. The Chicago amateur base ball annual and inter-city base ball association year book. buck,perspiration proof,extremely toughand durable. Avery popular mitt. No. , $ SpaldingNo. C MiCt, Face and finger-piece of specialvelvet tannedbrown leather ;sides and back offirmtanned qualitythroughout. No. , $ ^ A. C. SPALDING & BROS. (L=^ New York Chicago St. Louis Denver San Francisco Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse CincinnatiMontreal, Can. London, England IN all athletic contests the implement


. The Chicago amateur base ball annual and inter-city base ball association year book. buck,perspiration proof,extremely toughand durable. Avery popular mitt. No. , $ SpaldingNo. C MiCt, Face and finger-piece of specialvelvet tannedbrown leather ;sides and back offirmtanned qualitythroughout. No. , $ ^ A. C. SPALDING & BROS. (L=^ New York Chicago St. Louis Denver San Francisco Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse CincinnatiMontreal, Can. London, England IN all athletic contests the implements and ^^k V^V?^apparatus must conform to the official rules ^ J M Mas laid down by the governing bodies of the ^^^ * *various sports, the object being to enable all contestants to conpete under uniform conditions and v^ith the same kind of an impl(ment, for a record in any sport will not be allowed unless tlofficial implement is used. That is why Spalding implemenare always selected, because they never vary in weight •measurement, but invariably conform to the rules. . .. W Jk W I HE officials of the Louisiana Purchase I MJL ? - *? Exposition, recognizing the importance**^* of the OLYMPIC GAMES andthevalue ofablishing authentic Olympic records, selected Spalding Athleticplements for exclusive official use in connection with theympic Games (held in the Stadium of the Exposition, fromiy to November) because of their acknowledged superiority,lability and official standing. For over a quarter of a century, G. Spalding & Bros. implements have been officially used.


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