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REAcH's 1909 GUIDE
The Twenty-seventh Yearly Official
Hand Book Of the American League

Hand Book of the American League
Reachs Official American League
Guide for 1909, published by the A. J.
Reach Company of Philadelphia, and
edited by Mr.. Francis c. Richter, OF
Sporting Life" is out, and is, as
usual, first in the field. thus making
it the harbinger of the base ball sea-
son 1t can be said without any quail
ifcation that, excellent as all of the
editions of the Reach Guide have
been in recent years, the 1909 Reach
Guide is the best hand book of the
kind ever issued by this or any other
publisher. The special distinction OF
the 1909 Guide is, next 10 the text,
quality of paper used and the number
and beauty OF the engrayings furnish
ed the worlds championship series
being especially well lowered with
splendid action pictures. The Ameri-
can League Guide for 1909 is in all re-
spects first class hand book OF the
! National game and a decided credit
10 the American League and to the
publishers. the Reach Company. This
is the eighth annual issue OF the
Reach Guide as the official hand book
of the American League. and the
twenty-seventh consecutive year OF it's
publication as a book of record and
reference for the entire base ball
world
The book gives a complete review
of the American Leagues eighth
eventful season as major league;
complete records and averages of the
American League 1908 race and play
ers; a graphic story of the Ameri-
can Leagues part in the memorable
post-season worlds championship
series of 1908; a synopsis of all re-
markable American League pitching
| feats and also OF all the noteworthy
games OF the 1908 season; and a
general review of all matters affecting
| the American League during the
whole of 1908 up to date of ~publica-
! ton. In this section is also given a
review of the remarkable happenings
during the 1908 race. The illustra-
| trations comprise portraits of Presi-
! dent Johnson, publisher A. ]. Reach.
Editor F. c. Richter; a group picture
of the American League umpires
pictures of the champion batsman,
/ Tyrus Cobb. of the leading base run
ners Dougherty and Hemphill, and of
the leading pitcher. Ed Walsh and
specially designed group pictures of
all the American League teams of
1905 It may be justly said that
these illustrations alone are worth
more than the modest price of the
volume
In addition to the above there is
great deal of general information con-
tanned in special articles, namely the
Chronology of 1908, a record OF all
major inter1eague games of 1905 de-
tails of numerous recordbreaking
events in 1908. Special chapters are
devoted to the no-hit games of 1905;
the deaths of 1908; and review of
the many wonderful extra-inning
games of 1908, several new records
having been established The work
of the great minor league body, the
National Association and of the SUI
preme National Commission, is also
detailed. The. Guide also contains
the new uniform Playing Rules Code
for 1909, and the 1909 championship
schedules of the American League
and National League. In short, every
thing of interest or value either for
record or reference will be found
within the covers of this great book.
The Reach American League Guide
for 1909 is for sale by all newsdeal-
ers at 10 cents a copy.