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SPALDING'S
SPECIAL ATHLETIC LIBRARY
BASE BALL
GUIDE
1895]
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The name stands for the Highest Grade in Athletic Goods throughout theworld, and now stands for THE HIGHEST-GRADE BICYCLE MADE.
THE SPALDING BICYCLE …DURING THE YEAR 1894 MADE A PHENOMENAL RECORD
A. H. Barnett on the Spalding Bicycle won the Great Irvington-MilburnRoad Race … Monte Scott, of the Crescent Wheelman, on the SpaldingBicycle made new world's road records for 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 miles,and … Fred Titus at Springfield, on September 13th rode 27 miles, 1489yards in one hour, making a world's record, and making records from 7 to27 miles.
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BASE BALL GUIDEANDOFFICIAL LEAGUE BOOK FOR 1895.
* * * * *
A Complete Hand Book Of The National Game
Of Base Ball,
Containing The
Full Official League Records
For 1894,
Together With
The New Code Of Playing Rules As Revised By The
Committee Of Rules.
Attached To Which Are Explanatory Notes, Giving A
Correct Interpretation Of The New Rules.
* * * * *
A Prominent Feature Of The
Guide For 1895
Is The New Championship Record; Added To Which Are
The Complete Pitching Records Of 1894 And
Special Chapters On The
Fielding And Base Running
Of 1894,
Together With
Interesting Records Of The Most Noteworthy Contests, Incidents
And Occurrences Of The Eventful Season Of 1894, Occurring
In The College Arenas As Well As In
That Of The Professional Clubs.
* * * * *
Edited By
Henry Chadwick.
Published ByAmerican Sports Publishing Company,241 Broadway, New York
PUBLISHERS' NOTICE.
The official handbook of America's national game—SPALDING'S BASE BALLGUIDE—which was first issued in 1876, has grown in size, importance andpopular favor year by year, until it has become the great standardstatistical and reference annual of the game throughout the base ballworld; and it is now recognized as the established base ball manual ofthe entire professional fraternity, as well as the authorized GuideBook of the great National League, which is the controllinggovernmental organization of the professional clubs of the UnitedStates.
The Guide of 1895 not only records the doings of the twelve clubs ofthe National League for the past season, with all the officialstatist