Chapter III: Part 3

No. =AA=. The proper style for use
after heavy exercise,
inducing copious
perspiration, for reducing
weight or getting into
condition for athletic
contests. Particularly
suitable also for Foot Ball
and Skating. Heaviest
sweater made. In stock
colors. Each, =$9.00=
No. =A=. “Intercollegiate.” In stock
colors. Special weight. „ =7.00=
No. =B=. Heavy weight. In stock
colors. „ =6.00=

Spalding Combined Knitted Muffler and Chest Protector

No. =M=. Special weight; highest
quality worsted in solid
stock colors to match our
sweaters. Each, =$1.25=

Shaker Sweater

In Stock Colors

Sizes 30 to 44 in.
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Fills a demand for as heavy a weight as our “Highest Quality” grade, but at a lower price.

No. =3=. Standard weight, slightly
lighter than No. B. Each, =$4.00=

Spalding Vest Collar Sweater

No. =BG=. Best quality worsted, good
weight; with extreme open
or low neck. In stock
colors. Each, =$6.00=

PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

SPALDING JACKET SWEATERS

STOCK COLORS

PLAIN COLORS—All Spalding Sweaters are supplied in any of the following stock colors at regular prices. Other colors to order only in any quality 50c. each extra.

GRAY
ORANGE
BLACK
WHITE
MAROON
SCARLET
CARDINAL
NAVY BLUE
ROYAL BLUE
COLUMBIA BLUE
PEACOCK BLUE
DARK GREEN
OLIVE GREEN
IRISH GREEN
PINK
PURPLE
YELLOW
SEAL BROWN
OLD GOLD
DRAB

SPECIAL NOTICE—We will furnish any of the solid color sweaters mentioned below with one color body and another color (not striped) collar and cuffs in stock colors only at no extra charge. This does not apply to the No. 3JB Boys’ Sweater.

_Sizes 28 to 44 inch chest measurement. We allow four inches for stretch in all our sweaters, and sizes are marked accordingly. It is suggested, however, that for very heavy men a size about two inches larger than coat measurement be ordered to insure a comfortable fit._

BUTTON FRONT

No. =VG=. Best quality worsted, heavy
weight, pearl buttons. Made
in regular stock colors,
also in Dark Brown Mixture. Each, =$7.00=
No. =DJ=. Fine worsted, standard
weight, pearl buttons, fine
knit edging. Made in
regular stock colors, also
in Sage Gray. Each, =$6.00=
No. =3J=. Standard weight wool, Shaker
knit, pearl buttons. In
stock colors. Each, =$5.00=

WITH POCKETS

No. =VGP=. Best quality worsted, heavy
weight, pearl buttons. In
stock colors. With pocket
on either side and a
particularly convenient and
popular style for golf
players. Each, =$7.50=

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Spalding Special Base Ball Sweaters

No. =CDW=. Good quality worsted, ribbed knit. In stock colors.
Special trimmed edging and cuffs in stock colors supplied at
no extra charge. Each, =$5.50=

Boys’ Jacket Sweater

No. =3JB=. This is an all wool jacket
sweater, with pearl
buttons; furnished only in
sizes from 30 to 36 inches
chest measurement. In stock
colors. Each, =$3.50=

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Spalding Ladies’ Sweaters

Knit in the Spalding athletic stitch of best quality long fibre worsted; full fashioned to shape of body on special machine and finished by hand. Cuffs, pocket and edging of special stitch. Good quality pearl buttons. Patch pockets. Attractive in appearance and, being properly made, they fit well and give satisfactory wear. Furnished in regular stock colors.

No. =LDJ=. Ladies’ Sweater, regular
button front. Each, =$8.00=
No. =LWJ=. With special reversible
collar, as on our Men’s No.
WJ Automobile Sweater. Each, =$10.00=.

SPALDING GYMNASIUM SHOES

No. =15=. High cut, Kangaroo, elkskin
sole, extra light, hand
made Per pair, =$5.00=
No. =155=. High cut, Elkskin sole, soft
and flexible; in ladies’
and men’s sizes. „ =4.50=
No. =166=. Low cut, selected leather,
extra light and electric
sole; ladies’ and men’s
sizes. „ =3.00=
No. =90L=. Ladies’. Low cut, black
leather, electric sole and
corrugated rubber heel. „ =2.00=
No. =85L=. Ladies’. Low cut, black
leather, roughened electric
sole. „ =2.00=
No. =19=. Low cut, horse hide leather,
flexible oak sole,
roughened. „ =2.00=
No. =19L=. Ladies’. Otherwise as No. 19. „ =2.00=
No. =21=. High cut, black leather,
electric sole. „ =2.00=
No. =20=. Low cut. Otherwise as No. 21. „ =1.75=
No. =20L=. Ladies’. Otherwise as No. 20. „ =1.75=

Spalding Ladies’ Gymnasium Shoes—Flexible Soles

No. =BHL=. Good quality selected
leather, black color, with
elkskin sole, high cut. Per pair, =$1.50=
No. =PL=. Elkskin, pearl color, elkskin
soles, high cut. „ =1.50=
No. =OPL=. Same as No. PL, except low
cut. Pair, =1.25=
No. =OHL=. Same as No. BHL, but low cut. „ =1.25=
No. =SL=. Selected drab color leather,
high cut. „ =1.00=
No. =OSL=. Same as No. SL, except low
cut. „ =.90=

Spalding Canvas Shoes with Rubber Soles

MEN’S

_Sizes 6 to 12 inclusive._

No. =IH=. High cut, best quality white rubber soles. Men’s of white canvas, ladies’ of black. Per pair, =$1.75= No. =I=. Low cut. Otherwise as No. IH. „ =1.50= No. =M=. High cut. „ =1.00= No. =K=. Low cut. „ =.85=

BOYS’

_Sizes 2½ to 5½ inclusive._

No. =IHB=. High cut, best quality white
rubber soles. Boys’ of
white canvas, girls’ of
black. Per pair, =$1.50=
No. =IB=. Low cut. Otherwise as No.
IHB. Per pair, =$1.25=
No. =MS=. High cut. =.90=
No. =KB=. Low cut. =.75=

YOUTHS’

_Sizes 11 to 2 inclusive._

No. =IHX=. High cut, best quality white
rubber soles. Youths’ of
white canvas, misses’ of
black. Per pair, =$1.25=
No. =IX=. Low cut. Otherwise as No.
IHX. =$1.10=
No. =MX=. High cut. =.75=
No. =KX=. Low cut. =.65=

No. =E=. Low cut canvas shoe, canvas
sole. Very popular for
gymnasium. Per pair, =.35=

Juvenile Gymnasium Shoes—All Leather

No. =86=. Low cut, good quality, black
leather, roughened electric
sole. Sizes 12 to 5
inclusive, only. Per pair, =$1.50=

SPALDING IMPROVED MEDICINE BALLS

An excellent form of exercise for business men

Weigh from four to eleven pounds. The covering is of selected 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, exercises the back, arms, legs; in fact, improves the whole system.

No. =11=. 4–pound Ball. Each, =$5.00= No. =12=. 6–pound Ball. „ =6.00= No. =13=. 9–pound Ball. „ =7.00= No. =14=. 11–pound Ball. „ =10.00=

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Home Apparatus

“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.”—_Extract from Spalding Athletic Library, No. 262—“Exercises with the Medicine Ball.”_

SPALDING HAND BALLS

=Hand ball, played indoors, will keep base ball players and other
athletes in good condition during hard weather when outdoor athletics
are out of the question.=

The leather covered hand balls we make are wound by hand, and are the
same as
those used by the best ball players in this country.

No. =1=. Match, regulation size and weight, leather cover. Each, =$1.25= No. =2=. Expert, leather cover. „ =.85= No. =6=. Rubber, best quality, almost solid. „ =.40= No. =4=. Amateur, leather cover. „ =.25= No. =5=. Rubber hand ball. „ =.25=

The Irish Regulation Balls have been improved in quality and will give
excellent satisfaction.

RED ACE, IRISH REGULATION red
rubber ball. Each, =50c.=
BLACK ACE, IRISH REGULATION
black rubber ball. „ =50c.=

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=For other balls suitable for Hand Ball Game, see page devoted to Lawn
Tennis Balls.=

Spalding Hand Ball Gloves and Mitts

No. =A=. Gloves. Best quality glove leather with stitched front and special wrist pad. Pair, =$4.00= No. =B=. Mitts. Lightly padded. =3.00= No. =C=. Gloves. Full fingered. =4.50= No. =D=. Fingerless Gloves. =.75=

Sandow’s Patent
Spring Grip Dumb Bells

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A. G. SPALDING & BROS.

SOLE AMERICAN AND CANADIAN LICENSEES

An entire system of Physical Culture is embraced within the exercises possible with these wonderful dumb bells.

The bells are made in two halves connected by steel springs, the effort necessary in gripping compelling the pupil to continually devote his whole mind to each movement. This concentration of will power on each muscle involved is what is responsible for the great results obtained through properly exercising with them.

Sandow’s Patent Spring Grip Dumb Bells

No. =6=. =MEN’S.= Nickel-plated;
fitted with seven steel
springs. Per pair, =$3.00=
No. =4=. =LADIES’.= Nickel-plated;
fitted with five steel
springs. Per pair, =$2.50=
No. =2=. =BOYS’.= Nickel-plated;
fitted with four steel
springs. Per pair, =$2.00=

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We include with each pair of Sandow Dumb Bells a chart of exercises by Sandow and full instructions for using. Also a piece of selvyt cloth for keeping dumb bells in good condition.

Home Apparatus

“It is not so important to have big muscles as it is to have good digestion; it is not so important to have powerful muscles as it is to have a strong, regular heart; it is not so important to have great skill with one’s muscles as to have good lungs and kidneys.”—_Extract from Spalding Athletic Library No. 161—“Ten Minutes Exercise for Busy Men.”_

The value of a few minutes’ exercise daily with scientific and properly designed apparatus, is rapidly becoming apparent to the vast number of business men who find it simply impossible to take regular outdoor exercise.

Spalding Gold Medal Indian Clubs

=Model, material and finish as perfect as the most
complete and up-to-date factory can make them.=

_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 Medal. Each pair is wrapped in paper bag.

=MODEL E=

_Weights specified are for each club._

½ lb. Model E. Pair, =$ .60=
¾ lb. Model E. „ =.60=
1 lb. Model E. „ =.70=
1½ lb. Model E. „ =.80=
2 lb. Model E. „ =1.00=
3 lb. Model E. „ =1.20=

=MODEL B=

_Weights specified are for each club._

½ lb. Model B. Pair, =$.50=
¾ lb. Model B. „ =.50=
1 lb. Model B. „ =.55=
1½ lb. Model B. „ =.60=
2 lb. Model B. „ =.70=
3 lb. Model B. „ =1.00=

Spalding Trade-Mark Indian Clubs

Stained Finish.

The following clubs bear our Trade-Mark, are made of good material, and are far superior in shape and finish to the best clubs of other makes. Furnished in two popular models. Each pair wrapped in paper bag.

MODEL ES

_Weights specified are for each club._

½ lb. Model ES. Pair, =$.35=
¾ lb. Model ES. „ =.35=
1 lb. Model ES. „ =.40=
1½ lb. Model ES. „ =.50=
2 lb. Model ES. „ =.60=
3 lb. Model ES. „ =.70=

MODEL BS

_Weights specified are for each club._

½ lb. Model BS. Pair, =$.30=
¾ lb. Model BS. „ =.30=
1 lb. Model BS. „ =.35=
1½ lb. Model BS. „ =.45=
2 lb. Model BS. „ =.55=
3 lb. Model BS. „ =.65=

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Spalding Exhibition Clubs

Handsomely finished in ebonite and made for exhibition and stage purposes. The clubs are hollow, with a large body, and although extremely light, represent a club weighing three pounds or more.

No. =A=. Ebonite finish. =$3.50= No. =AA=. With German Silver Bands. Pair, =$5.00=

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Spalding Indian Club and Dumb Bell Hangers

Made of iron and nicely japanned.

No. =1=. For Indian Clubs or Dumb
Bells. Per pair, =16c.=
No. =1M=. For Indian Clubs or Dumb
Bells, mounted on oak
strips. Per pair, =25c.=

Spalding Gold Medal Wood Dumb Bells

There is Skill Used in Turning Spalding Dumb Bells. They Feel Right
Because They Are So

Natural Color, Lathe Polished, High Finish

Spalding Gold Medal Dumb Bells are made of selected first grade clear maple, and are perfect in balance. Each bell bears fac-simile of the Spalding Gold Medal. Each pair is wrapped in paper bag. Weights specified are for each bell.

½ lb. ¾ lb. 1 lb. 1½ lb. 2 lb.
Pair, =40c.= =45c.= =50c.= =55c.= =65c.=

Spalding Trade-Mark Wood Dumb Bells

Stained Finish

Spalding Trade-Mark quality. Made of good material and superior in shape and finish to the best wood dumb bells of other makes. Each pair wrapped in paper bag. Weights specified are for each bell.

½ lb. ¾ lb. 1 lb. 1½ lb. 2 lb.
Pair, =30c.= =30c.= =35c.= =45c.= =55c.=

Spalding Iron Dumb Bells

Made on approved models, nicely balanced and finished in black enamel.

Sizes 2 to 40 pounds, =6c.=
Over 40 pounds, =8c.=
Bar Bells, any weight,
wrought iron handles, any
length made specially. Pound, =10c.=

Spalding Nickel-Plated Dumb Bells

=1N.= 1 lb. =$.25= =2N.= 2 lb. =.50= =3N.= 3 lb. =.65= =4N.= 4 lb. =.75= =5N.= 5 lb. =1.00=

Spalding Nickel-Plated Dumb Bells

With Rubber Bands

Nickel-plated and polished.
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=1B.= 1 lb. =$.65= =2B.= 2 lb. =.75= =3B.= 3 lb. =1.00= =4B.= 4 lb. =1.15= =5B.= 5 lb. =1.25=

=Savage Bar Bell=—Especially designed by DR. WATSON L. SAVAGE.

=Model S.= Has large pear shaped ends with a flexible hickory shaft ½ inch in diameter, producing a vibratory exercise, similar to that obtained with the French wand. Per dozen, =$6.00=

Spalding Ash Bar Bells

No. =2=. Selected material, highly
polished, 5 feet long. Per dozen, =$5.00=

Spalding School Wand

No. =3=. 3½ feet long. Made of
straight grain maple. Per dozen, =$1.30=

Spalding Calisthenic Wand

No. =4=. 4½ feet long. 1 inch
diameter. Per dozen, =$1.60=

Home Apparatus

“If a Man gets plenty of food, and his digestive apparatus works it up into good rich blood; if the heart is strong and regular so that this good blood goes to all parts of the body with vigor and regularity, and if the respiratory and excretory apparatus is in such good order that this blood is kept pure, the fundamental conditions of health are laid.”—_“Extracts from Spalding Athletic Library No. 161.”—“Ten Minutes’ Exercise for Busy Men.”_

Rational exercise with simple but correct apparatus will enable almost any man to arrive at approximately a correct state of health.

THE SPALDING TRADE-MARK IS PLACED UPON EVERY GENUINE SPALDING ARTICLE.
ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE.

Spalding Home Apparatus

Exercise acts on the health of an individual in the same way as 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, not because of the food you have eaten so much as on account of the lack of exercise. A little exercise is all that is necessary to keep you in good condition. Some rational, pleasant and interesting exercise, persisted in with regularity and, preferably, with Spalding Home Apparatus, will help you to retain your health.

An ideal machine for home use. Well made and easy running. Rods are ⅜-inch coppered spring steel. Bearings are hardened steel cone points running in soft, gray iron, noiseless and durable. Weight carriage packed with felt, good for long wear, but easily removed and replaced when necessary without the use of glue or wedges of any kind. Weight carriage strikes on rubber bumpers. Weights are 5–pound iron dumb-bells, one to each carriage, and may be removed and used as dumb bells. Wall and floor boards are hard wood, nicely finished and stained. All castings heavily japanned. Every part of machine guaranteed free of defect.

No. =2=. Each, =$5.00=

Spalding Chest Weight No. 12

We have just added this very well made machine to our line. 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 spring steel, copper-plated. The weight carriage has removable felt bushings, noiseless and durable. Each handle is equipped with 10 lbs. of weights.

No. =12=. Each, =$10.00=

The Laflin Friction Rowing Machine

Do not use oil on friction cylinder. If its action is not perfectly smooth a little clear soap rubbed on its surface will properly correct its action. The means used to produce the resistance is a simple friction clutch, which 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. 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=

Home Apparatus

The apparatus listed in this catalogue is designed particularly for private use; i. e., in homes and private gymnasiums. It retains the same superior marks of quality which distinguish the regular line of gymnasium apparatus manufactured by A. G. Spalding & Bros., but its distinctive design permits it to be sold at a price more in keeping with its use than heretofore obtainable, without any sacrifice of practical value or durability.

Kerns’ Rowing Machine

Suitable alike for the Athlete or the ordinary Man or Woman

The 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 row-boat through the water. The weaker sex can use the machine by simply loosening the thumb-nut which reduces 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 operator can handle and turn them the same as he would during the return and feathering motion with a boat oar.

No. 600. Kerns’ Patent Single Scull
Rowing Machine Each, $30.00

The Spalding Automatic Abdominal Masseur

A Safe and Sure Cure for Constipation and Other Kindred Ailments

Useful for treatment of constipation, based upon the principle of muscular contraction (the force which nature uses). By its mechanical arrangement, it effectually applies force in the same direction that nature does, and will gradually discard the use of cathartics. Only a few moments’ use at the proper time is necessary before its effects will be felt. Its action upon the liver and stomach is equally as prompt and effective, and derangements of these organs are speedily remedied.

N. E. cor. 15th and Locust Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
A. G. SPALDING & BROS. May 24th, 1906.

Gentlemen: I have used the Spalding Automatic Abdominal Masseur in my
practice for over fifteen years. I have found it of great benefit in
chronic constipation and indigestion. Your improvement increases its
value.

Very truly yours, WALTER A. FORD, M.D.

The Spalding Abdominal
Automatic Masseur. Complete, =$10.00=

Spalding Home Gymnasium Board

=A Complete Gymnasium for the Home on one Board=

Convenient, does not take up much room, is always ready, and is really the most compact, simplest and best arrangement for providing a complete set of home exercising apparatus that has ever been devised.—CONSISTS OF

Board with attachments for
fastening to floor of room
so that walls need not be
marred. =$10.00=
Spalding Abdominal Masseur. =10.00=
No. PR Spalding Adjustable Striking
Bag Disk. =5.00=
No. 2 Spalding Chest Weight
Machine, including pair of
5–lb. Dumb Bells. =5.00=
No. 14 Spalding Striking Bag. =1.50=
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Complete, all attached, =$31.50.=
_Board itself will be
furnished separately if
desired._ Each, =$10.00=

Board only is fastened to floor. Braces padded with leather, so that walls will not be damaged. Can be put up in any room with a ceiling 8 ft. high. As the complete outfit is made up and carried in stock by us, equipped as noted above, we cannot supply board with different articles already attached.

Leather Covered Shot—For Abdominal Massage

No. =A=. Consists of an iron ball,
which is wound with
electric tape and is then
covered with a very soft
and smooth grade of
horsehide. It is made in
either 6 or 8 lbs. weight. Each, =$5.00=

Spalding Bar Stalls

This apparatus is particularly adapted for use in the home, as it is compact, of simple construction, and may be used for the greatest variety of movements affecting every part of the body, and especially abdomen and chest movements. May be erected against wall, behind a door, or against any other flat surface. Dimensions are eight feet high, thirty-six inches wide and extends six inches into the room.

No. =20H=. For home use. Per section. =$8.00=

Spalding Bar Stall Bench

Hard pine, strong and substantial. Top is padded with hair felt, canvas covered. It is preferable, for sanitary reasons, that this canvas be painted (a special elastic paint is used), unless otherwise specified, stock benches will be so furnished.

No. =205=. Single. Ea, =$4.00=

The Spalding Championship Gloves

Used and Endorsed by Champions of the World

The Spalding “Championship” Gloves are endorsed by all champions and have been exclusively used for years in championship contests and in training. The material and workmanship are of the highest quality, the fit is perfect, and by their peculiar construction absolutely prevent any chance of injury to the hands or wrists. Each set is carefully inspected before packing and guaranteed in every particular. Made in three sizes in sets of four gloves.

No. =115=. The Spalding 5–oz. Per set of
“Championship” Glove. four gloves, =$6.00=
No. =116=. The Spalding 6–oz. Per set of
“Championship” Glove. four gloves, =$6.00=
No. =118=. The Spalding 8–oz. Per set of
“Championship” Glove. four gloves, $6.50

=Spalding “Special”= No. =218=

Same style as our “Championship” 8–oz. Gloves, but not same quality material and workmanship.

No. =218=. Per set of
four gloves, =$4.50=

Spalding “Navy Special” Championship Gloves

Used by the Champions of the Navy

BURNS vs. JOHNSON SPALDING GLOVES USED

Kerry Copyright.
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BOXING IN THE NAVY

COPYRIGHT, 1905, BY G. W. FAWCETT
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These gloves are made of a special “sea green” leather, of particularly durable quality. Furnished in 8–oz. only, similar in style to No. 118, and with padded wrist.

No. =18N=. Per set of four gloves, =$5.00=

Spalding Pupil’s Boxing Gloves

Acting on the suggestion of one of the most prominent athletic officials in this country, we decided recently to get up a boxing glove that would be an aid to the pupil learning to box. This glove is additionally padded on the forearm and over the wrist, to prevent that soreness which is one of the most discouraging features following a brisk lesson in the art of “blocking.” The glove part is well padded with curled hair, the leather being best quality soft tanned.

No. =110=. Per set of
four gloves, =$6.00=

The Spalding Instructors’
Gloves, 10–oz.

Made of best grade brown glove leather, extra heavily padded over the knuckles and with special large padded thumb to prevent injury to either instructor or pupil. Laces extra far to provide ample ventilation and has patent palm grip.

No. =100=. Per set of
four gloves, =$6.00=

The Spalding 5–oz. Boxing Gloves

None Better at Any Price

Made of special quality light tan-colored glove leather, very soft and smooth. Plain laced wristband, patent palm lacing and patent palm grip. An ideal glove for limited round contests.

No. =105=. Per set of
four gloves, =$7.00=

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=EACH SET OF BOXING GLOVES CONSISTS OF FOUR GLOVES, MATED IN TWO PAIRS=

Spalding Boxing Gloves

No. =11=. Corbett pattern, large 7–oz.
glove, best quality brown
glove leather, padded with
best curled hair, patent
palm lacing, padded
wristband, patent palm
grip. Substantially made Set of four
throughout for hard usage. gloves, =$5.00=
No. =9=. Regulation 5–oz. glove, Set of four
otherwise same as No. 11. gloves, =$5.00=
No. =14=. Regulation 5–oz. glove, dark
wine color, padded
wristband, patent palm
lacing and palm grip. Much Set of four
improved. gloves, =$4.00=
No. =15=. Corbett pattern, olive tanned
leather, well padded with
hair, padded wristband,
patent palm lacing, patent Set of four
palm grip. gloves, =$4.00=
No. =17=. Corbett pattern, craven tan
leather, well padded with
hair, patent palm lacing,
patent palm grip, padded Set of four
wristband. gloves, =$4.00=

No. =19=. Corbett pattern, craven tan
leather, well padded with
hair, patent palm grip and Set of four
patent palm lacing. gloves, =$3.50=
No. =21=. Corbett pattern, dark wine
color leather. Well padded
with hair and patent palm Set of four
lacing. gloves, =$3.00=
No. =23=. Regular pattern, fine quality
brown tanned leather. A
very well made glove. Hair
padded and patent palm Set of four
lacing. gloves, =$2.00=
No. =24=. Regular pattern, craven tan
leather, hair padded,
elastic wristband. Set. =$1.50=

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SPALDING YOUTHS’ BOXING GLOVES

All Styles, Padded with Hair

Spalding Youths’ Boxing Gloves are made in exactly the same manner and of the same material as the full size gloves of our manufacture and are warranted to give satisfaction.

No. =45=. Youths’ Championship Glove,
Corbett pattern, best
quality brown glove
leather, extra well
finished and double
stitched, patent palm
lacing and patent palm Set of four
grip. gloves, =$3.50=
No. =40=. Youths’ size, Corbett
pattern, soft craven tan
leather, well padded, Set of four
patent palm lacing. gloves, =$2.50=
No. =25=. Youths’ size, regular
pattern, soft tanned
leather, patent palm Set of four
lacing. gloves, =$1.50=

THE SPALDING STRIKING BAGS

THE BLADDERS USED IN ALL OUR STRIKING BAGS ARE MADE OF PURE PARA RUBBER
(NO COMPOSITION) AND FULLY GUARANTEED

All our single end bags except No. G are made with solid leather top, through center of which rope passes, making them the most certain in action of any. Laces on side at top, so that the bladder can be inflated without interfering with rope. Each bag is most carefully inspected and then packed complete in box with bladder, lace and rope.

No. =G=. This is a heavy durable
Gymnasium Bag suitable for
all around exercise work
and the strongest bag made.
The cover is of heavy
English grain leather, same
as used in our best grade
foot balls and basket balls
and made in the same way.
It will outlast two or
three bags of any other
make. With loop top. Each, =$8.00=
No. =19=. Made of highest quality Patna
kid, the lightest and
strongest of leather. Sewed
with linen thread, double
stitched and red welted
seams. Especially suited
for exhibition work, and a
very fast bag. Each, =$7.00=
No. =19S=. Same material as No. 19, but
furnished with special
light bladder and weighs
only 7 ounces complete. The
fastest bag made, but very
strong and durable. Each, =$7.00=
No. =20=. Made of finest selected
calfskin, double stitched,
red welted seams and
reinforced throughout. Very
fast and a durable bag for
all around use. Each, =$7.00=
No. =18=. The “Fitzsimmons Special.”
Made of finest selected
olive Napa tanned leather,
extra well made; double
stitched, red welted seams
and reinforced throughout.
For training purposes
particularly this bag will
be found extremely
satisfactory in every
respect. Each, =$5.00=
No. =18S=. Same as No. 18, but smaller
in size and lighter.
Intended for very speedy
work. Each, =$5.00=
No. =12=. Olive tanned leather,
specially selected; double
stitched, red welted seams
and reinforced throughout.
Excellent for quick work. Each, =$4.00=
No. =10=. Specially tanned brown glove
leather; double stitched,
red welted seams and
reinforced throughout. Very
well made. Each, =$3.50=
No. =17=. Made of fine craven tanned
leather, well finished;
double stitched, red welted
seams and reinforced
throughout. A good bag. Each, =$3.50=
No. =16=. Extra fine grain leather,
full size and lined
throughout. Each, =$3.00=
No. =15=. Made of olive tanned leather,
full size and lined
throughout; red welted
seams. Each, =$2.00=
No. =14=. Good quality colored
sheepskin; lined
throughout. Each, =$1.50=

SPALDING STRIKING BAG SWIVELS

No. =8=. The simplest and most
effective ball bearing
swivel on the market. Rope
can be changed instantly
without interfering with
any other part of swivel. Each, =$1.50=
No. =9=. With removable socket for
quickly suspending or
removing bag without
readjusting. Each, =50c.=
No. =11=. Swivel action, with bell cord
coupling and rope attached.
Fastens permanently to
disk; japan finish. Each, =50c.=
No. =6=. Japanned iron stem for use
with platform or disk. Each, =35c.=
No. =12=. Ball and socket action.
Fastens permanently to
disk; nickel-plated. Each, =25c.=

THE SPALDING DOUBLE END BAGS

The Bladders used in all our Striking Bags are made of Pure Para Rubber
(no composition) and are Fully Guaranteed

_We are making all our double end bags with one-piece top and substantial leather hop. Really the strongest construction we know of. The bottom loop is also very strongly made. Each bag complete in box, with bladder, lace, rubber cord for floor, and rope for ceiling attachment._

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No. =7=. Made of finest selected olive
Napa tanned leather and
workmanship of same quality
as in our “Fitzsimmons”
Special Bag No. 18. Double
stitched, red welted seams.
An extremely durable and
lively bag. Each, =$5.50=
No. =6=. Fine olive tanned leather
cover, double stitched, red
welted seams. Extra well
made throughout. Each, =$5.00=
No. =5=. Regulation size, specially
tanned brown glove leather
cover, red welted seams,
double stitched and
substantially made
throughout. Each, =$4.00=
No. =4½=. Regulation size, fine craven
tanned leather and red
welted seams. Well finished
throughout. Each, =$3.75=
No. =4=. Regulation size, fine grain
leather cover and well made
throughout, double
stitched. Each, =$3.50=
No. =3=. Regulation size, substantial
brown leather cover,
reinforced and double
stitched seams. Each, =$2.50=
No. =2½=. Regulation size, good quality
dark olive tanned leather,
lined throughout, red
welted seams. Each. =$2.00=
No. =2=. Medium size, good colored
sheepskin, lined
throughout. Each, =$1.50=

Spalding Bladders

_It is well to specify when ordering extra bladders whether they are required for single or double end bags, as we can furnish the two styles in each grade._

No. =B=. With top stem, for Nos. 2, 2½ and 3. Each, =75c.= No. =BS=. With side stem, for Nos. 14 and 15. Each, =75c.= No. =5=. With top stem, for Nos. 4, 4½, 5 and 6. Each, =$1.00= No. =5S=. With side stem, for Nos. 10, 12, 16 and 17. Each, =$1.00= No. =7S=. With side stem, for Nos. 18, 18S, 19, 19S and 20. Each, =$1.20= No. =7=. With top stem, for No. 7. =1.20= No. =OM=. Top stem for No. G. =1.50= No. =OS=. With top stem, heavy bladder, best quality. Each, =$1.25= No. =D=. Elastic floor attachment for all double end bags, best quality cord. Each, =30c.= No. =E=. Elastic cord for double end bags. Each, =20c.=

Spalding Brass Inflaters

No. =2=. Club size, cylinder 10 in. Each, =50c.= No. =3=. Pocket size, cylinder 5½ in. „ =25c.=

_All Rubber Bladders bearing our Trade-Mark are made of Pure Para Rubber (no composition) and are guaranteed Perfect in Material and Workmanship. Note special explanation of guarantee on tag attached to each bladder._

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Spalding Striking Bag Mitts

Will protect the hands and recommended for use with all Striking Bags.

No. =1=. Made of olive Napa Leather
and extra well padded;
ventilated palm and special
elastic wrist in glove. Pair, =$2.50=
No. =2=. Made of soft tanned leather,
properly shaped and padded;
substantially put together. Pair, =$1.50=
No. =3=. Made of soft tanned, leather,
padded and well made; also
made in ladies’ size. Pair, =75c.=
No. =4=. Knuckle mitt, well padded. „ =50c.=
No. =5=. Knuckle mitt, well padded, „ =25c.=

Spalding “Official National League”<br> REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.<br> Ball

Official Ball of the Game for over Thirty Years

Adopted by the National League in 1878, and the only ball used in Championship games since that time. Each ball wrapped in tinfoil, packed in a separate box, and sealed in accordance with the latest League regulations. Warranted to last a full game when used under ordinary conditions.

=No. 1. Each, $1.25=

=Per Dozen, $15.00=

Durand-Steel Lockers

=Wooden lockers are objectionable=, because they attract vermin, absorb odors, can be easily broken into, and are dangerous on account of fire.

=Lockers made from wire mesh or expanded metal afford little security=, as they can be easily entered with wire cutters. Clothes placed in them become covered with dust, and the lockers themselves present a poor appearance, resembling animal cages.

=Durand-Steel Lockers= are made of finest grade furniture steel and are finished with gloss black, furnace-baked japan (400°), comparable to that used on hospital ware, which will never flake off nor require refinishing, as do paints and enamels.

=Durand-Steel Lockers= are usually built with doors perforated full length in panel design with sides and backs solid. This prevents clothes in one locker from coming in contact with wet garments in adjoining lockers, while plenty of ventilation is secured by having the door perforated its entire length, but, if the purchaser prefers, we perforate the backs also.

=The cost of Durand-Steel Lockers is no more than that of first-class wooden lockers=, and they last as long as the building, are sanitary, secure, and, in addition, are fire-proof.

THE FOLLOWING STANDARD SIZES ARE THOSE MOST COMMONLY USED:

DOUBLE TIER

12 × 12 × 36 Inch
15 × 15 × 36 Inch
12 × 12 × 42 Inch
15 × 15 × 42 Inch

SINGLE TIER

12 × 12 × 60 Inch
15 × 15 × 60 Inch
12 × 12 × 72 Inch
15 × 15 × 72 Inch

SPECIAL SIZES MADE TO ORDER.

We are handling lockers as a special contract business, and shipment will in every case be made direct from the factory in Chicago. If you will let us know the number of lockers, size and arrangement, we shall be glad to take up, through correspondence, the matter of prices.

_Prices in effect January 5, 1910. Subject to change without notice. For
Canadian prices see special Canadian Catalogue._

The following selection of items from their latest Catalogue will give an idea of the great variety of ATHLETIC GOODS manufactured by A. G. SPALDING & BROS. SEND FOR A FREE COPY.

Archery

Bags—
Bat
Cricket
Striking
Uniform

Balls—
Base
Basket
Cricket
Field Hockey
Foot, College
Foot, Rugby
Foot, Soccer
Golf
Hand
Indoor
Medicine
Playground
Squash
Tennis
Volley
Water Polo

Bandages, Elastic

Bathing Suits

Bats—
Base Ball
Cricket

Belts

Caps—
Base Ball
University
Water Polo

Chest Weights

Circle, Seven-Foot

Coats, Base Ball

Collars, Swimming

Corks, Running

Covers, Racket

Cricket Goods

Croquet Goods

Discus, Olympic

Dumb Bells

Emblems

Equestrian Polo

Exerciser, Home

Felt Letters

Fencing Sticks

Field Hockey

Flags—
College
Foul, Base Ball
Marking, Golf

Foils, Fencing

Foot Balls—
Association
College
Rugby

Glasses, Base Ball
Sun
Automobile

Gloves—
Base Ball
Boxing
Cricket
Fencing
Foot Ball
Golf
Handball
Hockey, Ice

Glove Softener

Goals—
Basket Ball
Foot Ball
Hockey, Ice

Golf Clubs

Golf Counters

Golfette

Gymnasium, Home

Gymnasium Board

Hammers, Athletic

Hats, University

Head Harness

Health Pull

Hockey Sticks, Ice

Hole Cutter, Golf

Hole Rim, Golf

Horse, Vaulting

Hurdles, Safety

Hurley Goods

Indian Clubs

Jackets—
Fencing
Foot Ball

Javelins

Jerseys

Knee Protectors

Lacrosse

Lanes for Sprints

Lawn Bowls

Leg Guards—
Base Ball
Cricket
Foot Ball

Markers, Tennis

Masks—
Base Ball
Fencing
Nose

Masseur, Abdominal

Mattresses

Megaphones

Mitts—
Base Ball
Handball
Striking Bag

Moccasins

Nets—
Cricket
Golf Driving
Tennis
Volley Ball

Numbers, Competitors’

Pads—
Chamois, Fencing
Foot Ball
Sliding, Base Ball

Pants—
Base Ball
Basket Ball
Foot Ball, College
Foot Ball, Rugby
Hockey, Ice
Running

Pennants, College

Plates—
Base Ball Shoe
Home
Marking, Tennis
Pitchers’ Box
Pitchers’ Toe
Teeing, Golf

Platforms, Striking Bag

Poles—
Vaulting

Polo, Roller. Goods

Posts—
Backstop, Tennis
Lawn Tennis

Protectors—
Abdomen
Base Ball Body
Eye Glass

Push Ball

Quoits

Rackets, Tennis

Rings—
Exercising
Swinging

Rowing Machines

Roque

Sacks, for Sack Racing

Score Board, Golf

Score Books

Score Tablets, Base Ball

Shirts—
Athletic
Base Ball

Shoes—
Base Ball
Basket Ball
Bowling
Clog
Cross Country
Cricket
Fencing
Foot Ball, Association
Foot Ball, College
Foot Ball, Rugby
Foot Ball, Soccer
Golf
Gymnasium
Jumping
Running
Skating
Squash
Tennis

Shot—
Athletic
Indoor
Massage

Skates—
Ice
Roller

Skis

Sleeve, Pitchers

Snow Shoes

Squash Goods

Straps—
Base Ball
For Three-Legged
Race
Skate

Stockings

Striking Bags

Suits—
Basket Ball
Gymnasium
Gymnasium,
Ladies’
Running
Soccer
Swimming
Union Foot Ball

Supporters
Ankle
Wrist

Suspensories

Sweaters

Tether Tennis

Tights—
Full
Wrestling
Knee

Toboggans

Trapeze

Trunks—
Bathing
Velvet
Worsted

Umpire Indicator

Uniforms

Wands, Calisthenic

Watches, Stop

Water Wings

Weights, 56–lb.

Whitely Exercisers

Wrestling Equipment

Standard Policy

A Standard Quality must be inseparably linked to a Standard Policy.

Without a definite and Standard Mercantile Policy, it is impossible for a manufacturer to long maintain a Standard Quality.

To market his goods through the jobber, a manufacturer must provide a profit for the jobber as well as the retail dealer. To meet these conditions of Dual Profits, the manufacturer is obliged to set a proportionately high list price on his goods to the consumer.

To enable the glib salesman, when booking his orders, to figure out attractive profits to both the jobber and retailer, these high list prices are absolutely essential; but their real purpose will have been served when the manufacturer has secured his order from the jobber, and the jobber has secured his order from the retailer.

However, these deceptive high list prices are not fair to the consumer, who does not, and, in reality, is not ever expected to pay these fancy list prices.

When the season opens for the sale of such goods, with their misleading but alluring high list prices, the retailer begins to realize his responsibilities, and grapples with the situation as best he can, by offering “special discounts,” which vary with local trade conditions.

Under this system of merchandising, the profits to both the manufacturer and the jobber are assured; but as there is no stability maintained in the prices to the consumer, the keen competition amongst the local dealers invariably leads to a demoralized cutting of prices by which the profits of the retailer are practically eliminated.

This demoralization always reacts on the manufacturer. The jobber insists on lower, and still lower, prices. The manufacturer, in his turn, meets this demand for the lowering of prices by the only way open to him, viz.: the cheapening and degrading of the quality of his product.

The foregoing conditions became so intolerable that, ten years ago, in 1899, A. G. Spalding & Bros. determined to rectify this demoralization in the Athletic Goods Trade, and inaugurated what has since become known as “The Spalding Policy.”

The “Spalding Policy” eliminates the jobber entirely, so far as Spalding Goods are concerned, and the retail dealer secures his supply of Spalding Athletic Goods direct from the manufacturer under a restricted retail price arrangement by which the retail dealer is assured a fair, legitimate and certain profit on all Spalding Athletic Goods, and the consumer is assured a Standard Quality and is protected from imposition.

The “Spalding Policy” is decidedly for the interest and protection of the users of Athletic Goods, and acts in two ways:

FIRST—The user is assured of genuine Official Standard Athletic Goods,
and the same fixed prices to everybody.

SECOND—As manufacturers, we can proceed with confidence in purchasing
at the proper time, the very best raw materials required in the
manufacture of our various goods, well ahead of their respective
seasons, and this enables us to provide the necessary quantity and
absolutely maintain the Spalding Standard of Quality.

All retail dealers handling Spalding Athletic Goods are required to supply consumers at our regular printed catalogue prices—neither more nor less—the same prices that similar goods are sold for in our New York, Chicago and other stores.

All Spalding dealers, as well as users of Spalding Athletic Goods, are treated exactly alike, and no special rebates or discriminations are allowed to anyone.

Positively, nobody, not even officers, managers, salesmen or other employes of A. G. Spalding & Bros., or any of their relatives or personal friends, can buy Spalding Athletic Goods at a discount from the regular catalogue prices.

This, briefly, is the “Spalding Policy,” which has already been in successful operation for the past ten years, and will be indefinitely continued.

In other words, “The Spalding Policy” is a “square deal” for everybody.

A. G. SPALDING & BROS.

Standard Quality

An article that is universally given the appellation “=Standard=” is thereby conceded to be the Criterion, to which are compared all other things of a similar nature. For instance, the Gold Dollar of the United States is the Standard unit of currency, because it must legally contain a specific proportion of pure gold, and the fact of its being Genuine is =guaranteed= by the Government Stamp thereon. As a protection to the users of this currency against counterfeiting and other tricks, considerable money is expended in maintaining a Secret Service Bureau of Experts. Under the law, citizen manufacturers must depend to a great extent upon Trade-Marks and similar devices to protect themselves against counterfeit products—without the aid of “Government Detectives” or “Public Opinion” to assist them.

Consequently the “Consumer’s Protection” against misrepresentation and “inferior quality” rests entirely upon the integrity and responsibility of the “Manufacturer.”

A. G. Spalding & Bros. have, by their rigorous attention to “Quality,” for thirty-three years, caused their Trade-Mark to become known throughout the world as a Guarantee of Quality as dependable in their field as the U. S. Currency is in its field.

The necessity of upholding the guarantee of the Spalding Trade-Mark and maintaining the Standard Quality of their Athletic Goods, is, therefore, as obvious as is the necessity of the Government in maintaining a Standard Currency.

Thus each consumer is not only insuring himself but also protecting other consumers when he assists a Reliable Manufacturer in upholding his Trade-Mark and all that it stands for. Therefore, we urge all users of our Athletic Goods to assist us in maintaining the Spalding Standard of Excellence, by insisting that our Trade-Mark be plainly stamped on all athletic goods which they buy, because without this precaution our best efforts towards maintaining Standard Quality and preventing fraudulent substitution will be ineffectual.

Manufacturers of Standard Articles invariably suffer the reputation of being high-priced, and this sentiment is fostered and emphasized by makers of “inferior goods,” with whom low prices are the main consideration.

A manufacturer of recognized Standard Goods, with a reputation to uphold and a guarantee to protect, must necessarily have higher prices than a manufacturer of cheap goods, whose idea of and basis for a claim for Standard Quality depends principally upon the eloquence of the salesman.

We know from experience that there is no quicksand more unstable than poverty in quality—and we avoid this quicksand by Standard Quality.

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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

1. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling. 2. Archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings retained as printed. 3. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_. 4. Enclosed bold font in =equals=.

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