Spaldings Official Athletic Almanac for 1905. Olympic Games Number. (Official Report). Privates Exemplar von Alonzo A.Stagg! 284 + 30 pages with approx. 120 B/W photos, 17.5x12.8 cm private cloth, New York 1905. --One of the rarest "official" reports on the Olympic Games. This almanac is a special edition of the 1904 Olympic Games in St.Louis and reports exclusively on these games. Recognized as an Official Report!! --Alonzo A.Stagg (1862-1965), "athletics coach of the American team at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis[1] and from 1906 to 1933 member of the board of the American Olympic Association as a representative of the universities or their predecessor organization. [2] At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, he was once again one of the coaches of the American track and field team" (wiki). Players and coaches in the field of college football. He served as a football coach at various universities in the USA from 1890 to 1946. --Binding heavily loosened; Back faded. Good copy inside! Condition: C
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