EDITED BY MARY C. MORGAN of Lansdowne Country Club Philadelphia (A Member of the Class of 1915, Bryn Mawr College) PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN SPORTS PUBLISHING COMPANY 21 WARREN STREET, NEW YORK COPYRIGHT, 1917 BY AMERICAN SPORTS PUBLISHING COMPANY NEW YORK Contents PUBLISHERS’ NOTE 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 6 GIRLS AND ATHLETICS 7-10 FIELD HOCKEY 11-33 THE GAME, 12; the team as a whole, 13; how to hold stick, 13; passing, 14; dribbling, 15; the bully, 16; shooting goals, 16; positions of team, 16-20. THE REGULATIONS--Field, 23; goals, 23; striking circle, 24; dress, 24; stick, time, score, officials, 25. RULES--I., governing bully, 26-27; II., for goal, 27; III., for sticks, 28; IV., for free hit, 28-29; for out of bounds, 29-30; VI., for undercutting, 31; VII., for offside, 31; VIII., running in on the left, 31; IX., turning on the ball, 31-32; X., handling, 32; XI., kicking, 32; XII., rough play, 32; XIII., time-out, 32-33; XIV., umpire, 33. BASKET BALL 34-39 The game, 34-39; matches, 39. GYMNASTICS 40-46 Floor work, 41-42; apparatus work, 42-45; meet or exhibition, 45-46. TRACK ATHLETICS 47-63 REQUIREMENTS AND EXPLANATIONS--Track, 49; distances to be run, 49; distances and arrangement of hurdles, 50; list of junior and senior track events, 50-51; jumping pits, 51-52; circle for putting the shot, 52. EVENTS--Sprinting, 53-54; the start, 54-55; hurdling, 55-56; running broad jump, 57; standing broad jump, 57-58; running hop, step and jump, 58; running high jump, 58-59; standing high jump, 59; pole vault, 59-60; shot put, 60; basket ball throw, 61; base ball throw, 61; hurl ball throw, 61; javelin throw, 61-62; discus throw, 62. HOW TO CONDUCT A TRACK MEET 64-67 FIELD DAY 68-69 WALKING 70-72 Tramps or hikes, 71-72; competitive walking, 72. GOLF 73-78 SKATING 79-81 ICE HOCKEY 82-84 ROWING 85-89 The stroke, 85-86; racing, 86-88; paddling, 88-89. TENNIS 90-96