A. G. Spalding created the Spalding (company) and later created the . Spalding has sold the sports equipment from the late 1800s to Present. Spalding Athletic Library sold books [1] in the late-1800s to the early-1900s: Type of Books: Sports AlmanacsGuidesRule Books"How to"Handbooks NCAA Rules and GuidesOfficial Rules of the AAU. Sports Covered by the Books: Athletics (Track and Field; Cross Country)BadmintonBaseballBasketballBoxingCanoeingCroquetEquestrian PoloFencingAmerican FootballGolfGymnasticsHandballIce HockeyLacrossePyramid BuildingRoller PoloSkatingSoccerSwimmingTennisWrestling