian middle and long-distance runner. In 1900, he became the first Canadian to win a medal at an Olympic Games. He won a bronze in the 400 metre hurdles, and then, 45 ...

teamed up with

for the Spalding Athletic Library Official Association Soccer (Foot Ball) Guide. In 1920 J A McWeeney (from London) was editor for How to Play Soccer. The Spalding Soccer (Football) guides were available from 1904-1905 to 1923-1924.

Croquet

Spalding issued several rules and laws books on Croquet in between 1911 to 1931, editor

Charles Jacobus Charles Jacobus (May 1, 1840 – November 24, 1922) was an American roque player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluen ...

for the 1910 issue.

Golf

May 1895 Spalding issued Official Golf Guide, revised by L B Stoddard, which included rules, regulations, history and illustrations. Golf champions

Harry Vardon Henry William Vardon (9 May 1870 – 20 March 1937) was a professional golfer from Jersey. He was a member of the Great Triumvirate with John Henry Taylor and James Braid. Vardon won The Open Championship a record six times, and also won the ...

and

James Braid (golfer) James Braid (6 February 1870 – 27 November 1950) was a Scottish professional golfer and a member of the Great Triumvirate of the sport alongside Harry Vardon and John Henry Taylor. He won The Open Championship five times. He also was a renow ...

collaborated on several editions of "How to Play Golf".

Tom Bendelow Tom Bendelow (1868–1936), nicknamed "The Johnny Appleseed of American Golf" and "The Dean of American Golf", was a Scottish American golf course architect during the first half of the twentieth century. He is credited with having designed some ...

was editor on many Spalding Athletic Library's official golf guides in the early years. The guides included information on championships, illustrations, and "how to". June 1901, Spalding issued the official golf guide by Charles S Cox which includes article and pictures of Harry Vardon.

Grantland Rice Henry Grantland "Granny" Rice (November 1, 1880July 13, 1954) was an early 20th-century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio. Early years Rice wa ...

and

Bobby Jones (golfer) Robert Tyre Jones Jr. (March 17, 1902 – December 18, 1971) was an American amateur golfer who was one of the most influential figures in the history of the sport; he was also a lawyer by profession. Jones founded and helped design the August ...

teamed up for Spalding's Golf Guide 1932.

Ice hockey

Spalding created guides for

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

starting 1897-1898 to 1941. The 1897-1898 guide was edited by JA Tuthill of the

Montclair Athletic Club (ice hockey) The Montclair Athletic Club was an amateur ice hockey team from Montclair, New Jersey in existence during the late 1890s. Montclair Athletic Club played one game during the 1895–96 season and exhibition games during the 1896–97 season against ...

. These guides were also for the

Arthur Farrell Arthur "Art" Farrell (February 8, 1877 – February 7, 1909) was a Canadian ice hockey player, author and businessman. Farrell played for St. Mary's College in the 1890s and later the Montreal Shamrocks in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canad ...

worked with Spalding on creating Ice Hockey Books 1901, 1905, 1906, and 1910. Frederick Toombs' Ice Hockey books were issued 1907, 1909, 1911-1914, and 1915-1918.

Rowing

May 1894 Spalding issued “Rowing” by E J Giannini. It provided a complete manual, with illustrations and valuable advice. The first section was titled, How to Use and Oar and Sculls. A similar book was issued in 1901. In 1910 Spalding advertised book, Group XIII, No 128 “How to Row” by E J Giannini (gold medal winning Olympian in freestyle swimming).

Tennis

Champion

Bill Tilden William Tatem Tilden II (February 10, 1893 – June 5, 1953), nicknamed "Big Bill", was an American tennis player. Tilden was the world No. 1 amateur for six consecutive years, from 1920 to 1925, and was ranked as the world No. 1 professional b ...

was editor for "The Kid: A Tennis Lesson" 1921 and "Tennis: Junior, Club, Expert".

Olympics

Spalding Athletic Library sold books on the Olympics. Book, “The Olympic Games at Athens, 1906” by

Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...

), pictures of dignitaries and athletes, dates and results of the sporting events, and Olympic Origins. The book also includes a short descriptions of “Throwing the Discus” (pages 156 through 165). The series also included "The Olympic Games Stockholm 1912" edited by James E Sullivan. How_to_become_an_athlete_(1916)_(14596209169)

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Athletics (track and field)

The 1891 Spalding's Official Athletic Guide and Handbook was published by A. G. Spalding & Bros. Spalding Athletic Library's 1893 Athletes Guide was published by American Sports Publishing Company. This guide was available until 1941. November 1904 The American Sports Publishing Co issued Inter-Collegiate Cross Country Association of Amateur Athletes of America: Constitution and Bylaws. The book include results, rules, and campuses in the association. The back of the book includes an abbreviated list of the Spalding Athletic Library books available early 1905. 1909 Spalding issued "Schoolyard Athletics: for youth. The book offers organization, rules, order of events, and illustrations. Editor was James E. Sullivan. 1913

teamed up with Spalding for "Athletic Training for School Boys." Book includes instructions on training, sprints, distance, hurdles and field events. Book also includes illustrations to assist the athlete. In 1922 Spalding issued "Official Athletic Almanac" and "National Collegiate Athletic Association Track and Field Rules & Official Track and Field Guide". These books included rules, records, meet results, photographs, and past Olympic results. Spalding issued several "how to" books, one being "How to become a weight thrower" by Olympian

James Mitchel James Sarsfield "Jim" Mitchel (born Mitchell; January 30, 1864 – July 3, 1921) was an Irish-born American field athlete who competed in the 1904 Olympics. He was one a group of Irish-American athletes known as the "Irish Whales." Biogr ...

. In 1929 Olympian

Archie Hahn Charles Archibald Hahn (September 14, 1880 – January 21, 1955) was an American track athlete and is widely regarded as one of the best sprinters of the early 20th century. He is the first athlete to win both the 100m and 200m race at the same ...

"How to Sprint" was issued. Spalding published the 1913 IAAF Handbook which included international athletics rules and events eligible for world records. James E. Sullivan was listed as the Chairman World's Record Committee. The organization is currently known as

World Athletics World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...

ISSUU; IAAF Handbook

Retrieved Oct. 23, 2020

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