Name/Title
"SPALDING'S OFFICIAL 1928-29 BASKETBALL GUIDE"Entry/Object ID
2002.149.1.1Description
"SPALDING'S OFFICIAL 1928-29 BASKETBALL GUIDE"
Color: Blue; Red; White; Yellow
"Spalding's Official 1928-29 Basketball Guide" (New York: American Sports Publishing Company, 1928), 326 + 32 pp. One of the Spalding Company's Athletic Library series, the book has a softcover with the Spalding name in yellow letters at the top of the front, along with the item number and price. Below is the title in red, white, and red letters over a blue background. In a circular border is an image of two players in a contest. To the right and lower right is information that the volume contains official rules as determined by the Amateur Athletic Union (A. A. U.), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (N. C. A. A.), and the Young Men's Christian Association (Y. M. C. A.). At the bottom is the name and address of the publisher. The work is divided into sections denoted "General," concerned with information on sportsmanship; the size of a court, approved officials and others; one on the A. A. U. and activities in that group, including its national championship, regional associations, and others; one on the N. C. A. A., including various conference reports and a scholastic section, concerning high schools, such as southern California schools on p. 205; and one on the Y. M. C. A. with its various chapters, including a few overseas; and the official rules, which are paginated separately at the end. In fair condition, the item has cover abrasions; creases; corner dents; soiling; a loss at the back upper right corner; pest damage at the top right of the front; stains; and a few tears; as well as page darkening, foxing, and stains on some pages.Lexicon
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Sporting goodsSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Books, American Sports Publishing Company, A. G. Spalding & Bros., National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports--United States, Basketball--United States, Basketball--Rules, Basketball--Records