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Detailed Program, Tenth Olympiad Held at Los Angeles, California July 30 to August 14 Inclusive, 1932. Ancient and Modern Events and Records.
Olympiad Publishing Company. Los Angeles, California. 1932. 32 pages; illustrations, maps; illustrated blue paper wrapper. Some wear and small tears to the cover. Contains: Historical Olympic Games, ancient and modern; Olympic organization; Facilities about Los Angeles for all the events; Olympic Records and World Records in events as of 1932; General Program and detailed daily program; Olympic Village and Housing of Lady Athletes; Points of Interest. "The aim has been to present a brief compilation regarding the Olympic Games". Condition: Very Good. Olympics, Tenth Olympiad, Los Angeles Olympics. DK-68 (Book ID 11353) $37.50

NCAA Track and Field Champions, Coaches and athletes, Autograph Albums, 1938-1940 Containing 153 Signatures
Two albums (4 1/2 x 6 inches each). The two albums bear the signatures of 153 NCAA Track and Field champions, coaches and athletes from the period 1938-1940. The first album has the ownership signature of Cornell F. Mikuley and the second that of Leonard J. Mikuley. The Individuals who sign the albums usually give their schools and their track and filed events. First Volume: Circa 1938. 94 signatures of those representing over 32 universities, such as the University of Southern California (16 athletes), Rice (5), Ohio State (4), Stanford (4), Texas (4) and the University of California Los Angeles (4). The names in the first volume are as follows - Amos Alonzo Stagg, winnest coach; Jed Hucklebridge, Jr., of Stanford; Elmer Gedeon, of Michigan; Harley Howells, of Ohio State; Herman ___, of Marquette Uni; Jud Atchinson, Texas, won the 1939 long jump; Earl Vickory, USC: Ben Johnson, of Columbia; Dick Mason, of Pitt; Johnny Dye, of Marquette Uni; Chuck Fenske, of Wisconsin; Bob Canning, of California; John Woodruff, of Pitt; Wes Allen, of ?; Bill Watson, of Michigan; Marsh Farmer, of Texas Tech; M.E.Ellerbe, of Tuskegee; Jake Gaithers, Florida A&M; Bill Bell, Florida A&M; Fred Wolcott, of Rice Institute, who won 1938 & 1939 NCAA 120 HH and 1938-40 220 LH; Clark Shaughnessy, UCLA; Boyce Gatewood, of Texas; Ken Dollarhide, of University of Minnesota; Ed Burke, of Marquette Uni; Elmer Hackney, of Kansas State College, won the 1938-39 shot put; Delos Thurber, of USC; Peter Zagar, of Stanford, won 1937-39 Discuss; Art Wrotnowski, USC; Mickey Anderson, USC; Lowell Todd, of San Jose State; Loring Day, USC; Reed Trusel, of South Carolina; Tom Kinzle, of Duke; David Albert, Ohio; Milo Cox, Texas University; Harley Howells, Ohio; Clyde Wooton, WSC; Ed Burrows, of Stanford; Ervin Miller, USC; Dixie Garner, of Washington State; Lee Orr, Washington State Uni, won the 1940 NCAA 440 yard dash; Skeet Sextom. NDU; Stan Holt, of Rhode Island; Lee Be Dillion, of Pitt and Kansas; Jack ___, of Montana; Bob Lemen, of Purdue; Leonard Spencer, of California; Van Alstine, UCLA; Frank Muller, of Coleraine; Hugh Wolfe, of Texas; E.Y. Steakley, of Rice; Ivan Jones, of Rice; John Munski, of Missouri who won the 1940 NCAA mile; Lloyd Thompson, of Xavier Uni; Gil ___, of Colorado; Fred Elliott, of Indiana; Jimmy Smith, of ? ; DeMott Modesette, of California; James E. Davis, ? ; Harry A. March, of UNC; Alexander C. Northrup, of Harvard; Jim Smith, ? ; Jim Herbert, of NYU; Ed Murrows, of Stanford; Bill Lacefield, of UCLA; Woodrow W. Strode, of UCLA; Charles Walker, of Ohio State; Sam Miller, of Indiana; Irving Howe, of USC; Elmer 'One Man Gang' Hackney, of Kansas State; Ed Ebright, of Kansas State; Phil Gaspar, USC: Bob Fisher, USC; Art Morgan, University of Washington; Greg Rice, Notre Dame, won 1937 & 1939 2 mile; John Francis, Notre Dame; Howard Bachman, USC; Jim Humphrey, USC; Kenny Dills, of USC, won the 1940 NCAA pole vault; Adrian Talley, of ? ; Wally Mehl, of Wisconsin; George Varoff, of Oregon; Jack Patterson, Rice; Mark Robinson, Univesity of Oregon; Louis Zamperini, won the 1938-1939 mile; Pete Bennett, of University of Pittsburg; Tommy Deckard, Indiana; E.Y. Steaklay, of Rice; Dean B. Cromwell, USC Track Coach, Hall of Famer; ___ Wrotnoski, USC. Second volume, circa 1940 with 59 signatures representing over 15 schools, USC (6), Michigan (5) and Stanford (4). Signatures include: Ralph Hammonds, of Ohio State; Jack Sulzman, ? ; Les Eisenhart, ? ; Paul Moore, of Stanford University; Dick Simpson, ? ; Russ Wulff, of Stanford, Jock Hughes, ? ; Roger Holger, UCLA; Wayne Tolliver, ? ; Stanley Andersen, Stanford; Ole Ueland; Bill Murphy; Johnnie Bazyk, Pitt; Jim Elliot, of Pitt; Frank E. Ohl, Pitt's team Captain; Happy Stickel, ? ; Myron Piker, N.U.; Joe Finch, ? ; Jerry McGolduck, Washington; Forrest ___, of Oklahoma A&M; Roy Cochran, Indiana, 1948 Gold Medalist; Warren C. Brudenback Jr., of Michigan; Hal Sinclair, UCLA; LeRoy Herd, S.C.; Howard Upton, of USC; Jeff Hall, of Michigan; Campbell Kard, of Indiana who won the 1940, 1941 880 run; Jack Leutritz, of Michigan; Bill Ackerman, University of Michigan; Pat Turner, UCLA; Carl McBain, ? ; Fred Wolcott, won th 1938 & 1939 NCAA 120 HH; Michey Anderson, USC; Clarke Mallery, ? ; Art Laret, ? ; Gil La Cara, ? ; Barney Willis, ? ; Don McNeil, ? ; Leslie Mitchell, NYU; Harold Bogran, NYU; Johnny Wilson, of USC, won the 1939-40 High Jump; Hugo DeGroot, USC; 'Dye' Hogan, ? ; Phil Balyeat, of Michigan; 'Kayo' ___; Bob Randall, ? ; Al Blozis, Gerogetown, won 1940-42 shot put; Boyce Gatewood, Texas; Lt. Ralph N. Ross, Army; Kenny Dills, USC, won 1940 pole vault; Byron Dudley, ? ; Ralph Metcalfe, of Marquett won sprinting Gold Medals in 1932, 1936; Joushua Williamson, ? ; Gilder Farrow, of Zavier; Edward Anthony Guff, ? ; William O'Shields, ? ; All Kracnzlein, ? ; and Corny Mikulay, of Notre Dame. Very unusual to see such a gathering of track and field stars signatures for atheltes of the period between the World Wars. Condition: Very Good. Olympic Games. Autograph Material. (Book ID 8566) $600.00

Publicity Photograph "Nat Pendletan"
Publicity photo (5 x 7 inch), b/w, head shot during the 1930s. Nathaniel Pendleton (1895-1967) was from Iowa and attended Columbia University where he excelled in wrestling and was chosen for the 1920 Olympic team where he won the Silver Medal, loosing only one match. Upon his return he became a professional wrestler and drifted into movies as an extra. He appeared in HORSE FEATHERS (1932), THE THIN MAN (1934), THE GREAT ZIEGFIELD (1936) gaining great reviews as a circus strongman, ANOTHER THIN MAN (1939), NORTHWEST PASSAGE (1940). Pendleton had a continuing role in the DR KILDALE series for MGM. His last film was in 1947. Condition: Fine. Movie Actor, Wrestler, Olympic Champion. DK-49 (Book ID 10978) $15.00

Arber, Edward, Editor James VI of Scotland, I of England; The Essays of a Prentise, in the Divine Art of Poesie, Edinburgh, 1585; A Counterblaste to Tobacco, London 1604; English Reprints
(No Name). 1870. London.. Illustrated paper boards. Portion of spine missing. Page edges are uncut. Most pages are unopened. Contents include: Original Poems by James VI (Twelve Sonnets - Invocations to the Gods; A Tragedy - Phoenix; A Short Poem - Of Time); Translations by James VI (The Uranie from Du Bartas; Out of the Poet Lucan, etc.); A Short Treatise, Containing Some Rules and Cautels to be Observed and Eschewed in Scottish Poesy; On the Introduction and Early Use of Tobacco in England; etc. SMOKING. PIPES. CIGARS. Sports and Hobbies (Book ID 2896) $37.50

Bothner, George Scientific Wrestling. Illustrated with Photograhs Especially Posed for By George Bothner, George Fisher, Pastime A.C., And William T. Brown of Wood's Gymnasium.
Richard K. Fox, Publisher. New York, N.Y.. 1910. 161 pages, [11 pages of ads in the back]; photo illustrations; modern cloth binding (5 x 7 1/2 inch). A quite useful introduction to the sport of wrestling showing all the basic holds and moves written by the Champion Lightweight Wrestler of the World at that time (1910). Written when professional wrestling was still a sport and not staged entertainment. Clean copy with no marks on the inside or outside. Condition: Fine. Wrestling, Sports, Wrestling Champions. DK-80 (Book ID 11672) $37.50

Macfadden, Bernarr The Encyclopedia of Health and Physical Culture; A Comprehensive Guide to the Proper Care and Complete Development of the Human Body with Detailed Directions for the Prevention and Treatment of Disease Including (continued)
Macfadden Book Company, Inc. 1940. New York.. Eight volumes complete. Foldout color manikin on page 107. Embossed cloth, with male bust in center of each front cover. Illustrations, many in color. Title continued: "..Scientific Methods for Building Dynamic, Powerful Health and Attaining a Symme trical, Beautiful Body; Arranged for Ready Reading, Classified for Immediate Reference." Two small stains to front cover of Vol. I. 3,846 pages. Vol. VIII has tear mended with scotch tape. Vol. I - Physiology and Hygiene; Vol. II - Diet and Health; Vol III - Exercise and Health; Vol. IV - Sex and Parenthood; Vol. V - Health and Personality; Vol. VI - Sources of Health; Vols. VII and VIII - Treatment of Disease. PHYSICAL FITNESS. FOOD COMPOSITION. ATHLETICS. SPORTS. DIETS. Sports and Hobbies (Book ID 2892) $100.00

McCann, E. Armitage Ship Model Making, Volume II: How to Make a Model of the American Clipper ship, Soverign of the Seas, Simplified or with Complete Details
The Norman W. Henley Publishing Co.. New York. 1926. First Edition. Eighty six illustrations in text and two folding plans in back pocket (complete). Although the title call this "volume II" it is actually the second volume in a series of ship model making books and is complete and stands alone. Publisher's blue cloth (some discoloration to front cover) with gilt lettering. Color frontispiece. 150 pages plus index and catalog of other books by this publisher (including the first volume in this series: "How to make Worthwhile Model of Decorative Ships"). Condition: Very Good. (Book ID 7863) $25.00

Schaad, Cornelius G. Ping-Pong: The Game, Its Tactics and Laws. With Introductiory Comment By William T. Tilden and Francis T. Hunter.
Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, Mass. 1930. First Edition. 96 pages; illustrations, table, diagrams; bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt title and author on the cover and spine. Wear and small tears to the spine. Instructional book on the sport of ping-pong with illustrations on the proper way to play it. The game is a form of indoor tennis owned and developed by The Parker Bros. Company. This volume follows the form of rules settled on by the American Ping-Pong Assoication for clubs and individuals alike. Contains an introduction by the famous tennis star William "Bill" Tilden, 2nd. Other than wear to the spine this is a clean copy inside and out. Condition: Very Good. Indoor Games, William T. Tilden, Ping-Pong. DK-45 (Book ID 10857) $17.50

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