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FOOT-BALL RULES AND

REFEREE'S BOOK. REVISED BY WALTER

C.

CAMP,

Secretary Advisory Committee.

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AUTHORIZED AND ADOPTED BY THE

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FOR THE SEKSON OF

ALSO, CONSTITUTION OF

Copyright in the year 1S89, by

18B9-90.

THE ASSOCIATION.

WRIGHT & DITSON,

Boston, Mass.

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FOOT-BALL RULES, Rule

i.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

instant

A it

(V)

drop-kick

is

made by

from the hands and kicking

fall

(/>)

A

(a)

letting the ball

the

very

the

ball

after

ball

fall

from

it

at

rises.

it

place-kick

is

made by kicking

has been placed on the ground.

A

punt

the

made by

is

letting

hands and kicking

it

the

before

touches the

it

ground. ((/)

Kick-oft"

a place-kick from the centre

is

field of play, (e)

Kick-out

is

of the side their ball

own

and cannot score

a drop-kick, or place-kick,

which has touched the goal,

or into

of

the

a goal.

by

ball

a player

down

in

whose touch-in-goal the

has 2,one, and cannot score a goal.

— 4

Rule (/)

i

— Con. A

free -kick

by

restrained

Rule

2.

(//)

A

Rule

3.

Rule

4.

(a)

(a)

where the

opponents

are

rule.

In touch means out of bounds.

fair is

—A

one

is

putting the ball in play from touch.

foul

A

is

any violation of a

touch-down

is

rule.

made when

the

ball

is

and

carried, kicked, or passed across the goal line

there held, either in goal or touch-in-goal. {b)

A

safety

made when

is

a

player guarding his

goal receives the ball from a player of his side, either

by a pass,

then touches

when he himself

carries

goal line and touches

own

the ball into his ball being kicked

it

his

goal

it

down.

or

own

down, or when he puts

touch-in-goal,

by one

line,

the ball across his

of his

own

or

when

side

back from an opponent across the goal he then touches

and

kick, or a snap-back,

down behind

it

own

the

bounds

line

and

5

Rule

Con.

4

(/)

A

touch-back

ball

to

is

made when

ground behind

the

a player touches the

own

his

the

goal,

impetus which sent the ball across the line having

been received from an opponent.

Rule

5.

—A

punt-out

a

is

the side which has

punt made by a player of

made

a touch-down in their

own

opponents' goal to another of his

side

for

a fair catch.

Rule

6.

—A

in

may be obtained by

goal

kicking the

any way except a punt, from the

field of

ball,

play

(without touching the ground, or dress, or person of any player after the kick) over the cross-bar or

post of opponents' goal.

Rule

7.

—A

of

scrimmage takes place when

the

puts

it

ball in

puts play

it

down on

by kicking

it

the or

the

holder

ground,

snapping

and it

back.

Rule

8.

—A

fair

catch

is

a catch

made

direct

from a

kick by one of the opponents, or from a punt-

— 6

Rule

8

Con.

out by one of the same side, provided Ihe catcher

made

mark with

a

his heel at the spot

where he

has made the catch, and no other of his side touch the

Rule

9.

ball.

— Charging

is

rushing forward to seize the ball

or tackle a player.

Rule

10.

— Interference

is

using the hands or arms in

any way to obstruct or hold a player who has not the ball, not the runner.

Rule I.

ii.

— The

When referee

ball is

the

dead:

holder has cried

down

or

when the

has cried down, or when the umpire has

called foul.

II.

III.

When When

a goal has it

been obtained.

has gone

into

touch, or

touch-in-goal,

except for punt-out.

IV.

V.

When When

a touch-down or safety has been made. a

fair

catch has been heeled.

can be made while the ball put

in

play by rule.

is

No

play

dead, except to

Rule

12.

— The

grounds must be 330 feet

in length

and

160 feet in width, with a goal placed in the middle of

each goal

composed

line,

exceeding twenty feet feet 6

of

two upright posts,

and placed 18

height,

in

inches apart, with cross-bar 10 feet from

the ground.

Rule

13.

— The

eleven or

game

injured

and

;

player

by

be played

shall

men each

in case of

substitute

a

teams

of

a disqualified

shall

take

his

place.

Rule

14.

— There

No man alumnus

The by shall

shall

be

as

act

shall

either

of

umpires the

be an umpire

be

shall

the

is

an

colleges.

nominated and elected

two

The captains

referee of

the

in

each game, except in case of

when

the choice shall be referred to

opposing teams disagreement,

by

referee.

umpire who

competing

Committee.

Advisory chosen

an the

of

and a

the Advisory Committee, whose decision shall be final.

All

the

referees

and

umpires

shall

be

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Rule

Con.

14

permanently elected and assigned on or before October 15th

Rule

15.

(a)

and

his

in

each year.

The umpire decision

is

is

the judge for the players

regarding

final

and

fouls

unfair tactics. (b)

The

referee

is

is final in all

(c)

judge for the ball and his decision

points not covered by the umpire.

Both umpire and referee shall use whistles to indicate cessation of play on fouls referee shall use a stop watch in

Rule

16.

(a)

The time

each side playing

There

shall

two halves.

of a

game

forty-five

is

The

and downs.

timing the game.

an hour and a

half,

minutes from each goal.

be ten minutes intermission between the

The game

of even halves.

shall

be decided by the score

Either side refusing to play after

ordered to by the referee, shall

forfeit the

game.

This shall also apply to refusing to commence the

game when ordered

to

by the

referee.

shall notify the captains of the time

The

referee

remaining not

9

Rule

16

Con.

more than ten nor end (b)

less than five

minutes from the

of each half.

Time

shall not

be called for the end of a three-

quarter until the ball a try-at-goal

allowed.

is

dead

;

and

in the

from a touch-down the

Time

shall

be taken out while the

being brought out either for a

case of

try shall

try,

be

ball is

kick-out or

kick-off.

Rule

17.

— No one wearing projecting nails or iron plates

on his shoes shall be allowed to play

No

in a

match.

sticky or greasy substance shall be used

on the

person of players.

Rule

18.

— The

goes into touch when

ball

side line, or

when

foot across or

it

crosses the

the holder puts part of either

on that

line.

The touch

line is in

touch and the goal line in goal.

Rule

—

The captains commencement of

19.

of

shall

the

toss

match,

up before the and the winner

the toss shall have his choice of goal or

kick-off.

The same

successive halves.

side shall not kick-off in

of

two

10

Rule

20.

— The

ball

be kicked

shall

ning of each half

Rule

21.

lost

it

has shall

off.

—A

who has

player

catch

fair

goal

a

been obtained, the side which has kick

the begin-

at

off

and whenever

;

shall

made

place the ball for a place-kick.

may come up

and

claimed

a

take a drop-kick, or a punt, or

to the catcher's

The opponents

mark, and the ball

must be kicked from some spot behind that mark on

Rule

22.

a parallel to

—The

side

touch

which

behind the ball when opposite side

23.

— Charging

is

until

immediately

it

ball is kicked.

line,

the

touching the ground. till

a

at is

must

free-kick

kicked.

At

least

be

kick-off the

ten

yards in

kicked.

lawful for opponents

•advances beyond his kick,

has it is

must stand

front of the .ball

Rule

lime.

if

a punter

or in case of a place-

ball

is

put

in

play by

In case of a punt-out, not

Rule

24.

A

(a)

player

he gets

scrimmage,

put

is

off

front

in

side,

of

if,

the

the ball has been last touched by his

behind him. off side

shall

in his

It

is

own

touch the

opponent with

own

or

if

side

impossible for a player to be

No

goal.

or

ball,

his

during a

ball,

player

interrupt,

hands or arms

when

off side

or

obstruct

until again

on

side. (b)

A

player being off side

is

put on side

when

the ball

has touched an opponent, or when one of his own side has run in front of him, either with the ball, or

having touched

Rule

25.

it

when behind him.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; No player shall lay his hands upon, or interfere

by use

of

hands or arms, with an opponent, unless

he has the

ball.

The

side which has the ball can

only interfere with the body.

The

side which has not

the ball can use the hands and arms as heretofore.

Rule

26.

of

(a)

game,

A foul shall be granted for intentional delay off side play, or

he has the

ball.

No

holding an opponent, unless

delay arising from any cause

whatsoever shall continue more than

rive

minutes.

——

Rule

26

(J?)

Con.

The

penalty for

fouls

and

violation

of

rules,

except otherwise provided, shall be a down for the other side

not the

Rule

ball, five

A

(a)

27.

or, if

;

the side making the foul has

yards to the opponents.

player shall be disqualified for unneces-

sary roughness, hacking or striking with closed (b)

For the offences

of

throttling,

tripping

fist.

up or

intentional tackling below the knees, the opponents shall receive twenty-five yards, or a free-kick, at their

In case, however, the twenty-five yards

option.

would carry the

ball across the goal line they

have half the distance from the spot

can

of the offence to

the goal line, and shall not be allowed a free-kick.

Rule

28.

—A

player

may throw

or pass the ball in any

direction except toward opponents' goal. ball

be batted or thrown forward

it

shall

If the

go down

on the spot to opponents.

Rule

29.

—

If a

player when off side interferes with an oppo-

nent trying for a

fair catch,

by touching him, or the

13

RULL

29

Con.

ball, or

waving his hat or hands, the opponent may

have a free-kick, or down, where the interference occurred.

Rule

(a) It a player

30.

and the cry

shall "

ball

fairly

" held,"

man

the

so

tackling

one so tackled must cry

player

of

side

his

put

it

The snapper back

scrimmage.

a

for

held,

the

down," and some

down

having the ball be tackled

and the man opposite him cannot pick out the ball

with the hand until

it

touch a third

nor can the opponents touch the ball until in

The snapper back

motion.

If the

half the ball.

and

down, the first

this

if

ball

receives

ball

a down, or thrown

;

is

off side in the

must be snapped

occurs three times on same

goes to opponents. the

it

entitled to but

snapper back be

act of snapping back, the

again,

is

man

ball

The man who

when snapped back from

back from a

fair, shall

not carry

the ball forward under any circumstances whatever.

If,

in

three consecutive fairs

and downs,

unless the ball cross the goal line, a team shall

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 14

Rule

30

Con.

not have advanced the ball live or taken

twenty yards,

shall

it

Consecutive "

;

spot of fourth.

'

it,

kick giving opponents fair and equal

{h)

The man who puts can not pick

the

up

it

and by a chance of

it.

the ball in play in a scrimmage

"Third man

man.

back

means without

leaving the hands of the side holding

gaining possession of

it

go to the opponents on

until

"

it

has touched some third

means any other player than

one putting the ball

man

play and the

in

opposite him.

Rule

31.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

If the ball

back or

goes into touch, whether

not, a player

down must bring

it

it

bounds

on the side which touches

to the spot

where the

line

it

was

crossed, and there either I.

Bound

the ball in the field of play, or touch

in with

and then run with

line,

back II.

;

Throw

it

both hands, at right angles to the touch it,

kick

it,

or throw

it

or it

out at right angles to the touch line

;

or

\U. Walk

out

with

it

any distance not

angles to touch

than

less

and there put

fifteen yards,

how

at right

it

line,

nor more than

five

down,

first

declaring

The man who

far he intends walking.

puts

the ball in must face field or opponents' goal, and

he

alone can

have his foot outside touch

Anyone, except him, who puts between the side.

If

may

fail

if it

$2.

at

right

feet off

is

angles,

thrown over again, and

it

to be put in play fairly in

three trials

it

go to the opponents.

shall

Rule

claim

line.

hands or

opponents" goal

his

be not thrown out

it

either side

and

ball

his

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A side which has made

opponents' goal must try

a

touch-down

at goal, either

in their

by a place-

kick or a punt-out.

Rule

15.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

side

(a) If the try

be by a place-kick, a player of the

which has touched the

up'to the goal spot where

it

line,

ball

and making

down a

shall bring

mark opposite

was touched down, bring

it

it

the

out at right

angles to the goal line such distance as he thinks

i6

Rule

33

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Con.

proper, and there place

for another of his side to

The opponents must remain behind

kick.

The

their goal

has been placed on the ground.

line until the ball (b)

it

placer in a try-at-goal

may be

off side or in

touch without vitiating the kick.

Rule

34.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

be by a punt-out, the punter

If the try

bring the ball up to the goal

mark opposite the spot where

it

shall

and making a

line,

was touched down,

punt-out from any spot behind line of goal and

nearer

not

who must

than fifteen

goal line not less

down was made shall

post than

goal

the

another of his side,

such mark, to

all

feet.

stand outside If

the touch-

touch in goal, the punt-out

in

be made from the intersection of the goal

and touch

lines.

The opponents may

anywhere on the goal

line,

line

except space of

up five

of punter's

mark, but cannot

interfere with punter, nor can

he touch the ball

feet

on each side

after kicking If a fair

until

catch be

shall serve to

any

it

fair catch.

it

touch some other player.

made from

a punt-out, the

mark

determine positions as the mark of

^

Rule

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;A

35.

safety

side which

has made a touch-back or a

must kick out from not more than twenty-

yards outside the kicker's goal.

five

If the ball

go into touch before striking a player kicked out again succession

;

shall

it

and

if

must be

it

this occurs tbree times in

be given to opponents as

in

touch on twenty-five yard line on side where

went

out.

twenty-five yard line or nearer their

Rule

36.

it

At kick-out opponents must be on

own

goal.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The following shall be the value of each point

in the

scoring

:

Goal obtained by touch-down, Goal from

field kick,

Touch-down

.... ... ....

failing goal

Safety by opponents,

.

.

6 5

4 2

CONSTITUTION. ARTICLE The name

I.

of this Association shall

be the American

Intercollegiate Foot-Ball Association.

ARTICLE Sec.

i.

— This Association

II.

shall consist of

Harvard, Yale,

Princeton, Wesleyan, and the University of Pennsylvania.

Sfc.

2

— No

college

shall

be admitted to membership

except by an unanimous vote.

Sec.

3.

—The college,

annual assessment shall be $25 from each

and out

expended Sec.

4.

— Any

for a

of

the

total

college failing to

shall

pay the annual

ment on or before December forfeit its

sum $75

be

Championship Pennant.

membership

1st of

assess-

each year

in the Association.

shall

ARTICLE Sec.

i.

—The

shall

officers

III.

consist

President,

a

of

a

Secretary and a Treasurer.

The Presidency

Sec.

2.

be held by the college

shall

The

holding the championship.

last

Secretary

and Treasurer

shall

—There

be a graduate Advisory Committee

of five

or

shall

be elected by

ballot.

one member being elected by the Alumni,

;

appointed

by the

Faculty of

each

the

of

colleges in the association.

Sec.

3.

—This

Advisory Committee shall meet and pro-

pose the Saturday

rules, or in

changes

March

in

in the

same, on the

first

each year, and shall submit

the said proposed rules or changes to the Secretary Intercollegiate

of the

the

first

Association

on or before

Saturday in April, to be forthwith trans-

mitted by him to the respective college Associations before the Spring Meeting of the Intercollegiate Association,

May.

to

occur on the

first

Saturday

At that meeting the said proposed

in

rules or

changes shall be acted upon, and be returned by the

Intercollegiate Association, with

its

approval

Section

3— Con.

or disapproval, to the Advisory

Summer in

Committee

at its

meeting, to occur on the third Saturday

Those

May.

rules or changes approved, shall

forthwith take effect

those disapproved shall go

;

over for consideration until the following Spring, unless they shall receive four votes in the Advisory

Committee,

in

which case they

shall

immediately

take effect.

Sec.

— Each

4.

of

Committee vote

and

proxy.

the five shall

act

members

have a

of

full vote.

Any one may

by representative, with

Three members

of the

Advisory

the

a

written

Committee

shall

constitute a quorum.

Sec.

5.

— At the written request

of

any two members of the

Advisory Committee, or delegates of the Inter collegiate Association, the Secretary of the

mittee

shall

convene

a

meeting

both

of

Comthe

Advisory Committeea nnd Intercollegiate Association,

but the same shall be only on a

written

notice

to

the

delegates, which notice

various

five

members

days'

and

must contain a statement

22

Section %—Con. the

of

object

The

meetings.

said

the

of

meetings of the present year shall be governed by this section.

Sec.

— There

6.

shall

referee shall judge for the ball,

No man

the player. is

The

be an Umpire and a Referee.

and the umpire

shall act as

for

an umpire who

an alumnus of either of the competing colleges.

The umpires the

shall

be nominated and elected by

The

Advisory Committee.

referee

be

shall

chosen by the two captains of the opposing teams each game, except, in case of disagreement, the choice shall be referredto the Advisory tee,

whose decision

umpires

shall

7.

final.

Commit-

All referees

in

each year.

— The

Advisory Committee shall act as a

mittee

of

Appeals,

and

shall

hold

annual session on the third Saturday each year,

at

and

be permanently elected and assigned

on or before October 15 Sec.

be

shall

in

when

which time

it

its

in

shall hear

Com

regular

October of

and

finally

determine any appeal, which must be in writing,

from a decision or determination which substan-

23

Section

Con.

7

tially

affects the interpretation or construction of

any provision of the Constitution, or of the Rules of the Association,

during the year preceding; but

be construed as affecting any

this section shall not

question of fact, the determination of which rests in the discretion of the referee.

ARTICLE Sec.

i.

—The

IV.

one game with each

series shall consist of

college,

and

shall

be played upon grounds mutually

agreed upon.

Sec.

2.

— The year

two

shall

leading

colleges

play in or near

case of Harvard

the

colleges, in

of

New

the

preceding

York, except

being one of the

which case the place

shall

in

leading

be settled

by mutual agreement.

Sec.

3.

— The greatest in

Championship

number

games won,

shall

of

shall

be

games won.

decided

the team losing the fewest

have the championship.

by the

In case of a

tie

games

24 Sec.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; In

4.

case there

championship

a tie for second place in the

is

resord of the previous

the

series,

year shall determine which of the two colleges so play with

tying

shall

York,

according

to

champions

the

provisions of

the

in

New

Section

2

of this article.

ARTICLE In

all

the championship

V.

games

the net receipts shall

be equally divided between the contesting colleges.

ARTICLE Any team

failing to

meet

its

VI.

engagements

shall, unless

the failure be caused by unavoidable accident in travelTing, or

by postponement with the consent

the other team, forfeit

ing to put a

team

membership. the

A

its

membership.

in the field

certificate

Faculty shall

in writing of

Any

college

each year shall

fail-

forfeit its

signed by three members of

be considered

sufficient

excuse for

failure to play.

ARTICLE There to

shall

VII.

be two meetings of

be held on the

first

this Association.

One

Saturday in May, the other on the

second Saturday in October.

25

ARTICLE The

printing of the rules and constitution shall be done

by the Secretary copies

VIII.

of the

Advisory Committee, and

forwarded by the

be

shall

Secretary to

fifty

each

college of the Association free of charge.

ARTICLE No man

shall

play

IX.

more than

five

years

in

this

Association.

ARTICLE If

a question arises concerning the eligibility of any

member

a team to play in championship games, a

of

certificate

stating

signed

he

that

is

standing, shall be of

X.

eligibility

shall

by three a

member

deemed be

members of the

of

the

Faculty,

college, in regular

sufficient; all other questions

decided

by the Committee on

Appeals.

ARTICLE

A or to

XI.

majority vote shall be necessary to pass any vote

amend

this constitution.

WRIGHT & DITSON'S

"Match" Foot

Ball.

This ball is made out of a special grade of leather, each section of which is separately dressed in such a

way

that it is waterproof, and a perfect shape anteed, which will be retained in all weathers.

The Bladder

is

guar-

pure Para Rubber.

Price â&#x201A;¬ach

$ 5 .oo

>

Extra Bladders,

is

each

j.oo

SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 580 Washing-ton

St.,

Boston, Mass,

GENUINE IMPORTED ENGLISH

I^16BÂ¥ F00iF-B^LIig. Best

English grain leather, strongly sewed, and war-

ranted to be

made

of

first-class in

every respect.

heavy pure rubber.

Nos.

2

The bladders

are

FOOT-BALL BLADDERS. FOR RUGBY OR ASSOCIATION BALLS. Nos.

Price, each

No are

all

inflate

2

3

4

5

G

.80 .90 $ .75 1.00 1.10 foot-ball bladders will be taken back after once sold, as they tested and found perfect before leaving our store.

Never a bladder unless in a leather case. .

American Round Rubber Foot-Balls.

TO BE BLOWN UP WITH KEY, WHICH GOES WITH EACH ONE. Nos.

Inches in circumference Prices

Keys

.

for

.

2

3

4

5

19

22

24

27

30

1.00

1.15

1.30

1.40

1.60

$ .75

.

American

1

16

foot-balls, extra

.05

Brass Foot-Ball Inflators,

The most and so Price

perfect inflator made, works the

easily, that .

.

with .

same as an air pump, a child could inflate a balloon with ease.

By mail $2.00 $2. 10

it,

.

.

New Patent Foot-Ball With ball

.

Inflator.

these inflators the largest

can be

It is

not advis-

able to inflate foot-balls

with the

inflated.

breath, as the moisture that collects in

$1.00

them soon

Bv mail

rots the bladder.

$1.05

CANVAS FOOT-BALL JACKETS. Strongly

made

of the best quality white canvas, after

the latest styles used

Each

.

.

by the college Per doz.

$1.50

.

foot-ball teams. .

$17.00

.

.

SOMETHING NEW. The Elastic Back

Foot-Ball

Jacket.

This jacket

is

made

as the ordinary, with tion of is

same

excep-

which there

inserted an elastic gore, allow-

ing

freedom of arms and back.

perfect

for the f

the back, in

the

the

Price,

each

Per dozen

motion

$2.50 28.00

Canvas Jacket.

PKNTS. White canvas, best "

"

quality, per pair

"

per doz.

$ 1.50 17.00

TRICES and SAMPLES of MOLESKIN, CORDUROY, HOMESPUM, etc., sent upon application.

SPECIAL PRICES TO CLUBS.

FOOT-BALL SHOES, WITH LEATHER CROSSBARS.

No.

Best French

1.

soles

calf,

.

No.

1J.

Best American

No.

2.

Heavy

No.

3.

Light canvas

Any less

high-laced, extra strong .

.

.

.

.

$6.50

.

.

3.00

4.50

calf

canvas, foxed with leather

2.25

of the above furnished without crossbars, at 50cts

per

pair.

RUBBER FOOT-BALL RUSHER'S

MOUTH PROTECTOR, Samples by mail, each

.....$

.50

FOOT-BALL SHIN GUARDS, White canvas Leather

.......

$1.00 1.50

Worsted Foot-Ball Goods.

No.

1.

Extra heavy English Sweaters, very soft and flufty,

plain colors

.$4.50

Extra heavy English Sweaters, very soft and flufty,

No.

2.

striped

4.75

Heavy English Sweaters,

knit close and hard,

plain colors

4.50

Heavy English Sweaters,

knit close and hard,

striped

No.

3.

Same Same

4.75

as No.

1,

as No.

1,

striped

except a except a

lighter weight,

little

.... little

3.50

lighter weight,

No. 4. Navy Blue Sweaters No. 5. Harvard Sweaters Extra fine worsted jerseys, plain Extra fine worsted jerseys, striped Extra fine worsted knee-tights, plain Extra fine worsted knee-tights, striped Extra flue worsted skull-caps, any color Extra tine worsted belts .

.

Foot-Ball Stockings.

3.75

2.50 2.00 4.00 4.25 2.75 3.00

40 and 50c.

WRIGHT & DITSON'S BOXING GLOVES. All

our

gloves

are

carefully

made

of

selected leather, stuffed with the best curled hair,

and have

solid

palms,

the

fingers

being made by stitching double fourchettes inside the glove.

They

are the best gloves

and are carefully inspected

in the market,

before leaving our factory.

Price per Set.

No. BB. Professional contest glove, made of the best selected imported kid and curled hair, double hand sewed with waxed linen, ventilated palms, and warranted to be the best glove in use. Used and recommended by all the professionals in the country. We make them in different weights, as follows:—

...... ....... ......... .... ..... ..... ........

8 oz. Soft Gloves " " 5 " with padded heels 6 " Hard Fighting Gloves

No.

No. No. No. No.

.

.

.

" " » 4 « " " 2 " A. Boys'. Palms are made of soft tan leather and coverings of chamois, stuffed with curled hair B. Men's. Made of the same as the above, but better quality, leather and hair C. Made of extra tan leather, palms and wiists bound with blue fancy leather, strings to tighten around the wrists D. Same as No. C, with padded heel E. Made with white kid palms and fancy blue leather cuffs, with elastic to tighten around the wrists, extra fine soft covering and venti-

lated palms No. F. Same as No. E, with padded heel No. G. Made with soft tan dog-skin palms, with fancy red leather cuffs, and elastic to tighten around the wrists, extra fine soft coverings and ventilated palms No. H. Same as No. G, with padded heel .

.

.

.

.

.

.

#0 50

.7.00

.

.

•

6.50 6.50 6.50

2.50 .°>.00

3.50 4.00

4.50 5.00

5.50 6.00

OUR AMATEUR BOXING CLOVE. demand for a white kid glove at a moderate price we have added It is made of fine quality kid, stuffed with best curled hair, the above to our stock. trim med with farcy colored cuffs and elastic, and warranted to be a strictly first-class glove.

To meet

the

Price per set,

.

.

.

-

•

.

.

.

$5.00

No.

10.

&

Ditson's Noiseless Chest- Weight most elegant and complete piece of apparatus ever introduced into the home for obtaining that daily systematic exercise which is now universally admitted, to be essential for the maintenance of health and strength.

Wright

Is

undoubtedly the

provided with our patent compound rope weight stand and

It is

swivel block, which allows not only twice the length of move-

ment

of the single rope machine, but allows

absolutely noiseless, lightness and elegance make

direction.

It is

or

its

oil,

home

while

apparatus.

2

2

2

It is

movement

in every

requiring no grease it

a most desirable

provided with

— weights, — saddles for holding dumb-bells, — 31b. dumb-bells.

2 lb.

i

lb.

Price, complete,

$10.00.

Exercises which can be obtained with no other apparatus are easily executed with the " Noiseless,"

No.

10.

C atalogue ami Illustrated Manual .of cises mailed free to any address.

WRIGHT

Chest Weight Exer-

& DITSON, BOSTON, MASS.

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