How to Play Short Stop - Spalding's Athletic Library Magazine

Spalding's Athletic Library. A small booklet of 58 page on How to Play Short Stop by Arthur Fletcher. Printed by American Sports Publishing Co. 45 Rose Street, New York.

Spalding Athletic Library sold sports and exercise books through American Sports Publishing Company from 1892 to 1941. Both companies were owned and founded by Spalding. Books cover over 30 different sports and exercises, and over 20 different organizations.

A. G. Spalding created the Spalding (company) in 1876. Spalding has sold sports equipment from late 1876 to present. Spalding Athletic Library sold sports and exercise books through the American Sports Publishing Company from 1892 to 1941. Both companies were owned and founded by Spalding. Spalding created the Spalding Athletic Library in 1892. and founded the American Sports Publishing Company, incorporated in New Jersey in 1892. American Sports Publishing Company used a New York address from 1892 to 1941.

James Edward Sullivan was President of the American Sports Publishing Company from 1892 to 1914 which published the Spalding Athletic Library. John Doyle (vice president) was another key executive for the publishing company from 1892 to 1941. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spalding_Athletic_Library