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No. 12—Spalding’s Official Athletic Almanac.
Compiled by J. E. Sullivan, President of the Amateur Athletic Union. The
only annual publication now issued that contains a complete list of
amateur best-on-records; intercollegiate, swimming, interscholastic,
English, Irish, Scotch, Swedish, Continental, South African,
Australasian; numerous photos of individual athletes and leading
athletic teams. Price 10 cents.
No. 12A—Spalding’s Official Athletic Rules.
The A. A. U. is the governing body of athletes in the United States of
America, and all games must be held under its rules, which are
exclusively published in this handbook, and a copy should be in the
hands of every athlete and every club officer in America. Price 10
cents.
No. 27—College Athletics.
M. C. Murphy, the well-known athletic trainer, now with Pennsylvania,
the author of this book, has written it especially for the schoolboy and
college man, but it is invaluable for the athlete who wishes to excel in
any branch of athletic sport; profusely illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 182—All-Around Athletics.
Gives in full the method of scoring the All-Around Championship; how to
train for the All-Around Championship. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 156—Athlete’s Guide.
Full instructions for the beginner, telling how to sprint, hurdle, jump
and throw weights, general hints on training; valuable advice to
beginners and important A. A. U. rules and their explanations, while the
pictures comprise many scenes of champions in action. Price 10 cents.
No. 273—The Olympic Games at Athens.
A complete account of the Olympic Games of 1906, at Athens, the greatest
International Athletic Contest ever held. Compiled by J. E. Sullivan,
Special United States Commissioner to the Olympic Games. Price 10 cents.
No. 87—Athletic Primer.
Edited by J. E. Sullivan, Ex-President of the Amateur Athletic Union.
Tells how to organize an athletic club, how to conduct an athletic
meeting, and gives rules for the government of athletic meetings;
contents also include directions for laying out athletic grounds, and a
very instructive article on training. Price 10 cents.
No. 252—How to Sprint.
Every athlete who aspires to be a sprinter can study this book to
advantage. Price 10 cents.
No. 255—How to Run 100 Yards.
By J. W. Morton, the noted British champion. Many of Mr. Morton’s
methods of training are novel to American athletes, but his success is
the best tribute to their worth. Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 174—Distance and Cross-Country Running.
By George Orton, the famous University of Pennsylvania runner. The
quarter, half, mile, the longer distances, and cross-country running and
steeplechasing, with instructions for training; pictures of leading
athletes in action, with comments by the editors. Price 10 cents.
No. 259—Weight Throwing.
Probably no other man in the world has had the varied and long
experience of James S. Mitchel, the author, in the weight throwing
department of athletics. The book gives valuable information not only
for the novice, but for the expert as well. Price 10 cents.
No. 246—Athletic Training for Schoolboys.
By Geo. W. Orton. Each event in the intercollegiate programme is treated
of separately. Price 10 cents.
No. 55—Official Sporting Rules.
Contains rules not found in other publications for the government of
many sports; rules for wrestling, shuffleboard, snowshoeing,
professional racing, pigeon shooting, dog racing, pistol and revolver
shooting, British water polo rules, Rugby foot ball rules. Price 10
cents.
No. 331—Schoolyard Athletics.
By J. E. Sullivan, Ex-President Amateur Athletic Union and member of
Board of Education of Greater New York. An invaluable handbook for the
teacher and the pupil. Gives a systematic plan for conducting school
athletic contests and instructs how to prepare for the various events.
Illustrated. Price 10 cents.
No. 317—Marathon Running.
A new and up-to-date book on this popular pastime. Contains pictures of
the leading Marathon runners, methods of training, and best times made
in various Marathon events. Price 10 cents.